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AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Employee Retention Agreement

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Title: AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Pennsylvania     Date: 3/31/2009
Industry: Regional Banks     Sector: Financial

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, Parties: tower bancorp inc , graystone bank , graystone financial corp
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EXHIBIT 10.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 3 rd  day of October, 2007, between GRAYSTONE FINANCIAL CORP., a Pennsylvania business corporation (the “Corporation”), and GRAYSTONE BANK (“Bank”), a Pennsylvania chartered bank and JEFFREY RENNINGER, 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 Executive Vice President 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 an Executive Vice President of the Corporation and the Bank, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and shall have such responsibilities, powers and duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the Bank, provided such powers and duties are consistent with the Executive’s position.  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 Chief Executive Officer.  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 two (2) 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 two (2) 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 two (2) 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 two (2) 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 and from the office at which the Employee spends the majority of his time, in either case 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, or (iv) 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.

 

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 One Hundred Forty-five Thousand, Six Hundred dollars ($145,600) 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 two 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 twenty-four (24) 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’s independent certified accountant and tax counsel and shall notify Executive of the amount of excise tax prior to the time such excise tax is due.  If at any time it is determined that the additional “excise tax” adjustment payment previously made to Executive was ins


 
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