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Exhibit 10.1
FORM OF
AMENDMENT TO
FIRST AMENDED & RESTATED
EXECUTIVE CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LITCHFIELD
FIRST LITCHFIELD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
13 North Street
Litchfield, Connecticut
WHEREAS, The
First National Bank of Litchfield (the "Bank")
and its
parent bank holding company, First
Litchfield Financial Corporation (the
"Holding Company"), wish to continue to
employ _____________ ("Employee"),
__________________________, as _________________________ of the
Bank.
WHEREAS, the
Bank and the Holding Company expect
that Employee's
contributions and knowledge will continue to be of
significant benefit to the
future growth and success of the Bank;
WHEREAS, the
Boards of Directors of the Bank and the Holding
Company
recognize that a change in control of the Bank and/or
the Holding Company may
occur and that the threat of such change in control may
create uncertainty and
may result in the distraction or departure of key personnel
to the detriment of
the Bank and Holding Company and their stockholders;
WHEREAS, the
Boards have determined that appropriate steps should
be
taken to reinforce and encourage the
continued dedication of members of the
Bank's management, including Employee, to their
assigned duties in the face of
potential circumstances involving the possibility of such a change
in control;
WHEREAS, the Bank,
the Holding Company and the Employee have previously
entered a First Amended and Restated Executive Change in Control
Agreement dated
as of May 29, 2008 (the "Agreement");
WHEREAS, the
Holding Company has participated in the Capital Purchase
Program of the Troubled Assets Relief
Program ("TARP") of the United States
Department of the Treasury (the "Treasury");
WHEREAS, the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "2009
Act") amended Section 111 of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008
(the "2008 Act") to provide that any "TARP recipient [is prohibited
from] making
any golden parachute payment to [sp
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