SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.11.2
SECOND
AMENDMENT
TO
THIS
SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made and entered
to this the _1st_
day of _May_______, 2008, by
and among XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX, XX., a resident of the State of Georgia (the
“Employee”) and THE PARK AVENUE BANK, a bank chartered under the laws of the
State of Georgia (the “Bank”) that is the wholly-owned subsidiary of PAB
Bankshares, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Bankshares”).
W I T N E
S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Employee and Bank have entered into an Employment Agreement dated effective
January 1, 2003 (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS,
Employee and Bank have entered into a First Amendment to the Agreement dated
August 26, 2003 (the “First Amendment”); and
WHEREAS,
Employee and Bank are desirous of amending the Agreement and the subsequent
First Amendment in the manner as provided herein for compliance with the
provisions under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and other
matters.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the employment of the Employee by Bank, of the
premises and the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, and of other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
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1.
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Defined
Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized
terms contained herein shall have the same meaning given to such terms in
the Agreement and the First
Amendment.
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2.
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Amendment 4 to the
Agreement. Section 5(b) of the Agreement is
expanded to add the following concluding
sentence:
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“The
Bonus shall be paid no later than the 15th day of
the third month subsequent to the end of each fiscal year in which said Bonus is
earned.”
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3.
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Amendment 5 to the
Agreement. Section 6 of the Agreement is expanded
to add the following concluding
sentence:
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“Additionally,
all such reimbursements must satisfy each of the following requirements: (i) the
reimbursement is provided for an expense that is incurred during the Term of
this Agreement, (ii) the amount of reimbursable expenses incurred available in
one of the Employee’s taxable years cannot affect the amount of reimbursable
expenses available in another taxable year of the Employee, and (iii) the
reimbursement payment is made no later than the end of the Employee’s taxable
year following the Employee’s taxable year in which the expense is
incurred.”
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Exhibit
10.11.2
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4.
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Amendment 6 to the
Agreement. Section 10(d) of the Agreement is
restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
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“(d) Except
as provided in Section 12 of this Agreement, if this Agreement is terminated by
the Bank at any time and for any reason other than for Cause or Employee’s
disability, or by the Employee for Good Reason (as set forth and defined in
Section 10(f) of this Agreement) following a 30-day cure period (as set forth in
Section 10(g) of this Agreement), then the Bank shall pay to the Employee, as
the Employee’s sole remedy hereunder, a severance payment equal to two times the
Employee’s annual Base Salary as of the date the termination of employment
occurs. This severance payment shall be made by the Bank within 30
days of the date of termination.”
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5.
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Amendment 7 to the
Agreement. Section 10(f) is added to the Agreement
to read as follows:
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“(f) As
used herein, the term “Good Reason” shall mean, any action taken by the Bank
without the prior written consent of the Employee that results in (i) a material
diminution in the Employee’s Base Salary, (ii) a change in Employee’s title, as
Executive Vice President, or in his direct reporting responsibilities to the
President and Chief Executive Officer, (iii) a material diminution in the
Employee’s authority, duties, or responsibilities with the Bank, (iv) an action
or inaction by the Bank that constitutes a material breach by the Bank of this
Agreement; or (v) any requirement of the Bank that the Employee relocate the
office from which he provides services to the Bank more than 50 miles from the
offices of his present employment.”
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6.
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Amendment 8 to the
Agreement. Section 10(g) is added to the Agreement
to read as follows:
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“(g) If
a condition exists as a result of actions taken by the Bank without the prior
written consent of the Employee that would create a Good Reason for the Employee
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 10(d) of this Agreement, and the
Employee desires to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason, the Employee must
first provide written notice to the Bank within 90 days of the initial existence
of the condition. Once notice is provided, the Bank has 30 days to
cure the condition to the Employee’s satisfaction. If the condition
is not remedied by the Bank within the 30-day cure period, then the Employee may
terminate this Agreement for Good Reason.”
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7.
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Amendment 9 to the
Agreement. Section 10(h) is added to the Agreement
to read as follows:
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Exhibit
10.11.2
“(h) Unless
otherwise determined by Section 14(j), after the termination for disability, the
Bank shall continue to pay the Employee his Base Salary, at the then-effective
rate, for a period of six (6) months, and during such period of time the
Employee may continue to participate in all of the Bank’s employee benefit
plans.
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8.
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Amendment 10 to the
Agreement. The opening paragraph to Section 12 of
the Agreement is restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
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“12. Change in
Control. In lieu of the severance payable upon a
termination of employment pursuant to 10(d), in the event of a Change in
Control, as set forth in this Section 12 and in the event (i) the Employee is
employed by the Bank at the time of the occurrence of such Change in Control and
(ii) the Employee incurs a termination of employment as set forth in 12(c)
within two years following the Change in Control event, the Employee shall
receive the severance provide in Section 12(b).”
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9.
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Amendment 11 to the
Agreement. Section 12(c) of the Agreement is
restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
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“(c) If
this Agreement is terminated by the Bank at any time within two years following
a Change in Control (as set forth and defined in Section 12(a) of this
Agreement), for any reason other than for Cause or Employee’s disability, or by
the Employee for Good Reason (as set forth and defined in Section 10(f) of this
Agreement) following a 30-day cure period (as set forth in Section 10(g) of this
Agreement), then the Bank shall pay to the Employee, as the Employee’s sole
remedy hereunder, all payments provided for in Section 12(b) of this
Agreement.”
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10.
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Amendment 12 to the
Agreement. Section 14(j) is added to the Agreement
to read as follows:
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“(j) Compliance with Section 409A
of the Internal Revenue Code.The Employee and the Bank agree that the
provisions of this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner to comply with
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”). For purposes
of the application of IRC Section 409A, the amounts payable to the Employee
pursuant to this Agreement are intended excepted from the definition of
nonqualified deferred compensation pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section
1.409A-1(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Treas. Reg. 1.409A-1(i), to the
extent that any portion of the severance payments under Sections 10 and 12
cannot be paid at the time(s) contemplated without violating IRC Section
409A(a)(2)(B)(i), payment shall be delayed until the later of six (6) months
after termination of employment (or any earlier date permitted under Treasury
Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i) (or any successor guidance)) or the date the payment
would otherwise be made. Any payments that are so delayed shall be
paid in one lump sum in cash upon the date the delayed payments can first be
made.”
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Exhibit
10.11.2
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment and have affixed their
seals thereto as of the day and year first written above.
“Employee”
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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(SEAL)
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
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“Bank”
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THE
PARK AVENUE BANK
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By:
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/s/ X. Xxxxx Xxxxx, Jr.
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[CORPORATE
SEAL]
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Name:
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X.
Xxxxx Welsh, Jr.
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Title:
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President
and Chief
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Executive
Officer
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