EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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as restated and amended
THIS AGREEMENT entered into this 27 day of February, 1997 ("Effective
Date"), by and between Mid-Continent Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank") and
Richard T. Pottorff (the "Employee").
WHEREAS, the Employee has heretofore been employed by the Bank as
President and Chief Executive Officer and is experienced in all phases of the
business of the Bank; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire by this writing to set forth the continuing
employment relationship of the Bank and the Employee.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is AGREED as follows:
1. Employment. The Employee is employed in the capacity as the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. The Employee shall render such
administrative and management services to the Bank and Mid Continent Bancshares,
Inc. ("Parent") as are currently rendered and as are customarily performed by
persons situated in a similar executive capacity. The Employee shall promote to
the extent permitted by law the business of the Bank and Parent. The Employee's
other duties shall be such as the Board of Directors for the Bank (the "Board of
Directors" or "Board") may from time to time reasonably direct, including normal
duties as an officer of the Bank.
2. Base Compensation. The Bank agrees to pay the Employee during the term
of this Agreement a salary at the rate of $_______ per annum, payable in cash
not less frequently than monthly; provided, that the rate of such salary shall
be reviewed by the Board of Directors not less often than annually, and Employee
shall be entitled to receive annually an increase at such percentage or in such
an amount as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may decide at such
time.
3. Discretionary Bonus. The Employee shall be entitled to participate in
an equitable manner with all other senior management employees of the Bank in
discretionary bonuses that may be authorized and declared by the Board of
Directors to its senior management employees from time to time. No other
compensation provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed a substitute for the
Employee's right to participate in such discretionary bonuses when and as
declared by the Board of Directors.
4. (a) Participation in Retirement and Medical Plans. The Employee shall
be entitled to participate in any plan of the Bank relating to pension,
profit-sharing, or other retirement benefits and medical coverage or
reimbursement plans that the Bank may adopt for the benefit of its employees.
(b) Employee Benefits; Expenses. The Employee shall be eligible to
participate in any fringe benefits which may be or may
become applicable to the Bank's senior management employees, including by
example, participation in any stock option or incentive plans adopted by the
Board of Directors of Bank or Parent, club memberships, a reasonable expense
account, and any other benefits which are commensurate with the responsibilities
and functions to be performed by the Employee under this Agreement. The Bank
shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses which
Employee shall incur in connection with his service for the Bank.
5. Term. The term of employment of Employee under this Agreement shall be
for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending thirty-six (36)
months thereafter.
6. Loyalty; Noncompetition.
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(a) The Employee shall devote his full time and attention to the
performance of his employment under this Agreement. During the term of
Employee's employment under this Agreement, the Employee shall not engage in any
business or activity contrary to the business affairs or interests of the Bank
or Parent.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 6 shall be deemed to prevent or
limit the right of Employee to invest in the capital stock or other securities
of any business dissimilar from that of the Bank or Parent, or, solely as a
passive or minority investor, in any business.
7. Standards. The Employee shall perform his duties under this Agreement
in accordance with such reasonable standards expected of employees with
comparable positions in comparable organizations and as may be established from
time to time by the Board of Directors.
8. Vacation and Sick Leave. At such reasonable times as the Board of
Directors shall in its discretion permit, the Employee shall be entitled,
without loss of pay, to absent himself voluntarily from the performance of his
employment under this Agreement, with all such voluntary absences to count as
vacation time; provided that:
(a) The Employee shall be entitled to annual vacation leave in accordance
with the policies as are periodically established by the Board of Directors for
senior management employees of the Bank.
(b) The Employee shall not be entitled to receive any additional
compensation from the Bank on account of his failure to take vacation leave and
Employee shall not be entitled to accumulate unused vacation from one fiscal
year to the next, except in either case to the extent authorized by the Board of
Directors for senior management employees of the Bank.
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(c) In addition to the aforesaid paid vacations, the Employee shall be
entitled without loss of pay, to absent himself voluntarily from the performance
of his employment with the Bank for such additional periods of time and for such
valid and legitimate reasons as the Board of Directors in its discretion may
determine. Further, the Board of Directors shall be entitled to grant to the
Employee a leave or leaves of absence with or without pay at such time or times
and upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors in its discretion
may determine.
(d) In addition, the Employee shall be entitled to an annual sick leave
benefit as established by the Board of Directors for senior management employees
of the Bank. In the event that any sick leave benefit shall not have been used
during any year, such leave shall accrue to subsequent years only to the extent
authorized by the Board of Directors for employees of the Bank.
9. Termination and Termination Pay.
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The Employee's employment under this Agreement shall be terminated upon
any of the following occurrences:
(a) The death of the Employee during the term of this Agreement, in which
event the Employee's estate shall be entitled to receive the compensation due
the Employee through the last day of the third calendar month in which
Employee's death shall have occurred.
(b) The Board of Directors may terminate the Employee's employment at any
time, but any termination by the Board of Directors other than termination for
Just Cause, shall not prejudice the Employee's right to compensation or other
benefits under the Agreement. The Employee shall have no right to receive
compensation or other benefits for any period after termination for Just Cause.
Termination for "Just Cause" shall include termination because of the Employee's
personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, 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 the Agreement.
(c) Except as provided pursuant to Section 12 herein, in the event
Employee's employment under this Agreement is terminated by the Board of
Directors without Just Cause, the Bank shall be obligated to continue to pay the
Employee the salary provided pursuant to Section 2 herein, up to the date of
termination of the term of this Agreement and the cost of Employee obtaining all
health, life and disability benefits which the Employee would be eligible to
participate in for a period equal to the remaining term of the Agreement, but in
no event for as period of less than one year from the date of termination of
employment, based upon the
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benefit levels substantially equal to those being provided Employee at the date
of termination of employment.
(d) If the Employee is removed and/or permanently prohibited from
participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by an order issued under
Sections 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA") (12
U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) and (g)(1)), all obligations of the Bank under this Agreement
shall terminate, as of the effective date of the order, but the vested rights of
the parties shall not be affected.
(e) If the Bank is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of FDIA) all
obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but
this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the contracting parties.
(f) All obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to
the extent determined that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the
continued operation of the Bank: (i) by the Director of the Office of Thrift
Supervision ("Director of OTS"), or his or her designee, at the time that the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or the Resolution Trust
Corporation enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of
the Bank under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of FDIA; or (ii) by the
Director of the OTS, or his or her designee, at the time that the Director of
the OTS, or his or her designee approves a supervisory merger to resolve
problems related to operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by the
Director of the OTS 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.
(g) The voluntary termination by the Employee during the term of this
Agreement with the delivery of no less than 60 days written notice to the Board
of Directors, other than pursuant to Section 12(b), in which case the Employee
shall be entitled to receive only the compensation, vested rights, and all
employee benefits up to the date of such termination.
(h) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any payments made to
the Employee pursuant to the Agreement, or otherwise, shall be subject to and
conditioned upon compliance with 12 USC ss.1828(k) and any regulations
promulgated thereunder.
10. Suspension of Employment . If the Employee is suspended and/or
temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs
by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C.
1818(e)(3) and (g)(1)), the Bank's obligations under the Agreement shall be
suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings.
If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Bank shall, (i) pay the Employee
all or part of the compensation withheld while its
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contract obligations were suspended and (ii) reinstate any of its obligations
which were suspended.
11. Disability. If the Employee shall become disabled or incapacitated to
the extent that he is unable to perform his duties hereunder, by reason of
medically determinable physical or mental impairment, as determined by a doctor
engaged by the Board of Directors, Employee shall nevertheless continue to
receive the compensation and benefits provided under the terms of this Agreement
as follows: 100% of such compensation and benefits for a period of 12 months,
but not exceeding the remaining term of the Agreement, and 65% thereafter for
the remainder of the term of the Agreement. Such benefits noted herein shall be
reduced by any benefits otherwise provided to the Employee during such period
under the provisions of disability insurance coverage in effect for Bank
employees. Thereafter, Employee shall be eligible to receive benefits provided
by the Bank under the provisions of disability insurance coverage in effect for
Bank employees. Upon returning to active full-time employment, the Employee's
full compensation as set forth in this Agreement shall be reinstated as of the
date of commencement of such activities. In the event that the Employee returns
to active employment on other than a full-time basis, then his compensation (as
set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement) shall be reduced in proportion to
the time spent in said employment, or as shall otherwise be agreed to by the
parties.
12. Change in Control.
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, in the event of
the involuntary termination of Employee's employment under this Agreement,
absent Just Cause, in connection with, or within twelve (12) months after, any
change in control of the Bank or Parent, Employee shall be paid an amount equal
to the product of 2.99 times the Employee's "base amount" as defined in Section
280G(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and
regulations promulgated thereunder. Said sum shall be paid, at the option of
Employee, either in one (1) lump sum within thirty (30) days of such termination
or in periodic payments over the next 36 months or the remaining term of this
Agreement whichever is less, as if Employee's employment had not been
terminated, and such payments shall be in lieu of any other future payments
which the Employee would be otherwise entitled to receive under Section 9 of
this Agreement. Employee and any dependents of the Employee shall, nevertheless,
remain eligible to participate in the medical and life insurance programs
sponsored by the Bank, Parent or successor entity for a period of three years
from the date of termination of employment on the same basis as other employees
of the Bank who shall remain employed by the Bank, Parent or successor entity.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, all sums payable hereunder shall be reduced in
such manner and to such extent so that no such payments made hereunder when
aggregated with all other payments to be made to the Employee by the Bank or the
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Parent shall be deemed an "excess parachute payment" in accordance with Section
280G of the Code and be subject to the excise tax provided at Section 4999(a) of
the Code. The term "control" shall refer to the ownership, holding or power to
vote more than 25% of the Parent's or Bank's voting stock, the control of the
election of a majority of the Parent's or Bank's directors, or the exercise of a
controlling influence over the management or policies of the Parent or Bank by
any person or by persons acting as a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The term "person" means an individual
other than the Employee, or a corporation, partnership, trust, association,
joint venture, pool, syndicate, sole proprietorship, unincorporated organization
or any other form of entity not specifically listed herein.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
Employee may voluntary terminate his employment under this Agreement within
twelve (12) months following a change in control of the Bank or Parent and
Employee shall thereupon be entitled to receive the payment described in Section
12(a) of this Agreement, upon the occurrence, or within ninety (90) days
thereafter, of any of the following events, which have not been consented to in
advance by the Employee in writing: (i) if Employee would be required to move
his personal residence or perform his principal executive functions more than
thirty-five (35) miles from the Employee's primary office as of the signing of
this Agreement; (ii) if in the organizational structure of the Bank or Parent,
Employee would be required to report to a person or persons other than the Board
of the Bank or Parent; (iii) if the Bank or Parent should fail to maintain
existing employee benefits plans, including material fringe benefit, stock
option and retirement plans; (iv) if Employee would be assigned duties and
responsibilities other than those normally associated with his position as
referenced at Section 1, herein; (v) if Employee would not be elected or
reelected to the Board of Directors of the Bank; or (vi) if Employee's
responsibilities or authority have in any way been materially diminished or
reduced.
(c) Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in
accordance with the rules then in effect of the district office of the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA") nearest to the home office of the Bank, and
judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof, except to the extend that the parties may otherwise reach a mutual
settlement of such issue. The Bank shall incur the cost of all fees and expenses
associated with filing a request for arbitration with the AAA, whether such
filing is made on behalf of the Bank or the Employee, and the costs and
administrative fees associated with employing the arbitrator and related
administrative expenses assessed by the AAA. The Bank shall reimburse Employee
for all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from
such dispute, proceedings or actions, following the
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delivery of the decision of the arbitrator or upon delivery of other legal
judgment or settlement of the matter; provided that the arbitrator rendors a
determination in favor of the Employee or the parties agree to a settlement of
such issue prior to delivery of an arbitrator's determination. Such
reimbursement shall be paid within ten (10) days of Employee furnishing to the
Bank or Parent evidence, which may be in the form, among other things, of a
canceled check or receipt, of any costs or expenses incurred by Employee.
13. Successors and Assigns.
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(a) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon any
corporate or other successor of the Bank or Parent which shall acquire, directly
or indirectly, by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise, all or
substantially all of the assets or stock of the Bank or Parent.
(b) Since the Bank is contracting for the unique and personal skills of
the Employee, the Employee shall be precluded from assigning or delegating his
rights or duties hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the
Bank.
14. Amendments. No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be
binding upon the parties hereto unless made in writing and signed by both
parties, except as herein otherwise specifically provided.
15. Applicable Law. This agreement shall be governed by all respects
whether as to validity, construction, capacity, performance or otherwise, by the
laws of the State of Kansas, except to the extent that Federal law shall be
deemed to apply.
16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.
17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement together with any understanding or
modifications thereof as agreed to in writing by the parties, shall constitute
the entire agreement between the parties hereto.
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