Exhibit 10.7
BANK OF FLORIDA
CORPORATION
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
PLAN
THIS DEFERRED
COMPENSATION PLAN (“Plan”) has been
approved on this 19 th day of November, 2008, by the
Board of Directors of Bank of Florida Corporation
(“Company”) for the benefit of key company executives
(“Executives”) identified by the Chief Executive
Officer and recommended by the Compensation Committee.
WHEREAS , the Company considers the identified
Executives to be important in meeting its short and long-term
objectives; and
WHEREAS , Executives desire to establish certain
retirement benefits with the Company based in part on the
performance of the Executives.
NOW, THEREFORE
, the Company, through its Board of
Directors, hereby establishes the following Plan:
ARTICLE 1. PLAN
DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1
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Definitions . Whenever used in this Plan, the following words
and phrases shall have the meanings specified.
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1.1.1
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“Anniversary Date”
means the 31 st day of December of each calendar
year.
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1.1.2
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“Initial
Vesting Period” means that for the first five (5) years
after the Effective Date, Executive will not be vested, i.e.,
Executive will not be entitled to any retirement benefits provided
under the terms of this Plan until five Years of Service following
the Effective Date of the Executive Agreement, at which time
Executive shall be vested fifty percent (50%) in his or her
retirement benefit. For each year thereafter, Executive shall be
vested an additional percentage (as determined by the Compensation
Committee, and set forth in the Executive Agreement) until he or
she is one hundred percent (100%) vested. Provided, however,
in the event of a Change in Control as defined in
Section 1.1.3, Executive will become 100% vested.
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1.1.3
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“Change
in Control” shall mean the first to occur of any one or more
of the following:
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(i)
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any Transaction as defined in
this Subsection 1.1.3, whether by merger, consolidation, asset
sale, recapitalization, reorganization, combination, stock
purchase, tender offer, reverse stock split, or otherwise, which
results in the acquisition of, or beneficial ownership (as such
term is
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defined under rules and regulations
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
by any person or entity or any group of persons or entities (other
than the group consisting of a majority of the directors currently
serving on the Board of Directors as of the date of this Agreement
or other group, which has been specifically approved by the
Company’s Board of Directors and management, to make an
equity investment in the Company) “acting in concert,”
as contemplated by Section 225.41 of the Federal Reserve Board
of Governors’ Regulation Y, of 50% or more of the outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company, or
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(ii)
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in a
Transaction considered to be a merger of equals wherein a
duplication of positions results and Executive is not retained in
the same or similar position with the same or greater compensation
benefits following the consummation of the Transaction;
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(iii)
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the sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
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(iv)
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the liquidation
of the Company or a material amount of Company’s
assets;
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(v)
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a change in the
majority of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors,
other than through new directors nominated or appointed by the
Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee or
Board of Directors; or
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(vi)
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the takeover or
control of all or substantially all of the operations of the
Company, through any of the means specified above.
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(vii)
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“Resulting Company” is defined to be
the entity that exists following the consummation of the Change in
Control.
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1.1.4
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“Disability” means sickness,
accident, or injury resulting in Executive becoming Totally or
Permanently Disabled as defined in Section 2.3
herein.
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1.1.5
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“Early
Retirement Date” means the date on which Executive
voluntarily terminates employment before the Normal Retirement
Date.
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1.1.6
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“Effective Date of the
Plan” means the 1 st day of January, 2008.
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1.1.7
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“Effective Date”
for purposes of the Agreement with Executive shall mean the
1 st day of January of the year in
which the Agreement is executed.
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1.1.8
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“Executive” or
“Executives” means key executives identified by the
Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, or one of its
designated committees to be eligible to participate under this
Plan.
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1.1.9
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“Executive Agreement” means the
deferred compensation agreement to provide retirement benefits
under this Plan to Executive entered into between the Company and
Executive (a sample of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
“A ”).
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1.1.10
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“Month of
Service” means each completed full month of a Year of Service
following the Effective Date.
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1.1.11
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“Normal
Retirement Date” means the Anniversary Date in the year
Executive attains the age of 65 .
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1.1.12
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“Termination of Employment” means
when Executive ceases to be employed by the Company for any reason
whatsoever, voluntary or involuntary, other than by reason of an
approved leave of absence.
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1.1.13
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“Years of
Service” means the total number of consecutive twelve-month
periods during which Executive is employed on a full-time or
part-time basis by the Company, inclusive of any approved leaves of
absence, from the Effective Date of the Executive Agreement with
the Company, until Termination of Employment.
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ARTICLE 2. LIFETIME
BENEFITS
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Section 2.1
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Normal
Retirement Benefit . If
Executive terminates employment on or after the Normal Retirement
Date for reasons other than death, the Company shall pay to
Executive the benefit described in this
Section 2.1.
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2.1.1
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Computation
of Benefit . After the
Initial Vesting Period, the annual benefit (“Annual
Benefit”) under this Plan shall mean an amount equal to a
certain starting percentage as determined by the Company, but not
to exceed fifty percent (50%) of Executive’s base salary
as specified in the Executive Agreement, increased by not more than
two percent (2%) each year following the Effective
Date.
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2.1.2
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Payment of
Benefit . The Company
shall pay the amount determined in Subsection 2.1.1 of this Article
in equal quarterly installments to Executive on the first day of
each quarter commencing with the month following the Normal
Retirement Date and continuing thereafter for the remainder of his
or her life.
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Section 2.2
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Early
Retirement Benefit . If
Executive voluntarily terminates employment before the Normal
Retirement Date for reasons other than death or Disability, the
Company shall pay to Executive the benefit described in this
Section 2.2.
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2.2.1
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Early Retirement
. To be eligible for Early
Retirement Benefits as provided under this Section 2.2,
Executive shall not be employed, directly or indirectly, with any
financial institution (defined as a bank holding company, thrift
holding company, bank, or savings bank) located in any of
the
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following Florida counties:
Collier; Lee; Hillsborough; Broward; Palm Beach; or Miami-Dade,
between the date of Termination of Employment and the Normal
Retirement Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may
continue to be eligible for Early Retirement Benefits and work for
a financial institution located within one of the above named
counties in the specified time period, if the Company specifically
consents to such employment in writing.
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2.2.2
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Computation
of Benefit . The Early
Retirement benefit under this Section 2.2 is the Annual
Benefit multiplied by the Vested Percentage as set forth on
Exhibit “B” determined as of the date of
Termination of Employment due to Executive’s voluntary early
retirement.
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2.2.3
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Payment of
Benefit . The Company
shall pay the amount determined in Subsection 2.2.1 above in equal
quarterly installments to Executive on the first day of each
quarter commencing with the month following the Normal Retirement
Date and continuing thereafter for the remainder of his or her
life.
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2.2.4
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Death . In the event of Executive’s death prior
to the Normal Retirement Date, Executive’s estate shall be
entitled to the payment of the Benefit as contemplated under
Section 3.1, within 90 days of the date of Executive’s
death.
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Section 2.3
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Disability . Should Executive while actively employed by the
Company and prior to the Normal Retirement Date, become Totally and
Permanently Disabled, Company, beginning at a date to be determined
by the Company, but within six months from the date of such
disability, shall commence payment of Disability Benefits to the
Employee in accordance with this Section 2.3 until the
cessation of the disability, until death, or until the Normal
Retirement Date, whichever occurs first. Disability benefits are to
be paid in addition to any death [or retirement benefits] payable
under this Plan.
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Whether the Executive is
“Totally and Permanently Disabled” shall be determined
as follows:
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1.
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If the Company
and Executive agree in writing the Executive is Totally and
Permanently Disabled, such agreement shall be fully determinative
for purposes of this Plan, regardless of any subsequent
determination from any source; provided, however, that the Company
and Executive may subsequently agree in writing that the Employee
is no longer Totally and Permanently Disabled.
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If
Sub-paragraph 1 of this Section entitled “
Disability ” is inapplicable, a finding that
the Executive is Totally and Permanently Disabled under the Federal
Social Security Act shall be fully determinative for purposes of
this Plan, regardless of any subsequent determination from any
source; provided, however, that the Company and Executive may
subsequently agree in writing that the Employee is no longer
Totally and Permanently Disabled.
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3.
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If
Sub-paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Section entitled “
Disability ” are both inapplicable, Executive
may have a determination of Total and Permanent Disability made by
a “Disability Status Determination Committee”
(hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”). The costs
of same shall be borne by Executive. The Committee shall be
comprised of three licensed medical doctors who shall be selected
by the Plan Administrator. If the Executive is found to be Totally
and Permanently Disabled by a unanimous vote of the Committee, such
finding shall be determinative for purposes of the Plan, regardless
of any subsequent determination from any source; provided, however,
that the Company and Executive may subsequently agree in writing
that the Executive is no longer Totally and Permanently
Disabled.
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If the Executive shall be declared
Totally and Permanently Disabled, and the parties shall
subsequently agree in writing that such disability has ceased, then
the payment
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