DIRECTOR FEE CONTINUATION
AGREEMENT
As Amended and
Restated
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered
into this day of
, 2008, by and between GCF Bank, a
bank organized and existing under the laws of the United States
(hereinafter referred to as the “Bank”),
and_____________, a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank
(hereinafter referred to as the “Director”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Bank and the Director
have previously entered into the Director Fee Continuation
Agreement (the “Director Plan”), effective ________ __,
____.
WHEREAS, it is the consensus of the
Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to as the
“Board”) that the Director’s services to the Bank
in the past have been of exceptional merit and have constituted an
invaluable contribution to the general welfare of the Bank and in
bringing it to its present status of operating efficiency, and its
present position in its field of activity;
WHEREAS, the Director’s
experience, knowledge of the affairs of the Bank, reputation, and
contacts are so valuable that assurance of the Director’s
continued services is essential for the future growth and profits
of the Bank and it is in the best interests of the Bank to arrange
terms of continued service for the Director so as to reasonably
assure the Director’s remaining in the Bank’s service
during the Director’s lifetime or until the age of
retirement;
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the
Bank that the Director’s services be retained as herein
provided;
WHEREAS, certain revisions to the
Director Plan are necessary in order to conform such Director Plan
to the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (“Code”) and related regulations and
notices promulgated thereunder, with such revisions to be effective
as of January 1, 2009.
ACCORDINGLY, it is the desire of the
Bank and the Director to enter into this Agreement under which the
Bank will agree to make certain payments to the Director at
retirement or the Director’s beneficiary(ies) in the event of
the Director’s death pursuant to this Agreement;
FURTHERMORE, it is the intent of the
parties hereto that this Director Plan be considered an unfunded
arrangement maintained primarily to provide supplemental retirement
benefits for the Director, and to be considered a non-qualified
benefit plan for purposes of the Employee Retirement Security Act
of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The Director is fully
advised of the Bank’s financial status and has had
substantial input in the design and operation of this benefit plan;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, that the Director Plan shall be
revised, amended and restated in its entirety, effective as of
January 1, 2009, as follows:
The Director is willing to continue to serve the
Bank in such capacity and with such duties and responsibilities as
may be assigned, and with such compensation as may be determined
from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Bank. Neither
this Agreement nor the payments of any benefits hereunder shall be
construed as giving to the Director any right to be retained and or
re-elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Bank.
The fee continuation benefits provided by this
Agreement are granted by the Bank as a fringe benefit to the
Director and are not part of any fee reduction plan or an
arrangement deferring a bonus or a fee increase. The Director has
no option to take any current payment or bonus in lieu of these fee
continuation benefits except as set forth
hereinafter.
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III.
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RETIREMENT DATE AND NORMAL
RETIREMENT
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The Director shall retire from active service
with the bank effective the date of the annual meeting of the bank
immediately following the Director’s eightieth (80
th ) birthday, provided however a Director serving on
April 27 th 1987 is grandfathered. The Director may
retire on or subsequent to the Director’s sixty-fifth (65
th ) birthday if the Director has served the Bank for
ten (10) full years from the date of first service, unless by
action of the Board of Directors this period of active service
shall be shortened or extended.
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B.
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Normal Retirement
Age:
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Normal Retirement Age shall mean age eighty
(80), or age sixty-five (65) or later if the Director has served
the Bank for ten (10) full years from the date of first service
with the Bank.
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IV.
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RETIREMENT BENEFIT AND
POST-RETIREMENT DEATH BENEFIT
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For those Directors who have served the Bank on
or prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement, upon said
retirement, the Bank, commencing with the first day of the month
following the date of such retirement, shall pay the Director
one-hundred percent (100%) of an annual benefit equal to fifty
percent (50%) of the average of the three (3) years highest
Director’s total compensation as recorded
on
the Director’s 1099 prior to the
Director’s retirement. For those Directors who shall serve
the Bank subsequent to the Effective Date of this Agreement, the
Bank shall pay the Director the Director’s vested percentage
of the benefit set forth hereinabove. Said benefit shall be paid
annually for a period of ten (10) years; provided, that if less
than ten (10) such annual payments have been made prior to the
death of the Director, the Bank shall at the sole discretion of the
Bank continue such annual payments to the individual(s) or
entity(ies) the Director may have designated in writing and filed
with the Bank until the full number of ten (10) annual payments
have been made, or make the total amount of said payments due in a
lump sum reduced to present value as set forth in Subparagraph XI
(J) to said beneficiary(ies). In the absence of any effective
beneficiary designation, any such amounts becoming due and payable
upon the death of the Director shall be payable to the duly
qualified executor or administrator of the Director’s estate,
if so appointed. Said payments due hereunder shall begin the first
day of the second month following the decease of the Director,
provided however in the absence of any effective beneficiary
designation, if no executor or administrator is appointed, the Bank
shall not pay said death benefit until said
appointment.
“Disability” (total and permanent
disability) means total and permanent disability within the meaning
of the Social Security Act.
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V.
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DEATH BENEFIT PRIOR TO
RETIREMENT
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In the event the Director should die while
actively serving the Bank at any time after the date of this
Agreement but prior to the Director attaining the Normal Retirement
Age, the Bank will pay an annual benefit equal to fifty percent
(50%) of the average of the three (3) years highest
Director’s total compensation as recorded on the
Director’s 1099 prior to the Director’s death at the
sole discretion of the Bank in a lump sum reduced to present value
as set forth in Subparagraph XI (K), or annually for a period of
ten (10) years to the individual(s) or entity(ies) the Director may
have designated in writing and filed with the Bank. In the absence
of any effective beneficiary designation, any such amounts becoming
due and payable upon the death of the Director shall be payable to
the duly qualified executor or administrator of the
Director’s estate, if so appointed. Said payments due
hereunder shall begin the first day of the second month following
the decease of the Director, provided however in the absence of any
effective beneficiary designation, if no executor or administrator
is appointed, the Bank shall not pay said death benefit until said
appointment.
PERMISSIBLE LUMP-SUM PAYOUTS. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Bank may, in its sole discretion, commence
pay-out of the vested amount in such Director’s benefit at
any time, provided that such pay-out amount shall be in an amount
equal to not less than the lump sum value of such vested benefits,
determined on the date of such pay-out; provided that such pay-out
(1) accompanies the termination of the Director’s entire
interest under the Agreement and all similar arrangements that
constitute a nonqualified deferred compensation plan under
Regulations at Section 1.409A-1(c) applicable to Section 409A of
the
Code; and (2) the payment is not greater than
the applicable dollar amount under Code Section
402(g)(1)(B).
The Bank shall account for this benefit using
the regulatory accounting principles of the Bank’s primary
federal regulator. The Bank shall establish an accrued liability
retirement account for the Director into which appropriate reserves
shall be accrued.
Director’s interest in the benefits that
are the subject of this Agreement shall be subject to an annual
vesting percentage of ten percent (10%) for each full year of
service with the Bank from the date of first service on the Board
of the Bank (to a maximum of 100%).
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VIII.
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OTHER TERMINATION OF
SERVICE
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Subject to Subparagraph VIII (i) hereinbelow, in
the event that the service of the Director shall terminate prior to
retirement as provided in Paragraph III (A), or by the
Director’s voluntary action, or by the Director’s
discharge or failure to be re-elected, by the Bank without cause,
then this Agreement shall terminate upon the date of such
termination of service and the Bank shall pay to the Director as
severance compensation an amount of money equal to the accrued
balance of the Director’s liability reserve account
multiplied by the Director’s cumulative vested percentage
(Paragraph VII). This severance compensation shall be paid in ten
(10) equal annual payments.
In the event the Director’s death should
occur after such severance but prior to the completion of the
annual payments provided for in this Paragraph VIII, the remaining
installments, or a lump sum, at the sole discretion of the Bank,
shall be paid to the individual(s) or entity(ies) the Director may
have designated in writing and filed with the Bank. In the absence
of any effective beneficiary designation, any such amounts shall be
payable to the duly qualified executor or administrator of the
Director’s estate, if so appointed. Said payments due
hereunder shall begin the first day of the second month following
the decease of the Director, provided however in the absence of any
effective beneficiary designation, if no executor or administrator
is appointed, the bank shall not make any payment until said
appointment.
(i)
Discharge or Non Re-Election for Cause:
In the event the Director shall be discharged or
not re-elected for cause at any time, all benefits provided herein
shall be forfeited. The term “for cause” shall mean any
of the following that result in an adverse effect on the Bank: (i)
negligence or neglect; (ii) the commission of a felony, disorderly
persons offense or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, fraud, or
dishonesty; (iii) the
willful violation of any law, rule, or
regulation (other than a traffic violation or similar offense);
(iv) an intentional failure to perform stated duties; or (v) a
breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit. If a dispute
arises as to payment of benefits premised upon whether a discharge
or non re-election is “for cause,” such dispute shall
be resolved by arbitration as set forth in PARAGRAPH XII (B). A
determination by an arbitrator that a discharge or non re-election
was not “for cause” shall govern the parties solely as
to payment of benefits hereunder and shall not entitle the Director
to be reinstated or re-elected to service on the
board.
“Change in Control” shall mean: (i)
a change in ownership of the Bank under paragraph (a) below, or
(ii) a change in effective control of the Bank under paragraph (b)
below, or (iii) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion
of the assets of the Bank under paragraph (c)
below:
(a) CHANGE IN THE OWNERSHIP OF THE BANK. A
change in the ownership of the Bank shall occur on the date that
any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as
defined in paragraph (b)), acquires ownership of stock of the
corporation that, together with stock held by such person or group,
constitutes more than 50 percent of the total fair market value or
total voting power of the stock of such corporation. However, if
any one person or more than one person acting as a group, is
considered to own more than 50 percent of the total fair market
value or total voting power of the stock of a corporation, the
acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons is
not considered to cause a change in the ownership of the
corporation (or to cause a change in the effective control of the
corporation (within the meaning of paragraph (b) below). An
increase in the percentage of stock owned by any one person, or
persons acting as a group, as a result of a transaction in which
the corporation acquires its stock in exchange for property will be
treated as an acquisition of stock for purposes of this section.
This paragraph (a) applies only when there is a transfer of stock
of a corporation (or issuance of stock of a corporation) and stock
in such corporation remains outstanding after the
transaction.
(b) CHANGE IN THE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE BANK.
A change in the effective control of the Bank shall occur on the
date that either (i) any one person, or more than one person acting
as a group (as determined below), acquires (or has acquired during
the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent
acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of the
corporation possessing 30 percent or more of the total voting power
of the stock of such corporation; or (ii) a majority of members of
the corporation’s board of directors is replaced during any
12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not
endorsed by a majority of the members of the corporation’s
board of
directors prior to the date of the appointment
or election, provided that for purposes of this paragraph (b)(ii),
the term corporation refers solely to a corporation for which no
other corporation is a majority shareholder. In the absence of an
event described in paragraph (i) or (ii), a change in the effective
control of a corporation will not have occurred. If any one person,
or more than one person acting as a group, is considered to
effectively control a