EXHIBIT 10.1
Amended and Restated
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT entered into this 17 th day of March, 1998 ("Effective
Date"), by and between Xxxxxxx Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank") and Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx (the "Employee").
WHEREAS, the Employee has heretofore been employed by the Bank as
President and is experienced in all phases of the business of the Bank; and
WHEREAS, the Bank and the Employee have previously entered into an
employment agreement dated October 11, 1994, as amended ("Prior Agreement"), and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Bank has discussed and reviewed
the job performance of the Employee and determined that it meets and exceeds the
requirements and standards of the Board, and the Board has determined that it is
in the best interest of the Bank that the Prior Agreement be renewed and
extended as contained hereinafter, and
WHEREAS, the parties desire by this writing to set forth the continuing
employment relationship of the Bank and the Employee.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is AGREED as follows:
1. Employment. The Employee is employed in the capacity as the
President and Managing Officer of the Bank. The Employee shall render such
administrative and management services to the Bank and Xxxxxxx Savings, Inc.
("Parent") as are currently rendered and as are customarily performed by persons
situated in a similar executive capacity. The Employee shall promote to the
extent permitted by law the business of the Bank and Parent. The Employee's
other duties shall be such as the Board of Directors for the Bank (the "Board of
Directors" or "Board") may from time to time reasonably direct, including normal
duties as an officer of the Bank.
2. Base Compensation. The Bank agrees to pay the Employee during the
term of this Agreement a salary at the rate of $60,900.00 per annum, payable in
cash not less frequently than monthly; provided, that the rate of such salary
shall be reviewed by the Board of Directors not less often than annually, and
Employee shall be entitled to receive annually an increase at such percentage or
in such an amount as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may decide at
such time.
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3. Discretionary Bonus. The Employee shall be entitled to participate
in an equitable manner with all other senior management employees of the Bank in
discretionary bonuses that may be authorized and declared by the Board of
Directors to its senior management employees from time to time. No other
compensation provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed a substitute for the
Employee's right to participate in such discretionary bonuses when and as
declared by the Board of Directors.
4. (a) Participation in Retirement and Medical Plans. The Employee
shall be entitled to participate in any plan of the Bank relating to pension,
profit-sharing, or other retirement benefits and medical coverage or
reimbursement plans that the Bank may adopt for the benefit of its employees.
(b) Employee Benefits; Expenses. The Employee shall be eligible to
participate in any fringe benefits which may be or may become applicable to the
Bank's senior management employees, including by example, participation in any
stock option or incentive plans adopted by the Board of Directors of Bank, club
memberships, a reasonable expense account, and any other benefits which are
commensurate with the responsibilities and functions to be performed by the
Employee under this Agreement. The Bank shall reimburse Employee for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses which Employee shall incur in connection with
his service for the Bank.
5. Term. The term of employment of Employee under this Agreement shall
be for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending thirty-six (36)
months thereafter. Additionally, on, or before, each annual anniversary date
from the Effective Date, the term of employment under this Agreement may be
extended for an additional period beyond the then effective expiration date upon
a determination and resolution of the Board of Directors that the performance of
the Employee has met the requirements and standards of the Board, and that the
term of such Agreement shall be extended.
6. Loyalty; Noncompetition.
(a) The Employee shall devote his full time and attention to the
performance of his employment under this Agreement. During the term of
Employee's employment under this Agreement, the Employee shall not engage in any
business or activity contrary to the business affairs or interests of the Bank
or Parent.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 6 shall be deemed to prevent or
limit the right of Employee to invest in the capital stock or other securities
of any business dissimilar from that of the Bank or Parent, or, solely as a
passive or minority investor, in any business.
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7. Standards. The Employee shall perform his duties under this
Agreement in accordance with such reasonable standards expected of employees
with comparable positions in comparable organizations and as may be established
from time to time by the Board of Directors.
8. Vacation and Sick Leave. At such reasonable times as the Board of
Directors 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, with all such voluntary absences to count as
vacation time; provided that:
(a) The Employee shall be entitled to annual vacation leave in
accordance with the policies as are periodically established by the Board of
Directors for senior management employees of the Bank.
(b) The Employee shall not be entitled to receive any additional
compensation from the Bank on account of his failure to take vacation leave and
Employee shall not be entitled to accumulate unused vacation from one fiscal
year to the next, except in either case to the extent authorized by the Board of
Directors for senior management employees of the Bank.
(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 for such additional periods of time and for such
valid and legitimate reasons as the Board of Directors in its discretion may
determine. Further, the Board of Directors shall be entitled to 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 the Board of Directors in its discretion
may determine.
(d) In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to an annual sick leave
benefit as established by the Board of Directors for senior management employees
of the Bank. In the event that any sick leave benefit shall not have been used
during any year, such leave shall accrue to subsequent years only to the extent
authorized by the Board of Directors for employees of the Bank.
9. Termination and Termination Pay.
The Employee's employment under this Agreement shall be terminated upon
any of the following occurrences:
(a) The death of the Employee 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 Employee's
death shall have occurred.
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(b) The Board of Directors may terminate the Employee's employment at
any time, but any termination by the Board of Directors other than termination
for Just Cause, shall not prejudice the Employee's right to compensation or
other benefits under the Agreement. The Employee shall have no right to receive
compensation or other benefits for any period after termination for Just Cause.
Termination for "Just Cause" shall include termination because of 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 the Agreement.
(c) Except as provided pursuant to Section 12 herein, in the event
Employee's employment under this Agreement is terminated by the Board of
Directors without Just Cause, the Bank shall be obligated to continue to pay the
Employee the salary provided pursuant to Section 2 herein, up to the date of
termination of the term (including any renewal term) of this Agreement and the
cost of Employee obtaining all health, life, disability, and other benefits
which the Employee would be eligible to participate in through such date based
upon the benefit levels substantially equal to those being provided Employee at
the date of termination of employment.
(d) 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 the vested rights of
the parties shall not be affected.
(e) If the Bank is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of FDIA)
all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default,
but this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting
parties.
(f) All obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to
the extent determined that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the
continued operation of the Bank: (i) by the Director of the Office of Thrift
Supervision ("Director of OTS"), or his or her designee, at the time that the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") enters into an agreement to
provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the authority contained in
Section 13(c) of FDIA; or (ii) by the Director of the OTS, or his or her
designee, at the time that the Director of the OTS, or his or her designee
approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to operation of the
Bank or when the Bank is determined by the Director of the OTS to be in an
unsafe or unsound condition. Any rights of the parties that have already vested,
however, shall not be affected by such action.
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(g) The voluntary termination by the Employee during the term of this
Agreement with the delivery of no less than 60 days written notice to the Board
of Directors, other than pursuant to Section 12(b), in which case the Employee
shall be entitled to receive only the compensation, vested rights, and all
employee benefits up to the date of such termination.
(h) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any payments made
to the Employee pursuant to the Agreement, or otherwise, shall be subject to and
conditioned upon compliance with 12 USC ss.1828(k) and any regulations
promulgated thereunder.
10. Suspension of Employment . If the Employee is suspended and/or
temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs
by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C.
1818(e)(3) and (g)(1)), the Bank's obligations under the Agreement shall be
suspended as of the date of 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 any of its obligations which were
suspended.
11. Disability. If the Employee shall become disabled or incapacitated
to the extent that he is unable to perform his duties hereunder, by reason of
medically determinable physical or mental impairment, as determined by a doctor
engaged by the Board of Directors, Employee shall nevertheless continue to
receive the compensation and benefits provided under the terms of this Agreement
as follows: 100% of such compensation and benefits for a period of 12 months,
but not exceeding the remaining term of the Agreement, and 65% thereafter for
the remainder of the term of the Agreement. Such benefits noted herein shall be
reduced by any benefits otherwise provided to the Employee during such period
under the provisions of disability insurance coverage in effect for Bank
employees. Thereafter, Employee shall be eligible to receive benefits provided
by the Bank under the provisions of disability insurance coverage in effect for
Bank employees. Upon returning to active full-time employment, the Employee's
full compensation as set forth in this Agreement shall be reinstated as of the
date of commencement of such activities. In the event that the Employee returns
to active employment on other than a full-time basis, then his compensation (as
set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement) shall be reduced in proportion to
the time spent in said employment, or as shall otherwise be agreed to by the
parties.
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12. Change in Control.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary except for
Sections 9(a), 9(d), 9(e), 9(f), and 9(h), in the event of the involuntary
termination of Employee's employment under this Agreement, absent Just Cause, in
connection with, or within twenty-four (24) months after, any change in control
of the Bank or Parent, Employee shall be paid an amount equal to the product of
2.99 times the Employee's "base amount" as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and regulations
promulgated thereunder. Said sum shall be paid in one (1) lump sum within thirty
(30) days of such termination of employment. Such payments shall be in lieu of
any other future payments which the Employee would be otherwise entitled to
receive under Section 9 of this Agreement. Payments due hereunder shall be
obligations of the Bank and shall be primary to any obligations of the Parent
due and payable upon a change in control of Parent. Notwithstanding the
forgoing, all sums payable hereunder shall be reduced in such manner and to such
extent so that no such payments made hereunder when aggregated with all other
payments to be made to the Employee by the Bank or the Parent shall be deemed an
"excess parachute payment" in accordance with Section 280G of the Code and
regulations promulgated thereunder and be subject to the excise tax provided at
Section 4999(a) of the Code. The term "control" shall refer to the ownership,
holding or power to vote more than 25% of the Parent's or Bank's voting stock,
the control of the election of a majority of the Parent's or Bank's directors,
or the exercise of a controlling influence over the management or policies of
the Parent or Bank by any person or by persons acting as a group within the
meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The term
"person" means an individual other than the Employee, 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) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, Employee may voluntary terminate his employment under this Agreement
within twenty-four (24) months following a change in control of the Bank or
Parent, and Employee shall thereupon be entitled to receive the payment
described in Section 12(a) of this Agreement, upon the occurrence, or within
ninety (90) days thereafter, of any of the following events, which have not been
consented to in advance by the Employee in writing: (i) if Employee would be
required to move his personal residence or perform his principal executive
functions more than thirty-five (35) miles from the Employee's primary office as
of the signing of this Agreement; (ii) if in the organizational structure of the
Bank or Parent, Employee would be required to report to a person or persons
other than the Board of the Bank or Parent; (iii) if the Bank or Parent should
fail to maintain the Employee's base compensation and existing employee benefits
plans, including material fringe benefit, stock option and retirement plans,
except to the extent
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that such reductions are part of an overall adjustment for all employees and
does not disproportionately adversely impact the Employee; (iv) if Employee
would be assigned duties and responsibilities other than those normally
associated with his position as referenced at Section 1, herein; (v) if Employee
would not be elected or reelected to the Board of Directors of the Bank; or (vi)
if Employee's responsibilities or authority have in any way been materially
diminished or reduced.
(c) Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in
accordance with the rules then in effect of the district office of the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") nearest to the home office of the Bank, and
judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof, except to the extend that the parties may otherwise reach a mutual
settlement of such issue. The Bank shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from such
dispute, proceedings or actions, following the delivery of the decision of the
arbitrator finding in favor of the Employee. Further, a settlement of the matter
approved by the Board of the Bank may include a provision for the reimbursement
by the Bank to the Employee for all reasonable costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from such dispute, proceedings or actions,
or the Board of the Bank may authorize such reimbursement of such reasonable
costs and expenses by separate action upon a written action and determination of
the Board. Such reimbursement shall be paid within ten (10) days of Employee
furnishing to the Bank evidence, which may be in the form, among other things,
of a canceled check or receipt, of such costs or expenses incurred by Employee.
13. Successors and Assigns.
(a) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
any corporate or other successor of the Bank or Parent which shall acquire,
directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise, all or
substantially all of the assets or stock of the Bank or Parent.
(b) Since the Bank is 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.
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14. Amendments. No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be
binding upon the parties hereto unless made in writing and signed by both
parties, except as herein otherwise specifically provided.
15. Applicable Law. This agreement shall be governed by all respects
whether as to validity, construction, capacity, performance or otherwise, by the
laws of the State of Oklahoma, except to the extent that Federal law shall be
deemed to apply.
16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not
affect the validity or enforceablitiy of the other provisions hereof.
17. 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 and shall amend in its entirety
the Prior Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the day
and first hereinabove written.
Xxxxxxx Federal Savings Bank
ATTEST: By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Secretary
WITNESS:
/s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Employee
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