Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 15, 2022, William Penn Bancorporation (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, William Penn Bank (the “Bank”), entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Kenneth J. Stephon, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank. The amended and restated employment agreement replaces the previous employment agreement between Mr. Stephon, the Bank and William Penn Bancorp, Inc., the former mid-tier parent holding company for the Bank, in its entirety.
In addition, on June 15, 2022, the Company and the Bank entered into change in control agreements with (1) Jeannine Cimino, Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Officer of the Company and the Bank; (2) Amy Hannigan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank; (3) Jonathan Logan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank; and (4) Alan Turner, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the Company and the Bank (collectively, the “Executives”).
| A. | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement |
The amended and restated employment agreement between the Company, the Bank and Mr. Stephon, which becomes effective on July 1, 2022, provides for a three-year term. Beginning on the first anniversary of the agreement’s effective date, the term of the agreement will be extended by an additional year, unless the Bank or Mr. Stephon provides the other party with written notice of non-renewal in accordance with the terms of the agreement, so that the term of the agreement remains at three years.
The amended and restated employment agreement provides for, among other things, a minimum annual base salary of $509,000, eligibility to participate in employee benefit plans and programs maintained by the Company and the Bank for the benefit of their employees, including the annual incentive, medical, dental, pension, profit sharing, retirement and stock-based compensation plans and certain fringe benefits applicable to executive personnel. Under the agreement, the Bank will also provide Mr. Stephon with an automobile owned or leased by the Bank and will pay, or reimburse Mr. Stephon for, all expenses associated with Mr. Stephon’s use of such automobile.
The amended and restated employment agreement also provides for certain payments to Mr. Stephon following the termination of his employment by the Company and Bank without cause (as defined in the agreement) or by Mr. Stephon for good reason (as defined in the agreement). Generally, in exchange for signing an effective release of claims against the Company and the Bank, Mr. Stephon will be entitled to receive a lump sum severance payment equal to: (1) his then current base salary due for the remaining term of the agreement, and (2) two times the highest annual bonus paid to him during the two-year period preceding his termination of employment, a lump sum cash payment equal to eighteen times the Bank’s monthly COBRA charge in effect on his termination date for the type of Bank-provided group health plan coverage in effect for Mr. Stephon (e.g., family coverage) on his termination date, any unpaid annual bonus for the completed fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which his termination occurs, a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro rata portion of Mr. Stephon’s target annual incentive award for the fiscal year in which his termination occurs and accelerated vesting of his outstanding equity awards. However, under the terms of the agreement, if such termination occurs within twenty-four months after a change in control of the Company (as defined in the agreement), Mr. Stephon will be entitled to receive a lump sum severance payment equal to three times the sum of his: (1) base salary, and (2) the highest annual bonus paid to him during the three-year period preceding his termination of employment., a lump sum cash payment equal to thirty-six times the Bank’s monthly COBRA charge in effect on his termination date for the type of Bank-provided group health plan coverage in effect for Mr. Stephon on his termination date, any unpaid annual bonus for the completed fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which his termination occurs, a lump sum cash payment equal to a pro rata portion of Mr. Stephon’s target annual incentive award for the fiscal year in which his termination occurs and accelerated vesting of his outstanding equity awards. The agreement provides for a “best net benefits” approach in the event that severance benefits under the agreement or otherwise result in “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The agreement also provides limited benefits in the event Mr. Stephon’s employment terminates due to death or disability.
The amended and restated employment agreement also provides that, except in the event of a change in control, Mr. Stephon will be subject to one-year non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions in the event his employment is terminated.
