FORM OF
▇▇▇▇▇ SAVINGS COMMUNITY BANK
CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT is made effective as of ____________________, 2001 by and
between ▇▇▇▇▇ Savings Community Bank, a federal stock savings association (the
"Bank"), and ______________________ ("Executive"). Any reference to "Company"
herein shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇ Savings Bankshares, Inc., or any successor thereto.
WHEREAS, the Bank recognizes the substantial contribution Executive has
made to the Bank and wishes to protect his position therewith for the period
provided in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Executive has been elected to, and has agreed to serve in the
position of _____________for the Bank, a position of substantial responsibility;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the contribution and of Executive, and
upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. TERM OF AGREEMENT
The term of this Agreement shall be deemed to have commenced as of the date
first above written and shall continue for a period of twenty-four (24) full
calendar months thereafter. Commencing on the first anniversary date of this
Agreement and continuing at each anniversary date thereafter, the term of this
Agreement shall be extended for a period of one year in addition to the
then-remaining term, provided that (1) the Bank has not given notice to the
Employee in writing at least 90 days prior to such anniversary that the term of
this Agreement shall not be extended further; and (2) prior to such anniversary,
the Board of Trustees of the Bank ("Board") explicitly reviews and approves the
extension. Reference herein to the term of this Agreement shall refer to both
such initial term and such extended terms.
2. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Bank or the Company
(as herein defined) followed at any time during the term of this Agreement by
(i) the involuntary termination of Executive's employment, other than for Cause,
as defined in Section 2(c) hereof, or (ii) the voluntary termination of
Executive's employment during the term of this Agreement following any demotion,
loss of title, office or significant authority, reduction in his annual
compensation or benefits, or relocation of his principal place of employment by
more than 30 miles from its location immediately prior to the Change in Control,
then the provisions of Section 3 shall apply.
(b) A "Change in Control" of the Bank or the Company shall mean a change in
control of a nature that: (i) would be required to be reported in response to
Item 1(a) of the current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof,
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of ▇▇▇▇ (▇▇▇
"▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇"); or (ii) results in a Change in Control of the Bank or the
Company within the meaning of the Home Owners Loan Act, as amended ("HOLA"), and
applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect at the
time of the Change in Control; or (iii) without limitation such a Change in
Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (a) any "person" (as
the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes
the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of
the combined voting power of Company's outstanding securities except for any
securities purchased by the
Bank's employee stock ownership plan or trust; or (b) individuals who constitute
the Board on the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority thereof, PROVIDED that any person becoming a
director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of
at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or
whose nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by the
same Nominating Committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be, for
purposes of this clause (b), considered as though he were a member of the
Incumbent Board; or (c) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of
all or substantially all the assets of the Bank or the Company or similar
transaction in which the Bank or Company is not the surviving institution
occurs; or (d) a proxy statement soliciting proxies from stockholders of the
Company, by someone other than the current management of the Company, seeking
stockholder approval of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of the
Company or similar transaction with one or more corporations as a result of
which the outstanding shares of the class of securities then subject to the Plan
are to be exchanged for or converted into cash or property or securities not
issued by the Company; or (e) a tender offer is made for 25% or more of the
voting securities of the Company and the shareholders owning beneficially or of
record 25% or more of the outstanding securities of the Company have tendered or
offered to sell their shares pursuant to such tender offer and such tendered
shares have been accepted by the tender offeror.
(c) Executive shall not have the right to receive termination benefits
pursuant to Section 3 hereof upon Termination for Cause. The term "Termination
for Cause" shall mean termination because of the Executive's intentional failure
to perform stated duties, personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct,
any breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, willful violation of any
law, rule, regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or
final cease and desist order, or any material breach of any material provision
of this Agreement. In determining incompetence, the acts or omissions shall be
measured against standards generally prevailing in the savings institution
industry. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have
been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to
him a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than
three-fourths of the members of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and
held for that purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity
for him, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in
the good faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct justifying
Termination for Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. The
Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for
any period after Termination for Cause.
3. TERMINATION
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, followed at any time during
the term of this Agreement by the involuntary termination of Executive's
employment other than a Termination for Cause, or the voluntary termination of
Executive's employment by Executive after the occurrence of an event set forth
in Section 2(a) hereof, the Bank shall be obligated to pay the Executive, or in
the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his
estate, as the case may be, as severance pay, a sum equal to two (2) times the
average of the three preceding years' annual base salary paid and bonuses
awarded to the Executive during such years. If the Executive has been employed
by the Bank for less than one year, then the severance pay shall be a sum equal
to two (2) times the Executive's most recent annual rate of base salary. At the
election of the Executive, which election is to be made on an annual basis
during the month of January, and which election is irrevocable for the year in
which made and upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, any payments shall be
made in a lump sum or paid monthly during the remaining term of this Agreement
following the Executive's termination. In the event that no election is made,
payment to the Executive will be made on a monthly basis during the remaining
term of this Agreement, or at the sole
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discretion of the Bank, in a lump sum. Such payments shall not be reduced in the
event the Executive obtains other employment following termination of
employment.
(b) Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Bank followed at any
time during the term of this Agreement by the Executive's involuntary
termination of employment, other than for Termination for Cause, or the
voluntary termination of Executive's employment as set forth in Section 2(a)
hereof, the Bank shall cause to be continued life, medical, dental and
disability coverage substantially identical to the coverage maintained by the
Bank for the Executive prior to his severance. Such coverage and payments shall
cease upon expiration of twenty-four (24) months.
(c) Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this Section 3, in no event
shall the aggregate payments or benefits to be made or afforded to Executive
under said paragraphs (the "Termination Benefits") constitute an "excess
parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Code or any successor thereto, and
in order to avoid such a result Termination Benefits will be reduced, if
necessary, to an amount (the "Non-Triggering Amount"), the value of which is one
dollar ($1.00) less than an amount equal to three (3) times Executive's "base
amount", as determined in accordance with said Section 280G. The allocation of
the reduction required hereby among Termination Benefits provided by the
preceding paragraphs of this Section 3 shall be determined by the Executive.
4. NOTICE OF TERMINATION
(a) Any purported termination by the Bank or by Executive shall be
communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of
this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice which
shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon
and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to
provide a basis for termination of Executive's employment under the provision so
indicated.
(b) "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of
Termination (which, in the case of a Termination for Cause, shall be immediate).
In no event shall the Date of Termination exceed 30 days from the date Notice of
Termination is given.
5. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS
All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid in cash or
check from the general funds of the Bank. The Company, however, guarantees
payment and provision of all amounts and benefits due hereunder to Executive
and, if such amounts and benefits due from the Bank are not timely paid or
provided by the Bank, such amounts and benefits shall be paid or provided by the
Company.
6. EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFIT PLANS
This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto
and supersedes any prior agreement between the Bank and Executive, except that
this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation
inuring to Executive of a kind elsewhere provided. No provision of this
Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving
fewer benefits than those available to him without reference to this Agreement.
7. NO ATTACHMENT
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(a) Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this
Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale,
assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution,
attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any
attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null,
void, and of no effect.
(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of,
Executive, the Bank and their respective successors and assigns.
8. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
(a) This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument
in writing signed by the parties hereto.
(b) No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision
of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such
waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver
unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as
to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of
such term or condition for the future or as to any act other than that
specifically waived.
9. REQUIRED PROVISIONS
(a) The Bank may terminate the Executive's employment at any time.
Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for
any period after Termination for Cause as defined in Section 2(c) hereinabove.
(b) If the Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited
from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by a notice served under
Section 8(e)(3) (12 USC ss.1818(e)(3)) or 8(g) (12 USC ss.1818(g)) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, the Bank's obligations under this contract
shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate
proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Bank may in its
discretion (i) pay the Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while
their contract obligations were suspended and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in
part) any of the obligations which were suspended.
(c) If the Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from
participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by an order issued under
Section 8(e) (12 USC ss.1818(e)) or 8(g) (12 USC ss.1818(g)) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery
and Enforcement Act of 1989, all obligations of the Bank under this contract
shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the
contracting parties shall not be affected.
(d) If the Bank is in default as defined in Section 3(x) (12 USC
ss.1813(x)(1)) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, all obligations of
the Bank under this contract shall terminate as of the date of default, but this
paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting parties.
(e) All obligations of the Bank under this contract shall be terminated,
except to the extent determined that continuation of the contract is necessary
for the continued operation of the Bank, (i) by the
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), at the time the FDIC enters into
an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the
authority contained in Section 13(c) (12 USC ss.1823(c)) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
Enforcement Act of 1989; or (ii) when the Bank is determined by the FDIC to be
in an unsafe or unsound condition. Any rights of the parties that have already
vested, however, shall not be affected by such action.
10. SEVERABILITY
If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any
provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision
of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each
such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with
law continue in full force and effect.
11. HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY
The headings of sections and paragraphs herein are included solely for
convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of
any of the provisions of this Agreement.
12. GOVERNING LAW
The validity, interpretation, performance, and enforcement of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, unless preempted
by Federal law as now or hereafter in effect.
Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel
of three arbitrators sitting in a location selected by the employee within fifty
(50) miles from the location of the Bank, in accordance with the rules of the
American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the
arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that
subject to Section 3(c) hereof, Executive shall be entitled to seek specific
performance of his right to be paid until the Date of Termination during the
pendency of any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this
Agreement.
13. PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES
All reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant to any
dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be paid
or reimbursed by the Bank if Executive is successful on the merits pursuant to a
legal judgment, arbitration or settlement.
14. INDEMNIFICATION
The Bank shall provide the Executive (including his heirs, executors and
administrators) with coverage under a standard directors' and officers'
liability insurance policy at its expense, or in lieu thereof, shall indemnify
the Executive (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the fullest
extent permitted under federal law and as provided in the Bank's Charter and
Bylaws against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by him in
connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may
be involved by reason of his having been a director or officer of the Bank
(whether or not he continues to be a director or officer at the time of
incurring such expenses or liabilities), such expenses and liabilities to
include, but not be limited to, judgments, court costs and attorneys' fees and
the cost of reasonable settlements (such settlements must be approved by the
Board of Directors of the Bank). If such action, suit
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or proceeding is brought against Executive in his capacity as an officer or
director of the Bank, however, such indemnification shall not extend to matters
as to which Executive is finally adjudged to be liable for willful misconduct in
the performance of his duties. No indemnifications shall be paid that would
violate 12 U.S.C. 1828(k) or any regulations promulgated thereunder.
15. SUCCESSOR TO THE BANK
The Bank shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or
substantially all the business or assets of the Bank, expressly and
unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Bank's obligations under this
Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be
required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.
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16. SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank has caused this Agreement to be executed by
its duly authorized officer, and Executive has signed this Agreement, on the day
and date first above written.
ATTEST: ▇▇▇▇▇ SAVINGS COMMUNITY BANK
By:
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Secretary ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, President
▇▇▇▇▇ SAVINGS BANKSHARES, INC.
By:
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Secretary ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, President
WITNESS:
By:
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Executive
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