Exhibit 10.1
PATRIOT BANK CORP.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
This AGREEMENT ("Agreement") as amended and restated effective May 23, 1997
was first made effective as of December 1, 1995, by and between Patriot Bank
Corp. (the "Holding Company"), a corporation organized under the laws of
Delaware, with its principal administrative office at High and Hanover Street,
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Xxxxxx X. Major (the "Executive"). Any reference to
"Bank" herein shall mean Patriot 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, the 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 Operating Officer of the Holding Company. The
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
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serve, if elected, as an officer and director of any subsidiary
of the Holding Company.
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 sixty (60) 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
8 of this Agreement, in which case the term of this Agreement shall be fixed and
shall end on the fifth 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 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.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary: (i)
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; (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall mandate or
prohibit a continuation of Employee's employment following the expiration of the
term of the Agreement upon such terms as the Board and the Executive may
mutually agree.
(d) Upon the termination of Executive's employment with the Holding
Company, the daily extensions provided pursuant to section 2(a), shall cease (if
such extension have not previously ceased), and, if such termination is under
circumstances described in section 4(a), the term "remaining term of the
Agreement" in section 4(b) shall mean the period of time commencing from the
date of such termination and ending the last day of the employment period
computed with reference to all extensions prior to such termination.
3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) The Executive shall be entitled to a salary from the Holding Company or
its Subsidiaries of One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00)
per year ("Base Salary"). Base Salary shall include any amounts of compensation
deferred by Executive under any qualified or unqualified plan maintained by the
Holding Company and its Subsidiaries. Such Base Salary shall be payable
bi-weekly. 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. 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 (a), the
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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.
(b) The Holding Company will provide Executive with 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 Bank employees
eligible to participate in such plans, arrangements and perquisites on a
nondiscriminatory basis. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
provisions of this Subsection (b), Executive shall be entitled to participate in
or receive benefits under any employee benefit plans including, but not limited
to, retirement plans, supplemental retirement plans, pension plans,
profit-sharing plans, health-and-accident plans, medical coverage or any other
employee benefit plan or arrangement made available by the Holding Company and
its Subsidiaries in the future 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.
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(c) In addition to the Base Salary provided for by paragraph (a) of this
Section 3 and other compensation provided for by paragraph (b) of this Section
3, the Holding Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable
travel and other 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. The
Executive shall be provided at his option, with an automobile expense allowance
or the use of a recent model automobile which will be owned or leased by the
Holding Company or the Bank, as may be mutually agreed upon by the Executive and
the Holding Company or the Bank. All reasonable expenses associated therewith
shall be borne by the Holding Company or the Bank.
4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF TERMINATION.
The provisions of this Section shall in all respects be subject to the
terms and conditions stated in Section 7.
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination (as herein defined)
during the Executive's term of employment under this Agreement, the provisions
of this Section 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 a Change in Control, as defined in Section 5(a)
hereof, or Termination for Cause, as defined in Section 7 hereof, (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
Operating Officer, unless consented to by the Executive, (B) unless consented to
by the Executive, 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
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the position and attributes thereof described in Section 1, above, (C) a
relocation of Executive's principal place of employment by more than 20 miles
from its location at the effective date of this Agreement, unless consented to
by the Executive, (D) a material reduction in the benefits and perquisites to
the Executive from those being provided as of the effective date of this
Agreement, unless consented to by the Executive, (E) a liquidation or
dissolution of the Holding Company or the Bank, 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
thirty (30) days prior written notice given within six (6) 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 8, 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 amount of the remaining payments (or benefits) that the Executive would have
earned if he had continued his employment with the Holding Company or the Bank
during the remaining unexpired term of this Agreement based on the Executive's
Base Salary at the Date of Termination; and (ii) the amount equal to the annual
contributions that would have been made on Executive's behalf to any employee
benefit plans of the Bank or the Holding Company during the remaining term of
this Agreement based on contributions made (on an annualized basis) at the Date
of Termination. At the election of the Executive, which election is to be made
within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination, such payments shall be made
in a lump sum or paid monthly during the remaining term of the Agreement
following the Employee's termination. In the event that no election is made,
payment to the Executive will be made on a monthly basis in approximately
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equal installments during the remaining term of the Agreement. Such payments
shall not be reduced in the event the 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
the Executive. Such coverage shall cease upon the expiration of the remaining
term of this Agreement.
5. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
(a) No benefit shall be payable under this Section 5 unless there shall
have been a Change in Control of the Bank or the Holding Company. For purposes
of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" of the Holding Company or the Bank
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 Bank or
the Holding Company within the meaning of the Change in Bank Control Act and the
Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
("FDIC") at 12 C.F.R. ss.303.4(a) with respect to the Bank and the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("FRB") at 12 C.F.R. ss.225.41(b) with
respect to the Holding Company, as in effect on the date hereof, or; (iii)
results in a transaction requiring prior FRB approval under the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956 and the regulations promulgated thereunder by the FRB at 12
C.F.R. ss.225.11, as in effect on the date hereof, or (iv) 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"
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(as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
voting securities of the Bank or the Holding Company representing 20% or more of
the Bank's or the Holding Company's outstanding voting securities or right to
acquire such securities except for any voting securities of the Bank 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 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 Bank or the Holding Company or similar transaction occurs or is
effectuated in which the Bank 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 Bank 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 Bank or the
Holding Company; or (E) a tender offer is made for 20% or more of the voting
securities of the Bank or Holding Company.
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(b) If a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to Section 5(a) 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 material
reduction in benefits or relocation of his principal place of employment by more
than 20 miles from its location immediately prior to the change in control,
unless such termination I is because of his death, disability, Retirement or
Termination for Cause.
(c) Upon the Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b),
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 the greater of: (i)
the payments due for the remaining term of the Agreement; or (ii) five (5) times
Executive's average annual compensation for the five (5) preceding taxable
years. Such annual compensation shall include Base Salary, commissions, bonuses,
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 the Executive during such years. At the election of the Executive,
which election is to be made within thirty (30) days of the Date of Termination
following a Change in Control, such payment shall be made in a lump sum or paid
in equal monthly installments during the thirty-six (36) months, following
Executive's Date of Termination. In the event that no election is made, payment
to the 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.
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(d) Upon the Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b),
the Company will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability
coverage substantially equivalent to the coverage maintained by the Bank for
Executive at no premium cost to Executive prior to his severance. Such coverage
and payments shall cease upon the expiration of sixty (60) months following the
Date of Termination.
6. CHANGE OF CONTROL RELATED PROVISIONS.
(a) In each calendar year that Executive is entitled to receive payments or
benefits under the provisions of the Employment Agreement with the Bank and this
Employment Agreement, the Holding Company shall determine if an excess parachute
payment (as defined in Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and any successor provision thereto, (the "Code")) exists. Such
determination shall be made after taking any reductions permitted pursuant to
Section 28OG of the Code and the regulations thereunder. Any amount determined
to be an excess parachute payment after taking into account such reductions
shall be hereafter referred to as the "Initial Excess Parachute Payment." As
soon as practicable after a Change in Control, the Initial Excess Parachute
Payment shall be determined. Upon the Date of Termination following a Change in
Control, the Holding Company shall pay Executive, subject to applicable
withholding requirements under applicable city, state or federal law an amount
equal to:
(1) twenty (20) percent of the Initial Excess Parachute Payment (or such
other amount equal to the tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code;
and
(2) such additional amount (tax allowance) as may be necessary to
compensate Executive for the payment by Executive of city, stated and
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federal income and excise taxes on the payment provided under Clause
(1) and on any payments under this Clause (2). In computing such tax
allowance, the payment to be made under Clause (1) shall be multiplied
by the "gross up percentage" ("GUP"). The GUP shall be determined as
follows:
Tax Rate
GUP = _____________
1 - Tax Rate
The "Tax Rate" for purposes of computing the GUP shall be the sum of
the highest marginal federal, state and city income and employment
related tax rates, including any applicable excise tax rates,
applicable to the Executive in the year in which the payment under
Clause (1) is made.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it shall 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 Initial Excess
Parachute Payment (such different 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 the Executive in order to put the Executive in the same
position as the Executive would have been if the Initial Excess Parachute
Payment had been equal to the Determinative Excess Parachute Payment. In
determining the Adjustment Amount, independent accountants of the Holding
Company 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
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benefit. As soon as practicable after the Adjustment Amount has been so
determined, the Holding Company shall pay the Adjustment Amount to Executive. In
no event however, shall Executive make any payment under this paragraph to the
Holding Company.
7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.
The term "Termination for Cause" shall mean termination because of a
material loss to the Holding Company or one of its affiliates caused by
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 three-fourths
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. The
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 8 hereof through the
Date of Termination, stock options and related limited rights 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 Bank,
the Holding Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, vest. At the Date of
Termination, such stock options and related limited rights and any such unvested
awards shall become null and void
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and shall not be exercisable by or delivered to Executive at any time
subsequent to such Termination for Cause.
8. 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) Subject to Section 9(c), "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) provided, however, that if a dispute exists regarding the
Executive's termination, the "Date of Termination" shall be determined in
accordance with Section 8(c) of this Agreement.
(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 the 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
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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 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.
9. POST-TERMINATION OBLIGATIONS.
(a) All payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be
subject to Executive's compliance with this Section 9 for one (1) full year
after the earlier of the expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment with the Holding Company.
(b) 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.
10. NONDISCLOSURE OF HOLDING COMPANY BUSINESS.
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
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considered business activities of the Holding Company and its Subsidiaries
thereof to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or
purpose 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 the Executive of the provisions of this Section, 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 recover of damages from Executive.
11. 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 this Section 11.
(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 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated
May 23, 1997, between Executive and the Bank, such compensation payments and
benefits paid by the Bank will be subtracted from any amount due simultaneously
to Executive under similar provisions of this Agreement. Payments pursuant to
this Agreement and the Bank Agreement shall be allocated in proportion to the
level of
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activity and the time expended on such activities by the Executive as determined
by the Holding Company and the Bank on a quarterly basis.
12. 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 the
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.
13. 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.
(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of,
Executive and the Holding Company and their respective successors and assigns.
14. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.
(a) This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument
in writing signed by the parties hereto.
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(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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware,
unless otherwise specified herein.
18. ARBITRATION.
Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled exclusively by
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arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators sitting in a location
selected by the Executive within fifty (50) miles from the location of the Bank,
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.
In the event any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with
Executive's termination is resolved in favor of the 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.
19. PAYMENT OF COSTS AND LEGAL FEES.
In the event any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with
Executive's termination is resolved in Executive's favor, whether by judgment,
arbitration or settlement, Executive shall be entitled to the payment of (i) all
reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Executive in resolving such dispute or
controversy, and (ii) any back-pay, including salary, bonuses and any other cash
compensation, fringe benefits and any compensation and benefits due Executive
under this Agreement.
20. INDEMNIFICATION.
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, or in lieu thereof, shall indemnify
Executive (and
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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.
21. 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 Bank 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, PATRIOT BANK CORP. has caused this Amended and Restated
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 23rd day of May, 1997.
ATTEST: PATRIOT BANK CORP.
By
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Secretary Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx for the
Entire Board of Directors
WITNESS:
By
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Xxxxxx X. Major
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