Exhibit
10.7(s)
JOHN P.
O’CONNOR, JR.
RETIREMENT
AGREEMENT
This
Agreement is made by and between John P. O’Connor, Jr. ("Mr.
O’Connor" or "you") and First Horizon National Corporation,
its predecessors, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, parents,
affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and
agents, attorneys and representatives, both past, present, or
future ("the Company"). This arrangement is offered in recognition
of your years of service with the Company and is accompanied with
the Company's hope that it will assist you during the transition
period that follows.
You
acknowledge that you have had more than 21 days to evaluate this
Agreement. After signing this Agreement, you have seven days during
which you may revoke your decision.
The elements of the
retirement agreement are these:
Your
signature at the conclusion of this document represents your
knowing and voluntary acceptance of this Agreement. You acknowledge
that you have not been pressured in any way to sign this Agreement
and that you have executed it of your own free will. This Agreement
should be returned to Kenneth Bottoms, 300 Court Avenue, Sixth
Floor, Memphis, Tennessee 38103, after you have fully executed
it. By its execution of this Agreement, the Company
acknowledges and confirms that the appropriate committee of its
Board of Directors or other administrative body has approved of
your normal (age 65) retirement as of May 30, 2008 for purposes of
applying the benefits you are otherwise entitled to under
applicable plans (including those referenced in Sections 2 and 6 of
this Agreement) and that nothing herein shall be considered in a
manner which adversely affects any benefits, or the amount thereof,
to which you are or may otherwise be entitled under applicable
plans.
In
consideration of your release as set forth below and your
retirement on May 30, 2008, the Company will provide you with the
following. You acknowledge that you are not otherwise entitled to
the consideration listed in this Section. In the event
of your death prior to the payment of any of the amounts set forth
in this Section, your entitlement to such consideration will not be
adversely affected and any payments for which a beneficiary has not
already been designated will be paid to your estate.
(i)
Pro-Rata Restricted Stock
13,891 shares of
restricted stock will vest on your retirement date of May 30,
2008. This represents a pro-rata portion of your
outstanding restricted shares. Shares will be withheld
for taxes.
(ii)
Pro-Rata Annual Bonus
You
will be eligible for a pro-rata annual bonus for months worked in
2008, subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors. The amount before pro-ration will be
the same that you would have received if you had not
retired.
In
order to protect the legitimate interests of the Company, and its
subsidiaries, you agree to the following:
Confidentiality and
Non-Disclosure: You
will not disclose to others at any time in the future, whether
directly or indirectly, any information relating to the Company's
business plans or other confidential business information and/or
trade secrets of the Company which you received or to which you
were given access during your employment with the Company;
provided, however , the obligations set forth in this
sentence will expire on May 30, 2010. If such
information is required to be produced by law, court order or
governmental authority, you must promptly notify the Company of
that obligation. You may not produce or disclose any
such information until the Company has (a) requested protection
from the court or other legal or governmental authority issuing the
process and the request has been denied or pending action on the
request you subsequently have been ordered to produce or disclose
such information, (b) consented in writing to such production or
disclosure, or (c) taken no action to protect its interest within
ten (10) business days (or such shorter period required by order of
a court or other legal or governmental authority) after receipt of
your notice.
Non-Solicitation:
For
a period of two (2) years following your retirement from the
Company, you will not, without the express written approval of the
Company, directly or indirectly, on behalf of yourself or for
others, solicit or contact in any manner (with the intent of
providing any service or product competitive with any service or
product which is provided at the time of such contact by the
Company) any customer of the Company with whom you had actual
contact while employed by the Company.
Non-Interference
: For
a period of two (2) years following your retirement, you will not
directly or indirectly induce or encourage:
(i) any
employee or contractor of the Company to leave his/her position to
seek employment or association with any person or entity other than
the Company; or
(ii) any
dealer, supplier or customer of the Company to modify or terminate
any relationship, whether or not evidenced by a written contract,
with the Company.
You acknowledge and
agree that the restrictions set forth in paragraph 3 hereof are
reasonable and necessary for the protection of Company business and
goodwill. You further agree that if you breach or
threaten to breach any of your obligations in this Agreement, the
Company in addition to any other remedies available to it under the
law may obtain specific performance and/or injunctive relief
against you to prevent such continued or threatened
breach. You also acknowledge and agree that the Company
shall be reimbursed by you for all sums paid to you pursuant to
paragraph 2 of this agreement as well as attorneys’ fees and
other costs incu