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TERMINATION AGREEMENT

Termination Agreement

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Title: TERMINATION AGREEMENT
Date: 5/10/2007
Industry: Regional Banks     Sector: Financial

TERMINATION AGREEMENT, Parties: peoples financial services corp , peoples national bank
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Exhibit 10.12

TERMINATION AGREEMENT

 

 

 

THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") made as of this 1st day of January 2007, by and between PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP ., a Pennsylvania corporation ("Peoples") and JOSEPH M. FERRETTI (the “Executive”).

 

WITNESSETH :

 

WHEREAS , Peoples is engaged in the business of a bank holding company and is the owner of all the issued and outstanding capital stock of Peoples National Bank (the "Bank"); and

 

WHEREAS , the Executive is presently serving as Vice President of the Bank; and

 

WHEREAS , Peoples considers the continued services of the Executive to be in the best interests of Peoples and its shareholders and desires to induce the Executive to remain in the employ of the Bank on an impartial and objective basis in the event of a change in control of Peoples.

 

AGREEMENT

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE , the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.   Term of Agreement .

 

(a)   The term of this Agreement shall:

 

(i)   initially be a term commencing as of January 1, 2007, and ending on December 31, 2008; and

 

(ii)   be automatically extended to provide for a two (2) year term, annually, on January 1, 2008, and again on January 1 of each year thereafter, effective as of such respective dates, unless either Peoples or the Executive shall have given written notice of nonextension of the term of this Agreement to the other at least ninety (90) days before the date of any such extension.

 

(b)   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1(a) of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically upon termination by Peoples of the Executive's employment for Cause. As used in this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean the following:

 

(i)   the Executive is convicted of or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony, a crime of falsehood, or a crime involving fraud or moral turpitude, or the actual incarceration of the Executive for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive days;

 

(ii)   the Executive willfully fails to follow the lawful, good faith instructions of the Board of Directors of Peoples after the Executive's receipt of written notice of such instructions, other than a failure resulting from the Executive's incapacity because of physical or mental illness; or

 

(iii)   any government regulatory agency orders that Peoples terminate the employment of the Executive or relieve him of his duties.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive's employment under this Agreement shall not be deemed to have been terminated for "Cause" under Clause (i) or (ii) above if such termination took place solely as a result of:

 

(i)   questionable judgment on the part of the Executive;

 

(ii)   any act or omission believed by the Executive, in good faith, to have been in, or not opposed to, the best interests of Peoples or its affiliated companies; or

 

(iii)   any act or omission in respect of which a determination could properly be made that the Executive met the applicable standard of conduct prescribed for indemnification or reimbursement or payment of expenses under the Charter or Bylaws of Peoples (or its affiliates) or the directors' and officers' liability insurance of Peoples (or its affiliates), in each case as in effect at the time of such act or omission.

 

If the Executive's employment is terminated for Cause, the Executive's rights under this Agreement shall cease as of the effective date of such termination.

 

(c)   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1(a) of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically upon termination of the Executive's employment as a result of the Executive's voluntary termination (other than in accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement), retirement at the Executive's election, or death, and the Executive's rights under this Agreement shall cease as of the date of such voluntary termination, retirement at the Executive's election, or death; provided, however, that if the Executive dies after a Notice of Termination (as defined in Section 2(a) of this Agreement) is delivered by the Executive, the provisions of Section 11(b) of this Agreement shall apply.

 

(d)   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1(a) of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate automatically upon termination of the Executive's employment as a result of the Executive's disability and the Executive's rights under this Agreement shall cease as of the date of such termination. For purposes of this Agreement, "disability" shall mean the Executive's incapacitation by accident, sickness, or otherwise that renders the Executive mentally or physically incapable of performing the services therefore required of the Executive for a continuous period of six (6) months.

 

2.   Termination Following Change in Control .

 

(a)   If a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2(b) of this Agreement) shall occur and if thereafter, at any time during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be involuntarily terminated or there shall be:

 

(i)   any reduction in title or a reduction in the Executive's responsibilities or authority with respect to Peoples or the Bank, including such responsibilities and authority as the same may be increased at any time during the term of this Agreement, or the assignment to the Executive of duties inconsistent with the Executive's prior status as a Vice President of the Bank;

 

(ii)   any reassignment of the Executive which requires the Executive to move his principal residence;

 

(iii)   any removal of the Executive from office or any adverse change in the terms and conditions of the Executive's employment, except for any termination of the Executive's employment under the provisions of Section 1(b) hereof;

 

(iv)   any reduction in the Executive's annual base salary as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time;

 

(v)   any failure of Peoples to provide the Executive with benefits at least as favorable as those enjoyed by the Executive under any of the pension, life insurance, medical, health, accident, disability or other employee benefit plans of Peoples (or any affiliated company) in which the Executive participated at the time of the Change in Control, or the taking of any action that would materially reduce any of such benefits in effect at the time of the Change in Control, unless such reduction is part of a reduction applicable to all employees;

 

(vi)   any failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform under this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 11(a) hereof;

 

(vii)   any material change in the legal relationship between Peoples and the Bank; or

 

(viii)   any material breach of this Agreement on the part of Peoples;

 

then, at the option of the Executive, exercisable by the Executive within one hundred twenty (120) days of the occurrence of each and every of the foregoing enumerated events, the Executive may resign from employment with Peoples (or, if involuntarily terminated, give notice of intention to collect benefits under this Agreement) by delivering a notice in writing (the "Notice of Termination") to Peoples, and the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement shall apply.

 

(b)   As used in this Agreement, "Change in Control" mea


 
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