AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made and entered into this 26th day of July, 2012 by and among SOUTHERN COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”), SOUTHERN COMMUNITY BANK AND TRUST (the “Bank”) and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (the “Executive”). The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the consummation (the “Closing”) of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, Capital Bank Financial Corp. (the “Purchaser”) and Winston 23 Corporation (“Merger Sub”), dated March 26, 2012 (the “Merger Agreement”), and if the Closing does not occur because the Merger Agreement is terminated, this Amendment shall not become effective and will be of no force or effect.
WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed with the Bank under an Employment Agreement dated April 28, 2006, as amended (the “Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which she currently serves as Executive Vice President, Senior Operating Officer of the Company;
WHEREAS, the amendment of the Employment Agreement is required in order to comply with Section 7.2(g) of the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS, Section 8.8 of the Employment Agreement provides that the Employment Agreement may be modified by the mutual written consent of the Company, the Bank and the Executive;
WHEREAS, as a predicate to the entering into of the Merger Agreement by Purchaser and Merger Sub and a condition to the Closing, in order to preserve the value and goodwill of the Company and the Bank, the Merger Agreement contemplates, among other things, that the Executive shall enter into this Amendment, which shall become effective upon the Closing;
WHEREAS, within fifteen days of executing this Amendment, the Bank shall pay the Executive one hundred dollars ($100), less applicable withholdings, in connection with her execution of this Amendment (the “Amendment Bonus”); and
WHEREAS, the parties to the Employment Agreement desire to amend the Employment Agreement as provided in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Amendment Bonus, mutual covenants and agreements set forth below and other good and valuable consideration, including the payment of the Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in connection with the Closing with respect to shares of Company common stock, stock options and restricted stock held by the Executive, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree that the Employment Agreement shall be amended as follows:
| 1. | A new Section 1.4 of the Employment Agreement is hereby added and reads as follows: |
“1.4 Post-Closing Duties and Responsibilities. Notwithstanding anything in this Employment Agreement to the contrary, following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Southern Community Financial Corporation, Capital Bank Financial Corp. (the “Purchaser”) and Winston 23 Corporation (“Merger Sub”), dated March 26, 2012 (the “Merger Agreement”), the Executive shall no longer serve as Executive Vice President, Senior Operating Officer of Southern Community Financial Corporation and shall no longer have the duties and responsibilities associated with such position and shall instead have the position, titles, duties and responsibilities as assigned from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of the Purchaser or his designee following the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement).”
2. Section 3.2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows and all references to “Good Reason” (and the concepts and rights associated therewith) in the Employment Agreement are hereby removed from the Employment Agreement and are no longer applicable:
“The Executive may terminate her employment with written notice to the Employer 60 days in advance of the date of termination of employment.”
| 3. | Section 4.2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| “4.2 TERMINATION BY THE EXECUTIVE FOR ANY REASON. If the Executive terminates employment for any reason, the Executive shall receive the salary to which she is entitled through the date on which her termination becomes effective and any other benefits to which she may be entitled under the Employer’s benefit plans and policies.” |
4. Section 4.5 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence at the end of the section:
“Notwithstanding anything set forth above, as of the Closing Date, this Section 4.5 shall only be applicable to a termination of the Executive’s employment due to disability.”
5. Section 4.6 of the Employment Agreement and all references thereto contained in the Employment Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.
| 6. | Section 5.1 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: |
“5.1 Change in Control Benefits. If the Closing Date occurs during the term of this Employment Agreement, the Executive shall be eligible to receive $199,900.00 (plus any interest that accrues at a rate equal to the annual mid-term applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code for the month during which the Closing Date occurs, with such interest to accrue from the date that is six months following the Closing Date through the date that a payment is made to the Executive) (the “Change in Control Payment”), which, subject to the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a waiver and release in a form acceptable to the Employer within 30 days of the date of the Executive’s termination of employment, shall be payable to the Executive (i) if the Executive’s employment terminates on or prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, on the 60th day following the date of termination or (ii) if the Executive’s employment terminates following the second anniversary of the Closing Date, in installments equal to the Base Salary payments paid to the Executive immediately prior to the termination of the Executive’s employment, on each regular payroll date following the date of the Executive’s termination of employment until the Change in Control Payment has been paid to the Executive in full; provided, however, that in the event that the Executive resigns for any reason (other than for the reasons described in the last sentence of this Section 5.1) during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the 60th day following the data conversion date (as determined by the Purchaser) and (ii) the date that is six months following the Closing Date (the “Conversion Period”), the Executive shall only receive 50% of the Change in Control Payment; provided, further, however, that in the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause at any time following a Change in Control, the Executive shall not receive any portion of the Change in Control Payment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.1, if, during the Conversion Period, the Executive resigns her employment due to her being transferred to a work location which is more than 30 miles from her current work location (other than any ordinary business related travel) or if her duties and responsibilities are significantly and materially adversely changed and are no longer reasonably related to her work experience with the Company prior to the Closing Date, such a resignation shall be treated as a termination of the Executive’s employment without Cause for the purposes of this Section 5.”
| 7. | Section 5.3 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: |
“If the Executive receives all or a portion of the payments under Section 5.1, she shall not be entitled to any benefits under Article 4 of this Employment Agreement, other than salary earned through the date on which the Executive’s employment terminates. With the exception of: (i) amounts payable pursuant to the Amended Salary Continuation Agreement to which the Executive and the Bank are party; and (ii) vested amounts credited to the Executive’s account(s) under the Bank’s 401(k) Plan, the Executive shall not be eligible to receive any severance, retention or change in control payments or benefits, whether under this Employment Agreement or pursuant to any other agreement, plan, policy or arrangement maintained by Southern Community Financial Corporation, the Bank or any of their affiliates, and the Executive hereby agrees that she has no entitlement to any additional amounts under any such agreement, plan, policy or arrangement other than her rights under the Salary Continuation Agreement between the Executive and the Bank, as amended as provided under the Merger Agreement.”
| 8. | Section 7.4 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: |
“7.4 Article 7 Survives Termination. The rights and obligations set forth in this Article 7 shall survive termination of this Employment Agreement and of the Executive’s employment for any reason. However, the portions of Section 7.2 of this Employment Agreement relating to competition (and not to non-solicitation of customers, which shall survive) shall become null and void upon any termination of the Executive’s employment following a Change in Control.”
| 9. | Section 8.1(a) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: |
“This Employment Agreement is Binding on The Employer’s Successors. This Employment Agreement shall be binding upon the Employer and any successor to the Employer, including any persons acquiring directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Employer by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization, or otherwise. But this Employment Agreement and the Employer’s obligations under this Employment Agreement are not otherwise assignable, transferable, or delegable by the Employer. By agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, the Employer shall require any successor to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Employer to expressly assume and agree to perform this Employment Agreement, as amended, in the same manner and to the same extent the Employer would be required to perform if no such succession had occurred, taking into account and giving effect to any amendments relating to such succession.”
| 10. | Section 8.9 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: |
“8.9 Payment of Legal Fees. The Employer agrees to pay, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any contest by the Executive to enforce any payment provision under this Employment Agreement, if the Executive prevails in all material respects up to a maximum aggregate amount of $200,000. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.9 to the contrary, the Employer shall not be required to pay or reimburse the Executive’s legal expenses if doing so would violate Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act [12 U.S.C. 1828(k)] and Rule 359.3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [12 CFR 359.3].”
| 11. | A new Section 8.12 is hereby added and reads as follows: |
“8.12 Prohibition on Payment. The Executive and the Employer agree that none of the Employers nor their affiliates shall make any payments or provide any benefits otherwise due under this Employment Agreement if such payments or benefits are prohibited by applicable legal and/or regulatory requirements or guidance or any changes in applicable law, rules or regulations or in the formal and conclusive interpretation thereof by any regulator or agency of competent jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, with respect to the “golden parachute rules” pursuant to Part 359 of the Regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation [12 CFR 359].”
12. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures affixed thereto were upon the same instrument.
13. None of the Purchaser, the Company, the Bank nor any of their respective affiliates shall be required to incur any additional compensation expense in connection with this Amendment due to the application of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
14. The parties to this Amendment have read this Amendment, understand it and voluntarily accept its terms and the parties agree that there shall not be strict interpretation against either party in connection with any review of this Amendment in which interpretation thereof is an issue. The Executive further acknowledges that: (i) this Amendment is executed voluntarily and without any duress or undue influence on the part or behalf of the Company, the Bank or any of their respective affiliates; (ii) this entire Amendment is written in a manner calculated to be understood by him; (iii) she has been advised by the Bank to seek the advice of legal counsel before entering into this Amendment; (iv) the Executive has been provided with a reasonable period of time to consider the terms and conditions of this Amendment; (v) the Executive is fully aware of the legal and binding effect of this Amendment; and (vi) to the extent she executes this Amendment she does so knowingly and voluntarily and only after consulting her attorney or affirmatively waiving her right to consult with her attorney. In addition, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that she has had the assistance of counsel of her choosing in the negotiation of this Amendment, including with respect to tax matters, or she has chosen not to have the assistance of counsel.
14. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina.
15. Except as amended hereby, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by the parties to the Employment Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first set forth above.
| Executive | Southern Community Financial Corporation | ||
| /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Southern Community Bank and Trust | |||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||
