EXHIBIT 10.1
AMENDED AND
RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT
is made as of this 28 day of August,
2007, between GRAYSTONE FINANCIAL CORP., a Pennsylvania
business corporation (the “Corporation”), and
GRAYSTONE BANK (“Bank”), a Pennsylvania
chartered bank and ANDREW SAMUEL, an adult individual
(“Executive”).
WITNESSETH
:
WHEREAS , the Bank and Executive have been parties to an
employment agreement dated November 14, 2005 relating to the
employment of the Executive by the Bank (the “Original
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS , the Corporation and the Bank desire to
continue to employ Executive to serve in the capacity of Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and
the Bank on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS, the Corporation, the Bank and the Executive
desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement as set forth
herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE
, the parties hereto, intending to
be legally bound, agree as follows:
1.
Employment
. The Corporation and the Bank
each hereby employs Executive and Executive hereby accepts
employment with Corporation and the Bank, on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2.
Duties of
Employee .
Executive shall serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Corporation and the Bank, reporting only to the Board of
Directors of the Corporation and the Bank and shall have
supervision and control over, and responsibility for, the general
management and operation of the Corporation and the Bank, and shall
have such other powers and duties as may from time to time be
prescribed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the
Bank, provided such powers and duties are consistent with the
Executive’s position. Executive shall be elected as a
member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
subject to election by shareholders, and appointed as Chairman of
the Corporation’s Board of Directors. Executive shall
devote his full time, attention and energies to the business of the
Corporation and the Bank during the Employment Period (as defined
in Section 3 of this Agreement); provided, however, that this
Section 2 shall not be construed as preventing Executive from
(a) engaging in activities incident or necessary to personal
investments, (b) acting as a member of the board of directors
of any non-profit association or corporation, or
(c)
being involved in any other activity with the
prior approval of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the
Bank. The Executive shall not engage in any business or
commercial activities, duties or pursuits which compete with the
business or commercial activities of the Corporation or the Bank,
nor may the Executive serve as a director or officer or in any
other capacity in a company which competes with the Corporation or
the Bank.
3.
Term of
Agreement .
(a)
Employment Period
. This Agreement shall be for
a three (3) year period (the “Employment Period”)
beginning on the date first mentioned above, and if not previously
terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Employment
Period shall end three (3) years later; provided however, that
the Employment Period shall be automatically renewed one year later
on the first anniversary date of the commencement of the Employment
Period (the “Renewal Date”) for a period ending three
(3) years from the Renewal Date unless either party shall give
written notice of non-renewal to the other party at least ninety
(90) days prior to the Renewal Date, in which event this Agreement
shall terminate at the end of the Employment Period. If this
Agreement is renewed on the Renewal Date, it will be automatically
renewed on the first anniversary date of the Renewal Date and each
subsequent year (the “Annual Renewal Date”) for a
period ending three (3) years from each Annual Renewal Date,
unless either party gives written notice of non-renewal to the
other party at least ninety (90) days prior to the Annual Renewal
Date, in which case this Agreement will continue in effect for a
term ending two (2) years from the Annual Renewal Date
immediately following such notice.
(b)
Termination for Cause.
Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 3(a) of this Agreement, this
Agreement may be terminated by the Corporation or the Bank for
Cause (as defined herein) upon written notice from the Board of
Directors of the Corporation to Executive. As used in this
Agreement, “Cause” shall mean any of the
following:
(i)
Executive’s conviction of or
plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony, a crime of falsehood
or a crime involving moral turpitude, or the actual incarceration
of Executive for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days or
more;
(ii)
Executive’s willful continuing
failure to follow the lawful instructions of the Chief Executive
Officer or the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Bank
(which instructions must be consistent with the terms of this
Agreement), after the Executive’s receipt of written notice
of such instructions, other than a failure resulting form
Executive’s incapacity because of physical or mental
illness;
(iii)
A government regulatory agency
recommends or orders in writing that the Corporation or the Bank
terminate the employment of the Executive with the Corporation or
the Bank or relieve him of his duties as such relate to the
Corporation or the Bank; or
(iv)
Executive’s violation of the
covenant not to compete contained in Section 8 or the
confidentiality provisions of Section 9.
If this Agreement is terminated for
Cause, all of Executive’s rights under this Agreement shall
cease as of the effective date of such termination, except
that:
(i)
the Bank shall pay to Executive the
unpaid portion, if any, of his Annual Base Salary through the date
of termination; and
(ii)
the Bank shall provide to Employee
such post-employment benefits, if any, as may be provided for under
the terms of the employee benefit plans of the Bank then in
effect.
(c)
Termination for Good
Reason.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(a) of this
Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically upon
Executive’s termination of employment for Good Reason.
The term “Good Reason” shall mean (i) a reduction
in salary or material reduction in benefits, including any
incentive compensation plan, except in cases of a national
financial depression or emergency when such reduction has been
implemented generally by the Board of Directors for the
Corporation’s senior management, (ii) a reassignment
which assigns full-time employment duties to Executive at a
location more than fifty (50) miles from the Corporation’s
principal executive office on the date of this Agreement,
(iii) any other material breach or default by the Corporation
or the Bank under any term or provision of this Agreement,
including any reduction, in any material respect and without
Executive’s consent, of the authority, duties or other terms
and conditions of Executive’s employment hereunder,
(iv) any failure of Executive to be elected to the Board of
Directors of either the Corporation or the Bank or to be appointed
as Chairman of each such Board; or (v) any delivery by
the Corporation or the Bank to the Executive of a written notice of
non-renewal pursuant to Section 3(a) above, in all cases
after notice from the Executive to the Corporation within ninety
(90) days after the initial existence of any such condition that
the condition constitutes Good Reason and the failure of the
Corporation and the Bank to cure such situation within thirty (30)
days after said notice.
If such termination occurs for Good
Reason, then Bank shall pay Executive such benefits as are set
forth in Section 7 of this Agreement.
(d)
Death. Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 3(a) of this Agreement, this Agreement shall
terminate automatically upon Executive’s death and
Executive’s rights under this Agreement shall cease as of the
date of such termination, except that (i) the Bank shall pay
to Executive’s spouse, personal representative, or estate the
unpaid portion, if any, of his Annual Base Salary through date of
death and the balance of the payments (if any) owing pursuant to
Section 15(b) below, and (ii) the Bank shall provide
to Executive’s dependents any benefits due under the
Bank’s employee benefit plans.
(e)
Disability.
Executive, the Corporation
and the Bank agree that if Executive becomes eligible for
employer-provided short-term and/or long-term disability benefits,
or worker’s compensation benefits, then the Bank’s
obligation to pay Executive
his base salary shall be reduced by
the amount of the disability or worker’s compensation
benefits received by Executive.
Executive, the Corporation and the
Bank agree that if, in the judgment of the Corporation’s
Board of Directors, the Executive is unable, as a result of illness
or injury, to perform the essential functions of his position on a
full-time basis with or without a reasonable accommodation and
without posing a direct threat to himself or others for a period of
six months, the Corporation and the Bank will suffer an undue
hardship in continuing the Executive’s employment as set
forth in this agreement. Accordingly, this Agreement shall
terminate at the end of the six-month period, and all of
Executive’s rights under this Agreement shall cease, with the
exception of those rights which Executive may have under the
Bank’s benefit plans.
(f)
Resignation from Board of
Directors. In the
event Executive’s employment under this Agreement is
terminated for any reason, Executive’s service as a Director
of the Corporation, the Bank, and any affiliate or subsidiary
thereof shall immediately terminate. This
Section 3(f) shall constitute a resignation notice for
such purposes.
4.
Employment Period
Compensation, Benefits and Expenses .
(a)
Annual Base Salary
. For services performed by
Executive under this Agreement, Bank shall pay Executive an Annual
Base Salary during the Employment Period at the rate of Two Hundred
Ten Thousand Dollars ($210,000) per year, minus applicable
withholdings and deductions, payable at the same times as salaries
are payable to other executive employees of the Bank. The
Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed annually by the Board of
Directors and the Board may, from time to time, increase
Executive’s Annual Base Salary, and any and all such
increases shall be deemed to constitute amendments to this
Section 4(a) to reflect the increased amounts, effective
as of the date established for such increases by the Board.
In reviewing adjustments to Annual Base Salary, the Board of
Directors shall consider relevant market data regarding executive
salaries at peer financial institutions and the performance of the
Corporation and the Bank under the Executive’s
leadership.
(b)
Bonus . The Board of Directors of the
Corporation and the Bank may provide for the payment of an annual
bonus to the Executive as it deems appropriate to provide incentive
to the Executive and to reward the Executive for his
performance. Such bonus may, but need not be, determined in
accordance with any incentive bonus programs for executive officers
as approved by the Board of Directors. The payment of any
such bonuses will not reduce or otherwise affect any other
obligation of the Bank to the Executive provided for in this
Agreement.
(c)
Vacations, Holidays,
etc. During the
term of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to be paid
annual vacation in accordance with the policies as established from
time to time by the Board of Directors of the Bank. However,
Executive shall not be entitled to receive any additional
compensation from Bank for failure to take a vacation, nor shall
Executive be able to accumulate unused vacation time from one
year
to the next, except to the extent
authorized by the Board of Directors of Bank. The Executive
shall also be entitled to all paid holidays, sick days and personal
days provided by the Bank to its regular full-time employees and
senior executive officers.
(d)
Automobile
. During the term of this
Agreement, the Bank shall provide the Executive with exclusive use
of an automobile mutually agreed upon by Executive and Bank.
This automobile shall be a mid-size car or comparable sports
utility vehicle. The Bank shall be responsible and shall pay
for all costs associated with the operation and maintenance of such
automobile, including, without limitation, insurance coverage,
repairs, maintenance and other operating and incidental expenses,
including registration, fuel and oil.
(e)
Country Club Membership
Fees . The Bank
shall pay for Executive’s membership dues, capital fund
assessments and similar items necessary or appropriate to maintain
a membership at a country club within the Bank’s market area
as mutually agreed upon by Bank and Executive.
(f)
Stock Based Incentives
. During the term of this
Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to such stock based
incentives as may be granted from time to time by the
Corporation’s Board of Directors under the
Corporation’s stock based incentive plans and as are
consistent with the Executive’s responsibilities and
performance.
(g)
Employee Benefit Plans
. During the term of this
Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to participate in or receive
the benefits of any employee benefit plan currently in effect at
the Bank, subject to the terms of said plan, until such time that
the Board of Directors authorizes a change in such
benefits.
(h)
Business Expenses
. During the term of this
Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt
reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by him, which
are properly accounted for, in accordance with the policies and
procedures established by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
or the Bank for its executive officers.
5.
Termination of Employment
Following Change in Control .
(a)
If a Change in Control (as defined
in Section 5(b) of this Agreement) shall occur at any
time during the term of this Agreement, Executive may terminate his
employment for any reason or no reason by delivering a notice in
writing (the “Notice of Termination”) to the
Corporation within thirty (30) days of the Change in Control which
termination shall be effective immediately upon delivery of such
Notice of Termination.
(b)
As used in this Agreement,
“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence
immediately of any of the following:
(A)
the consummation of (i) a
merger, consolidation, division or other fundamental transaction
involving the Corporation or the Bank, (ii) a sale, exchange,
transfer or other disposition of substantially all of the assets of
the Corporation or the Bank to any entity which is not a direct or
indirect subsidiary
of the Corporation, or (iii) a
purchase by the Corporation or the Bank of substantially all of the
assets of another entity; unless (y) such merger,
consolidation, division, sale, exchange, transfer, purchase,
disposition or other transaction is approved in advance by eighty
percent (80%) or more of the members of the Board of Directors of
the Corporation who are not interested in the transaction and
(z) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the
legal entity resulting from or existing after any such transaction
and a majority of the Board of Directors of such entity’s
parent corporation, if any, are former members of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation; or
(B)
any “person” (as such
term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)),
other than the Corporation, a direct or indirect subsidiary of the
Corporation, or a person who is the beneficial owner of more than
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Corporation’s outstanding
securities on the date of this Agreement becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Corporation representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the
combined voting power of Corporation’s then outstanding
securities; or
(C)
during any period of two
(2) consecutive years during the term of Executive’s
employment under this Agreement, individuals who at the beginning
of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Corporation
cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof,
unless the election of each director who was not a director at the
beginning of such period has been approved in advance by directors
representing at least two-thirds of the directors then in office
who were directors at the beginning of the period; or
(D)
any other change in control of the
Corporation or the Bank similar in effect to any of the
foregoing.
6.
Rights in Event of Change in
Control .
(a)
In the event that Executive delivers
a Notice of Termination (as defined in Section 5(a) of
this Agreement) to the Corporation, Executive shall be entitled to
receive the compensation and benefits set forth below:
(i)
Executive shall be paid, within
twenty (20) days following termination, a lump sum cash payment
equal to three times the sum of (1) the highest Annual Base
Salary as defined in Section 4(a) during the immediately
preceding three calendar years, (2) the highest cash bonus and
other cash incentive compensation earned by him with respect to one
of the three calendar years immediately preceding the year of
termination and (3) the highest value of stock options and
other stock based incentives awarded to the Executive with respect
to one of the three calendar years immediately preceding the year
of termination, which value shall be based upon the grant-date fair
value of the award determined in accordance with SFAS
123(R) (“Share-Based Payments”). The amount
shall be subject to federal, state, and local tax
withholdings.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
value of restricted stock awarded to Executive under the
Bank’s 2006 Restricted Stock Plan shall not be included under
§6(a)(i)(3) above for purposes of calculating the
compensation payable to Executive.
(ii)
In addition, for a period of
thirty-six (36) months from the date of termination of employment,
Executive shall be permitted to continue participation in and the
Bank shall maintain the same level of contribution for
Executive’s participation in the Bank’s life,
disability, medical/health insurance and other health and welfare
benefits in effect with respect to Executive during the one
(1) year prior to his termination of employment, or, if Bank
is not permitted by the insurance carriers to provide such benefits
because Executive is no longer an employee, a dollar amount equal
to the cost to Executive of obtaining such benefits (or
substantially similar benefits).
(b)
Executive shall not be required to
mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this
Section 6 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall
the amount of payment or the benefit provided for in this
Section 6 be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive
as the result of employment by another employer or by reason of
Executive’s receipt of or right to receive any retirement or
other benefits after the date of termination of employment or
otherwise.
(c)
Should the total of all amounts or
benefits payable hereunder, together with any other payments which
Executive has a right to receive from the Corporation, the Bank,
any affiliates or subsidiaries of the Corporation or the Bank, or
any successors of any of the foregoing, result in the imposition of
an excise tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 4999 (or any
successor thereto), Executive shall be entitled to an additional
“excise tax” adjustment payment in an amount such that,
after the payment of all federal and state income and excise taxes,
Executive will be in the same after-tax position as if no excise
tax had been imposed. Any payment or benefit which is
required to be included under Internal Revenue Code Sections 280G
or 4999 (or any successor provisions thereto) for purposes of
determining whether an excise tax is payable shall be deemed a
payment “made to Executive” or a payment “which
Executive has a right to receive” for purposes of this
provision. The Corporation or the Bank (or its successor)
shall be responsible for the costs of calculation of the
deductibility of payments and benefits and the excise tax by the
Corporation&