Exhibit 10.1
PULASKI FINANCIAL CORP.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made effective as of February 1, 2000, by
and between Pulaski Financial Corp. (the "Holding Company"), a corporation
organized under the laws of Delaware with its principal offices at 00000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx ("Executive"). Any
reference to "Institution" or "Bank" herein shall mean Pulaski Bank or any
successor thereto.
WHEREAS, the Holding Company wishes to assure itself of the services of
Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Executive is willing to serve in the employ of the Holding Company
on a full-time basis for said period.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained,
and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
1. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
During the period of Executive's employment hereunder, Executive agrees to
serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Holding Company. Executive
shall render administrative and management services to the Holding Company such
as are customarily performed by persons in a similar executive capacity. During
said period, Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer or
director of any subsidiary of the Holding Company. Failure to reelect or
reappoint Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Holding
Company without the consent of Executive shall constitute a breach of this
Agreement.
2. TERMS.
(a) The period of Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be
deemed to have commenced as of the date first above written and shall continue
for a period of thirty-six (36) full calendar months thereafter. Commencing on
the date of the execution of this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall be
extended for one day each day until such time as the board of directors of the
Holding Company (the "Board") or Executive elects not to extend the term of the
Agreement by giving written notice to the other party in accordance with Section
9 of this Agreement, in which case the term of this Agreement shall be fixed and
shall end on the third anniversary of the date of such written notice.
(b) During the period of Executive's employment hereunder, except for
periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and
reasonable leaves of absence, Executive shall devote substantially all his
business time, attention, skill, and efforts to the faithful performance of his
duties hereunder, including activities and services related to the organization,
operation and management of the Holding Company and its direct or indirect
subsidiaries ("Subsidiaries") and participation in community, professional and
civic organizations; provided, however, that, with the approval of the Board, as
evidenced by a resolution of such Board, from time to time, Executive may serve,
or continue to serve, on the boards of directors of, and hold any other offices
or positions in, companies or organizations, which, in such Board's judgment,
will not present any conflict of interest with the Holding Company or its
Subsidiaries, or materially affect the performance of Executive's duties
pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary,
Executive's employment with the Holding Company may be terminated by the Holding
Company or Executive during the term of this Agreement, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement. However, Executive shall not perform, in any
respect, directly or indirectly, during the pendency of his temporary or
permanent suspension or termination from the Institution, duties and
responsibilities formerly performed at the Institution as part of his duties and
responsibilities as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Holding
Company.
3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) Executive shall be entitled to a salary from the Holding Company or its
Subsidiaries of $157,000 per year ("Base Salary"). Base Salary shall include
any amounts of compensation deferred by Executive under any tax-qualified
retirement or welfare benefit plan or any other deferred compensation
arrangement maintained by the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries. Such Base
Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Holding Company's payroll
practices. During the period of this Agreement, Executive's Base Salary shall
be reviewed at least annually; the first such review will be made no later than
one year from the date of this Agreement. Such review shall be conducted by the
Board or by a Committee of the Board delegated such responsibility by the Board.
The Committee or the Board may increase Executive's Base Salary at anytime. Any
increase in Base Salary shall become the "Base Salary" for purposes of this
Agreement. In addition to the Base Salary provided in this Section 3(a), the
Holding Company shall also provide Executive, at no premium cost to Executive,
with all such other benefits as provided uniformly to permanent full-time
employees of the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries. In addition, Executive
shall be entitled to incentive compensation and bonuses as provided in any plan
or arrangement of the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries in which Executive is
eligible to participate.
(b) Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit
plans, arrangements and perquisites substantially equivalent to those in which
Executive was participating or otherwise deriving benefit from immediately prior
to the beginning of the term of this Agreement, and the Holding Company and its
Subsidiaries will not, without Executive's prior written consent, make any
changes in such plans, arrangements or perquisites which would materially
adversely affect Executive's rights or benefits thereunder, except to the extent
that such changes are made applicable to all Holding Company and Institution
employees eligible to participate in such plans, arrangements and perquisites on
a non-discriminatory basis. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
provisions of this Subsection (b), Executive shall be entitled to participate in
or receive benefits under all plans relating to stock options, restricted stock
awards, stock purchases, pension, thrift,
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supplemental retirement, profit-sharing, employee stock ownership, group life
insurance, medical and other health and welfare coverage, education, cash or
stock bonuses that are now or hereafter made available by the Holding Company or
its Subsidiaries to its senior executives and key management employees, subject
to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall
administration of such plans and arrangements. Executive shall be entitled to
incentive compensation and bonuses as provided in any plan of the Holding
Company and its Subsidiaries in which Executive is eligible to participate.
Nothing paid to the Executive under any such plan or arrangement will be deemed
to be in lieu of other compensation to which the Executive is entitled under
this Agreement.
(c) The Holding Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable
expenses incurred in the performance of Executive's obligations under this
Agreement and may provide such additional compensation in such form and such
amounts as the Board may from time to time determine.
4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF TERMINATION.
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination (as herein defined)
during Executive's term of employment under this Agreement, the provisions of
this Section 4 shall apply. As used in this Agreement, an "Event of Termination"
shall mean and include any one or more of the following: (i) the termination by
the Holding Company of Executive's full-time employment hereunder for any reason
other than termination governed by Section 5(a) of this Agreement; or disability
as defined in Section 8(a) or Termination for Cause, as defined in Section 7 of
this Agreement or Retirement (as defined in paragraph (d) of this Section 4);
(ii) Executive's resignation from the Holding Company's employ, upon, any (A)
failure to elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint Executive as President
and Chief Executive, unless consented to by Executive, (B) a material change in
Executive's function, duties, or responsibilities with the Holding Company or
its Subsidiaries, which change would cause Executive's position to become one of
lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from the position and attributes
thereof described in Section 1 of this Agreement, unless consented to by
Executive, (C) a relocation of Executive's principal place of employment by more
than 25 miles from its location at the effective date of this Agreement, unless
consented to by Executive, (D) a material reduction in the benefits and
perquisites to Executive from those being provided as of the effective date of
this Agreement, unless consented to by Executive, (E) a liquidation or
dissolution of the Holding Company or the Institution, or (F) breach of this
Agreement by the Holding Company. Upon the occurrence of any event described in
clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (F), above, Executive shall have the right to
elect to terminate his employment under this Agreement by resignation upon not
less than sixty (60) days prior written notice given within six full calendar
months after the event giving rise to said right to elect.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, on the Date of
Termination, as defined in Section 9 of this Agreement, the Holding Company
shall be obligated to pay Executive, or, in the event of his subsequent death,
his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, a sum equal
to the sum of: (i) the Base Salary and bonuses in accordance with Section 3(a)
of this Agreement that would have been paid to Executive for the remaining term
of this Agreement
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had the Event of Termination not occurred and (ii) all benefits, including
health insurance in accordance with Section 3(b) of this Agreement that would
have been provided to Executive for the remaining term of this Agreement had an
Event of Termination not occurred. At the election of Executive, which election
is to be made prior to an Event of Termination, such payments shall be made in a
lump sum. In the event that no election is made, payment to Executive will be
made on a monthly basis in approximately equal installments during the remaining
term of the Agreement. Such payments shall not be reduced in the event Executive
obtains other employment following termination of employment.
(c) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, the Holding Company
will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability coverage
substantially equivalent to the coverage maintained by the Holding Company or
its Subsidiaries for Executive prior to his termination at no premium cost to
Executive. Such coverage shall cease upon the expiration of the remaining term
of this Agreement.
(d) Termination by the Holding Company of Executive based on "Retirement"
shall mean retirement at or after attaining age sixty-five (65) or in accordance
with any retirement arrangement established with Executive's consent with
respect to him. Upon termination of Executive upon Retirement, Executive shall
be entitled to all benefits under any retirement plan of the Holding Company or
the Institution and other plans to which Executive is a party.
5. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" of the Holding
Company or the Institution shall mean an event of a nature that: (i) would be
required to be reported in response to Item 1(a) of the current report on Form
8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 0000 (xxx "Xxxxxxxx Xxx"); or (ii) results in a
Change in Control of the Institution or the Holding Company within the meaning
of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act, and the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Office of Thrift
Supervision (or its predecessor agency), as in effect on the date hereof
(provided, that in applying the definition of change in control as set forth
under the rules and regulations of the OTS, the Board shall substitute its
judgment for that of the OTS); or (iii) without limitation such a Change in
Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (A) any "person" (as
the 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 voting securities of the Institution or the Holding
Company representing 20% or more of the Institution's or the Holding Company's
outstanding voting securities or right to acquire such securities except for any
voting securities of the Institution purchased by the Holding Company and any
voting securities purchased by any employee benefit plan of the Holding Company
or its Subsidiaries, or (B) individuals who constitute the Board on the date
hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the
date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of
the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election
by the Company's stockholders was approved by a Nominating Committee solely
composed of
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members which are Incumbent Board members, shall be, for purposes of this clause
(B), considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board, or (C) a plan
of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all the
assets of the Institution or the Holding Company or similar transaction occurs
or is effectuated in which the Institution or Holding Company is not the
resulting entity; provided, however, that such an event listed above will be
deemed to have occurred or to have been effectuated upon the receipt of all
required federal regulatory approvals not including the lapse of any statutory
waiting periods, or (D) a proxy statement has been distributed soliciting
proxies from stockholders of the Holding Company, by someone other than the
current management of the Holding Company, seeking stockholder approval of a
plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Holding Company or
Institution with one or more corporations as a result of which the outstanding
shares of the class of securities then subject to such plan or transaction are
exchanged for or converted into cash or property or securities not issued by the
Institution or the Holding Company shall be distributed, or (E) a tender offer
is made for 20% or more of the voting securities of the Institution or Holding
Company then outstanding.
(b) If a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to Section 5(a) of this
Agreement or the Board has determined that a Change in Control has occurred,
Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided in paragraphs (c) and (d),
of this Section 5 upon his subsequent termination of employment at any time
during the term of this Agreement due to (i) Executive's dismissal, or (ii)
Executive's voluntary resignation following any demotion, loss of title, office
or significant authority or responsibility, reduction in the annual compensation
or reduction in benefits or relocation of his principal place of employment by
more than 25 miles from its location immediately prior to the change in control,
unless such termination is because of his death or termination for Cause.
(c) Upon Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b) of
this Agreement, the Holding Company shall pay Executive, or in the event of his
subsequent death, his beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case
may be, as severance pay or liquidated damages, or both, a sum equal to three
(3) times Executive's Average Annual Compensation (as defined herein) for the
five (5) preceding taxable years that Executive has been employed by the Holding
Company or its Subsidiaries or such lesser number of years in the event
Executive shall have been employed with the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries
less than five (5) years. Such Average Annual Compensation shall include all
taxable income paid by the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries, including but
not limited to, Base Salary, commissions and bonuses, as well as contributions
on behalf of Executive to any pension and profit sharing plan, severance
payments, directors or committee fees and fringe benefits paid or to be paid to
Executive during such years. At the election of Executive, which election is to
be made prior to a Change in Control, such payment shall be made in a lump sum.
In the event that no election is made, payment to Executive will be made on a
monthly basis in approximately equal installments during the remaining term of
the Agreement. Such payments shall not be reduced in the event Executive obtains
other employment following termination of employment.
(d) Upon Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b) of
this Agreement, the Holding Company will cause to be continued life, medical,
dental and disability coverage substantially equivalent to the coverage
maintained by the Institution for Executive at no premium
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cost to Executive prior to his severance. Such coverage and payments shall cease
upon the expiration of thirty-six (36) months following the Change in Control.
6. CHANGE OF CONTROL RELATED PROVISIONS.
(a) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of Section 5 of this
Agreement, for any taxable year in which Executive shall be liable, as
determined for the payment of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code (or
any successor provision thereto), with respect to any payment in the nature of
the compensation made by the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries to (or for the
benefit of) Executive pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, the Holding
Company shall pay to Executive an amount determined under the following formula:
An amount equal to: (E x P) + X
WHERE:
X = E x X
0 - [(XX x (0 - XXX)) + SLI + E + M + PO]
E = the rate at which the excise tax is assessed under Section 4999
of the Code;
P = the amount with respect to which such excise tax is assessed,
determined without regard to this Section 6;
FI = the highest marginal rate of federal income, employment, and
other taxes (other than taxes imposed under Section 4999 of the
Code) applicable to Executive for the taxable year in question
(including any effective increase in Executive's tax rate
attributable to the disallowance of any deduction);
SLI = the sum of the highest marginal rates of income and payroll tax
applicable to Executive under applicable state and local laws for
the taxable year in question (including any effective increase in
Executive's tax rate attributable to the disallowance of any
deduction);
M = highest marginal rate of Medicare tax; and
PO = adjustment for phase out of or loss of deduction, personal
exemption or other similar items.
With respect to any payment in the nature of compensation that is made to (or
for the benefit of) Executive under the terms of this Section 6 or otherwise and
on which an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code may or will be assessed,
the payment determined under this Section 6 shall be made to Executive on the
earliest of (i) the date the Holding Company is required to withhold such
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tax, (ii) the date the tax is required to be paid by Executive, or (iii) at the
time of the Change in Control. It is the intention of the parties that the
Holding Company provide Executive with a full tax gross-up under the provisions
of this Section 6, so that on a net after-tax basis, the result to Executive
shall be the same as if the excise tax under Section 4999 (or any successor
provisions) of the Code had not been imposed. The tax gross-up may be adjusted
if alternative minimum tax rules are applicable to Executive.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it is (i) initially determined by the
Holding Company's tax advisors that no excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code
is due with respect to any payment or benefit described in the first paragraph
of Section 6(a) and thereafter it is determined in a final judicial
determination or a final administrative settlement that the Section 4999 excise
tax is due with respect to such payments or benefits, or (ii) subsequently be
determined in a final judicial determination or a final administrative
settlement to which Executive is a party that the excess parachute payment as
defined in Section 4999 of the Code, reduced as described above, is more than
the amount determined as "P," above (such greater amount being hereafter
referred to as the "Determinative Excess Parachute Payment"), then the Holding
Company's independent accountants shall determine the amount (the "Adjustment
Amount"), the Holding Company must pay to Executive, in order to put Executive
(or the Holding Company, as the case may be) in the same position as Executive
(or the Holding Company, as the case may be) would have been if the amount
determined as "P" above had been equal to the Determinative Excess Parachute
Payment. In determining the Adjustment Amount, the independent accountants
shall take into account any and all taxes (including any penalties and interest)
paid by or for Executive or refunded to Executive or for Executive's benefit.
As soon as practicable after the Adjustment Amount has been so determined, the
Holding Company shall pay the Adjustment Amount to Executive.
(c) The Holding Company (or its successors) shall indemnify and hold
Executive harmless from any and all losses, costs and expenses (including
without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable accountant's fees,
interest, fines and penalties of any kind) which Executive incurs as a result of
any administrative or judicial review of Executive's liability under Section
4999 of the Code by the Internal Revenue Service or any comparable state agency
through and including a final judicial determination or final administrative
settlement of any dispute arising out of Executive's liability for the Section
4999 excise tax or otherwise relating to the classification for purposes of
Section 280G of the Code of any payment or benefit in the nature of compensation
made or provided to Executive by the Holding Company or any successor thereto.
Executive shall promptly notify the Holding Company in writing whenever
Executive receives notice of the commencement of any judicial or administrative
proceeding, formal or informal, in which the federal tax treatment under Section
4999 of the Code of any amount paid or payable under this Agreement is being
reviewed or is in dispute (including a notice of audit or other inquiry
concerning the reporting of Executive's liability under Section 4999). The
Holding Company (and its successors) may assume control at its expense over all
legal and accounting matters pertaining to such federal or state tax treatment
(except to the extent necessary or appropriate for Executive to resolve any such
proceeding with respect to any matter unrelated to amounts paid or payable
pursuant to this contract) and Executive shall cooperate fully with the Holding
Company in any such proceeding. Executive shall not enter into any compromise
or settlement or otherwise prejudice any rights the Holding
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Company (or its successors) may have in connection therewith without prior
consent to the Holding Company (or its successors). In the event that the
Holding Company (or any successor thereto) elects not to assume control over
such matters, the Holding Company (or any successor thereto) shall promptly
reimburse Executive for all expenses related thereto as and when incurred upon
presentation of appropriate documentation relating thereto.
7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.
The term "Termination for Cause" shall mean termination because of
Executive's personal dishonesty, willful misconduct, any breach of fiduciary
duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties,
willful violation of any law, rule, regulation (other than traffic violations or
similar offenses), final cease and desist order or material breach of any
provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not
be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have
been delivered to him a Notice of Termination which shall include a copy of a
resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of
the members of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for that
purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for him,
together with counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good
faith opinion of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct justifying
Termination for Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.
Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for
any period after Termination for Cause. During the period beginning on the date
of the Notice of Termination for Cause pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement
through the Date of Termination, stock options granted to Executive under any
stock option plan shall not be exercisable nor shall any unvested awards granted
to Executive under any stock benefit plan of the Institution, the Holding
Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, vest. At the Date of
Termination, such stock options and any such unvested awards shall become null
and void and shall not be exercisable by or delivered to Executive at any time
subsequent to such Termination for Cause.
8. TERMINATION FOR DISABILITY.
(a) If Executive shall become disabled as defined in the Holding Company's
or the Institution's then current disability plan (or, if no such plan is then
in effect, if Executive is permanently and totally disabled within the meaning
of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code as determined by a physician designated by the
Board), the Holding Company may terminate Executive's employment for
"Disability."
(b) Upon Executive's termination of employment for Disability, the Holding
Company will pay Executive, as disability pay, a bi-weekly payment equal to
three-quarters (3/4) of Executive's bi-weekly rate of Base Salary on the
effective date of such termination. These disability payments shall commence on
the effective date of Executive's termination and will end on the earlier of (i)
the date Executive returns to the full-time employment of the Holding Company in
the same capacity as he was employed prior to his termination for Disability and
pursuant to an employment agreement between Executive and the Holding Company;
(ii) Executive's full-time employment by another employer; (iii) Executive
attaining the age of sixty-five (65); (iv) Executive's death; or (v)
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the expiration of the term of this Agreement. The disability pay shall be
reduced by the amount, if any, paid to Executive under any plan of the Holding
Company providing disability benefits to Executive.
(c) The Holding Company will cause to be continued life, medical, dental
and disability coverage substantially identical to the coverage maintained by
the Holding Company for Executive prior to his termination for Disability. This
coverage and payments shall cease upon the earlier of (i) the date Executive
returns to the full-time employment of the Holding Company, in the same capacity
as he was employed prior to his termination for Disability and pursuant to an
employment agreement between Executive and the Holding Company; (ii) Executive's
full-time employment by another employer; (iii) Executive's attaining the age of
sixty-five (65); (iv) Executive's death; or (v) the expiration of the term of
this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, there will be no reduction in the
compensation otherwise payable to Executive during any period during which
Executive is incapable of performing his duties hereunder by reason of temporary
disability.
9. NOTICE.
(a) Any purported termination by the Holding Company or by Executive shall
be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For
purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written
notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement
relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive's employment under the
provision so indicated.
(b) "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of
Termination (which, in the case of a Termination for Cause, shall not be less
than thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of Termination is given).
(c) If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is given,
the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a
dispute exists concerning the termination, except upon the occurrence of a
Change in Control and voluntary termination by Executive in which case the Date
of Termination shall be the date specified in the Notice, the Date of
Termination shall be the date on which the dispute is finally determined, either
by mutual written agreement of the parties, by a binding arbitration award, or
by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (the
time for appeal therefrom having expired and no appeal having been perfected)
and provided further that the Date of Termination shall be extended by a notice
of dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such
notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence.
Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, the Holding Company will
continue to pay Executive his full compensation in effect when the notice giving
rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to, Base Salary) and
continue him as a participant in all compensation, benefit and insurance plans
in which he was participating when the notice of dispute was given, until the
dispute is finally resolved in accordance with this
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Agreement. Amounts paid under this Section are in addition to all other amounts
due under this Agreement and shall not be offset against or reduce any other
amounts due under this Agreement.
10. POST-TERMINATION OBLIGATIONS.
All payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be
subject to Executive's compliance with this Section 10 for one (1) full year
after the earlier of the expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment with the Holding Company. Executive shall, upon
reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Holding
Company as may reasonably be required by the Holding Company in connection with
any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may
become, a party.
11. NON-COMPETITION AND NON-DISCLOSURE.
(a) Upon any termination of Executive's employment hereunder pursuant to
Section 4 of this Agreement, Executive agrees not to compete with the Holding
Company or its Subsidiaries for a period of one (1) year following such
termination in any city, town or county in which Executive's normal business
office is located and the Holding Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an
office or has filed an application for regulatory approval to establish an
office, determined as of the effective date of such termination, except as
agreed to pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board. Executive agrees
that during such period and within said cities, towns and counties, Executive
shall not work for or advise, consult or otherwise serve with, directly or
indirectly, any entity whose business materially competes with the depository,
lending or other business activities of the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries.
The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury will result to the
Holding Company or its Subsidiaries, its business and property in the event of
Executive's breach of this Subsection 11(a) agree that in the event of any such
breach by Executive, the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries, will be entitled,
in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to
restrain the violation hereof by Executive, Executive's partners, agents,
servants, employees and all persons acting for or under the direction of
Executive. Executive represents and admits that in the event of the termination
of his employment pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement, Executive's
experience and capabilities are such that Executive can obtain employment in a
business engaged in other lines and/or of a different nature than the Holding
Company or its Subsidiaries, and that the enforcement of a remedy by way of
injunction will not prevent Executive from earning a livelihood. Nothing herein
will be construed as prohibiting the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries from
pursuing any other remedies available to the Holding Company or its Subsidiaries
for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from
Executive.
(b) Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the
business activities and plans for business activities of the Holding Company and
its Subsidiaries as it may exist from time to time, is a valuable, special and
unique asset of the business of the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries.
Executive will not, during or after the term of his employment, disclose any
knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the
Holding Company and its Subsidiaries thereof to any person, firm, corporation,
or other entity for any reason or purpose
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whatsoever unless expressly authorized by the Board of Directors or required by
law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge of
banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not
solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the
Holding Company. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of
the provisions of this Section 11, the Holding Company will be entitled to an
injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the
knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the
Holding Company or its Subsidiaries or from rendering any services to any
person, firm, corporation, other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in
part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein will
be construed as prohibiting the Holding Company from pursuing any other remedies
available to the Holding Company for such breach or threatened breach, including
the recovery of damages from Executive.
12. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.
(a) All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid in cash or
check from the general funds of the Holding Company subject to Section 12(b).
(b) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, to the extent
that payments and benefits, as provided by this Agreement, are paid to or
received by Executive under the Employment Agreement dated February 1, 2000,
between Executive and the Institution, such compensation payments and benefits
paid by the Institution will be subtracted from any amount due simultaneously to
Executive under similar provisions of this Agreement. Payments pursuant to this
Agreement and the Institution Agreement shall be allocated in proportion to the
level of activity and the time expended on such activities by Executive as
determined by the Holding Company and the Institution on a quarterly basis.
13. EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS.
This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto
and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Holding Company or any
predecessor of the Holding Company and Executive, except that this Agreement
shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to
Executive of a kind elsewhere provided. No provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving fewer benefits than
those available to him without reference to this Agreement.
14. NO ATTACHMENT.
(a) Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this
Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale,
assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution,
attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any
attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null,
void, and of no effect.
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(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of,
Executive and the Holding Company and their respective successors and assigns.
15. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.
(a) This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument
in writing signed by the parties hereto.
(b) No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision
of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such
waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver
unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as
to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of
such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically
waived.
16. SEVERABILITY.
If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any
provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision
of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each
such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with
law continue in full force and effect.
17. HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
The headings of sections and paragraphs herein are included solely for
convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of
any of the provisions of this Agreement.
18. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware
regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles
of conflicts of law.
19. ARBITRATION.
Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel
of three arbitrators sitting in a location selected by Executive within fifty
(50) miles from the location of the Institution, in accordance with the rules of
the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on
the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that
Executive shall be entitled to seek specific performance of his right to be paid
until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy
arising under or in connection with this Agreement.
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In the event any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with
Executive's termination is resolved in favor of Executive, whether by judgment,
arbitration or settlement, Executive shall be entitled to the payment of all
back-pay, including salary, bonuses and any other cash compensation, fringe
benefits and any compensation and benefits due Executive under this Agreement.
20. PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES.
All reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant to any
dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be paid
or reimbursed by the Holding Company, if Executive is successful pursuant to a
legal judgment, arbitration or settlement.
21. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) The Holding Company shall provide Executive (including his heirs,
executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors' and
officers' liability insurance policy at its expense and shall indemnify
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 Holding Company (whether or not he continues to be a director
or officer at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities), such expenses
and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments, court costs and
attorneys' fees and the cost of reasonable settlements.
(b) Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Section are subject to
and conditioned upon compliance with 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k) and 12 C.F.R.
Part 359 and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
22. SUCCESSOR TO THE HOLDING COMPANY.
The Holding Company shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct
or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or
substantially all the business or assets of the Institution or the Holding
Company, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the
Holding Company's obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to
the same extent that the Holding Company would be required to perform if no such
succession or assignment had taken place.
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SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Pulaski Financial Corp. has caused this Agreement to be
executed and its seal to be affixed hereunto by its duly authorized officer and
its directors, and Executive has signed this Agreement, on the 21st day of
January, 2000.
ATTEST: PULASKI FINANCIAL CORP.
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
__________________________ By: _________________________________
For the Entire Board of Directors
[SEAL]
WITNESS: EXECUTIVE
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
__________________________ By: _________________________________
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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