On October 3, 2014, John P. Carmichael notified Robert J. Fenton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Solera National Bancorp, Inc. that he was resigning from the board of directors of the company, effective as of that date. Mr. Carmichael did not serve on any committees of the board of directors of the company at the time of his resignation. Mr. Carmichael indicated that he was resigning as a result of disagreements with Mr. Fenton regarding operations of the company.