Amendment No. Three to Employment Agreement between MB Financial Bank, N.A. and Burton Field

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EXHIBIT 10.3C
THIRD AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Third Amendment to Employment Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into this 22nd day of February, 2007 (but effective as of January 1, 2005), by and between MB Financial Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) and Burton J. Field (the “Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Executive and the Bank are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated effective September 22, 1999 (as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated effective August 22, 2003 and the Second Amendment thereto dated effective December 13, 2005, the “Employment Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, in order to ensure that the Employment Agreement complies with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Executive and the Bank wish to amend the Employment Agreement in the manner herein provided.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and of the respective agreements of the parties herein, it is AGREED as follows:

1.  A new Section 19 is added to the Employment Agreement, to read as follows:

 
“19.
Compliance with Code Section 409A.

(a) General. It is intended that this Agreement comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance of general applicability issued thereunder (referred to herein as “Section 409A”) so as to not subject the Executive to the payment of additional interest and taxes under Section 409A. In furtherance of this intent, this Agreement shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions, and to the extent Section 409A would result in the Executive being subject to the payment of additional income taxes or interest under Section 409A, the parties agree to amend the Agreement in order to avoid the application of such taxes and interest.

(b) Specific Provisions.

 
(1)
Termination of Employment. For purposes of Section 7(a) of this Agreement, no termination of employment shall be considered to have occurred unless such termination of employment also qualifies as a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A.

 
(2)
Delayed Payments. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, as needed to comply with Section 409A, if the Executive is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A), payments due under Section 7(a) shall be subject to a six (6) month delay such that amounts otherwise payable during the six (6) month period following the Executive’s separation from service shall be accumulated and paid in a lump-sum catch-up payment as of the first day of the seventh month following the Executive’s separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death).

(c) Treatment as Separation Pay. This Section 19 shall not apply to the extent such payments can be considered to be separation pay that is not part of a deferred compensation arrangement under Section 409A. If permitted by Section 409A, cash payments to the Executive pursuant to Section 6(a) shall be considered first to come from separation pay.”

2.  The terms of the Employment Agreement as in effect prior to this Amendment that are not amended hereby shall be and remain in full force and effect and are not affected by this Amendment.

3. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and together shall constitute one agreement.

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The parties have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.


Attest:      MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A.



 
 _/s/ Doria L. Koros _________   By: _/s/ Jill E. York____________    
 Doria L. Koros   Jill E. York    
 Secretary Executive  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    
       
       
       
       
       
   EXECUTIVE    
   _/s/ Burton J. Field     __________    
   Burton J. Field