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Exhibit 99.1
COMPLETE SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT
AND GENERAL RELEASE
READ IT CAREFULLY
NOTICE TO GREGG J. WAGNER:
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This is a very important legal document, and you should
carefully review and understand the terms and effect of this
document before signing it. By signing this Complete Settlement
Agreement and General Release ("Agreement"), you are agreeing to
completely release HARLEYSVILLE NATIONAL CORPORATION, HARLEYSVILLE
NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, HARLEYSVILLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES,
LLC., and their subsidiaries, affiliates, directors and officers.
Therefore, you should consult with an attorney before signing this
Agreement. You have twenty one (21) days from the day of receipt of
this document to consider the Agreement. The twenty one (21) days
will begin to run on the day after receipt. If you choose to sign
the Agreement, you will have an additional seven (7) days following
the date of your signature to revoke the Agreement, and the
Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until the
revocation period has expired.
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This Complete Settlement Agreement and General
Release ("Agreement") by and between Gregg J. Wagner and
Harleysville National Corporation, Harleysville National Bank and
Trust Company, Harleysville Management Services, LLC, and each of
their subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Corporation") is
made this 29th day of November, 2006. In this Agreement, the
"Corporation" shall at all times include any and all related
entities, corporations, subsidiaries, and affiliates.
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WHEREAS, Gregg
J. Wagner ("Wagner") and Harleysville Management Services LLC
executed an employment agreement dated January 1, 2005 ("Employment
Agreement") wherein beginning April 1, 2005, Wagner would serve as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Harleysville National
Corporation;
WHEREAS, on September 26, 2006, the Board of Directors of
Harleysville National Corporation terminated Wagner’s
employment;
WHEREAS, Paragraph 7(a) of the Employment Agreement provides
In the event that Executive's employment is
involuntarily terminated by HMS without Cause [as defined in the
Employment Agreement] and no Change in Control shall have occurred
as of the date of such termination, upon execution of a mutual
release, HMS will provide Executive with the following pay and
benefits: (i) a payment in an amount equal to the greater of: that
portion of the Executive’s Agreed Compensation for the then
existing Employment Period that has not been paid to Executive as
of the date his employment terminates, or 1.0 times the Executive's
Agreed Compensation. Such amount shall be payable in twelve (12)
equal monthly installments; and (ii) subject to plan terms,
Executive’s continued participation in HMS's Wagner benefit
plans for twelve (12) months or until Executive secures
substantially similar benefits through other employment, whichever
shall first occur. If Executive is no longer eligible to
participate in an employee benefit plan because he is no longer an
employee, HMS will pay Executive the amount of money that it would
have cost HMS to provide the benefits to Executive;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing
preambles, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth below and
other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
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1.
Termination of Employment; Payments to
Wagner .
a. Termination of
employment with Corporation shall be effective September 26, 2006.
Wagner confirms his termination of service with Corporation and all
of its subsidiaries, affiliates, joint ventures, partnerships, or
any other business enterprises, as well as from any office or
position with any trade group or any charitable organization which
he holds on behalf of the Corporation. Wagner hereby confirms his
resignation from any and all of the Corporation’s, its
subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ Boards of
Directors.
b. In consideration of Wagner complying
with the terms of this Agreement and provided that Wagner
continuously and at all times complies with all of his obligations
pursuant to this Agreement, Employer shall pay Wagner the following
severance package:
i. Corporation has paid an amount equal to
Wagner’s salary through September 26, 2006, minus all
appropriate withholdings and/or deductions on the first regularly
scheduled pay date following the termination of Wagner’s
employment;
ii. Corporation has provided Wagner and
his dependents with health insurance benefits through September 30,
2006;
iii. Corporation has paid Wagner an amount
equal to his unused accrued PTO;
iv. Corporation shall transfer title to
the 2005 Audi A8 which Wagner drove while employed by Corporation
to Wagner;
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v.
Corporation shall pay Wagner a lump sum
payment equal to $486,000 minus all appropriate withholdings and/or
deductions, which represents 1.25 times his annual salary and
bonus, within thirty days of the expiration of the Revocation
Period as defined in Paragraph 12;
vi. Corporation shall pay Wagner a lump
sum payment equal to $30,171 minus all appropriate withholdings
and/or deductions, which represents the gross-up amount of the
costs of employee benefits for a fifteen month period as determined
by Wagner, within thirty days of the expiration of the Revocation
Period as defined in Paragraph 12;
vii. Corporation shall pay Wagner an
additional lump sum payment equal to $107,500 minus all appropriate
withholdings and/or deductions within thirty days of the expiration
of the Revocation Period as defined in Paragraph 12; and
viii. Corporation shall pay $15,000 for
outplacement services, which amount shall be paid directly to
Career Concepts and which payment shall be made upon presentation
of an invoice from Career Concepts.
c.
Wagner acknowledges and agrees that the benefits to be provided to
Wagner by Corporation pursuant to this Paragraph are, in
significant and substantial part, in addition to those benefits to
which he is already or would otherwise be entitled.
2. Costs, Including Attorneys'
Fees . Wagner understands and agrees that Corporation shall
not be liable to Wagner and/or any present or former attorney for
any costs, expenses, or attorneys' fees of any kind or amount.
Furthermore, Wagner
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expressly agrees that he is not to be considered
to be the "prevailing" or "successful" party within the meaning of
any statute, rule, or other law.
3.
Release by Wagner .In consideration of the payments and
severance benefits set forth in this Agreement which consideration
and severance benefits Wagner was not otherwise entitled to
receive, and intending to be legally bound, Wagner, and all other
persons or entities claiming with, by, or through him, hereby
releases and forever discharges Corporation, and its predecessors,
successors, affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, partners and all of
their present and past shareholders, directors, officers, agents,
employees and attorneys, and all other persons or entities who
could be said to be jointly or severally liable with them,
(individually and collectively "the Releasees") from any and all
liabilities, claims, actions, causes of action, rights, judgments,
obligations, demands, or suits presently asserted or not asserted,
accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, that Wagner had, now has,
or may have or could claim to have against the Releasees, from the
beginning of time to the date of execution of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to all claims and rights in any way
arising from or based upon Wagner's employment with Corporation, or
which relate in any way to the termination of Wagner's employment
with Corporation, and also including Title VII of Civil Rights Act
of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act,
the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Federal Older
Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act,
any Whistleblower provision of any statute or law, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and any other statute,
regulation, or law or amendments thereto.
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Wagner waives
any rights under the Corporation’s stock option plans,
discharges the Corporation from any liabilities under Corporation
stock option plans, and agrees not to initiate or institute any
action, complaint, claim, charge, arbitration or lawsuit pursuant
to or related to the Corporation’s stock option
plans.
Wagner further agrees that the payments and benefits described
in this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of any and all
claims for payments or benefits, whether express or implied, that
Wagner may have against the Releasees arising out of his employment
relationship or his service as an employee, officer, and director
of the Corporation and the termination thereof, other than rights
under the Corporation pension plan and 401(k) plan.
4. Indemnification by
Corporation . In consideration of Wagner’s waiver and
release of claims set forth above and the other obligations of
Wagner hereunder, to the extent that the Corporation has
officers’ and directors’ liability insurance coverage
covering the acts of Wagner, Corporation shall, subject to the
exclusions and limitations set forth therein, indemnify and hold
harmless Wagner if he is made a party, is threatened to be made a
party to, or otherwise receives any other legal process in any
action, suit, or proceeding by reason of the fact that he was a
director, officer, or employee of the Corporation. Wagner shall be
indemnified and held harmless to the fullest extent permitted or
authorized under the officer’s and director’s liability
insurance policy, provided that such indemnification does not
violate the Corporation’s articles of incorporation, bylaws,
the laws of the Commonwealth
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