EXHIBIT 10(f)
BRENDA HUDSON-NELSON'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made as of this 13th day of June, 2000 between
United Bank of Philadelphia, a bank organized and incorporated under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with offices at 300 North Third Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 (the "Bank") and Brenda Hudson-Nelson (the
"Employee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Bank is a Pennsylvania bank, incorporated on September 17,
1990 as a Pennsylvania-chartered commercial bank; and
WHEREAS, the Bank would like to employ the Employee as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for such employment of the Employee
in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as
follows:
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1. Duties and Term.
a. The Bank hereby employs the Employee to serve in the capacity of
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank and, in such
capacity, to be responsible for the financial and operational matters of
the Bank as are consistent with her title. Employee will be responsible for
conducting such additional activities as will promote the profitability and
growth of the Bank or as shall be assigned by the President of the Board of
Directors. The Employee agrees to be so employed by Bank and shall devote
her best efforts and all of her business time to the performance of her
duties hereunder.
b. The term of the Employee's employment hereunder shall commence upon
the date of the execution of this Agreement and shall continue until the
second anniversary of this date (the "Original Term"); provided, however,
that employment may be terminated earlier in the event that: (i) any
governmental or other approvals necessary for the Employee to fill this
role cannot be obtained or (ii) the Bank terminates the Employee pursuant
to Paragraph 4 of this Agreement.
c. This Agreement shall be subject to renewal upon agreement of the
parties at any time during the Original Term (any period of employment
after the Original Term shall be referred to as a "Renewal Term."
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2. Compensation.
a. Salary. During the first year of the Original Term, the Bank shall
pay the Employee an annual salary of $95,000 payable in equal bi-weekly
installments or as the parties otherwise agree. Thereafter the Employee's
annual salary shall be such as is mutually determined by the Employee and
the Board of Directors of the Bank, but in no event shall be less than the
Employee's salary during the previous year of the Original Term. The
Employee's annual salary during any Renewal Term shall be the subject of
mutual agreement between the Employee and the Bank but shall not be less
than the Employee's salary during the previous year of the Employment Term.
b. Additional Compensation. The Employee shall have the opportunity to
receive an annual cash bonus (the "Annual Bonus"), which shall be divided
into two tiers: the initial cash bonus (the "Initial Cash Bonus"), equal up
to 12% of the Employee's Base Salary, and the additional cash bonus (the
"Additional Cash Bonus"), which shall be equal to 12% of the Employee's
Base Salary. Both the Initial Cash Bonus and the Additional Cash Bonus
shall be based upon separate financial performance targets for each fiscal
year, or, in the case of the 2000 fiscal year, the last six months of
operation (the "Performance Targets"). The Performance Targets shall be
determined as follows:
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(i) The target financial performance on which the Employee's
Initial Cash Bonus will be based (the "Initial Cash Bonus Target")
shall be equal to the annual EBITDA target for the Bank for that
fiscal year as set forth in the Bank's budget. However, for the 2000
fiscal year, the Initial Cash Bonus Target shall be break-even for the
last six months of the fiscal year.
(ii) The target financial performance on which the Employee's
Additional Cash Bonus will be based (the "Additional Cash Bonus
Target") shall be equal to the sum of (x) the Initial Cash Bonus
Target and (y) the product of the Initial Cash Bonus Target multiplied
by 8 percent. However, the Additional Cash Bonus Target for 2000 shall
be the target EBITDA of the Bank as set forth in the Bank's budget.
c. Fringe benefits. During the Employment Term, the Bank, at its
expense, shall provide to the Employee health, disability, life and other
insurance benefits. During the Employment Term, the Employee shall be
entitled to receive benefits under employee benefit, retirement, pension
profit-sharing, deferred compensation, long-term incentive, stock option,
restricted stock, phantom stock or other similar plans that may be
established at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Bank.
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d. Insurance. The Employee shall be a beneficiary of the Bank's group
health and disability insurance. During the period of employment, the Bank,
at its sole expense, will provide the Employee with term life insurance
coverage in the amount of two times the salary identified in Section 2(a)
hereof. The policy shall be owned by the Employee who shall have all
incidents of ownership of the policy, including, without limitation, the
right to name the beneficiary thereof.
e. Vacation. During each calendar year during the Employment Term, the
Employee shall be entitled to take four weeks vacation at such times as the
Employee and the Bank mutually agree. Such agreement shall not be
unreasonably with-held. Employees vacation shall vest according to vesting
schedule contained in the Bank's Employee manual.
f. Reimbursement of Expenses. The Employee shall be reimbursed for all
items of travel, entertainment and other expense reasonably incurred by her
on behalf of the Bank upon presentation to the Bank of vouchers
representing such items of expense. Such expenses shall include the cost of
leasing an automobile for the Employee and the cost of insurance on such
automobile up to a maximum amount of $500 per month.
g. Entire Compensation. The compensation provided fo.r herein, and any
additional compensation made available to the Employee in the discretion of
the Board of Directors of the Bank, is in full payment of the services to
be rendered by the Employee to the Bank.
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3. Death or Total Disability of the Employee.
a. Death. In the event of the death of the Employee during the
Employment Term, this Agreement shall terminate effective as of the date of
the Employee's death, and the Bank shall not have any further obligations
or liability hereunder, except as set forth in Section 5 hereof.
b. Total Disability. In the event of the Total Disability, as that
term is defined in this Section 3(b), of the Employee for a period of 90
consecutive days during the Employment Term, the Bank shall have the right
to terminate the Employee's employment hereunder after such 90 consecutive
days of Total Disability by giving the Employee 30 days' written notice
thereof and, upon expiration of such 30-day period, this Agreement shall
terminate and the Bank shall not have any further obligations or liability
hereunder, except as set forth in Section 5 hereof. The Term "Total
Disability", as used in this Section 3(b), shall mean a mental, emotional
or physical injury, illness or incapacity which, in the reasonable opinion
of the Bank, renders the Employee unable to perform the principal duties,
functions and responsibilities required of him hereunder.
4. Discharge for Cause. The Bank may immediately discharge the Employee and
terminate her employment hereunder for the following reasons: (i) habitual
intoxication; (ii) drug addiction; (iii) conviction of a felony during
Employment Term; (iv) adjudication as an incompetent or (v) the Employee's
willful breach or habitual neglect of her duties or obligations as set forth
herein. Upon receipt of such notice by the Employee, in the case of clauses (i),
(ii), (iii), and (iv) and in the
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case of clause (v) upon the expiration of a 30-day cure period, this Agreement
shall terminate and the Bank shall not have any further obligations or liability
hereunder, other than as set forth in Section 5 hereof.
5. Obligations of the Bank Upon Termination. Upon Termination of this
Agreement, the Bank shall not have any further obligations or liability
hereunder, other than reimbursement of expenses pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof,
except to pay to the Employee the unpaid portion, if any, of the Employee's
salary accrued for the period up to the date of termination and payable to the
Employee pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
6. Amendments. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be made only by
written agreement signed by the parties hereto.
7. Construction. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
8. Assignment. The rights and obligations of the Bank under this Agreement
may not be assigned by the Bank without the prior written consent of the
Employee.
9. Notices. All notices, consents and other communications to be given
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed to the
parties at their respective addresses set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement. Any party may from time to time change its address for purposes of
notices to that party by notice specifying a new address, but no change shall be
deemed to have been given until it is actually received by the party to whom the
notice is being given.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Bank and by the
Employee as of the day and year first above written.
UNITED BANK OF PHILADELPHIA
By /s/ James F. Bodine
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Co-Chairman of the Board
/s/ Brenda Hudson-Nelson
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Brenda Hudson-Nelson
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