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Exhibit 10.4
MARKET FINANCIAL CORPORATION
RECOGNITION AND RETENTION PLAN
AND TRUST AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following words and phrases when used in this Agreement with an
initial capital letter shall have the meanings set forth below, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise. Wherever appropriate, the masculine pronoun
shall include the feminine pronoun and the singular shall include the plural:
1.01 "Agreement" means the Market Financial Corporation Recognition and
Retention Plan and Trust Agreement.
1.02 "Association" means The Market Building and Saving Company, a
savings and loan association incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio.
1.03 "Award" means a right granted to a Director or an Employee under
this Plan to receive Plan Shares.
1.04 "Beneficiary" means the person or persons designated by a
Recipient to receive any benefits payable under this Plan in the event of such
Recipient's death. Such person or persons shall be designated in writing on
forms provided for this purpose by the Committee and may be changed from time to
time by similar written notice to the Committee. In the absence of a written
designation, the Beneficiary shall be the Recipient's estate.
1.05 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
1.06 "Committee" means the Recognition and Retention Plan Committee
appointed by the Board pursuant to Article IV hereof.
1.07 "Common Shares" means common shares of the Corporation.
1.08 "Conversion" means the conversion of the Association from mutual
to stock form.
1.09 "Corporation" means Market Financial Corporation, a savings and
loan holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio for the
purpose of holding all of the common shares of the Association issued in
connection with the Conversion, or any successor thereto.
1.10 "Director" means any person who is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, the Association or a Subsidiary.
1.11 "Employee" means any person who is employed by the Corporation,
the Association or a Subsidiary.
1.12 "OTS" means the Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the
Treasury.
1.13 "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust,
association, joint venture, pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated
organization or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.
1.14 "Plan" means the Recognition and Retention Plan established by
this Agreement.
1.15 "Plan Shares" means the Common Shares held pursuant to the Trust
and which are awarded or issuable to a Recipient pursuant to the Plan.
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1.16 "Plan Share Reserve" means the Common Shares held by the Trustee
pursuant to Sections 5.02 and 5.03 of this Agreement.
1.17 "Recipient" means any Director or Employee who receives an Award
under the Plan.
1.18 "Subsidiaries" means subsidiaries of the Corporation or the
Association which, with the consent of the Board, agree to participate in the
Plan.
1.19 "Trust" means the trust established by this Agreement.
1.20 "Trustee(s)" means the person(s) or entity approved by the Board
pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.02 to hold legal title to the Plan assets for
the purposes set forth herein.
ARTICLE II
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN AND TRUST
2.01 The Corporation hereby establishes a Recognition and Retention
Plan and Trust upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
2.02 The Trustee hereby accepts the Trust and agrees to hold the Trust
assets existing on the date of this Agreement and all additions and accretions
thereto upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
3.01 The purpose of the Plan is to reward and retain the Directors and
Employees of the Corporation, the Association and the Subsidiaries who are in
key positions of responsibility by providing such Directors and Employees with
an equity interest in the Corporation as reasonable compensation for their
contributions to the Corporation, the Association and the Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
4.01 ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered and
interpreted by the Committee, which shall consist of not less than three members
of the Board who are not employees of the Corporation or the Association. The
Committee shall have all of the powers set forth in this Plan. The
interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provisions of this
Agreement or of any Award granted hereunder shall be final, conclusive and
binding. The Committee shall act by the vote, or the written consent, of a
majority of its members. The Committee shall report actions and decisions with
respect to the Plan to the Board upon request by the Board.
4.02 ROLE OF THE BOARD. The members of the Committee and the Trustee(s)
shall be appointed or approved by and will serve at the pleasure of the Board.
The Board may in its discretion from time to time remove members from or add
members to the Committee and may remove, replace or add Trustee(s). The Board,
in its absolute discretion, may take any action under or with respect to the
Plan which the Committee is authorized to take and may reverse or override any
action taken or decision made by the Committee under or with respect to the Plan
or take any other action reserved to the Board under this Agreement; provided,
however, that the Board may not revoke any Award already granted under this
Agreement. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Board shall
be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties having an interest in the
Plan.
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4.03 LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. No member of the Board or the Committee,
nor any Trustee, shall be liable for any determination made in good faith with
respect to the Plan or any Plan Shares or Awards granted under the Plan. If a
member of the Board or of the Committee or any Trustee is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
reason of anything done or not done by such member in such capacity under or
with respect to this Plan, the Corporation shall indemnify such member against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such member in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if such member acted in good faith and in a
manner such member reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation, the Association and the Subsidiaries and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
such member's conduct was unlawful.
ARTICLE V
CONTRIBUTIONS; PLAN SHARE RESERVE
5.01 AMOUNT AND TIMING OF CONTRIBUTIONS. The Board shall determine the
amounts (or the method of computing the amounts) to be contributed by the
Corporation to the Trust. Such amounts shall be paid to the Trustee at the time
of contribution. No contributions to the Trust by Directors or Employees shall
be permitted.
5.02 INVESTMENT OF TRUST ASSETS. Except as otherwise permitted by
Section 8.02 of this Agreement, the Trustee shall invest all of the Trust's
assets, after providing for any required withholding as needed for tax purposes,
exclusively in Common Shares; provided, however, that the Trust shall not
purchase a number of Common Shares equal to more than 3% of the number of Common
Shares issued in connection with the Conversion, except that if the
Association's tangible capital exceeds 10%, the Trust may purchase a number of
Common Shares equal to up to 4% of the Common Shares issued in connection with
the Conversion. After such investment, the Common Shares shall be held by the
Trustee in the Plan Share Reserve until such Common Shares are subject to one or
more Awards. Any funds held by the Trust before purchasing Common Shares shall
be invested by the Trustee in such interest-bearing account or accounts at the
Association as the Trustee shall determine to be appropriate.
5.03 EFFECT OF ALLOCATIONS, RETURNS AND FORFEITURES UPON PLAN SHARE
RESERVES. Upon the allocation of Awards under Section 6.02 of this Agreement, or
the decision of the Committee to return Plan Shares to the Corporation, the Plan
Share Reserve shall be reduced by the number of Plan Shares so allocated or
returned. Any Plan Shares subject to an Award which is subject to forfeiture by
the Recipient pursuant to Section 7.01 of this Agreement shall be retained in
the Plan Share Reserve.
ARTICLE VI
ELIGIBILITY; ALLOCATIONS
6.01 ELIGIBILITY. Directors and Employees are eligible to receive
Awards within the sole discretion of the Committee.
6.02 ALLOCATIONS. The Committee will determine which of the Directors
and Employees will be granted Awards and the number of Plan Shares covered by
each Award. In the event Plan Shares are forfeited for any reason or additional
Plan Shares are purchased by the Trustee, the Committee may, from time to time,
determine which of the Officers and Employees will be granted additional Awards
to be awarded from forfeited or additional Plan Shares.
In selecting the Directors and the Employees to whom Awards will be
granted and the number of shares covered by such Awards, the Committee shall
consider the position, duties and responsibilities of the eligible Directors and
Employees, the value of their services to the Corporation, the Association and
the Subsidiaries and any other factors the Committee may deem relevant. All
allocations by the Committee shall be subject to review and approval or
rejection by the Board.
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6.03 FORM OF ALLOCATION. As promptly as practicable after a
determination is made pursuant to Section 6.02 of this Agreement that an Award
is to be made, the Committee shall notify the Recipient in writing of the grant
of the Award, the number of Plan Shares covered by the Award and the terms upon
which the Plan Shares subject to the Award may be earned. The date on which the
Committee determines that an Award is to be made or a later date designated by
the Committee shall be considered the date of grant of the Awards. The Committee
shall maintain records as to all grants of Awards under the Plan.
6.04 ALLOCATIONS NOT REQUIRED. None of the Directors or Employees,
either individually or as a group, shall have any right or entitlement to
receive an Award under the Plan. The Committee may, with the approval of the
Board, and shall, if so directed by the Board, return all Common Shares and
other assets in the Plan Share Reserve to the Corporation at any time and
thereafter cease issuing Awards.
6.05 SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. This Agreement shall be submitted to the
shareholders of the Corporation at an annual or special meeting to be held no
sooner than six months after the effective date of the Conversion.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Awards shall be
granted hereunder until the shareholders of the Corporation approve this
Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
EARNING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLAN SHARES; VOTING RIGHTS
7.01 EARNING PLAN SHARES; FORFEITURES.
(a) GENERAL RULES. Unless the Committee shall specifically
state a longer period of time over which Awards shall be earned and
non-forfeitable at the time an Award is granted, Plan Shares shall be earned and
non-forfeitable by a Recipient over a period of five years at the rate of
one-fifth per year commencing on the date which is one year after the date of
the grant of such Award. As Plan Shares become earned and non-forfeitable, any
cash dividends, returned capital and earnings thereon shall also be earned and
non-forfeitable.
(b) REVOCATION. Unless otherwise permitted by applicable
laws and regulations, any Plan Shares and any cash dividends, returned capital
and earnings thereon that have not been earned and are not non-forfeitable in
accordance with Section 7.01(a) of this Agreement shall be forfeited in the
event that (i) a Recipient who is a Director ceases to serve on the Board of
Directors of the Corporation or the Association or (ii) a Recipient who is not a
Director of the Corporation or the Association ceases to be an Employee of the
Corporation or the Association, except as otherwise provided in subsection (c)
or subsection (d) of this Section 7.01.
(c) EXCEPTION FOR TERMINATIONS DUE DEATH, DISABILITY OR
RETIREMENT. All Plan Shares and cash dividends, returned capital and earnings
thereon subject to an Award held by a Recipient whose service as a Director or
Employee of the Corporation, the Association or a Subsidiary terminates due to
(i) death, (ii) disability (as determined by the Committee), or (iii) retirement
at or after age 65 shall be deemed fully earned and non-forfeitable as of the
later of the Recipient's last day of service as a Director or as an Employee and
shall be distributed as soon as practicable thereafter.
(d) EXCEPTION FOR A CHANGE IN CONTROL. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, all Plan Shares subject to an Award held by a
Recipient shall be deemed to be immediately 100% earned and non-forfeitable in
the event of a change in control or imminent change in control of the
Corporation or the Association and shall be distributed as soon as practicable
thereafter. For purposes of this Section 7.01(d), "change in control" shall
mean: (i) the execution of an agreement for the sale of all, or a material
portion, of the assets of the Corporation or the Association; (ii) the execution
of an agreement for a merger or recapitalization of the Corporation or the
Association or any merger or recapitalization whereby the Corporation or the
Association is not the surviving entity; (iii) a change of control of the
Corporation or the Association, as defined or determined by the OTS; or (iv) the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, of the beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of the terms "beneficial ownership" as defined under Section 13(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated thereunder) of
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of the
Corporation or the
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Association by any person, trust, entity or group. For purposes of this Section
7.01(d), "imminent change in control" shall refer to any offer or announcement,
oral or written, by any person or any persons acting as a group, to acquire
control of the Corporation or the Association as to which an application or
notice has been filed with the OTS and such application has been approved or
such notice has not been disapproved.
7.02 DISTRIBUTION OF PLAN SHARES.
(a) TIMING OF DISTRIBUTIONS: GENERAL RULE. Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, Plan Shares shall be distributed to the
Recipient or his Beneficiary, as the case may be, as soon as practicable after
they have been earned, together with any cash dividends, returned capital and
earnings thereon with respect to Plan Shares that have been earned.
(b) FORM OF DISTRIBUTION. All distributions of Plan Shares,
together with any shares representing stock dividends, shall be distributed in
the form of Common Shares. No fractional shares shall be distributed. Payments
representing cash dividends, returned capital and earnings thereon shall be made
in cash.
(c) WITHHOLDING. The Trustee may withhold from any cash
payment made under this Plan sufficient amounts to cover any applicable
withholding and employment taxes and, if the amount of such cash payment is not
sufficient, the Trustee may require the Recipient or Beneficiary to pay to the
Trustee the amount required to be withheld as a condition of delivering the Plan
Shares. The Trustee shall pay over to the Corporation, the Association or the
Subsidiary which employs or employed such Recipient or which the Recipient
serves or served as a Director, any such amount withheld from or paid by the
Recipient or Beneficiary.
(d) REGULATORY EXCEPTIONS. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, no Plan Shares, upon becoming fully earned and
non-forfeitable, shall be distributed unless and until all of the requirements
of all applicable laws and regulations shall have been met.
7.03 VOTING OF PLAN SHARES. All Common Shares held by the Trustee in
the Plan Share Reserve which have not yet been earned by a Recipient pursuant to
Section 7.01 of this Agreement shall be voted by the Trustee. A Recipient shall
be entitled to direct the voting of Plan Shares which have been earned pursuant
to Section 7.01 of this Agreement but have not yet been distributed to him.
ARTICLE VIII
TRUST
8.01 TRUST. The Trustee shall receive, hold, administer, invest and
make distributions and disbursements from the Trust in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan and the Trust and the applicable directions, rules,
regulations, procedures and policies established by the Committee pursuant to
this Agreement.
8.02 MANAGEMENT OF TRUST. The Trustee shall have complete authority and
discretion with respect to the management, control and investment of the Trust,
and the Trustee shall invest all assets of the Trust, except those attributable
to cash dividends paid with respect to Plan Shares not held in the Plan Share
Reserve, in Common Shares to the fullest extent practicable, and except to the
extent that the Trustee determines that the holding of monies in cash or cash
equivalents is necessary to meet the obligations of the Trust. The Trustee shall
have the power to do all things and execute such instruments as may be deemed
necessary or proper, including the following powers:
(a) To invest up to 100% of all Trust assets in Common
Shares without regard to any law now or hereafter in force limiting
investments for Trustees or other fiduciaries. The investment
authorized herein may constitute the only investment of the Trust, and,
in making such investment, the Trustee is authorized to purchase Common
Shares from the Corporation or from any other source. Such Common
Shares so purchased may be outstanding, newly issued or treasury
shares;
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(b) To invest any Trust assets not otherwise invested in
accordance with Section 8.02(a) of this Agreement in such deposit
accounts and certificates of deposit (including those issued by the
Association), obligations of the United States government or its
agencies or such other investments as shall be considered the
equivalent of cash;
(c) To sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any property
at any time held or acquired by the Trust;
(d) To cause stocks, bonds or other securities to be
registered in the name of a nominee, without the addition of words
indicating that such security is an asset of the Trust (but accurate
records shall be maintained showing that such security is an asset of
the Trust);
(e) To hold cash without interest in such amounts as may be
reasonable, in the opinion of the Trustee, for the proper operation of
the Plan and the Trust;
(f) To employ brokers, agents, custodians, consultants and
accountants;
(g) To hire counsel to render advice with respect to the
Trustee's rights, duties and obligations hereunder, and such other
legal services or representation as the Trustee may deem desirable; and
(h) To hold funds and securities representing the amounts to
be distributed to a Recipient or his Beneficiary as a consequence of a
dispute as to the disposition thereof, whether in a segregated account
or held in common with other assets of the Trust.
Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the Trustee shall not
be required to make any inventory, appraisal or settlement or report to any
court, or to secure any order of court for the exercise of any power herein
contained, or to give bond.
8.03 RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS. The Trustee shall maintain accurate and
detailed records and accounts of all transactions of the Trust, which shall be
available at all reasonable times for inspection by any legally entitled person
or entity to the extent required by applicable law, or any other person
determined by the Committee.
8.04 EARNINGS. All earnings, gains and losses with respect to Trust
assets shall be allocated, in accordance with a reasonable procedure adopted by
the Committee, to bookkeeping accounts for Recipients or to the general account
of the Trust, depending on the nature and allocation of the assets generating
such earnings, gains and losses. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, any earnings on cash dividends or returned capital received with
respect to Common Shares shall be allocated (a) to accounts for Recipients, if
such shares are the subject of outstanding Awards, and shall become earned and
be distributed as specified in Article VII of this Agreement, or (b) otherwise
to the Plan Share Reserve if such Plan Shares are not the subject of outstanding
awards.
8.05 EXPENSES. All costs and expenses incurred in the operation and
administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Association.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.01 ADJUSTMENTS FOR CAPITAL CHANGES. The aggregate number of Plan
Shares available for issuance pursuant to the Awards and the number of Plan
Shares to which any Award relates shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the total number of outstanding Common Shares issued
subsequent to the effective date of the Plan if such increase or decrease
resulted from any split, subdivision or consolidation of shares or other capital
adjustment, or other increase or decrease in such shares effected without
receipt or payment of consideration by the Corporation.
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9.02 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board may, by resolution,
at any time amend or terminate the Plan. The power to amend or terminate the
Plan shall include the power to direct the Trustee to return to the Corporation
all or any part of the assets of the Trust, including Common Shares held in the
Plan Share Reserve, as well as Common Shares and other assets subject to Awards
which have not yet been earned by the Directors or Employees to whom they are
allocated; provided, however, that the termination of the Trust shall not affect
a Recipient's right to earn Awards and to the distribution of Common Shares
relating thereto, including earnings thereon, in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement and the grant by the Committee or the Board.
9.03 NONTRANSFERABLE. Awards shall not be transferable by a Recipient.
During the lifetime of the Recipient, an Award may only be earned by and paid to
the Recipient who was notified in writing of the Award by the Committee pursuant
to Section 6.03 of this Agreement. No Recipient or Beneficiary shall have any
right in or claim to any assets of the Plan or the Trust, nor shall the
Corporation, the Association or any Subsidiary be subject to any claim for
benefits hereunder.
9.04 DIRECTORSHIP RIGHTS. Neither this Agreement nor any grant of an
Award hereunder nor any action taken by the Trustee, the Committee or the Board
in connection with the Plan shall create any right, either express or implied,
on the part of any Director to continue to serve as a Director of the
Association or a Subsidiary.
9.05 EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Neither this Agreement nor any grant of an
Award hereunder nor any action taken by the Trustee, the Committee or the Board
in connection with the Plan shall create any right, either express or implied,
on the part of any Employee to continue in the employ of the Corporation, the
Association or a Subsidiary.
9.06 VOTING AND DIVIDEND RIGHTS. No Recipient shall have any voting or
dividend rights or other rights of a shareholder in respect of any Plan Shares
covered by an Award, except as expressly provided in Sections 7.01, 7.02 and
7.03 of this Agreement, prior to the time such Plan Shares are actually
distributed to such Recipient.
9.07 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
under the laws of the State of Ohio, except to the extent that federal law shall
be deemed applicable.
9.08 EFFECTIVE DATE. Subject to Section 6.05 of this Agreement, this
Agreement shall be effective as of the 30th day of June, 1998.
9.09 TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall remain in effect until the earlier of
(a) the termination of the Plan by the Board or (b) the distribution of all
assets from the Trust. The termination of the Plan shall not affect any Awards
previously granted and such Awards shall remain valid and in effect until they
have been earned and paid or by their terms expire or are forfeited.
9.10 TAX STATUS OF TRUST. It is intended that the trust established
hereby be treated as a grantor trust of the Association under the provisions of
Section 671, et seq., of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (26
U.S.C. Section 671 et seq.).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the following Trustees execute this Agreement,
accepting and binding themselves to undertake and perform the obligations and
duties of the Trustee hereunder and consenting to the foregoing Agreement
effective the 30th day of June, 1998.
By: ___________________________ (Trustee)
By: ___________________________ (Trustee)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be
executed by its duly authorized officer and duly attested, all as of the 30th
day of June, 1998.
MARKET FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: ___________________________
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
its President
ATTEST:
_________________________
_________________________
its: ____________________
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