Exhibit 10.1
INLAND NORTHWEST
BANK
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT
PLAN AGREEMENT
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL
EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is made and entered into this 29 th day of August, 2008, to be
effective, however, as of January 1, 2008, by and between
INLAND NORTHWEST BANK, a Washington-state chartered commercial bank
having a place of business at 421 West Riverside Avenue, Spokane,
Washington 99201 (the “Bank”), and RANDALL L. FEWEL, an
individual residing at 1828 W. Riverside Ave., Unit 101, Spokane,
WA 99201 (the “Executive”).
The purpose of this Agreement is to
provide specified benefits to the Executive, a member of a select
group of management or highly compensated employees who contribute
materially to the continued growth, development and future business
success of the Bank. This Agreement shall be unfunded for tax
purposes and for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended from
time to time.
Article 1
Definitions
Whenever used in this Agreement, the
following words and phrases shall have the meanings
specified:
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1.1
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Accrual Balance ” means the liability that should be
accrued by the Bank, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(“GAAP”), for the Bank’s obligation to the
Executive under this Agreement, by applying Accounting Principles
Board Opinion Number 12 (“APB 12”) as amended by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Number 106 (“FAS
106”) and the Discount Rate. Any one of a variety of
amortization methods may be used to determine the Accrual Balance.
However, once chosen, the method must be consistently
applied.
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1.2
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“
Beneficiary ” means each designated person or entity,
or the estate of the deceased Executive, entitled to any benefits
upon the death of the Executive pursuant to Article 4.
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1.3
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Beneficiary Designation Form ” means the form
established from time to time by the Plan Administrator that the
Executive completes, signs and returns to the Plan Administrator to
designate one or more Beneficiaries.
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1.4
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“
Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Bank as
from time to time constituted.
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1.5
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“
Change in Control ” means a change in the ownership or
effective control of the Bank, or in the ownership of a substantial
portion of the assets of the Bank, as such change is defined in
Code Section 409A.
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1.6
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“
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and all regulations and guidance thereunder, including
such regulations and guidance as may be promulgated after the
Effective Date of this Agreement.
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1.7
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“ Disability ”
means the Executive: (i) is unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period
of not less than twelve (12) months; or (ii) is, by
reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last
for a continuous period of not less than
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twelve (12) months,
receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than
three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering
employees or directors of the Bank. Medical determination of
disability may be made by either the Social Security Administration
or by the provider of an accident or health plan covering employees
or directors of the Bank, provided that the definition of
“disability” applied under such insurance program
complies with the requirements of the preceding sentence. Upon the
request of the Plan Administrator, the Executive must submit proof
to the Plan Administrator of the Social Security
Administration’s or the provider’s
determination.
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1.8
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“
Discount Rate ” means the rate used by the Plan
Administrator for determining the Accrual Balance. The initial
Discount Rate is six percent (6%). However, the Plan Administrator,
in its discretion, may adjust the Discount Rate to maintain the
rate within reasonable standards according to GAAP and/or
applicable bank regulatory guidance.
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1.9
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“
Early Termination ” means Separation from Service
before Normal Retirement Age except when such Separation from
Service occurs (i) following a Change in Control;
(ii) due to death, (iii) Termination for Cause, or
(iv) Disability.
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1.10
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“
Effective Date ” means January 1,
2008.
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1.11
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“
Employment Agreement ” means the Employment Agreement
between the Bank and the Executive effective January 8, 2003,
as it may be amended from time to time.
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1.12
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“
Normal Retirement Age ” means the Executive attaining
age sixty five (65).
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1.13
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“
Normal Retirement Date ” means the Executive attaining
the Normal Retirement Age.
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1.14
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“ Plan
Administrator ” means the Board or such committee or
person as the Board shall appoint.
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1.15
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“ Plan
Year ” means each twelve (12) month period
commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each
year. The initial Plan Year shall commence on the Effective Date of
this Agreement and end on the following
December 31.
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“
Separation from Service ” means the termination of the
Executive’s employment with the Bank for reasons other than
death. Whether a Separation from Service takes place is determined
in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A based
on the facts and circumstances surrounding the termination of the
Executive’s employment and whether the Bank and the Executive
intended for the Executive to provide significant services for the
Bank following such termination. A Separation from Service will not
have occurred if:
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(a)
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the Executive
continues to provide services as an employee of the Bank at an
annual rate that is twenty percent (20%) or more of the
services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding
three (3) full calendar years of employment (or, if employed
less than three (3) years, such lesser period) and the annual
remuneration for such services is twenty percent (20%) or more
of the average annual remuneration earned during the final three
(3) full calendar years of employment (or, if less, such
lesser period), or
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(b)
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the Executive
continues to provide services to the Bank in a capacity other than
as an employee of the Bank at an annual rate that is fifty percent
(50%) or more of the services rendered, on average, during the
immediately preceding three (3) full calendar years of
employment (or if employed less than three (3) years, such
lesser period) and the annual remuneration for such services is
fifty percent (50%) or more of the average annual remuneration
earned during the final three (3) full calendar years of
employment (or if less, such lesser period).
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The Executive’s employment relationship
will be treated as continuing intact while the Executive is on
military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if
the period of such leave of absence does not exceed six
(6) months, or if longer, so long as the Executive’s
right to reemployment with the Bank is provided either by statute
or by contract. If the period of leave exceeds six (6) months
and there is no right to reemployment, a Separation from Service
will be deemed to have occurred as of the first date immediately
following such six (6) month period.
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“
Specified Employee ” means a key employee (as defined
in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph 5 thereof)
of the Bank if any stock of the Bank or any entity required to be
aggregated with the Bank under Section 414(b) or
Section 414(c) of the Code is publicly traded on an
established securities market or otherwise, as determined by the
Plan Administrator based on the twelve (12) month period
ending each December 31 (the “identification
period”). If the Executive is determined to be a Specified
Employee for an identification period, the Executive shall be
treated as a Specified Employee for purposes of this Agreement
during the twelve (12) month period that begins on the first
day of the fourth month following the close of the identification
period.
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1.18
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“
Termination for Cause ” means Separation from Service
resulting from the termination of the Executive’s employment
for Cause as defined in the Executive’s Employment
Agreement.
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Article 2
Distributions During
Lifetime
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2.1
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Normal
Retirement Benefit . Upon
the Normal Retirement Date, the Bank shall distribute to the
Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.1 in lieu of
any other benefit under this Article.
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2.1.1
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Amount of
Benefit . The annual
benefit under this Section 2.1 is Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars
($48,000).
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2.1.2
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Distribution
of Benefit . The Bank
shall distribute the annual benefit to the Executive in twelve
(12) equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of
the month following the Executive attaining Normal Retirement Age.
The annual benefit shall be distributed to the Executive for one
hundred twenty (120) consecutive months.
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2.2
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Early
Termination Benefit . If
Early Termination occurs, the Bank shall distribute to the
Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.2 in lieu of
any other benefit under this Article.
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2.2.1
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Amount of
Benefit . The benefit
under this Section 2.2 is the Accrual Balance determined as of
the end of the month preceding Separation from Service.
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2.2.2
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Distribution
of Benefit . The Bank
shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in a lump sum as soon
as administratively practicable following Separation from
Service.
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2.3
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Disability
Benefit . If the
Executive experiences a Disability which results in a Separation
from Service prior to Normal Retirement Age, the Bank shall
distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this
Section 2.3 in lieu of any other benefit under this
Article.
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2.3.1
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Amount of
Benefit . The benefit
under this Section 2.3 is the Accrual Balance determined as of
the end of the month preceding Separation from Service.
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2.3.2
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Distribution
of Benefit . The Bank
shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in a lump sum as soon
as administratively practicable following Separation from
Service.
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2.4
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Change in
Control Benefit . If a
Change in Control occurs, the Bank shall distribute to the
Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.4 in lieu of
any other benefit under this Article.
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2.4.1
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Amount of
Benefit . The benefit
under this Section 2.4 is the net present value of the Normal
Retirement Benefit set forth at Section 2.1.1 as of the date
of the Change in Control using the Discount Rate.
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2.4.2
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Distribution
of Benefit . The Bank
shall distribute the benefit calculated in Section 2.4.1 to
the Executive in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable
following the Change in Control.
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2.4.3
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Assumption
of Agreement . Anything
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of
a Change in Control and to the extent permitted by applicable law,
any surviving corporation may assume this Agreement. To the extent
the surviving corporation assumes this Agreement, the Executive
will not be entitled to any payments under this
Section 2.4.
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2.4.4
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280G
Limits . Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that the
Bank’s independent public accountants determine that any
payment by the Bank to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether
paid or payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or pursuant
to any other agreement, would be nondeductible by the Bank for
federal income tax purposes because of Section 280G of the
Code, then the amount payable to or for the benefit of the
Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced (but not
below zero) to the Reduced Amount. For purposes of this
Section 2.4.4, the “Reduced Amount” shall be the
amount which maximizes the amount payable without causing the
payment to be nondeductible by the Bank because of
Section 280G of the Code.
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2.5
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Restriction
on Commencement of Distributions . Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a
Specified Employee at Separation from Service, the provisions of
this Section 2.5 shall govern all distributions hereunder
other than the distributions under Section 2.1. Benefit
distributions other than the distributions under Section 2.1
that are made due to a Separation from Service occurring while the
Executive is a Specified Employee shall not be made during the
first six (6) months following Separation from Service.
Rather, any distribution which would otherwise be paid to the
Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to the
Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month
following the Separation from Service. All subsequent distributions
shall be paid in the manner specified.
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2.6
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Distributions Upon Income Inclusion Under Code
Section 409A . If
any amount is required to be included in income by the Executive
prior to receipt due to a failure of this Agreement to meet the
requirements of Code Section 409A, the Executive may petition
the Plan Administrator for a distribution of that portion of the
amount the Bank has accrued with respect to the Bank’s
obligations hereunder that is required to be included in the
Executive’s income. Upon the grant of such a petition, which
grant shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Bank shall distribute
to the Executive immediately available funds in an amount equal to
the portion of the amount the Bank has accrued with respect to the
Bank’s obligations hereunder required to be included in
income as a result of the failure of this Agreement to meet the
requirements of Code Section 409A, within ninety
(90) days. Such a distribution shall affect and reduce the
Executive’s benefits to be paid under this
Agreement.
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2.7
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Change in
Form or Timing of Distributions . For distribution of benefits under this
Article 2, the Executive and the Bank may, subject to the terms of
Section 8.1, amend this Agreement to delay the timing or
change the form of distributions. Any such amendment:
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(a)
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may not
accelerate the time or sched
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