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EXHIBIT 10.1 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Employment Agreement

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SOUTHCREST FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Harvey Clapp | Peachtree Bank

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Title: EXHIBIT 10.1 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Alabama     Date: 11/6/2006
Law Firm: Powell Goldstein LLP    

EXHIBIT 10.1 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, Parties: southcrest financial group inc , harvey clapp , peachtree bank
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), made and entered into as of October 31, 2006 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Harvey Clapp, a resident of the State of Alabama (“Employee”), and Peachtree Bank, an Alabama bank (“Employer”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Employer desires to employ Employee as its President and Chief Executive Officer and Employee desires to accept such employment;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the employment of Employee by Employer, of the premises and the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

 

1.

Employment and Duties.

 

1.1      Position. Employer hereby employs Employee to serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer and to perform such duties and responsibilities as are customarily performed by persons acting in such capacity. During the term of this Agreement (as defined in Section 2 herein), Employee will devote substantially all of his full time and effort to his duties hereunder.

 

1.2      Other Business Activities. The parties agree that the Employee shall be free to engage in other non-competitive business activities and ventures during the term of this Agreement, so long as any such other business activities and ventures do not conflict or compete with the business of Employer or prevent the Employee from the faithful performance of his duties hereunder.

 


 

 

2.

Term .

 

Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of this Agreement, the period of Employee’s employment under this Agreement shall be deemed to have commenced as of the Effective Date, and shall continue for a period of three (3) years, unless the Employee dies before the end of such three (3) years, in which case the period of employment shall continue until the end of the month of such death.

 

 

3.

Compensation.

 

For all services to be rendered by Employee during the term of this Agreement,

 

3.1      Base Salary. Employer shall pay Employee an annual base salary equal to $150,384 (the “Base Salary”), less normal withholdings, payable in equal monthly or more frequent installments as are customary under Employer’s payroll practices from time to time. Employer’s Board of Directors shall review Employee’s Base Salary annually and may increase Employee’s Base Salary from year to year during the term of this Agreement. Any Base Salary increase (regardless of form), will be determined by the Employer’s Board of Directors after taking into account, among other things, changes in the cost of living, Employee’s performance and the performance of Employer. Any action or review by the Board of Directors may be delegated to an appropriate committee thereof. Employee shall be entitled to annual incentive compensation in such amount and subject to such criteria as the parties may mutually agree from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

 

 

4.

Expenses.

 

So long as Employee is employed hereunder, Employee is entitled to receive reimbursement for, or seek payment directly by Employer of, all reasonable expenses which are consistent with the normal policy of Employer in the performance of Employee’s duties hereunder, provided that Employee accounts for such expenses in writing in accordance with Employer’s reimbursement policies as may be adopted from time to time.

 

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5.

Employee Benefits.

 

So long as Employee is actively employed hereunder, Employee will be entitled to participate in the employee benefit, option, bonus and any other compensation programs as may be available from time to time to executives of the Employer similarly situated to Employee.

 

 

6.

Vacation.

 

Employee shall be entitled vacation in accordance with Employer’s policies as the same may be in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement.

 

 

7.

Confidentiality.

 

In Employee’s position as an employee of Employer, Employee has had and will have access to confidential information, trade secrets and other proprietary information of vital importance to Employer and has and will also develop relationships with customers, employees and others who deal with Employer which are of value to Employer. Employer requires as a condition to Employee’s employment with Employer that Employee agree to certain restrictions on Employee’s use of the proprietary information and valuable relationships developed during Employee’s employment with Employer. In consideration of the terms and conditions contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

7.1      The parties mutually agree and acknowledge that Employer may entrust Employee with highly sensitive, confidential, restricted and proprietary information concerning various Business Opportunities (as hereinafter defined), customer lists, and personnel matters. Employee acknowledges that he shall bear a fiduciary responsibility to Employer to protect such information from use or disclosure that is not necessary for the performance of Employee’s duties hereunder, as an essential incident of Employee’s employment with Employer.

 

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7.2      For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

 

7.2.1      “Trade Secret” shall mean the identity and addresses of customers of Employer, the whole or any portion or phase of any scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula or improvement that is valuable and secret (in the sense that it is not generally known to competitors of Employer) and which is defined as a “trade secret” under Georgia law pursuant to the Georgia Trade Secrets Act.

 

7.2.2      “Confidential Information” shall mean any data or information, other than Trade Secrets, which is material to Employer and not generally known by the public. Confidential Information shall include, but not be limited to, Business Opportunities of Employer (as hereinafter defined), the details of this Agreement, Employer’s business plans and financial statements and projections, information as to the capabilities of Employer’s employees, their respective salaries and benefits and any other terms of their employment and the costs of the services Employer may offer or provide to the customers it serves, to the extent such information is material to Employer and not generally known by the public.

 

7.2.3      “Business Opportunities” shall mean any specialized information or plans of Employer concerning the provision of financial services to the public, together with all related information concerning the specifics of any contemplated financial services regardless of whether Employer has contacted or communicated with such target person or business.

 

7.2.4      Notwithstanding the definitions of Trade Secrets, Confidential Information, and Business Opportunities set forth above, Trade Secrets, Confidential Information, and Business Opportunities shall not include any information:

 

(i)      that is or becomes generally known to the public;

 

(ii)      that is already known by Employee or is developed by Employee after termination of employment through entirely independent efforts;

 

(iii)      that Employee obtains from an independent source having a bona fide right to use and disclose such information;

 

(iv)      that is required to be disclosed by law, except to the extent eligible for special treatment under an appropriate protective order; or

 

(v)      that Employer’s Board of Directors approves for release.

 

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7.3      Employee shall not, without the prior approval of Employer’s Board of Directors, during his employment with Employer and for so long thereafter as the information or data remain Trade Secrets, use or disclose, or negligently permit any unauthorized person who is not an employee of Employer to use, disclose, or gain access to, any Trade Secrets of Employer, its affiliates, or of any other person or entity making Trade Secrets available for Employer’s use.

 

7.4      Employee shall not, without the prior written consent of Employer, during his employment with Employer and for a period of twenty-four (24) months thereafter as long as the information or data remains competitively sensitive, use or disclose, or negligently permit any unauthorized person who is not employed by Employer to use, disclose, or gain access to, any Confidential Information to which the Employee obtained access by virtue of his employment with Employer, except as provided in Section 7.2 of this Agreement.

 

 

8.

Observance of Security Measures.

 

During Employee’s employment with Employer, Employee is required to observe all security measures adopted to protect Trade Secrets, Confidential Information, and Business Opportunities of Employer.

 

 

9.

Return of Materials.

 

Upon the request of Employer and, in any event, upon the termination of his employment with Employer, Employee shall deliver to Employer all memoranda, notes, records, manuals or other documents, including all copies of such materials containing Trade Secrets or Confidential Information, whether made or compiled by Employee or furnished to him from any source by virtue of his employment with Employer.

 

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10.

Severability.

 

Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 14 of this Agreement shall be construed as covenants independent of one another and distinct from the remaining terms and conditions of this Agreement, and severable from every other contract and course of business between Employer and Employee, and that the existence of any claim, suit or action by Employee against Employer, whether predicated upon this or any other agreement, shall not constitute a defense to Employer’s enforcement of any covenant contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 14 of this Agreement.

 

 

11.

Specific Performance.

 

Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 14 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of employment, as applicable, with or without Cause (as defined in Section 12 hereof), at the instigation or upon the initiative of either party. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that the ascertainment of damages in the event of Employee’s breach of any covenant contained in Sections 7, 8, 9 and 14 of this Agreement would be difficult, if at all possible. Employee therefore acknowledges and agrees that Employer shall be entitled in addition to and not in limitation of any other rights, remedies, or damages available to Employer in arbitration, at law or in equity, upon submitting whatever affidavit the law may require, and posting any necessary bond, to have a court of competent jurisdiction enjoin Employee from committing any such breach.

 

 

12.

Termination .

 

During the term of this Agreement, Employee’s employment, including without limitation, except as otherwise provided in Section 12 of this Agreement, all compensation, salary, expenses reimbursement, and employee benefits may be terminated as follows:

 

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12.1      Upon the election of Employer for Cause;

 

12.2      Upon Employee’s election upon Employer’s breach of any material provision of this Agreement, provided that the Employee first provides written notice of the circumstances allegedly constituting a breach of the Agreement and an opportunity for the Employer to cure such circumstanc


 
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