Newbridge Bancorp 8K Employment and Change of Control Agreement | NBBC 14 Mar 08

Exhibit 99.1

EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE
OF CONTROL AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT(this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 22^nd day of December, 2006 by and between FNB Southeast, a North Carolina commercial bank (“Bank”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of FNB Financial Services Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (“FNB”), and William W. Budd, Jr. (“Executive”).

BACKGROUND

WHEREAS,Executive is hereby employed as the Chief Credit Officer and an Executive Vice President of the Bank; and

WHEREAS,the expertise and experience of Executive and his relationships and reputation in the financial institutions industry are extremely valuable to the Bank; and

WHEREAS,it is in the best interests of the Bank and FNB’s shareholders to maintain an experienced and sound executive management team to manage the Bank and to further FNB’s overall strategies to protect and enhance the value of its shareholders’ investments; and

WHEREAS,the Bank and Executive desire to enter into this Agreement to establish the scope, terms and conditions of Executive’s employment by the Bank.

NOW, THEREFORE,in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Effective Date. The effective time and date of this Agreement shall be deemed to be 12:00:01 o’clock, a.m., on the date of its making set forth above (the “Effective Date”).

2. Definitions. The following defined terms are defined in the referenced Sections of this Agreement.


		Term		Section
		Accrued Obligations		Section 8(a)(i)(A)
		Base Salary		Section 6(a)
		Bank Board		Section 6(a)
		Benefit Plans		Section 6(c)
		Business		Section 12(a)
		Cause		Section 7(b)
		Change of Control		Section 9(b)
		Change of Control Termination		Section 9(a)
		Change of Control Termination Date		Section 9(a)
		Code		Section 8(c)
		Continuing Period		Section 9(c)(ii)
		Commissioner		Section 14(d)
		Date of Termination		Section 7(d)
		Disability		Section 7(a)
		Disability Effective Date		Section 7(a)


		Term		Section
		Effective Date		Section 1
		Employment Period		Section 4
		FDIC		Section 15(d)
		FNB Board		Section 6(a)
		FNB Group		Section 12(a)
		Group		Section 9(b)
		Incumbent Directors		Section 9(b)
		ISOs		Section 8(b)
		1934 Act		Section 9(b)
		Notice of Termination		Section 7(c)
		Other Benefits		Section 8(a)(v)
		Options		Section 8(b)
		Person		Section 9(b)
		Remaining Employment Period		Section 8(a)(i)(B)
		Restricted Period		Section 8(a)(iv)
		Section 409A		Section 7(a)
		Terminate		Section 7(a)
		Welfare Benefit Plans		Section 6(d)

3. Employment. Executive is hereby employed as the Chief Credit Officer and an Executive Vice President of the Bank. Executive’s responsibilities, duties, prerogatives and authority in such executive offices, and the clerical, administrative and other support staff and office facilities provided to him, shall be those customary for persons holding such executive offices of institutions that are a part of the financial institutions industry. In his executive capacities Executive shall report to the President and Chief Executive Officer of FNB and the Bank.

4. Employment Period. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Sections 7 or 9 hereof, Executive’s employment shall be for a thirty-six (36) month term beginning as of the Effective Date and ending at 11:59:59 o’clock, p.m., on the last day of such term (the “Employment Period”).

5. Extent of Service. During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation, sick or other leave to which Executive is entitled under this Agreement, Executive agrees to devote reasonable attention and time to the business and affairs of the Bank commensurate with his offices, and, to the extent necessary to discharge the responsibilities assigned to Executive hereunder, to use Executive’s reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently his responsibilities and duties under this Agreement.

6. Compensation and Benefits.

(a)Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Bank will pay to Executive a base salary at the rate of at least $175,000 per year (“Base Salary”), less normal withholdings, payable in equal monthly or more frequent installments as are customary under the Bank’s payroll practices from time to time. The President and Chief Executive Officer of FNB and the Bank shall review Executive’s total compensation annually and may adjust Executive’s Base Salary from year to year, but during the Employment Period neither the President and Chief Executive Officer of FNB and the Bank, the Compensation Committee of the Boards of FNB and the Bank, the Board of Directors of FNB (“FNB Board”) nor the Board of Directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) may decrease Executive’s Base Salary below $175,000, and periodic increases, once granted, shall not be subject to revocation. The annual review of Executive’s total compensation by the President and Chief Executive Officer of FNB and the Bank will consider, among other things, changes in the cost of living, Executive’s own performance and FNB’s consolidated performance.

(b)Incentive Plans. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled (i) to participate in all of executive management incentive plans of FNB and/or the Bank, and any successor or substitute plans; (ii) to participate in long-term incentive plans of FNB and/or the Bank, and any successor or substitute plans; and, (iii) to participate in all stock option, stock grant and similar plans of FNB, and any successor or substitute plans, in each of the foregoing cases in at least as favorable a manner as any participant who is a member of the senior executive management of the Bank at the same level as Executive.

(c)Savings and Retirement Plans. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to participate in all savings, pension and retirement plans (including supplemental retirement plans), practices, policies and programs applicable generally to senior executive employees of FNB and/or the Bank (the “Benefit Plans”), and on at least as favorable a basis as any other participant who is a member of the senior executive management of the Bank at the same level as Executive.

(d)Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, Executive and/or Executive’s family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all benefits under all welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs provided by FNB and/or the Bank (including, without limitation, medical, hospitalization, prescription, dental, disability, employee life, group life, accidental death and dismemberment, and travel accident insurance plans and programs) to the extent applicable generally to senior executive employees of the Bank (“Welfare Benefit Plans”).

(e)Expenses. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by Executive in accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of FNB and the Bank to the extent applicable generally to other senior executive employees of the Bank.

(f)Fringe and Similar Benefits. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to fringe benefits in accordance with the plans, practices, programs and policies of the Bank in effect for its senior executive employees.

(g)Vacation, Sick and Other Leave. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled annually to a minimum of twenty (20) business days of paid vacation and shall be entitled to those number of business days of paid disability, sick and other leave specified in the employment policies of the Bank.

7. Termination of Employment (Other Than In Connection With A Change Of Control).

(a)Death or Disability. Executive’s employment with the Bank shall Terminate automatically upon Executive’s death during the Employment Period. If the Bank Board determines in good faith that the Disability of Executive has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant to the definition of Disability set forth below), it may give to Executive written notice in accordance with Section 7(d) and 15(g) of this Agreement of its intention to Terminate Executive’s employment. In such event, Executive’s employment with the Bank shall Terminate effective on the 60th day after receipt of such written notice by Executive (the “Disability Effective Date”), provided that, within the thirty (30) days after such receipt, Executive shall not have returned to full-time performance of Executive’s duties. For purposes of this Agreement, Terminate shall mean, when used in connection with a cessation of employment, that the Executive has incurred a separation from service as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”). For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the absence of Executive from Executive’s duties with the Bank on a full-time basis for ninety (90) consecutive business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness or injury which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Bank Board, or the insurers of the Bank, and acceptable to Executive or Executive’s legal representative, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld, subject to (i) the Bank’s obligations, and Executive’s rights, under (A) the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S. C. §§ 1210et seq., and (B) the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U. S.C. §§ 2601et seq. (and the regulations promulgated under the foregoing Acts), and (ii) the exclusion from such ninety (90) business day calculation of any business days constituting vacation days under Section 6(g) and any business days which an employee is permitted to be absent under the disability, sick or other leave policies of the Bank.

(b)Cause. The Bank may Terminate Executive’s employment with the Bank for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean:

	(i)		the willful and continued failure of Executive to perform substantially Executive’s duties with the Bank, other than any such failure resulting from Disability, after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Executive by the President and Chief Executive Officer or Bank Board which specifically identifies the manner in which the President and Chief Executive Officer or Bank Board believe that Executive has not substantially performed Executive’s duties;

	(ii)		the willful engaging by Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to FNB and the Bank;

	(iii)		continued insubordination with respect to directives of the Bank Board and/or the President and Chief Executive Officer of FNB and the Bank after receipt of a written warning from the Bank or the President and Chief Executive Officer, as applicable, with respect thereto; or

	(iv)		a willful act by Executive which constitutes a material breach of his fiduciary duty to FNB and/or the Bank which is intended by Executive to injure the reputation or business of FNB and/or the Bank.

For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act on the part of Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of FNB and the Bank. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the Bank Board or based upon the

advice of counsel for the Bank shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of FNB and the Bank and to not constitute insubordination.

(c)Notice of Termination. Any Termination by the Bank for Disability or Cause shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party thereto given in accordance with Section 15(g) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the Termination date (which date shall be not more than 30 days after the giving of such notice except as otherwise provided in Section 7(a)). The failure by the Bank to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Disability or Cause shall not waive any right of Executive or the Bank hereunder or preclude Executive or the Bank from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing Executive’s or the Bank’s rights hereunder.

(d)Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” means (i) if Executive’s employment is Terminated by the Bank for Cause, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or any later date specified therein, as the case may be, (ii) if Executive’s employment is Terminated by the Bank other than for Cause or Disability or other than by reason of death, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination, and (iii) if Executive’s employment is Terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date of death of Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case may be.

8. Obligations of the Bank Upon Termination (Other Than In Connection With A Change Of Control).

(a)Other Than For Cause, Death or Disability. If, during the Employment Period, the Bank shall Terminate Executive’s employment other than for Cause, death or Disability (and, in the cases of Cause or Disability, other than in connection with a Change of Control), then in consideration of Executive’s services rendered prior to such Termination;

(i) The Bank shall pay to Executive a lump sum in cash on the 30th day after the Date of Termination the aggregate of the following amounts:

	A.		the sum of (1) Executive’s Base Salary through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid, and (2) any accrued vacation and sick leave pay, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses (1) and (2) shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Accrued Obligations”);

	B.		the amount equal to the product of (1) the number of days remaining in the Employment Period from and after the Date of Termination (the “Remaining Employment Period”), and (2) Executive’s Base Salary divided by 365; and

	C.		the product of (1) Executive’s aggregate cash bonus for the last completed fiscal year, whether paid to Executive under Section 6 above or otherwise paid to Executive, and (2) a Fraction, the

numerator of which is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination and the denominator of which is 365.

	(ii)		for the Remaining Employment Period, or such longer period as may be provided by the terms of the appropriate plan, program, practice or policy, the Bank shall continue to provide benefits to Executive and/or Executive’s family at least equal to those which would have been provided to them in accordance with the Welfare Benefit Plans described in Section 6(d) of this Agreement if Executive’s employment had not been terminated; provided, however, that if Executive becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to receive substantially the same benefits under the other employer’s plans as Executive would receive under the Welfare Benefit Plans under this item (ii), the benefits provided under this item (ii) shall be secondary to those provided under such other employer’s plans during such applicable period of eligibility. For purposes of determining eligibility and years-of-service credit (but not the time of commencement of benefits) of Executive for retiree benefits pursuant to such Welfare Benefit Plans, to the extent permitted by the terms of the Welfare Benefit Plans, Executive shall be considered to have remained employed throughout the Remaining Employment Period and to have retired on the last day of such period; and

	(iii)		to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Bank shall timely pay or provide to Executive any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided herein or which Executive is eligible to receive under any Welfare Benefit Plan or any other plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of FNB or the Bank (such other amounts and benefits shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Other Benefits”);

	(iv)		provided, however, that notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Executive shall forfeit his right to receive, or, to the extent such amounts have previously been paid to Executive, shall repay in full to the Bank, with interest at 8% per annum within thirty (30) days of a final determination of Executive’s liability therefor as set forth below, the sum of the amounts described in Section 8(a)(i)(A) and (B) of this Agreement if any time during the Employment Period or the Remaining Employment Period (the “Restricted Period”) Executive violates the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 12 of this Agreement. Any determination of whether Executive has violated such covenants shall be made by arbitration in Greensboro, North Carolina under the Rules of Commercial Arbitration (the “Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

Further provided, however, that if the Executive is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A, then the payment(s) under this Section 8(a) shall be made and/or shall begin on the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Executive’s Termination if so required by Section 409A.

(b)Death. If Executive’s employment is Terminated by reason of Executive’s death during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to Executive’s legal representatives under this Agreement, except that; (i) Accrued Obligations shall timely be paid as provided below; (ii) Other Benefits shall be timely paid or provided as described below; (iii) all stock options that are “incentive stock options” (“ISOs”), as described in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), previously granted to Executive that vested at or prior to the Date of Termination shall remain exercisable for the longer of twelve (12) months and the exercise period in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination; (iv) all nonqualified stock options shall remain exercisable for the period of exercise in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination; (v) all Options previously granted to Executive and scheduled to vest in the year of death shall immediately vest and be exercisable for the exercise period set forth in the applicable grants; and (vi) Executive’s rights to all benefits under all Benefit Plans that are “non-qualified” plans shall be 100% vested, regardless of Executive’s age or years of service, at the time of Executive’s death. Accrued Obligations shall be paid to Executive’s estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash on the 30^th day after the Date of Termination. With respect to the provision of Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as utilized in this Section 8(b) shall include, without limitation, and Executive’s estate and/or beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive, all benefits under FNB’s and the Bank’s plans, programs, practices and policies relating to death benefits, if any, as are applicable generally to senior executive employees of the Bank and their beneficiaries, and on the same basis as such senior executive employees and their beneficiaries. Without limiting the foregoing, for one (1) year after Executive’s death, the Bank shall pay any premium required for any “qualified beneficiary” to continue his or her health care coverage in accordance with Title 1, Part 6 of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(c)Disability. If Executive’s employment is Terminated by reason of Executive’s Disability during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to Executive, except that: (i) Accrued Obligations shall be timely paid as provided below; (ii) Other Benefits shall be timely paid or provided as described below; (iii) all Options that are ISOs and that vested at or prior to the Date of Termination shall remain exercisable for the lesser of twelve (12) months and the period of exercise in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination; (iv) all Options previously granted and scheduled to vest in the year in which the Date of Termination occurs shall immediately vest and be exercisable (A) in the case of ISOs, for twelve (12) months from the Date of Termination, and (B) in the case of Options that are not ISOs, for the exercise period set forth in the applicable grant; and (v) all other Options that vested at or prior to the Date of Termination shall remain exercisable for the period of exercise in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination. Accrued Obligations shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum in cash on the 30^th day after the Date of Termination. Provided, however, that if the Executive is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A, then the payment(s) under this Section 8(c) shall be made and/or shall begin on the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Executive’s Termination if so required by Section 409A. With respect to the provision of Other Benefits, the term Other Benefits as utilized in this Section 8(c) shall include, without limitation, and Executive shall be entitled after the Date of Termination to receive, all disability and other benefits under all Welfare Benefit Plans and all other plans, programs, practices, and policies of FNB and the Bank relating to disability, if any, as are applicable generally to senior executive employees of the Bank and their families, and on the same basis as such senior executive employees and their families.

(d)Cause. If Executive’s employment shall be Terminated for Cause during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall terminate without further obligations to Executive, except that (i) the Accrued Obligations shall be paid in a lump sum in cash on the 30th day after the Date of Termination, and (ii) Other Benefits shall be paid or provided in a timely manner, in each case to the extent theretofore unpaid; provided, however, that Executive’s right to continue to participate in Welfare Benefit Plans shall terminate on the 30th day following the Date of Termination, subject to his rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1161et seq.Further

provided, however, that if the Executive is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A, then the payment(s) under this Section 8(d) shall be made and/or shall begin on the first day of the seventh month following the date of the Executive’s Termination if so required by Section 409A.

9. Termination In Connection With a Change of Control.

(a)Change of Control Termination. In the event that during the Employment Period, the Bank Terminates Executive’s employment, other than for Cause or Disability, or the Executive Terminates his employment because the Bank requires Executive to perform his duties and responsibilities from a location other than FNB’s executive officers in Greensboro, North Carolina or reduce his duties, responsibilities, prerogatives and authority as set forth in Section 3, in any such case at the time of or within one (1) year after a Change of Control (each a “Change of Control Termination”), Executive shall be entitled to receive the payments and benefits specified in this Section 9. The date on which FNB and the Bank or Executive receives notice in accordance with Section 15(g) of a Change of Control Termination shall be deemed the “Change of Control Termination Date.”

(b)Definition of Change of Control. A “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred upon (i) any “Person” or “Group” (as defined in or pursuant to Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), but not including FNB, the Bank, any subsidiary of either FNB or the Bank, or any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in or pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. § 1002(3), and as used herein “Person” or “Group”) becoming the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) or otherwise acquiring control, directly or indirectly, of securities of FNB representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the voting power of FNB’s then outstanding securities; (ii) the acquisition by any Person or Group in any manner of the ability to elect, or to control the election, of a majority of the directors of FNB or the Bank; (iii) the merger of FNB or the Bank into another entity, the merger of any entity into FNB or the Bank or the acquisition of assets by FNB or the Bank, in any such case with the result that the beneficial owners of FNB’s outstanding securities immediately prior to such transaction do not beneficially own more than sixty percent (60%) of FNB’s outstanding securities after the consummation of such transaction; (iv) the sale or other transfer of more than fifty percent (50%) of the assets of FNB or the Bank to any entity not controlled by FNB; (v) the consummation of any transaction by FNB or the Bank that results (A) in the majority of either the FNB Board or the Bank Board after the consummation of such transaction not being composed of Incumbent Directors or (B) the beneficial owners of FNB’s outstanding securities immediately prior to the consummation of such a transaction not beneficially owning more than sixty percent (60%) of FNB’s outstanding securities after such transaction; or (vi) the occurrence of any other event or circumstance which is not described in the foregoing provisions of this Section 9(b) but which the FNB Board determines affects control of FNB and/or the Bank and constitutes a Change of Control for purposes of this Agreement. The term “Incumbent Director” shall mean any director who as of the Effective Date was a member of the FNB Board or the Bank Board, or any individual becoming a member of the FNB Board or the Bank Board subsequent to the Effective Date whose election by FNB’s shareholders or by the shareholder of the Bank, as applicable, was recommended by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the then Incumbent Directors on the FNB Board or the Bank Board, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall not include any transaction to which Executive consents in a writing specifically noting this provision Of this Agreement.

(c)Change of Control Payments and Benefits. Upon a Change Of Control Termination:

(i)

The Bank shall pay to Executive in a lump sum in cash on the 30th day after the date of the Change In Control Termination Date, or, if the Executive is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A, then on

the first day of the seventh month following the Change in Control Termination Date, the aggregate of the following amounts:

	(A)		the sum of the Accrued Obligations; and

	(B)		an amount equal to 2.99 times the total of Executive’s Base Salary; provided, however, that if Executive accepts employment by another employer, at an annual base compensation equal to or greater than Executive’s Base Salary, during the Continuing Period (as defined below) and the primary place of such employment is twenty-five (25) or fewer miles from the headquarters of FNB, no payment shall be due under this item (B) and any such payment previously made shall be repaid by Executive.

	(ii)		for the number of days remaining in the Employment Period from and after the Change of Control Termination Date (the “Continuing Period”), or such longer period as may be provided by the terms of the appropriate plan, program, practice or policy, the Bank shall continue benefits to Executive and/or Executive’s family at least equal to those which would have been provided to them in accordance with the Welfare Benefit Plans described in Section 6(d) of this Agreement if Executive’s employment had not been terminated; provided, however, that if Executive becomes reemployed with another employer and is eligible to receive substantially the same benefits under the other employer’s plans as Executive would receive under the Welfare Benefit Plans under this item (ii), the benefits provided under this item (ii) shall be secondary to those provided under such other plans during such applicable period of eligibility. For purposes of determining eligibility and years-of-service credit (but not the time of commencement of benefits) of Executive for retiree benefits pursuant to such Welfare Benefit Plans, Executive shall be considered to have remained employed through the Continuing Period and to have retired on the last day of such period; and

	(iii)		all Options previously granted to Executive that are unvested as of the Change of Control Termination Date shall be deemed vested, fully exercisable and non-forfeitable as of the Change of Control Termination Date (provided, however, that Options granted less than six (6) months before the Change of Control Termination Date shall not be exercisable until the first day subsequent to the six (6) months following their dates of grant) and all previously granted Options that are vested, but unexercised, on the Change of Control Termination Date shall remain exercisable, in each case for the period during which they would have been exercisable absent the termination of Executive’s employment; and

	(iv)		Executive’s benefits under all Benefit Plans that are non-qualified plans shall be 100% vested, regardless of Executive’s age or years of service, as of the Change of Control Termination Date; and

	(v)		Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, Executive

may waive and release any amount, distribution, acceleration of vesting or other right described in this Section 9, in whole or part, such that the aggregate of all payments, distributions and benefits received by him shall not constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.

10. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit Executive’s continuing or future participation in any plan, program, policy, or practice provided by the Bank and for which Executive may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as Executive may have under any contract or agreement with FNB or the Bank. Amounts which are vested benefits or which Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or program of or any contract or agreement with FNB or the Bank at or subsequent to a Date of Termination or Change of Control Termination Date shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice or program or such contract or agreement except as explicitly modified by this Agreement.

11. Full Settlement. The Bank’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform their obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which FNB or the Bank may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that Executive’s right to receive any payment under Section 8(a)(i) and to receive benefits under Welfare Benefit Plans to the extent that Executive obtains other employment shall be limited as provided in Sections 8(a)(i) and (ii). The Bank agree to recognize as an indebtedness to Executive and shall pay as incurred all legal fees and expenses which Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Bank, Executive or others of the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by Executive about the amount of any payment pursuant to this Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the “applicable federal rate” provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code.

12. Covenants.

(a)Covenant Not to Compete. During the Restricted Period and if Executive’s employment has been terminated for Cause or by reason of Disability, Executive shall not, within the geographic areas composed of the circles surrounding the Bank’s banking offices existing from time to time, with each circle having the applicable banking office as its center point and a radius of twenty-five (25) miles (the “Territory”), directly or indirectly, in any capacity, render his services, or engage or have a financial interest in, any business that shall be competitive with any of those business activities in which FNB, the Bank or any of the Bank’s subsidiaries (the “FNB Group”) is engaged as of the date of this Agreement, which business activities include the provision of banking services (collectively, the “Business”); provided, however, that Executive’s ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of any entity engaged in the Business that has a class of securities listed on a securities exchange or qualified for quotation on any over-the-counter market shall not be a violation of the foregoing.

(b)Covenant Not to Solicit Customers. During the Restricted Period, within the Territory Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person or entity (other than FNB or the Bank), offer to provide banking services to any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity who is or was (i) a customer of any member of the FNB Group during any part of the twelve (12) month period immediately prior to the Date of Termination, or (ii) a

potential customer to whom any member of the FNB Group offered to provide banking services during any part of the twelve (12) month period immediately prior to the Date of Termination.

(c)Covenant Not to Solicit Employees. During the Restricted Period, within the Territory Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person or entity, solicit, recruit or entice, directly or indirectly, any employee of any member of the FNB Group to leave the employment of such member to work with Executive or with any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity with whom Executive is or becomes affiliated or associated.

(d)Reasonableness of Scope and Duration. The parties hereto agree that the covenants and agreements contained in this Section 12 are reasonable in their time, territory and scope, and they intend that they be enforced, and no party shall raise any issue of the reasonableness of the time, territory or scope of any such covenants in any proceeding to enforce any such covenants.

(e)Enforceability. Executive agrees that monetary damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach or threatened breach of the provisions of this Section 12, and that in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Bank, they shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any such breach or threatened breach.

(f)Separate Covenants and Severability. The covenants and agreements contained in this Section 12 shall be construed as separate and independent covenants. Should any part or provision of any such covenant or agreement be held invalid, void or unenforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction, no other part or provision of this Agreement shall be rendered invalid, void or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, no other part or provision of this Agreement shall be rendered invalid, void or unenforceable as a result. If any portion of the foregoing provisions is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction unless modified, it is the intent of the parties that the otherwise invalid or unreasonable term shall be reformed, or a new enforceable term provided, so as to most closely effectuate the provisions as is validly possible.

(g)Inapplicability. The provisions of this Section 12 shall not be operative upon, or be in any way enforceable against Executive at or after, a Change of Control Termination or a termination of Executive’s employment by the Bank other than for Cause, death or Disability (i.e., a termination without Cause).

13. Assignment and Successors.

(a)Executive. This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Bank shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives.

(b)FNB and the Bank. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Bank and their respective successors and assigns. The Bank will require any successor to it (whether direct or indirect, by stock or asset purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of its business or more than fifty percent (50%) of its assets to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent it would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, the “Bank” shall mean the Bank as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its businesses and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by Operation of law, or otherwise.

14. Regulatory Intervention. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the obligations of the Bank under this Agreement are subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) If the Executive is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of FNB’s or the Bank’s affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or (1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. § 1818 (e)(3) and (g)(1)), FNB’s or the Bank’s obligations hereunder, as applicable, shall be suspended as of the date of service unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, all of FNB’s and the Bank’s obligations which were suspended shall be reinstated.

(b) If Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of FNB’s or the Bank’s affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. § 1 818 (e)(4) and (g)(1)), all obligations of FNB and the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the parties shall not be affected.

(c) If the Bank is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S. C. § 1813 (X)(1)), all obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but any vested rights of Executive shall not be affected.

(d) All obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of the contract is necessary for the continued operation of the Bank, if so ordered by the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks (the “Commissioner”), at the time the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the authority contained in Section 13 (c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.§ 1823 (c)), or if so ordered by the Commissioner at the time the FDIC approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by the Commissioner to be in an unsafe or unsound condition. Any rights of Executive that shall have vested under this Agreement shall not be affected by such action. Provided that any termination of this Agreement, in whole or in part, shall be in compliance with Section 409A to the extent Section 409A applies to any portion of this Agreement.

(e) With regard to the provisions of this Section 14(a) through (d):

	(i)		The Bank agrees to use its best efforts to oppose any such notice of charges as to which there are reasonable defenses;

	(ii)		In the event the notice of charges is dismissed or otherwise resolved in manner that will permit the Bank to resume its obligations to pay compensation hereunder, the Bank will promptly make such payment hereunder; and

	(iii)		During any period of suspension under Section 14(a), the vested rights of Executive shall not be affected except to the extent precluded by such notice.

(f) The Bank’s obligations to provide compensation or other benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be terminated or limited to the extent required by the provisions of any final regulation or order of the FDIC promulgated under Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. § 1828(k)) limiting or prohibiting any “golden parachute payment” as defined therein, but only

to the extent that the compensation or payments to be provided by the Bank under this Agreement are so prohibited or limited.

15. Miscellaneous.

(a)No Mitigation. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise and, except as provided in Sections 8(a)(i) and (ii) and 9(C)(i)(B), no such payment shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any compensation or benefits provided to Executive in any subsequent employment.

(b)Waiver. Failure of either part to insist, in one or more instances, on performance by the other in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right granted in this Agreement or of the future performance of any such term or condition or of any other term or condition of this Agreement, unless such waiver is contained in a writing signed by the party making the waiver.

(c)Severability. If any provision or covenant, of any part thereof, of this Agreement should be held by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, either in whole or in part, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality enforceability of the remaining provisions or covenants, or any part thereof, of this Agreement, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.

(d)Other Agents. Nothing in this Agreement is to be interpreted as limiting the Bank from employing other personnel on such terms and conditions as may be satisfactory to it.

(e)Entire Agreement. Except as provided herein, this Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Bank and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and invalidates any previous employment and severance agreements or contracts with Executive. No representations, inducements, promises or agreements, oral or otherwise, which are not embodied herein, shall be of any force or effect.

(f)Compliance with Section 409A. It is intended that this Agreement shall conform with all applicable Section 409A requirements to the extent Section 409A applies to any provisions of the Agreement. Accordingly, in interpreting, construing or applying any provisions of the Agreement, the same shall be construed in such manner as shall meet and comply with Section 409A, and in the event of any inconsistency with Section 409A, the same shall be reformed so as to meet the requirements of Section 409A.

(g)Governing Law. Except to the extent preempted by federal law, the laws of the State of North Carolina shall govern this Agreement in all respects, whether as to its validity, construction, capacity, performance or otherwise.

(h)Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered or seven (7) days after mailing if mailed, first class, certified mail, postage prepaid:


		To the Bank:

		FNB Southeast
		501 Highwoods Boulevard, Suite 400,
		Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
		Attention: President and Chief Executive Officer

		To Executive:

		William W. Budd, Jr.
		2926 Amherst Avenue
		Burlington, North Carolina 27215

Any party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands and other communications shall be delivered or mailed by giving notice thereof to the other party in the same manner provided herein.

(i)Amendments and Modifications. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a writing signed by all parties hereto, which makes specific reference to this Agreement. Provided, further, that any amendment or modification to this Agreement shall not be adopted unless it complies with Section 409A to the extent Section 409A applies to this Agreement and/or to the amendment or modification.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Employment and Change of Control Agreement as of the date first above written.



		FNB SOUTHEAST

		By:
		Pressley A. Ridgill President and Chief Executive Officer

		EXECUTIVE:


		William W. Budd, Jr.

Newbridge Bancorp (NBBC) Inactive 8-KEmployment and Change of Control Agreement