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EXHIBIT
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Filed by Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. |
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Commission File No.: 033-18888 |
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made by and
among ORRSTOWN BANK, a Pennsylvania banking institution (the
“Bank”), ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., a
Pennsylvania business corporation (the “Corporation”),
and KENNETH R. SHOEMAKER, an adult individual (the
“Executive”). The Bank and the Corporation are
sometimes hereinafter referred to collectively as the
“Employers.”
WHEREAS, the Bank is a
subsidiary of the Corporation; and,
WHEREAS, the Executive
currently is employed by the Employers as the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Bank and of the Corporation;
and
WHEREAS, the Executive has
announced his intention to retire as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Bank and of the Corporation, such retirement to be
effective upon the conclusion of the annual meeting of shareholders
of the Corporation to be held in 2009; and
WHEREAS, the Employers and
the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement to provide for
the continuing employment of Executive by the Employers following
his retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer upon the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree
as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT AND
EMPLOYMENT TERM. The Corporation and Bank hereby shall employ
the Executive and the Executive hereby accepts employment with the
Corporation and the Bank under and pursuant to this Agreement for a
term beginning upon the completion of the annual meeting of
shareholders of the Corporation to be held in 2009 and ending on
the third (3 rd ) annual anniversary thereof (the “Term”),
unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided.
2. POSITION, DUTIES, AND
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. The Executive shall serve as the President
Emeritus of the Corporation and the Bank, and as President of the
Orrstown Bank Foundation (the “Foundation”). As
President Emeritus of the Corporation and the Bank, Executive shall
report to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the Bank,
and shall have such powers and duties as may from time to time be
prescribed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the
Bank. As President of the Foundation, the Executive shall have the
general powers and duties of supervision and management usually
vested in the office of President, subject to such limitations
thereon as may be imposed by the Foundation’s governing
instruments, and shall coordinate the development efforts of the
Foundation. The Executive’s primary office shall be located
at such place as the Board of Directors shall determine.
3. ENGAGEMENT IN OTHER
EMPLOYMENT. The Executive shall, during the Term of this
Agreement, notify the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the
Bank in writing and receive written approval from the Corporation
and Bank before the Executive engages in any other business or
commercial activities, duties or pursuits, including, but not
limited to, directorships of other companies. Under no
circumstance, during the term of this Agreement, may the Executive
engage in any business or commercial activities, duties or pursuits
which compete with the business or commercial activities of the
Corporation and 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 and the Bank. Executive shall not be
precluded, however, from engaging in voluntary or philanthropic
endeavors or from engaging in activities incident or necessary to
personal investments, so long as they are, in the Boards’
reasonable opinion, not in conflict with or detrimental to the
Executive’s rendition of services on behalf of the Bank and
Corporation.
4. SALARY. During the
term of this Agreement, the Bank shall pay to the Executive an
annual salary at a rate of $100,000.00 per year (the
“Salary”). The Bank shall pay the Salary to Executive
in equal installments pursuant to the Bank’s standard payroll
policies and Executive’s salary shall be subject to such
withholding or deductions as may be mutually agreed between
Employer and Executive or required by law. The Salary shall be pro
rated in any calendar year during which the Executive is employed
hereunder for less than the entire such year in accordance with the
number of days in such calendar year during which he is so
employed.
5. FRINGE BENEFITS,
EXPENSES AND PERQUISITES.
(a) Employee Benefit
Plans. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in or
receive benefits under all Bank employee benefit plans including,
but not limited to, any pension plan, profit-sharing plan, savings
plan, life insurance plan, medical/health insurance plan,
disability insurance plan and other health and welfare benefits as
made available by the Bank to its full time employees generally,
subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and
overall administration of such plans and arrangements, and
provided, further that such participation does not violate any
state or federal law, rule or regulation.
(b) Business Expenses.
During the term of his employment hereunder, the Executive shall be
entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable
expenses incurred by him (in accordance with the policies and
procedures established by the Board of Directors of the Corporation
and the Bank for its senior executive officers) in performing
services hereunder, provided that the Executive properly accounts
therefore in accordance with Corporation and Bank
policy.
(c) Membership Dues.
During the term of this Agreement, the Bank shall reimburse to the
Executive the “family” membership dues and member
assessments to the Carlisle Country Club (the “Club”).
Business expenses incurred by Executive at the Club shall be
subject to reimbursement in accordance with the reimbursement
policies adopted by the Bank for its senior executive
officers.
6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The Corporation agrees to nominate Executive for election as a
director on the Board of Directors of the Corporation in connection
with each election of directors of the Corporation wherein his term
of office otherwise would expire during the term of this Agreement.
The Corporation agrees that the Executive shall be entitled to
receive the annual retainer fee that all directors of the
Corporation are entitled to receive for service as a director. The
Executive will not receive any other Director Fees. In the event
Executive’s employment under this Agreement would be
terminated by the Employers for Cause (as hereinafter defined) or
by Executive without Good Reason (as hereinafter defined),
Executive agrees to resign, effective as of the date of termination
and in writing, from the director position then held by him under
this paragraph 6.
7. NON-DISCLOSURE/TRADE
SECRET. During the Term of his employment hereunder, or at any
later time, the Executive shall not, without the written consent of
the Board of Directors of the Corporation or Bank or a person
authorized thereby, knowingly disclose to any person, other than an
employee of the Corporation or Bank or a person to whom disclosure
is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the
performance by the Executive of his duties as an executive of the
Corporation or Bank, any confidential information obtained by the
Executive while in the employ of the Corporation or Bank with
respect to any of the Corporation’s or Bank’s services,
products, improvements, formulas, designs or styles, processes,
customers, methods of business or any business practices, the
disclosure of which could be or will be materially damaging to the
Corporation or Bank, provided, however, that confidential
information shall not include any information known generally to
the public (other than a result of authorized disclosure by the
Executive or any person with the assistance, consent or direction
of the Executive) or any information of a type not otherwise
considered confidential by persons engaged in the same business or
a business similar to that conducted by the Corporation or Bank or
any information that must be disclosed as required by law. This
provision shall survive termination of the Executive’s
employment under this Agreement and/or termination of this
Agreement.
8. RESTRICTIVE
COVENANT. The Executive covenants and agrees that while
employed by the Corporation and the Bank and for a period of one
(1) year after the termination of Executive’s
employment, either voluntary or involuntary, the Executive shall
not directly or indirectly, within the marketing area of the
Corporation and the Bank (defined as the area within an eighty
(80) mile radius of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania) enter into or
engage generally in direct or indirect competition with the
Corporation and the Bank or any subsidiary of the Corporation,
either as an individual on his own or as a partner or joint
venturer, or as a director, officer, shareholder, employee, agent,
independent contractor, lessor or creditor of or for any person.
The foregoing restriction shall not be construed to prohibit the
ownership by Executive of not more than five (5%) percent of
any class of securities of any corporation which is in competition
with the Corporation or the Bank, provided that such ownership
represents a passive inves
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