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Exhibit 10.4
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into as
of ______________, 1997 by and between WARWICK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC., a
business corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and having an office at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
("Company") and _______________, an individual residing at
_________________________________________ (the "Executive").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Executive currently serves as the ________ of the
Company and as the __________ of The Warwick Savings Bank (the "Bank") and
effective as of the date of this Agreement, the Bank has converted from a mutual
savings bank to a stock savings bank and has become the wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure for itself, the Bank and
their respective subsidiaries and affiliates the continued availability of the
Executive's services as provided in this Agreement and the ability of the
Executive to perform such services with a minimum of personal distraction in the
event of a pending or threatened Change of Control (as hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to continue to serve the Company,
the Bank and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Company, the Bank and the
Executive hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. EMPLOYMENT.
The Company and the Bank agree to continue to employ the Executive,
and the Executive hereby agrees to such continued employment, during the period
and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION 2. EMPLOYMENT PERIOD; REMAINING UNEXPIRED EMPLOYMENT PERIOD.
(a) The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be and remain
in effect during the period of employment established under this section 2
("Employment Period"). The Employment Period shall be for an initial term of
three years beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the third
anniversary date of this Agreement (each, an "Anniversary Date"), plus such
extensions, if any, as are provided pursuant to section 2(b).
(b) Except as provided in section 2(c), beginning on the date of
this Agreement, the Employment Period shall automatically be extended for one
additional day each day, unless either the Company or the Executive elects not
to extend the Agreement further by giving written notice thereof to the other
party, in which case the Employment Period shall end on the third
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anniversary of the date on which such written notice is given; provided,
however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Employment Period shall end on
the last day of the month in which the Executive attains the age of 68. For all
purposes of this Agreement, the term "Remaining Unexpired Employment Period" as
of any date shall mean the period beginning on such date and ending on the last
day of the Employment Period taking into account any extensions under this
section 2(b). Upon termination of the Executive's employment with the Company or
the Bank for any reason whatsoever, any daily extensions provided pursuant to
this section 2(b), if not theretofore discontinued, shall automatically cease.
(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit the
Company or the Bank at any time from terminating the Executive's employment
during the Employment Period with or without notice for any reason; provided,
however, that the relative rights and obligations of the Company and the
Executive in the event of any such termination shall be determined under this
Agreement.
SECTION 3. DUTIES.
The Executive shall serve as _________ of the Company and as
_________ of the Bank, having such power, authority and responsibility and
performing such duties as are prescribed by or under the By-Laws of the Company
and as are customarily associated with such position. The Executive shall devote
his full business time and attention (other than during weekends, holidays,
approved vacation periods, and periods of illness or approved leaves of absence)
to the business and affairs of the Company and shall use his best efforts to
advance the interests of the Company.
SECTION 4. CASH COMPENSATION.
In consideration for the services to be rendered by the Executive
hereunder, the Company shall pay to him a salary at an initial annual rate of
_______________________ dollars ($_______), payable in approximately equal
installments in accordance with the Company's customary payroll practices for
senior officers. The Board shall review the Executive's annual rate of salary at
such times during the Employment Period as it deems appropriate, but not less
frequently than once every twelve months, and may, in its discretion, approve an
increase therein. In addition to salary, the Executive may receive other cash
compensation from the Company or the Bank for services hereunder at such times,
in such amounts and on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine from
time to time.
SECTION 5. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND PROGRAMS.
During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be treated as an
employee of the Company and the Bank and shall be entitled to participate in and
receive benefits under any and all qualified or non-qualified retirement,
pension, savings, profit-sharing or stock bonus plans, any and all group life,
health (including hospitalization, medical and major medical), dental, accident
and long term disability insurance plans, and any other employee benefit and
compensation plans (including, but not limited to, any incentive compensation
plans or programs,
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stock option and appreciation rights plans and restricted stock plans) as may
from time to time be maintained by, or cover employees of, the Company and the
Bank, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such employee benefit plans
and programs and compensation plans and programs and consistent with the
Company's and the Bank's customary practices.
SECTION 6. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.
(a) During the Employment Period and for a period of six years
thereafter, the Company or the Bank shall cause the Executive to be covered by
and named as an insured under any policy or contract of insurance obtained by it
to insure its directors and officers against personal liability for acts or
omissions in connection with service as an officer or director of the Company,
the Bank or service in other capacities at the request of the Company. The
coverage provided to the Executive pursuant to this section 6 shall be of the
same scope and on the same terms and conditions as the coverage (if any)
provided to other officers or directors of the Company and the Bank.
(b) To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, during the
Employment Period and for a period of six years thereafter, the Company and the
Bank shall indemnify the Executive against and hold him harmless from any costs,
liabilities, losses and exposures to the fullest extent and on the most
favorable terms and conditions that similar indemnification is offered to any
director or officer of the Company and the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate
thereof.
SECTION 7. OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.
The Executive may serve as a member of the boards of directors of
such business, community and charitable organizations as he may disclose to and
as may be approved by the Board (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld); provided, however, that such service shall not materially interfere
with the performance of his duties under this Agreement. The Executive may also
engage in personal business and investment activities which do not materially
interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder; provided, however, that
such activities are not prohibited under any code of conduct or investment or
securities trading policy established by the Company or the Bank and generally
applicable to all similarly situated Executives. The Executive may also serve as
an officer or director of the Bank on such terms and conditions as the Company
and the Bank may mutually agree upon, and such service shall not be deemed to
materially interfere with the Executive's performance of his duties hereunder or
otherwise result in a material breach of this Agreement. If the Executive is
discharged or suspended, or is subject to any regulatory prohibition or
restriction with respect to participation in the affairs of the Bank, he shall
continue to perform services for the Company in accordance with this Agreement
but shall not directly or indirectly provide services to or participate in the
affairs of the Bank in a manner inconsistent with the terms of such discharge or
suspension or any applicable regulatory order.
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SECTION 8. WORKING FACILITIES AND EXPENSES.
The Executive's principal place of employment shall be at the
Company's and the Bank's executive offices at the address first above written,
or at such other location within 50 miles of the address at which the Company
shall maintain its principal executive offices, or at such other location as the
Company and the executive may mutually agree upon. The Company shall provide the
Executive at his principal place of employment with a private office,
secretarial services and other support services and facilities suitable to his
position with the Company and the Bank and necessary or appropriate in
connection with the performance of his assigned duties under this Agreement. The
Company shall reimburse the Executive for his ordinary and necessary business
expenses, including, without limitation, the Executive's travel and
entertainment expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his duties
under this Agreement, in each case upon presentation to the Company of an
itemized account of such expenses in such form as the Company may reasonably
require.
SECTION 9. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITH SEVERANCE BENEFITS.
(a) The Executive's shall be entitled to the severance benefits
described in section 9(b) in the event that:
(i) his employment with the Company or the Bank terminates during
the Employment Period as a result of the Executive's voluntary resignation
within 90 days following:
(A) the failure of the Board or the Board of Directors of the
Bank ("Bank Board") as the case may be, to appoint or re-appoint or
elect or re-elect the Executive to the position with the Company or
the Bank stated in section 3 of this Agreement (or a more senior
office);
(B) if the Executive is a member of the Board or the Bank
Board as the case may be, the failure of the shareholders of the
Company or the Bank to elect or re-elect the Executive to the Board
or the Bank Board or the failure of the Board or the Bank Board (or
the nominating committee thereof) to nominate the Executive for such
election or re-election;
(C) the expiration of a 30-day period following the date on
which the Executive gives written notice to the Company of its or
the Bank's material failure, whether by amendment of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation, the Bank's Restated Organization
Certificate, the Company's By-Laws or the Bank's By-Laws, action of
the Board or the Bank Board or the Company's shareholders or the
Bank's shareholders or otherwise, to vest in the Executive the
functions, duties, or responsibilities prescribed in section 3 of
this Agreement, unless, during such 30-day period, the Company or
the Bank cures such failure; or
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(D) the expiration of a 30-day period following the date on
which the Executive gives written notice to the Company of its or
the Bank's material breach of any term, condition or covenant
contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation any
reduction of the Executive's rate of base salary in effect from time
to time and any change in the terms and conditions of any
compensation or benefit program in which the Executive participates
which, either individually or together with other changes, has a
material adverse effect on the aggregate value of his total
compensation package), unless, during such 30-day period, the
Company or the Bank cures such failure;
(F) a change in the Executive's principal place of employment
for a distance in excess of 50 miles from the Bank's principal
office in Warwick, New York; or
(ii) the Executive's employment with the Company or the Bank is
terminated by the Company or the Bank for any reason other than for
"cause" as provided in section 10(a); or
(iii) a Change of Control as defined in section 11 has occurred
then, the Company shall provide the benefits and pay to the Executive the
amounts described in section 9(b).
(b) Upon the occurrence of any of the events described in section
9(a) of this Agreement, the Company shall pay and provide to the Executive (or,
in the event of his death, to his estate):
(i) his earned but unpaid salary (including, without limitation, all
items which constitute wages under applicable law and the payment of which
is not otherwise provided for in this section 9(b)) as of the date of the
termination of his employment with the Company and the Bank, such payment
to be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by law applicable to
the payment of wages but in no event later than 30 days after termination
of employment;
(ii) the benefits, if any, to which he is entitled as a former
employee under the employee benefit plans and programs and compensation
plans and pro grams maintained for the benefit of the Company's and the
Bank's officers and employees;
(iii) continued group life, health (including hospitalization,
medical and major medical), dental, accident and long term disability
insurance benefits, in addition to that provided pursuant to section
9(b)(ii), and after taking into account the coverage provided by any
subsequent employer, if and to the extent necessary to provide for the
Executive, for the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period,
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coverage equivalent to the coverage to which he would have been entitled
under such plans (as in effect on the date of his termination of
employment, or, if his termination of employment occurs after a Change of
Control, on the date of such Change of Control, whichever benefits are
greater), if he had continued working for the Company and the Bank during
the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period at the highest annual rate of
salary achieved during the Employment Period;
(iv) within 30 days following the Executive's termination of
employment with the Company or the Bank, a lump sum payment, in an amount
equal to the present value of the salary (excluding any additional
payments made to the Executive in lieu of the use of an automobile) that
the Executive would have earned if he had continued working for the
Company and the Bank during the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period at
the highest annual rate of salary achieved during the Employment Period,
where such present value is to be determined using a discount rate equal
to the applicable short-term federal rate prescribed under section 1274(d)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), compounded
using the compounding periods corresponding to the Company's regular
payroll periods for its officers, such lump sum to be paid in lieu of all
other payments of salary provided for under this Agreement in respect of
the period following any such termination;
(v) within 30 days following the Executive's termination of
employment with the Company or the Bank, a lump sum payment in an amount
equal to the excess, if any, of:
(A) the present value of the aggregate benefits to which he
would be entitled under The Warwick Savings Bank Defined Benefit
Pension Plan (together with the defined benefit portion of the
Benefit Restoration Plan of The Warwick Savings Bank and any other
supplemental defined benefit plan) and any and all other qualified
and non-qualified defined benefit pension plans maintained by, or
covering employees of, the Company or the Bank, if he were 100%
vested thereunder and had continued working for the Company and the
Bank during the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period at the highest
annual rate of salary achieved during the Employment Period; over
(B) the present value of the benefits to which he is actually
entitled under such defined benefit pension plans as of the date of
his termination;
where such present values are to be determined using the mortality tables
prescribed under section 415(b)(2)(E)(v) of the Code and a discount rate,
compounded monthly equal to the annualized rate of interest prescribed by
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for the valuation of immediate
annuities payable under
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terminating single-employer defined benefit plans for the month in which
the Executive's termination of employment occurs ("Applicable PBGC Rate");
(vi) within 30 days following the Executive's termination of
employment with the Company or the Bank, a lump sum payment in an amount
equal to the present value of the additional employer contributions to
which he would have been entitled under The Warwick Savings Bank 401(k)
Savings Plan, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan of Warwick Community
Bancorp, Inc. (together with the defined contribution portion of the
Benefit Restoration Plan of The Warwick Savings Bank or any other
supplemental defined contribution plan) and any and all other qualified
and non-qualified defined contribution plans maintained by, or covering
employees of, the Company or the Bank, as if he were 100% vested
thereunder and had continued working for the Company and the Bank during
the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period at the highest annual rate of
salary achieved during the Employment Period and making the maximum amount
of employee contributions, if any, required under such plan or plans,
such present value to be determined on the basis of a discount rate,
compounded using the compounding period that corresponds to the frequency
with which employer contributions are made to the relevant plan, equal to
the Applicable PBGC Rate;
(vii) the payments that would have been made to the Executive under
any cash bonus or long-term or short-term cash incentive compensation plan
maintained by, or covering employees of, the Company or the Bank if he had
continued working for the Company and the Bank during the Remaining
Unexpired Employment Period and had earned the maximum bonus or incentive
award in each calendar year that ends during the Remaining Unexpired
Employment Period, such payments to be equal to the product of:
(A) the maximum percentage rate at which an award was ever
available to the Executive under such incentive compensation plan;
multiplied by
(B) the salary that would have been paid to the Executive
during each such calendar year at the highest annual rate of salary
achieved during the Employment Period;
such payments to be made (without discounting for early payment) within 30
days following the Executive's termination of employment;
(viii)at the election of the Company made within 30 days following
the occurrence of the event described in section 9(a), upon the surrender
of options or appreciation rights issued to the Executive under any stock
option and appreciation rights plan or program maintained by, or covering
employees of, the Company or the Bank, a lump sum payment in an amount
equal to the product of:
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(A) the excess of (I) the fair market value of a share of
stock of the same class as the stock subject to the option or
appreciation right, determined as of the date of termination of
employment, over (II) the exercise price per share for such option
or appreciation right, as specified in or under the relevant plan or
program; multiplied by
(B) the number of shares with respect to which options or
appreciation rights are being surrendered.
For purposes of this section 9(b)(viii), the Executive shall be deemed
fully vested in all options and appreciation rights under any stock option
or appreciation rights plan or program maintained by, or covering
employees of, the Company or the Bank, even if he is not vested under such
plan or program; and
(ix) at the election of the Company made within 30 days following
the occurrence of the event described in section 9(a), upon the surrender
of any shares awarded to the Executive under any restricted stock plan
maintained by, or covering employees of, the Company or the Bank, a lump
sum payment in an amount equal to the product of:
(A) the fair market value of a share of stock of the same
class of stock granted under such plan, determined as of the date of
the Executive's termination of employment; multiplied by
(B) the number of shares which are being surrendered.
For purposes of this section 9(b)(ix), the Executive shall be deemed fully
vested in all shares awarded under any restricted stock plan maintained
by, or covering employees of, the Company or the Bank, even if he is not
vested under such plan.
The Company and the Executive hereby stipulate that the damages which may be
incurred by the Executive following any such termination of employment are not
capable of accurate measurement as of the date first above written and that the
payments and benefits contemplated by this section 9(b) constitute reasonable
damages under the circumstances and shall be payable without any requirement of
proof of actual damage and without regard to the Executive's efforts, if any, to
mitigate damages. The Company and the Executive further agree that the Company
may condition the payments and benefits (if any) due under sections 9(b)(iii),
(iv), (v), (vi) and (vi) on the receipt of the Executive's resignation from any
and all positions which he holds as an officer, director or committee member
with respect to the Company, the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate of either
of them.
SECTION 10. TERMINATION WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPANY LIABILITY. In the
event that the Executive's employment with the Company shall terminate during
the Employment Period on account of:
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(a) the discharge of the Executive for "cause," which, for purposes
of this Agreement, shall mean a discharge because the Board and the Bank
Board determine that the Executive: (i) has intentionally failed to
perform his assigned duties under this Agreement (including for these
purposes, the Executive's inability to perform such duties as a result of
drug or alcohol dependency); (ii) has intentionally engaged in dishonest
or illegal conduct in connection with his performance of services for the
Company or the Bank or has been convicted of a felony; (iii) has willfully
violated, in any material respect, any law, rule, regulation, written
agreement or final cease-and-desist order with respect to his performance
of services for the Company or the Bank, as determined by the Board and
the Bank Board; or (iv) has intentionally breached the material terms of
this Agreement; provided, however, that on and after the date that a
Change of Control occurs, a determination under this section 10 shall
require the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of
the Board and the Bank Board acting in good faith and such vote shall not
be made prior to the expiration of a 60-day period following the date on
which the Board and the Bank Board shall, by written notice to the
Executive, furnish to him a statement of its grounds for proposing to make
such determination, during which period the Executive shall be afforded a
reasonable opportunity to make oral and written presentations to the
members of the Board and the Bank Board, and to be represented by his
legal counsel at such presentations, to refute the grounds for the
proposed determination;
(b) the Executive's voluntary resignation from employment with the
Company and the Bank for reasons other than those specified in section
9(a)(i); or
(c) the death of the Executive while employed by the Company or the
termination of the Executive's employment because of "total and permanent
disability" within the meaning of the Company's long-term disability plan
for employees;
then the Company shall have no further obligations under this Agreement, other
than the payment to the Executive of his earned but unpaid salary as of the date
of the termination of his employment and the provision of such other benefits,
if any, to which he is entitled as a former employee under the Company's and the
Bank's employee benefit plans and programs and compensation plans and programs.
For purposes of this section 10, no act or failure to act, on the part of the
Executive, shall be considered "willful" unless it is done, or omitted to be
done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the
Executive's action or omission was in the best interests of the Company and the
Bank. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a
resolution duly adopted by the Board and the Bank Board or based upon the
written advice of counsel for the Company or the Bank shall be conclusively
presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and
in the best interests of the Company and the Bank. The cessation of employment
of the Executive shall not be deemed to be for "cause" within the meaning of
section 10(a) unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Executive
a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of
the members of the Board and the Bank Board at a meeting of the Board and the
Bank Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided
to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity, together with
counsel, to be heard before the Board and the Bank Board),
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finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board and the Bank Board, the
Executive is guilty of the conduct described in section 10(a) above, and
specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
SECTION 11. TERMINATION UPON OR FOLLOWING A CHANGE OF CONTROL.
(a) A Change of Control of the Company ("Change of Control") shall
be deemed to have occurred upon the happening of any of the following events:
(i) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a transaction
that would result and does result in the reorganization, merger or
consolidation of the Company, respectively, with one or more other
persons, other than a transaction following which:
(A) at least 51% of the equity ownership interests of the
entity resulting from such transaction are beneficially owned
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act")) in substantially
the same relative proportions by persons who, immediately prior to
such transaction, beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of the
outstanding equity ownership interests in the Company; and
(B) at least 51% of the securities entitled to vote generally
in the election of directors of the entity resulting from such
transaction are beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) in substantially the same
relative proportions by persons who, immediately prior to such
transaction, beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of the securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the
Company;
(ii) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company or beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the outstanding
securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors by any person or by any persons acting in concert, or approval
by the shareholders of the Company of any transaction which would result
in such an acquisition;
(iii) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or
approval by the shareholders of the Company of a plan for such liquidation
or dissolution;
(iv) the occurrence of any event if, immediately following such
event, at least 50% of the members of the Board do not belong to any of
the following groups:
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(A) individuals who were members of the Board on the date of
this Agreement; or
(B) individuals who first became members of the Board after
the date of this Agreement either:
(1) upon election to serve as a member of the Board by
affirmative vote of three-quarters of the members of such
board, or of a nominating committee thereof, in office at the
time of such first election; or
(2) upon election by the shareholders of the Board to
serve as a member of the Board, but only if nominated for
election by affirmative vote of three-quarters of the members
of the board of directors of the Board, or of a nominating
committee thereof, in office at the time of such first
nomination;
provided, however, that such individual's election or nomination did
not result from an actual or threatened election contest (within the
meaning of Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the
Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies
or consents (within the meaning of Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Exchange Act) other than by or on behalf of
the Board of the Company; or
(v) any event which would be described in section 11(a)(i), (ii),
(iii) or (iv) if the term "Bank" were substituted for the term "Company"
therein and the term "Bank Board" were substituted for the term "Board"
therein.
In no event, however, shall a Change of Control be deemed to have occurred as a
result of any acquisition of securities or assets of the Company, the Bank, or a
subsidiary of either of them, by the Company, the Bank, or any subsidiary of
either of them, or by any employee benefit plan maintained by any of them. For
purposes of this section 11(a), the term "person" shall have the meaning
assigned to it under sections 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.
(b) In the event of a Change of Control, the Executive shall be
entitled to the payments and benefits described in section 9(b), regardless of
whether his employment terminates.
SECTION 12. TAX INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) This section 12 shall apply if the Executive's employment is
terminated upon or following (i) a Change of Control (as defined in section 11
of this Agreement); or (ii) a change "in the ownership or effective control" of
the Company or the Bank or "in the ownership of a substantial portion of the
assets" of the Company or the Bank within the meaning of section 280G of the
Code. If this section 12 applies, then, if for any taxable year, the Executive
shall be liable for the payment of an excise tax under section 4999 of the Code
with respect to any payment in
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the nature of compensation made by the Company, the Bank or any direct or
indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or the Bank to (or for the
benefit of) the Executive, the Company shall pay to the Executive an amount
equal to X determined under the following formula:
E x P
X = ------------------------------------
1 - [(FI x (1 - SLI)) + SLI + E + M]
where
E = the rate at which the excise tax is assessed under section
4999 of the Code;
P = the amount with respect to which such excise tax is
assessed, determined without regard to this section 12;
FI = the highest marginal rate of income tax applicable to the
Executive under the Code for the taxable year in question;
SLI = the sum of the highest marginal rates of income tax
applicable to the Executive under all applicable state and
local laws for the taxable year in question; and
M = the highest marginal rate of Medicare tax applicable to the
Executive under the Code for the taxable year in question.
With respect to any payment in the nature of compensation that is made to (or
for the benefit of) the Executive under the terms of this Agreement, or
otherwise, and on which an excise tax under section 4999 of the Code will be
assessed, the payment determined under this 12(a) shall be made to the Executive
on the earlier of (i) the date the Company, the Bank or any direct or indirect
subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or the Bank is required to withhold such
tax, or (ii) the date the tax is required to be paid by the Executive.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this section 12 to the contrary, in
the event that the Executive's liability for the excise tax under section 4999
of the Code for a taxable year is subsequently determined to be different than
the amount determined by the formula (X + P) x E, where X, P and E have the
meanings provided in section 12(a), the Executive or the Company, as the case
may be, shall pay to the other party at the time that the amount of such excise
tax is finally determined, an appropriate amount, plus interest, such that the
payment made under section 12(a), when increased by the amount of the payment
made to the Executive under this section 12(b) by the Company, or when reduced
by the amount of the payment made to the Company under this section 12(b) by the
Executive, equals the amount that should have properly been paid to the
Executive under section 12(a). The interest paid under this section 12(b) shall
be determined at the rate provided under section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code. To
confirm that the proper amount, if any, was paid to the Executive under this
section 12, the Executive shall furnish to the Company a copy of each tax return
which reflects a liability for an excise tax payment made
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by the Company, at least 20 days before the date on which such return is
required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
SECTION 13. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE.
The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, in the event of his
termination of employment with the Company prior to the expiration of the
Employment Period, for a period of one year following the date of his
termination of employment with the Company or the Bank (or, if less, for the
Remaining Unexpired Employment Period), he shall not, without the written con
sent of the Company, become an officer, employee, consultant, director or
trustee of any savings bank, savings and loan association, savings and loan
holding company, bank or bank holding company, or any direct or indirect
subsidiary or affiliate of any such entity, that entails working within Orange,
Dutchess, Rockland or Xxxxxx counties or any other county in which the Company
or the Bank maintains an office; provided, however, that this section 13 shall
not apply if the Executive's employment is terminated for the reasons set forth
in section 9(a).
SECTION 14. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Unless he obtains the prior written consent of the Company, the
Executive shall keep confidential and shall refrain from using for the benefit
of himself, or any person or entity other than the Company or any entity which
is a subsidiary of the Company or of which the Company is a subsidiary, any
material document or information obtained from the Company, or from its parent
or subsidiaries, in the course of his employment with any of them concerning
their properties, operations or business (unless such document or information is
readily ascertainable from public or published information or trade sources or
has otherwise been made available to the public through no fault of his own)
until the same ceases to be material (or becomes so ascertainable or available);
provided, however, that nothing in this section 14 shall prevent the Executive,
with or without the Company's consent, from participating in or disclosing
documents or information in connection with any judicial or administrative
investigation, inquiry or proceeding to the extent that such participation or
disclosure is required under applicable law.
SECTION 15. SOLICITATION.
The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, for a period of one
year following his termination of employment with the Company or the Bank, he
shall not, without the written consent of the Company and the Bank, either
directly or indirectly:
(a) solicit, offer employment to, or take any other action intended,
or that a reasonable person acting in like circumstances would expect, to
have the effect of causing any officer or employee of the Company, the
Bank or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate
his or her employment and accept employment or become affiliated with, or
provide services for compensation in any capacity whatsoever to, any
savings bank, savings and loan Bank, bank, bank holding company, savings
and loan holding company, or other institution engaged
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in the business of accepting deposits, making loans or doing business
within the counties specified in section 13;
(b) provide any information, advice or recommendation with respect
to any such officer or employee of any savings bank, savings and loan
Bank, bank, bank holding company, savings and loan holding company, or
other institution engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making
loans or doing business within the counties specified in section 13; that
is intended, or that a reasonable person acting in like circumstances
would expect, to have the effect of causing any officer or employee of the
Company, the Bank, or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates
to terminate his employment and accept employment or become affiliated
with, or provide services for compensation in any capacity what soever to,
any savings bank, savings and loan association, bank, bank holding
company, savings and loan holding company, or other institution engaged in
the business of accepting deposits, making loans or doing business within
the counties specified in section 13;
(c) solicit, provide any information, advice or recommendation or
take any other action intended, or that a reasonable person acting in like
circumstances would expect, to have the effect of causing any customer of
the Company to terminate an existing business or commercial relationship
with the Company.
SECTION 16. NO EFFECT ON EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS OR PROGRAMS.
The termination of the Executive's employment during the term of
this Agreement or thereafter, whether by the Company, by the Bank or by the
Executive, shall have no effect on the rights and obligations of the parties
hereto under the Company's or the Bank's qualified or non-qualified retirement,
pension, savings, thrift, profit-sharing or stock bonus plans, group life,
health (including hospitalization, medical and major medical), dental, accident
and long term disability insurance plans or such other employee benefit plans
or programs, or compensation plans or programs, as may be maintained by, or
cover employees of, the Company or the Bank from time to time; provided,
however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to duplicate any
compensation or benefits provided under any agreement, plan or program covering
the Executive to which the Company is a party and any duplicative amount payable
under any such agreement, plan or program shall be applied as an offset to
reduce the amounts otherwise payable hereunder.
SECTION 17. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Executive, his legal representatives and testate or intestate distributees, and
the Company and the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, including
any successor by merger or consolidation or a statutory receiver or any other
person or firm or corporation to which all or substantially all of the assets
and business of the Company may be sold or otherwise transferred. Failure of the
Company to obtain from any successor its express written assumption of the
Company's obligations
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hereunder at least 60 days in advance of the scheduled effective date of any
such succession shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.
SECTION 18. NOTICES.
Any communication required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement, including any notice, direction, designation, consent, instruction,
objection or waiver, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given
at such time as it is delivered personally, or five days after mailing if
mailed, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, addressed to such party at the address listed below or at such other
address as one such party may by written notice specify to the other party:
If to the Executive:
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If to the Company or the Bank:
Warwick Community Bancorp, Inc.
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: President
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Wood
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxx, Esq.
SECTION 19. INDEMNIFICATION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES.
(a) The Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the
Executive against reasonable costs, including legal fees and expenses, incurred
by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in
which he may be involved, as a result of his efforts, in good faith, to defend
or enforce the terms of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, any
settlement agreement which provides for payment of any amounts in settlement of
the Company's or the Bank's obligations hereunder shall be conclusive evidence
of the Executive's entitlement to indemnification hereunder, and any such
indemnification payments shall be in addition to amounts payable pursuant to
such settlement agreement, unless such settlement agreement expressly provides
otherwise.
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(b) The Company's obligation to make the payments provided for in
this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be
affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right
or action which the Company may have against the Executive or others. In no
event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any
other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive
under any of the provisions of this Agreement and such amounts shall not be
reduced whether or not the Executive obtains other employment. Unless it is
determined that a claim made by the Executive was either frivolous or made in
bad faith, the Company agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted
by law, all legal fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as
a result of or in connection with his consultation with legal counsel or arising
out of any action, suit, proceeding or contest (regardless of the outcome
thereof) by the Company, the Executive or others regarding the validity or
enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any
guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by the
Executive about the amount of any payment pursuant to this Agreement), plus in
each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable Federal rate
provided for in section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code. This section 19(b) shall
apply whether such consultation, action, suit, proceeding or contest arises
before, on, after or as a result of a Change of Control.
SECTION 20. SEVERABILITY.
A determination that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or
unenforceable shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision hereof.
SECTION 21. WAIVER.
Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms,
covenants or conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such term,
covenant, or condition. A waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be made
in writing, designated as a waiver, and signed by the party against whom its
enforcement is sought. Any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power
hereunder at any one or more times shall not be deemed a waiver or
relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times.
SECTION 22. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the
same Agreement.
SECTION 23. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the federal laws of the United States and, to the extent that
federal law is inapplicable, in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed entirely within
the State of New York.
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SECTION 24. HEADINGS AND CONSTRUCTION.
The headings of sections in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to qualify the meaning of any section. Any
reference to a section number shall refer to a section of this Agreement, unless
otherwise stated.
SECTION 25. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATIONS.
This instrument contains the entire agreement of the parties
relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes in its entirety any and
all prior agreements, understandings or representations relating to the subject
matter hereof. No modifications of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in
writing and signed by the parties hereto.
SECTION 26. NON-DUPLICATION.
In the event that the Executive shall perform services for the Bank
or any other direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or the
Bank, any compensation or benefits provided to the Executive by such other
employee shall be applied to offset the obligations of the Company hereunder, it
being intended that this Agreement set forth the aggregate compensation and
benefits payable to the Executive for all services to the Company, the Bank and
all of their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates.
SECTION 27. REQUIRED REGULATORY PROVISIONS.
Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, any
payments to the Executive by the Company, whether pursuant to this Agreement or
otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with section
18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k), and any
regulations promulgated thereunder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be
executed and the Executive has hereunto set his hand, all as of the day and year
first above written.
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EXECUTIVE
ATTEST: WARWICK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.
By_____________________________
Secretary By______________________________________
Name:
Title:
[Seal]
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XXXXX XX XXX XXXX )
: ss.:
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
On this ________ day of ____________________, 1997, before me
personally came __________________, to me known, and known to me to be the
individual described in the foregoing instrument, who, being by me duly sworn,
did depose and say that he resides at the address set forth in said instrument,
and that he signed his name to the foregoing instrument.
___________________________________
Notary Public
STATE OF NEW YORK )
: ss.:
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
On this ________ day of ____________________, 1997, before me
personally came ___________, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did
depose and say that he resides at
______________________________________________, that he is a member of the Board
of Directors of WARWICK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC., the Delaware corporation de
scribed in and which executed the foregoing instrument; that he knows the seal
of said corporation; that the seal affixed to said instrument is such seal; that
it was so affixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and
that he signed his name thereto by like order.
___________________________________
Notary Public
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