Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION
SERVICES AND COVENANT AGREEMENT
THIS SERVICES AND COVENANT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 11, 2018, is entered into by and between Cadence Bancorporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and J. Thomas Wiley, Jr. (the “Advisor”), to be effective upon the occurrence of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 11, 2018 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and between Parent and State Bank Financial Corporation, a Georgia corporation (the “Company”)). If the Effective Time does not occur, this Agreement shall be null and voidab initio and of no further force and effect. All capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Advisor has invaluable knowledge and expertise regarding the business of the Company;
WHEREAS, due to the Advisor’s knowledge and expertise, Parent wishes to have the cooperation of, access to, and services of the Advisor following the Effective Time;
WHEREAS, the covenants set forth herein, including without limitation the nonsolicitation and noncompetition covenants set forth inSection 5, are being entered into in connection with and for the purpose of furthering the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and the Advisor’s willingness to enter into this Agreement is a material consideration for Parent in connection with Parent’s willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Parent and the Advisor have mutually agreed that the Advisor shall serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”) and Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Parent Bank Board”) of Cadence Bank, N.A., a national banking association (“Parent Bank”).
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Parent and the Advisor hereby agree as follows:
1.Termination of Employment; Initial Payment; 2018 Prorated Bonus.
(a)Termination of Employment. Effective as of the date on which the Effective Time occurs (the “Effective Date”), the Advisor shall cease to be an employee of Parent, the Company, and their respective affiliates (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
(b)Initial Payment. In full satisfaction of the obligations under the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of December 31, 2014 (the “Prior Agreement”), by and among the Company, State Bank and Trust Company, a Georgia banking corporation, and the Advisor, subject to the execution, delivery, andnon-revocation of a general release of claims in favor of Parent in the form attached hereto asExhibit A and in consideration for the restrictive covenants in the Prior Agreement as expanded by this Agreement (the “Payment Conditions”), the Advisor shall receive (i) $2,380,731, payable in a lump sum on the Effective Date (the “Severance Payment”), and (ii) a monthly cash payment equal to the employee’s premiums under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as