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AMERIANA BANK, SB SALARY CONTINUATION PLAN

Employee Retention Agreement

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Title: AMERIANA BANK, SB SALARY CONTINUATION PLAN
Date: 3/30/2009
Industry: SandLs/Savings Banks     Sector: Financial

AMERIANA BANK, SB SALARY CONTINUATION PLAN, Parties: ameriana bancorp , ameriana bank
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Exhibit 10.9

Ameriana Bank, SB

Salary Continuation Plan

 

AMERIANA BANK, SB

SALARY CONTINUATION PLAN

THIS SALARY CONTINUATION PLAN (this “Agreement”) is adopted this 15 th day of December, 2008, by and between AMERIANA BANK, SB, a state chartered savings bank located in New Castle, Indiana (the “Bank”), and Jerome Gassen (the “Executive”).

The purpose of this Agreement is to provide specified benefits to the Executive, a member of a select group of management or highly compensated employees who contribute materially to the continued growth, development and future business success of the Bank. This Agreement shall be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), as amended from time to time.

Article 1

Definitions

Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings specified:

 

1.1

Account Value ” means the amount shown on Schedule A under the heading Account Value. The parties expressly acknowledge that the Account Value may be different than the liability that should be accrued by the Bank, under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), for the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement. The Account Value on any date other than the end of a Plan Year shall be determined by adding the prorated increase attributable for the current Plan Year to the Account Value for the previous Plan Year.

 

1.2

Beneficiary ” means each designated person or entity, or the estate of the deceased Executive, entitled to any benefits upon the death of the Executive pursuant to Article 4.

 

1.3

Beneficiary Designation Form ” means the form established from time to time by the Plan Administrator that the Executive completes, signs and returns to the Plan Administrator to designate one or more Beneficiaries.

 

1.4

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Bank as from time to time constituted.

 

1.5

Change in Control ” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Bank, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Bank, as such change is defined in Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder.

 

1.6

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time.


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1.7

Disability ” means the Executive: (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months; or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees or directors of the Bank. Medical determination of Disability may be made by either the Social Security Administration or by the provider of disability insurance covering employees or directors of the Bank provided that the definition of “disability” applied under such insurance program complies with the requirements of the preceding sentence. Upon the request of the Plan Administrator, the Executive must submit proof to the Plan Administrator of the Social Security Administration’s or the provider’s determination.

 

1.8

Early Termination ” means Separation from Service before attainment of Normal Retirement Age except when such Separation from Service occurs within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control or due to death or Termination for Cause.

 

1.9

Effective Date ” means January 1, 2008.

 

1.10

Holding Company ” means AMERIANA BANCORP.

 

1.11

Normal Retirement Age ” means the Executive’s age sixty five (65).

 

1.12

Normal Retirement Date ” means the later of Normal Retirement Age or Separation from Service.

 

1.13

Plan Administrator ” means the Board or such committee or person as the Board shall appoint.

 

1.14

Plan Year ” means each twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 of each year. The initial Plan Year shall commence on the Effective Date of this Agreement and end on the following December 31.

 

1.15

Schedule A ” means the schedule attached to this Agreement and made a part hereof. Schedule A shall be updated upon a change in any of the benefits under Articles 2 or 3.

 

1.16

Separation from Service ” means termination of the Executive’s service with the Bank for reasons other than death or Disability. Whether a Separation from Service has occurred is determined in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A based on whether the facts and circumstances indicate that the Bank and Executive reasonably anticipated that no further services would be performed after a certain date or that the level of bona fide services the Executive would perform after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to no more than

 

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twenty percent (20%) of the average level of bona fide services performed (whether as an employee or an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period of services to the Bank if the Executive has been providing services to the Bank less than thirty-six (36) months).

 

1.17

Specified Employee ” as defined by the Code, means an employee who at the time of Separation from Service is a key employee of the Bank, if any stock of the Bank is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, an employee is a key employee if the employee meets the requirements of Code Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii), or (iii) (applied in accordance with the regulations thereunder and disregarding section 416(i)(5)) at any time during the twelve (12) month period ending on December 31 (the “identification period”). If the employee is a key employee during an identification period, the employee is treated as a key employee for purposes of this Agreement during the twelve (12) month period that begins on the first day of April following the close of the identification period.

 

1.18

Termination for Cause ” means Separation from Service for:

 

 

(a)

Gross negligence or gross neglect of duties to the Bank;

 

 

(b)

Conviction of a felony or of a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude in connection with the Executive’s service with the Bank; or

 

 

(c)

Fraud, disloyalty, dishonesty or willful violation of any law or significant Bank policy committed in connection with the Executive’s service and resulting in a material adverse effect on the Bank.

Article 2

Distributions During Lifetime

 

2.1

Normal Retirement Benefit . Upon Separation from Service after attaining Normal Retirement Age, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.1 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.

 

 

2.1.1

Amount of Benefit . The annual benefit under this Section 2.1 is Forty Three Thousand Dollars ($43,000).

 

 

2.1.2

Distribution of Benefit . The Bank shall distribute the annual benefit to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the month following Separation from Service. The annual benefit shall be distributed to the Executive for fifteen (15) years.

 

2.2

Early Termination Benefit . If Early Termination occurs, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.2 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.

 

 

2.2.1

Amount of Benefit . The benefit under this Section 2.2 is the vested Account Value determined as of the end of the month preceding Separation from Service. This benefit is determined by vesting the Executive in ten percent (10%) of the Account Value for each year since the Executive’s date of hire, and an additional ten percent (10%) of said amount for each succeeding year thereafter until the Executive becomes one hundred percent (100%) vested in the Account Value.

 

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2.2.2

Distribution of Benefit . The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in one hundred eighty (180) equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following Normal Retirement Age.

 

2.3

Disability Benefit . If the Executive experiences a Disability prior to Normal Retirement Age, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.3 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.

 

 

2.3.1

Amount of Benefit . The benefit under this Section 2.3 is one hundred percent (100%) of the Account Value determined as of the end of the month preceding such Disability.

 

 

2.3.2

Distribution of Benefit . The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following determination of Disability.

 

2.4

Change in Control Benefit . If a Change in Control occurs followed within twenty-four (24) months by Separation from Service prior to Normal Retirement Age, the Bank shall distribute to the Executive the benefit described in this Section 2.4 in lieu of any other benefit under this Article.

 

 

2.4.1

Amount of Benefit . The benefit under this Section 2.4 is one hundred percent (100%) of the Account Value determined as of the end of the month preceding Separation from Service.

 

 

2.4.2

Distribution of Benefit . The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Executive in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following Separation from Service.

 

2.5

Restriction on Commencement of Distributions . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is considered a Specified Employee, the provisions of this Section 2.5 shall govern all distributions hereunder. If benefit distributions which would otherwise be made to the Executive due to Separation from Service are limited because the Executive is a Specified Employee, then such distributions shall not be made during the first six (6) months following Separation from Service. Rather, any distribution which would otherwise be paid to the Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following Separation from Service. All subsequent distributions shall be paid in the manner specified.

 

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2.6

Distributions Upon Taxation of Amounts Deferred . If, pursuant to Code Section 409A, the Federal Insurance Contributions Act or other state, local or foreign tax, the Executive becomes subject to tax on the amounts deferred hereunder, then the Bank may make a limited distribution to the Executive in a manner that conforms to the requirements of Code section 409A. Any such distribution will decrease the Executive’s benefits distributable under this Agreement.

 

2.7

Change in Form or Timing of Distributions . For distribution of benefits under this Article 2, the Executive and the Bank may, subject to the terms of Section 8.1, amend this Agreement to delay the timing or change the form of distributions. Any such amendment:

 

 

(a)

may not accelerate the time or schedule of any distribution, except as provided in Code Section 409A;

 

 

(b)

must, for benefits distributable under Section 2.2, be made at least twelve (12) months prior to the first scheduled distribution;

 

 

(c)

must, for benefits distributable under Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4, delay the commencement of distributions for a minimum of five (5) years from the date the first distribution was originally scheduled to be made; and

 

 

(d)

must take effect not less than twelve (12) months after the amendment is made.

Article 3

Distribution at Death

 

3.1

Death During Active Service . If the Executive dies prior to Separation from Service, the Bank shall distribute to the Beneficiary the benefit described in this Section 3.1. This benefit shall be distributed in lieu of any benefit under Article 2.

 

 

3.1.1

Amount of Benefit . The benefit under this Section 3.1 one hundred percent (100%) of the Account Value determined as of the date of the Executive’s death.

 

 

3.1.2

Distribution of Benefit . The Bank shall distribute the benefit to the Beneficiary in a lump sum on the first day of the fourth month following the Executive’s death. The Beneficiary shall be required to provide the Executive’s death certificate to the Bank.

 

3.2

Death During Distribution of a Benefit . If the Executive dies after any benefit distributions have commenced under this Agreement but before receiving all such distributions, the Bank shall distribute to the Beneficiary the remaining benefits at the same time and in the same amounts they would have been distributed to the Executive had the Executive survived.

 

3.3

Death Before Benefit Distributions Commence . If the Executive is entitled to benefit distributions under this Agreement but dies prior to the date that commencement of said

 

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benefit distributions are scheduled to be made under this Agreement, the Bank shall distribute to the Beneficiary the same benefits to which the Executive was entitled prior to death, except that the benefit distributions shall be paid in the manner specified in Section 3.1.2 and shall commence on the first day of the fourth month following the Executive’s death.

Article 4

Beneficiaries

 

4.1

In General . The Executive shall have the right, at any time, to designate a Beneficiary to receive any benefit distributions under this Agreement upon the death of the Executive. The Beneficiary designated under this Agreement may be the same as or different from the beneficiary designated under any other plan of the Bank in which the Executive participates.

 

4.2

Designation . The Executive shall designate a Beneficiary by completing and signing the Beneficiary Designation Form and delivering it to the Plan Administrator or its designated agent. If the Executive names someone other than the Executive’s spouse as a Beneficiary, the Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, determine that spousal consent is required to be provided in a form designated by the Plan Administrator, executed by the Executive’s spouse and returned to the Plan Administrator. The Executive’s beneficiary designation shall be deemed automatically revoked if the Beneficiary predeceases the Executive or if the Executive names a spouse as Beneficiary and the marriage is subsequently dissolved. The Executive shall have the right to change a Beneficiary by completing, signing and otherwise complying with the terms of the Beneficiary Designation Form and the Plan Administrator’s rules and procedures. Upon the acceptance by the Plan Administrator of a new Beneficiary Designation Form, all Beneficiary designations previously filed shall be cancelled. The Plan Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the last Beneficiary Designation Form filed by the Executive and accepted by the Plan Administrator prior to the Executive’s death.

 

4.3

Acknowledgment . No designation or change in designation of a Beneficiary shall be effective until received, accepted and acknowledged in writing by the Plan Administrator or its designated agent.

 

4.4

No Beneficiary Designation . If the Executive dies without a valid beneficiary designation, or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Executive, then the Executive’s spouse shall be the designated Beneficiary. If the Executive has no surviving spouse, any benefit shall be paid to the Executive’s estate.

 

4.5

Facility of Distribution . If the Plan Administrator determines in its discretion that a benefit is to be distributed to a minor, to a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of that person’s property, the Plan Administrator may direct distribution of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person having the care or custody of such minor, incompetent person or inca


 
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