Compensation and Benefits Assurance Agreement, effective June 17, 2014, between the Company and Richard A. Gartelmann
Exhibit 10.28
June 27, 2014
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
ASSURANCE AGREEMENT
RICHARD A GARTELMANN
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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ASSURANCE AGREEMENT
This COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ASSURANCE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made, entered into, and is effective as of this 17TH day of June, 2014, (the “Effective Date”) by and between OLD SECOND BANCORP, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) and Richard A Gartelmann (hereinafter referred to as the “Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Executive is presently employed by the Company, in a key management capacity; and
WHEREAS, the Company is desirous of assuring the continued employment of the Executive in a key management capacity, and the Executive is desirous of having such assurances.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties set forth in this Agreement, and of other good and valuable consideration including, but not limited to, the Executive’s continuing employment and the Executive’s receipt of an equity incentive award under the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect until the first anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”).
The term of this Agreement automatically shall be extended for one additional year at the end of the Initial Term, and then again after each successive one-year period thereafter (each such one-year period following the Initial Term a “Successive Period”). However, either party may terminate this Agreement at the end of the Initial Term, or at the end of any Successive Period thereafter, by giving the other party written notice of intent not to renew delivered at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the end of such Initial Term or Successive Period. Except as otherwise provided, if such notice is properly delivered by either party, this Agreement, along with all corresponding rights, duties, and covenants, shall automatically expire at the end of the Initial Term or Successive Period then in progress.
In the event that a Change in Control (as defined in Paragraph 2.4 below) of the Company occurs during the Initial Term or any Successive Period, upon the effective date of such Change in Control, the term of this Agreement shall automatically and irrevocably be renewed for a period of twenty-four (24) full calendar months from the effective date of such Change in Control (such 24-month period being hereinafter referred to as the “Extended Period”). This Agreement shall thereafter automatically terminate following the Extended Period. Further, this Agreement shall be assigned to, and shall be assumed by, the purchaser in such Change in Control, as further provided in Section 4 herein.
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A Qualifying Termination shall not include a termination of the Executive’s employment by reason of death, disability, the Executive’s voluntary termination without Good Reason, or the involuntary termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either of the events described in Paragraphs 2.2(a) or 2.2(b) must constitute a “separation from service” as determined under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h) in order to be a Qualifying Termination.
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However, in no event shall a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred, with respect to the Executive if the Executive is part of a purchasing group which consummates the Change-in-Control transaction. The Executive shall be deemed “part of a purchasing group” for purposes of the preceding sentence if the Executive is a equity Executive in the purchase company or group (except for (i) passive ownership of less than two percent (2%) of the stock of the purchasing company; or (ii) ownership of equity participation in the purchasing company or group which is otherwise not significant, as determined prior to the Change in Control by a majority of the non-employee continuing Directors).
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the conditions described in Paragraphs (a) through (d) of this Paragraph 2.5 shall constitute Good Reason unless the Executive first provides notice of the occurrence of one of the foregoing conditions to the Company within ninety (90) days of the initial occurrence of the condition, and the Company then fails to remedy the condition within thirty (30) days of receiving such notice. The Executive’s right to terminate employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness. The Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason herein.
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For purposes of this Agreement, the term “excess parachute payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Code Section 280G, and the term “excise tax” shall mean the tax imposed on such excess parachute payment pursuant to Code Sections 280G and 4999.
Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption and agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall, as of the date immediately preceding the date of a Change in Control, automatically give the Executive Good Reason to collect, immediately, full benefits hereunder as a Qualifying Termination.
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An Executive’s rights hereunder shall not otherwise be assignable.
All Confidential Information and other records, files, documents, and other materials or copies thereof relating to the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that the Executive prepares or uses shall be the sole property of the Company. The Executive’s access to and use of the Company’s computer systems, networks and equipment, and all of the Company information contained therein, shall be restricted to legitimate business purposes on behalf of the Company; any other access to or use of such systems, network and equipment is without authorization and is prohibited. The restrictions contained in this Section 5 shall extend to any personal computers or other electronic devices of the Executive that are used for business purposes relating to the Company. The Executive shall not transfer any Company information to any personal computer or other electronic device that is not otherwise used for any business purpose relating to the Company. The Executive shall promptly return all originals and copies of Confidential Information and other records, files, documents and other materials to the Company if the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason.
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(i) | The specific reason or reasons for such denied; |
(ii) | The specific reference to pertinent provisions of this Agreement on which such denial is based; |
(iii) | A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Executive to perfect his claim and an explanation why such material or such information is necessary; |
(iv) | Appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the Executive wishes to submit the claim for review; and |
(v) | The time limits for requesting the review under (c) below. |
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Old Second Bancorp, Inc.
37 South River Street
Aurora, IL 60506
Any notice required to be delivered to the Executive by the Company, the Compensation Committee or the President of the Company hereunder shall be properly delivered to the Executive when personally delivered to (including by a reputable overnight courier), or actually received through he U.S. mail, postage prepaid, by the Executive at his last known address as reflected on the books and records of the Company.
Judgment may be entered on the award of the arbitrator in any court having jurisdiction. All expenses of such arbitration, including the fees and expenses of the counsel for the Executive, shall be borne by the Company.
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Vested benefits or other amounts which the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice, or program of the Company, at or subsequent to the Executive’s date of Qualifying Termination, shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy, practice, or program except as expressly modified by this Agreement.
In no event shall the Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor shall the amount of any payment hereunder be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by another employer, other than as provided in Paragraph 2.3(d) herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have set their hands the day and year set forth below their respective signatures.
OLD SECOND BANCORP, INC.RICHARD A GARTELMANN
By: /s/ James L. Eccher/s/ Richard A Gartelmann
Its: COO Date: 7/11/14
Date: 7/11/14
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Schedule A
Parties Excluded from Scope of Restrictive Covenant
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