FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT FORM B (Effective January 1, 2009)
Exhibit 10.19
(Effective January 1, 2009)
THIS FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT is entered into this day of
December, 2008, by and between FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., an Iowa corporation (the “Company”), and
(the “Executive”).
The Board (defined below) previously has determined that it is in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders to ensure that the Company and its Affiliates (defined below) will
have the continued dedication of the Executive, notwithstanding the possibility, threat or
occurrence of a termination of the Executive’s employment in certain circumstances, including
following a Change in Control as defined herein. The Board believes it is imperative to diminish
the inevitable distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks
created by a pending or threatened termination of the Executive’s employment in such circumstances
and to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements upon such a termination
which ensure that the compensation and benefits expectations of the Executive will be satisfied and
which are competitive with those of other corporations who may seek to employ the Executive. In
order to accomplish these objectives, the Board previously caused the Company to enter into a
Change in Control Agreement dated , (the “Original Agreement”). The Company
and the Executive now desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety primarily
for the purpose of complying with Section 409A of the Code (defined below). Therefore, it is
agreed that the Original Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms will have the following
meanings unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement:
| (a) | Affiliate. “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of Regulation 12B under the Exchange Act. | ||
| (b) | Beneficiary. “Beneficiary” means any individual, trust or other entity named by the Executive to receive the severance payments and benefits payable hereunder in the event of the death of the Executive. Executive may designate a Beneficiary to receive such payments and benefits by completing a form provided by the Company and delivering it to the Chairman of the Board of the Company. Executive may change his or her designated Beneficiary at any time (without the consent of any prior Beneficiary) by completing and delivering to the Company a new beneficiary designation form. If a Beneficiary has not been designated by the Executive, or if no designated Beneficiary survives the Executive, then the payment and benefits provided under this Agreement, if any, will be paid to the Executive’s estate, which shall be deemed to be Executive’s Beneficiary. | ||
| (b) | Board. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. |
| (c) | Cause. “Cause” means: |
| (i) | the Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform the Executive’s duties with the Company or its Affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the Company believes that the Executive has not substantially performed his or her duties; | ||
| (ii) | the final conviction of the Executive of, or an entering of a guilty plea or a plea of no contest by the Executive to, a felony; or | ||
| (iii) | the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company. | ||
| For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without a reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interests of the Company or its Affiliates. Any act, or failure to act, based on authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board, the instructions of a more senior officer of the Company or the advice of counsel to the Company or its Affiliates will be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company and its Affiliates. |
| (d) | Change in Control. A “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following events: |
| (i) | any “person” (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, acquires “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities representing 35% of the combined voting power of the Company; or | ||
| (ii) | during any period of not more than two (2) consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board and any new directors (other than any director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subparagraphs 1(d)(i), 1(d)(iii), or 1(d)(iv) of this Agreement) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s |
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| stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or |
| (iii) | the stockholders of the Company approve and the Company consummates a merger other than (A) a merger that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company and any Subsidiary, at least 50% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or (B) a merger effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or | ||
| (iv) | the stockholders of the Company approve and the Company consummates a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. |
| (e) | Code. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. | ||
| (f) | Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” means the date the Executive incurs a separation from service with the Company and its Affiliates (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code, except that 50% shall be substituted for the 80% ownership level set forth in such Code sections. For this purpose, “separation from service” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h). For avoidance of doubt, “Date of Termination” includes the date of Executive’s death if Executive is employed by the Company at the time of his or her death, and the date of termination of employment due to the Disability of the Executive. | ||
| (g) | Disability. “Disability” means the Executive’s total and permanent disability as defined under the terms of the Company’s long-term disability plan in effect on the Date of Termination. | ||
| (h) | Effective Period. The “Effective Period” means the 24-month period following any Change in Control. | ||
| (i) | Exchange Act. “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | ||
| (j) | Good Reason. “Good Reason” means one or more of the following conditions arising without the consent of the Executive: |
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| (i) | A material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities of the Executive; | ||
| (ii) | A material diminution in the Executive’s base compensation; | ||
| (iii) | A material diminution in the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the corporate officer or employee to whom the Executive is required to report, including a requirement that the Executive report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the Board; | ||
| (iv) | A material diminution in the budget over which the Executive retains authority; | ||
| (v) | A material change in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform the services Executive provides to the Company; or | ||
| (vi) | Any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of any agreement under which the Executive provides services. |
| (k) | Post-Employment Continuation Period. “Post-Employment Continuation Period” means a period of two years following the Executive’s Date of Termination. |
2. Term. The term (“Term”) of this Agreement shall commence on the date first above written
(the “Commencement Date”) and, unless terminated earlier as provided hereunder, shall continue
through December 31, 2009; provided, however, that commencing on January 1, 2010 and each January
1st thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year,
unless at least 90 days prior to such January 1st date, the Company shall have given notice that it
does not wish to extend this Agreement. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control during the Term
of this Agreement, including any extensions thereof, this Agreement shall automatically be extended
until the end of the Effective Period and may not be terminated by the Company during such time.
3. Notice of Termination.
| (a) | Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company, or by any Affiliate of the Company by which the Executive is employed, for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with paragraph 10 of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” for termination of employment for Cause or for Good Reason means a written notice which (i) is given at least thirty (30) days prior to the Date of Termination; (ii) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (iii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, (iv) specifies the Date of Termination; and (v) allows the recipient of the Notice of Termination at least thirty (30) days to cure the act or omission relied upon in the Notice of Termination. The failure to set forth in |
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| the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause will not waive any right of the party giving the Notice of Termination hereunder or preclude such party from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing its rights hereunder. |
| (b) | A termination of employment of the Executive will not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there has been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Executive has engaged in the conduct described in subparagraph 1(c) hereof, and specifying the particulars of such conduct. | ||
| (c) | A termination of employment of the Executive will not be deemed to be for Good Reason unless the Executive gives the Notice of Termination provided for herein within ninety (90) days after the Executive has actual knowledge of the act or omission of the Company constituting such Good Reason. |
4. Obligations of the Company Upon Termination of Executive’s Employment Following a Change
in Control.
| (a) | If, during the Effective Period, the Company terminates the Executive’s employment other than for Cause or the Executive terminates employment with the Company for Good Reason, the Company will pay the following to the Executive: |
| (i) | A lump sum cash amount equal to the amount of the Executive’s annual base salary through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid; | ||
| (ii) | A lump sum cash amount equal to the amount of the target annual bonus that the Executive would receive for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, pro-rationed by multiplying such bonus amount by the fraction obtained by dividing the number of days in the year through the Date of Termination by 365; | ||
| (iii) | A lump sum cash amount equal to the product of two times the Executive’s annual base salary at the greater of (A) the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given or (B) the rate in effect immediately preceding the Change in Control; | ||
| (iv) | A lump sum cash amount equal to the product of two times the target annual cash bonus in effect for the Executive at the time Notice of Termination is given; |
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| (v) | A lump sum cash amount equal to (A x B) ÷ C, where: “A” equals twenty-four (24); “B” equals the monthly cost of coverage under the Company’s health insurance, dental insurance and life insurance benefit plans as in effect and applicable to the Executive and his or her family members during the 90-day period immediately preceding the Effective Period or on the Date of Termination, whichever results in the greatest benefit; and “C” equals an assumed tax gross-up percentage of sixty percent (60%); and | ||
| (vi) | A lump sum cash amount equal to (A) the present value of the benefit that would be paid by the FBL Financial Group Retirement Plan and the FBL Financial Group Supplemental Retirement Plan, in effect on and in which the Executive was a Participant on the Date of Termination, assuming (I) the Executive is given credit for additional years of service beyond the Date of Termination equal to the Post Employment Continuation Period for purposes of vesting and accrual of years of service, and (II) the amounts paid under subparagraphs 4(a)(iii) and 4(a)(iv) were paid in monthly installments over the Post Employment Continuation Period for purposes of computing average compensation, minus (B) the amount equal to the actual present value of the benefit that would be paid by the FBL Financial Group Retirement Plan and the FBL Financial Group Supplemental Retirement Plan without taking into account the assumptions described immediately above in (I) and (II). The lump sum cash amount payable under this subparagraph 4(a)(vi) shall be paid pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and shall not be deemed to be a payment under the provisions of the FBL Financial Group Retirement Plan or the FBL Financial Group Supplemental Retirement Plan. The interest rate and actuarial factors used to determine the present value under this subparagraph 4(a)(vi) shall be the same interest rate and actuarial factors used under the FBL Financial Group Retirement Plan and the FBL Financial Group Supplemental Retirement Plan, as applicable. |
| All amounts payable pursuant to this subparagraph 4(a) shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within thirty (30) days following the Executive’s Date of Termination. If the Executive shall have become entitled to the severance payments and benefits listed under this subparagraph 4(a) and the Executive dies prior to his receipt thereof, then such payments and benefits will be paid to the Executive’s Beneficiary at the same time and in the same form as the Executive would have received such payments and benefits had the Executive survived. | |||
| (b) | Effect of Termination of Employment During the Term. This Agreement shall terminate automatically on the Date of Termination, and no benefits shall be payable to Executive hereunder, if the Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason prior to a Change in Control. This Agreement shall terminate automatically on the Date of Termination, and no benefits shall be payable to Executive hereunder, if the Executive’s employment is terminated during the Effective Period (i) due to the death or Disability of the Executive, (ii) by the Company for Cause, or (iii) by the Executive without Good Reason. |
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5. Mitigation of Damages. The Executive will not be required to mitigate damages or the
amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the amount of any payment provided for
under this Agreement will not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result
of self-employment or employment by another employer or otherwise.
6. Stock Options; Stock Appreciation Rights; Stock Bonus; Restricted Stock. The foregoing
benefits are intended to be in addition to the value of any options to acquire common stock of the
Company, the exercisability of which is accelerated upon a Change in Control pursuant to the terms
of the Amended and Restated FBL Financial Group, Inc. 1996 Class A Common Stock Compensation Plan
or the FBL Financial Group, Inc. 2006 Class A Common Stock Compensation Plan as amended (the “Stock
Plans”), any Stock Appreciation Rights, the exercisability of which is accelerated upon a Change in
Control pursuant to either of the Stock Plans, any Stock Bonus or restricted stock, the vesting of
which is accelerated upon a Change in Control pursuant to the terms of any Stock Award Agreement,
and any other incentive or similar plan heretofore or hereafter adopted by the Company.
7. Certain Reduction in Payments.
| (a) | For purposes of this subparagraph 7: (i) “Independent Tax Counsel” shall mean a lawyer, a certified public accountant with a nationally recognized accounting firm, or a compensation consultant with a nationally recognized actuarial and benefits consulting firm with expertise in the area of executive compensation tax law, who will be selected by the Company and will be reasonably acceptable to the Executive, and whose fees and disbursements will be paid by the Company; (ii) “Payment” shall mean any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation to or for the benefit of the Executive (whether paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, but determined without regard to any reductions required by this paragraph 7); (iii) “Net After Tax Receipt” shall mean the Present Value of a Payment net of all taxes imposed on the Executive with respect thereto under Sections 1 and 4999 of the Code, determined after taking into account all federal, state, and local taxes applicable to the Executive; (iv) “Present Value” shall mean such value determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code; and (v) “Reduced Amount” shall mean the smallest aggregate amount of Payments which (A) is less than the sum of all Payments and (B) results in aggregate Net After Tax Receipts which are equal to or greater than the Net After Tax Receipts which would result if the aggregate Payments were any other amount less than the sum of all Payments. | ||
| (b) | Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event the Independent Tax Counsel shall determine that receipt of all Payments would subject the Executive to tax under Section 4999 of the Code, it shall determine whether some amount of Payments would meet the definition of a Reduced Amount. If the Independent Tax Counsel determines that there is a Reduced Amount, the aggregate Payments shall be reduced to such Reduced Amount. In the event that the Independent Tax Counsel is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Executive shall appoint another nationally recognized accounting firm to make the |
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| determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Independent Tax Counsel hereunder). | |||
| (c) | If the Independent Tax Counsel determines that there is a Reduced Amount pursuant to subparagraph 7(b) of this Agreement, the Company shall promptly give the Executive notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof. Any required reduction in the Payments pursuant to subparagraph 7(b) of this Agreement shall be accomplished by reducing the lump sum severance payment payable pursuant to subparagraph 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement, and to the extent such required reduction is greater than such payment under subparagraph 4(a)(iii), then by also reducing the lump sum severance payment payable pursuant to subparagraph 4(a)(iv) of this Agreement. All determinations made by the Independent Tax Counsel under this paragraph 7 shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive and shall be made within fifteen (15) business days of the Date of Termination of the Executive’s employment, and the Company shall pay to or distribute to or for the benefit of the Executive such Payments as are then due to the Executive no later than thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination, and shall pay to or distribute to or for the benefit of the Executive such Payments as become due to the Executive in the future no later than ten (10) days following the dates such payments or distributions become due. | ||
| (d) | While it is the intention of the Company and the Executive to reduce the amounts payable or distributable to the Executive hereunder only if the aggregate Net After Tax Receipts to the Executive would thereby be increased, as a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Independent Tax Counsel hereunder, it is possible that amounts will have been paid or distributed by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive pursuant to this Agreement which should not have been so paid or distributed (“Overpayment”) or that additional amounts which will have not been paid or distributed by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive pursuant to this Agreement could have been so paid or distributed (“Underpayment”), in each case, consistent with the calculation of the Reduced Amount hereunder. In the event that the Independent Tax Counsel, as a result of a tax audit or litigation addressing the existence or amount of a tax liability against the Company or the Executive which the Independent Tax Counsel believes has a high probability of success based on controlling precedent or other substantial authority, determines that an Overpayment has been made, any such Overpayment paid or distributed by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive shall be treated for all purposes as a loan ab initio to the Executive which the Executive shall repay to the Company together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code; provided however, that no such loan shall be deemed to have been made and no amount shall be payable by the Executive to the Company if and to the extent such deemed loan and payment would not either reduce the amount on which the Executive is subject to tax under Section 1 and Section 4999 of the Code or generate a refund of such taxes. In the event that the Independent Tax Counsel, as a result of a tax audit or litigation addressing the existence or amount of a tax liability against the Company or the Executive which the Independent Tax |
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| Counsel believes has a high probability of success based on controlling precedent or other substantial authority, determines that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment shall be paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code, within thirty (30) days of the Independent Tax Counsel’s determination, but in no event later than the last day of the Executive’s taxable year next following the Executive’s taxable year in which the taxes that are the subject of the audit or litigation are remitted to the taxing authority, or where as a result of such audit or litigation no taxes are remitted, the end of the taxable year in which the audit is completed or there is a final and nonappealable settlement or other resolution of the litigation. |
8. Confidential Information; Non-Solicitation.
| (a) | At all times, both during and after the Term, the Executive covenants and agrees to hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company and its Affiliates all secret, proprietary or confidential material, knowledge, data or any other information relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates and their respective businesses (“Confidential Information”), which has been obtained by the Executive during the Executive’s employment by the Company or any of its Affiliates and that has not been, is not now and hereafter does not become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive or representatives of the Executive in violation of this Agreement), and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it. The Executive further agrees to return to the Company any and all records and documents (and all copies thereof) and all other property belonging to the Company or relating to the Company, its Affiliates or their businesses, upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates. | ||
| (b) | During the Term of this Agreement and (if the Executive shall have become entitled to the payments and benefits listed in subparagraph 4(a) of this Agreement) any Post-Employment Continuation Period, the Executive covenants and agrees not to solicit or entice any other employee of the Company or its Affiliates to leave the Company or its Affiliates to go to work for any other business or organization which is in direct or indirect competition with the Company or any of its Affiliates, nor request or advise a customer or client of the Company or its Affiliates to curtail or cancel such customer’s business relationship with the Company or its Affiliates. |
9. Rights and Remedies Upon Breach.
| (a) | The Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that the provisions contained in paragraph 8 of this Agreement (the “Restrictive Covenants”) are reasonable and valid in duration and in all other respects. If any court determines that any of the Restrictive Covenants, or any part thereof, is invalid or unenforceable, the |
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| remainder of the Restrictive Covenants will not thereby be affected and will be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. |
| (b) | If the Executive breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the Restrictive Covenants, the Company will have the following rights and remedies, each of which rights and remedies will be independent of the others and severally enforceable, and each of which is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company under law or in equity: |
| (i) | Specific Performance. The right and remedy to have the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, it being agreed that any breach or threatened breach of the Restrictive Covenants would cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to the Company. | ||
| (ii) | Accounting. The right and remedy to require the Executive to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments or other benefits derived or received by the Executive as the result of any action constituting a breach of the Restrictive Covenants. | ||
| (iii) | Cessation of Severance Benefits. The right and remedy to cease any further severance, benefit or other compensation payments under this Agreement to the Executive or the Executive’s Beneficiary from and after the commencement of such breach by the Executive. |
| (c) | The provisions of this subparagraph 9(c) shall apply to any dispute relating to this Agreement and not governed by subparagraph 9(b). |
| (i) | Neither the Company nor the Executive may commence any action in any court until the parties have either participated in non-binding mediation under the auspices of an independent mediator, or (if the dispute involves a Notice of Termination) more than sixty (60) days have elapsed after the date of any applicable Notice of Termination. | ||
| Either party may initiate mediation procedures by sending the other party a list of three (3) mediators, from which list the receiving party shall designate one person to serve as mediator. The mediation process shall be subject to the customary agreements and confidentiality utilized by members of nationally recognized mediation services. The cost of mediation shall be borne by the Company. | |||
| (ii) | Upon expiration of the time periods prescribed in (i) above, either party may commence action in either the state or Federal courts of the State of Iowa, but not elsewhere. In any such action, each party hereby irrevocably waives: (A) any objection it may have to the laying of venue of any proceeding brought in any such court; (B) any claim that such proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum; (C) any and all |
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| rights to any jury trial; and (D) any and all rights to punitive or exemplary damages. |
| (iii) | The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for the reasonable attorneys fees incurred and paid by the Executive in connection with any dispute relating to this Agreement, except as provided in the following sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the final result of any action relating to this Agreement is that the Company is not obligated to pay an amount to the Executive in excess of 125% of the amount offered to the Executive by the Company prior to the commencement of such action, then the Company shall only be obligated to pay one-half of the reasonable attorneys fees incurred and paid by the Executive in connection with such dispute, and the Executive shall promptly repay to the Company the amount of any prior reimbursement in excess of the amount which the Company is obligated to pay to Executive under this subparagraph 9(c)(iii). |
10. Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement will be given in writing and will
be delivered personally, telegraphed, telexed, sent by facsimile transmission or sent by certified,
registered or express mail, postage prepaid. Any such notice will be deemed given when so
delivered personally, telegraphed, telexed or sent by facsimile transmission, or, if mailed, on the
date of actual receipt thereof. Notices will be properly addressed to the parties at their
respective addresses set forth below or to such other address as either party may later specify by
notice to the other in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph:
If to the Company:
FBL Financial Group, Inc.
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11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral,
with respect thereto, including, without limitation, any and all prior employment or severance
agreements and related amendments entered into between the Company and the Executive. Furthermore,
the severance payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement are separate and apart from
and, to the extent they are actually paid, will be in lieu of any payment
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under any policy of the Company or any of its Affiliates regarding severance payments generally.
12. Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed
or extended, and the terms and conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed
by the parties hereto or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on
the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder will operate as a
waiver thereof, nor will any waiver on the part of any party of any such right, power or privilege
hereunder, nor any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder, preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege
hereunder.
13. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the state of Iowa (without giving effect to the choice of law provisions thereof), where
the employment of the Executive will be deemed, in part, to be performed, and enforcement of this
Agreement or any action taken or held with respect to this Agreement will be taken in the courts of
appropriate jurisdiction in Iowa.
14. Assignment. This Agreement, and any rights and obligations hereunder, may not be
assigned by the Executive and may be assigned by the Company only to any successor in interest,
whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or the like, or to purchasers of substantially all of
the assets of the Company.
15. Binding Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Company and its respective successors and assigns and the Executive and his legal representatives.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
17. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not
in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
18. Authorization. The Company represents and warrants that the Board has authorized the
execution of this Agreement.
19. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement will
not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which will
remain in full force and effect.
20. Tax Withholding. The Company will have the right to deduct from all benefits and/or
payments made under this Agreement to the Executive any and all taxes required by law to be paid or
withheld with respect to such benefits or payments.
21. No Contract of Employment. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as a
contract of employment between the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Executive, as a right
of the Executive to be continued in the employment of the Company or any of its Affiliates,
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or as a limitation of the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to discharge the Executive
with or without cause.
22. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any provision in this
Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and operated, to the
extent applicable, in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and regulations and other guidance
issued thereunder. For purposes of determining whether any payment made pursuant to the Agreement
results in a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b), the
Company shall maximize the exemptions described in such section, as applicable, including but not
limited to the short term deferral exception under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(4) and the
involuntary separation from service exception under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii). Any
expense reimbursements under this Agreement shall be made by Company on or before the last day of
Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred, and the
amount of expenses for which Executive is eligible for reimbursement during any taxable year of the
Executive shall not be paid by the Company in any manner that affects the amount of expenses for
which Executive is eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year. No right of Executive to
reimbursement shall be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit. If any deferred
compensation payment is payable upon separation from service and is required to be delayed pursuant
to Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code because the Executive is a “specified employee”, then payment
of such amount shall be delayed for a period of six months and paid in a lump sum on the first
payroll payment date following expiration of such six month period. Any reference to a
“termination of employment” or similar term or phrase with this Agreement shall be interpreted as a
“separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A and the regulations issued thereunder.
23. Effective Date. This Agreement is effective as of January 1, 2009, and supersedes the
Original Agreement in its entirety.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
| FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | THE EXECUTIVE | |||
By: |
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| ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | [Name] | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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