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COMMUNITY CENTRAL BANK CORPORATION
120 North Main Street
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held on May 18, 2010
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting of stockholders of COMMUNITY CENTRAL BANK
CORPORATION will be held at the ConCorde Inn Banquet & Conference Center, 44315 Gratiot Avenue,
Clinton Township, Michigan, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., for the purpose of considering
and voting upon the following matters:
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. To elect three directors each for a three-year term. |
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RATIFICATION OF ACCOUNTANTS. To ratify the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC
as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31,
2010; and |
To transact such other business as may properly be brought before the annual meeting, or any
adjournment or postponement of the meeting. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation is not aware of any such other business.
Only those stockholders of record at the close of business on Monday, March 22, 2010, shall be
entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting or any adjournments or postponements
thereof.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to
Be Held on May 18, 2010: This Notice of 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement and
the 2009 Annual Report to Stockholders are available on the internet at the following website:
http://www.communitycentralbank.com/sec.
To ensure that your shares are represented at the annual meeting, please take the time to vote
by signing, dating and mailing the enclosed proxy, or vote via the internet or by telephone. The
proxy will not be used if you attend and vote at the annual meeting in person. Regardless of the
number of shares you own, your vote is very important. Please act today.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
David A. Widlak
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: April 21, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMMUNITY CENTRAL BANK CORPORATION
120 North Main Street
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
PROXY STATEMENT
This proxy statement is furnished to stockholders of Community Central Bank Corporation
in connection with the solicitation of proxies by its Board of Directors for use at the
Corporations annual meeting of stockholders and at any and all adjournments or postponements of
the meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders is being held on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at 9:00
a.m., at the ConCorde Inn Banquet & Conference Center, 44315 Gratiot Avenue, Clinton Township,
Michigan. These proxy materials are first being mailed to our stockholders on or about April 21,
2010. Community Central Bank Corporation is referred to as the Corporation throughout this
document. Certain of the information provided herein relates to Community Central Bank, a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Corporation, which is referred to in this proxy statement as the Bank.
The Board of Directors, in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation, has fixed the close
of business on March 22, 2010, as the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to
notice of and to vote at the annual meeting and at any and all adjournments and postponements of
the meeting. At the close of business on the record date, the Corporation had 3,737,181 shares of
common stock outstanding, with each outstanding share entitled to one vote. A majority of the
outstanding shares will constitute a quorum at the meeting.
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person giving it at any
time before its exercise. Unless the proxy is revoked, the shares represented by it will be voted
at the annual meeting or any adjournment of the meeting. You may revoke your proxy before it is
voted at the annual meeting by (i) submitting a new proxy with a later date; (ii) notifying the
Corporations Secretary at the above address that you revoke your previously submitted proxy; or
(iii) voting in person at the annual meeting. If you have instructed a broker, bank, or other
nominee to vote your shares, you must follow directions received from your nominee to change those
instructions.
The entire cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Corporation. Proxies may be
solicited by mail or by directors, officers, or employees of the Corporation or its subsidiary, in
person, by telephone or by other forms of communication. The Corporation will reimburse brokerage
houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their out-of-pocket expenses for
forwarding soliciting material to the beneficial owners of common stock of the Corporation.
Shares held in street name by a broker, bank or other nominee, as the record holder of the
shares, are required to be voted in accordance with instructions from the beneficial owner of the
shares. If no instructions are provided to the nominee, the nominee will be entitled to vote the
shares with respect to discretionary items but will not be permitted to vote the shares with
respect to non-discretionary items. In the case of non-discretionary items, the shares will be
treated as broker non-votes.
A plurality of the votes cast at the meeting is required to elect directors. This means that
the three directors receiving the highest number of for votes at the annual meeting will be
elected as directors. Broker non-votes and instructions to withhold authority to vote for one or
more nominees will result in the nominee receiving fewer votes, but will not affect the outcome of
the election.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of votes cast at the meeting is
required to approve the ratification of our appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as our independent
public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010. Abstentions from voting on this
proposal will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal. Broker non-votes have no effect
on this proposal.
The Corporations Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the election
of managements director nominees and FOR ratification of the appointment of auditors.
STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Beneficial Ownership
The following table presents information regarding the beneficial ownership of the
Corporations common stock as of March 22, 2010, the voting record date for the annual meeting, by
each of the directors and director nominees of the Corporation, each of the executive officers
named in the Summary Compensation Table under Executive Compensation and all directors and
executive officers of the Corporation as a group. The persons named in the following table have
sole voting and investment powers for all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by
them, subject to community property laws where applicable and except as indicated in the footnotes
to this table. The address of each person named in the table, except where otherwise indicated, is
the same address as the Corporation. An asterisk (*) in the table indicates that an individual
beneficially owns less than one percent of the outstanding common stock of the Corporation. As of
March 22, 2010, the Corporation had 3,737,181 shares of common stock outstanding, with each share
entitled to one vote.
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Gebran S. Anton, Director |
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Salvatore Cottone, Director/Director Nominee |
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208,909 |
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Celestina Giles, Director |
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Joseph F. Jeannette, Director |
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James T. Mestdagh, Director/Director Nominee |
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Dean S. Petitpren, Chairman of the
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John W. Stroh, III, Director |
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David E. Weber, Director |
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David A. Widlak, President, CEO and Director |
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Ray T. Colonius, Treasurer and CFO |
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Sam A. Locricchio, EVP and Sr. Loan Officer
of the Bank |
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All directors and executive officers of the
Corporation as a group (11 persons) |
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Includes shares of Corporation common stock and Series A Preferred Stock (defined below)
held directly, as well as shares held jointly with family members, shares held in retirement
accounts, held in a fiduciary capacity, held by certain of the group members families, or
held by trusts of which the group member is a trustee or substantial beneficiary, with respect
to which shares of common stock the group member may be deemed to have sole or shared voting
and/or investment powers. |
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Includes Series A noncumulative convertible perpetual preferred stock (Series A Preferred
Stock) that is convertible at any time, at the holders election on a 1-for-100 basis
(subject to normal anti-dilution adjustment) into common stock of the Corporation, subject to
a limitation that it cannot be converted into common stock to the extent such conversion would
cause the holder to own more than 9.9% of the Corporations outstanding common stock at the
time. The Series A Preferred Stock held by the following named individual is convertible into
the following amounts of common stock: Mr. Anton 50,000 shares; Mr. Petitpren 30,000
shares; and Mr. Stroh 125,000 shares. |
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Includes 194,532 shares of common stock owned solely by Mr. Cottones spouse and 4,076 shares
of common stock held as custodian for his grandchildren under the UGMA. |
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Includes 10,168 shares of common stock owned solely by Mrs. Giles spouse. |
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Includes 30,025 shares of common stock held in trusts for the benefit of Mr. Jeannettes
children for which he is the trustee. |
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Includes 7,047 shares of common stock and 1,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock that is
convertible into 100,000 shares of common stock owned solely by Mr. Strohs spouse. The
Series A Preferred Stock held by Mr. Strohs spouse is included as part of the common stock
beneficially owned by Mr. Stroh as reported in footnote 2 above. |
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Includes 250 shares of Series B Cumulative convertible perpetual preferred stock (Series B
Preferred Stock) that is convertible at any time, at the holders election on a 1-for-125
basis (subject to normal anti-dilution adjustment) into common stock of the Corporation,
subject to a limitation that it cannot be converted into common stock to the extent such
conversion would cause the holder to own more than 9.9% of the Corporations outstanding
common stock at the time. |
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Includes 717 shares of common stock owned solely by Mr. Widlaks spouse. |
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Includes shares of common stock as to which the named individual has the right to acquire
beneficial ownership, currently or within 60 days after March 22, 2010, pursuant to the
exercise of stock options: Mr. Widlak 73,592 shares; Mr. Colonius 64,732 shares; Mr.
Locricchio 30,778 shares and all directors and executive officers as a group 169,102
shares. |
The table below shows the beneficial ownership of the Corporations common stock held by
each person who was known by the Corporation to own beneficially more than 5% of the Corporations
common stock as of March 22, 2010 and not otherwise reported in the table above. To the best of
the Corporations knowledge, no other person owns more than 5% of the Corporations outstanding
common stock.
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Tontine Financial Partners, L.P. |
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Tontine Management, L.L.C. |
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Jeffrey L. Gendell
55 Railroad Avenue, 3rd Floor
Greenwich, CT 06830 |
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Based on information in a Schedule 13G, dated February 12, 2010, filed by Tontine Financial
Partners, L.P. (TFP), a Delaware limited partnership, Tontine Management, L.L.C. (TM), a
Delaware limited liability company which is the general partner of TFP, and Jeffrey L.
Gendell, who is the managing partner of TM. TFP, TM and Mr. Gendell have reported shared
voting and shared dispositive power over all of the reported shares. |
PROPOSAL 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
General
The Corporations articles of incorporation provide that the number of directors, as
determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, shall be no less than six and no more than
15. The articles of incorporation further provide that the directors shall be divided into three
classes, with each class serving a staggered three-year term and with the number of directors in
each class being as nearly equal as possible.
Our Board of Directors currently consists of nine members, with one-third of the directors
being elected annually.
The Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the nominating committee, has nominated
Salvatore Cottone, James T. Mestdagh and Dean S. Petitpren, each for a three-year term expiring at
the Corporations 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, and upon election and qualification of their
successors. Each of the nominees is presently a director of the Corporation whose term expires at
the May 18, 2010 annual meeting of stockholders. Except as disclosed in this proxy
statement, there are no arrangements or understandings between the nominees and any other person
pursuant to which the nominees were selected.
The Corporations Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the election
of managements director nominees.
On November 17, 2009, the Board of Directors expanded the size of the board from eight to nine
members and appointed David E. Weber to fill the new seat. Mr. Weber was appointed to the class of
directors whose terms expire in 2012. There were no arrangements or understandings pursuant to
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Mr. Weber was selected as a director. The other members of the Board will continue in office
in accordance with their previous elections until the expiration of their terms at the
Corporations 2011 or 2012 annual meetings of stockholders.
It is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote the proxy for the
election of the three nominees. The proposed nominees for election as directors are willing to
serve if elected; however, in the event that any nominee at the time of election is unable to serve
or is otherwise unavailable for election, the Board of Directors may select a substitute nominee,
and in that event the persons named in the enclosed proxy intend to vote the proxy for the person
so selected. If a substitute nominee is not selected, the proxy will be voted for the election of
the remaining nominees.
Information About Directors and Director Nominees
The following table presents certain information about the director nominees and continuing
directors of the Corporation. All of the directors listed are also directors of the Bank. Each of
the directors has held the principal occupation listed in the table below for at least the past
five years, except as specifically indicated otherwise.
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Business Experience and Qualification of Directors
The business experience for at least the past five years and the experience, qualifications,
attributes, skills and areas of expertise of each director that supports his or her service as a
director are set forth below:
Gebran S. Anton Mr. Anton was one of the founders of Community Central Bank and has served
on the Boards of the Corporation and the Bank since their inception in 1996. Since 1988, Mr. Anton
has been a partner in Anton, Zorn & Sowerby, Inc., a commercial and industrial real estate
development and brokerage firm located in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He is also the sole member of
Anton Management Group, LLC, a real estate management company. Mr. Anton is the former owner and
operator of ANTONS menswear stores, a 13 store chain, for more than thirty years. Mr. Anton
previously served as a director and as Chairman of the Board of First National Bank in Mt. Clemens,
Michigan from 1977 to 1987. Mr. Anton has also served on and been involved in numerous charitable
boards and civic organization, a few which include: Board Chairman of our local hospital, past
president of our Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and YMCA. He has been very active in the
community and brings a wealth of experience and local information to the Bank. Mr. Antons years
of combined experience serving on the boards of directors of two different financial institutions,
22 years of running a successful commercial and industrial real estate company, and 30 years as the
owner-operator of a
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successful retail business, has provided him with a diverse and well-rounded background for his
role as a director of Community Central Bank Corporation. His participation in our local business
community for 50 years, as well as his extensive involvement in various local charitable and civic
organization, brings knowledge of the local economy along with numerous business and networking
opportunities that benefit our organization.
Salvatore Cottone Mr. Cottone began his career in public accounting and is a certified
public accountant. After he left public accounting he was employed as the Secretary/Treasurer of a
multi-state mechanical contracting firm. Subsequently, he was the Treasurer of a multi-state road
builder. In 1988, he started his own real estate development and building company which operates
primarily in southeastern Michigan, but also has involvements in Arizona and Florida. Mr. Cottone
is responsible for developing more than 15,000 home sites in more than 100 subdivisions, shopping
centers, offices and industrial centers. Mr. Cottone was one of the founders of Community Central
Bank and has served on the Boards of the Corporation and the Bank since their inception in 1996.
Mr. Cottones knowledge of finance and accounting, together with his local real estate expertise
and 12 years of service as a director of a financial institution, provide him with the necessary
experience, qualifications and skills to serve as a director of the Corporation. Mr. Cottone
currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Bank.
Celestina Giles Mrs. Giles has served as a director of the Corporation and/or the Bank since
their inception in 1996. Mrs. Giles was Executive Secretary of First National Bank, Mt. Clemens,
Michigan from 1981 through October 1995. She also served as a director of First National Bank from
April 1992 until the time of the companys merger in 1995. Mrs. Giles 29 years of experience in
banking has provided her with strong organizational and interpersonal skills, as well as a deep
understanding of the banking industry, that serves our board well. Mrs. Giles experiences have
provided her with an extensive knowledge and expertise regarding the Corporations markets,
competitors, customers, employees, business operations and strategies.
Joseph F. Jeannette In 2005, Mr. Jeannette recently retired from Utica Community Schools
where he held the position of Assistant Director of Elementary Education. He served this school
district for 38 years, first as a classroom teacher, next as a principal and ultimately he directed
29 elementary schools; their teachers and curriculum. As part of his responsibilities, Mr.
Jeannette, conducted extensive interviews for positions within the school district and developed
various budgets for departments that he directly administered. As a result of his work experience,
Mr. Jeannettes qualifications, attributes, skills include strong leadership, management,
interpersonal and administrative abilities. Mr. Jeannette is currently active in a number of
community organizations and in the past, served as a councilman and mayor pro-tem for 23 years.
His participation in the community brings over 40 years of knowledge of the local economy and
business opportunities to our organization.
James T. Mestdagh Mr. Mestdagh is the President and owner of Landquest Properties, Inc., a
Michigan based real estate company formed in 1993 which owns and/or operates over five
hundred multi-family apartment units in Michigan and Ohio. Landquest Properties, Inc. also owns
and/or operates five manufactured housing developments with over eight hundred developed home
sites. In addition, Landquest has three hundred home sites under Greenfield development. He
received his Bachelors Degree in Business, Marketing and Management from Northwood University as
well as Associate Degrees in Automotive Management and a Minor Degree in Accounting. He currently
serves on the Board at the YMCA of Metro Detroit, Community Central Bank, Grosse Pointe Farms
Foundation, and University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe. He has served as Chairperson at St.
John Hospital and is past Director of the Board of Chateau Communities, Inc. He has also served as
a Trustee of Knox Presbyterian Church, and has chaired several committees at the Grosse Pointe
Yacht Club. Mr. Mestdagh brings over 17 years of management expertise along with local real estate
knowledge to the Board.
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Dean S. Petitpren Mr. Petitpren has been President of Petitpren, Inc., a wholesale beer
distributor located in Macomb County, from 1983 to present and has worked for the company since
1960. Petitpren, Inc. was founded in 1933 following the end of prohibition and has since become a
company that employees approximately 150 people and services over 1,350 retailers in Macomb County
and Hamtramck areas in Michigan. He was a co-founder of SADD of Michigan, a high school-based,
youth-centered, peer organization working to reduce alcohol and other drug problems, particularly
drinking and driving by youth and served on the Board for 20 years. He is also a member of the
Central Macomb County Chamber of Commerce, the Michigan Sheriffs Association, as well as other
groups. Mr. Petitprens 50 years as a successful entrepreneur has provided him with strong
leadership, management, financial and administrative skills, which together with his active
participation in the local business community, brings valuable knowledge and skills to the
organization. Mr. Petitpren also serves on the foundation Board of the Mount Clemens Regional
Health Center. Mr. Petitpren currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Corporation.
John W. Stroh, III John W. Stroh, III has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The
Stroh Brewery Companies, Inc. since May of 1999. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of
The Stroh Companies, Inc., and its subsidiary SBC Holdings, Inc. (the former The Stroh Brewery
Company) since 1989. Mr. Stroh has led the transition of this 150-year-old family company from
brewing industry to a holding company engaged in investment and commercial property management. Mr.
Stroh has been a director of Community Central Bank Corporation and the Bank since 2005. He is
also a director of the Rock Island Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, a private investment company.
From 2001 through 2008, Mr. Stroh served as a director of SRAM Corporation of Chicago, Illinois, a
privately held bicycle component manufacturer with approximately $500 million in annual sales in
2008. Mr. Stroh also served as a Director, Vice President and Secretary of River Place Financial
Corp., a family owned bank and trust company, prior to its sale to Community Central Bank
Corporation in 2005. Involved in various civic activities, Mr. Stroh is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Detroit Institute of Arts and serves as its Vice-Chairman and member of the
Executive, Audit and Building Committees. He is a director of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
and member of the Planning and Finance Committees. He also serves on the board of directors of the
Detroit Downtown Partnership and the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition. Mr. Stroh attended the
Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School and completed the Siebel Institute of
Technology, diploma course in brewing technology. He received his bachelors degree in Economics
from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio in 1982. Mr. Stroh brings strong leadership,
management, finance and accounting skills to our board, which he has developed from his extensive
business and entrepreneurial experiences, along with his 22 years of services as a director of two
different financial institutions.
David E. Weber Mr. Weber has been in the building and land development business for 21
years. He has also operated a mechanical contracting firm for 17 years until the company was sold
in 1999. Mr. Weber is a partner in 4 southeastern Michigan golf courses. He brings management
expertise along with a clear understanding of the local real estate market to the board. He is a
lifelong resident of Macomb County. The experience and relationships Mr. Weber has developed as a
successful businessman and entrepreneur in the local community during the past 30 years is
extremely important in his role as a director of our organization.
David A. Widlak Mr. Widlak has been involved in the financial industry for over thirty
years. He was an original investor in Community Central Bank Corporation and Community Bank, which
was established in 1996. Mr. Widlak was named Chairman and CEO of Community Central Bank
Corporation in 2000. Since 2007, Mr. Widlak has served as President and CEO of both the Bank and
the Corporation. Previously Mr. Widlak was an original incorporator and CEO of Central Holding
Company which included 5 companies: Colonial Central Bank, Central Mortgage Corp., Earl Keim
Realty, Red Carpet Realty, and Gallery of Homes. Mr. Widlak is a licensed attorney who actively
practiced between 1972 through 1983. He has also served as an arbitrator for the American
Arbitration Association. Mr. Widlak holds a bachelors degree from Wayne State University and a
Juris Doctorate from the University
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of Michigan. He serves on various charitable boards and is active in local organizations and
initiatives. Mr. Widlak provides the board with strong leadership, management and organizational
skills which he obtained through his 26 years of executive management experience in financial
institutions, his 11 years as a practicing attorney, and his participation as member of various
charitable boards and civic organizations.
BOARD MEETINGS, BOARD COMMITTEES
AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS
Attendance at Board, Committee and Annual Stockholders Meetings. The Corporations Board of
Directors conducted ten meetings during fiscal 2009. The Board of Directors of the Bank, the
Corporations principal operating subsidiary, conducted ten meetings during fiscal 2009. Each
director attended at least 75% of the (i) Corporations Board meetings and any committees on which
he or she served and (ii) Banks Board meetings and any committees on which he or she served. In
addition, all of our Board members are expected to attend the Corporations annual meeting of
stockholders, although the Corporation does not have any written policy as to Board members
attendance at the annual meeting of stockholders. Last years annual meeting of stockholders was
attended by the entire Board of Directors.
Independent Directors. The Board of Directors has determined that directors Gebran S.
Anton, Salvatore Cottone, Celestina Giles, Joseph F. Jeannette, James T. Mestdagh, Dean S.
Petitpren, John W. Stroh, III and David E. Weber qualify as independent directors in accordance
with the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. The NASDAQ independence definition includes a series of
objective tests, such as that the director is not an employee of the corporation and has not
engaged in various types of business dealings with the corporation. As further required by the
NASDAQ Marketplace Rules, the Board has made a subjective determination as to each independent
director that no relationships exist which, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the
exercise of his or her independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In
making these determinations, the directors reviewed and discussed information provided by the
directors and the Corporation with regard to each directors business and personal activities as
they may relate to the Corporation and its management.
Board Leadership Structure. The Board has placed the responsibilities of Chairman with an
independent nonexecutive member of the Board which we believe provides better accountability
between the Board and our management team. We believe it is beneficial to have an independent
Chairman whose sole responsibility to us is leading our Board members as they provide leadership to
our executive team. Our Chairman is responsible for providing leadership to the Board and
facilitating communication among the directors; setting the Board meeting agendas in consultation
with the President and CEO; and presiding at Board meetings, executive sessions and shareholder
meetings. This delineation of duties allows the President and CEO to focus his attention on
managing the day-to-day business of the Corporation. We believe this structure provides strong
leadership for our Board, while positioning our President and CEO as the leader of the Corporation
in the eyes of our customers, employees and other stakeholders.
Executive sessions of the non-management directors without management in attendance are
provided for at each regularly scheduled Board meeting and are chaired by our non-executive
Chairman of the Board.
Board Role in Risk Oversight. The Board of Directors is responsible for consideration and
oversight of risks facing Community Central Bank Corporation, and is responsible for ensuring that
material risks are identified and managed appropriately. The Audit Committee meets quarterly with
management in order to review our major financial risk exposures and the steps management is taking
to monitor and control such exposures. Directors also serve on various committees that focus on
major areas of risk in Community Central Bank Corporation that include but are not limited to
loans, investments and compensation. Directors discuss risk and risk mitigation strategies with
management
within these committees. All risk oversight discussions are included in committee reports to
the full Board of Directors.
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Board Committees and Charter. The Board of Directors of the Corporation has standing
Executive, Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees. The Board of Directors has adopted a
written charter for the compensation, audit and nominating committees, as well as a written code of
business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees. These
documents are posted on our web site at www.communitycentralbank.com under the Shareholder link.
You may also obtain a copy of these documents free of charge by writing to our Corporate Secretary
at Community Central Bank Corporation, 120 North Main Street, Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043, or by
calling (586) 783-4500.
The Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committee members consist of solely independent
directors as defined in the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules. In addition, the members of the Audit
Committee each qualify as independent under standards established by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC) for members of audit committees. The Audit Committee also includes
at least one independent member who the Board has determined meets the qualifications of an audit
committee financial expert in accordance with SEC rules. Mr. Cottone is the independent director
who has been determined to be an audit committee financial expert.
Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is comprised of Directors Anton, Cottone,
Petitpren and Widlak (Chairman). The Executive Committee did not meet in 2009. The Executive
Committee may exercise the full powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of
the business affairs and property of the Corporation during the intervals between meetings of the
Board of Directors. The Executive Committee also has the power and authority to declare
distributions and dividends and to authorize the issuance of stock to the extent permitted by
Michigan law.
Audit Committee. During 2009, the Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Cottone
(Chairman), Anton, Jeannette and Stroh, III. The Audit Committee met four times during fiscal
2009. The Audit Committees responsibilities include hiring, terminating or reappointing the
Corporations independent auditors, reviewing the scope of proposed audits and the procedures to be
used, and the results of the audits, reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of accounting and
financial controls, and reviewing the entire internal and independent auditing function and the
financial statements of the Corporation. The Audit Committee also approves non-audit and audit
services to be performed by the independent auditors, reviews and approves all related party
transactions for potential conflict of interest situations, and reviews and assesses the adequacy
of the Audit Committee charter on an annual basis. The full responsibilities of the audit
committee are set forth in its charter, a copy of which is posted on our web site at
www.communitycentralbank.com.
Compensation Committee. During 2009, the Compensation Committee was comprised of Directors
Mestdagh, Jeannette and Petitpren (Chairman). The Compensation Committee met one time during
fiscal 2009. The Compensation Committee reviews overall compensation policies and objectives for
the Corporation and the Bank. The Compensation Committees responsibilities include determining
compensation and benefits for officers of the Corporation, based on recommendations of Chief
Executive Officer, David A. Widlak, who is not present during voting or deliberations concerning
his compensation. The Compensation Committee recommends to the full Board the appropriate level of
compensation and the appropriate mix of cash compensation and equity compensation for Board and
Board committee service. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for administering the
option plans and benefit plans of the Corporation. Under the Corporations 2002 Incentive Plan,
the Compensation Committee may delegate to the Chairman of the Board, the President or to other
senior officers of the Corporation any of its duties under the plan, except for its authority to
grant awards, or to take other actions with respect to participants who are subject to Section 16
of the Exchange Act or are covered employees as defined in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
code of 1986, as amended. The full responsibilities of
the Compensation Committee are set forth in its charter, a copy of which is posted on our web
site at www.communitycentralbank.com.
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Nominating Committee. During 2009, the Nominating Committee was comprised of Directors Anton
(Chairman), Giles and Stroh. The Nominating Committee met one time during fiscal 2009. The
Nominating Committee is responsible for reviewing and making recommendations to the Board of
Directors as to its size and composition and recommending to the Board of Directors candidates for
election as directors at the annual meetings, and filling any vacancies that may occur between
annual meetings. The Nominating Committee will consider as potential nominees persons recommended
by stockholders. Recommendations should be submitted to the Nominating Committee in care of Lisa
M. Medlock, Secretary of the Corporation. Each recommendation should include a personal biography
of the suggested nominee, an indication of the background or experience that qualifies such person
for consideration, and a statement that such person has agreed to serve if nominated and elected.
Stockholders who themselves wish to nominate a person for election to the Board of Directors, as
contrasted with recommending a potential nominee to the Board for its consideration, are required
to comply with the advance notice and other requirements detailed in the Corporations articles of
incorporation. The Nominating Committee has the following responsibilities:
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recommend to the Board the appropriate size of the Board and assist in
identifying, interviewing and recruiting candidates for the Board; |
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recommend candidates (including incumbents) for election and appointment to the
Board of Directors, subject to the provisions set forth in the Corporations articles
of incorporation and bylaws relating to the nomination or appointment of directors,
based on the following criteria: business experience, education, integrity and
reputation, independence, conflicts of interest, diversity, age, number of other
directorships and commitments (including charitable obligations), tenure on the Board,
attendance at Board and committee meetings, stock ownership, specialized knowledge
(such as an understanding of banking, accounting, marketing, finance, regulation and
public policy) and a commitment to the Corporations communities and shared values, as
well as overall experience in the context of the needs of the Board as a whole; |
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review nominations submitted by stockholders, which have been addressed to the
Corporations Secretary, and which comply with the requirements of the Corporations
articles of incorporation and bylaws. Nominations from stockholders will be considered
and evaluated using the same criteria as all other nominations; |
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annually recommend to the Board committee assignments and committee chairs on
all committees of the Board, and recommend committee members to fill vacancies on
committees as necessary; and |
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perform any other duties or responsibilities expressly delegated to the
Committee by the Board. |
The full responsibilities of the nomination committee are set forth in its charter, a copy of
which is posted on our web site at www.communitycentralbank.com.
Communications with the Board of Directors. Stockholders may communicate directly with the
Board of Directors, or any individual Board member, by sending written communications to the
Corporation, addressed to the Chairman of the Board or such individual Board member.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information concerning the annual compensation for services
provided to us by our Chief Executive Officer and our two other most highly compensated executive
officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. We refer to the officers listed in the
table below as the named executive officers.
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Nonqualified |
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Deferred |
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Stock |
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Option |
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Compensation |
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All Other |
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Name and Principal |
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Salary |
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Bonus |
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Awards |
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Awards |
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Earnings |
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Compensation |
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Total |
Position |
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Year |
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($) |
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($) |
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($)(1) |
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($)(2) |
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($) |
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($) |
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($) |
David A. Widlak |
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2009 |
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$ |
323,525 |
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$ |
600 |
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$ |
21,065 |
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$ |
10,626 |
(3) |
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$ |
355,816 |
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President and CEO of |
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2008 |
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314,487 |
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1,872 |
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13,063 |
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27,930 |
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357,352 |
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the Corporation |
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Ray T. Colonius |
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2009 |
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$ |
192,836 |
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$ |
12,806 |
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$ |
6,809 |
(3) |
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$ |
212,451 |
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CFO and Treasurer of |
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2008 |
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187,411 |
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5,856 |
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20,107 |
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213,374 |
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the Corporation and EVP
and CFO of the Bank |
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Sam A. Locricchio |
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2009 |
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$ |
190,308 |
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$ |
12,149 |
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$ |
19,162 |
(3) |
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$ |
221,619 |
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EVP and Sr. Loan |
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2008 |
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184,765 |
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5,846 |
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18,340 |
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208,951 |
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Officer of the Bank |
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Represent the value, as of the grant date, of 300 shares of unrestricted, fully vested
common stock received by Mr. Widlak for services as a director of the Corporation and the Bank
in 2009 and 2008, respectively. |
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The amounts in this column are calculated using the grant date fair value of the award under
Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (ASC Topic
718), based on the fair value of the stock option awards as estimated using the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in
Note 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010. For each of
the named executive officers the option awards and total compensation amounts for 2008 have
been restated to comply with the Proxy Disclosure Enhancements as adopted by the SEC with an
effective date of February 28, 2010, and now reflect the fair value of the stock awards in
accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. |
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Amounts for 2009 consist of the following (perquisites and other personal benefits totaling
less than $10,000 in the aggregate for a named executive officer are excluded): |
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Benefit Type |
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David Widlak |
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Ray Colonius |
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Sam Locricchio |
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401(k) Matching Contribution |
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$ |
8,250 |
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$ |
5,981 |
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$ |
5,986 |
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Excess Life Insurance Premiums |
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2,376 |
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828 |
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2,376 |
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Perquisites and Other Personal
Benefits: |
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Auto Reimbursement/Allowance |
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10,800 |
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Total |
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$ |
10,626 |
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$ |
6,809 |
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$ |
19,162 |
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We have no employment, severance or change in control agreements with our named executive
officers. The stock options reported in the table above were granted by the Compensation Committee
pursuant to the terms of the 2002 Incentive Plan. All options awarded pursuant to this plan are at
an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Corporations common stock on the date of
grant. Fair market value is defined under the plan as the mean between the highest and lowest sales
price per share of the Corporations common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market on the
date of grant or, if
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there were no sales reported on the grant date, on the last preceding date on which a sale was
reported. In the event an optionee is terminated following a change in control of the
Corporation, the vesting period of the options, if any, is accelerated. The options are not
transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
Mr. Widlak serves as a director on the Corporations Board of Directors. Under the
Corporations 2002 Incentive Plan, as amended, each director is awarded 300 shares of unrestricted
common stock of the Corporation annually. The awards are made each year, on the first business day
of the month following the annual meeting of stockholders, from 2002 through 2010, during the
period that the director serves on the Board and are reflected under Stock Awards in the Summary
Compensation Table above.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table sets forth information about all of the outstanding option awards (as
adjusted for stock dividends) held by the named executive officers as of December 31, 2009. There
were no other outstanding equity awards held at December 31, 2009 by the named executive officers.
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Equity Incentive |
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Plan Awards: |
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Number of |
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Number of |
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Securities |
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Securities |
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Securities |
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Underlying |
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Underlying |
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Underlying |
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Unexercised |
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Unexercised |
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Unexercised |
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Option Exercise |
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Options |
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Options |
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Unearned Options |
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Price |
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Option |
Name |
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(#) Exercisable |
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(#) Unexercisable |
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(#) |
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($) |
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Expiration Date |
David A. Widlak |
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14,586 |
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6.99 |
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05-13-2012 |
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8,509 |
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9.82 |
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11-19-2013 |
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13,892 |
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11.15 |
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11-15-2014 |
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9,923 |
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11.98 |
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12-01-2015 |
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1,103 |
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11.98 |
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12-01-2015 |
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4,830 |
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7,245 |
(1 |
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10.76 |
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12-18-2016 |
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4,000 |
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6,000 |
(2 |
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7.59 |
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11-27-2017 |
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3,667 |
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7,333 |
(3 |
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1.89 |
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12-18-2018 |
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15,000 |
(4 |
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1.55 |
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12-14-2019 |
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Ray T. Colonius |
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5,332 |
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4.52 |
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10-02-2010 |
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8,794 |
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4.98 |
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04-24-2011 |
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15,516 |
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4.71 |
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05-07-2011 |
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6,078 |
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6.99 |
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05-13-2012 |
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3,647 |
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9.82 |
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11-19-2013 |
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5,788 |
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11.15 |
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11-15-2014 |
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4,410 |
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11.98 |
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12-01-2015 |
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1,890 |
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2,835 |
(1 |
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10.76 |
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2,000 |
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3,000 |
(2 |
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7.59 |
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11-27-2017 |
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2,833 |
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5,667 |
(3 |
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1.89 |
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11,000 |
(4 |
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1.55 |
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12-14-2019 |
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Sam A. Locricchio |
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6,078 |
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8.28 |
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5,788 |
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11.15 |
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11-15-2014 |
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551 |
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11.98 |
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3,859 |
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The stock options were granted on December 19, 2006 and vest equally over a five year period
on each of January 1, 2008, January 1, 2009, January 1, 2010, January 1, 2011 and January 1,
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on each of January 1, 2008, January 1, 2009, January 1, 2010, January 1, 2011 and January 1,
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Retirement and Post-Termination Benefits
The Corporation, through the Community Central Bank Corporation Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan, and the Bank, through the Community Central Bank Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan, provide supplemental retirement benefits to the named executive officers (collectively, the
SERP). The SERP is designed to provide monthly benefits over a 15-year period to each
participant upon his retirement. The SERP is an unfunded plan. The Bank has obtained life
insurance policies on the lives of the participants in the SERP as a means of offsetting the costs
of providing the benefits under the SERP.
The annual benefit under the SERP upon retirement is the product of the participants final
average compensation, benefit percentage, and vested percentage. The participants vested
percentage is based on his years of credited service. Each participants benefit percentage,
vesting formula, and years of credited service are set out in the participants SERP agreement.
The SERP agreement may provide for a minimum or maximum SERP benefit amount. If a change in
control occurs while the participant is actively employed by the Corporation, then the participant
will fully vest in his SERP benefit regardless of his years of credited service.
Final average compensation is the average of the participants three highest years of
compensation, whether or not such years are consecutive. Compensation is defined as the annual
cash compensation relating to services performed by a participant for the Bank or the Corporation
during any calendar year, whether or not paid in such calendar year or included on the Federal
Income Tax Form W-2 for such calendar year, excluding fringe benefits, stock options, other stock
based compensation, relocation expenses, non-monetary awards, and automobile and other allowances
paid to a participant for employment services rendered (whether or not such allowances are included
in the participants gross income).
The minimum benefit for Mr. Widlak and Mr. Colonius is $75,000 per year paid monthly over a 15
year period upon retirement. The maximum benefit for these individuals is 50% of the average
compensation of the three highest years of compensation as previously defined, on an annual basis
to be paid monthly over a 15 year period upon retirement. The minimum and maximum benefit for Mr.
Locricchio is set at $50,000 per year, paid monthly upon retirement. Participants vest at a rate
of 10% for each year of credited service. As of December 31, 2009, Mr. Widlak, Mr. Colonius and
Mr. Locricchio had eight, ten and seven years of credited service, respectively.
A participants vested SERP benefit commences upon the later of the date the participant
attains age 65, or terminates employment with the Corporation (the Normal Retirement Date). The
SERP pays monthly payments equal to one-twelfth of the participants vested annual benefit as
determined above. Monthly payments commence on the first day of the month after the participants
Normal Retirement Date, and continue for a specified number of months, typically one hundred and
eighty (180). If the participant is a specified employee (generally an officer earning over
$145,000), his monthly payments may be delayed until 185 days after his termination of employment.
At December 31, 2009, each of the executive officers, if they had terminated employment with the
Corporation at that date, would have been entitled to annual retirement benefits under the SERP,
payable for 15 years commencing at age 65, as follows: Mr. Widlak $134,968; Mr. Colonius -
$93,607; and Mr. Locricchio $35,000.
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In-service distributions are not permitted under the SERP, unless the participant is subject
to current taxation with respect to some or all of his SERP benefit, in which case some or all of
his vested SERP benefit may be distributed. If the participant dies or is terminated for cause, no
benefits are payable under this Plan. In the event of death, however, the participants
beneficiaries may receive a benefit under the Banks Death Benefit Plan relating to his SERP
benefit or the unpaid portion thereof.
If a participant dies before receiving any retirement benefits under the SERP, then pursuant
to the Banks Death Benefit Plan, his designated beneficiary will be entitled to receive a single
lump sum amount equal to the equivalent actuarial value of the participants SERP benefit plus a
tax gross-up amount. If a participant dies after he has begun to receive retirement benefits under
the SERP, then pursuant to the Banks Death Benefit Plan, his designated beneficiary will be
entitled to receive a single lump sum amount equal to the equivalent actuarial value of the
participants remaining SERP benefit plus a tax gross-up amount. The tax gross-up amount, which is
intended to compensate a participants beneficiary for federal, state and local income and
employment taxes attributable to the participants death benefit, is equal to 45 percent of the
participants death benefit payment. Under this scenario, at December 31, 2009, the lump sum
present value including a tax gross up amount would be as follows: Mr. Widlak $1,725,715; Mr.
Colonius $782,377; and Mr. Locricchio $426,867.
If the SERP is terminated, the participants SERP benefit will be paid to him in a lump sum
amount in cash as soon as practicable after the termination. The lump sum amount will be the
equivalent actuarial value of the Participants SERP benefit at the time the Plan is terminated.
If the SERP had been terminated as of December 31, 2009, then under that scenario each of the
executive officers would have been entitled to receive a lump sum amount, as follows: Mr. Widlak -
$1,487,686; Mr. Colonius $539,570; and Mr. Locricchio $420,559.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Non-Employee Director Compensation
The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation we paid to our non-employee
directors during 2009:
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25,000 |
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common stock received by each director for services as a director of the Corporation and the
Bank in 2009. |
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During 2009, each non-employee member of the Board of Directors received a monthly
retainer of $2,000, in the aggregate, for services as a director of the Corporation and the Bank.
Non-employee
directors of the Corporation and the Bank also received compensation for their services as
committee members. Non-employee directors of the Executive, Audit, Compensation and Nominating
Committees of the Corporation and the Bank each received $500 per meeting attended, except for the
Chairman of the Audit Committee who received $2,000 per month, the Chairman of the Compensation
Committee who received $500 per month and the Chairman of the Nominating Committee who received
$1,000 per meeting attended during 2009.
Non-employee directors serving on the Banks Loan and Asset/Liability Committees each received
$50 per meeting attended. Director Cottone received $1,000 a month for serving as Chairman of the
Board of Community Central Mortgage Company, LLC, the Corporations mortgage company subsidiary and
director Jeannette each received $500 a month for serving as advisory board members to the mortgage
company. Under the Corporations 2002 Incentive Plan, as amended, each director, including Mr.
Widlak, is awarded 300 shares of common stock of the Corporation annually. The awards are made
each year, on the first business day of the month following the annual meeting of stockholders,
from 2002 through 2010, during the period that the director serves on the Board. Mr. Widlaks
stock award is reported in the Summary Compensation Table under Executive Compensation
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Bank has had, and expects to have in the future, loans and other banking related
transactions in the ordinary course of business with the Corporations directors, executive
officers, and principal stockholders and their associates. All such transactions (i) are made in
the ordinary course of business, (ii) are made on substantially the same terms, including interest
rates and collateral on loans, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with
persons not related to the Bank, and (iii) in the opinion of management, do not involve more than
the normal risk of collectibility, or present other unfavorable features. All loans made by the
Bank to its directors and officers are subject to federal banking regulations restricting loan and
other transactions with affiliated persons of the Bank. As of December 31, 2009. the Bank had
outstanding loans to the directors and executive officers of the Corporation, totaling
approximately $10.5 million in the aggregate, with an additional $5.2 million under commitments.
All outstanding loans to directors and executive officers were performing in accordance with their
terms at December 31, 2009.
PROPOSAL II RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has re-appointed Plante & Moran, PLLC as the
Corporations independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010,
subject to ratification of that appointment by the Corporations stockholders at the annual
meeting. In making its determination to appoint Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Corporations
independent auditors for the 2010 fiscal year, the Audit Committee considered the non-audit
services that the independent auditors provided during the 2009 fiscal year and determined that the
provision of these services is compatible with and does not impair the auditors independence.
Representatives of Plante & Moran, PLLC plan to attend the annual meeting of stockholders, will
have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so, and will respond to appropriate
questions by stockholders.
Your ratification of the Audit Committees selection of Plante & Moran, PLLC is not necessary
because the Audit Committee has responsibility for selection of our independent registered public
accounting firm. However, the Audit Committee will take your vote on this proposal into
consideration when selecting our independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit
Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of a different independent accounting firm
at any time during the year, if it determines that such a change would be in the best interest of
the Corporation and its stockholders.
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The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR the ratification of the
appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Corporations independent registered public accounting
firm for the year ending December 31, 2010.
Independent Auditing Firm Fees
Plante & Moran, PLLC was the Corporations principal auditor for fiscal 2009 and 2008. The
aggregate fees billed to the Corporation by Plante & Moran, PLLC and its affiliates for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
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226,045 |
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correspondence with the IRS. The fees reported for both years also include tax
consulting related services. |
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Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services
Our Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our
independent auditors. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax
services and other services. Prior to engaging our independent auditors to render an audit or
permissible non-audit service, the Audit Committee specifically approves the engagement to render
that service. Accordingly, we do not engage our independent auditors to render audit or permissible
non-audit services pursuant to pre-approval policies or procedures or otherwise, unless the
engagement to provide such services has been approved by the Audit Committee in advance. The
engagement of Plante & Moran, PLLC to render 100 percent of the services described in the
categories above was approved by the Audit Committee in advance of the rendering of those services.
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting
process, including the Corporations systems of internal controls. In fulfilling its oversight
responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements for
the year ended December 31, 2009 with management, including a discussion of the quality and the
acceptability of the Corporations financial reporting and controls.
The Audit Committee has also discussed with the Corporations independent auditors, Plante &
Moran, PLLC, which firm is responsible for expressing an opinion on the conformity of those audited
financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles, their judgments as to the
quality and the acceptability of the Corporations financial reporting and such other matters as
are required to be discussed with the Audit Committee under generally accepted auditing standards,
including the matters required to be discussed pursuant to Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61
Communications with Audit Committees, as amended by Statement of Auditing Standards No. 90, Audit
Committee Communications. The Audit Committee also received written disclosures and the letter
from Plante & Moran, PLLC
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required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board regarding the independent accountants communications with the audit committee
concerning independence, disclosing the matters that, in the auditors judgment, may reasonably be
thought to bear on the auditors
independence from the Corporation, and has discussed with Plante & Moran, PLLC their
independence from the Corporation. The Audit Committee has also considered the compatibility of
the providing of non-audit services with maintaining the auditors independence.
In fulfilling its oversight responsibility of reviewing the services performed by the
Corporations independent auditors, the Audit Committee carefully reviews the policies and
procedures for the engagement of independent auditors and the fees paid by the Corporation for such
services. The Audit Committee also discussed with the Corporations internal and independent
auditors the overall scope and plans for their respective audits and the fees paid by the
Corporation for such services. The Audit Committee meets periodically with the internal and
independent auditors, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their
examinations, their evaluations of the Corporations internal controls, and the overall quality of
the Corporations financial reporting.
The Corporations Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer also reviewed with the
Audit Committee the certifications that each such officer will file with the SEC pursuant to the
requirements of Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Sarbanes). Management
also reviewed with the Audit Committee the policies and procedures it has adopted to ensure the
accuracy of such certifications.
In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended
to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Corporations Board of Directors:
Gebran S. Anton
Salvatore Cottone (Chair)
Joseph F. Jeannette
John W. Stroh, III
This report shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference by any general statement
incorporating by reference this proxy statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not otherwise be deemed
filed under such acts.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Based solely on our review of copies of reports filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or written representations from persons required to
file such reports, we believe that all filings required to be made were timely made in accordance
with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2011 ANNUAL MEETING
Any proposal submitted by a stockholder for the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders should be
sent to Lisa Medlock, Corporate Secretary, at 120 North Main Street, PO Box 7, Mount Clemens, MI
48046-0007. Proposals must be received by December 22, 2010, in order to be eligible to be
included in the Corporations proxy statement for that meeting. Stockholder proposals to be
considered for presentation at next years annual meeting, although not included in the proxy
statement must be received at our executive office at least 10 days prior to the date of the annual
meeting.
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All stockholder proposals for inclusion in the Corporations proxy materials shall be subject
to the requirements of the proxy rules adopted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and, as with any shareholder proposal (regardless of whether it is included in proxy
materials), the Corporations articles of incorporation and bylaws and Michigan law.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors does not know of any other matters to be brought before the annual
meeting. If other matters are presented upon which a vote may properly be taken, it is the
intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote the proxies in accordance with their best
judgment.
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Electronic Voting Instructions
You can vote by Internet or telephone! Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy.
VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR.
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be received by 1:00 a.m., Central Time, on May 18,
2010. Please note that the last vote received,
whether by telephone, Internet or mail, will be the
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Election of Directors (each for a 3-year term) The Board of Directors recommends a vote
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Authorized Signatures This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. Date
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Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign. If a corporation or
partnership, the signature should be that of an authorized person who should state his or her
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Dear Stockholder,
Please take note of the important information enclosed with this proxy card. You are requested to
vote on the election of directors and ratification of accountants as discussed in the enclosed
proxy materials. Your board of directors recommends that you vote FOR all of the director
nominees and FOR the ratification of accountants.
Your vote counts, and you are strongly encouraged to exercise your right to vote your shares.
Please complete, date, sign and mail the attached proxy card promptly in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope or vote via the internet or by telephone by following the instructions on the reverse side
hereof.
Thank you in advance for your prompt consideration of this
matter.
Sincerely,
David A. Widlak
President and Chief Executive Officer
IF YOU VOTE VIA THE INTERNET OR BY THE TELEPHONE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO
RETURN THIS CARD.
▼ IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH
AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. ▼
Revocable Proxy COMMUNITY CENTRAL BANK CORPORATION
120 North Main Street
Mount
Clemens, MI 48043
The undersigned hereby appoints Celestina Giles and Joseph F. Jeannette, or either of them,
with full power of substitution in each, as proxies to vote all of the shares of common stock of
Community Central Bank Corporation which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders of Community Central Bank Corporation to be held at the ConCorde Inn Banquet and
Conference Center, 44315 Gratiot Avenue, Clinton Township, Michigan 48036, on Tuesday, May 18,
2010, at 9:00 a.m., or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, as indicated on the reverse
side.
This proxy, when properly executed and timely returned, will be voted as directed herein. If no
direction is given, this proxy will be voted FOR all director nominees, FOR ratification of
accountants and in the discretion of the proxy holder on any other matter that may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Should a nominee be unable to serve
as a director, an event that we do not anticipate, the persons named in this proxy reserve the
right, in their discretion, to vote for a substitute nominee designated by the Corporation.
PLEASE
VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON REVERSE SIDE, AND RETURN PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. IF YOU VOTE
VIA THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE, YOU DO NOT NEED TO RETURN THIS CARD
NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL:
Community Central Bank Corporations Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement and
the 2009 Annual Report to Stockholders are available on the internet at the following website:
http://www.communitycentralbank.com/sec.