1 EXHIBIT 10 (iii) AMENDMENT TO SEVERANCE PAYMENT AGREEMENT This Amendment to Severance Payment Agreement ("Amendment") is made and entered into as of May 22, 1995, by and among ST. PAUL BANCORP, INC. (the "Company"), ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS (the "Bank") and THOMAS J. RINELLA (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, the Company, the Bank and the Employee have entered into a Severance Payment Agreement, dated as of December 21, 1992, as amended (the "Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects; NOW, THEREFORE, it is AGREED as follows: 1. The second sentence of the first paragraph of Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "Subject to Section 2(d) below, the amount of this payment shall be equal to (i) one year's then current compensation (as defined in Section 2[e] below), but not less than such compensation calculated as of the end of the fiscal year preceding such change in control, if the Employee voluntarily terminates his employment without "Good Reason" (as defined in Section 2[b] hereof), which payment shall be made by the Company or (ii) three times the Employee's "Base Amount" (as hereinafter defined) less one dollar, if the Employee's termination was either voluntary with Good Reason or involuntary (other than for "Cause"), which payment shall be made by the Company or the Bank." 2. Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "3. Allocation of Payments. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the obligations of the Bank to make payments hereunder shall be limited to the amount of such payments permitted by Regulatory Bulletin 27a issued by the OTS or any other applicable law or regulation in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement. All additional payments contemplated under the terms of this Agreement in excess of the amount indicated in the preceding sentence, including but not limited to the payment contemplated under subpart (i) of the second sentence of Section 2(a) of this Agreement, shall be an obligation of the Company only." 3. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue and shall remain in full force and effect in all respects. 4. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment or have caused this Amendment to be executed on their behalf, as of the date first above written. ATTEST: ST. PAUL BANCORP, INC. _____________________________ By___________________________________ Joseph C. Scully Chairman of the Board ATTEST: ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS ____________________________ By___________________________________ Joseph C. Scully Chairman of the Board EMPLOYEE _____________________________________ THOMAS J. RINELLA 2 3 AMENDMENT TO SEVERANCE PAYMENT AGREEMENT This Amendment to Severance Payment Agreement ("Amendment") is made and entered into as of May 22, 1995, by and among ST. PAUL BANCORP, INC. (the "Company"), ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS (the "Bank") and DONALD G. ROSS (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, the Company, the Bank and the Employee have entered into a Severance Payment Agreement, dated as of December 21, 1992, as amended (the "Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects; NOW, THEREFORE, it is AGREED as follows: 1. The second sentence of the first paragraph of Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "Subject to Section 2(d) below, the amount of this payment shall be equal to (i) one year's then current compensation (as defined in Section 2[e] below), but not less than such compensation calculated as of the end of the fiscal year preceding such change in control, if the Employee voluntarily terminates his employment without "Good Reason" (as defined in Section 2[b] hereof), which payment shall be made by the Company or (ii) three times the Employee's "Base Amount" (as hereinafter defined) less one dollar, if the Employee's termination was either voluntary with Good Reason or involuntary (other than for "Cause"), which payment shall be made by the Company or the Bank." 2. Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "3. Allocation of Payments. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the obligations of the Bank to make payments hereunder shall be limited to the amount of such payments permitted by Regulatory Bulletin 27a issued by the OTS or any other applicable law or regulation in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement. All additional payments contemplated under the terms of this Agreement in excess of the amount indicated in the preceding sentence, including but not limited to the payment contemplated under subpart (i) of the second sentence of Section 2(a) of this Agreement, shall be an obligation of the Company only." 3. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue and shall remain in full force and effect in all respects. 4. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment or have caused this Amendment to be executed on their behalf, as of the date first above written. ATTEST: ST. PAUL BANCORP, INC. _____________________________ By___________________________________ Joseph C. Scully Chairman of the Board ATTEST: ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS _____________________________ By___________________________________ Joseph C. Scully Chairman of the Board EMPLOYEE ____________________________________ DONALD G. ROSS 2 5 AMENDMENT TO SEVERANCE PAYMENT AGREEMENT This Amendment to Severance Payment Agreement ("Amendment") is made and entered into as of May 22, 1995, by and among ST. PAUL BANCORP, INC. (the "Company"), ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS (the "Bank") and CLIFFORD M. SLADNICK (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, the Company, the Bank and the Employee have entered into a Severance Payment Agreement, dated as of December 21, 1992, as amended (the "Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects; NOW, THEREFORE, it is AGREED as follows: 1. The second sentence of the first paragraph of Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "Subject to Section 2(d) below, the amount of this payment shall be equal to (i) one year's then current compensation (as defined in Section 2[e] below), but not less than such compensation calculated as of the end of the fiscal year preceding such change in control, if the Employee voluntarily terminates his employment without "Good Reason" (as defined in Section 2[b] hereof), which payment shall be made by the Company or (ii) three times the Employee's "Base Amount" (as hereinafter defined) less one dollar, if the Employee's termination was either voluntary with Good Reason or involuntary (other than for "Cause"), which payment shall be made by the Company or the Bank." 2. Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "3. Allocation of Payments. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the obligations of the Bank to make payments hereunder shall be limited to the amount of such payments permitted by Regulatory Bulletin 27a issued by the OTS or any other applicable law or regulation in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement. All additional payments contemplated under the terms of this Agreement in excess of the amount indicated in the preceding sentence, including but not limited to the payment contemplated under subpart (i) of the second sentence of Section 2(a) of this Agreement, shall be an obligation of the Company only." 3. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue and shall remain in full force and effect in all respects. 4. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 6 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment or have caused this Amendment to be executed on their behalf, as of the date first above written. ATTEST: ST. PAUL BANCORP, INC. ____________________________ By___________________________________ Joseph C. Scully Chairman of the Board ATTEST: ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS _____________________________ By___________________________________ Joseph C. Scully Chairman of the Board EMPLOYEE _____________________________________ CLIFFORD M. SLADNICK 2 7 AMENDMENT TO SEVERANCE PAYMENT AGREEMENT This Amendment to Severance Payment Agreement ("Amendment") is made and entered into as of May 22, 1995, by and among ST. PAUL BANCORP, INC. (the "Company"), ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS (the "Bank") and ROBERT N. PARKE (the "Employee"). WHEREAS, the Company, the Bank and the Employee have entered into a Severance Payment Agreement, dated as of December 21, 1992, as amended (the "Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects; NOW, THEREFORE, it is AGREED as follows: 1. The second sentence of the first paragraph of Section 2(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "Subject to Section 2(d) below, the amount of this payment shall be equal to (i) one year's then current compensation (as defined in Section 2[e] below), but not less than such compensation calculated as of the end of the fiscal year preceding such change in control, if the Employee voluntarily terminates his employment without "Good Reason" (as defined in Section 2[b] hereof), which payment shall be made by the Company or (ii) three times the Employee's "Base Amount" (as hereinafter defined) less one dollar, if the Employee's termination was either voluntary with Good Reason or involuntary (other than for "Cause"), which payment shall be made by the Company or the Bank." 2. Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "3. Allocation of Payments. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the obligations of the Bank to make payments hereunder shall be limited to the amount of such payments permitted by Regulatory Bulletin 27a issued by the OTS or any other applicable law or regulation in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement. All additional payments contemplated under the terms of this Agreement in excess of the amount indicated in the preceding sentence, including but not limited to the payment contemplated under subpart (i) of the second sentence of Section 2(a) of this Agreement, shall be an obligation of the Company only." 3. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue and shall remain in full force and effect in all respects. 4. This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment or have caused this Amendment to be executed on their behalf, as of the date first above written. ATTEST: ST. PAUL BANCORP, INC. _____________________________ By__________________________________ Joseph C. Scully Chairman of the Board ATTEST: ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS _____________________________ By___________________________________ Joseph C. Scully Chairman of the Board EMPLOYEE _____________________________________ ROBERT N. PARKE 2