SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT
AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF
NOVEMBER 20, 2008
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Definitions
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Payments to
Executive
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Death of the
Executive
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Disability
Benefits
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Termination not
for Cause or for Good Reason
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Re-employment
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Claims
Procedure
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Provision for
Incapacity
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Violation of
Agreement
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Nonassignable
Rights
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Independence of
Agreement
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General
Obligation of the Company
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Establishment
of Trust
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Governing
Law
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Notice
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Board
Authority; Indemnification
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SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT
AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF
NOVEMBER 20, 2008
This Supplemental
Executive Retirement Agreement (the “Agreement”)
originally dated as of the 1st day of January, 2004 and amended and
restated in its entirety as of November 20, 2008, by and among
Legacy Bancorp, Inc. (the “Holding Company”), a
Delaware corporation, and Legacy Banks (the “Bank”), a
Massachusetts-chartered savings bank with its headquarters in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts (the Holding Company and the Bank are
referred to collectively herein as the “Company”) and
J. Williar Dunlaevy (the “Executive”). The provisions
of this Agreement specifically required by Code Section 409A
shall be deemed effective from January 1, 2005.
In consideration
of the mutual covenants herein contained and implied, the
sufficiency of which is acknowledged by each party, the Company and
the Executive agree as follows:
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(a)
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“ Actuarial Equivalent
” means a benefit of equivalent value using the applicable
interest rate under Section 417(e)(3) of the Code, as
determined for the month of November of the preceding year and the
applicable mortality table under Section 417(e)(3) of the
Code.
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(b)
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“ Annual Annuity
Equivalent ” shall be equal to the annual benefit payable
from a single life annuity on the Executive’s life from a
provider of annuity products holding at least an AA rating from
Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, or an equivalent rating
service. For purposes of this section, the amount available to
invest in said
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annuity shall be the balance
attributable to the Company’s matching contributions in the
Executive’s account in the SBERA Defined Contribution
Plan.
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(c)
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“ Board ” means
the Board of Director of the Holding Company [or the Board of
Directors of the Bank, as applicable].
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(d)
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“ Cause ” means
the termination of employment of the Executive because of
his:
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(i)
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material act of dishonesty in
performing Executive’s duties on behalf of the Company or a
material breach of the Company’s Code of Conduct or the
Company’s Sexual and Other Non-Harassment Policy,
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(ii)
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willful misconduct that in the
judgment of the Board will likely cause economic damage to the
Company or injury to the business reputation of the Bank or Holding
Company,
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(iii)
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incompetence,
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(iv)
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breach of any fiduciary duty
involving personal profit,
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(v)
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intentional failure to perform
stated duties after written notice thereof from the
Board,
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(vi)
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willful violation of any law, rule
or regulation (other than minor or routine traffic violations or
similar offenses) that reflect adversely on the reputation of the
Company, any felony conviction, any violation of law involving
moral turpitude, or any violation of a final cease-and-desist
order,
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(vii)
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or
material breach of any provision of this Agreement.
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In
determining incompetence, the acts or omissions shall be measured
against standards generally prevailing in the savings institutions
industry. The
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determination of whether the
Executive’s employment terminated for Cause shall be made by
the Board in its reasonable judgment, notice of such determination
having been provided to the Executive setting forth in reasonable
detail the nature of such Cause.
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(e)
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“ Code ” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
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(f)
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“ Disability ”
has the meaning set forth in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(C) and
the final Treasury Regulations or subsequent guidance issued
thereunder.
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(g)
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“ ERISA ” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
from time to time.
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(h)
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“ Final Average
Compensation ” means the average of the Executive’s
annual base salary and annual bonuses payable pursuant to the
Company’s Performance Incentive Plan (prior to any salary
reduction contributions to any Section 401(k), 125 or 132
plan) for the three (3) calendar years during the
Executive’s employment with the Company for which the
Executive’s combined annual base salary and bonus were the
highest.
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(i)
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“ Good Reason ”
means the following:
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(i)
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a
failure to elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint Executive to
the Executive Position (provided, however, that a change in the
Executive Position (as defined in Executive’s employment
agreement) consented to in writing by Executive in connection with
succession planning of the Bank or Holding Company, shall not be
deemed a Good Reason);
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(ii)
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a
material change in Executive’s position to become one of
lesser responsibility, importance, or scope from the position and
attributes
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described in Executive’s
employment agreement (provided, however, that a reduction in duties
and responsibilities consented to in writing by Executive in
connection with succession planning or the Company, shall not be
deemed a Good Reason);
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(iii)
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a
liquidation or dissolution of the Holding Company or the Bank other
than liquidations or dissolutions that are caused by
reorganizations that do not affect the status of
Executive;
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(iv)
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a
material reduction in Executive’s base salary or benefits
(other than a reduction or elimination of Executive’s
benefits under one or more benefit plans maintained by the Bank as
part of a good faith, overall reduction or elimination of such
plans or benefits applicable to all participants in a manner that
does not discriminate against Executive (except as such
discrimination may be necessary to comply with applicable
law));
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(v)
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a
relocation of Executive’s principal place of employment by
more than twenty-five (25) miles from its location as of the
date of this Agreement; or
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(vi)
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a
material breach of this Agreement by the Company.
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The
determination of whether the Executive’s employment
terminated for Good Reason shall be made by the Executive in
accordance with the requirements of Executive’s employment
agreement, notice of such determination having been provided to the
Board setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such Good
Reason.
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(j)
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“ Normal Form ”
means a lump sum payment which is the actuarial equivalent of an
annuity payable monthly for twenty (20) years certain
beginning at the Normal Retirement Date.
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(k)
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“ Normal Retirement
Date ” means the first day of the month coinciding with
or next following the date on which the Executive attains age
sixty-five (65).
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(l)
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“ SBERA Defined Benefit
Plan ” means the Savings Bank Employees Retirement
Association Pension Plan as adopted by the Bank. The SBERA Defined
Benefit Plan was terminated, effective October 31, 2005, and
all benefits payable to the Executive under the SBERA Defined
Benefit Plan were distributed.
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(m)
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“Separation from
Service” means means the Executive’s
retirement or other termination of employment with the Company
within the meaning of Code Section 409A. No Separation from
Service shall be deemed to occur due to military leave, sick leave
or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave
does not exceed six months or, if longer, so long as the
Executive’s right to reemployment is provided by law or
contract. If the leave exceeds six months and the Executive’s
right to reemployment is not provided by law or by contract, then
the Executive shall have a Separation from Service on the first
date immediately following such six-month period.
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Whether a Separation from Service
has occurred is determined based on whether the facts and
circumstances indicate that the Company and the Executive
reasonably anticipated that no further services would be performed
after a certain date or that the level of bona fide services the
Executive would perform after such date (whether as an employee or
as an independent contractor) would
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permanently decrease to an amount
less than 50% of the average level of bona fide services performed
over the immediately preceding 36 months. The determination of
whether an Executive has had a Separation from Service shall be
made by applying the presumptions set forth in the Treasury
Regulations under Code Section 409A.
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(n)
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“Specified
Employee” means a “key employee”
of a publicly traded company, within the meaning of Code
Section 409A and the Treasury regulations issued
thereunder.
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(o)
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“ SBERA Defined
Contribution Plan ” means the Savings Bank Employees
Retirement Association 401(k) Plan as adopted by Legacy
Banks.
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(p)
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“ Vested Accrued
Benefit ” means the amount to which the Executive would
be entitled under subsection 2(b) commencing at the Normal
Retirement Date.
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to Executive .
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(a)
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If
the Executive remains continuously employed by the Company from the
date of his employment until his termination of employment on or
after he attains age fifty-eight (58), the Company will pay the
Vested Accrued Benefit to the Ex
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