farmers national banc corp.(以下简称“公司”)旨在吸引和留住最合格、最有能力的专业人士来担任关键的高管职务,以最大化公司的价值,造福公司的股东。为实现这一目标,公司最初于2013年11月7日设立了这份执行分离政策(以下简称“原生效日期”),于2015年6月23日通过了修订后的执行分离政策(以下简称“第一次修订政策”),并于2017年6月1日通过了第二次修订的执行分离政策(以下简称“第二次修订政策”),为此类员工提供一定类型的财务安全和足够的激励,以接受并继续他们的高管职位。本次第三次修订的执行分离政策(以下简称“政策”)描述了如果符合某些情况下公司将为被覆盖高管(以下定义)提供的分离工资和福利。公司也通过这份政策,确保分离流程得到专业和高效地处理。
a lump sum payment in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for reasonable outplacement services by a firm selected by the Company, for a period of such services lasting not longer than one (1) year after the Termination Date.
(2)
If the Covered Executive is the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Banking Officer, Chief Credit Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Retail and Marketing Officer, Chief Wealth Management Officer, or Corporate Development Officer, the Covered Executive will receive the following severance pay and benefits:
(a)
the Accrued Obligations;
(b)
a lump sum amount equal to 18 months of the Covered Executive’s then-current base salary (or, if greater, the base salary immediately prior to any reduction constituting Good Reason), to be paid on the Payment Date;
(c)
a pro rata incentive bonus in a lump sum amount determined by multiplying the annual incentive that the Covered Executive would have earned under the Company’s annual incentive plan for the year in which the termination occurred, assuming that performance had been attained at the “target” level as based on a percentage of the Covered Executive’s then-current base salary (or, if greater, the base salary immediately prior to any reduction constituting Good Reason), by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed during the calendar year prior to the Termination Date and the denominator of which is 365, to be paid on the Payment Date;
(d)
a lump sum amount equal to the monthly COBRA premium payable by the Covered Executive to continue to receive health benefits at a
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level similar to which the Covered Executive and his or her spouse and dependents, if any, were participating immediately prior to the termination, in order to continue to receive such benefits during the applicable COBRA coverage period, multiplied by 18; and
(e)
a lump sum payment in an amount not to exceed $7,500 for reasonable outplacement services by a firm selected by the Company, for a period of such services lasting not longer than one (1) year after the Termination Date.
Confidential Information. The Covered Executive shall not directly or indirectly communicate or divulge any Confidential Information relating to the Company or an affiliate to any other person or business entity. All records, files, plans, documents and the like relating to the business of the Company or an affiliate, including but not limited to Confidential Information which the Executive has or will prepare, use or come into
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contact with shall remain the sole property of the Company or an affiliate, shall not be copied without written permission, and shall be returned immediately to the Company or an affiliate upon the Covered Executive’s termination of employment with the Company or an affiliate, or at the request of the Company or an affiliate at any time. Further, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose to any other person or business entity any secret or Confidential Information of the Company or an affiliate without the prior written consent of an officer of the Company or an affiliate. The Executive further agrees to take all reasonable precautions to protect against the negligent or inadvertent disclosure of the secret or Confidential Information of the Company or an affiliate to any other person or business entity. If the Executive improperly uses or discloses any secret or Confidential Information of the Company or an affiliate, the Executive understands that the Covered Executive’s employment will be subject to termination for Cause. The Executive also recognizes that all writings, illustrations, drawings and other similar materials that embody or otherwise contain Confidential Information which the Executive may produce or which may be given to the Executive in connection with the Executive’s employment, are the property of the Company or an affiliate and it shall be the Executive’s obligation to deliver the same to the Company or an affiliate upon request, and upon termination of the Covered Executive’s employment with the Company or an affiliate for any reason.
Waiver of Right to Sue. Except with regard to the Company’s commitments contained in the Separation Policy, the Executive further agrees, promises and covenants that neither the Executive, nor any person, organization, or any other entity acting on the Executive’s behalf will file, charge, claim, sue or cause or permit to be filed, charged or claimed, any action for damages or other relief (including injunctive, declaratory, monetary relief or other) against the Company,
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involving any matter occurring in the past up to the Effective Date of this Agreement or involving any continuing effects of actions or practices which arose prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement or the termination of the Executive’s employment.
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Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act Waiver. The Executive has certain individual federal rights, which must be explicitly waived. Specifically, the Executive is protected by the ADEA from discrimination in employment because of the Executive’s age. By executing this Agreement, the Executive waives these rights as to any past or current claims. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, excluded from this Agreement are ADEA age claims that may arise after execution of this Agreement. In connection with the releases in Section 1.01 and waivers in Section 1.02 of any and all claims or disputes that the Executive has or may have on the date hereof, the Executive makes the following acknowledgements:
[1]
By signing this Agreement, the Executive waives all claims against the Released Parties for discrimination based on age, including without limitation, any claim which arises under or by reason of a violation of the ADEA.
[2]
In consideration of the releases, waivers and covenants made by the Executive under this Agreement, the Executive will be receiving the applicable payments and other benefits in the amounts and manner described in Section 30亿 of the Separation Policy.
[3]
The Executive represents and acknowledges that the Executive has consulted with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement and the Executive has been given a period of at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider whether or not to enter into this Agreement.