AMENDATORY AGREEMENT TOCHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.29
AMENDATORY AGREEMENT
TO CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
This AMENDATORY AGREEMENT (the Amendatory Agreement) is made and entered into as of the 23rd day of February, 2017 by and among Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (Bancorp), Lakeland Bank (the Bank and, collectively with Bancorp, the Company) and David S. Yanagisawa (the Executive).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive entered into a certain Change in Control Agreement, dated as of November 24, 2008, which Agreement has been amended from time to time thereafter (as amended, the Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides for certain terms and conditions of the Executives employment in the event of a Change in Control (as defined therein); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend the Agreement to clarify certain terms of the severance to be paid thereunder; and
WHEREAS, Section 17 of the Agreement permits the Agreement to be amended by a writing executed by the parties thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Executive hereby agree that, effective as of the date first above written, the following sections are hereby amended:
1. | Section 1(c) of the Agreement (definition of the Contract Period) is hereby amended by deleting the noted subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the following: |
Contract Period. Contract Period shall mean the period commencing the day immediately preceding a Change in Control and ending of the earlier of (i) the second anniversary of the Change in Control, (ii) December 31, 2017, or (iii) the death of the Executive.
Except as specifically provided herein to the contrary, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendatory Agreement to be executed and the Executive has hereunto set his hand, all as of the date first above written.
EXECUTIVE: | ||
/s/ David S. Yanagisawa | ||
David S. Yanagisawa | ||
LAKELAND BANCORP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Shara | |
Thomas J. Shara, President and CEO | ||
LAKELAND BANK | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas J. Shara | |
Thomas J. Shara, President and CEO |