EXHIBIT 1.01
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
BY AND
BETWEEN:
PETER J.
JOHNSON
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
American Federal Savings
Bank
AND
AMERICAN FEDERAL SAVINGS
BANK
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1,
2006
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made effective as of October
1, 2006, by and between American Federal Savings Bank (the
“BANK”) and Peter J. Johnson
(“EXECUTIVE”).
WHEREAS, EXECUTIVE serves in a position of
substantial responsibility;
WHEREAS, the BANK wishes to assure itself of the
services of EXECUTIVE for the period provided in this Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, EXECUTIVE is willing to serve in the
employ of the BANK on a full-time basis for said period.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions
hereinafter provided, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
During the period of his employment hereunder,
EXECUTIVE agrees to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of the BANK. Executive shall render
administrative and management duties to the BANK such as are
customarily performed by persons situated in a similar executive
capacity.
(a) The initial term of this Agreement shall be two
(2) years and be deemed to have commenced as of October 1, 2006 and
shall continue for a period ending September 30, 2008. Commencing
on or about September 1 of each year from 2007 through 2008, the
Board of Directors of the BANK (the “Board”) shall
perform an annual review of this Employment Agreement. Commencing
in September 2008, the Board may extend or renew the Agreement for
an additional two year term. Prior to the extension or renewal of
the Agreement as provided herein, the Board of the BANK will
conduct a formal performance evaluation of EXECUTIVE for purposes
of determining whether to extend or renew the Agreement, and the
results thereof shall be included in the minutes of the
Board’s meeting.
(b) During the period of his employment hereunder,
except for periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable
vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence, EXECUTIVE shall
devote substantially all his business time, attention, skill, and
efforts to the faithful performance of his duties hereunder
including activities and services related to the organization,
operation and management of the BANK; provided, however, that, with
the approval of the Board, as evidenced by a resolution of such
Board, from time to time, EXECUTIVE may serve, or continue to
serve, on the boards of directors of, and hold any other offices or
positions in, companies or organizations, which, in such
Board’s judgment, will not present any conflict of interest
with the BANK, or materially affect the performance of
EXECUTIVE’s duties pursuant to this Agreement.
3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
(a) The compensation specified under this Agreement
shall constitute the salary and benefits paid for the duties
described in Sections 1 and 2. The BANK shall pay EXECUTIVE as
compensation a salary of $112,000 per year (“Base
Salary”). Such Base Salary shall be payable in accordance
with the customary payroll practices of the BANK. During the period
of this Agreement, EXECUTIVE’s Base Salary shall be reviewed
at least annually; the first such review will be made no later than
one year from the date of this Agreement. Such review shall be
conducted by a Committee designated by the Board, and the Board may
increase but not decrease EXECUTIVE’s Base Salary. In
addition to the Base Salary provided in this Section 3(a), the BANK
shall provide EXECUTIVE at no cost to EXECUTIVE with all such other
benefits as are provided uniformly to regular (not temporary)
full-time employees of the BANK.
(b) The BANK will provide EXECUTIVE with employee
benefit plans, arrangements and perquisites substantially
equivalent to those in which EXECUTIVE was participating or
otherwise deriving benefit from immediately prior to the beginning
of the term of this agreement. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing provisions of this Subsection (b), EXECUTIVE will be
entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any employee
benefit plans including, but not limited to, retirement plans,
profit-sharing plans, health-and-accident plans, medical coverage
or any other employee benefit plan or arrangement made available by
the BANK in the future to its senior executives and key management
employees, subject to, and on a basis consistent with, the terms,
conditions and overall administration of such plans and
arrangements. EXECUTIVE will be entitled to incentive compensation
and bonuses as provided in any plan, or pursuant to any arrangement
of the BANK in which EXECUTIVE is eligible to participate. Nothing
paid to EXECUTIVE under any such plan or arrangement will be deemed
to be in lieu of other compensation to which EXECUTIVE is entitled
under this Agreement.
(c) In addition to the Base Salary provided for by
paragraph (a) of this Section 3, the BANK shall pay or reimburse
EXECUTIVE for all reasonable travel and other obligations under
this Agreement and may provide such additional compensation in such
form and such amounts as the Board may from time to time
determine.
4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF
TERMINATION.
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination
(as herein defined) during EXECUTIVE’s term of employment
under this Agreement, the provisions of this Section shall apply.
As used in this Agreement, an “Event of Termination”
shall mean and include any one or more of the following; (i) the
termination by the BANK of EXECUTIVE’s full-time employment
hereunder for any reason (except termination for cause as defined
in Section 7 hereof): disability, as defined in Section 5(a)
hereof; death; resignation or retirement, as defined in Section 6
hereof; (ii) EXECUTIVE’s resignation from the BANK’s
employ, upon (A) (unless consented to by EXECUTIVE) a material
change in EXECUTIVE’s function, duties, title or
responsibilities, which change would cause EXECUTIVE’s
position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or
scope from the position and attributes thereof described in
Sections 1 and 2, above (any such material change shall be deemed a
continuing breach of this Agreement), (B) (unless consented to by
EXECUTIVE) a relocation of EXECUTIVE’s principal place of
employment by more than 50 miles from its location at the effective
date of this Agreement, or, without EXECUTIVE’s consent, a
material reduction in the benefits and perquisites to EXECUTIVE
from those being provided as of the effective date of this
Agreement, (C) the liquidation or dissolution of the BANK, or (D)
any breach of this Agreement by the BANK. Upon the occurrence of
any event described in clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D), above,
EXECUTIVE shall have the right to elect to terminate his employment
under this Agreement by resignation upon not less than sixty (60)
days prior written notice given within a reasonable period of time
not to exceed, except in case of a continuing breach, four (4)
calendar months after the event giving rise to such right to
elect.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination
as described in Section 4(a) hereof, the BANK shall pay EXECUTIVE,
or, in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or
beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, as severance pay
or liquidated damages, or both, a sum equal to the payments due to
EXECUTIVE for the remaining term of the Agreement, including Base
Salary (of not less than one year if an Event of Termination occurs
with a term of less than one year remaining under this Agreement),
bonuses, and any other cash or deferred compensation paid or to be
paid (including the value of employer contributions that would have
been made on EXECUTIVE’s behalf over the remaining term of
the agreement to any tax-qualified retirement plan sponsored by the
BANK as of the Date of Termination) to EXECUTIVE for the term of
the Agreement provided, however, that if the BANK is not in
compliance with its minimum capital requirements or if such
payments would cause the BANK’s capital to be reduced below
its minimum capital requirements, such payments shall be deferred
until such time as the BANK is in capital compliance. All payments
made pursuant to this Section 4(b) shall be paid in substantially
equal monthly installments over the remaining term of this
Agreement following EXECUTIVE’s termination; provided,
however, that if the remaining term of the Agreement is less than
one (1) year (determined as of EXECUTIVE’s Date of
Termination), such payments and benefits shall be paid to EXECUTIVE
in a lump sum within thirty (30) days of the Date of
Termination.
(c) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination,
the BANK will continue to pay life, medical, and disability
insurance having substantially identical coverage to that
maintained by the BANK for EXECUTIVE prior to his termination. Such
coverage shall cease upon the expiration of the remaining term of
this agreement unless the remaining term is less than one year in
which case the remaining term shall be deemed a one year
term.
5. TERMINATION FOR DISABILITY.
(a) If EXECUTIVE shall become disabled as defined
in the BANK’s then current disability plan (or, if no such
plan is then in effect, if EXECUTIVE is permanently and totally
disabled within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code as
determined by a physician designated by the Board), the BANK may
terminate EXECUTIVE’s employment for
“Disability.”
(b) Upon EXECUTIVE’s termination of
employment for Disability, the BANK will pay EXECUTIVE, as
disability pay, a monthly payment equal to three-quarters (3/4) of
EXECUTIVE’s monthly Base Salary on the effective date of such
termination. These disability payments shall commence on the
effective date of EXECUTIVE’s termination and will end on the
earlier of (i) the date EXECUTIVE returns to the full-time
employment of the BANK in the same capacity as he was employed
prior to his termination for Disability and pursuant to an
employment agreement between EXECUTIVE and the BANK; (ii)
EXECUTIVE’s full-time employment by another employer; (iii)
EXECUTIVE attaining the age of sixty-five (65); or (iv)
EXECUTIVE’s death; or (v) the expiration of this Agreement
unless such Agreement expires in less than one year in which case
the Agreement shall be deemed to expire in one year. The disability
pay shall be reduced by the amount, if any, paid to EXECUTIVE under
any plan of the BANK providing disability benefits to
EXECUTIVE.
(c) The BANK will cause to be continued any life,
medical, and disability coverage in existence at the time of
termination for disability substantially identical to the coverage
maintained by the BANK for EXECUTIVE prior to his termination for
Disability. The coverage and payments described herein shall cease
upon the earlier of (i) the date EXECUTIVE returns to the full-time
employment of the BANK, in the same capacity as he was employed
prior to his termination for Disability and pursuant to an
employment agreement between EXECUTIVE and the BANK; (ii)
EXECUTIVE’s full-time employment by another employer; (iii)
EXECUTIVE’s attaining the age of sixty-five (65); (iv)
EXECUTIVE’s death; or