Exhibit 10.2
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CENTRAL FEDERAL BANK AND ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT is made effective as of February 28, 2003 by and among
CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE (the "Association"),
a federally-chartered financial institution, with its principal administrative
office at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇, Grand Central Financial
Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, the
holding company for the Association (the "Holding Company"), and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
("Executive").
WHEREAS, the Association wishes to assure itself of the services of
Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Executive is willing to serve in the employ of the Association for
said period.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained,
and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
1. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
During the period of his employment hereunder, Executive agrees to serve as
Chief Executive Officer and effective April 23, 2003, as President of the
Association. Executive shall render administrative and management services to
the Association such as are customarily performed by persons situated in a
similar executive capacity. During said period, Executive also agrees to serve,
if elected, as an officer and director of the Holding Company or any subsidiary
of the Association.
2. TERMS AND DUTIES.
(a) The period of Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be
deemed to have commenced as of the date first above written and shall continue
for a period of thirty-six (36) full calendar months thereafter.
(b) During the period of Executive's employment hereunder, except for
periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and
reasonable leaves of absence, Executive shall devote substantially all his
business time, attention, skill, and efforts to the faithful performance of his
duties hereunder including activities and services related to the organization,
operation and management of the Association and participation in community and
civic organizations; provided, however, that, with the approval of the Board, as
evidenced by a resolution of such Board, from time to time, Executive may serve,
or continue to serve, on the boards of directors of, and hold any other offices
or positions in, companies or organizations, which, in such Board's judgment,
will not present any conflict of interest with the Association, or materially
affect the performance of Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive's employment
with the Association may be terminated by the Association or the Executive
during the term of this Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) The Executive shall be entitled to a salary from the Association of
$120,000 per year ("Base Salary"). Base Salary shall include any amounts of
compensation deferred by Executive under any tax-qualified retirement or welfare
benefit plan or any other deferred compensation arrangement maintained by the
Association. Such Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with normal payroll
practices of the Association or the Holding Company. Any increase in Base Salary
shall become the "Base Salary" for purposes of this Agreement. In addition to
the Base Salary provided in this Section 3(a), the Association shall also
provide Executive, at no premium cost to Executive, with all such other benefits
as are provided uniformly to permanent full-time employees of the Association.
(b) The Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit
plans, arrangements and perquisites substantially equivalent to those in which
Executive was participating, eligible to participate, or otherwise deriving or
eligible to derive benefit from immediately prior to the beginning of the term
of this Agreement, and the Association will not, without Executive's prior
written consent, make any changes in such plans, arrangements or perquisites
which would adversely affect Executive's rights or benefits thereunder; except
to the extent such changes are made applicable to all Association employees on a
non-discriminatory basis. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
provisions of this Subsection (b), Executive shall be entitled to participate in
or receive benefits under any employee benefit plans including but not limited
to, retirement plans, supplemental retirement plans, pension plans,
profit-sharing plans, health-and-accident plans, medical coverage or any other
employee benefit plan or arrangement made available by the Association in the
future to its senior executives and key management employees, subject to and on
a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such
plans and arrangements. Executive shall be entitled to incentive compensation
and bonuses as provided in any plan of the Association in which Executive is
eligible to participate or as determined by the Board of Directors of the
Association or the Holding Company. Nothing paid to the Executive under any such
plan or arrangement will be deemed to be in lieu of other compensation to which
the Executive is entitled under this Agreement.
(c) In addition to the Base Salary provided for by paragraph (a) of this
Section 3 and other compensation provided for by paragraph (b) of this Section
3, the Association shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel
and other reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of Executive's
obligations under this Agreement and may provide such additional compensation in
such form and such amounts as the Board may from time to time determine.
(d) During the term of this Agreement, the Association shall reimburse
Executive up to $500 per month for one (1) country club or organization
(business, social or otherwise) membership which will benefit the Association.
(e) During the term of this Agreement, the Association will reimburse
Executive up to $600 per month for all expenses associated with purchasing,
financing, leasing, insuring, registrating, operating or maintaining an
automobile. Executive shall comply with reasonable reporting and expense
limitations on the use of such automobile as the Board of Directors may
establish from time to time, and the Association shall annually include on
Executive's Form W-2 any amount attributable to Executive's personal use of such
automobile.
4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF TERMINATION.
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination (as herein defined)
during the Executive's term of employment under this Agreement, the provisions
of this Section shall apply. As used in this Agreement, an "Event of
Termination" shall mean and include any one or more of the
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following: (i) the termination by the Association of Executive's full-time
employment hereunder for any reason other than a termination governed by Section
5(a) hereof, or Termination for Cause, as defined in Section 7 hereof; (ii)
Executive's resignation from the Association's employ upon any (A) failure to
elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint Executive as President and Chief
Executive Officer, unless consented to by the Executive, (B) a material change
in Executive's function, duties, or responsibilities, which change would cause
Executive's position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or
scope from the position and attributes thereof described in Section 1, above,
unless consented to by Executive, (C) a relocation of Executive's principal
place of employment by more than 25 miles from its location at the effective
date of this Agreement, unless consented to by the Executive, (D) a material
reduction in the benefits and perquisites to the Executive from those being
provided as of the effective date of this Agreement, unless consented to by the
Executive, (E) a liquidation or dissolution of the Association or Holding
Company, or (F) breach of this Agreement by the Association. Upon the occurrence
of any event described in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (F), above,
Executive shall have the right to elect to terminate his employment under this
Agreement by resignation upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written
notice given within six full months after the event giving rise to said right to
elect.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, on the Date of
Termination, as defined in Section 8, the Association shall be obligated to pay
Executive, or, in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or
beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be an amount equal to the sum of:
(i) the Base Salary and bonuses in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement
that would have been paid to Executive for the remaining term of this Agreement
had the Event of Termination not occurred; and (ii) all benefits, including
health insurance in accordance with Section 3(b) that would have been provided
to Executive for the remaining term of this Agreement had an Event of
Termination not occurred; provided, however, that any payments pursuant to this
subsection and subsection 4(c) below, shall not, in the aggregate, exceed three
(3) times Executive's average Annual Compensation for the five most recent
taxable years that Executive has been employed by the Association or such lesser
number of years in the event that Executive shall have been employed by the
Association for less than five years. In the event the Association is not in
compliance with its minimum capital requirements or if such payments pursuant to
this subsection (b) would cause the Association's capital to be reduced below
its minimum regulatory capital requirements, such payments shall be deferred
until such time as the Association or successor thereto is in capital
compliance. At the election of the Executive, such payments shall be made in a
lump sum as of the Executive's Date of Termination. In the event that no
election is made, payment to Executive will be made on a monthly basis in
approximately equal installments during the remaining term of the Agreement.
Such payments shall not be reduced in the event the Executive obtains other
employment following the Date of Termination.
(c) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, the Association will
cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability coverage
substantially identical to the coverage maintained by the Association or the
Holding Company for Executive prior to his termination at no premium cost to the
Executive, except to the extent such coverage may be changed in its application
to all Association or Holding Company employees. Such coverage shall cease upon
the expiration of the remaining term of this Agreement.
5. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" of the
Association or Holding Company shall mean an event of a nature that: (i) would
be required to be reported in response to Item 1 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 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); or (ii)
results in a Change in Control of the Association or the Holding Company within
the meaning of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act or the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Office
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of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") (or its predecessor agency), as in effect on the
date hereof (provided, that in applying the definition of change in control as
set forth under the rules and regulations of the OTS, the Board shall substitute
its judgment for that of the OTS); 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 voting securities of the Association or the Holding
Company representing 25% or more of the Association's or the Holding Company's
outstanding voting securities or right to acquire such securities except for any
voting securities of the Association purchased by the Holding Company and any
voting securities purchased by any employee benefit plan of the Association or
the Holding Company, 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 Holding 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 Association or the Holding Company or similar transaction
occurs in which the Association or Holding Company is not the resulting entity;
provided, however, that such an event listed above will be deemed to have
occurred or to have been effectuated upon the receipt of all required regulatory
approvals not including the lapse of any statutory waiting periods.
(b) If a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to Section 5(a) or the
Board has determined that a Change in Control has occurred, Executive shall be
entitled to the benefits provided in paragraphs (c), and (d) of this Section 5
upon his subsequent termination of employment at any time during the twenty-four
(24) month period following the date of the Change in Control due to: (1)
Executive's dismissal or (2) Executive's voluntary resignation following any
demotion, loss of title, office or significant authority or responsibility,
material reduction in annual compensation or benefits or relocation of his
principal place of employment by more than 25 miles from its location
immediately prior to the Change in Control, unless such termination is because
of his death or Termination for Cause (as defined herein).
(c) Upon Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b), the
Association shall pay Executive, or in the event of his subsequent death, his
beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, a sum equal to
the greater of: (1) the Base Salary and bonuses in accordance with Section 3 of
this Agreement that would have been paid to Executive for the remaining term of
the Agreement had the event described in Subsection (b) of this Section 5 not
occurred; or (2) three (3) times Executive's average Annual Compensation for the
five (5) most recent taxable years that Executive has been employed by the
Association or such lesser number of years in the event that Executive shall
have been employed by the Association for less than five (5) years. Such average
Annual Compensation shall include all taxable income paid by the Association,
including, but not limited to, Base Salary, commissions and bonuses, as well as
contributions on Executive's behalf to any pension and/or profit sharing plan,
severance payments, retirement payments, directors or committee fees, fringe
benefits paid or to be paid to the Executive in any such year, and payment of
expense items without accountability or business purpose or that do not meet the
IRS requirements for deductibility by the Institution; provided however, that
any payment under this provision and subsection 5(d) below shall not exceed
three (3) times the Executive's average Annual Compensation. In the event the
Association is not in compliance with its minimum capital requirements or if
such payments would cause the Association's capital to be reduced below its
minimum regulatory capital requirements, such payments shall be deferred until
such time as the Association or successor thereto is in capital compliance. At
the election of the Executive, such payment shall be made in a lump sum as of
the Executive's Date of Termination. In the event that no election is made,
payment to the Executive will be made in approximately equal installments on a
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monthly basis over a period of thirty-six (36) months following the Date of
Termination. Such payments shall not be reduced in the event Executive obtains
other employment following the Date of Termination.
(d) Upon the Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b),
the Association will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability
coverage substantially identical to the coverage maintained by the Association
for Executive prior to his termination at no premium cost to the Executive,
except to the extent that such coverage may be changed in its application for
all Association employees on a non-discriminatory basis. Such coverage and
payments shall cease upon the expiration of thirty-six (36) months following the
Date of Termination.
6. CHANGE OF CONTROL RELATED PROVISIONS.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5, 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 the Termination Benefits provided by Section 5 shall be determined
by Executive.
7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.
The term "Termination for Cause" shall mean termination because of
Executive's personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, any breach of
fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated
duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic
violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order or material
breach of any provision of this Agreement. 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 Notice of Termination which shall
include a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less
than a majority 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's conduct justified a finding of
Termination for Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for
any period after Termination for Cause. During the period beginning on the date
of the Notice of Termination for Cause pursuant to Section 8 hereof through the
Date of Termination, unvested awards granted to Executive under any stock
benefit plan of the Association, the Holding Company or any subsidiary or
affiliate thereof, shall not vest. At the Date of Termination for Cause, such
stock options and related limited rights and such unvested awards shall become
null and void and shall not be exercisable by or delivered to Executive at any
time subsequent to such Termination for Cause.
8. NOTICE.
(a) Any purported termination by the Association 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.
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(b) "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of
Termination as the effective date on which Executive's employment terminates
(which, in the case of a Termination for Cause, shall not be less than thirty
days from the date such Notice of Termination is given.).
(c) If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is given,
the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a
dispute exists concerning the termination, the Date of Termination shall be the
date on which the dispute is finally determined, either by mutual written
agreement of the parties, by a binding arbitration award, or by a final
judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (the time for
appeal therefrom having expired and no appeal having been perfected) and
provided further that the Date of Termination shall be extended by a notice of
dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such
notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence.
Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, in the event the Executive is
terminated for reasons other than Termination for Cause the Association will
continue to pay Executive his Base Salary in effect when the notice giving rise
to the dispute was given until the earlier of: 1) the resolution of the dispute
in accordance with this Agreement or 2) the expiration of the remaining term of
this Agreement as determined as of the Date of Termination. Amounts paid under
this Section are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement and
shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts due under this
Agreement.
9. POST-TERMINATION OBLIGATIONS.
During any term of this Agreement remaining after the Date of Termination
up to a maximum of one (1) year, Executive shall, upon reasonable notice,
furnish such information and assistance to the Association as may reasonably be
required by the Association in connection with any litigation in which it or any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party. Executive shall
receive reasonable compensation for time and expenses incurred in providing such
information and assistance.
10. NON-DISCLOSURE.
Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business
activities and plans for business activities of the Association and affiliates
thereof, as it may exist from time to time, is a valuable, special and unique
asset of the business of the Association. Executive will not, during or after
the term of his employment, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned
or considered business activities of the Association or affiliates thereof to
any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose
whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge
of banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are
not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the
Association. Further, Executive may disclose information regarding the business
activities of the Association to the OTS and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation ("FDIC") pursuant to a formal regulatory request. In the event of a
breach or threatened breach by Executive of the provisions of this Section, the
Association will be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from
disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or
considered business activities of the Association or affiliates thereof, or from
rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, other entity to whom
such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be
disclosed. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Association from
pursuing any other remedies available to the Association for such breach or
threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.
11. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.
(a) All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid in cash or
check from the general funds of the Association. The Holding Company, however,
unconditionally guarantees payment
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and provision of all amounts and benefits due hereunder to Executive and, if
such amounts and benefits due from the Association are not timely paid or
provided by the Association, such amounts and benefits shall be paid or provided
by the Holding Company.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, to the extent
that payments and benefits, as provided by this Agreement, are paid to or
received by Executive under the Employment Agreement dated February 28, 2003,
between Executive and the Holding Company, such compensation payments and
benefits paid by the Holding Company will be subtracted from any amounts due
simultaneously to Executive under similar provisions of this Agreement. Payments
pursuant to this Agreement and the Holding Company Agreement shall be allocated
in proportion to the services rendered and time expended on such activities by
Executive as determined by the Holding Company and the Association on a
quarterly basis.
12. EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS.
This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto
and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Association or any
predecessor of the Association 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.
13. NO ATTACHMENT.
(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 and the Association and their respective successors, heirs, and
assigns.
14. 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 as to any act other than that specifically
waived.
15. REQUIRED PROVISIONS.
(a) The Association may terminate Executive's employment at any time, but
any termination by the Association, other than Termination for Cause, shall not
prejudice Executive's right to compensation or other benefits under this
Agreement. Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other
benefits for any period after the Termination Date for Termination for Cause as
defined in Section 7 hereinabove.
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(b) If Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited
from participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by a notice
served under Section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12
U.S.C. Section 1818(e)(3) or (g)(1), the Association'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
Association shall: (i) pay 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 Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from
participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by an order issued
under Section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C.
Section 1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all obligations of the Association 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 Association is in default as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 1813(x)(1) all obligations of
the Association 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 Association under this contract shall be
terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of the contract is
necessary for the continued operation of the institution: (i) by the Director of
the OTS (or her designee), the FDIC or the Resolution Trust Corporation, at the
time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of
the Association under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 1823(c); or (ii) by the Director of the
OTS (or her designee) at the time the Director (or her designee) approves a
supervisory merger to resolve problems related to the operations of the
Association or when the Association is determined by the Director 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.
(f) Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or
otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon compliance with 12 U.S.C. Section
1828(k) and 12 C.F.R. Section 545.121 and any rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
16. REINSTATEMENT OF BENEFITS UNDER SECTION 15(b).
In the event Executive is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from
participating in the conduct of the Association's affairs by a notice described
in Section 15(b) hereof (the "Notice") during the term of this Agreement and a
Change in Control, as defined herein, occurs, the Association will assume its
obligation to pay and Executive will be entitled to receive all of the
termination benefits provided for under Section 5 of this Agreement upon the
Association's receipt of a dismissal of charges in the Notice.
17. 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.
18. HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
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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.
Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine or neutor
gender, they shall be construed as though they were also used in another gender
in all cases where they would so apply.
19. GOVERNING LAW.
The validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, but only to the extent not
superseded by federal law.
20. ARBITRATION.
Notwithstanding any right to enforcement under Section 10(a), 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 in Cleveland, Ohio, 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
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, other than in the case of a
Termination for Cause.
In the event any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with
Executive's termination is resolved in favor of Executive, whether by judgment,
arbitration or settlement, Executive shall be entitled to the payment of all
back-pay, including salary, bonuses and any other cash compensation, fringe
benefits and any compensation and benefits due Executive under this Agreement.
21. PAYMENT OF COSTS AND LEGAL FEES.
All reasonable costs and 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 Association if Executive is successful on the merits
pursuant to a legal judgment, arbitration or settlement.
22. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 15 hereof, the Association shall
provide Executive (including his heirs, executors and administrators) with
coverage under a standard directors' and officers' liability insurance policy at
its expense, and shall indemnify Executive (and his heirs, executors and
administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under Ohio law 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 him having been a director or officer of the Association (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.
23. SUCCESSOR TO THE ASSOCIATION.
The Association 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 Association or the Holding
Company, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the
Association's
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obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that
the Association would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment
had taken place.
SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Central Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Wellsville and Grand Central Financial Corp. have caused this Agreement to be
executed and their seals to be affixed hereunto by their duly authorized
officers and directors, and Executive has signed this Agreement, on the 26th day
of March, 2003.
ATTEST: CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION OF WELLSVILLE
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[SEAL]
ATTEST: GRAND CENTRAL FINANCIAL CORP.
(Guarantor)
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[SEAL]
WITNESS:
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