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HEMET FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT is made effective as of , 1997, by and
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among Hemet Federal Savings and Loan Association (the "Institution"), a
federally chartered savings institution, with its principal administrative
office at 445 East Florida Avenue, Hemet, California 92543, HF Bancorp, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, the holding
company for the Institution (the "Holding Company"), and Richard S. Cupp
("Executive").
WHEREAS, the Institution wishes to assure itself of the services of
Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Executive is willing to serve in the employ of the Institution on
a full-time basis for said period.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained,
and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
1. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES
During the period of his employment hereunder, Executive agrees to serve
as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institution. Executive shall
render administrative and management services to the Institution such as are
customarily performed by persons situated in a similar executive capacity.
During said period, Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer
and director of the Holding Company or any subsidiary of the Institution.
2. TERMS AND DUTIES
(a) The period of Executive's employment under this Agreement shall be
deemed to have commenced as of the date first above written and shall continue
for a period of twenty four (24) full calendar months thereafter. Commencing on
the first anniversary date of this Agreement, and continuing on each anniversary
thereafter, the disinterested members of the board of directors of the
Institution ("Board") may extend the Agreement for an additional twelve (12)
month period such that the remaining term of the Agreement shall be twenty-four
(24) months unless the Executive elects not to extend the term of this Agreement
by giving written notice in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement. The
Board will review the Agreement and Executive's performance annually for
purposes of determining whether to extend the Agreement and the rationale and
results thereof shall be included in the minutes of the Board's meeting. The
Board shall give notice to the Executive as soon as possible after such review
as to whether the Agreement is to be extended.
(b) During the period of Executive's employment hereunder, except for
periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and
reasonable leaves of absence,
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Executive shall devote substantially all his business time, attention, skill,
and efforts to the faithful performance of his duties hereunder including
activities and services related to the organization, operation and management of
the Institution and participation in community and civic organizations;
provided, however, that, with the approval of the Board, as evidenced by a
resolution of such Board, from time to time, Executive may serve, or continue to
serve, on the boards of directors of, and hold any other offices or positions
in, companies or organizations, which, in such Board's judgment, will not
present any conflict of interest with the Institution, or materially affect the
performance of Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive's
employment with the Institution may be terminated by the Institution or the
Executive during the term of this Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT
(a) The Institution shall pay Executive as compensation a salary of not
less than $20,000 per month or $240,000 per annum ("Base Salary"). Base Salary
shall include any amounts of compensation deferred by Executive under any
qualified or unqualified plan maintained by the Institution. Such Base Salary
shall be payable bi-monthly. During the period of this Agreement, Executive's
Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually; the first such review will be
made no later than one year from the date of this Agreement. Such review shall
be conducted by the Board or by a Committee of the Board, delegated such
responsibility by the Board. The Committee or the Board may adjust Executive's
Base Salary. Any adjustment to Base Salary shall become the "Base Salary" for
purposes of this Agreement. In addition to the Base Salary provided in this
Section 3(a), the Institution shall also provide Executive, at no premium cost
to Executive, with all such other benefits as are provided uniformly to
permanent full-time employees of the Institution.
(b) The Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit
plans, arrangements and perquisites substantially equivalent to those in which
Executive was participating or otherwise deriving benefit from immediately prior
to the beginning of the term of this Agreement, and the Institution will not,
without Executive's prior written consent, make any changes in such plans,
arrangements or perquisites which would materially adversely affect Executive's
rights or benefits thereunder; except to the extent such changes are made
applicable to all Institution employees on a non-discriminatory basis. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Subsection (b),
Executive shall be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any
employee benefit plans including but not limited to, retirement plans,
supplemental retirement plans, pension plans, profit-sharing plans,
health-and-accident plans, medical coverage or any other employee benefit plan
or arrangement made available by the Institution in the future to its senior
executives and key management employees, subject to and on a basis consistent
with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such plans and
arrangements. Executive shall be entitled to incentive compensation and bonuses
as provided in any plan of the Institution in which Executive is eligible to
participate. Nothing paid to the Executive under any such plan or
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arrangement will be deemed to be in lieu of other compensation to which the
Executive is entitled under this Agreement.
(c) In addition to the Base Salary provided for by paragraph (a) of this
Section 3 and other compensation provided for by paragraph (b) of this Section
3, the Institution shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel
and other reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of Executive's
obligations under this Agreement and may provide such additional compensation in
such form and such amounts as the Board may from time to time determine.
4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF TERMINATION
(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination (as herein defined)
during the Executive's term of employment under this Agreement, the provisions
of this Section shall apply. As used in this Agreement, an "Event of
Termination" shall mean and include any one or more of the following: (i) the
termination by the Institution or the Holding Company of Executive's full-time
employment hereunder for any reason other than a termination governed by Section
5(a) hereof, or Termination for Cause, as defined in Section 8 hereof; (ii)
Executive's resignation from the Institution's employ upon any (A) failure to
elect or reelect or to appoint or reappoint Executive as President and Chief
Executive Officer, unless consented to by the Executive, (B) a material change
in Executive's function, duties, or responsibilities, which change would cause
Executive's position to become one of lesser responsibility, importance, or
scope from the position and attributes thereof described in Section 1, above,
unless consented to by Executive, (C) a relocation of Executive's principal
place of employment by more than 30 miles from its location at the effective
date of this Agreement, unless consented to by the Executive, (D) a material
reduction in the benefits and perquisites to the Executive from those being
provided as of the effective date of this Agreement, unless consented to by the
Executive, or (E) a liquidation or dissolution of the Institution or Holding
Company, or (F) breach of this Agreement by the Institution. Upon the occurrence
of any event described in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) or (F), above,
Executive shall have the right to elect to terminate his employment under this
Agreement by resignation upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice
given within six full months after the event giving rise to said right to elect.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, on the Date of
Termination, as defined in Section 9, the Institution shall be obligated to pay
Executive, or, in the event of his subsequent death, his beneficiary or
beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, an amount equal to the sum of:
(i) the amount of the remaining payments that the Executive would have earned if
he had continued his employment with the Institution during the remaining term
of this Agreement at the Executive's Base Salary at the Date of Termination; and
(ii) the amount equal to the annual contributions that would have been made on
Executive's behalf to any employee benefit plans of the Institution or the
Holding Company during the remaining term of this Agreement based on
contributions made (on an annualized basis) at the Date of Termination;
provided, however, that any payments pursuant to this subsection shall not, in
the aggregate, exceed two times Executive's average annual compensation for the
five most recent taxable years that Executive has been employed by the
Institution or such lesser number of years in the event that Executive shall
have
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been employed by the Institution for less than five years. In the event the
Institution is not in compliance with its minimum capital requirements or if
such payments pursuant to this subsection (b) would cause the Institution's
capital to be reduced below its minimum regulatory capital requirements, such
payments shall be deferred until such time as the Institution or successor
thereto is in capital compliance. At the election of the Executive, which
election is to be made prior to an Event of Termination, such payments shall be
made in a lump sum. In the event that no election is made, payment to Executive
will be made on a monthly basis in approximately equal installments during the
remaining term of the Agreement. Such payments shall not be reduced in the event
the Executive obtains other employment following termination of employment.
(c) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination, the Institution will
cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability coverage
substantially identical to the coverage maintained by the Institution or the
Holding Company for Executive prior to his termination at no premium cost to the
Executive, except to the extent such coverage may be changed in its application
to all Institution or Holding Company employees. Such coverage shall cease upon
the expiration of the remaining term of this Agreement.
5. CHANGE IN CONTROL
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" of the
Institution or Holding Company shall mean an event of a nature that: (i) would
be required to be reported in response to Item 1 of the current report on Form
8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"); or (ii)
results in a Change in Control of the Institution or the Holding Company within
the meaning of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act and the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Office of
Thrift Supervision ("OTS") (or its predecessor agency), as in effect on the date
hereof (provided, that in applying the definition of change in control as set
forth under the rules and regulations of the OTS, the Board shall substitute its
judgment for that of the OTS); or (iii) without limitation such a Change in
Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (A) any "person" (as
the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes
the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of voting securities of the Institution or the Holding
Company representing 25% or more of the Institution's or the Holding Company's
outstanding voting securities or right to acquire such securities except for any
voting securities of the Institution purchased by the Holding Company and any
voting securities purchased by any employee benefit plan of the Institution or
the Holding Company, or (B) individuals who constitute the Board on the date
hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the
date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of
the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election
by the Holding Company's stockholders was approved by the same Nominating
Committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be, for purposes of this
clause (B), considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board, or (C)
a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially
all the assets of the Institution or the Holding Company or similar transaction
occurs
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in which the Institution or Holding Company is not the resulting entity;
provided, however, that such an event listed above will be deemed to have
occurred or to have been effectuated upon the receipt of all required regulatory
approvals not including the lapse of any statutory waiting periods.
(b) If a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to Section 5(a) or the
Board has determined that a Change in Control has occurred, Executive shall be
entitled to the benefits provided in paragraphs (c), and (d) of this Section 5
upon his subsequent termination of employment at any time within twenty-four
months following the Change in Control due to: (1) Executive's dismissal or (2)
Executive's voluntary resignation following any demotion, loss of title, office
or significant authority or responsibility, reduction in annual compensation or
material reduction in benefits or relocation of his principal place of
employment by more than 30 miles from its location immediately prior to the
Change in Control, unless such termination is because of his death or
termination for Cause.
(c) Upon Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b), the
Institution shall pay Executive, or in the event of his subsequent death, his
beneficiary or beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, a sum equal to
the greater of: (1) the payments due for the remaining term of the Agreement; or
2) two (2) times Executive's average annual compensation for the five (5) most
recent taxable years that Executive has been employed by the Institution or such
lesser number of years in the event that Executive shall have been employed by
the Institution for less than five (5) years. Such average annual compensation
shall include Base Salary, commissions, bonuses, contributions on Executive's
behalf to any pension and/or profit sharing plan, severance payments, retirement
payments, directors or committee fees, fringe benefits, and payment of expense
items without accountability or business purpose or that do not meet the IRS
requirements for deductibility by the Institution; provided however, that any
payment under this provision shall not exceed two (2) times the Executive's
average annual compensation. In the event the Institution is not in compliance
with its minimum capital requirements or if such payments would cause the
Institution's capital to be reduced below its minimum regulatory capital
requirements, such payments shall be deferred until such time as the Institution
or successor thereto is in capital compliance. At the election of the Executive,
which election is to be made prior to a Change in Control, such payment may be
made in a lump sum. In the event that no election is made, payment to the
Executive will be made on a monthly basis in approximately equal installments
over a period of twenty-four (24) months following the Executive's termination.
Such payments shall not be reduced in the event Executive obtains other
employment following termination of employment.
(d) Upon the Executive's entitlement to benefits pursuant to Section 5(b),
the Institution will cause to be continued life, medical, dental and disability
coverage substantially identical to the coverage maintained by the Institution
for Executive prior to his severance at no premium cost to the Executive, except
to the extent that such coverage may be changed in its application for all
Institution employees on a non-discriminatory basis. Such coverage and payments
shall cease upon the expiration of twenty-four (24) months following the Date of
Termination.
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6. CHANGE OF CONTROL RELATED PROVISIONS
Notwithstanding the paragraphs of Section 5, in no event shall the
aggregate payments or benefits to be made or afforded to Executive under said
paragraphs (the "Termination Benefits") constitute an "excess parachute payment"
under Section 280G of the Code or any successor thereto, and in order to avoid
such a result, Termination Benefits will be reduced, if necessary, to an amount
(the "Non-Triggering Amount"), the value of which is one dollar ($1.00) less
than an amount equal to three (3) times Executive's "base amount", as determined
in accordance with said Section 280G. The allocation of the reduction required
hereby among the Termination Benefits provided by Section 5 shall be determined
by Executive.
7. TERMINATION UPON RETIREMENT
Termination by the Institution of the Executive based on "Retirement"
shall mean termination in accordance with the Institution's retirement policy or
in accordance with any retirement arrangement established with Executive's
consent with respect to him. Upon termination of Executive upon Retirement,
Executive shall be entitled to all benefits under any retirement plan of the
Institution and other plans to which Executive is a party.
8. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE
The term "Termination for Cause" shall mean termination because of
Executive's personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, any breach of
fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated
duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic
violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order or material
breach of any provision of this Agreement. For purposes of this Section, no act,
or the failure to act, on Executive's part shall be "willful" unless done, or
omitted to be done, not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the
action or omission was in the best interest of the Institution or its
affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall not be deemed to have
been Terminated for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to
him a Notice of Termination which shall include a copy of a resolution duly
adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the members of
the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for that purpose (after
reasonable notice to Executive and an opportunity for him, together with
counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion
of the Board, Executive was guilty of conduct justifying Termination for Cause
and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. Executive shall not have the
right to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after Termination
for Cause except for compensation and benefits already vested. During the period
beginning on the date of the Notice of Termination for Cause pursuant to Section
9 hereof through the Date of Termination, stock options and related limited
rights granted to Executive under any stock option plan shall not be exercisable
nor shall any unvested awards granted to Executive under any stock benefit plan
of the Institution, the Holding Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof
vest. At the Date of Termination, such stock options and related limited rights
and such unvested awards shall become
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null and void and shall not be exercisable by or delivered to Executive at any
time subsequent to such Date of Termination for Cause.
9. NOTICE
(a) Any purported termination by the Institution or by Executive shall be
communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of
this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice which
shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon
and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to
provide a basis for termination of Executive's employment under the provision so
indicated.
(b) "Date of Termination" shall mean the date specified in the Notice of
Termination (which, in the case of a Termination for Cause, shall not be less
than thirty days from the date such Notice of Termination is given).
(c) If, within thirty (30) days after any Notice of Termination is given,
the party receiving such Notice of Termination notifies the other party that a
dispute exists concerning the termination, the Date of Termination shall be the
date on which the dispute is finally determined, either by mutual written
agreement of the parties, by a binding arbitration award, or by a final
judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction (the time for
appeal therefrom having expired and no appeal having been perfected) and
provided further that the Date of Termination shall be extended by a notice of
dispute only if such notice is given in good faith and the party giving such
notice pursues the resolution of such dispute with reasonable diligence.
Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, the Institution will continue
to pay Executive his Base Salary in effect when the notice giving rise to the
dispute was given until the earlier of: (1) the resolution of the dispute in
accordance with this Agreement or (2) the expiration of the remaining term of
this Agreement as determined as of the Date of Termination. Amounts paid under
this Section are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement and
shall not be offset against or reduce any other amounts due under this
Agreement.
10. POST-TERMINATION OBLIGATIONS
All payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be
subject to Executive's compliance with this Section 10 for one (1) full year
after the earlier of the expiration of this Agreement or termination of
Executive's employment with the Institution. Executive shall, upon reasonable
notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Institution as may
reasonably be required by the Institution in connection with any litigation in
which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party.
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11. NON-COMPETITION
(a) Upon any termination of Executive's employment hereunder pursuant to
Section 4 hereof, Executive agrees not to compete with the Institution for a
period of one (1) year following such termination in any city, town or county in
which the Executive's normal business office is located and the Institution has
an office or has filed an application for regulatory approval to establish an
office, determined as of the effective date of such termination, except as
agreed to pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board. Executive agrees
that during such period and within said cities, towns and counties, Executive
shall not work for or advise, consult or otherwise serve with, directly or
indirectly, any entity whose business materially competes with the depository,
lending or other business activities of the Institution. The parties hereto,
recognizing that irreparable injury will result to the Institution, its business
and property in the event of Executive's breach of this Subsection 11(a) agree
that in the event of any such breach by Executive, the Institution, will be
entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an
injunction to restrain the violation hereof by Executive, Executive's partners,
agents, servants, employees and all persons acting for or under the direction of
Executive. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Institution from
pursuing any other remedies available to the Institution for such breach or
threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.
(b) Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the
business activities and plans for business activities of the Institution and
affiliates thereof, as it may exist from time to time, is a valuable, special
and unique asset of the business of the Institution. Executive will not, during
or after the term of his employment, disclose any knowledge of the past,
present, planned or considered business activities of the Institution or
affiliates thereof to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any
reason or purpose whatsoever, unless expressly authorized by the Board of
Directors or required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may
disclose any knowledge of banking, financial and/or economic principles,
concepts or ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business
plans and activities of the Institution. In the event of a breach or threatened
breach by Executive of the provisions of this Section, the Institution will be
entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in
part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business
activities of the Institution or affiliates thereof, or from rendering any
services to any person, firm, corporation, other entity to whom such knowledge,
in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed.
Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Institution from pursuing
any other remedies available to the Institution for such breach or threatened
breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.
12. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS
(a) All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid in cash
or check from the general funds of the Institution. The Holding Company,
however, unconditionally guarantees payment and provision of all amounts and
benefits due hereunder to Executive and, if such amounts and benefits due from
the Institution are not timely paid or provided by the Institution, such amounts
and benefits shall be paid or provided by the Holding Company.
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(b) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, to the extent
that payments and benefits, as provided by this Agreement, are paid to or
received by Executive under the Employment Agreement dated , 1997,
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between Executive and the Holding Company, such compensation payments and
benefits paid by the Holding Company will be subtracted from any amounts due
simultaneously to Executive under similar provisions of this Agreement. Payments
pursuant to this Agreement and the Holding Company Agreement shall be allocated
in proportion to the services rendered and time expended on such activities by
Executive as determined by the Holding Company and the Institution on a
quarterly basis.
13. EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS
This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties
hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Institution or
any predecessor of the Institution and Executive, except that this Agreement
shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to
Executive of a kind elsewhere provided. No provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted to mean that Executive is subject to receiving fewer benefits than
those available to him without reference to this Agreement.
14. NO ATTACHMENT
(a) Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this
Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale,
assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution,
attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any
attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null,
void, and of no effect.
(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of,
Executive and the Institution and their respective successors and assigns.
15. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
(a) This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument
in writing signed by the parties hereto.
(b) No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision
of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such
waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver
unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as
to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of
such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically
waived.
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16. REQUIRED PROVISIONS
(a) The Institution may terminate Executive's employment at any time, but
any termination by the Institution, other than Termination for Cause, shall not
prejudice Executive's right to compensation or other benefits under this
Agreement. Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other
benefits for any period after Termination for Cause as defined in Section 8
herein above.
(b) If Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited
from participating in the conduct of the Institution's affairs by a notice
served under Section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12
U.S.C. ss.1818(e)(3) or (g)(1), the Institution's obligations under this
contract shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by
appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the
Institution may in its discretion (i) pay Executive all or part of the
compensation withheld while their contract obligations were suspended and (ii)
reinstate (in whole or in part) any of the obligations which were suspended.
(c) If Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from
participating in the conduct of the Institution's affairs by an order issued
under Section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C.
ss.1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all obligations of the Institution under this contract
shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the
contracting parties shall not be affected.
(d) If the Institution is in default as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. ss.1813(x)(1) all obligations of the
Institution under this contract shall terminate as of the date of default, but
this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting parties.
(e) All obligations of the Institution under this contract shall be
terminated, except to the extent determined that continuation of the contract is
necessary for the continued operation of the institution, (i) by the Director of
the OTS (or his designee), the FDIC or the Resolution Trust Corporation, at the
time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of
the Institution under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. ss.1823(c); or (ii) by the Director of the OTS
(or his designee) at the time the Director (or his designee) approves a
supervisory merger to resolve problems related to the operations of the
Institution or when the Institution is determined by the Director to be in an
unsafe or unsound condition. Any rights of the parties that have already vested,
however, shall not be affected by such action.
(f) Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or
otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon compliance with 12 U.S.C.
ss.1828(k) and 12 C.F.R. ss.545.121 and any rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
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17. SEVERABILITY
If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any
provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision
of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each
such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with
law continue in full force and effect.
18. HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY
The headings of sections and paragraphs herein are included solely for
convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of
any of the provisions of this Agreement.
19. GOVERNING LAW
The validity, interpretation, performance and enforcement of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, but only to
the extent not superseded by federal law.
20. ARBITRATION
Any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a panel
of three arbitrators sitting in a location selected by Executive within fifty
(50) miles from the location of the Institution, in accordance with the rules of
the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on
the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction; provided, however, that
Executive shall be entitled to seek specific performance of his right to be paid
until the Date of Termination during the pendency of any dispute or controversy
arising under or in connection with this Agreement.
In the event any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection
with Executive's termination is resolved in favor of Executive, whether by
judgment, arbitration or settlement, Executive shall be entitled to the payment
of all back-pay, including salary, bonuses and any other cash compensation,
fringe benefits and any compensation and benefits due Executive under this
Agreement.
21. PAYMENT OF COSTS AND LEGAL FEES
All reasonable costs and legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant
to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be
paid or reimbursed by the Institution if Executive is successful on the merits
pursuant to a legal judgment, arbitration or settlement.
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22. INDEMNIFICATION
(a) The Institution shall provide Executive (including his heirs,
executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors' and
officers' liability insurance policy at its expense and shall indemnify
Executive (and the Executive's heirs, executors and administrators) to the
fullest extent permitted under federal law against all expenses and liabilities
reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with or arising out of any
action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of his having
been a director or officer of the Institution (whether or not he continues to be
a director or officer at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities),
such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments,
court costs and attorneys' fees and the cost of reasonable settlements.
(b) Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Section are subject to
and conditioned upon compliance with 12 C.F.R. ss.545.121 and any rules or
regulations promulgated thereunder.
23. SUCCESSOR TO THE INSTITUTION
The Institution shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or
substantially all the business or assets of the Institution or the Holding
Company, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the
Institution's obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the
same extent that the Institution would be required to perform if no such
succession or assignment had taken place.
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SIGNATURES
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, HF Bancorp, Inc. and Hemet Federal Savings and Loan
Association have caused this Agreement to be executed and their seals to be
affixed hereunto by their duly authorized officers and directors, and Executive
has signed this Agreement, on the day of , 1997.
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ATTEST: HEMET FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION
BY:
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Secretary
[SEAL]
ATTEST: HF BANCORP, INC.
(Guarantor)
BY:
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Secretary
[SEAL]
WITNESS:
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Executive
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