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EXHIBIT 10.3
FORM OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMMUNITY SAVINGS BANKSHARES,
INC., COMMUNITY SAVINGS, F. A. AND XXXXX X. XXXXXXX, XX.
AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, dated this ________ day of _________ 1999, between
Community Savings, F.A. (the "Association"), a federally chartered savings and
loan association, Community Savings Bankshares, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a
Delaware corporation, and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx. (the "Executive"). The
Corporation and the Association are collectively referred to as the
"Employers".
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Executive is presently an officer of the Employers;,
WHEREAS, the Employers desire to be ensured of the Executive's
continued active participation in the business of the Employers; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Executive to remain in the employ of
the Employers and in consideration of the Executive's agreeing to remain in the
employ of the Employers, the parties desire to specify the severance benefits
which shall be due the Executive by the Employers in the event that his
employment with the Employers is terminated under specified circumstances;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein
contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the
parties hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. The following words and terms shall have the meanings
set forth below for the purposes of this Agreement:
(a) ANNUAL COMPENSATION. The Executive's "Annual Compensation" for
purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to mean the highest level of
compensation paid to the Executive by the Employers or any subsidiary thereof
during the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs (determined on
an annualized basis) or either of the two calendar years immediately preceding
the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs and which was either
(i) included in the Executive's gross income for tax purposes, including but
not limited to Base Salary, bonuses and amounts taxable to the Executive under
any qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plans of the Employers, or (ii)
deferred at the election of the Executive;
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PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that for purposes of the calculation of "Annul
Compensation," income related to restricted stock plans and stock option plans
of the Employers shall not be included.
(b) BASE SALARY. "Base Salary" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(a) hereof.
(c) CAUSE. Termination of the Executive's employment for "Cause" shall
mean termination because of 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 this Agreement.
For purposes of this paragraph, no act or failure to act on the Executive's
part shall be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by the
Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive's
action or omission was in the best interests of the Employers.
(d) CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE CORPORATION. "Change in Control of the
Corporation" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the
acquisition of control of the Corporation as defined in 12 C.F.R. section 574.4,
unless a presumption of control is successfully rebutted or unless the
transaction is exempted by 12 C.F.R. section 574.3(c)(vii), or any successor to
such sections; (ii) an event that would be required to be reported in response
to Item 1(a) of Form 8-K or Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A pursuant
to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or any
successor thereto, whether or not any class of securities of the Corporation is
registered under the Exchange Act; (iii) any "person" (as such term is used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the "beneficial
owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 25% or more of the
combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities; or (iv)
during any period of three consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning
of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Corporation cease for
any reason to constitute at least two-thirds thereof unless the election, or the
nomination for election by stockholders, of each new director was approved by a
vote of at least majority of the directors then still in office who were
directors at the beginning of the period.
(e) CODE. "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
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(f) DATE OF TERMINATION. "Date of Termination" shall mean (i) if the
Executive's employment is terminated for Cause or for Disability, the date
specified in the Notice of Termination, and (ii) if the Executive's employment
is terminated for any other reason, the date on which a Notice of Termination
is given or as specified in such Notice.
(g) DISABILITY. Termination by the Corporation of the Executive's
employment based on "Disability" shall mean termination because of any physical
or mental impairment which qualifies the Executive for disability benefits
under the applicable long-term disability plan maintained by the Employers or
any subsidiary or, if no such plan applies, which would qualify the Executive
for disability benefits under the Federal Social Security System.
(h) GOOD REASON. Termination by the Executive of the Executive's
employment for "Good Reason" shall have the meaning as set forth in Section
1(g) of that certain Change in Control Severance Agreement between the
Employers and the Executive dated _______________, 1999 (the "Change in Control
Agreement").
(i) IRS. IRS shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
(j) NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Any purported termination of the
Executive's employment by the Employers for any reason, including without
limitation for Cause, Disability or Retirement, or by the Executive for any
reason shall be communicated by written "Notice of Termination" to the other
party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall
mean a dated notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in
this Agreement relied upon, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's
employment under the provision so indicated, (iii) specifies a Date of
Termination, which shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90)
days after such Notice of Termination is given, except in the case of the
Employers' termination of the Executive's employment for Cause, which shall be
effective immediately, and (iv) is given in the manner specified in Section 10
hereof.
(k) RETIREMENT. "Retirement" shall mean voluntary termination by the
Executive in accordance with the Employers' retirement policies, including
early retirement, generally applicable to their salaried employees.
2. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.
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(a) The Employers hereby employ the Executive as President and Chief
Executive Officer, and the Executive hereby accepts said employment and agrees
to render such services to the Corporation on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall be a period of one
year commencing as of the date hereof (the "Commencement Date"), subject to
earlier termination as provided herein. Beginning on the day following the
Commencement Date, and on each day thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall
be extended for a period of one day in addition to the then-remaining term,
provided that the Employers have not given notice to the Executive in writing
at least 60 days prior to such day that the term of this Agreement shall not be
extended further. Reference herein to the term of this Agreement shall refer to
both such initial term and such extended terms. The Boards of Directors of the
Employers shall review on a periodic basis (and no less frequently than
annually) whether to permit further extensions of the term of this Agreement.
As part of such review, the Boards of Directors shall consider all relevant
factors, including the Executive's performance hereunder, and shall either
expressly approve further extensions of the time of this Agreement or decide to
provide notice to the contrary.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall perform
such executive services for the Employers as may be consistent with his titles
and from time to time assigned to him by the Employers' Boards of Directors.
3. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.
(a) The Employers shall compensate and pay the Executive for his
services during the term of this Agreement at a minimum base salary of $______
per year ("Base Salary"), which may be increased from time to time in such
amounts as may be determined by the Boards of Directors of the Employers and
may not be decreased without the Executive's express written consent. In
addition to his Base Salary, the Executive shall be entitled to receive during
the term of this Agreement such bonus payments as may be determined by the
Boards of Directors of the Employers.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled
to participate in and receive the benefits of any pension or other retirement
benefit plan, profit sharing, stock option, restricted stock grant plan,
employee stock ownership, or other plans, benefits and privileges given to
employees and executives of the Employers, to the extent commensurate with his
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then duties and responsibilities, as fixed by the Boards of Directors of the
Employers. The Employers shall not make any changes in such plans, benefits or
privileges which would adversely affect the Executive's rights or benefits
thereunder, unless such change occurs pursuant to a program applicable to all
executive officers of the Employers and does not result in a proportionately
greater adverse change in the rights of or benefits to the Executive as
compared with any other executive officer of the Employers. Nothing paid to the
Executive under any plan or arrangement presently in effect or made available
in the future shall be deemed to be in lieu of the salary payable to the
Executive pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof.
(c) During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled
to paid annual vacation in accordance with the policies as established from
time to time by the Boards of Directors of the Employers. The Executive shall
not be entitled to receive any additional compensation from the Employers for
failure to take a vacation, nor shall the Executive be able to accumulate
unused vacation time from one year to the next, except to the extent authorized
by the Boards of Directors of the Employers.
4. EXPENSES. The Employers shall reimburse the Executive or otherwise
provide for or pay for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in
furtherance of or in connection with the business of the Employers, including,
but not by way of limitation, automobile expenses and other traveling expenses,
and all reasonable entertainment expenses (whether incurred at the Executive's
residence, while traveling or otherwise), subject to such reasonable
documentation and other limitations as may be established by the Boards of
Directors of the Employers. If such expenses are paid in the first instance by
the Executive, the Employers shall reimburse the Executive therefor.
5. TERMINATION.
(a) The Employers shall have the right, at any time upon prior Notice
of Termination, to terminate the Executive's employment hereunder for any
reason, including without limitation termination for Cause, Disability or
Retirement, and the Executive shall have the right, upon prior Notice of
Termination, to terminate his employment hereunder for any reason.
(b) In the event that (i) the Executive's employment is terminated by
the Employers for Cause or (ii) the Executive terminates his employment
hereunder other than for Disability,
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Retirement or death, the Executive shall have no right pursuant to this
Agreement to compensation or other benefits for any period after the applicable
Date of Termination.
(c) In the event that the Executive's employment is terminated as a
result of Disability or Retirement during the term of this Agreement, the
Executive shall have no right pursuant to this Agreement to compensation or
other benefits for any period after the applicable Date of Termination. In the
event that the Executive is terminated by the Employers in the event of a
Change in Control of the Corporation or if the Executive terminates his
employment for Good Reason, the Executive shall be due such payments and
benefits as provided for in the Change in Control Agreement.
(d) In the event that (i) the Executive's employment is terminated by
the Corporation for other than Cause, Disability, Retirement or the Executive's
death or (ii) such employment is terminated by the Executive due to a material
breach of this Agreement by the Employers, which breach has not been cured
within fifteen (15) days after a written notice of non-compliance has been
given by the Executive to the Employers, then the Employers shall:
(A) pay to the Executive, in either twelve (12) equal monthly
installments beginning with the first business day of the month
following the Date of Termination or in a lump sum within five
business days of the Date of Termination (at the Employers' election),
a cash severance amount equal to one (1) times that the Executive's
Annual Compensation paid by the Employers, and
(B) maintain and provide for a period ending at the earlier
of (i) the expiration of the remaining term of employment pursuant
hereto prior to the Notice of Termination or (ii) the date of the
Executive's full-time employment by another employer (provided that
the Executive is entitled under the terms of such employment to
benefits substantially similar to those described in this subparagraph
(B)), at no cost to the Executive (except to the extent the Executive
already bears all or a portion of the expense of such benefits prior
to the Date of Termination), the Executive's continued participation
in all group insurance, life insurance, health and accident insurance,
disability insurance and other employee benefit plans, programs and
arrangements offered by the Employers in which the Executive was
entitled to participate immediately
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prior to the Date of Termination (excluding (x) stock option and
restricted stock plans of the Employers, (y) bonuses and other items
of cash compensation included in Annual Compensation, and (z) other
benefits, or portions thereof, included in Annual Compensation),
provided that in the event that the Executive's participation in any
plan, program or arrangement as provided in this subparagraph (B) is
barred, or during such period any such plan, program or arrangement is
discontinued or the benefits thereunder are materially reduced, the
Employers shall arrange to provide the Executive with benefits
substantially similar to those which the Executive was entitled to
receive under such plans, programs and arrangements immediately prior
to the Date of Termination.
6. LIMITATION OF BENEFITS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. If the payments
and benefits pursuant to Section 5 hereof, either alone or together with other
payments and benefits which the Executive has the right to receive from the
Employers, would constitute a "parachute payment" under Section 280G of the
Code, the payments and benefits payable by the Association pursuant to Section
5 hereof shall be reduced, in the manner determined by the Executive, by the
amount, if any, which is the minimum necessary to result in no portion of the
payments and benefits payable by the Employers under Section 5 being
non-deductible to the Employers pursuant to Section 280G of the Code and
subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code. The
determination of any reduction in the payments and benefits to be made pursuant
to Section 5 shall be based upon the opinion of independent counsel selected by
the Employers' independent public accountants and paid by the Employers. Such
counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Employers and the Executive;
shall promptly prepare the foregoing opinion, but in no event later than thirty
(30) days from the Date of Termination; and may use such actuaries as such
counsel deems necessary or advisable for the purpose. Nothing contained herein
shall result in a reduction of any payments or benefits to which the Executive
may be entitled upon termination of employment under any circumstances other
than as specified in this Section 6, or a reduction in the payments and
benefits specified in Section 5 below zero.
7. MITIGATION; EXCLUSIVITY OF BENEFITS.
(a) The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any
benefits hereunder by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the
amount of any such benefits be reduced
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by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by
another employer after the Date of Termination or otherwise.
(b) The specific arrangements referred to herein are not intended to
exclude any other benefits which may be available to the Executive upon a
termination of employment with the Employers pursuant to employee benefit plans
of the Employers or otherwise.
8. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE. The Executive hereby covenants and agrees
that, in the event of his termination of employment with the Employers prior to
the expiration of the term of this Agreement, then for a period equal to one
(1) year following the Date of Termination of employment, he shall not, without
the written consent of the Employers, 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 fifty (50) miles of the headquarters of the Association, the Corporation
or any affiliate of either of them on the Date of Termination; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that this Section 8 shall not apply if the Executive's employment is
terminated for the reasons set forth in Sections 5(c) and 5(d).
9. WITHHOLDING. All payments required to be made by the Employers
hereunder to the Executive shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts,
if any, relating to tax and other payroll deductions as the Employers may
reasonably determine should be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or
regulation.
10. ASSIGNABILITY. The Employers may assign this Agreement and its
rights and obligations hereunder in whole, but not in part, to any corporation,
bank or other entity with or into which the Employers may hereafter merge or
consolidate or to which the Employers may transfer all or substantially all of
their assets, if in any such case said corporation, bank or other entity shall
by operation of law or expressly in writing assume all obligations of the
Employers hereunder as fully as if it had been originally made a party hereto,
but may not otherwise assign this Agreement or its rights and obligations
hereunder. The Executive may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any
rights or obligations hereunder.
11. NOTICE. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other
communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given when
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delivered or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below:
To the Corporation: Secretary
Community Savings Bankshares, Inc.
000 X.X. Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
To the Association: Secretary
Community Savings, F. A.
000 X.X. Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
To the Executive: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xx.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
12. AMENDMENT; WAIVER. No provisions of this Agreement may be
modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is
agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and such officer or officers
as may be specifically designated by the Boards of Directors of the Employers
to sign on its behalf. No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach
by any other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of
this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of
similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or
subsequent time.
13. GOVERNING LAW. The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United
States where applicable and otherwise by the substantive laws of the State of
Delaware.
14. NATURE OF OBLIGATIONS. Nothing contained herein shall create or
require the Corporation to create a trust of any kind to fund any benefits
which may be payable hereunder, and to the extent that the Executive acquires a
right to receive benefits from the Employers hereunder, such right shall be no
greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Employers.
15. HEADINGS. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
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16. VALIDITY. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of
this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
17. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
18. REGULATORY ACTIONS. The following provisions shall be applicable
to the parties to the extent that they are required to be included in
employment agreements between a savings association and its employees pursuant
to Section 563.39(b) of the Regulations Applicable to All Savings Associations,
12 C.F.R. ss.563.39(b), or any successor thereto, and shall be controlling in
the event of a conflict with any other provision of this Agreement, including
without limitation Section 5 hereof.
(a) If the Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily
prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Employers' affairs pursuant
to notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or Section 8(g)(1) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA") (12 U.S.C. ss.ss.1818(e)(3) and 1818(g)(1)), the
Employers' obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date
of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the
notice are dismissed, the Employers may, in their discretion: (i) pay the
Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while its obligations under
this Agreement were suspended, and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of
its obligations which were suspended.
(b) If the Executive is removed from office and/or permanently
prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Employers' affairs by an
order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or Section 8(g)(1) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C.
ss.ss.1818(e)(4) and (g)(1)), all obligations of the Employers under this
Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested
rights of the Executive and the Employers as of the date of termination shall
not be affected.
(c) If the Association is in default, as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of
the FDIA (12 U.S.C. ss.1813(x)(1)), all obligations under this Agreement shall
terminate as of the date of default, but vested rights of the Executive and the
Employers as of the date of termination shall not be affected.
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(d) All obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant
to 12 C.F.R. ss.563.39(b)(5) (except to the extent that it is determined that
continuation of the Agreement for the continued operation of the Employers is
necessary): (i) by the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS"), or
his/her designee, at the time the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
("FDIC") enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the
Association under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA (12
U.S.C. ss.1823(c)); or (ii) by the Director of the OTS, or his/her designee, at
the time the Director or his/her designee approves a supervisory merger to
resolve problems related to operation of the Association or when the
Association is determined by the Director of the OTS to be in an unsafe or
unsound condition, but vested rights of the Executive and the Employers as of
the date of termination shall not be affected.
19. REGULATORY PROHIBITION. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement to the contrary, any payments made to the Executive pursuant to
this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their
compliance with Section 18(k) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. ss.1828(k)) and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, including 12 C.F.R. Part 359. In the event
of the Executive's termination of employment with the Association for Cause,
all employment relationships and managerial duties with the Association shall
immediately cease regardless of whether the Executive remains in the employ of
the Corporation following such termination. Furthermore, following such
termination for Cause, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly,
influence or participate in the affairs or the operations of the Association.
20. INDEMNIFICATION. The Corporation shall provide the Executive
(including his heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a
standard directors' and officers' liability insurance policy at its expense, or
in lieu thereof, shall indemnify the Executive (and his heirs, executors and
administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against all
expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by him in connection with or
arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by
reason of his having been a director or officer of the Corporation (whether or
not he continues to be a director or officer at the time of incurring such
expenses or liabilities). Such expenses and liabilities shall include, but
shall not be limited to, judgments, court costs and attorneys' fees and the
cost of reasonable settlements.
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21. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement
between the Corporation and the Executive with respect to the matters agreed to
herein. All prior agreements between the Employers and the Executive with
respect to the matters agreed to herein are hereby superseded and shall have no
force or effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this
Agreement shall affect the Change in Control Agreement of even date being
entered into between the Employers and the Executive.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date
first above written.
Attest: COMMUNITY SAVINGS BANKSHARES, INC.
__________________________________ By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
Attest: COMMUNITY SAVINGS, F. A.
__________________________________ By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:
EXECUTIVE
By:_______________________________
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