EXHIBIT 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT entered into this 29th day of July , 1996 but commencing
August 26, 1996, (the "Effective Date"), by and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇.
(the "Employee"), ▇▇▇▇▇ Bank
(the "Bank"), and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Financial Corp. (the "Company").
WHEREAS, the Bank desires to employ the Executive initially as its
President and Chief Executive Officer under the terms and conditions set forth
herein; and
WHEREAS, the Executive desires to serve the Bank in an executive
capacity under the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement.
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of the Bank and of the Company believe
it is in their mutual best interests to enter into this Agreement with the
Employee in order to assure continuity of management and to reinforce and
encourage the continued attention and dedication of the Employee to his assigned
duties; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire by this writing to set forth employment
relationships between the Employee, the Bank and the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is AGREED as follows:
POSITION AND DUTIES The Executive shall initially serve as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, reporting only to the Board of Directors of
the Bank; shall have supervision and control over, and responsibility for, the
general management and operation of the Bank; and shall have such other powers
and duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors of
the Bank, provided that such duties are consistent with the Executive's position
as the President and Chief Executive Officer in charge of the general management
of the Bank.
1. Defined Terms
When used anywhere in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meaning set forth herein.
(a) "Change in Control" shall mean any one of the following
events: (I) the acquisition of ownership, holding or power to vote more than 25%
of the Bank's or the Company's voting stock, (ii) the acquisition of the ability
to control the election of a majority of the Bank's or the Company's directors,
(iii) the acquisition of a controlling influence over the management or policies
of the Bank or the Company by any person or by persons acting as a "group"
(within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), or
(iv) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals (the "Continuing
Directors") who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of
Directors of the Bank or the Company (the "Existing Board") cease for any reason
to
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constitute at least two-thirds thereof, provided that any individual whose
election or nomination for election as a member of the Existing Board was
approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Continuing Directors then in
office shall be considered a Continuing Director. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the case of (I), (ii) and (iii) hereof, ownership or control of the Bank by
the Company itself shall not constitute a Change in Control. For purposes of
this paragraph only, the term "person" refers to an individual or a corporation,
partnership, trust, association, joint venture, pool, syndicate, sole
proprietorship, unincorporated organization or any other form of entity not
specifically listed herein.
(b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time, and as interpreted through applicable rulings and
regulations in effect from time to time.
(c) "Code ss.280G Maximum" shall mean product of 2.99 and his
"base amount" as defined in Code ss.280G(b)(3).
(d) "Good Reason" shall mean any of the following events, which
has not been consented to in advance by the Employee in writing: (I) the
requirement that the Employee move his personal residence, or perform his
principal executive functions, more than sixty (60) miles from his primary
office as of the date of the Change in Control; (ii) a material reduction in the
Employee's base compensation as in effect on the date of the Change in Control
or as the same may be increased from time to time; (iii) the failure by the Bank
or the Company to continue to provide the Employee with compensation and
benefits provided for on the date of the Change in Control, as the same may be
increased from time to time, or with benefits substantially similar to those
provided to him under any of the employee benefit plans in which the Employee
now or hereafter becomes a participant, or the taking of any action by the Bank
or the Company which would directly or indirectly reduce any of such benefits or
deprive the Employee of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by him at the time
of the Change in Control; (iv) the assignment to the Employee of duties and
responsibilities materially different from those normally associated with his
position; (v) a failure to elect or reelect the Employee to the Board of
Directors of the Bank or the Company, if the Employee is serving on such Board
on the date of the Change in Control; (vi) a material diminution or reduction in
the Employee's responsibilities or authority (including reporting
responsibilities) in connection with his employment with the Bank or the
Company; or (vii) a material reduction in the secretarial or other
administrative support of the Employee. In addition, "Good Reasons" shall mean
an impairment of the Employee's health to an extent that it makes continued
performance of his duties hereunder hazardous to his physical or mental health.
(e) "Just Cause" shall mean, in the good faith determination of
the Bank's Board of Directors, the Employee's personal dishonesty, incompetence,
willful misconduct, 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.
The Employee shall have no right to receive compensation or other benefits for
any period after termination for Just Cause. No act, or failure to act, on the
Employee's part shall be considered "willful" unless he has acted, or failed to
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act, with an absence of good faith and without a reasonable belief that his
action or failure to act was in the best interest of the Bank and the Company.
(f) "Protected Period" shall mean the period that begins on the
date six months before a Change in Control and ends on the later of the first
annual anniversary of the Change in Control or the expiration date of this
Agreement.
2. Employment. The Employee is employed as the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Bank and of the Company. In each capacity, the Employee
shall render such administrative and management services for the Bank and the
Company as are currently rendered and as are customarily performed by persons
situated in a similar executive capacity. The Employee shall also promote, by
entertainment or otherwise, as and to the extent permitted by law, the business
of the Bank and the Company. The Employee's other duties shall be such as the
Boards of Directors of the Bank and the Company may from time to time reasonably
direct, including normal duties as an officer of the Bank.
3. Base Compensation. The Bank agrees to pay the Employee during the
term of this Agreement a salary at the rate of $ 135,000.00 per annum, payable
in cash not less frequently than monthly. The Board of Directors of the Bank
shall review, not less often than annually, the rate of the Employee's salary,
and shall increase the employee's base salary by no less than $6,000.00 per year
for 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. The Company hereby agrees that, in lieu of
paying the Employee a base salary during the term of this Agreement, it shall be
jointly and severally liable with the Bank for the payment of all amounts due
under this Agreement. Nevertheless, the Board of Directors of the Company may in
its discretion at any time during the term of this Agreement agree to pay the
Employee a base salary for the remaining term of this Agreement. If the Board of
Directors of the Company agrees to pay such salary, the Board shall thereafter
review, not less often than annually, the rate of the Employee's salary, and in
its sole discretion may decide to increase his salary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, following a Change in Control, the Boards
of Directors of the Bank and the Company shall continue to annually review the
rate of the Employee's salary, and shall increase said rate of salary by a
percentage which is not less than the average annual percentage increase in
salary that the Employee received over the three calendar years immediately
preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs.
4. Discretionary Bonuses. The Employee shall participate in an equitable
manner with all other senior management employees of the Bank and in
discretionary bonuses that the Boards of Directors of the Bank and the Company
may award from time to time to their senior management employees. No other
compensation provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed a substitute for the
Employee's right to participate in such discretionary bonuses. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, following a Change in Control, the Employee shall receive
discretionary bonuses that are made no less frequently than, and in annual
amounts not less than, the average annual discretionary bonuses
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paid to the Employee during the three calendar years immediately preceding the
year in which the Change in Control occurs.
5. Participation in Retirement, Medical and Other Plans.
(a) During the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall be
eligible to participate in the following benefit plans: group hospitalization,
disability, health, dental, sick leave, life insurance, travel and/or accident
insurance, auto allowance/auto lease, retirement, pension, and/or other present
or future qualified plans provided by the Bank, generally which benefits, taken
as a whole, must be at least as favorable as those in effect on the Effective
Date and the Company.
(b) The Employee shall be eligible to participate in any fringe
benefits which are or may become available to the Bank's and the Company's
senior management employees, including for example: any stock option or
incentive compensation plans, and any other benefits which are commensurate with
the responsibilities and functions to be performed by the Employee under this
Agreement. The Employee shall be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket
business expenses which he shall incur in connection with his services under
this Agreement upon substantiation of such expenses in accordance with the
policies of the Bank and the Company. Additionally, the Employee shall be
entitled to:
(1) Banking Industry Functions. The Employee may devote
reasonable time to attending conventions, seminars and meetings sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association and other
banking or educational organizations at the expense of the Bank.
(2) Club Membership. The Bank shall provide the Employee with
application fees, bond costs and annual dues in connection with his membership
in the Honesdale Golf Club and such other private clubs, social, civic and
community organizations that the Board of Directors of the Bank may reasonably
determine during the term of employment hereunder.
(3) Automobile. The Executive shall be furnished a new
executive quality automobile with insurance, maintenance, fuel and all fees and
costs paid by the Bank. Said car to be replaced upon the sooner of three (3)
years, 50,000 miles or excessive maintenance costs.
(4) Other Perquisites and Benefits. The Executive shall be
entitled to receive such other perquisites and fringe benefits as the Board of
Directors of the Bank reasonably deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
(5) Employee is entitled to be reimbursed for reasonable moving
expenses up to a maximum of $2,000.00.
6. Term. The Bank and the Company hereby employ the Employee, and the
Employee hereby accepts such employment under this Agreement, for the period
commencing on the Effective
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Date and ending sixty months thereafter (or such earlier date as is determined
in accordance with Section 10 or 12).
In the event the Employee serves the full term of this Agreement, and
the Bank does not offer to renew this Agreement upon substantially the same
terms and conditions for an additional five (5) year term, the Employee shall be
entitled to a severance allowance of up to twelve (12) months of his then
current base annual salary, plus such vested employee benefits to which the
Employee may be entitled when due and payable, and the Bank shall have no
further obligations to the Employee under this Agreement, EXCEPT that in such
event, the Bank shall provide, at the Employee's request, out-placement services
to the Employee through Drake, Beam, and ▇▇▇▇▇, New York, New York, or such
comparable out-placement service as the parties shall select. The Bank's costs
for such services shall not exceed 17% of the Employee's then current base
annual salary.
7. Loyalty; Noncompetition; Nondisclosure.
(a) Loyalty. During the period of his employment hereunder and
except for illnesses, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of
absence, the Employee shall devote substantially all his full business time,
attention, skill, and efforts to the faithful performance of his duties
hereunder; provided, however, from time to time, Employee may serve on the
boards of directors of, and hold any other offices or positions in, companies or
organizations, which will not present any conflict of interest with the Bank,
the Company or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates or unfavorably affect the
performance of Employee's duties pursuant to this Agreement, or will not violate
any applicable statute or regulation. "Full business time" is hereby defined as
that amount of time usually devoted to like companies by similarly situated
executive officers. Except with the prior written approval of the Board of
Directors of the Bank, the Executive shall not engage in any other business or
commercial activities, duties or pursuits, during the term of this Agreement.
Under no circumstances may the Employee engage in any business or commercial
activities, duties or pursuits which compete with the business or commercial
activities of the Bank nor may the Employee serve as a director or officer or in
any other capacity in a company or financial institution which competes with the
Bank. Investments and personal activities not resulting in material compensation
or a conflict of interest with the Bank shall not be deemed a breach of the
restrictions of this paragraph. Participation in trade associations, charitable,
civil or similar not-for-profit, philanthropic or eleemosynary organizations,
including service as an officer or director, shall not be deemed a breach of
this Agreement, but the total amount of time spent by the Employee in such
activities during normal working hours shall be periodically reviewed by the
Board of Directors of the Bank.
(b) Noncompetition. The Employee covenants and agrees as follows:
the Employee shall not directly or indirectly, within the marketing area of the
Bank or the Company (defined as ▇▇▇▇▇ County, Pennsylvania) or any future
marketing area of the Bank or the Company (defined as an area within twenty (20)
miles of any branch office located outside of ▇▇▇▇▇ County, Pennsylvania and
begun during the Employee's employment under the terms of this Agreement), enter
into or engage generally in competition with the Bank or the Company either as a
sole proprietor or as a partner or joint venturer, or as a director, officer,
shareholder (except as a shareholder of less than
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five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of a corporation if Executive is not
an employee, officer or director of such corporation), employee or agent for any
person, for a period of one (1) year after the date of termination of his
employment if (I) the Employee's employment is terminated for Just Cause
pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement, or (ii) such termination is the result
of a resignation by the Employee other than pursuant to subsection 10(d)(2) or
subsection 12(a) of this Agreement. The Employee agrees that any breach of
restrictions set forth in this paragraph shall result in irreparable injury to
the Bank and the Company and for which they shall have not adequate remedy at
law and the Bank and the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief in order
to enforce the provisions hereof. In the event that this paragraph shall be
determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable in part by
reason of it being too great a period of time or covering too great a
geographical area, it shall be in full force and effect as to that period of
time or geographical area determined to be reasonable by the court.
(c) Unauthorized Disclosure. At no time during the period of his
employment hereunder and thereafter, shall the Employee, without the written
consent of the Boards of Directors of the Bank or a person authorized thereby,
knowingly disclose to any person, other than an employee of the Bank or the
Company or a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in
connection with the performance by the Employee of his duties as an executive of
the Bank or the Company, any material confidential information obtained by him
while in the employ of the Bank or the Company with respect to any of the Bank's
or the Company's services, products, improvements, formulas, designs or styles,
processes, customers, methods of distribution of any business practices the
disclosure of which he knows will be materially damaging to the Bank or the
Company; provided, however, that confidential information shall not include any
information known generally to the public (other than as a result of
unauthorized disclosure by the Employee) or any information of a type not
otherwise considered confidential by persons engaged in the same business or a
business similar to that conducted by the Bank and the Bank.
(d) Nothing contained in this Section shall be deemed to prevent or
limit the Employee's right to invest in the capital stock or other securities of
any business dissimilar from that of the Bank or the Company, or, solely as a
passive or minority investor, in any business.
8. Standards. The Employee shall perform his duties under this Agreement
in accordance with such reasonable standards as the Boards of Directors of the
Bank and the Company may establish from time to time. The Bank and the Company
will provide Employee with the working facilities and staff customary for
similar executives and necessary for him to perform his duties.
9. Vacation and Sick Leave. At such reasonable times as the Board shall
in its discretion permit, the Employee shall be entitled, without loss of pay,
to absent himself voluntarily from the performance of his employment under this
Agreement, all such voluntary absences to count as vacation time, provided that:
(a) The Employee shall be entitled to an annual vacation in
accordance with the policies that the Board periodically establishes for senior
management employees of the Bank, but not less
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than four weeks in any calendar year (pro-rated in any calendar year during
which the Employee is employed hereunder for less than the entire calendar year
in accordance with the number of days in such year which he is so employed).
(b) The Employee shall not receive any additional compensation from
the Bank or the Company on account of his failure to take a vacation or sick
leave, and the Employee shall not accumulate unused vacation or sick leave from
one fiscal year to the next, except in either case to the extent authorized by
the Board.
(c) In addition to the aforesaid paid vacations, the Employee shall
be entitled without loss of pay, to absent himself voluntarily from the
performance of his employment with the Bank and the Company for such additional
periods of time and for such valid and legitimate reasons as the Board may in
its discretion determine. Further, the Boards of Directors of the Bank and the
Company may grant to the Employee a leave or leaves of absence, with or without
pay, at such time or times and upon such terms and conditions as such Boards in
their discretion may determine.
(d) In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to an annual sick
leave benefit as established by the Board of Directors of the Bank and the
Company.
10. Termination and Termination Pay. Subject to Section 12 hereof, the
Employee's employment hereunder may be terminated under the following
circumstances:
(a) Death. The Employee's employment under this Agreement shall
terminate upon his death during the term of this Agreement, in which event the
Employee's estate shall be entitled to receive the compensation due the Employee
through the last day of the calendar month in which his death occurred.
(b) Disability. The Bank and the Company may terminate the
Employee's employment if the Employee becomes totally and permanently disabled.
The Employee shall be deemed totally and permanently disabled if he becomes
unable to perform a substantial portion of his duties under this Agreement and a
physician selected by Bank determines such inability will continue for a period
of six (6) months or more and is likely to be permanent. The Employee shall be
deemed disabled if he qualifies to receive total disability benefits under
Bank's disability insurance plan. Such termination shall be without prejudice to
any right the Employee may have to receive benefits under any disability
insurance plan maintained by Bank or the Company.
(c) Just Cause. The Board may, by written notice to the Employee,
immediately terminate his employment at any time, for Just Cause. The Employee
shall have no right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period
after termination for Just Cause. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Bank
shall have "Just Cause" to terminate the Employee's employment hereunder upon:
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(1) the willful failure by the Employee to substantially perform
his material duties hereunder other than any such failure resulting from
the Employee's incapacity due to physical or mental illness; or
(2) conviction of a felony; or
(3) the willful violation by the Employee of the provisions of this
Agreement; or
(4) the willful violation by the Employee of material Bank or
Company policy as formally expressed by the Board of Directors of the
Company or the Bank; or
(5) the violation of state or federal banking, tax or financial
laws, regulations or rules in his own conduct or in the operation of the
Bank or the Company, the result of which is materially adverse to the
Bank or the Company; or
None of the above which are capable of being cured shall be grounds for
termination until Bank and the Company give notice thereof to the Employee and
the Employee fails to cure such failure or violation within thirty (30) days of
said notice, or if said failure or violation cannot be cured within thirty (30)
days, within a reasonable time thereafter if the Employee is diligently
attempting to cure the failure or violation.
Bank and the Company may terminate this Agreement without notice and
opportunity to cure upon receipt of a final written directive or order of any
governmental body or entity having jurisdiction over the Bank or the Company
requiring termination or removal of the Employee from the positions referenced
in Section 2 of this Agreement.
(d) Without Just Cause; Constructive Discharge. (1) The Boards of
Directors of the Bank and the Company may, by written notice to the Employee,
immediately terminate his employ ment at any time for a reason other than Just
Cause, in which event the Employee shall be entitled to receive the following
compensation and benefits (unless such termination occurs during the Protected
Period in which event the benefits and compensation provided for in Section 12
shall apply): (I) the salary provided pursuant to Section 3 hereof, up to the
earlier of the expiration date of this Agreement (including any renewal term) of
this Agreement and the date that is 12 months after the employee's last day of
employment, and (ii) long-term disability and such medical benefits as are
available to the Employee under the provisions of COBRA for eighteen (18)
months. All amounts payable to the Employee shall be paid, at the option of the
Employee, either (I) in periodic payments through the Expiration Date, or (II)
in one lump sum within ten (10) days of such termination.
(2) The Employee shall be entitled to receive the compensation
and benefits payable under subsection 10(d)(1) hereof in the event that the
Employee voluntarily terminates employment within 90 days of an event that
constitutes Good Reason, (unless such voluntary termination occurs during the
Protected Period, in which event the benefits and compensation provided for in
Section 12 shall apply).
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(e) Termination or Suspension Under Federal Law. (1) If the
Employee is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the
conduct of the Bank's affairs by an order issued under Sections 8(e)(4) or
8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA") (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) and
(g)(1)), all obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate, as of
the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the parties shall not be
affected.
(2) If the Bank is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of
FDIA), all obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of
the date of default; however, this Paragraph shall not affect the vested rights
of the parties.
(3) If a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the
FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(3) or (g)(1)) suspends and/or temporarily prohibits the
Employee from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs, the Bank's
obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of such
service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice
are dismissed, the Bank may in its discretion (I) pay the Employee all or part
of the compensation withheld while its contract obligations were suspended, and
(ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of its obligations which were
suspended.
(f) Voluntary Termination by Employee. Subject to Section 12(a)(ii)
hereof, the Employee may voluntarily terminate employment with the Bank during
the term of this Agreement, upon at least ninety (90) days' prior written notice
to the Board of Directors, in which case the Employee shall receive only his
compensation, vested rights and employee benefits up to the date of his
termination (unless such termination occurs pursuant to Section 10(d)(2) hereof
or within the Protected Period, in which event the benefits and compensation
provided for in Sections 10(d) or 12, as applicable, shall apply).
11. No Mitigation. The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise and no such payment shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any
compensation or benefits provided to the Employee in any subsequent employment.
12. Change in Control Severance Payments.
(a) Trigger Events. The Employee shall be entitled to collect the
severance benefits set forth in Subsection (b) hereof in the event that (I) the
Employee voluntarily terminates employment either for any reason within the
30-day period beginning on the date of a Change in Control, (ii) the Employee
voluntarily terminates employment within 90 days of an event that both occurs
during the Protected Period and constitutes Good Reason, or (iii) the Bank or
the Company or their successor(s) in interest terminate the Employee's
employment without his written consent and for any reason other than Just Cause
during the Protected Period.
(b) Amount of Severance Benefit. If the Employee becomes entitled
to collect severance benefits pursuant to Section 12(a) hereof, the Bank shall
pay the Employee:
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(I) a severance benefit equal to the difference between the
Code ss.280G Maximum and the sum of any other "parachute payments"
as defined under Code ss.280G(b)(2) that the Employee receives on
account of the Change in Control, and
(ii) pay for long-term disability and provide such medical
benefits as are available to the Employee under the provisions of
COBRA, for eighteen (18) months (or such longer period, up to 24
months, if COBRA is amended).
Said sum shall be paid in one lump sum within ten (10) days of the
later of the date of the Change in Control and the Employee's last day of
employment with the Bank or the Company. In the event that the Employee, the
Bank, and the Company jointly agree that the Employee has collected an amount
exceeding the Code ss.280G Maximum, the parties may agree in writing that such
excess shall be treated as a loan ab initio which the Employee shall repay to
the Bank, on terms and conditions mutually agreeable to the parties, together
with interest at the applicable federal rate provided for in Section
7872(f)(2)(B) of the Code.
(c) Funding of Grantor Trust upon Change in Control. Not later than
ten business days after a Change in Control, the Bank shall (I) establish a
grantor trust (the "Trust") that is designed in accordance with Revenue
Procedure 92-64 and has a trustee independent of the Bank and the Company, (ii)
deposit in said Trust an amount equal to the Code ss.280G Maximum, unless the
Employee has previously provided a written release of any claims under this
Agreement, and (I) provide the trustee of the Trust with a written direction to
hold said amount and any investment return thereon in a segregated account for
the benefit of the Employee, and to follow the procedures set forth in the next
paragraph as to the payment of such amounts from the Trust. Upon the earlier of
the Trust's final payment of all amounts due under the following paragraph or
the date 15 months after the Change in Control, the trustee of the Trust shall
pay to the Bank the entire balance remaining in the segregated account
maintained for the benefit of the Employee. The Employee shall thereafter have
no further interest in the Trust.
During the 12-consecutive month period after a Change in Control, the
Employee may provide the trustee of the Trust with a written notice requesting
that the trustee pay to the Employee an amount designated in the notice as being
payable pursuant to this Agreement. Within three business days after receiving
said notice, the trustee of the Trust shall send a copy of the notice to the
Bank via overnight and registered mail return receipt requested. On the tenth
(10th) business day after mailing said notice to the Bank, the trustee of the
Trust shall pay the Employee the amount designated therein in immediately
available funds, unless prior thereto the Bank provides the trustee with a
written notice directing the trustee to withhold such payment. In the latter
event, the trustee shall submit the dispute to non-appealable binding
arbitration for a determination of the amount payable to the Employee pursuant
to this Agreement, and the costs of such arbitration shall be paid by the Bank.
The trustee shall choose the arbitrator to settle the dispute, and such
arbitrator shall be bound by the rules of the American Arbitration Association
in making his determination. The parties and the trustee shall be bound by the
results of the arbitration and, within 3 days of the determination by the
arbitrator, the trustee shall pay from the Trust the amounts required to be paid
to the Employee
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and/or the Bank, and in no event shall the trustee be liable to either party for
making the payments as determined by the arbitrator.
Upon the earlier of (I) any payment from the Trust to the Employee, or
(ii) the date twelve (12) months after the date on which the Bank makes the
deposit referred to in the first paragraph of this subsection 11(d), the trustee
of the Trust shall pay to the Bank the entire balance remaining in the
segregated account maintained for the benefit of the Employee. The Employee
shall thereafter have no further interest in the Trust pursuant to this
Agreement.
13. Indemnification. The Bank and the Company agree that their
respective Bylaws shall continue to provide for indemnification of directors,
officers, employees and agents of the Bank and the Company, including the
Employee during the full term of this Agreement, and to at all times provide
adequate insurance for such purposes.
14. Additional Offices. The Employee agrees to serve without additional
compensation, if elected or appointed thereto, as an officer in one or more
offices or as a director of any subsidiary of the Company or the Bank; provided,
however, the Employee shall not be required to serve in such additional offices
or as a director of any subsidiary, if such service would expose him, as an
individual, to adverse financial conditions.
15. Reimbursement of Employee for Enforcement Proceedings. In the event
that any dispute arises between the Employee and the Bank as to the terms or
interpretation of this Agreement, whether instituted by formal legal proceedings
or otherwise, including any action that the Employee takes to defend against any
action taken by the Bank or the Company, the Employee shall be reimbursed for
all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from such
dispute, proceedings or actions, provided that the Employee obtains either a
written settlement or a final judgement by a court of competent jurisdiction
substantially in his favor. Such reimbursement shall be paid within ten (10)
days of Employee's furnishing to the Bank written evidence, which may be in the
form, among other things, of a cancelled check or receipt, of any costs or
expenses incurred by the Employee.
16. Federal Income Tax Withholding. The Bank and the Company may
withhold all federal and state income or other taxes from any benefit payable
under this Agreement as shall be required pursuant to any law or government
regulation or ruling.
17. Successors and Assigns.
(a) Bank and Company. This Agreement shall not be assignable by the
Bank and the Company, provided that this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon any corporate or other successor of the Bank and the Company
which shall acquire, directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation, purchase
or otherwise, all or substantially all of the assets or stock of the Bank.
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(b) Employee. Since the Bank and the Company are contracting for
the unique and personal skills of the Employee, the Employee shall be precluded
from assigning or delegating his rights or duties hereunder without first
obtaining the written consent of the Bank and the Company; provided, however,
that nothing in this paragraph shall preclude (I) the Employee from designating
a beneficiary to receive any benefit payable hereunder upon his death, or (ii)
the executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of the Employee or
his estate from assigning any rights hereunder to the person or persons entitled
thereunto.
(c) Attachment. 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 exclusion, attachment, levy or similar process or assignment by operation of
law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall
be null, void and of no effect.
18. Amendments. No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be
binding unless made in writing and signed by all of the parties, except as
herein otherwise specifically provided.
19. Applicable Law. Except to the extent preempted by Federal law, the
laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall govern this Agreement in all
respects, whether as to its validity, construction, capacity, performance or
otherwise.
20. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.
21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with any understanding or
modifications thereof as agreed to in writing by the parties, shall constitute
the entire agreement between the parties hereto.
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