TERMINATION OF CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT READ IT CAREFULLY
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IT CAREFULLY
NOTICE:
This
is a very important legal document, and you should carefully review and
understand the terms and effect of this document before signing it. By signing
this Termination of Change of Control Agreement (“Agreement”), you are agreeing
to completely terminate and release your rights under an existing Change of
Control Agreement you have with DNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION and DNB FIRST,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. Therefore, you should consult with an attorney before
signing this Agreement.
This
Termination of Change of Control Agreement (this “Agreement”) by and among the
undersigned director (“Director”) of DNB FINANCIAL CORPORATION (“Holding
Company”) and its wholly owned bank subsidiary, DNB FIRST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(“Bank”) is made as of the date set forth below opposite the Director’s
signature. In this Agreement, the “Company” shall at all times include any and
all related entities, corporations, subsidiaries, and affiliates.
A.
Director, Holding Company and Bank executed a Change of Control Agreement dated
___________, 200____, as it may have been amended (as so amended, the “Change of
Control Agreement”);
B. The
Director, Holding Company and Bank have concluded that it is in the best
interests of Holding Company, Bank and Director to terminate the Change of
Control Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing preambles, the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth below and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1. Termination of Change of
Control Agreement. Director, Holding Company and the Bank
hereby mutually agree that the Change of Control Agreement shall terminate and
be cancelled absolutely on the date set forth below opposite the Director’s
signature (the “Termination Date”). On the Termination Date and at
all times thereafter, neither Director nor Holding Company or Bank or their
respective heirs, successors or assigns shall have any further rights under the
Change of Control Agreement. This agreement to terminate the Change
of Control Agreement is irrevocable.
2. Company Not Director’s
Advisor. Company makes no representation or warranty, express or implied,
to Director regarding the treatment of this Agreement or any benefits or
payments Director may receive by virtue of or in connection with any provision
of this Agreement under state, federal, or local laws pertaining to income or
other taxation, nor does Company provide to Director any advice regarding the
financial, investment, or legal desirability of his entering into this Agreement
or making any elections or granting any releases referred to
herein;
and Director acknowledges that it is and has been his or her sole and entire
responsibility to explore any such aspects of this Agreement with attorneys
and/or other advisors of his or her own selection, in connection with both his
or her decision to enter into this Agreement and any decisions or elections
which Director may subsequently make in relation to any of the subject matter of
this Agreement.
3. Agreement Freely and
Voluntarily Entered Into. Director warrants and represents that he has
signed this Agreement after review and consultation with legal counsel of his or
her choice and that he or she understands this Agreement and signs it freely,
knowingly and voluntarily, without any legal reservation and fully intending to
be legally bound hereby.
4. Representations to
Company. In connection with his entering into this Agreement, and as an
inducement for Company to enter into this Agreement, Director hereby represents
the following matters to Company:
a. That
Director has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions of this
Agreement which sets forth the entire agreement between Director and Company,
and that Director has not relied upon any representations or statements, written
or oral, not set forth in this document;
b. That
Director has had such time as Director deemed necessary to review, consider, and
deliberate as to the terms of this Agreement; and
5. Severability. Should
any provision(s) of this Agreement be determined, in a proceeding to enforce or
interpret this Agreement, to be invalid or unenforceable, then, provided that
the provision(s) deemed to be invalid or unenforceable do not constitute all or
substantially all of the undertakings by either Director or Company, the
remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect.
6. Notices. Any notice,
request, claim, demand, document, or other communication hereunder to any party
shall be effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt) and shall be in writing
and delivered personally or sent by telex, telecopy, or certified or registered
mail, postage prepaid: if to Company at its address and to the
attention set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement; and, if to Director, to the
Director at his or her principal residence address as shown on the records of
the Company from time to time; or to any other address as any party shall have
specified for itself, himself or herself by notice in writing to the other
party.
7. Choice of Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by, construed under and enforced pursuant to the
internal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (without reference to rules of
law or conflicts of law), and by federal law to the extent it pre-empts state
law.
8. Complete Written
Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to its subject matter. Director agrees that there are absolutely no
agreements or reservations relating to termination of Director’s employment and
Director’s release of the Releasees that are not clearly expressed in writing
herein. This Agreement may not be modified except in writing signed by all
parties hereto.
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9. Binding on Heirs, Personal
Representatives, Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
personal representatives, successors and assigns.
10. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, and shall be fully valid,
legally binding and enforceable whether executed in a single document or in such
counterparts.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Complete Settlement Agreement
and General Release as of the date set forth opposite the Director’s name
below.
WITNESS:
_________________________
(Signature)
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Name: ________________
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Director:
__________________________
(Signature)
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Name: ________________
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Date:
____________,
2009
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DNB
FIRST, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
By:
_______________________
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Name:
Title:
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DNB
FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
By:
_______________________
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Name:
Title:
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