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EXHIBIT 10.17
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE FIRST BANK
AND
DONNA T. LOWERY
DATED JANUARY 1, 2021

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) is adopted this 1st day of January 2024, by and between The First Bank, formerly The First, A National Banking Association (the “Bank”) and Donna T. Lowery (the “Executive”).
The Bank and the Executive are parties to a certain Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement dated January 1, 2021 (the “Agreement”). The Bank and the Executive now wish to amend the Agreement to increase the Executive’s benefit.
    Now, therefore, the Bank and the Executive agree as follows:
    Article 2, Table A, shall be amended to read as follows:
Distribution EventBenefitTiming of Distributions
Separation from Service after age 65Annual Benefit equal to (i) 50% of Compensation less (ii) any benefits paid under the 2014 SERP
Payment of annual benefit is made in equal monthly installment and begins the first day of the month following Separation from Service
Duration: Lifetime Benefit
Article 2, Table B, shall be amended to read as follows:
Distribution EventBenefitTiming of Distributions
Separation from Service prior to age 65, other than following a Change in ControlAnnual Benefit Equal to the Early Termination Benefit
Payment of annual benefit is made in equal monthly installment and begins the first day of the month following the Executive’s 65th birthday
Duration: Lifetime Benefit
Separation from Service (i) prior to age 65 and (ii) following a Change in ControlAnnual Benefit equal to the Change in Control Benefit
Payment of annual benefit is made in equal monthly installment and begins the first day of the month following the Executive’s 65th birthday
Duration: Lifetime Benefit


The following Table C shall be added to Article 2, immediately following Table B:
Distribution EventBenefitTiming of Distributions
Death Prior to Separation from Service50% of Projected Compensation multiplied by 21Payment of lump sum benefit to the Beneficiary is made within 60 days following the Executive’s death
Separation from Service after age 65 followed by Executive’s death50% of Compensation multiplied by 21, less the sum of payments previously made under (i) this Agreement and (ii) the 2014 SERPPayment of lump sum benefit to the Beneficiary is made within 60 days following the Executive’s death
Death (i) after Separation from Service prior to age 65, other than a Separation from Service following a Change in Control and (ii) before age 8250% of Projected Compensation multiplied by the Vested Percentage multiplied by 21, less the sum of payments previously made under (i) this Agreement and (ii) the 2014 SERPPayment of lump sum benefit to the Beneficiary is made within 60 days following the Executive’s death
Death (i) after Separation from Service prior to age 65 and following a Change in Control and (ii) before age 8250% of Projected Compensation multiplied by 21, less the sum of payments previously made under (i) this Agreement and (ii) the 2014 SERPPayment of lump sum benefit to the Beneficiary is made within 60 days following the Executive’s death
Notwithstanding any of the forgoing, the death benefit under this Table C multiplied by one minus the Bank’s marginal tax rate, cannot exceed the Bank’s Death Proceeds
The following Sections shall be added to the Agreement immediately following Section 3.9:
3.10    “Bank’s Death Proceeds” means (i) the total death benefits received by the Bank on life insurance policies on the life of the Executive, minus (ii) the cash surrender value of those same policies immediately prior to the Executive’s death and minus (iii) the benefit paid to the Executive’s beneficiaries under the Endorsement Split Dollar Insurance Agreement between the Executive and the Bank dated September 15, 2005.
3.11    “Change in Control Benefit” means (i) 50% of Projected Compensation less (ii) $89,140 until the Executive reaches age 80, and 50% of Projected Compensation thereafter.


3.12    “Compensation” means the average of the highest three (3) amounts of base salary and bonus paid to the Executive by the Bank in any year of the Executive’s employment.
3.13    “Early Termination Benefit” means (i) 50% of Projected Compensation multiplied by the Vested Percentage less (ii) the Projected Annualized 2014 SERP Benefit until the Executive reaches age 80, and 50% of Projected Compensation multiplied by the Vested Percentage thereafter.
3.14    “Projected Annualized 2014 SERP Benefit” means the projected annuitized benefit from the 2014 SERP. This projected benefit is the annual benefit amount which would fully amortize the lump sum benefit from the 2014 SERP, with interest credited on that amount at the discount rate used by the Bank to determine the Accrued Liability Balance at the time of Separation from Service, from the date of Separation from Service until the completion of the assumed 180 monthly installments beginning at age 65.    
3.15    “Projected Compensation” means Compensation increased by five percent (5%) annually from Separation from Service, Change in Control or the Executive's death until the date the Executive would have reached age sixty-five (65).
3.16    “2014 SERP” means the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan Agreement between the Bank and the Executive dated May 19, 2014, as amended.
3.17    “Vested Percentage” means .7752% per completed month of service from the Effective Date of the Agreement and continuing until a Separation from Service occurs, not to exceed 100%, as shown on Schedule A.
The Bank and the Executive intend that the Agreement and this Amendment comply with the provisions of Code Section 409A to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any amounts deferred hereunder in a taxable year prior to the year in which amounts are actually paid. The Agreement and this Amendment shall be construed, administered and governed in a manner that affects such intent, and the neither the Bank nor the Executive shall take any action that would be inconsistent therewith.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and a duly authorized representative of the Bank have signed this Amendment.
ExecutiveBank
____________________________________________By: ________________________________________
Title: ______________________________________


SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN AGREEMENT
Schedule A
Date of Separation from ServiceVested Percentage
January 1, 2024 to January 31, 202427.9072%
February 1, 2024 to February 29 202428.6824%
March 1, 2024 to March 31, 202429.4576%
April 1, 2024 to April 30, 202430.2328%
May 1, 2024 to May 31, 202431.0080%
June 1, 2024 to June 30, 202431.7832%
July 1, 2024 to July 31, 202432.5584%
August 1, 2024 to August 31, 202433.3336%
September 1, 2024 to September 30, 202434.1088%
October 1, 2024 to October 31, 202434.8840%
November 1, 2024 to November 30, 202435.6592%
December 1, 2024 to December 31, 202436.4344%
January 1, 2025 to January 31, 202537.2096%
February 1, 2025 to February 28, 202537.9848%
March 1, 2025 to March 31, 202538.7600%
April 1, 2025 to April 30, 202539.5352%
May 1, 2025 to May 31, 202540.3104%
June 1, 2025 to June 30, 202541.0856%
July 1, 2025 to July 31, 202541.8608%
August 1, 2025 to August 31, 202542.6360%
September 1, 2025 to September 30, 202543.4112%
October 1, 2025 to October 31, 202544.1864%
November 1, 2025 to November 30, 202544.9616%
December 1, 2025 to December 31, 202545.7368%
January 1, 2026 to January 31, 202646.5120%
February 1, 2026 to February 28, 202647.2872%
March 1, 2026 to March 31, 202648.0624%
April 1, 2026 to April 30, 202648.8376%
May 1, 2026 to May 31, 202649.6128%
June 1, 2026 to June 30, 202650.3880%
July 1, 2026 to July 31, 202651.1632%
August 1, 2026 to August 31, 202651.9384%
September 1, 2026 to September 30, 202652.7136%
October 1, 2026 to October 31, 202653.4888%
November 1, 2026 to November 30, 202654.2640%
December 1, 2026 to December 31, 202655.0392%
January 1, 2027 to January 31, 202755.8144%
February 1, 2027 to February 28, 202756.5896%
March 1, 2027 to March 31, 202757.3648%
April 1, 2027 to April 30, 202758.1400%
May 1, 2027 to May 31, 202758.9152%


June 1, 2027 to June 30, 202759.6904%
July 1, 2027 to July 31, 202760.4656%
August 1, 2027 to August 31, 202761.2408%
September 1, 2027 to September 30, 202762.0160%
October 1, 2027 to October 31, 202762.7912%
November 1, 2027 to November 30, 202763.5664%
December 1, 2027 to December 31, 202764.3416%
January 1, 2028 to January 31, 202865.1168%
February 1, 2028 to February 29, 202865.8920%
March 1, 2028 to March 31, 202866.6672%
April 1, 2028 to April 30, 202867.4424%
May 1, 2028 to May 31, 202868.2176%
June 1, 2028 to June 30, 202868.9928%
July 1, 2028 to July 31, 202869.7680%
August 1, 2028 to August 31, 202870.5432%
September 1, 2028 to September 30, 202871.3184%
October 1, 2028 to October 31, 202872.0936%
November 1, 2028 to November 30, 202872.8688%
December 1, 2028 to December 31, 202873.6440%
January 1, 2029 to January 31, 202974.4192%
February 1, 2029 to February 28, 202975.1944%
March 1, 2029 to March 31, 202975.9696%
April 1, 2029 to April 30, 202976.7448%
May 1, 2029 to May 31, 202977.5200%
June 1, 2029 to June 30, 202978.2952%
July 1, 2029 to July 31, 202979.0704%
August 1, 2029 to August 31, 202979.8456%
September 1, 2029 to September 30, 202980.6208%
October 1, 2029 to October 31, 202981.3960%
November 1, 2029 to November 30, 202982.1712%
December 1, 2029 to December 31, 202982.9464%
January 1, 2030 to January 31, 203083.7216%
February 1, 2030 to February 28, 203084.4968%
March 1, 2030 to March 31, 203085.2720%
April 1, 2030 to April 30, 203086.0472%
May 1, 2030 to May 31, 203086.8224%
June 1, 2030 to June 30, 203087.5976%
July 1, 2030 to July 31, 203088.3728%
August 1, 2030 to August 31, 203089.1480%
September 1, 2030 to September 30, 203089.9232%
October 1, 2030 to October 31, 203090.6984%
November 1, 2030 to November 30, 203091.4736%
December 1, 2030 to December 31, 203092.2488%
January 1, 2031 to January 31, 203193.0240%
February 1, 2031 to February 28, 203193.7992%


March 1, 2031 to March 31, 203194.5744%
April 1, 2031 to April 30, 203195.3496%
May 1, 2031 to May 31, 203196.1248%
June 1, 2031 to June 30, 203196.9000%
July 1, 2031 to July 31, 203197.6752%
August 1, 2031 to August 31, 203198.4504%
September 1, 2031 to September 7, 203199.2256%
On or After September 8, 2031100%