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EXHIBIT 10.3
WILLOW FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED
2002 RECOGNITION AND RETENTION PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN AND TRUST
1.01 Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc. (formerly known as “Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc.”) (the "Corporation") hereby amends and restates its 2002 Recognition and Retention Plan (as amended and restated, the "Plan") and Trust (the "Trust") upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated in this amended and restated 2002 Recognition and Retention Plan and Trust Agreement (the "Agreement"), with the amendment and restatement effective as of October 28, 2008.
1.02 The Trustee hereby accepts this Trust and agrees to hold the Trust assets existing on the date of this Agreement and all additions and accretions thereto upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
The purpose of the Plan is to retain personnel of experience and ability in key positions by providing Employees and Non-Employee Directors with a proprietary interest in the Corporation and its Subsidiary Companies as compensation for their contributions to the Corporation and the Subsidiary Companies and as an incentive to make such contributions in the future. Each Recipient of a Plan Share Award hereunder is advised to consult with his or her personal tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences under federal, state, local and other tax laws of the receipt of a Plan Share Award hereunder.
ARTICLE III
DEFINITIONS
The following words and phrases when used in this Agreement with an initial capital letter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings set forth below. Wherever appropriate, the masculine pronouns shall include the feminine pronouns and the singular shall include the plural.
3.01 "Bank" means Willow Financial Bank (formerly known as “Willow Grove Bank”), the wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.
3.02 "Beneficiary" means the person or persons designated by a Recipient to receive any benefits payable under the Plan in the event of such Recipient's death. Such person or persons shall be designated in writing on forms provided for this purpose by the Committee and may be changed from time to time by similar written notice to the Committee. In the absence of a written designation, the Beneficiary shall be the Recipient's surviving spouse, if any, or if none, his estate.
3.03 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
3.04 "Change in Control" shall mean a change in the ownership of the Corporation, a change in the effective control of the Corporation or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation, in each case as provided under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
3.05 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
3.06 "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board pursuant to Article IV hereof.
3.07 "Common Stock" means shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Corporation.
3.08 “Director” means a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiary Companies or any successors thereto, including Non-Employee Directors as well as Officers and Employees serving as Directors.
3.09 “Director Emeritus” and “Advisory Director” means a person appointed to serve in such capacity by the Board of either the Corporation or the Bank or the successors thereto.
3.10 “Disability” means the Recipient (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Corporation or the Bank (or would have received such benefits for at least three months if he had been eligible to participate in such plan).
3.11 "Effective Date" means the day upon which the Board originally adopted this Plan, which was September 24, 2002.
3.12 "Employee" means any person who is employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company or is an Officer of the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company, but not including directors who are not also Officers of or otherwise employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company.
3.13 "Employer Group" means the Corporation and any Subsidiary Company which, with the consent of the Board, agrees to participate in the Plan.
3.14 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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3.15 "Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board (including advisory boards, if any) of the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company or any successor thereto, including an Advisory Director or a Director Emeritus of the Board of the Corporation and/or any Subsidiary Company or a former Officer or Employee of the Corporation and/or any Subsidiary Company serving as Director, Advisory Director or Director Emeritus, who is not an Officer or Employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company.
3.16 "Offering" means the offering of Common Stock to the public during 2002 in connection with the reorganization of the Bank from the mutual holding company form to the stock holding company form of organization and the issuance of the capital stock of the Bank to the Corporation.
3.17 "Officer" means an Employee whose position in the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company is that of a corporate officer, as determined by the Board.
3.18 "Performance Share Award" means a Plan Share Award granted to a Recipient pursuant to Section 7.05 of the Plan.
3.19 "Performance Goal" means an objective for the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company or any unit thereof or any Employee of the foregoing that may be established by the Committee for a Performance Share Award to become vested, earned or exercisable. The establishment of Performance Goals are intended to make the applicable Performance Share Awards A performance-based @ compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, and the Performance Goals shall be based on one or more of the following criteria:
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(i) |
net income, as adjusted for non-recurring items; |
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cash earnings; |
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earnings per share; |
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cash earnings per share; |
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return on average equity; |
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(vi) |
return on average assets; |
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assets; |
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stock price; |
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(ix) |
total stockholder return; |
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capital; |
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net interest income; |
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market share; |
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cost control or efficiency ratio; and |
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asset growth. |
3.20 "Plan Shares" or "Shares" means shares of Common Stock which may be distributed to a Recipient pursuant to the Plan.
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3.21 "Plan Share Award" or "Award" means a right granted under this Plan to receive a distribution of Plan Shares upon completion of the service requirements described in Article VII, and includes Performance Share Awards.
3.22 "Recipient" means an Employee or Non-Employee Director or former Employee or Non-Employee Director who receives a Plan Share Award or Performance Share Award under the Plan.
3.23 "Subsidiary Companies" means those subsidiaries of the Corporation, including the Bank, which meet the definition of A subsidiary corporations @ set forth in Section 424(f) of the Code, at the time of the granting of the Plan Share Award in question.
3.24 "Trustee" means such firm, entity or persons approved by the Board to hold legal title to the Plan and the Plan assets for the purposes set forth herein.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
4.01 Duties of the Committee . The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee, which shall consist of two or more members of the Board, each of whom shall be a Non-Employee Director, as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) of the Exchange Act. In addition, each member of the Committee shall be an A outside director @ within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder at such times as is required under such regulations. The Committee shall have all of the powers allocated to it in this and other Sections of the Plan. The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provisions of the Plan or of any Plan Share Award granted hereunder shall be final and binding in the absence of action by the Board. The Committee shall act by vote or written consent of a majority of its members. Subject to the express provisions and limitations of the Plan, the Committee may adopt such rules, regulations and procedures as it deems appropriate for the conduct of its affairs. The Committee shall report its actions and decisions with respect to the Plan to the Board at appropriate times, but in no event less than once per calendar year.
4.02 Role of the Board . The members of the Committee and the Trustee shall be appointed or approved by, and will serve at the pleasure of, the Board. The Board may in its discretion from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee, and may remove or replace the Trustee, provided that any directors who are selected as members of the Committee shall be Non-Employee Directors.
4.03 Limitation on Liability . No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Plan Shares or Plan Share Awards granted under it. If a member of the Board or the Committee is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of anything done or not done by him in such capacity under or with respect to the Plan, the Corporation shall, subject to the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, indemnify such member against all liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Corporation and any Subsidiary Companies and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
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4.04 Compliance with Laws and Regulations . All Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency or stockholders as may be required.
4.05 Restrictions on Transfer . The Corporation may place a legend upon any certificate representing shares issued pursuant to a Plan Share Award noting that such shares may be restricted by applicable laws and regulations.
ARTICLE V
CONTRIBUTIONS
5.01 Amount and Timing of Contributions . The Board shall determine the amount (or the method of computing the amount) and timing of any contributions by the Corporation and any Subsidiary Companies to the Trust established under this Plan. Such amounts may be paid in cash or in shares of Common Stock and shall be paid to the Trust at the designated time of contribution. No contributions by Employees or Non-Employee Directors shall be permitted.
5.02 Investment of Trust Assets; Number of Plan Shares . Subject to Section 8.02 hereof, the Trustee shall invest all of the Trust's assets primarily in Common Stock. The aggregate number of Plan Shares available for distribution pursuant to this Plan shall be 256,565 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.01 hereof, which shares shall be purchased (from the Corporation and/or, if permitted by applicable regulations, from stockholders thereof) by the Trust with funds contributed by the Corporation. During the time this Plan remains in effect, Awards to each Employee and each Non-Employee Director shall not exceed 25% and 5% of the shares of Common Stock available under the Plan, respectively. Plan Share Awards to Non-Employee Directors in the aggregate shall not exceed 30% of the number of shares available under this Plan.
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ARTICLE VI
ELIGIBILITY; ALLOCATIONS
6.01 Awards . Plan Share Awards and Performance Share Awards may be made to such Employees and Non-Employee Directors as may be selected by the Board or the Committee. In selecting those Employees to whom Plan Share Awards and/or Performance Share Awards may be granted and the number of Shares covered by such Awards, the Board or the Committee shall consider the duties, responsibilities and performance of each respective Employee and Non-Employee Director, his present and potential contributions to the growth and success of the Corporation, his salary or other compensation and such other factors as deemed relevant to accomplishing the purposes of the Plan. The Board or the Committee may but shall not be required to request the written recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation other than with respect to Plan Share Awards and/or Performance Share Awards to be granted to him.
6.02 Form of Allocation
