RICHARD M. RIESER SEPARATION AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE
XXXXXXX
X. XXXXXX
AND
MUTUAL RELEASE
This
Separation and Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (this
“Agreement”) is made this 23rd day of October, 2007, by and between
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (the “Executive”) and MB Financial, Inc. (the
“Company”) concerning the Executive’s termination of employment with
the Company.
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive entered into that certain Employment Agreement
dated as of August 25, 2006, (the “Employment Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
the Company and Executive have legitimate disagreements with respect to the
duties and responsibilities of the Executive and differences of opinion
regarding the direction of the Company and the parties are hereby entering
into
this Agreement as an arm’s length settlement of a bona fide dispute with respect
to the rights and obligations of the parties, including with respect to the
terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive intend that this Agreement shall be in complete
settlement of all rights of the Executive under the Employment Agreement or
otherwise relating to his employment by the Company.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements set forth
below, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:
1. Termination. The
Executive’s employment with the Company will terminate effective as of the close
of business on October 23, 2007 (the “Termination Date”) and the
Executive will continue to be paid his current monthly salary, expense
reimbursements and other employee benefits through the Termination
Date.
2. Resignation. The
Executive hereby agrees to resign as the Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President
and Chief Marketing and Legal Strategist of the Company and from all other
officer, director and other positions with the Company and all of its affiliates
effective as of the close of business on the Termination
Date. Executive agrees to execute a letter of resignation, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
3. Settlement
Payment. The Executive shall receive a settlement payment from
the Company in the aggregate gross amount of Three Million Nine Hundred and
Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,965,000.00), to be paid in a single lump sum
cash payment (the “Settlement Payment”) on April 24, 2008 (the
“Payment Date”).
4. Restricted
Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Effective as of the Termination
Date, the Executive shall become fully vested in (i) the 5,551 shares of
Restricted Stock granted on August 25, 2006, and (ii) the 5,604 Restricted
Stock
Units granted on August 25, 2007. The Restricted Stock Units shall be
settled on the Payment Date in an equal number of shares of unrestricted common
stock of the Company.
5. Stock
Options. Effective as of the Termination Date, the Executive
shall become fully vested in all unvested outstanding stock options awarded
under any plan or program maintained by the Company or any of its affiliates
or
predecessors. All outstanding options which are vested as of the
Termination Date shall continue to be exercisable per the terms of the
applicable plan and award documents; provided, however, that for
purposes of determining the expiration of such options, the Executive’s
termination hereunder shall be deemed a “Retirement” per the terms of such
options.
6. Supplemental
Pension Benefit Agreement. The Company shall honor the terms and
conditions of the First Oak Brook Bank (“XXXX”) Supplemental Pension
Benefit Agreement, as required by Section 19 of the Employment
Agreement. The estimated benefits thereunder shall be calculated by
the Company’s independent auditors or actuaries and a report shall be delivered
to Executive within 5 calendar days of the Termination Date. In
calculating the benefits thereunder, (i) the credited years of service shall
be
20, (ii) the accrual fraction shall be 100%, (iii) the “Final Base Salary” as
used therein shall be $775,000, and (iv) the mortality tables and interest
rates
described in Code Section 417(e)(3)(A)(ii) shall be used, based on October
1,
2007. The actual benefit shall be based upon the foregoing
assumptions, but shall use the applicable rate on December 1,
2007. The supplemental benefit shall be a monthly life and 15 year
certain annuity paid on a monthly basis commencing January 1, 2008, subject
to
the limitations of Section 22 of this
Agreement. To the extent necessary under the transitional guidance
under Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Notice 2007-86, this Agreement
constitutes an amendment to the Supplemental Pension Benefit Agreement, and
a
new election thereunder, to properly modify the time or manner of payment under
a deferred compensation plan.
7. Agreement
Regarding Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants. The Company and
the Executive shall honor the terms and conditions of the Agreement Regarding
Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants, dated October 19, 1994. The
restrictive covenants, as provided therein shall lapse on October 24,
2009. The payments to be made to the Executive thereunder shall be
paid on an annual basis commencing November 1, 2007, subject to the limitations
of Section 22 of this Agreement. To the
extent necessary under the transitional guidance under IRS Notice 2007-86,
this
Agreement constitutes an amendment to the Agreement Regarding Post-Employment
Restrictive Covenants, and a new election thereunder, to properly modify the
time or manner of payment under a deferred compensation plan.
8. Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan. The Company shall honor the
terms and conditions of the XXXX Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan. Subject to the limitations of Section 22 of this Agreement, the distribution of post-2004
amounts thereunder (amounts subject to Code Section 409A) shall be paid in
a
lump within 90 days of the Termination Date. The distribution of
pre-2005 amounts thereunder shall be paid in substantially equal monthly
installments over 5 years, commencing on November 1, 2007, in accordance with
the elections currently in effect with respect to such amounts.
9. Medical
Benefits. The Company shall provide the “Post-Employment Health
Benefit” pursuant to Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement, subject to the
terms, conditions and limitations stated therein; provided, however,
that the limitations of subsection (y) thereunder shall only begin to apply
with
respect to amounts expended by the Company on and after October 24, 2009, and
the Company shall bear such costs prior to such date on the same basis as in
effect immediately prior to the Termination Date, and; provided,
further, that Executive and his spouse will use best efforts to obtain
Medicare and Medicare “supplemental coverage” (of their choosing) as soon as
they are eligible to do so.
10. Termination
of Benefits. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement
with respect to plans or arrangements specifically identified in this Agreement,
the Executive’s continued participation in all compensation plans will cease as
of the Termination Date. Nothing contained herein shall limit or
otherwise impair Executive’s right to receive pension or similar benefit
payments which are vested as of the Termination Date under any applicable
pension or other benefit plan (whether or not tax-qualified).
11. Company
Stock. Upon Executive’s written instructions, the Company shall
use its best efforts to perform all necessary actions required by the Company,
and shall promptly use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent and legal
counsel to perform all necessary actions required by them as soon as reasonably
practicable to effect either (i) the transfer of shares of common stock owned
of
record by Executive (or his immediate family members), whether or not held
in
certificate form, with or without restrictive legends, to accounts maintained
by
a bank or broker for the benefit of the Executive (or such immediate family
member), where after such transfer(s) no legends or stop order instructions
shall be attributable to such shares, or (ii) the exchange of certificated
shares of common stock of the Company held by the Executive (or his immediate
family members) for replacement certificates with no legends or restrictions
thereon. Executive hereby agrees and acknowledges that any sales of
Company stock must be in compliance with all securities rules and regulations,
including without limitation, Rules 144 and 145 under the Securities Act of
1933
(the “Securities Act”), as may be in effect at the time of sale. The
Company hereby represents that it will use its best efforts to maintain current
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as contemplated by
paragraph (c)(i) of Rule 144 under the securities Act, during all such periods
as Executive may be subject to Rule 145 under the Securities Act.
12. Office
and Secretarial Support. In connection with the services the
Executive is providing pursuant to Section 15 of
this Agreement, the Company shall continue to provide Executive with his current
office and secretarial support (or well-qualified replacement), through May
31,
2008, including all appropriate office supplies, equipment and services (e.g.,
computer, scanner, fax, copier, phone, email account, etc.) as if Executive
were
employed by the Company. To the extent that the computer equipment
and email account provided to Executive are outside and not connected to or
accessing the Company’s systems, then the Company shall take all reasonable
steps to ensure that the Executive is immediately forwarded all email
communications relating to services to be performed by the Executive under
Section 15 regarding the 60 W. Erie litigation
matters and, for a period of 30 days following the Termination Date, all
non-Company related email directed to the Executive. In addition, the
Company shall copy and or migrate all of the electronic contact information
in
Executive’s computer system to the system he will be provided immediately
following the Termination Date.
13. Departure
Party. The Company shall provide reasonable funding for a
departure party for the Executive, with the attendance list and arrangements
to
be made by the Executive.
14. Releases. As
part of this Agreement, and in consideration of the benefits provided hereunder,
the parties are each required to execute a General Release and Waiver (a
“Release”) and deliver the Release following the Termination
Date. This Agreement (including all Exhibits to this Agreement),
and the commitments and obligations of all parties hereunder:
(a) shall
become final and binding on the Termination Date, subject only to Executive’s
execution and delivery of the Release, in the form set forth at Exhibit B-1,
to
the Company on the Termination Date and the expiration of the Executive’s right
to revoke the execution of the Release in accordance with Section 3(c) of
the Release; and
(b) shall
not
become final and binding if Executive revokes such execution.
(c) At
such
time as Executive delivers the Release above, the Company shall execute a
Release, in the form set forth at Exhibit B-2, and shall deliver such Release
to
Executive.
15. Assistance
with Claims. Subject to continued indemnification provided in
Section 23 of this Agreement, the Executive agrees
to reasonably cooperate with the Company or any affiliate in the prosecution,
defense or evaluation of any pending or potential claims or proceedings
involving or affecting the Company or any affiliate with respect to the 60
W.
Erie litigation matters; provided, that such activities do not unreasonably
interfere with Executive’s full-time employment entered into after the
Termination Date, where such assistance is to be provided in a manner
substantially similar to such services provided by the Executive prior to the
Termination Date. Executive will make himself available for the
foregoing from time to time as reasonably required or as reasonably requested
by
the Company without additional consideration for such
time. Consistent with the Company’s policy for Executive’s expense
reimbursement (as in effect prior to the Termination Date), promptly upon the
receipt of the Executive’s written request, the Company agrees to reimburse the
Executive for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses associated with such
cooperation, including, without limitation, attorneys fees, meals, lodging,
air
travel and ground transportation expenses.
16. Non-Vilification. The
Executive agrees that on and after the date of this Agreement, he will not
make
any vilifying statement about the Company, its officers (limited to “Section 16”
officers of the Company) and directors and the Company, its officers (limited
to
“Section 16” officers of the Company) and directors agree not to make any
vilifying statement about the Executive or Executive’s employment with the
Company; provided, however, that the provisions of this
Section 16 shall not apply to testimony as a
witness, any disclosure required by law to be made by the Company or the
Executive, the assertion of or defense against any claim of breach of this
Agreement and shall not require either party to make false statements or
disclosures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a breach of this
provision by either party, the non-breaching party shall thereafter be released
from the constraints of this Section 16 and any
otherwise vilifying statement made by the non-breaching party after such breach
shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement. The non-breaching
party shall be entitled to seek all legal remedies available with respect to
such breach and any failure to do so shall not limit or otherwise waive any
rights with respect to any subsequent breach.
17. Withholding
for Taxes. All benefits and payments provided to the Executive
pursuant to this Agreement which are required to be treated as compensation
shall be subject to all applicable withholding and reporting
requirements.
18. Settlement
of Disputes. The “Legal Fees” provisions set forth in
Section 10(ii) of the Employment Agreement are hereby incorporated by
reference and are made part of this Agreement and shall be applicable for all
disputes as may arise hereunder (with the specific exclusion of disputes arising
under Section 16 of this Agreement),
notwithstanding that the Employment Agreement is no longer in full force and
effect.
19. Attorneys’
Fees. The Company shall pay legal fees for the drafting and
negotiating of this Agreement, in an amount of $25,000, directly to the law
firm
of Barack Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, LLP (the “Firm”), with such
payment to be made within 15 calendar days of the Termination
Date. The payment of such fees shall be reflected on an IRS Form 1009
designating the Firm as the payee and the Company as the payor.
20. Miscellaneous.
(a) Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon each of the parties
and upon their respective heirs, administrators, representatives, executors,
successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of each party and to
their heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, and
assigns.
(b) Applicable
Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to the conflict of law provisions
of any jurisdiction.
(c) Entire
Agreement. This Agreement reflects the entire agreement between
the Executive and the Company and, except as specifically provided herein,
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, written or oral relating
to
the subject matter hereof (specifically including the Employment
Agreement). To the extent that the terms of this Agreement (including
Exhibits to this Agreement) are to be determined under, or are to be
subject to, the terms or provisions of any other document, this Agreement
(including Exhibits to this Agreement) shall be deemed to incorporate
by reference such terms or provisions of such other documents.
(d) Notices. Any
notice pertaining to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed
to
have been effectively given on the earliest of (a) when received,
(b) upon personal delivery to the party notified, (c) one business day
after delivery via facsimile with electronic confirmation of successful
transmission, (d) one business day after delivery via an overnight courier
service or (e) five days after deposit with the United Postal Service, and
addressed as follows:
to
the Executive
at:
Xx. Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Or
such
other address as Executive duly notifies the Company.
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Esq.
Barack
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
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to
the
Company at:
MB
Financial, Inc.
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx – President and Chief Executive Officer
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxx
Xxxx, Esq.
Silver,
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxx, L.L.P.
0000
X
Xxxxxx X.X., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx
XX 00000
Fax: (000)
000-0000
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(e) Waiver
of Breach. The waiver by either party to this Agreement of a
breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be deemed a
waiver of any subsequent breach by such party.
(f) Amendment. This
Agreement may not be modified or amended except by a writing signed by the
parties to this Agreement.
(g) Counterparts. This
Agreement may be signed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original. Any executed counterpart returned by facsimile shall be
deemed an original executed counterpart.
(h) No
Third Party Beneficiaries. Unless specifically provided herein,
the provisions of this Agreement are for the sole benefit of the parties to
this
Agreement and are not intended to confer upon any person not a party to this
Agreement any rights hereunder.
(i) Terms
and Construction. Each party has cooperated in the drafting and
preparation of this Agreement and each party has had the opportunity to
obtain the advice of legal counsel to review and comment upon the
Agreement. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall be in
all cases construed according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or
against either party.
(j) Admissions. Nothing
in this Agreement is intended to be, or will be deemed to be, an admission
of
liability by Executive or the Company to each other, or an admission that they
or any of their agents, affiliates, or employees have violated any state,
federal or local statute, regulation or ordinance or any principle of common
law
of any jurisdiction, or that they have engaged in any wrongdoing towards each
other.
21. Tax
Gross Up Agreement. The Company shall continue to honor the terms
and conditions of the Tax Gross Up Agreement, dated August 25, 2006, and the
Executive’s termination of employment hereunder shall be treated as an
“Involuntary Termination” under Section 1(a)(ii) thereof.
22. Code
Section 409A.
(a) Specified
Employee. The parties agree and acknowledge that the Executive is a
“specified employee” as that term is used in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), and
therefore all payments to Executive that constitute deferred compensation,
as
defined under Code section 409A, shall be deferred for a period of six months
from the Termination Date. For purposes of Code Section 409A, all
payments of deferred compensation made hereunder or pursuant to another plan
or
arrangement, shall be deemed to be separate payments and, accordingly, the
aforementioned deferral shall only apply to separate payments which would occur
during the six month deferral period and all other payments shall be
unaffected. All payments deferred pursuant to this Section 22, shall be paid in full on April 24,
2008.
(b) Compliance
and Indemnification. It is intended that the provisions of this
Agreement, and all compensation plans and programs sponsored by the Company
in
which Executive participates, comply with, or remain exempt from, Code Section
409A, and all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted
in
a manner consistent with such intentions. From and after the
Termination Date, (a) the Company shall administer and operate this
Agreement and any “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Code
Section 409A) (and any other arrangement that could reasonably be expected
to
constitute such a plan) in which the Executive participates and the Executive’s
rights and benefits hereunder and thereunder in compliance with Code Section
409A and any rules, regulations or other guidance promulgated thereunder as
in
effect from time to time, (b) in the event that the Company determines that
any provision of this Agreement or any such plan or arrangement does not comply
with Code Section 409A or any such rules, regulations or guidance and that
the
Executive may become subject to an additional tax under Code Section 409A (a
“Section 409A Tax”), the Company shall amend or modify such provision to avoid
the application of the Section 409A Tax, and (c) in the event that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive is subject to a Section 409A Tax
with respect to any such provision, the Company shall indemnify and hold the
Executive harmless against all taxes (and any interest or penalties imposed
with
respect to such taxes) imposed as a result of the Company’s failure to comply
with the preceding clause (a) of this Section 22.
(c) The
Company and Executive hereby agree to execute all forms and amendments
reasonably necessary to ensure that any deferred compensation plans, programs
or
arrangements properly comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A,
provided such amendments reasonably reflect the spirit and intent of the
provisions of this Agreement and do not reduce or compromise any rights and
benefits of the Executive or the Company pursuant to such
arrangements.
23. Indemnification. The
Company shall continue to indemnify and hold Executive harmless as provided
in
Section 11 of the Employment Agreement to the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law. To the extent possible, the Company shall continue to
cover Executive as an insured under its policy of directors and officers
liability insurance for the duration of all statutes of limitations and any
other period during which any action may be brought against Executive respecting
his acts or omissions during his service as an officer or director with the
Company, to the same extent as the Company covers its former officers and
directors. In addition to the foregoing, regardless of the
applicability of any coverage by directors and officers liability insurance,
the
Company shall continue to indemnify and hold harmless Executive with respect
to
the services rendered by Executive pursuant to Section 15 of this Agreement to the same extent as if
Executive were then an active officer of the Company providing such services
and
Section 11 of the Employment Agreement continued to apply.
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Execution
Copy
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Separation and Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release
has
been duly executed as of the Termination Date.
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Date:10/23/07
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MB
Financial, Inc.
/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
By: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Title: President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Date:10/23/07
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Exhibit A
LETTER
OF RESIGNATION
October
23, 2007
Board
of
Directors
MB
Financial, Inc.
000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Dear
Sirs:
Subject
to the effectiveness, terms and conditions of the Separation and Settlement
Agreement and Mutual Release, dated October 23, 2007, I hereby resign as Vice
Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Legal Strategist
of
MB Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) and each other officer, director and other
position with the Company and all of its related entities, effective
immediately.
Very
truly
yours,
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxxxxx
Resignation
acknowledged and accepted:
MB
Financial, Inc.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Its: President
and Chief
Executive Officer
Exhibit B-1
GENERAL
RELEASE AND WAIVER
1. This
document is attached to, is incorporated into, and forms a part of, a Separation
and Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release dated October 23, 2007 (the
“Agreement”) by and between MB Financial, Inc. (the
“Company”) and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (the
“Executive”). Except for (i) a Claim based upon a breach
of the Agreement, (ii) a Claim which is expressly preserved by the
Agreement, (iii) a Claim duly filed pursuant to the group welfare and retirement
plans of the Company, and (iv) a Claim with respect to Executive’s standing as a
shareholder of the Company, the Executive, on behalf of himself and the other
Executive Releasors, releases and forever discharges the Company and the other
Company Releasees from any and all Claims which the Executive now has or claims,
or might hereafter have or claim, whether known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected (or the other Executive Releasors may have, to the extent that
it is
derived from a Claim which the Executive may have), against the Company
Releasees based upon or arising out of any matter or thing whatsoever, from
the
beginning of time to the date affixed beneath Executive’s signature on this
General Release and Waiver and shall include Claims (other than those
specifically excepted above) arising out of or related to the Executive’s
employment with the Company, or its predecessors, or the Employment Agreement
dated August 25, 2006, including Claims arising under (or alleged to have arisen
under) (a) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended; (b) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
(c) The Civil Rights Act of 1991; (d) Section 1981 through 1988
of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended; (e) the Executive
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; (f) The Immigration
Reform Control Act, as amended; (g) The Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, as amended; (h) The National Labor Relations Act, as amended;
(i) The Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended; (j) The Occupational
Safety and Health Act, as amended; (k) The Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993; (l) any state antidiscrimination law; (m) any state wage and
hour law; (n) any other local, state or federal law, regulation or
ordinance; (o) any public policy, contract, tort, or common law; or
(p) any allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys’
fees incurred in these matters referred to in (a) through (o)
above.
2. For
purposes of this General Release and Waiver, the terms set forth below shall
have the following meanings:
(a) The
term
“Agreement” shall include the Agreement and the
Exhibits thereto.
(b) The
term
“Claims” shall include any and all rights, claims, demands, debts, dues,
sums of money, accounts, attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees, complaints, judgments,
executions, actions and causes of action of any nature whatsoever, cognizable
at
law or equity.
(c) The
term
“Company Releasees” shall include the Company and its affiliates and
their respective officers, directors, trustees, members, employees, attorneys,
agents, representatives, shareholders, partners, assigns, predecessors,
successors and administrators under any employee benefit plan of the Company
and
of any affiliate, and insurers, and their predecessors and
successors.
(d) The
term
“Executive Releasors” shall include the Executive, and his heirs,
executors, representatives, agents, insurers, administrators, successors,
assigns, and any other person claiming through the Executive.
3. The
following provisions are applicable to and made a part of the Agreement and
this
General Release and Waiver:
(a) In
exchange for this General Release and Waiver, the Executive hereby acknowledges
that he has received separate consideration beyond that to which he is otherwise
entitled under the Company’s policies, under contract, or under applicable
law.
(b) The
Executive has consulted with an attorney of his choosing prior to executing
the
Agreement and this General Release and Waiver.
(c) The
Executive has up to twenty-one (21) days from the date of presentment to
consider whether or not to execute the Agreement and this General Release and
Waiver which right the Executive has chosen to waive with the advice of
counsel. In the event of such execution, the Executive has a further
period of seven (7) days from the date of said execution in which to revoke
said execution. The Agreement and this General Release and Waiver
will not become effective until expiration of such revocation
period.
4. The
Agreement (including this General Release and Waiver and all other
Exhibits to the Agreement), and the commitments and obligations of all
parties thereunder:
(a) shall
become final and binding immediately following the expiration of the Executive’s
right to revoke the execution of the Agreement in accordance with Section
3(c) of this Exhibit B-1;
(b) shall
not
become final and binding until the expiration of such right to revoke;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall confer any
right upon the Company to revoke the Agreement; and
(c) shall
not
become final and binding if the Executive revokes such execution in accordance
with Section 3(c) of this Exhibit B-1.
*
* * * *
* *
The
Executive hereby acknowledges that he has carefully read and understands the
terms of the Agreement and this General Release and Waiver and each of his
rights as set forth therein.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Date:
10/23/07
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State
of _________Illinois__________
County
of ____Cook_____________
Subscribed
Before Me This
__23rd___
Day of __October_______, 2007
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Notary
Public
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Exhibit B-2
GENERAL
RELEASE AND WAIVER
1. This
document is attached to, is incorporated into, and forms a part of, a Separation
and Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release dated October 23, 2007 (the
“Agreement”) by and between MB Financial, Inc. (the
“Company”) and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (the
“Executive”). Except for (i) a Claim based upon a breach of
the Agreement or (ii) a Claim which is expressly preserved in the Agreement,
the
Company, on behalf of itself and the other Company Releasors, releases and
forever discharges the Executive and the other Executive Releasees from any
and
all Claims related to the Executive’s employment with the Company, or its
predecessors, or the Employment Agreement dated August 25, 2006, which the
Company now has or claims, or might hereafter have or claim, whether known
or
unknown, suspected or unsuspected (or the other Company Releasors may have,
to
the extent that it is derived from a Claim which the Company may have), against
the Executive Releasees based upon or arising out of any matter or thing
whatsoever, from the beginning of time to the date affixed beneath the Company’s
signature on this General Release and Waiver and shall include, without
limitation, Claims under any other local, state or federal law, regulation
or
ordinance; any public policy, contract, tort, or common law; or any allegation
for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys’ fees incurred in these
matters.
2. For
purposes of this General Release and Waiver, the terms set forth below shall
have the following meanings:
(a) The
term
“Agreement” shall include the Agreement and the
Exhibits thereto.
(b) The
term
“Claims” shall include any and all rights, claims, demands, debts, dues,
sums of money, accounts, attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees, complaints, judgments,
executions, actions and causes of action of any nature whatsoever, cognizable
at
law or equity.
(c) The
term
“Executive Releasees” shall include the Executive and his heirs,
executors, representatives, agents, administrators, successors, assigns, and
any
other person claiming through the Executive.
(d) The
term
“Company Releasors” shall include the Company and its affiliates and
their successors and assigns.
3. The
following provision are applicable to and made a part of the Agreement and
this
General Release and Waiver: In exchange for this General Release and Waiver,
the
Company hereby acknowledges that it has received separate consideration beyond
that to which it is otherwise entitled under the Company’s policies, under
contract, or under applicable law.
4. The
Agreement (including this General Release and Waiver and all other
Exhibits to the Agreement), and the commitments and obligations of all
parties thereunder:
(a) shall
become final and binding immediately following the expiration of the Executive’s
right to revoke the execution of the Agreement in accordance with Section
3(c) of Exhibit B-1;
(b) shall
not
become final and binding until the expiration of such right to revoke;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall confer any
right upon the Company to revoke the Agreement; and
(c) shall
not
become final and binding if the Executive revokes such execution in accordance
with Section 3(c) of Exhibit B-1.
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* * * *
* *
The
Company hereby acknowledges that it has carefully read and understands the
terms
of the Agreement and this General Release and Waiver and each of its rights
as
set forth therein.
MB
Financial, Inc.
By:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Its:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: 10/23/07
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State
of ____Illinois_______________
County
of ___Cook______________
Subscribed
Before Me This
____23rd_
Day of __October_______, 2007
/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Notary
Public
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