TERMINATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
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This Termination Agreement and Release (the "Agreement and Release"),
entered into on ________________ 2006, and effective as of the Effective Date
(defined below), by and between Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx ("Executive"), Atlantic
Liberty Financial Corp. ("ALFC"), Atlantic Liberty Savings, F.A. ("ALS"),
Flushing Financial Corporation ("FFC"), and Flushing Savings Bank, FSB
("Flushing Savings Bank").
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between FFC
and ALFC, dated as of December __, 2005 (the "Merger Agreement"), ALFC will
merge with FFC (the "FFC Merger") (the date of closing of the FFC Merger being
the "Effective Date"); and
WHEREAS, Executive is a party to an employment agreement with ALFC dated
December 15, 2004 (the "2004 Agreement"), and is also a party to an employment
agreement with ALS dated October 16, 2002 (the "2002 Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, each of the 2002 Agreement and the 2004 Agreement has been
modified by an Addendum, each executed as of December 20, 2005 (collectively,
the 2002 Agreement, the 2004 Agreement and the Addenda shall be referred to as
the "Agreements"); and
WHEREAS, ALFC, ALS, and Flushing have executed a Settlement Agreement dated
as of December __, 2005 (the "Settlement Agreement"), pursuant to which on or
before December 31, 2005, ALFC or ALS will make a payment to Executive in the
amount of $525,000 in consideration of Executive's execution and delivery of the
Letter Agreement; and
WHEREAS, FFC and Executive have agreed that in exchange for the payments to
Executive set forth herein, the Agreements will terminate in their entirety,
effective as of the Effective Date, and FFC, Flushing Savings Bank, ALFC and ALS
will no longer have any obligation to Executive under the Agreements, other than
as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and
valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, it is agreed as follows:
1. Acknowledgement of Payment, Release and Waiver. In consideration of the
payment by ALFC or ALS to the Executive of six-hundred, seventy-nine thousand,
five-hundred and fifty-eight and 00/100 Dollars ($679,558.00) (less applicable
withholding taxes) (the "Termination Payment") on the Effective Date, the
Executive, ALFC, ALS, FFC and Flushing Savings Bank hereby agree that the
Agreements shall be terminated without any further action of any party hereto.
Except as provided below, upon and as a condition of the receipt by Executive of
the Termination Payment, Executive, for himself and for his heirs, successors
and assigns, hereby releases completely and forever discharges ALFC, ALS, FFC
and Flushing Savings Bank, and each of their successors and assigns, from any
obligation under the Agreements and paragraph 4 of the Settlement Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and Release shall not affect
Executive's rights or benefits under any tax-qualified employee benefit plan of
ALFC or ALS or any split dollar insurance arrangement however contemplated or
provided for in the Settlement Agreement.
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2. Waiver of Tax Gross-Up. The Executive, ALFC and ALS hereby agree that
this Agreement and Release shall apply to release, waive, discharge and
otherwise extinguish any obligations of ALFC and ALS (or their successors and
assigns) to indemnify the Executive or otherwise provide the Executive with
reimbursement for any excise taxes under Section 4999 of the Code and any income
and related employment taxes (including penalties and interest), and to hold
ALFC and ALS (or their successors and assigns) harmless with respect to any such
amounts as contemplated by the provisions of Section 11, "Additional Payments
Related to a Change in Control," of the 2004 Agreement, provided, however, that
the provisions of this Section 2 shall only become effective upon the Effective
Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Executive, ALFC and
ALS (or their successors and assigns) understand and agree that this Agreement
and Release shall not apply to release, discharge or otherwise extinguish any
obligations of ALFC or ALS (or their successors and assigns) to indemnify or
otherwise reimburse the Executive for any excise taxes under Section 4999 of the
Code in the event that the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are
not consummated in accordance with the express terms of the Merger Agreement. In
the event that the transactions contemplated by the terms of the Merger
Agreement are not consummated, the Executive, ALFC and ALS agree that the
provisions of this Section 2 shall have no further effect and shall become
inoperative, but the provisions of Section 1 hereof shall remain operative as
written above.
3. General Provisions.
(a) Heirs, Successors and Assigns. The terms of this Agreement and Release
shall be binding upon the parties hereto and each of their respective heirs,
successors and assigns.
(b) Final Agreement. This Agreement and Release, the Settlement Agreement
and the Non-Competition Agreement referred to therein and attached thereto as
Exhibit A represent the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior understandings, written or oral.
The terms of this Agreement and Release may be changed, modified or discharged
only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the provisions of the Settlement Agreement and
the Non-Competition Agreement referred to therein and attached thereto as
Exhibit A shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and
Release.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement and Release shall be construed, enforced
and interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New
York, without reference to its principles of conflicts of law.
(d) Counterparts. This Agreement and Release may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which counterpart, when so executed and delivered, shall
be deemed an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall
constitute but one and the same agreement.
(e) Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement and Release which
is held to be invalid or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement and Release.
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(f) Binding Agreement. The Executive acknowledges that by his free and
voluntary act of signing below, the Executive agrees to all the terms of this
Agreement and Release and intends to be legally bound thereby.
(g) 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, one of whom shall be selected by FFC, one
of whom shall be selected by Executive and the third of whom shall be selected
by the other two arbitrators. The panel shall sit in a location within fifty
(50) miles from the location of the Company, in accordance with the rules of the
Judicial Mediation and Arbitration System (JAMS) then in effect. Judgment may be
entered on the arbitrators 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 Effective Date during the pendency of any dispute or
controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement and Release.
(h) Legal Fees. If FFC does not pay the second installment of the payment
due under the Non-competition Agreement on the first anniversary of the
effective date of the merger of ALFC into FFC other than pursuant to any cut
back as provided in paragraph 8 of the Settlement Agreement, all reasonable
legal fees paid or incurred by Executive in order to compel such payment shall
be reimbursed by FFC, provided that the dispute has been settled by Executive
and FFC or resolved in Executive's favor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement and
Release.
EXECUTIVE DATE
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ATLANTIC LIBERTY FINANCIAL CORP. DATE
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By:
ATLANTIC LIBERTY SAVINGS, F.A. DATE
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By:
FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORPORATION DATE
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By:
FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB DATE
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By:
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