EXHIBIT 10.25
EXECUTION COPY
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of
this 23rd day of July, 2004, by and between PANHANDLE STATE BANK, an Idaho
banking corporation ("PSB") and XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX ("Employee"). This Agreement
will be effective as of the date (the "Effective Date") that the merger (the
"Merger") of Magic Valley Bank ("Magic Valley") with and into PSB becomes
effective under the terms of the Plan and Agreement of Merger dated as of the
date hereof (the "Bank Merger Agreement"). If the Bank Merger Agreement is
terminated for any reason, this Agreement will be null and void and of no
effect.
RECITALS
A. Employee is employed by Magic Valley in an executive management
capacity, presently holding the position of Senior Vice President and CFO of
Magic Valley.
B. PSB desires to employ Employee, and Employee wishes to accept such
employment, from and after the Effective Date pursuant to the terms set forth in
this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
1) TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this employment agreement is two (2) years,
commencing on the Effective Date (the "Term"). Should Employee's
employment with PSB continue beyond the Term, she will be considered an
at-will employee.
2) EMPLOYMENT. PSB will continue Employee's employment during the Term, and
Employee accepts employment by PSB on the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement. Employee's title will be "Vice President and Senior
Operations Officer, Magic Valley Bank, a division of Panhandle State
Bank."
3) DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE. Employee will report directly to PSB's COO. Employee
will be responsible for Magic Valley's operational performance, as
determined by PSB's COO.
4) COMMITMENT OF EMPLOYEE. Employee will use her best efforts to perform her
duties and will devote full time and attention to these duties during
working hours. Employee may engage in non-bank business activities with
prior approval of the PSB Board of Directors, which approval will not be
unreasonably withheld.
5) SALARY. Employee will receive an annual base salary of $93,150, to be paid
in accordance with PSB's regular payroll schedule. The Human Resource
Committee of the PSB Board will review Employee's salary in connection
with its performance review on an annual basis. During the Term,
Employee's base salary may not be decreased.
6) OTHER COMPENSATION. For 2004, Employee will be eligible to receive a bonus
pursuant to Magic Valley's bonus plan in effect as of the date of this
agreement. Commencing in 2005,
Employee will participate in PSB's Short-Term Bonus Program and will be
eligible for other incentives that will be administered by PSB's Human
Resource Committee. In addition:
a) Employee is eligible to participate in PSB's 401K retirement plan
with employer match of 50% of first 8% of salary contributed.
b) Employee may receive stock options annually, based on performance
evaluation at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
c) Following the Effective Date, PSB will cause Intermountain Community
Bancorp ("IMCB"), the parent company of PSB, to enter into a Stock
Purchase Agreement with Employee, substantially in the form attached
to this Agreement as Exhibit A.
7) VACATION AND BENEFITS. Employee is eligible for four (4) weeks of paid
vacation per year. Unused vacation time will not be carried over.
Additional benefits include life insurance of $50,000 for Employee and
$2,000 for Employee's spouse and $2,000 for each dependent, and
miscellaneous firm-wide benefits such as free checking account, safe
deposit box, no fee investments, etc. Employee will be eligible to
participate in such other of PSB's employee benefit plans and to receive
such other benefits for which her level of employment makes her eligible,
in accordance with PSB's policies in effect from time to time during the
Term. Employee will also be entitled to a social membership to Blue Lakes
Country Club.
8) TERMINATION AND SEVERANCE PROVISIONS.
a) Termination Benefit. If, during the Term, PSB terminates Employee's
employment with PSB without Cause (as defined below) or Employee
terminates for Good Reason (as defined below), Employee will be
entitled to receive a termination payment equal to two (2) times
Employee's annual base salary at the time of termination (the
"Termination Benefit"). The Termination Benefit will be paid over a
two-year period in accordance with the payroll schedule that applies
to other salaried employees of PSB.
b) Definition of Cause. "Cause" means any one or more of the following:
i) Willful misfeasance or gross negligence in the performance of
Employee's duties;
ii) Conviction of a crime in connection with such duties; or
iii) Conduct demonstrably and significantly harmful to the
financial condition of the Magic Valley, PSB and/or IMCB.
c) Good Reason. "Good Reason" means any of the following:
i) Substantial diminution of Employee's duties;
ii) Diminution of Employee's compensation; or
iii) Significant relocation, where Significant means a change of
more than 60 miles (one way) in Employee's commute if Employee
does not agree to move.
d) Voluntary Termination. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
8(a) of this Agreement, if after the first anniversary of the
Effective Date, Employee voluntarily terminates her employment with
PSB, Employee will be entitled to receive her then-current base
salary for the remainder of the Term (the "Voluntary Termination
Benefit"). The Voluntary Termination Benefit will be paid over the
remainder of the Term in equal
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regular periodic payments without interest in accordance with the
payroll schedule that applies to other salaried employees of PSB.
9) CONFIDENTIALITY. Employee will not, after signing this Agreement,
including during and after its Term, use for her own purposes or disclose
to any other person or entity any confidential information concerning
Magic Valley, PSB or their business operations or customers, unless (a)
PSB consents to the use or disclosure of its confidential information, (b)
the use or disclosure is consistent with Employee's duties under this
Agreement, (c) disclosure is required by law or court order, or (d) the
information becomes or is made public. Confidential information includes,
but is not limited to, financial information, customer lists, marketing
strategies, and business plans.
10) RETURN OF PSB PROPERTY. If and when Employee ceases, for any reason, to be
employed by PSB, Employee must return to PSB all keys, pass cards,
identification cards and any other property of PSB. At the same time,
Employee also must return to PSB all originals and copies (whether in hard
copy, electronic or other form) of any documents, notes, memoranda,
designs, devices, diskettes, tapes, manuals, and specifications which
constitute proprietary information or material of PSB. The obligations in
this Section 10 include the return of documents and other materials which
may be in Employee's desk at work, in Employee's car or place of
residence, or in any other location under Employee's control.
11) NON-SOLICITATION. Employee will not solicit or cause to be solicited for
employment any employee of PSB for a period of two (2) years following
Employee's termination; nor solicit or cause to be solicited the business
and/or accounts of customers of PSB for a period of two years following
Employee's termination.
12) NON-COMPETITION. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
while Employee is employed by PSB and for any period during which Employee
is receiving or is entitled to receive payments pursuant to Section 8 (a)
or (c) of this Agreement, Employee will not become involved with a
Competing Business or serve, directly or indirectly, a Competing Business
in any manner, including, without limitation, as a shareholder, member,
partner, director, officer, manager, investor, organizer, "founder,"
employee, consultant, or agent; provided, however, that Employee may
acquire and passively own an interest not exceeding 2% of the total equity
interest in a Competing Business. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
"Competing Business" means any financial service institutions, including
without limitation banks, insurance companies, leasing companies, mortgage
companies, and brokerage firms that engage in business within a 90 mile
radius of Twin Falls, Idaho (the "Noncompetition Area"). Notwithstanding
the previous sentence, "Competing Business" does not include a financial
service institution with an office located within the Noncompetition Area,
so long as Employee will not be engaged in any business activity within
the Noncompetition Area.
13) ENFORCEMENT.
a) PSB and Employee stipulate that, in light of all of the facts and
circumstances of the relationship between Employee and PSB, the agreements
referred to in Sections 11 and 12
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(including without limitation their scope, duration and geographic extent) are
fair and reasonably necessary for the protection of PSB's goodwill and other
protectable interests. If a court of competent jurisdiction should decline to
enforce any of those covenants and agreements, Employee and PSB request the
court to reform these provisions to restrict Employee's ability to compete with
PSB to the maximum extent, in time, scope of activities, and geography, the
court finds enforceable.
b) Employee acknowledges that PSB will suffer immediate and irreparable
harm that will not be compensable by damages alone, if Employee repudiates or
breaches any of the provisions of Sections 11 and 12 or threatens or attempts to
do so. For this reason, under these circumstances, PSB, in addition to and
without limitation of any other rights, remedies or damages available to it at
law or in equity, will be entitled to obtain temporary, preliminary, and
permanent injunctions in order to prevent or restrain the breach, and PSB will
not be required to post a bond as a condition for the granting of this relief.
14) ADEQUATE CONSIDERATION. Employee specifically acknowledges the receipt of
adequate consideration, including without limitation the Termination Benefit,
identified in Section 8, if due and owing, for the covenants contained in
Sections 11 and 12 and that PSB is entitled to require her to comply with those
Sections regardless of the reason(s) for Employee's separation of employment
with PSB. Sections 11 and 12 will survive termination of this Agreement, but
will expire no later than two years from the date of the termination of
employment. Employee represents that if her employment is terminated, whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, Employee has experience and capabilities
sufficient to enable Employee to obtain employment in areas which do not violate
this Agreement and that PSB's enforcement of a remedy by way of injunction will
not prevent Employee from earning a livelihood.
15) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and Exhibit A to this Agreement constitute
the entire understanding between the parties concerning its subject matter and
supersede all prior agreements. Accordingly, Employee specifically waives the
terms of and all of Employee's rights under any severance provisions of any
employment and/or change-in-control agreements, whether written or oral,
previously entered into with Magic Valley and/or PSB.
16) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
a) Choice of Law. This Agreement is made with reference to and is
intended to be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Idaho.
b) Arbitration. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in
connection with, or relating to, this Agreement or any breach or
alleged breach hereof, will, upon the request of any party involved,
be submitted to, and settled by, arbitration pursuant to the rules
then in effect of the American Arbitration Association (or under any
other form of arbitration mutually acceptable to the parties so
involved). Any award rendered will be final and conclusive upon the
parties and a judgment thereon may be entered in the highest court
of the forum having jurisdiction. The arbitrator will render a
written decision, naming the substantially prevailing party in the
action, and will award such party all costs and expenses incurred,
including reasonable attorneys' fees. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
if Employee violates Sections 11 or 12, PSB
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will have the right to initiate the court proceedings described in
Section 13(b), in lieu of an arbitration proceeding under this
Section 16. PSB may initiate these proceedings wherever appropriate
within the State of Idaho; but Employee will consent to venue and
jurisdiction in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
c) Attorney Fees. In the event of any breach of or default under this
Agreement which results in either party incurring attorney or other
fees, costs or expenses (including in arbitration), the prevailing
party will be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party any
and all such fees, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees.
d) Successors.
(i) This Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the
Parties and each of their respective affiliates, legal
representatives, heirs, Successors and Assigns (as defined
below).
(ii) For PSB only, the term "Successors and Assigns" means any
person or entity which buys all or substantially all of PSB's
or IMCB's assets, or with which either of them merger or
consolidate.
e) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only in a writing signed by
the Parties.
f) Headings. The headings of sections of this Agreement have been
included for convenience of reference only. They will not be
construed to modify or otherwise affect in any respect any of the
provisions of the Agreement.
g) Counsel Review. Employee acknowledges that he has had the
opportunity to consult with independent counsel with respect to the
negotiation, preparation, and execution of this Agreement.
h) Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. The
invalidity of any provision will not affect the validity of other
provisions of this Agreement.
EXECUTED by each of the Parties effective as of the date first stated above.
PSB EMPLOYEE
Panhandle State Bank
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Chief Executive Officer Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Date 7/23/04 Date 7/23/04
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Exhibit A
FORM OF
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is effective the ____ day of ____________, 200__ between
Intermountain Community Bancorp (IMCB) and XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX (Employee).
RECITALS
A. On date of execution hereof, IMCB is willing to provide a bonus to
Employee upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
B. As consideration for receipt of said bonus, Employee will be bound
to a right of first refusal for repurchase of the shares by IMCB of
any and all IMCB stock obtained as part of this Agreement.
WHEREFORE, BASED UPON THE FOREGOING RECITALS AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
CONTAINED HEREIN, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Prior to December 15, 2005, Employee shall purchase shares of IMCB
stock for an aggregate purchase price of up to $9,000.00. Such purchases shall
be made on the open market. In the event Employee completes the stock purchase
as required by this agreement, IMCB shall pay to Employee in the form of a bonus
the lesser of the actual dollar amount of stock purchased including fees and/or
commissions or $9,000, which shall be paid in three annual installments of
$3,000.00 per year, with the first payment due on or before December 15, 2005,
and like annual payments due on or before the 15th day of December of 2006 and
2007. All annual payments shall be subject to standard withholding taxes.
2. All shares of IMCB stock obtained as part of this Agreement are subject
to a right of first refusal for repurchase by IMCB.
3. The annual bonus payments identified herein shall not be considered
earned until actually paid pursuant to this agreement and to qualify for each
annual payment, Employee must
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still be a full time employee on each payment date. Any vested and unpaid bonus
will be forfeited if Employee leaves the employment of the bank (1) by his own
volition; or (2) is terminated for just cause. Under the following
circumstances, Employee will become fully vested and will be entitled to be
paid, in cash, the balance of the bonus amount upon the following events:
(a) Death;
(b) Permanent disability;
(c) In the event more than fifty (50%) percent of the stock of
IMCB is sold constituting a change of control as a result of a
merger or similar acquisition transaction;
(d) In the event that the Employee is re-assigned by IMCB to
another organization that is not directly controlled by IMCB;
or
(e) By mutual consent of IMCB and the Employee.
4. The benefits contemplated by this agreement are hereby expressly
declared to be non-assignable and any such attempt at assignment shall be void
and of no effect.
5. This agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
the parties and their successors or assigns.
IMCB EMPLOYEE
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Chief Executive Officer Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Date 7/23/04 Date 7/23/04
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