AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT VINEYARD NATIONAL BANCORP, VINEYARD BANK AND NORMAN ANTONIO MORALES Adopted and Approved on September 29, 2006 Effective date: October 1, 2006
Exhibit
10.1
AMENDMENT
TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
VINEYARD
NATIONAL BANCORP, VINEYARD BANK AND
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Adopted
and Approved on September 29, 2006
Effective
date: October 1, 2006
WHEREAS,
an
Employment Agreement (referred to as “Employment Agreement”), was made effective
on October 1, 2003 between Vineyard Bank, a national banking
association(referred to as “Bank”), Vineyard National Bancorp, a California
corporation (referred to as “Bancorp”), and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx (referred to
as “Xxxxxxx”); and
WHEREAS,
the term of said Employment Agreement has automatically extended to December
31,
2007, 2008 and 2009, because the Boards of Directors of the Bank and Bancorp
did
not elect not to renew the term by giving written notice to Xxxxxxx by September
1, 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively; and
WHEREAS,
the parties wish to amend the Employment Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereby amend the Employment Agreement as
follows:
1. |
Paragraph
5 shall be amended in its entirety, to read as
follows:
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5.
Salary.
Effective January 1, 2006, Xxxxxxx shall receive a base salary of four hundred
seventy-five thousand dollars ($475,000.00) per year, payable in equal monthly
installments during the term of his employment. This shall remain as Xxxxxxx’
base salary until it is increased in the sole discretion of the Boards of
Directors of the Bank and Bancorp, which shall review said salary at the end
of
every calendar year and render a decision by January 31 of the following
calendar year whether to increase said salary. These Boards may not, however,
decrease said salary, other than as part of an across-the-board salary decrease
that affects substantially all the executives and/or employees of the Bank
and
Bancorp. The Bank and Bancorp shall allocate Xxxxxxx’ annual salary expense
between them, in their sole discretion.
2. |
Paragraph
6 shall be amended in its entirety, to read as
follows:
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6.
Incentive
Bonus.
For
calendar years 2007 and 2008, the Bancorp shall determine an incentive bonus
to
Xxxxxxx, on the terms described hereinafter.
The
computation of this incentive bonus shall be based on Xxxxxxx’ accrued base
salary for the applicable calendar year, subject to a maximum of one hundred
twenty percent (120%) of said accrued base salary. Any incentive bonus payable
shall be paid to Xxxxxxx no later than fifteen (15) days after the Bancorp’s
receipt of the audited financial statements for the year in question but within
the time period to be deductible in the prior year. This incentive bonus shall
be based on measurements of the Bancorp’s performance for the calendar year in
question, with such measurements of the Bancorp’s annual performance for the two
years mentioned to be as follows: the Return on Common Equity shall be the
return on average common equity for the year, and the EPS Growth shall be the
earnings per share on a fully diluted basis, in accordance with the schedule
below:
Return
on Common Equity
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Bonus
as % of Accrued Salary
|
|
EPS
Growth
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Bonus
as % of Accrued Salary
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12%
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|
0.0%
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|
10%
|
|
0%
|
13%
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|
7.5%
|
|
11%
|
|
6%
|
14%
|
|
15.0%
|
|
12%
|
|
12%
|
15%
|
|
22.5%
|
|
13%
|
|
18%
|
16%
|
|
30.0%
|
|
14%
|
|
24%
|
17%
|
|
37.5%
|
|
15%
|
|
30%
|
18%
|
|
45.0%
|
|
16%
|
|
36%
|
19%
|
|
52.5%
|
|
17%
|
|
42%
|
20%
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|
60.0%
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|
18%
|
|
48%
|
|
|
|
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19%
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|
54%
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|
|
|
|
20%
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|
60%
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The
Boards shall interpolate between the minimum and maximum percentages shown
hereinabove.
3.
Paragraph 10 shall be amended in its entirety, to read as follows:
10. Stock
Options.
Effective two (2) days after the next public release of Bancorp earnings which
occurs on or after the date of execution of this agreement and on the tenth
(10th) day after the release of the Bancorp’s audited financial statements for
2006, 2007 and for 2008 so long as Xxxxxxx is employed by the Bank on said
day,
the Boards shall xxxxx Xxxxxxx incentive stock options to buy fifty thousand
(50,000) shares of common stock of the Bancorp, with the purchase price of
each
such share being one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value (“FMV”) of
a share of Bancorp common stock on the date of the option grant (unless
otherwise determined by the Bancorp, FMV shall be the closing price of a share
of stock on the date of option grant), with the term of each such option being
four (4) years from the date of option grant, and with said options not becoming
vested until the third (3rd) anniversary of the date of option grant, and then
being one hundred percent (100%) vested. Except as provided hereinabove or
hereinafter, the terms and conditions of the 2006 Stock Option Plan of Vineyard
National Bancorp shall apply to such option grants for all conditions and
events.
4.
Paragraph 13 shall be amended only to increase the automobile allowance to
fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) per month.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment
Agreement.
VINEYARD
BANK, a national banking association
Dated: September
29, 2006
Dated:
September 29, 2006
By: ______/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx ______
__/s/ Xxxxxx X. Morales__________
XXXXX
X.
XXXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Chairman
of the Board
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
c/o
Corporate Services
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Dated:
September 29, 2006
By: __/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Keagle__________
XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXX
Vice
Chairman
VINEYARD
NATIONAL BANCORP, a California corporation
Dated:
September 29, 2006 Dated:
September 29, 2006
By: _____/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx ___
___/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Keagle_______
XXXXX
X.
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXX
Chairman
of the Board
Vice
Chairman
Xxxxxxx
Executive Compensation Agreement
Addenda
Schedule - 2006 Base Salary and Incentive Schedule
Amendment
dated September 29, 2006
Base
Salary: $ 475,000
Return
on Average
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Bancorp
Equity
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Incentive
Payout %
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Incentive
Payout
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|||||
0
-11%
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0%
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$
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-
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|||
12.0
-12.9%
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14%
|
|
$
|
66,500
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13.0
-13.9%
|
20%
|
|
$
|
95,000
|
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14.0
-14.9%
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25%
|
|
$
|
118,750
|
|||
15.0
-15.9%
|
30%
|
|
$
|
142,500
|
|||
16.0
-16.9%
|
40%
|
|
$
|
190,000
|
|||
17.0
-17.9%
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50%
|
|
$
|
237,500
|
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18.0
-18.9%
|
65%
|
|
$
|
308,750
|
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19.0
-19.9%
|
80%
|
|
$
|
380,000
|
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20.0
-20.9%
|
95%
|
|
$
|
451,250
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21.0
+
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100%
|
|
$
|
475,000
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