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Exhibit 10.7
[Form for Director Agreement at Bank Level]
ESB BANK
AMENDED AND RESTATED DIRECTOR RETIREMENT AGREEMENT
THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 21st day of
November 2006, by and between ESB Bank (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of ESB Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”),
located in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, and
(the “Director”), intending to be legally bound hereby.
INTRODUCTION
The
Bank and the Director previously entered into a certain Director Retirement
Agreement dated as of ,
200___(the “Prior Agreement”). This Agreement amends and restates
the Prior Agreement in its entirety as hereinafter set forth in order to comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the “Code”), including the guidance issued to
date by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and the proposed
regulations issued by the IRS in the fall of 2005. No benefits payable under
this Agreement shall be deemed to be grandfathered for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code.
This
Agreement shall at all times be characterized as a “top hat” plan
of deferred compensation maintained for a select group of management or highly
compensated employees, as described under Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and
401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,
and any regulations relating thereto (“ERISA”). The
Agreement
has been and shall continue to be operated in compliance with Section 409A
of the Code. The Agreement is an unfunded plan for tax purposes. The provisions
of the Agreement shall be construed to effectuate such intentions.
AGREEMENT
The
Director and the Bank agree as follows:
Article 1
Definitions
Whenever
used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
specified:
1.1
“Base Board Fees” means the regular monthly Bank board fees
and does not include committee fees, advisory board fees, director emeritus
fees, liaison fees or other income that might be received by the Director.
1.15
“Change in Control” means a change in the ownership of the
Corporation or the Bank, a change in the effective control of the Corporation
or the Bank or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets
of the Corporation or the Bank, in each case as provided under
Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
1.16
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
1.17
“Deferred Retirement” means the Director has met the
eligibility requirements described in Article 2 and has a Separation from
Service after his Normal Retirement Age for any reason other than following a
Change in Control.
1.18
“Deferred Retirement Date” means the first day of the month
coincident with or next following the date of the Director’s Separation
from Service subsequent to the Director’s Normal Retirement Age.
1.19
“Early Termination” means the Director has met the
eligibility requirements described in Article 2 but has a Separation from
Service before Normal Retirement Age for any reason other than following a
Change in Control.
1.20
“Early Termination Date” means the month, day and year in
which Early Termination occurs.
1.21
“Effective Date” means February 11, 2005.
1.22
“Normal Retirement Age” means the Director’s 75th birthday.
1.23
“Plan Year” means the calendar year. In the year of
inception, the Plan Year commences on the Effective Date of this Agreement and
ends on December 31st of the same year.
1.24
“Separation from Service” means a separation from service
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder
for any reason other than death, provided that a bona fide leave of absence
which is approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank shall not constitute a
separation from service. In addition, if the Director becomes a director
emeritus, he will not have a separation from service until his service as a
director emeritus ceases. For purposes of this Agreement, if there is a dispute
over the service status of the Director or the date of the Director’s
Separation from Service, the Bank shall have the sole and absolute right to
decide the dispute.
1.25
“Specified Employee” means a key employee within the meaning
of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
1.26
“Termination for Cause” has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.2.
1.27
“Years of Service” means the total number of continuous years
of service as a Director of the Bank, inclusive of any approved leaves of
absences and service as a member of
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the Board of Directors of any
bank acquired by the Bank or the Corporation, including all years of service
accrued prior to the Effective Date. In the event the Director also becomes a
director of the Corporation, a year of service of both the Bank and the
Corporation concurrently shall only count as one year of service; and provided
further, that any service as a director emeritus or as an advisory director
shall be excluded in determining Years of Service.
Article 2
Eligibility to Participate
To
be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, the Director must have a
minimum of 5 Years of Service as a director of the Bank (as opposed to service
as a director of any bank acquired by the Bank or the Corporation) and a
minimum of 10 total Years of Service.
Article 3
Retirement Benefits
3.1
Annual Normal Retirement Benefit. If the Director satisfies the
requirements of Article 2 and remains in continuous service as a member of
the Board of Directors of the Bank from the Effective Date of this Agreement
until Normal Retirement Age, the Bank shall pay to the Director the benefit
described in this Section 3.1 in lieu of any other benefit under this
Agreement.
3.1.3
Amount of Benefit. The Annual Normal Retirement Benefit under this
Section 3.1 will be determined using the following formula:
The
Director’s Base Board Fees earned during the last full calendar year
prior to his retirement date (or, if earlier, the last full calendar year prior
to becoming a director emeritus), multiplied by a ratio ranging from 25% to 50%
based on the Director’s total Years of Service as follows:
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Years of Service |
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Retirement Percentage |
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10 |
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25.0 |
% |
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11 |
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27.5 |
% |
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12 |
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30.0 |
% |
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13 |
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32.5 |
% |
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14 |
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35.0 |
% |
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15 |
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37.5 |
% |
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16 |
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40.0 |
% |
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17 |
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42.5 |
% |
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18 |
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45.0 |
% |
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19 |
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47.5 |
% |
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20
or more |
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50.0 |
% |
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3.1.4
Payment of Benefit. The Bank shall pay the annual benefit to the
Director each year for five years, with the annual benefits to be paid in equal
monthly installments on the first day of each month commencing with the month
following the Director’s Separation from Service and continuing for the
59 months that follow, subject to Section 3.5 hereof.
3.2
Early Termination Benefit. Upon Early Termination, the Bank shall pay to
the Director the benefit described in this Section 3.2 in lieu of any
other benefit under this Agreement.
3.2.3
Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 3.2 is the Early
Termination Annual Benefit set forth in Schedule A for the Plan Year ended
immediately prior to the Early Termination Date.
3.2.4
Payment of Benefit. The Bank shall pay the benefit to the Director (or his
beneficiary if Separation from Service was due to death) in a lump sum payment
within 60 days of the Director’s Early Termination Date, subject to
Section 3.5 hereof.
3.3
Deferred Retirement Benefit. If the Director satisfies the requirements
of Article 2 and remains in continuous service as a member of the Board of
Directors of the Bank from the Effective Date of this Agreement until his
Deferred Retirement Date, the Bank shall pay to the Director the benefit
described in this Section 3.3 in lieu of any other benefit under this
Agreement.
3.3.1
Amount of Benefit. The Deferred Retirement Benefit under this
Section 3.3 will be determined using the same formula as set forth in
Section 3.1.1 above.
3.3.2
Payment of Benefit. The Bank shall pay the annual benefit to the
Director each year for five years, with the annual benefits to be paid in equal
monthly installments on the first day of each month commencing with the month
following the Director’s Separation from Service and continuing for the
59 months that follow, subject to Section 3.5 hereof.
3.4
Change in Control Annual Benefit. If the Director satisfies the
requirements of Article 2 and is in the active service of the Bank at the
time of a Change in Control, and does not resign his service with the Bank
prior to the consummation of the transaction which constitutes the Change in
Control, the Bank shall pay to the Director the benefit described in this
Section 3.4 in lieu of any other benefit under this Agreement.
3.4.3
Amount of Benefit. The annual benefit under this Section 3.4 is the
Director’s Base Board Fees earned during the last full calendar year
prior to consummation of the Change in Control (or, if earlier, the last full
calendar year prior to becoming a director emeritus) multiplied by 50%.
3.4.4
Payment of Benefit. The Bank shall pay the annual benefit to the
Director each year for five years, with the annual benefits to be paid in equal
monthly installments
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commencing on the first day
of the month following consummation of the Change in Control and continuing for
the 59 months that follow.
3.5
Six-Month Delay. If the Director is a Specified Employee upon reaching
Normal Retirement Age, then the monthly payments specified in
Section 3.1.2 above shall not commence until the first day of the month
following the lapse of six months after reaching Normal Retirement Age, and
shall then continue for the 59 months that follow. If the Director is a
Specified Employee upon Early Termination, then the lump sum payment specified
in Section 3.2.2 above shall be delayed until the first day of the month
following the lapse of six months after the Early Termination Date. If the
Director is a Specified Employee upon Deferred Retirement, then the monthly
payments specified in Section 3.3.2 above shall not commence until the
first day of the month following the lapse of six months after the Deferred
Retirement Date, and shall then continue for the 59 months that follow.
Article 4
Death Benefits






