EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.75
THIS
AGREEMENT is made as of this 3rd day of December, 2004, among NATIONAL PENN
BANCSHARES, INC., a Pennsylvania business corporation having its principal
place
of business in Boyertown, Pennsylvania ("NPB"), NATIONAL PENN BANK, a national
banking association having its principal place of business in Boyertown,
Pennsylvania ("Bank"), and XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX-XXXXX, an individual residing
at
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx ("Executive").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS,
Executive is employed by NPB and Bank as a Senior Vice President;
and
WHEREAS,
the Boards of Directors of NPB and Bank deem it advisable to provide Executive
with certain additional benefits in the event of certain changes in control
of
NPB or Bank so that Executive will continue to attend to the business of NPB
and
Bank without distraction in the face of the potentially disturbing circumstances
arising therefrom.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises set forth
herein, and each intending to be legally bound, NPB, Bank and Executive agree
as
follows:
1. Definitions.
The
following terms have the meanings specified below:
a. "Affiliate"
means any corporation which is included within a "controlled group of
corporations" including NPB, as determined under Code Section 1563.
b. "Base
Salary" means the Executive's annual base salary, established either by contract
or by the Employer, prior to any reduction of such salary pursuant to any
contribution to a tax-qualified plan under Section 401(k) of the
Code.
c. "Cause"
means the occurrence of either of the following, the result of which is the
termination of Executive’s Employment:
i. Executive's
conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime
of
falsehood or involving moral turpitude; or
ii. the
willful failure by Executive to substantially perform his duties to Employer,
other than a failure resulting from Executive's incapacity as a result of the
Executive's disability, which willful failure results in demonstrable material
injury and damage to Employer.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Executive's Employment shall not be deemed to have been
terminated for Cause if such termination took place as a result of:
x.
questionable
judgment on the part of Executive;
y. any
act
or omission believed by Executive in good faith, to have been in or not opposed
to the best interests of the Employer; or
z. any
act
or omission in respect of which a determination could properly be made that
Executive met the applicable standard of conduct prescribed for indemnification
or reimbursement or payment of expenses under the By-laws of NPB or the laws
of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or the directors and officers' liability
insurance of NPB or any Employer, in each case as in effect at the time of
such
act or omission.
d. "Change
in Control" means:
i. An
acquisition by any "person" or "group" (as those terms are defined or used
in
Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of "beneficial ownership" (within the meaning
of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of NPB representing 24.99%
or more of the combined voting power of NPB's securities then
outstanding;
ii. A
merger,
consolidation or other reorganization of Bank, except where the resulting entity
is controlled, directly or indirectly, by NPB;
iii. A
merger,
consolidation or other reorganization of NPB, except where shareholders of
NPB
immediately prior to consummation of any such transaction continue to hold
at
least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding voting securities of
the
legal entity resulting from or existing after any transaction and
a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the legal entity resulting
from or existing after any such transaction are former members of NPB's Board
of
Directors;
iv. A
sale,
exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the assets
of
the Employer to another entity, except to an entity controlled, directly or
indirectly, by NPB;
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v. A
sale,
exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the assets
of
NPB to another entity, or a corporate division involving NPB; or
vi. A
contested proxy solicitation of the shareholders of NPB that results in the
contesting party obtaining the ability to cast 25% or more of the votes entitled
to be cast in an election of directors of NPB.
e. "Code"
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as the same may be
amended from time to time.
f. "Employer"
means Bank, NPB or any Affiliate which employs Executive at any particular
time.
g. "Employment"
means Executive's employment by Bank, NPB or any Affiliate at any particular
time.
h. "Exchange
Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2. Resignation
of Executive.
If a
Change in Control shall occur and if within one hundred eighty (180) days after
the effective date of a Change in Control (or thirty (30) days after the
completion of the conversion of the computer systems if such conversion is
later
than one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of a Change in
Control, in either event, the “Transition Period”) there shall be:
a. Any
involuntary termination of Executive's employment (other than for
Cause);
b. Any
reduction in Executive's title, responsibilities or authority, including such
title, responsibilities or authority as such may be increased from time to
time;
c. Any
reduction in Executive's Base Salary in effect immediately prior to a Change
in
Control, or any failure to provide Executive with benefits at least as favorable
as those enjoyed by Executive under any of the pension, life insurance, medical,
health and accident, disability or other employee plans of NPB or an Affiliate
in which Executive participated immediately prior to a Change in Control, or
the
taking of any action that would materially reduce any of such compensation
or
benefits in effect at the time of the Change in Control, unless such reduction
relates to a reduction applicable to all employees generally;
d. Any
reassignment of Executive beyond a thirty (30) mile commute by automobile from
Boyertown, Pennsylvania; or
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e. Any
requirement that Executive travel in performance of his duties on behalf of
NPB
or an Affiliate for a greater period of time during any year than was required
of Executive during the year preceding the year in which the Change in Control
occurred (each of the foregoing, a “Triggering Event”);
then,
at
the option of Executive, exercisable by Executive within one hundred eighty
(180) days of the occurrence of any Triggering Event within the Transition
Period, Executive may resign from Employment (or, if involuntarily terminated,
give notice of intention to collect benefits hereunder) by delivering a notice
in writing to NPB, in which case Executive shall be entitled to a lump sum
cash
severance payment equal to 100% of Executive's Base Salary in effect immediately
prior to a Change in Control, which Employer shall pay to Executive within
fifteen (15) days of Executive's termination of employment.
Executive
shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in
the
preceding paragraph by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the
amount of any payment or benefit provided for in the preceding paragraph be
reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as the result of employment
by
another employer or by reason of Executive's receipt of or right to receive
any
retirement or other benefits after the date of termination of employment or
otherwise, except as otherwise provided therein.
3. Out-Placement
Services.
If a
Change in Control occurs and Executive exercises the option to resign from
Employment (or is involuntarily terminated) as described in Section 2, Employer
shall provide Executive with the services of a professional out-placement firm,
if Executive so requests, for the period not to exceed one year from the date
of
Executive’s resignation (or termination), at Employer’s sole cost and expense,
up to a maximum amount of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500).
4. No
Implied Rights; Rights on Termination of Employment.
a. No
Right to Continued Employment.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall confer upon Executive any right with respect to
continuance of Employment by Employer, nor shall it interfere with or limit
in
any way the right of Employer to terminate Executive’s Employment at any
time.
b. Voluntary
Termination of Employment.
If
Executive
terminates Executive’s Employment with Employer at any time prior to a Change in
Control, this Agreement shall terminate at that time and Employer shall have
no
further liability hereunder.
c. Termination--Cause.
If
Employer terminates Executive's Employment at any time for Cause, this Agreement
shall terminate at that time and Employer shall have no further liability
hereunder.
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d. Termination—Without
Cause.
Employer may terminate Executive’s Employment at any time without Cause. If
Employer terminates Executive's employment at any time without Cause prior
to a
Change in Control, and if no event has been publicly announced that with the
passing of time would constitute a Change in Control, this Agreement shall
terminate at that time and Employer shall have no further liability hereunder.
If Employer terminates Executive’s Employment at any time prior to a Change in
Control but subsequent to the occurrence of an event that has been publicly
announced that with the passing of time would constitute a Change in Control,
the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement shall apply to same extent
as if Executive’s Employment had been involuntarily terminated subsequent to a
Change in Control.
5. Arbitration.
Any
dispute or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement and any
controversy as to a termination for Cause shall be settled exclusively by
arbitration, conducted before a panel of three arbitrators, in Reading,
Pennsylvania, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators' award
in
any court having jurisdiction.
6. Exclusive
Benefit.
Executive shall have no right to commute, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise
convey the right to receive any payments hereunder, which payment and the right
thereto are expressly declared to be non-assignable and non-transferrable.
In
the event of any attempted assignment or transfer, this Agreement shall
terminate at that time and Employer shall have no further liability
hereunder.
7. Notices.
Any
notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be properly
given if in writing and if mailed by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid with return receipt requested, to Executive's residence in the case
of
any notice to Executive, or to the attention of the President at the principal
office of Bank, in the case of any notice to the Employer.
8. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement contains the entire agreement relating to the subject matter hereof
and may not be modified, amended or changed orally but only by an agreement
in
writing, consented to in writing by NPB, and signed by the party against whom
enforcement of any modification, amendment or change is sought.
9. Benefits.
a. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of NPB and Bank and
their respective successors and assigns. Each of NPB and Bank shall require
any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation,
or
otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of NPB
or
Bank to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner
and to the same extent that NPB or Bank would be required to perform it if
no
such succession had taken place. Failure to obtain such assumption and agreement
prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall constitute a breach
of
this Agreement and the provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement shall
apply. As used in this Agreement, "NPB" or "Bank" shall mean NPB or Bank as
defined previously and any successor to the business and/or assets of NPB or
Bank as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by
operation of law or otherwise.
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b. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.
10. Applicable
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic
internal law (but not the law of conflicts of law) of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
11. Headings.
The
headings of the sections and subsections hereof are for convenience only and
shall not control or affect the meaning or construction or limit the scope
or
intent of any of the sections or subsections of this Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, NPB and Bank have each duly caused this Agreement to be
executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers, and Executive has
hereunto set his hand and seal, as of the day and year first above
written.
NATIONAL
PENN BANCSHARES, INC.
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NATIONAL
PENN BANK
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By:/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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By:___/s/
Xxxxx X. Moyer___
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Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
President
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Title:
President
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Attest:_/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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_Attest:/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
GEVP
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Title:
GEVP
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Witness:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx-Xxxxx
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XXXXXX
X. XXXXXXXXX-XXXXX
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