0001104659-04-008953 Sample Contracts

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

Severance Agreement • March 31st, 2004 • National Mercantile Bancorp • State commercial banks • California

• Contract Type
  Severance Agreement
• Filed
  March 31st, 2004
• Company
  National Mercantile Bancorp
• Industry
  State commercial banks
• Jurisdiction
  California

THIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 26, 2003, by and between National Mercantile Bancorp, a California corporation (the “Company”), and Robert Bartlett (“Officer”) with reference to the following facts:

LEASE

Lease • March 31st, 2004 • National Mercantile Bancorp • State commercial banks

• Contract Type
  Lease
• Filed
  March 31st, 2004
• Company
  National Mercantile Bancorp
• Industry
  State commercial banks

THIS LEASE (“Lease”), dated for reference purposes only as of November 12, 2003, is made by and between Century Park, a California Limited Partnership (“Landlord”) and Mercantile National Bank, N.A., a national bank (“Tenant”), upon the following terms and conditions:

Assignment, Assumption and Amendment of EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Assignment, Assumption • March 31st, 2004 • National Mercantile Bancorp • State commercial banks

• Contract Type
  Assignment, Assumption
• Filed
  March 31st, 2004
• Company
  National Mercantile Bancorp
• Industry
  State commercial banks

This Assignment, Assumption and Amendment (the “Amendment”) of Employment Agreement is made effective as of January 1, 2002 by and among MERCANTILE NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States (“Bank”), National Mercantile Bancorp, a California corporation (“Bancorp”), and SCOTT A. MONTGOMERY (“Montgomery”), with reference to the following facts: