Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
Certificate of Incorporation of

Orange County Bancorp, Inc.

 

The Undersigned, for the purpose of organizing a corporation pursuant to Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, does hereby certify that the Certificate of Incorporation of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and further certifies as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

NAME OF CORPORATION

 

The name of the corporation is Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (the "Corporation").

 

ARTICLE H

REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE III

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL STOCK

 

The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 15,000,000 shares, all of which shall be common stock, par value $0.50 per share.

 

ARTICLE V

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 1. Number of Directors. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined as provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation, but shall not be less than five nor more than 13.

 

Section 2. Classification of Board. The directors of the Corporation shall be divided into three classes with respect to term of office, each class to contain, as near as possible, one- third of the entire number of the Board, with the terms of office of one class expiring each successive year. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that time shall be elected by the stockholders to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders held three years thereafter and until their successors are elected and qualified.

 

Section3. Elections of Directors. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

 

 

ARTICLE VI

INFORMAL ACTION BY STOCKHOLDERS

 

Any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, or any other action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be given by all of the stockholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter.

 

ARTICLE VII

BYLAWS

 

The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. However, any bylaw so adopted or amended by the Board of Directors may be repealed, and any bylaw so repealed by the Board of Directors may be reinstated, by vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, in which case the Board of Directors shall not thereafter take any action with respect to the Bylaws which is inconsistent with the action so taken by the stockholders.

 

ARTICLE VIII

NOTICES

 

The name and mailing address of the incorporator of this Corporation is:

 

Stephanie G. Nygard, Esq.

Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP

Two World Financial Center

New York, New York 10282

 

ARTICLE IX 

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS WITH INTERESTED STOCKHOLDERS

 

The stockholder vote required to approve Business Combinations (as hereinafter defined) shall be as set forth in this section.

 

A. (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article IX, the affirmative vote of the holders of (i) at least 80% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon (and, if any class or series of shares is entitled to vote thereon separately, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the outstanding shares of each such class or series), and (ii) at least a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon, not including shares deemed beneficially owned by a Related Person (as hereinafter defined), shall be required in order to authorize any of the following:

 

(a)                   any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into a Related Person (as hereinafter defined);

 

(b)                   any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition, including without limitation, a mortgage, or any other capital device, of all or any Substantial Part (as hereinafter defined) of the assets of the Corporation (including without limitation any voting securities of a subsidiary) or of a subsidiary, to a Related Person;

 

(c)                   any merger or consolidation of a Related Person with or into the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation;

 

(d)                   any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of all or any Substantial Part of the assets of a Related Person to the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation;

 

(e)                   the issuance of any securities of the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation to a Related Person;

 

 

(f)                    the acquisition by the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation of any securities of a Related Person;

 

(g)                   any reclassification of the common stock of the Corporation, or any recapitalization involving the common stock of the Corporation; and

 

(h)                   any agreement, contract or other arrangement providing for any of the transactions described in this Article.

 

(2)    Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate, any provision of law, or any agreement with any regulatory agency or national securities exchange which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote.

 

(3)     The term "Business Combination" as used in this Article IX shall mean any transaction which is referred to in any one or more of subparagraphs A(l)(a) through (h) above.

 

B.           The provisions of paragraph A shall not be applicable to any particular Business Combination, and such Business Combination shall require only such affirmative vote as is required by any other provision of this certificate, any provision of law, or any agreement with any regulatory agency or national securities exchange, if the Business Combination shall have been approved by a two-thirds vote of the Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined); provided, however, that such approval shall only be effective if obtained at a meeting at which a Continuing Director Quorum (as hereinafter defined) is present.

 

C.            For the purposes of this Article IX the following definitions apply:

 

(1)                 The term "Related Person" shall mean and include (a) any individual, corporation, partnership or other person or entity which together with its "affiliates" (as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), ''beneficially owns" (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) in the aggregate 10% or more of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Corporation; and (b) any "affiliate" (as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of any such individual, corporation, partnership or other person or entity. Without limitation, any shares of the common stock of the Corporation which any Related Person has the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement, or upon exercise or conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, shall be deemed "beneficially owned" by such Related Person.

 

(2)                  The term "Substantial Part" shall mean more than 25 percent of the total assets of the Corporation, as of the end of its most recent fiscal year ending prior to the time the determination is made.

 

(3)                  The term "Continuing Director" shall mean any member of the board of directors of the Corporation who is unaffiliated with the Related Person and was a member of the board prior to the time that the Related Person became a Related Person, and any successor of a Continuing Director who is unaffiliated with the Related Person and is recommended to succeed a Continuing Director by a majority of Continuing Directors then on the board.

 

(4)                  The term "Continuing Director Quorum" shall mean two-thirds of the Continuing Directors capable of exercising the powers conferred on them.

 

D.                Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the Corporation's voting stock required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the Corporation's voting stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal this Article IX.

 

 

ARTICLE X

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

 

A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability: (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the Corporation's voting stock required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the Corporation's voting stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal this Article X. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

BYLAWS OF ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

 

ARTICLE I
OFFICES

 

Section 1.     Registered Office. The registered office of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (the "Corporation") in the State of Delaware shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.

 

Section 2.     Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors (the "Board") may from time to time designate or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1.     Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation for the election of directors and the transaction of any other business that may properly come before such meeting shall be held at such place, on such date and at such time as the Board shall each year fix, which date shall be within 13 months subsequent to the later of the date of incorporation of the Corporation or the last annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation.

 

Section 2.     Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the President or by resolution of the directors then in office and shall be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Secretary upon the written request of the holders of record of not less than 25% of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting. Special meetings shall be held on the date and at the time and place as may be designated by the Board. At a special meeting, no business shall be transacted and no corporate action shall be taken other than that stated in the notice of meeting.

 

Section 3.     Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise required by law, written notice stating the place, date and time of any meeting of stockholders and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given by the Corporation to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting, either personally or by mail, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the U.S. mail, with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the stock transfer books or records of the Corporation as of the record date prescribed in Section 5 of this Article II, or at such other address as the stockholder shall have furnished in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. Notice of any special meeting shall indicate that the notice is being issued by or at the direction of the person or persons calling such meeting. When any meeting of stockholders, either annual or special, is adjourned to another time or place, no notice of the adjourned meeting need be given, other than an announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment is taken giving the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned. However, if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than 30 days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, or if, after adjournment, the Board fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place, date and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

 

Section 4.     Waiver of Notice. Notice of any annual or special meeting need not be given to any stockholder who submits a signed waiver of notice of any meeting, in person or by proxy, whether before or after the meeting. The attendance of any stockholder at a meeting, in person or by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice by such stockholder, except where a stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

Section 5.     Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or the allotment of any rights, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other purpose, the Board shall fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of stockholders, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. Such date in any case shall be not more than 60 days and, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than 10 days, prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of stockholders is to be taken. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held, and, for determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of rights or for any other purpose, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts a resolution relating thereto. Any determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall, unless otherwise provided by the Board, also apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

Section 6.     Quorum. The holders of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, these Bylaws or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. If less than a majority of such shares is represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting of stockholders, such quorum is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders.

 

 

Section 7.     Conduct of Meetings. The Chairman of the Board shall serve as chairman at all meetings of the stockholders or, if a Chairman has not been elected by the Board or the Chairman is absent or otherwise unable to so serve, the President shall serve as chairman.

 

If the President is absent or otherwise unable to so serve, such other person as shall be appointed by a majority of the entire Board shall serve as chairman at any meeting of stockholders held in such absence. The Secretary of the Corporation or, if the Secretary is absent or otherwise unable to so serve, such other person as the chairman of the meeting shall appoint shall serve as secretary of the meeting. The chairman of the meeting shall conduct all meetings of the stockholders in accordance with the best interests of the Corporation and shall have the authority and discretion to establish reasonable procedural rules for the conduct of such meetings, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as he or she shall deem appropriate. The chairman of the meeting shall also have the authority to adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place as he or she may deem necessary and in the best interests of the Corporation.

 

Section 8.     Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting may vote either in person or by proxy. All proxies shall be in writing, signed by the stockholder or by his or her duly authorized attorney-in-fact, and shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation before being voted. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date of its execution unless otherwise provided in the proxy. The attendance at any meeting by a stockholder who shall have previously given a proxy applicable thereto shall not, as such, have the effect of revoking the proxy. The Corporation may treat any duly executed proxy as not revoked and in full force and effect until it receives a duly executed instrument revoking it, or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date.

 

Section 9.     Voting; Voting of Shares in the Name of Two or More Persons. Except for the election of directors or as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, at all meetings of stockholders all matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the stockholders present, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote thereat. Directors shall, except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote in the election. When ownership of shares stands in the name of two or more persons, in the absence of written directions to the Corporation to the contrary, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation any one or more of such stockholders may cast, in person or by proxy, all votes to which such ownership is entitled. If an attempt is made to cast conflicting votes, in person or by proxy, by several persons in whose names shares of stock stand, the vote or votes to which those persons are entitled shall be cast as directed by a majority of those holding such stock and present, in person or by proxy, at such meeting. If such conflicting votes are evenly split on any particular matter, each faction may vote the securities in question proportionally or any person voting the shares, or a beneficiary, if any, may apply to the Court of Chancery or such other court as may have jurisdiction to appoint an additional person to act with the persons so voting the shares, which shall then be voted as determined by a majority of such persons and the person appointed by the court.

 

 

Section 10.     Inspectors of Election. In advance of any meeting of stockholders, the Board may appoint one or more persons, other than officers, directors or nominees for office, as inspectors of election to act at such meeting or any adjournment thereof. Such appointment shall not be altered at the meeting. If inspectors of election are not so appointed, the chairman of the meeting shall make such appointment at the meeting. If any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act at the meeting, the vacancy so created may be filled by appointment by the Board in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the chairman of the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath to faithfully execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector's ability. The duties of the inspectors of election shall include: determining the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each share, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum and the validity and effect of proxies; receiving votes, ballots or consents; hearing and deciding all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote; counting and tabulating all votes, ballots or consents; determining the results; and doing such acts as are proper to the conduct of the election or the vote with fairness to all stockholders. The inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by them and execute a certificate of any fact found by them. Any report or certificate made by them shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated and of the vote as certified by them. Each inspector shall be entitled to a reasonable compensation for his or her services, to be paid by the Corporation.

 

Section 11.     Procedure for Nominations. The Board, or a committee appointed by the Board, shall act as nominating committee for selecting the nominees for election as directors of the Corporation. Except in the case of a nominee substituted as a result of the death of, or the incapacity, withdrawal or other inability to serve as a nominee, the nominating committee shall deliver written nominations to the Secretary of the Corporation at least 30 days prior to the date of the annual meeting. Provided the nominating committee makes such nominations, no nominations for directors except those made by the nominating committee shall be voted upon at the annual meeting of stockholders. The nominating committee will consider director nominations from stockholders if the stockholder or group of stockholders making the nomination, individually or in the aggregate, beneficially own more than 5% of the Corporation's outstanding common stock and have held such stock for at least one year prior to the date of the recommendation. In order to be considered by the nominating committee, a stockholder nomination must be received by the Secretary of the Corporation in writing at least 90 days in advance of the anniversary of the date of the prior year's annual meeting of stockholders and must be accompanied by the following information: (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (iii) such person's written consent to serve as a director if elected, and (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and the nominee or any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination is to be made by the stockholder and any business, blood or marital relationship between the nominating stockholder and the nominee. At the request of the Board, any person nominated by the Board for election as a director shall furnish to the Secretary that information required to be set forth in a stockholder's notice of nomination that pertains to the nominee, together with the required written consent. Except as provided in Article II, Section 12 and Article IV, Section 11, no person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated by the nominating committee in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11.

 

 

Section 12.     Substitution of Nominees. If a person is validly designated as a nominee in accordance with Section 11 of this Article II and shall thereafter become unwilling or unable to stand for election to the Board, the Board may designate a substitute nominee upon delivery, not fewer than five days prior to the date of the meeting for the election of such nominee, of a written notice to the Secretary setting forth such information regarding such substitute nominee as would have been required to be delivered to the Secretary pursuant to Section 11 of this Article II had such substitute nominee been initially proposed as a nominee. Such notice shall include a signed consent of the substitute nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation if elected.

 

Section 13.     New Business. Any new business to be taken up at the annual meeting at the request of the Chairman, if one has been elected by the Board, or the President shall be stated in writing and timely filed, as set forth below, with the Secretary of the Corporation, and all business so stated, proposed and filed shall be considered at the annual meeting. Any proposal offered by any stockholder may be made at the annual meeting and the same may be discussed and considered, but unless properly brought before the meeting such proposal shall not be acted upon at the meeting. For a proposal to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must be a stockholder of record and the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder's notice must be received by the Secretary of the Corporation at least 90 days in advance of the anniversary of the date of the prior year's annual meeting of stockholders. A stockholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to the matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (a) a brief description of the proposal desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (b) the name and address of the stockholder proposing such business; (c) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned of record by the stockholder and the dates upon which he or she acquired such shares; (d) the identification of any person employed, retained, or to be compensated by the stockholder submitting the proposal, or any person acting on his or her behalf, to make solicitations or recommendations to stockholders for the purpose of assisting in the passage of such proposal, and a brief description of the terms of such employment, retainer or arrangement for compensation; and (e) all such other information regarding such proposal as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission or required to be delivered to the Corporation pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (whether or not the Corporation is then subject to such rules). This provision shall not prevent the consideration and approval or disapproval at an annual meeting of reports of officers, directors and committees of the Board or the management of the Corporation, but in connection with such reports, no new business shall be acted upon at such annual meeting unless stated and filed as herein provided. This provision shall not constitute a waiver of any right of the Corporation under the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other rule or regulation to omit a stockholder's proposal from the Corporation's proxy materials. The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that any new business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions hereof, and, if the chairman should so determine, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that such new business was not properly brought before the meeting and shall not be considered.

 

 

ARTICLE III

CAPITAL STOCK

 

Section 1.     Certificates of Stock. Certificates evidencing ownership of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board, provided that each certificate shall, when issued, state upon the face thereof (a) that the Corporation is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware; (b) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued; (c) the number of shares, class and series, if any, that the certificate represents; and (d) the par value of each share represented by the certificate. Each certificate shall further state that the Corporation will furnish to any stockholder upon request and without charge a statement of the rights and preferences of the shares of each class or series of stock, or shall set forth such statement on the certificate itself. The certificates shall be numbered in the order of their issue and shall be signed by the Chairman, if one has been elected, the President or any Senior Vice President and by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary. Any or all of the signatures on the certificates may be facsimile signatures. In case any officer or officers who shall have signed any such certificate shall cease to be such officer or officers of the Corporation, whether because of death, resignation or otherwise, before such certificate shall have been delivered by the Corporation, such certificate may nevertheless be adopted by the Corporation and be issued and delivered as though the person or persons who signed such certificate have not ceased to be such officer or officers of the Corporation.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may provide by resolution that some or all of any or all classes or series of the Corporation’s stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.

 

 

Section 2.     Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board shall have the power to appoint one or more transfer agents and registrars for the transfer and registration of certificates of stock of any class, and may require that stock certificates shall be countersigned and registered by one or more of such transfer agents and registrars.

 

Section 3.     Registration and Transfer of Shares. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the name of each person owning a share of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be entered on the books of the Corporation together with the number of shares held by him or her, the numbers of the certificates covering such shares and the dates of issue of such certificates. The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holders thereof in person, or by their duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives, in the case of certificated shares, on surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of shares accompanied by an assignment or power of transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto, duly executed, with such guarantee or proof of the authenticity of the signature as the Corporation or its agents may reasonably require and with proper evidence of payment of all applicable transfer taxes or, in the case of uncertificated shares, upon delivery of proper transfer instructions for the number of shares involved. A record shall be made of each transfer.

 

Section 4.     Lost, Destroyed and Mutilated Certificates. The holder of any shares of stock of the Corporation shall immediately notify the Corporation of any loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the certificates therefor. The Corporation may issue, or cause to be issued, a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon evidence satisfactory to the Corporation of the loss, theft or destruction of the certificate, and, in the case of mutilation, the surrender of the mutilated certificate. The Corporation may, in its discretion, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representatives, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it by reason of the issue of such new certificate, or may refer such owner to such remedy or remedies as he or she may have under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

 

Section 5.     Holder of Record. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of stock as the holder thereof in fact and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.

 

ARTICLE IV

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 1.     Responsibilities; Number of Directors. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be under the direction of the Board. The number of directors constituting the entire Board shall be such number not less than 5 nor more than 13 as may be fixed from time to time by action of the stockholders or resolution of the Board.

 

Section 2.     Qualifications. Each director shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age. Subject to availability, each director shall at all times own at least 1,000 shares of common stock of the Corporation. Each director of the Corporation must reside in a county within the State of New York in which the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries maintains an office or in any adjacent county within the State of New York. A person is not qualified to serve as director if he or she: (1) is under indictment for, or has ever been convicted of, a criminal offense involving dishonesty or breach of trust and the penalty for such offense could be imprisonment for more than one year, or (2) is a person against who a banking agency has, within the past ten years, issued a cease and desist order for conduct involving dishonesty or breach of trust and that order is final and not subject to appeal, or (3) has been found either by a regulatory agency whose decision is final and not subject to appeal or by a court to have (i) breached a fiduciary duty involving personal profit or (ii) committed a willful violation of any law, rule or regulation governing banking, securities, commodities or insurance, or any final cease and desist order issued by a banking, securities, commodities or insurance regulatory agency.

 

Section 3.     Regular and Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of the Board for the election of officers shall be held, without notice other than these Bylaws, immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, or at such other time and place as the Board may fix by resolution. The Board may provide, by resolution, the time and place for the holding of regular meetings of the Board without notice other than such resolution.

 

Section 4.     Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board, for any purpose, may be called at any time by or at the request of the Chairman, if one has been elected, or the President. Special meetings of the Board shall also be called by the Secretary upon the written request of at least one-third of the directors then in office. The persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board shall give notice of such meetings in the manner prescribed by these Bylaws and may fix any place, within or without the Corporation's regular business area, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board called by such persons. No business shall be conducted at a special meeting other than that specified in the notice of meeting.

 

 

Section 5.     Conduct of Meetings. Meetings of the Board shall be presided over by the Chairman, if a Chairman has been elected by the Board. If a Chairman has not been elected by the Board or the Chairman is absent or otherwise unable to preside over the meeting, the presiding officer shall be the President. If the Chairman is unable to preside over the board meetings for an extended period of time, the President will convene a board or special meeting as soon as practicable so that the Board of Directors may select a new Chairman. If the President is absent or otherwise unable to preside over the meeting, the presiding officer shall be such other person as shall be appointed by a majority of the directors present. The Secretary, or in the absence or disability of the Secretary, a person appointed by the Chairman (or other presiding person), shall act as secretary of the meeting. The Chairman (or other presiding person) shall conduct all meetings of the Board in accordance with the best interests of the Corporation and shall have the authority and discretion to establish reasonable procedural rules for the conduct of Board meetings.

 

Section 6.     Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, at least 24 hours’ notice of any meeting shall be given to each director if given in person or by telephone, facsimile or other electronic transmission, at least two business days’ notice of any meeting shall be given if notice is given in writing and delivered by courier, and at least four business days’ notice of any meeting shall be given if notice is given in writing and delivered by postage-prepaid mail. The notice shall designate the place and time at which the meeting is to be held. The purpose of any special meeting shall be stated in the notice. Such notice shall be deemed given when sent or given to any mail or courier service or sent by facsimile or electronic transmission. Any director may waive notice of any meeting by filing a signed waiver of notice with the Secretary of the Corporation, whether before or after the meeting. The attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

Section 7.     Quorum and Voting Requirements. A quorum at any meeting of the Board shall consist of a majority of the directors then in office or such greater number as shall be required by law, these Bylaws or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. If less than a quorum is present, the majority of those directors present may adjourn the meeting to another time and place without further notice. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these Bylaws, a majority vote of the directors present at a meeting, if a quorum is present at the time of such vote, shall constitute an act of the Board.

 

 

Section 8.     Resignation. Any director may resign at any time by sending a written notice of such resignation to the principal office of the Corporation addressed to the Chairman, if one has been elected, or the President. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof.

 

Section 9.     Removal. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these Bylaws, any director or the entire Board of the Corporation may be removed at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of record of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose. For purposes of this Section 9, conduct worthy of removal for "cause" shall mean (a) conduct as a director of the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation that involves willful material misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty, pecuniary gain or gross negligence in the performance of duties, or (b) conduct, whether or not as a director of the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation, that involves dishonesty or breach of fiduciary duty and is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under state or federal law.

 

Section 10.     Vacancies. Subject to the limitations prescribed by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and these Bylaws, all vacancies in the office of director (whether due to resignation, retirement, removal, an increase in the number of directors or otherwise) shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then holding office. No person shall be elected a director unless nominated at a previous regular or special meeting, called for that purpose, upon the recommendation of the Board, or a committee appointed by the Board. Any director so elected shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified.

 

Section 11.     Compensation. From time to time, as the Board deems necessary, the Board may fix the compensation of and provide for the reasonable expenses of its members to attend meetings of the Board and its committees. The compensation may include, without limitation, an annual stipend or a fee per meeting or a combination of both.

 

Section 12.     Action by Consent of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or such committee.

 

Section 13.     Committees. The Board may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board at any meeting, authorize such committees, as from time to time it may deem necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Corporation. The members of each committee so authorized shall be appointed by the Board from its members and shall serve for such term as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided by resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board except as provided in the Delaware General Corporation Law. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required.

 

 

ARTICLE V
OFFICERS

 

Section 1.     Designation of Executive Officers. The Board shall, at each annual meeting, elect a President and a Secretary, and may elect a Chairman and such other officers as the Board from time to time may deem necessary or the business of the Corporation may require.

Any number of offices may be held by the same person except that no person may simultaneously hold the offices of President and Secretary.

 

Section 2.     Election. The election of all officers shall be made by a vote of a majority of the directors then in office. If such election is not held at the meeting held annually for the election of officers, such officers may be so elected at any subsequent regular meeting or at a special meeting of the Board called for that purpose, in the same manner above provided. Each person elected shall have such authority, bear such title and perform such duties as provided in these Bylaws and as the Board may prescribe from time to time. All officers elected or appointed by the Board shall assume their duties immediately upon their election and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board. Whenever a vacancy occurs among the officers, it may be filled at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose, in the same manner as above provided.

 

Section 3.     Term of Office and Removal. Each officer shall serve until his or her successor is elected and duly qualified, the office is abolished or he or she resigns or is removed. Any officer may be removed at any regular or special meeting of the Board called for that purpose, with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office.

 

Section 4.     Chairman of the Board. The Chairman, if one has been elected by the Board, shall, subject to the direction of the Board, perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of the Chairman or are delegated to him or her by the Board. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board, shall make recommendations to the Board regarding appointments to all committees and shall have authority to sign instruments in the name of the Corporation.

 

 

Section 5.     President and Chief Executive Officer. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall, subject to the direction of the Board, oversee all the major activities of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and be responsible for assuring that the policy decisions of the Board are implemented as formulated. The President shall be responsible, in consultation with such officers and members of the Board as he or she deems appropriate, for planning the growth of the Corporation. The President shall be responsible for stockholder relations and relations with investment bankers or other similar financial institutions, and shall be empowered to designate officers of the Corporation and its subsidiaries to assist in such activities. The President, under authority given to him or her, shall have the authority to sign instruments in the name of the Corporation. The President shall have general supervision and direction of all of the Corporation's officers and personnel, subject to and consistent with policies enunciated by the Board. The President shall have such other powers as may be assigned to him or her by the Chairman, if one has been elected, or by the Board. In the absence of or disability of the Chairman, or if the office of the Chairman is vacant by reason of death, resignation, failure of the Board to elect a Chairman or otherwise, the President or such other person who the Board shall designate, shall exercise the powers and perform the duties which otherwise would fall upon the Chairman. A member of the Board also serving as the Corporation’s President shall cease to be a member of the Board immediately upon his or her retirement, death, resignation, removal, or other termination of employment as President of the Corporation.

 

Section 6.     Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board and of the stockholders and shall record, or cause to be recorded, all votes and minutes of all proceedings of the Board and of the stockholders and of the Executive Committee in a book or books to be kept for that purpose. All other committees shall designate a record keeper to take and keep all records of the committee. The Secretary shall perform such executive and administrative duties as may be assigned by the Board or the President. The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept accurate and complete records of the ownership of shares of the Corporation. The Secretary shall have charge of the seal of the Corporation, shall submit such reports and statements as may be required by law or by the Board, shall conduct all correspondence relating to the Board and its proceedings and shall have such other powers and duties as are generally incident to the office of Secretary and as may be assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chairman, if one has been elected, or the President.

 

Section 7.     Vice Presidents. Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents may be appointed by the Board to perform such duties as may be prescribed by these Bylaws, the Board, the Chairman, if one has been elected, or the President as permitted by the Board.

 

 

Section 8.     Other Officers and Employees. Other officers and employees appointed by the Board shall have such authority and shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them, from time to time, by the Board or, to the extent not inconsistent with the duties assigned by the Board, by the Chairman, if one has been elected, or the President.

 

Section 9.     Compensation of Officers and Others. The compensation, if any, of all officers, employees and agents shall be fixed from time to time by the Board or by any committee or officer authorized by the Board to do so.

 

ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 1.     Actions, Suits or Proceedings Other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 3 of this Article VI, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney's fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful.

 

Section 2.     Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation. Subject to Section 3 of this Article VI, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

 

Section 3.     Authorization of Indemnification. Any indemnification under this Article VI (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VI, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board by a majority vote of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum; (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iv) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

 

Section 4.     Indemnification by a Court. Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VI, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article VI. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article VI, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VI nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 4 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.

 

Section 5.     Expenses Payable in Advance. Expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending or investigating a threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VI.

 

 

Section 6.     Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any Bylaws, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (however embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections I and 2 of this Article VI shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article VI shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections I or 2 of this Article VI but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise.

 

Section 7.     Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Article VI.

 

Section 8.     Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Article VI, references to "the Corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article VI, references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the Corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation" as referred to in this Article VI.

 

 

Section 9.     Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

Section 10.     Limitation on Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VI to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 4 hereof), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of the Corporation.

 

Section 11.     Indemnification of Employees and Agents. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article VI to directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENTS

 

These Bylaws, except as provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, or as otherwise set forth in these Bylaws, may be amended or repealed by the Board or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of record of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of these Bylaws that contains a supermajority voting requirement shall only be altered, amended, rescinded or repealed by a vote of the Board or the stockholders entitled to vote thereon that is not less than the supermajority specified in such provision.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

Orange County Bancorp, Inc.INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARECUSIP: 68417L 10 7 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONSTHIS CERTIFIES thatis the owner ofFULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.50 PER SHARE OF Orange County Bancorp, Inc.transferable only on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officer and its Corporate seal to be hereunto affixed.Dated:VICE PRESIDENT AND CORPORATE SECRETARY PRESIDENT AND CEO

 

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations.TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - _________ Custodian __________ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common (State)Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above listFor value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer untoPLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)Shares of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.Dated,XXNOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THIS CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER. Signature(s) GuaranteedBY: THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS, AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM) PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17Ad-15.

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

 

FORM OF 4.25% FIXED TO FLOATING RATE SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE SEPTEMBER 30, 2030

 

THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE IS NOT A DEPOSIT AND IS NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR FUND.

 

THE INDEBTEDNESS EVIDENCED BY THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE IS SUBORDINATED AND JUNIOR IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3 (SUBORDINATION) OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE) OF ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC. (THE “COMPANY”), INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY TO ITS GENERAL AND SECURED CREDITORS AND IS UNSECURED. IT IS INELIGIBLE AS COLLATERAL FOR ANY EXTENSION OF CREDIT BY THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES.

 

THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE IS A GLOBAL SUBORDINATED NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 5 OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO AS NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”) OR A NOMINEE OF DTC. THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SUBORDINATED NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN DTC OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 5 OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE AS A WHOLE BY DTC TO A NOMINEE OF DTC OR BY A NOMINEE OF DTC TO DTC OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF DTC) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE.

 

UNLESS THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SUBORDINATED NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO, OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE.

 

 

IN THE EVENT OF LIQUIDATION ALL HOLDERS OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO BE PAID IN FULL WITH SUCH INTEREST AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW BEFORE ANY PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE ON ACCOUNT OF PRINCIPAL OF OR INTEREST ON THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE. AFTER PAYMENT IN FULL OF ALL SUMS OWING TO SUCH HOLDERS OF SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS, THE HOLDER OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE, TOGETHER WITH THE HOLDERS OF ANY OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY RANKING ON A PARITY WITH THE SUBORDINATED NOTES, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO BE PAID FROM THE REMAINING ASSETS OF THE COMPANY THE UNPAID PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE PLUS ACCRUED AND UNPAID INTEREST THEREON BEFORE ANY PAYMENT OR OTHER DISTRIBUTION, WHETHER IN CASH, PROPERTY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE MADE (i) with respect to any obligation that by its terms expressly is junior in the right of payment to the Subordinated Notes, (ii) WITH RESPECT TO any indebtedness between the Company and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or (iII) on account OF ANY SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE COMPANY.

 

THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN MINIMUM DENOMINATIONS OF $100,000 AND MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE IN A DENOMINATION OF LESS THAN $100,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER. ANY SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF PAYMENTS ON THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE, AND SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE.

 

THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE MAY BE SOLD ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

 

CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS:

 

THE HOLDER OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE, OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF OR THEREOF AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) (EACH, A “PLAN”), OR AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF ANY PLAN’S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY, AND NO PERSON INVESTING “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY PLAN MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN, UNLESS SUCH PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 OR 84-14 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION OR ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE, OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN, ARE NOT PROHIBITED BY SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE AND HOLDING. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF THAT EITHER: (I) IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN TO WHICH TITLE I OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE IS APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR OTHER PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH PURCHASE OR (II) SUCH PURCHASE OR HOLDING WILL NOT RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE FOR WHICH FULL EXEMPTIVE RELIEF IS NOT AVAILABLE UNDER APPLICABLE STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION.

 

ANY FIDUCIARY OF ANY PLAN WHO IS CONSIDERING THE ACQUISITION OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER LEGAL COUNSEL PRIOR TO ACQUIRING THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN.

 

 

No. [·]

CUSIP: [·]

 

 

ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

 

4.25% FIXED TO FLOATING RATE SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE SEPTEMBER 30, 2030

 

1.                        Subordinated Notes. This Subordinated note is one of an issue of notes of Orange County Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), designated as the “4.25% Fixed to Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2030” (the “Subordinated Notes”) issued pursuant to that Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement dated as of the date upon which this Subordinated Note was originally issued (the “Issue Date”) between the Company and the several purchasers of the Subordinated Notes identified in the signature pages thereto (the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

2.                        Payment. The Company, for value received, promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [·] (U.S.) ($[·]), plus accrued but unpaid interest on September 30, 2030 (the “Maturity Date”) and to pay interest thereon (i) from and including the original issue date of the Subordinated Notes to but excluding September 30, 2025 or the earlier redemption date contemplated by Section 4 (Redemption) of this Subordinated Note (the “Fixed Rate Period”), at the rate of 4.25% per annum, computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and payable semi-annually in arrears on March 30 and September 30 of each year (each payment date, a “Fixed Interest Payment Date”), beginning March 30, 2021, and (ii) from and including September 30, 2025 to but excluding the Maturity Date or earlier redemption date contemplated by Section 4 (Redemption) of this Subordinated Note (the “Floating Rate Period”), at the rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to the Floating Interest Rate (as defined below) determined on the Floating Interest Determination Date (as defined below) of the applicable interest period plus 413 basis points, provided, that in the event the Floating Interest Rate is less than zero, then the Floating Interest Rate shall be deemed to be zero, computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed and payable quarterly in arrears (each quarterly period a “Floating Interest Period”) on March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30 of each year (each payment date, a “Floating Interest Payment Date”). Dollar amounts resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent being rounded up. The term “Floating Interest Determination Date” means the date upon which the Floating Interest Rate is determined by the Calculation Agent pursuant to the Three-Month Term SOFR Conventions.

 

(a)           An “Interest Payment Date” is either a Fixed Interest Payment Date or a Floating Interest Payment Date, as applicable.

 

(b)           The “Floating Interest Rate” means:

 

(i)            initially Three-Month Term SOFR (as defined below).

 

(ii)           Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (i) of this Section 2(b):

 

 

(1)               If the Calculation Agent, determines prior to the relevant Floating Interest Determination Date that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date (each of such terms as defined below) have occurred with respect to Three-Month Term SOFR, then the Company shall promptly provide notice of such determination to the Noteholders and Section 2(c) (Effect of Benchmark Transition Event) will thereafter apply to all determinations, calculations and quotations made or obtained for the purposes of calculating the Floating Interest Rate payable on the Subordinated Notes during a relevant Floating Interest Period.

 

(2)               However, if the Calculation Agent, determines that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Three-Month Term SOFR, but for any reason the Benchmark Replacement has not been determined as of the relevant Floating Interest Determination Date, the Floating Interest Rate for the applicable Floating Interest Period will be equal to the Floating Interest Rate on the last Floating Interest Determination Date for the Subordinated Notes, as determined by the Calculation Agent (as defined below).

 

(iii)            If the then-current Benchmark is Three-Month Term SOFR and any of the foregoing provisions concerning the calculation of the interest rate and the payment of interest during the Floating Rate Period are inconsistent with any of the Three-Month Term SOFR Conventions (as defined below) determined by the Company, then the relevant Three-Month Term SOFR Conventions will apply.

 

(c)               Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.

 

(i)                 If the Calculation Agent determines that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time (as defined below) in respect of any determination of the Benchmark (as defined below) on any date, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes relating to the Subordinated Notes during the relevant Floating Interest Period in respect of such determination on such date and all determinations on all subsequent dates.

 

(ii)              In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Company will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time, and such changes shall become effective without consent from the relevant Noteholders (as defined below) or any other party.

 

(iii)            Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Company or by the Calculation Agent pursuant to the benchmark transition provisions set forth herein, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date, and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection:

 

(1)               will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error;

 

(2)               if made by the Company, will be made in the Company’s sole discretion;

 

 

(3)               if made by the Calculation Agent, will be made after consultation with the Company, and the Calculation Agent will not make any such determination, decision or election to which the Company reasonably objects; and

 

(4)               notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Subordinated Note or the Purchase Agreement, shall become effective without consent from the relevant Noteholders (as defined below) or any other party.

 

(iv)             For the avoidance of doubt, after a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred, interest payable on this Subordinated Note for the Floating Rate Period will be an annual rate equal to the sum of the applicable Benchmark Replacement and the spread specified on the face hereof.

 

(v)               As used in this Subordinated Note:

 

(1)               “Benchmark” means, initially, Three-Month Term SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Three-Month Term SOFR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement.

 

(2)               “Benchmark Replacement” means the Interpolated Benchmark with respect to the then-current Benchmark; provided that if (a) the Calculation Agent cannot determine the Interpolated Benchmark as of the Benchmark Replacement Date or (b) the then-current Benchmark is Three-Month Term SOFR and a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Three-Month Term SOFR (in which event no Interpolated Benchmark with respect to Three-Month Term SOFR shall be determined), then “Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Calculation Agent, as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:

 

a.                   The sum of (i) Compounded SOFR and (ii) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

b.                  the sum of: (i) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor and (ii) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

c.                   the sum of: (i) the ISDA Fallback Rate and (ii) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

 

d.                  the sum of: (i) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected by the Company as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to any industry-accepted rate of interest as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time and (ii) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

 

 

(3)               “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Calculation Agent, as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:

 

a.                   the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement;

 

b.                  if the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is equivalent to the ISDA Fallback Rate, then the ISDA Fallback Adjustment;

 

c.                   the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Company giving due consideration to any industry-accepted spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the then-current Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time.

 

(4)               “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Floating Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates with respect to each Floating Interest Period and making payments of interest, rounding of amounts or tenors and other administrative matters) that the Company decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption of such Benchmark Replacement in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Company decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Company determines that no market practice for use of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner as the Company determines is reasonably necessary).

 

(5)               “Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

a.                   in the case of clause (a) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the relevant Reference Time in respect of any determination;

 

b.                  in the case of clause (b) or (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Benchmark; or

 

c.                   in the case of clause (d) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of such public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for purposes of such determination.

 

 

(6)               “Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

a.                 if the Benchmark is Three-Month Term SOFR, (i) the Relevant Governmental Body has not selected or recommended a forward-looking term rate for a tenor of three months based on SOFR, (ii) the development of a forward-looking term rate for a tenor of three months based on SOFR that has been recommended or selected by the Relevant Governmental Body is not complete or (iii) the Company determines that the use of a forward-looking rate for a tenor of three months based on SOFR is not administratively feasible;

 

b.                 a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark;

 

c.                a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark, the central bank for the currency of the Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Benchmark, which states that the administrator of the Benchmark has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark; or

 

d.                  a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that the Benchmark is no longer representative.

 

(7)               “Calculation Agent” means such bank or other entity (which may be the Company or an affiliate of the Company) as may be appointed by the Company to act as Calculation Agent for the Subordinated Notes during the Floating Rate Period.

 

(8)               “Compounded SOFR” means the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate being established by the Company or its designee in accordance with:

 

a.                  the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded SOFR; provided that:

 

b.                  if, and to the extent that, the Company or its designee determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (a) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that have been selected by the Company or its designee giving due consideration to any industry-accepted market practice for U.S. dollar denominated floating rate notes at such time.

 

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of Compounded SOFR will exclude the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

 

(9)          “Corresponding Tenor” with respect to a Benchmark Replacement means a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding Business Day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the then-current Benchmark.

 

(10)           “FRBNY” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

(11)           “FRBNY’s Website” means the website of the FRBNY at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

 

(12)          “Interpolated Benchmark” with respect to the Benchmark means the rate determined for the Corresponding Tenor by interpolating on a linear basis between: (1) the Benchmark for the longest period (for which the Benchmark is available) that is shorter than the Corresponding Tenor and (2) the Benchmark for the shortest period (for which the Benchmark is available) that is longer than the Corresponding Tenor.

 

(13)           “ISDA” means the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto.

 

(14)          “ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the ISDA or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time.

 

(15)           “ISDA Fallback Adjustment” means the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be determined upon the occurrence of an index cessation event with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor.

 

(16)          “ISDA Fallback Rate” means the rate that would apply for derivatives transactions referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon the occurrence of an index cessation date with respect to the Benchmark for the applicable tenor excluding the applicable ISDA Fallback Adjustment.

 

(17)           “Reference Time” with respect to any determination of a Benchmark means (1) if the Benchmark is Three-Month Term SOFR, the time determined by the Calculation Agent after giving effect to the Three-Month Term SOFR Conventions, and (2) if the Benchmark is not Three-Month Term SOFR, the time determined by the Calculation Agent after giving effect to the Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.

 

(18)          “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) and/or the FRBNY, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve and/or the FRBNY or any successor thereto.

 

 

(19)           “SOFR” means the daily Secured Overnight Financing Rate provided by the FRBNY, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator), on the FRBNY’s Website.

 

(20)           “Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate for the Corresponding Tenor based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

 

(21)        “Term SOFR Administrator” means any entity designated by the Relevant Governmental Body as the administrator of Term SOFR (or a successor administrator).

 

(22)           “Three-Month Term SOFR” means the rate for Term SOFR for a tenor of three months that is published by the Term SOFR Administrator at the Reference Time for any Floating Interest Period, as determined by the Calculation Agent after giving effect to the Three-Month Term SOFR Conventions.

 

(23)           “Three-Month Term SOFR Conventions” means any determination, decision or election with respect to any technical, administrative or operational matter (including with respect to the manner and timing of the publication of Three-Month Term SOFR, or changes to the definition of “Floating Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining Three-Month Term SOFR with respect to each Floating Interest Period and making payments of interest, rounding of amounts or tenors, and other administrative matters) that the Company decides may be appropriate to reflect the use of Three-Month Term SOFR as the Benchmark in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Company decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Company determines that no market practice for the use of Three-Month Term SOFR exists, in such other manner as the Company determines is reasonably necessary).

 

(24)         “Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

 

(d)               In the event that any Fixed Interest Payment Date during the Fixed Rate Period falls on a day that is not a Business Day (as defined below), the interest payment due on that date shall be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day and no additional interest shall accrue as a result of that postponement. In the event that any Floating Interest Payment Date during the Floating Rate Period falls on a day that is not a Business Day (as defined below), the interest payment due on that date shall be postponed to the next day that is a Business Day and interest shall accrue to but excluding the date interest is paid. However, if the postponement would cause the day to fall in the next calendar month during the Floating Interest Period, the Floating Interest Payment Date shall instead be brought forward to the immediately preceding Business Day. The term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are generally authorized or required by law or executive order to be closed.

 

 

3.                        Subordination.

 

(a)                        The indebtedness of the Company evidenced by this Subordinated Note, including the principal and interest on this Subordinated Note, shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all existing claims of creditors of the Company whether now outstanding or subsequently created, assumed, guaranteed or incurred (collectively, “Senior Indebtedness”), which shall consist of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on: (i) all indebtedness and obligations of, or guaranteed or assumed by, the Company for money borrowed, whether or not evidenced by bonds, debentures, securities, notes or other similar instruments, and including, but not limited to all obligations to the Company’s general and secured creditors; (ii) any deferred obligations of the Company for the payment of the purchase price of property or assets acquired other than in the ordinary course of business; (iii) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of the Company in respect of any letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, security purchase facilities and similar direct credit substitutes; (iv) any capital lease obligations of the Company; (v) all obligations of the Company in respect of interest rate swap, cap or other agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts, commodity contracts and other similar arrangements or derivative products; (vi) all obligations that are similar to those in clauses (i) through (v) of other persons for the payment of which the Company is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise arising from an off-balance sheet guarantee; (vii) all obligations of the types referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of other persons secured by a lien on any property or asset of the Company; and (viii) in the case of (i) through (vii) above, all amendments, renewals, extensions, modifications and refundings of such indebtedness and obligations; except “Senior Indebtedness” does not include (A) the Subordinated Notes, (B) any obligation that by its terms expressly is junior to, or ranks equally in right of payment with, the Subordinated Notes, or (C) any indebtedness between the Company and any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates. This Subordinated Note is not secured by any assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates. The term “Affiliate(s)” means, with respect to any Person (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement), such Person’s immediate family members, partners, members or parent and subsidiary corporations, and any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with said Person and their respective Affiliates.

 

(b)                       In the event of liquidation of the Company, holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company shall be entitled to be paid in full with such interest as may be provided by law before any payment shall be made on account of principal of or interest on this Subordinated Note. Additionally, in the event of any insolvency, dissolution, assignment for the benefit of creditors or any liquidation or winding up of or relating to the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to be paid in full before any payment shall be made on account of the principal of or interest on the Subordinated Notes, including this Subordinated Note. In the event of any such proceeding, after payment in full of all sums owing with respect to the Senior Indebtedness, the registered holders of the Subordinated Notes from time to time (each a “Noteholder” and, collectively, the “Noteholders”), together with the holders of any obligations of the Company ranking on parity with the Subordinated Notes, shall be entitled to be paid from the remaining assets of the Company the unpaid principal thereof, and the unpaid interest thereon before any payment or other distribution, whether in cash, property or otherwise, shall be made (i) with respect to any obligation that by its terms expressly is junior in the right of payment to the Subordinated Notes, (ii) with respect to any indebtedness between the Company and any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates or (iii) on account of any capital stock.

 

 

(c)               If there shall have occurred and be continuing (i) a default in any payment with respect to any Senior Indebtedness or (ii) an event of default with respect to any Senior Indebtedness as a result of which the maturity thereof is accelerated, unless and until such payment default or event of default shall have been cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, no payments shall be made by the Company with respect to the Subordinated Notes. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any payment with respect to which the immediately preceding paragraph of this Section 3 (Subordination) would be applicable.

 

(d)               Nothing herein shall act to prohibit, limit or impede the Company from issuing additional debt of the Company having the same rank as the Subordinated Notes or which may be junior or senior in rank to the Subordinated Notes. Each Noteholder, by its acceptance hereof, further acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration for each holder of any Senior Indebtedness, whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Subordinated Notes, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness, and such holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold or in continuing to hold such Senior Indebtedness.

 

4.

Redemption.

 

(a)               Redemption Prior to Fifth Anniversary. This Subordinated Note shall not be redeemable by the Company in whole or in part prior to September 30, 2025 except in the event of a: (i) Tier 2 Capital Event (as defined below); (ii) Tax Event (as defined below); or (iii) Investment Company Event (as defined below). Upon the occurrence of a Tier 2 Capital Event, a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event, the Company may redeem this Subordinated Note, subject to Section 4(f) (Regulatory Approvals) hereof, in whole or in part at any time, upon giving not less than 10 days’ notice to the holder of this Subordinated Note at an amount equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount being redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest, to but excluding the redemption date. “Tier 2 Capital Event” means the Company’s good faith determination that, as a result of (1) any amendment to, or change in, the laws, rules or regulations of the United States (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, including the Federal Reserve and other federal bank regulatory agencies) or any political subdivision of or in the United States that is enacted or becomes effective after the issue date of this Subordinated Note, (2) any proposed change in those laws, rules or regulations that is announced or becomes effective after the issue date of this Subordinated Note, or (3) any official administrative decision or judicial decision or administrative action or other official pronouncement interpreting or applying those laws, rules, regulations, policies or guidelines with respect thereto that is announced after the issue date of this Subordinated Note, there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Company will not be entitled to treat the Subordinated Notes then outstanding as Tier 2 capital (or its equivalent) for purposes of capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve Board, as then in effect and applicable to the Company (“Tier 2 Capital”), for so long as any Subordinated Notes are outstanding. “Tax Event” means the receipt by the Company of an opinion of independent tax counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that as a result of (1) an amendment to or change (including any announced prospective amendment or change) in any law or treaty, or any regulation thereunder, of the United States or any of its political subdivisions or taxing authorities; (2) a judicial decision, administrative action, official administrative pronouncement, ruling, regulatory procedure, regulation, notice or announcement, including any notice or announcement of intent to adopt or promulgate any ruling, regulatory procedure or regulation (any of the foregoing, an “Administrative or Judicial Action”); or (3) an amendment to or change in any official position with respect to, or any interpretation of, an Administrative or Judicial Action or a law or regulation of the United States that differs from the previously generally accepted position or interpretation, in each case, which change or amendment or challenge becomes effective or which pronouncement, decision or challenge is announced on or after the issue date of this Subordinated Note, there is more than an insubstantial risk that interest payable by the Company on the Subordinated Notes is not, or within 90 days of such opinion, will not be, deductible by the Company, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax purposes. “Investment Company Event” means receipt by the Company of an opinion of independent counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that there is more than an insubstantial risk that the Company is or, within 90 days of the date of such legal opinion will be, considered an “investment company” that is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

(b)               Redemption on or after Fifth Anniversary. On or after September 30, 2025, subject to the provisions of Section 4(f) (Regulatory Approvals) hereof, this Subordinated Note shall be redeemable at the option of and by the Company, in whole or in part from time to time upon any Interest Payment Date, at an amount equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount being redeemed plus accrued but unpaid interest, to but excluding the redemption date, but in all cases in a principal amount with integral multiples of $1,000. In addition, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Subordinated Notes, at any time upon the occurrence of a Tier 2 Capital Event, Tax Event or an Investment Company Event. The redemption referenced in this Section 4(b) (Redemption on or after Fifth Anniversary) shall be subject to the receipt of any required regulatory approval.

 

(c)               Partial Redemption. If less than the then outstanding principal amount of this Subordinated Note is redeemed, (i) a new Subordinated Note shall be issued representing the unredeemed portion without charge to the holder thereof and (ii) such redemption shall be effected on a pro rata basis as to the Noteholders. For purposes of clarity, upon a partial redemption, a like percentage of the principal amount of every Subordinated Note held by every Noteholder shall be redeemed.

 

(d)               No Redemption at Option of Noteholder. This Subordinated Note is not subject to redemption at the option of the holder of this Subordinated Note.

 

(e)               Effectiveness of Redemption. If notice of redemption has been duly given and notwithstanding that this Subordinated Note has been called for redemption but has not yet been surrendered for cancellation, on and after the date fixed for redemption interest shall cease to accrue on the portion of this Subordinated Note called for redemption, this Subordinated Note shall no longer be deemed outstanding with respect to the portion called for redemption and all rights with respect to the portion of this Subordinated Note called for redemption shall forthwith on such date fixed for redemption cease and terminate unless the Company shall default in the payment of the redemption price, except only the right of the holder hereof to receive the amount payable on such redemption, without interest. For purposes of clarity, any redemption made pursuant to the terms of this Subordinated Note shall be made on a pro rata basis, and, for purposes of a redemption processed through DTC, on a “Pro Rata Pass-Through Distribution of Principal” basis, among all of the Subordinated Notes outstanding at the time thereof.

 

 

(f)                Regulatory Approvals. Any such redemption shall be subject to receipt of any and all required federal and state regulatory approvals or non-objections, including, but not limited to, the consent of the Federal Reserve. In the case of any redemption of this Subordinated Note pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 4 (Redemption on or after Fifth Anniversary), the Company will give the holder hereof notice of redemption, which notice shall indicate the aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes to be redeemed, not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the redemption date.

 

(g)               Purchase and Resale of the Subordinated Notes. Subject to any required federal and state regulatory approvals and the provisions of this Subordinated Note, the Company shall have the right to purchase any of the Subordinated Notes at any time in the open market, private transactions or otherwise. If the Company purchases any Subordinated Notes, it may, in its discretion, hold, resell or cancel any of the purchased Subordinated Notes.

 

5.

Global Subordinated Notes.

 

(a)               Provided that applicable depository eligibility requirements are met, the Subordinated Notes owned by Noteholders that are Qualified Institutional Buyers and/or institutional “accredited investors” shall be issued in the form of one or more Global Subordinated Notes (each a “Global Subordinated Note”) registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company or another organization registered as a clearing agency under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and designated as Depositary by the Company or any successor thereto (the “Depositary”) or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof.

 

(b)               Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Global Subordinated Note may be exchanged in whole or in part for Subordinated Notes registered, and no transfer of a Global Subordinated Note in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any person other than the Depositary for such Global Subordinated Note or a nominee thereof unless (i) such Depositary advises the Company in writing that such Depositary is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities as Depositary with respect to such Global Subordinated Note, and no qualified successor is appointed by the Company within ninety (90) days of receipt by the Company of such notice, (ii) such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and no successor is appointed by the Company within ninety (90) days after obtaining knowledge of such event, (iii) the Company elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Depositary or (iv) an Event of Default (as defined in Section 6 (Events of Default; Acceleration)) shall have occurred and be continuing. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 5(b), the Company or its agent shall notify the Depositary and instruct the Depositary to notify all owners of beneficial interests in such Global Subordinated Note of the occurrence of such event and of the availability of Subordinated Notes to such owners of beneficial interests requesting the same.

 

(c)               If any Global Subordinated Note is to be exchanged for other Subordinated Notes or canceled in part, or if another Subordinated Note is to be exchanged in whole or in part for a beneficial interest in any Global Subordinated Note, then either (i) such Global Subordinated Note shall be so surrendered for exchange or cancellation as provided in this Section 5 or (ii) the principal amount thereof shall be reduced or increased by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged or canceled, or equal to the principal amount of such other Subordinated Note to be so exchanged for a beneficial interest therein, as the case may be, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the records of the Company or, if applicable, the Company’s registrar and transfer agent (“Registrar”), whereupon the Company or, if applicable, the Registrar, in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary (“Applicable Depositary Procedures”), shall instruct the Depositary or its authorized representative to make a corresponding adjustment to its records. Upon any such surrender or adjustment of a Global Subordinated Note by the Depositary, accompanied by registration instructions, the Company shall execute and deliver any Subordinated Notes issuable in exchange for such Global Subordinated Note (or any portion thereof) in accordance with the instructions of the Depositary.

 

 

(d)               Every Subordinated Note executed and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Subordinated Note or any portion thereof shall be executed and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Subordinated Note, unless such Subordinated Note is registered in the name of a person other than the Depositary for such Global Subordinated Note or a nominee thereof.

 

(e)               The Depositary or its nominee, as the registered owner of a Global Subordinated Note, shall be the holder of such Global Subordinated Note for all purposes under this Subordinated Note, and owners of beneficial interests in a Global Subordinated Note shall hold such interests pursuant to Applicable Depositary Procedures. Accordingly, any such owner’s beneficial interest in a Global Subordinated Note shall be shown only on, and the transfer of such interest shall be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or its nominee or its Depositary participants. If applicable, the Registrar shall be entitled to deal with the Depositary for all purposes relating to a Global Subordinated Note (including the payment of principal and interest thereon and the giving of instructions or directions by owners of beneficial interests therein and the giving of notices) as the sole holder of the Subordinated Note and shall have no obligations to the owners of beneficial interests therein. The Registrar shall have no liability in respect of any transfers undertaken by the Depositary.

 

(f)                The rights of owners of beneficial interests in a Global Subordinated Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such owners and the Depositary and/or its participants.

 

(g)               No holder of any beneficial interest in any Global Subordinated Note held on its behalf by a Depositary shall have any rights with respect to such Global Subordinated Note, and such Depositary may be treated by the Company and any agent of the Company as the owner of such Global Subordinated Note for all purposes whatsoever. Neither the Company nor any agent of the Company will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Subordinated Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company or any agent of the Company from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by a Depositary or impair, as between a Depositary and such holders of beneficial interests, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of the Depositary (or its nominee) as holder of any Subordinated Note.

 

 

6.                        Events of Default; Acceleration.

 

Each of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

(a)               the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization law, now or hereafter in effect of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, and such decree or order will have continued unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days;

 

(b)               the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization law, now or hereafter in effect of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, or the consent by the Company to the entry of a decree or order for relief in an involuntary case or proceeding under any such law;

 

(c)               the Company (i) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts as they mature, (ii) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature or (iv) ceases to be a bank holding company or financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended;

 

(d)               the failure of the Company to pay any installment of interest on any of the Subordinated Notes as and when the same will become due and payable, and the continuation of such failure for a period of fifteen (15) days;

 

(e)               the failure of the Company to pay all or any part of the principal of any of the Subordinated Notes as and when the same will become due and payable;

 

(f)                the liquidation of the Company (for avoidance of doubt, “liquidation” does not include any merger, consolidation, sale of equity or assets or reorganization (exclusive of a reorganization in bankruptcy) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries);

 

(g)               the failure of the Company to perform any other covenant or agreement on the part of the Company contained in the Subordinated Notes, and the continuation of such failure for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which notice specifying such failure, stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder and demanding that the Company remedy the same, will have been given, in the manner set forth in Section 22 (Notices), to the Company by a Noteholder; or

 

(h)               the default by the Company under any bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company having an aggregate principal amount outstanding of at least $25,000,000, whether such indebtedness now exists or is created or incurred in the future, which default (i) constitutes a failure to pay any portion of the principal of such indebtedness when due and payable after the expiration of any applicable grace period or (ii) results in such indebtedness becoming due or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it otherwise would have become due and payable without, in the case of clause (i), such indebtedness having been discharged or, in the case of clause (ii), without such indebtedness having been discharged or such acceleration having been rescinded or annulled.

 

 

Unless the principal amount of this Subordinated Note already shall have become due and payable, if an Event of Default set forth in Section 6(a) or Section 6(b) above shall have occurred and be continuing, the Noteholder, by notice in writing to the Company, may declare the principal amount of this Subordinated Note to be due and payable immediately and, upon any such declaration, the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable, and the Company waives demand, presentment for payment, notice of nonpayment, notice of protest, and all other notices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, because the Company will treat the Subordinated Notes as Tier 2 Capital, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default other than an Event of Default described in Section 6(a) or Section 6(b), no Noteholder may accelerate the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated Notes and make the principal of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Subordinated Notes, immediately due and payable. The Company, within forty-five (45) calendar days after the receipt of written notice from any Noteholder of the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to this Subordinated Note, shall mail to all Noteholders, at their addresses shown on the Security Register (as defined in Section 14 (Registration of Transfer, Security Register) below), such written notice of Event of Default, unless such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice as certified by the Company in writing.

 

7.       Failure to Make Payments. In the event of an Event of Default under Section 6(c), Section 6(d) or Section 6(e) above, the Company will, upon demand of the Noteholder, pay to the Noteholder the amount then due and payable on this Subordinated Note for principal and interest (without acceleration of the Subordinated Note in any manner), with interest on the overdue principal and interest at the per annum rate borne by this Subordinated Note, to the extent permitted by applicable law. If the Company fails to pay such amount upon such demand, the holder of this Subordinated Note may, among other things, institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid and such amount as shall be sufficient to cover the reasonable costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of such Noteholder, its agents and counsel, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company and collect the amounts adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company.

 

Upon the occurrence of a failure by the Company to make any required payment of principal or interest on this Subordinated Note or an Event of Default, until such Event of Default is cured by the Company or waived by the Noteholders in accordance with Section 18 (Waiver and Consent) hereof, except as may be required by any federal or state bank regulatory agency, the Company shall not: (a) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of the Company’s capital stock; (b) make any payment of principal or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any indebtedness of the Company that ranks equal with or junior to the Subordinated Notes; or (c) make any payments under any guarantee that ranks equal with or junior to the Subordinated Notes, other than: (i) any dividends or distributions in shares of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, any class of the Company’s common stock; (ii) any declaration of a non-cash dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholders’ rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto; (iii) as a result of a reclassification of the Company’s capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of the Company’s capital stock for another class or series of the Company’s capital stock; (iv) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged; or (v) purchases of any class of the Company’s common stock related to the issuance of common stock or rights under any benefit plans for the Company’s directors, officers or employees or any of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plans (the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) are collectively referred to as the “Permitted Dividends”).

 

 

8.

Affirmative Covenants of the Company.

 

(a)           Notice of Certain Events. To the extent permitted by applicable statute, rule or regulation, unless the Company is then subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall provide written notice to the Noteholder of the occurrence of any of the following events as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days following the Company becoming aware of the occurrence of such event:

 

(i)          The Company or any of its banking subsidiaries become less than “well-capitalized” as defined under the then applicable regulatory capital standards;

 

(ii)         The Company, or any of the Company’s subsidiaries, or any officer of the Company (in such capacity), becomes subject to any formal, written regulatory enforcement action (as defined by the applicable state or federal bank regulatory authority);

 

(iii)        The dollar amount of any nonperforming assets of the Company on a consolidated basis as of the end of a given fiscal quarter as a percentage of the Company’s total loan portfolio exceeds four percent (4.00%);

 

(iv)         The appointment, resignation, removal or termination of the chief executive officer or president of the Company or Orange Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”); or

 

(v)          There is a change in ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote for the election of directors.

 

(b)               Payment of Principal and Interest. The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Noteholder that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of, and interest on, this Subordinated Note, in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(c)               Maintenance of Office. The Company will maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York or the City of Houston, Texas, where Subordinated Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Subordinated Notes may be served.

 

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Subordinated Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission will in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the State of New York or the State of Texas. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Noteholders of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

 

(d)               Corporate Existence. The Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect: (i) the corporate existence of the Company; (ii) the existence (corporate or other) of each subsidiary; and (iii) the rights (constituent governing documents and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and each of its subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to preserve the existence (corporate or other) of any of its subsidiaries or any such right, license or franchise of the Company or any of its subsidiaries if the Board of Directors of the Company determines that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and that the loss thereof will not be disadvantageous in any material respect to the Noteholders.

 

(e)               Maintenance of Properties. The Company will, and will cause each subsidiary to, cause all its properties used or useful in the conduct of its business to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Company may be necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly and advantageously conducted at all times; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8(e) will prevent the Company or any subsidiary from discontinuing the operation and maintenance of any of their respective properties if such discontinuance is, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company or of any subsidiary, as the case may be, desirable in the conduct of its business.

 

(f)                Transfer of Voting Stock. The Company will not, nor will it permit the Bank to, directly or indirectly, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of, securities convertible into, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, Voting Stock (as defined below) of the Bank or any successor thereof or any subsidiary of the Company that is a depository institution and that has consolidated assets equal to 30% or more of the Company’s consolidated assets (“Material Subsidiary”), nor will the Company permit the Material Subsidiary to issue any shares of, or securities convertible into, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, Voting Stock of the Material Subsidiary if, in each case, after giving effect to any such transaction and to the issuance of the maximum number of shares of Voting Stock of the Material Subsidiary issuable upon the exercise of all such convertible securities, options, warrants or rights, the Company would cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 80% of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock of the Material Subsidiary. “Voting Stock” means outstanding shares of capital stock having voting power for the election of directors, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power because of default in dividends or other default.

 

(g)               Waiver of Certain Covenants. The Company may omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in Section 8(c) (Maintenance of Office), Section 8(d) (Corporate Existence), Section 8(e) (Maintenance of Properties), or Section 8(f) (Transfer of Voting Stock) above, with respect to this Subordinated Note if before the time for such compliance the Noteholders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Notes, by act of such Noteholders, either will waive such compliance in such instance or generally will have waived compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver will extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver will become effective, the obligations of the Company in respect of any such term, provision or condition will remain in full force and effect.

 

 

(h)             Tier 2 Capital. Whether or not the Company is subject to consolidated capital requirements under applicable regulations of the Federal Reserve, if all or any portion of the Subordinated Notes ceases to be deemed to be Tier 2 Capital, other than due to the limitation imposed on the capital treatment of subordinated debt during the five (5) years immediately preceding the Stated Maturity of the Subordinated Notes, the Company will promptly notify the Noteholders and thereafter, the Company and the Noteholders will work together in good faith to execute and deliver all agreements as reasonably necessary in order to restructure the applicable portions of the obligations evidenced by the Subordinated Notes to qualify as Tier 2 Capital; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 8(i) (Tier 2 Capital) shall limit the Company’s right to redeem the Subordinated Notes upon the occurrence of a Tier 2 Capital Event pursuant to Section 4(a) (Redemption Prior to Fifth Anniversary) or Section 4(b) (Redemption on or after Fifth Anniversary).

 

(i)               Compliance with Laws. The Company shall comply with the requirements of all laws, regulations, orders and decrees applicable to it or its properties, except for such noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement) on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

(j)               Taxes and Assessments. The Company shall punctually pay and discharge all material taxes, assessments, and other governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or upon any of its properties; provided, that no such taxes, assessments or other governmental charges need be paid if they are being contested in good faith by the Company.

 

(k)              Financial Statements; Access to Records.

 

(i)                 Unless the Company is then subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, not later than forty-five (45) days following the end of each semi-annual or quarterly period, as applicable, for which the Company has not submitted a Consolidated Financial Statements for Holding Companies Reporting Form FR Y-9C to the Federal Reserve, upon request, the Company shall provide the Noteholder with a copy of the Company’s unaudited parent company only balance sheet and statement of income (loss) for and as of the end of such immediately preceding fiscal quarter, prepared in accordance with past practice. Quarterly financial statements, if required herein, shall be unaudited and need not comply with GAAP.

 

(ii)              Unless the Company is then subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, not later than ninety (90) days from the end of each fiscal year, upon request the Company shall provide the Noteholder with copies of the Company’s audited financial statements consisting of the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the fiscal year end and the related statements of income (loss) and retained earnings, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended. Such financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the period involved.

 

 

(iii)            In addition to the foregoing Sections 8(k)(i) and (ii), if a Noteholder holds at least fifty percent (50%) in aggregate principal amount (excluding any Subordinated Notes held by Company or any of its Affiliates) of the Subordinated Notes at the time outstanding, the Company agrees to furnish to such Noteholder, upon request, with such financial and business information of the Company and the Bank as such Noteholder may reasonably request as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to allow such Noteholder to confirm compliance by the Company with this Note.

 

(l)                 Company Statement as to Compliance. The Company will deliver to the Noteholders, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, an Officer’s Certificate covering the preceding fiscal year, stating whether or not, to the best of the certifying officer’s knowledge, the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Subordinated Note (without regard to notice requirements or periods of grace) and if the Company will be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which such officer may have knowledge.

 

9.

Negative Covenants of the Company.

 

(a)               Limitation on Dividends. The Company shall not declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on capital stock or other equity securities of any kind of the Company if the Company is not “well capitalized” for regulatory purposes immediately prior to the declaration of such dividend or distribution, except for Permitted Dividends.

 

(b)               Merger or Sale of Assets. The Company shall not merge into another entity, effect a Change in Bank Control (as defined below) or convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, unless:

 

(i)                 the continuing entity into which the Company is merged or the person which acquires by conveyance or transfer or which leases substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company shall be a corporation, association or other legal entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and expressly assumes the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on the Subordinated Notes according to their terms, and the due and punctual performance of all covenants and conditions hereof on the part of the Company to be performed or observed; and

 

(ii)              immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default (as defined above), and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

“Change in Bank Control” means the sale, transfer, lease or conveyance by the Company, or an issuance of equity securities by the Bank other than to the Company, in either case resulting in ownership by the Company of less than 50% of the Bank.

 

10.              Denominations. The Subordinated Notes are issuable only in registered form without interest coupons in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

 

11.              Charges and Transfer Taxes. No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Subordinated Note, or any redemption or repayment of this Subordinated Note, or any conversion or exchange of this Subordinated Note for other types of securities or property, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to pay all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection with the transfer or exchange of this Subordinated Note from the Noteholder requesting such transfer or exchange.

 

12.              Payment Procedures. Payment of the principal and interest payable on the Maturity Date will be made by check, by wire transfer or by Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfer in immediately available funds to a bank account in the United States designated by the registered Noteholder if such Noteholder shall have previously provided wire instructions to the Company, upon presentation and surrender of this Subordinated Note at the Payment Office (as defined in Section 22 (Notices) below) or at such other place or places as the Company shall designate by notice to the registered Noteholders as the Payment Office, provided that this Subordinated Note is presented to the Company in time for the Company to make such payments in such funds in accordance with its normal procedures. Payments of interest (other than interest payable on the Maturity Date) shall be made on each Interest Payment Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or check mailed to the registered Noteholder, as such person’s address appears on the Security Register. Interest payable on any Interest Payment Date shall be payable to the Noteholder in whose name this Subordinated Note is registered at the close of business on the fifteenth (15^th) calendar day prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date, without regard to whether such date is a Business Day, except that interest not paid on the Interest Payment Date, if any, will be paid to the holder in whose name this Subordinated Note is registered at the close of business on a special record date fixed by the Company (a “Special Record Date”), notice of which shall be given to the Noteholder not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to such Special Record Date. To the extent permitted by applicable law, interest shall accrue, at the rate at which interest accrues on the principal of this Subordinated Note, on any amount of principal or interest on this Subordinated Note not paid when due. All payments on this Subordinated Note shall be applied first against costs and expenses of the Noteholder, if any, for which the Company is liable under this Subordinated Note; then against interest due hereunder; and then against principal due hereunder. The Noteholder acknowledges and agrees that the payment of all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Subordinated Note and all interest hereon shall be pari passu in right of payment and in all other respects to the other Subordinated Notes. In the event that the Noteholder receives payments in excess of its pro rata share of the Company’s payments to the holders of all of the Subordinated Notes, then the Noteholder shall hold in trust all such excess payments for the benefit of the other Noteholders and shall pay such amounts held in trust to such other holders upon demand by such holders.

 

13.              Form of Payment. Payments of principal of and interest on this Subordinated Note shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

 

14.              Registration of Transfer, Security Register. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Subordinated Note is transferable in whole or in part, and may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes of other authorized denominations, by the Noteholder in person, or by its attorney duly authorized in writing, at the Payment Office or the offices of the Registrar. The Company or its agent (the “Registrar”) shall maintain a register providing for the registration of the Subordinated Notes and any exchange or transfer thereof (the “Security Register”). Upon surrender or presentation of this Subordinated Note for exchange or registration of transfer, the Company or the Registrar shall execute and deliver in exchange therefor a Subordinated Note or Subordinated Notes of like aggregate principal amount, each in a minimum denomination of $100,000 or any amount in excess thereof which is an integral multiple of $1,000 (and, in the absence of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company to the contrary, bearing the restrictive legend(s) set forth hereinabove) and that is or are registered in such name or names requested by the Noteholder. Any Subordinated Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall be duly endorsed and accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in such form as is attached hereto and incorporated herein, duly executed by the Noteholder or its attorney duly authorized in writing, with such tax identification number or other information for each person in whose name a Subordinated Note is to be issued, and accompanied by evidence of compliance with any restrictive legend(s) appearing on such Subordinated Note or Subordinated Notes as the Company may reasonably request to comply with applicable law. No exchange or registration of transfer of this Subordinated Note shall be made on or after (i) the fifteenth (15^th) day immediately preceding the Maturity Date or (ii) the due delivery of notice of redemption.

 

15.              Successors and Assigns. This Subordinated Note shall be binding upon the Company and inure to the benefit of the Noteholder and its respective successors and permitted assigns. The Noteholder may assign all, or any part of, or any interest in, the Noteholder’s rights and benefits hereunder only to the extent and in the manner permitted by the terms of this Note. To the extent of any such assignment, such assignee shall have the same rights and benefits against the Company and shall agree to be bound by and to comply with the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement as it would have had if it were the Noteholder hereunder.

 

16.              Priority. The Subordinated Notes rank pari passu among themselves and pari passu, in the event of any insolvency proceeding, dissolution, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, restructuring of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceeding or any liquidation or winding up of the Company, with all other present or future unsecured subordinated debt obligations of the Company, except any unsecured subordinated debt that, pursuant to its express terms, is senior or subordinate in right of payment to the Subordinated Notes.

 

17.              Ownership. Prior to due presentment of this Subordinated Note for registration of transfer, the Company may treat the holder in whose name this Subordinated Note is registered in the Security Register as the absolute owner of this Subordinated Note for receiving payments of principal and interest on this Subordinated Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not this Subordinated Note be overdue, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

 

18.              Waiver and Consent.

 

(a)                This Subordinated Note may be amended or waived pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions set forth herein and as set forth in Section 7.3 of the Purchase Agreement. Any such consent or waiver given by the Noteholder shall be conclusive and binding upon such Noteholder and upon all subsequent holders of this Subordinated Note and of any Subordinated Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Subordinated Note. No delay or omission of the Noteholder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Any insured depository institution which shall be a Noteholder or which otherwise shall have any beneficial ownership interest in this Subordinated Note shall, by its acceptance of such Subordinated Note (or beneficial interest therein), be deemed to have waived any right of offset with respect to the indebtedness evidenced thereby.

 

(b)               No waiver or amendment of any term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement in the Subordinated Notes shall be effective except with the consent of the Noteholders holding not less than fifty percent (50%) in aggregate principal amount (excluding any Subordinated Notes held by the Company or any of its Affiliates) of the Subordinated Notes at the time outstanding; provided, however, that without the consent of each Noteholder of an affected Subordinated Note, no such amendment or waiver may: (i) reduce the principal amount of any Subordinated Note; (ii) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Subordinated Note; (iii) extend the maturity of any Subordinated Note; (iv) change the currency in which payment of the obligations of the Company under the Subordinated Notes are to be made; (v) lower the percentage of aggregate principal amount of outstanding Subordinated Notes required to approve any amendment of the Subordinated Notes; (vi) make any changes to Section 4(c) (Partial Redemption), Section 6 (Events of Default; Acceleration), Section 7 (Failure to Make Payments), Section 16 (Priority), or Section 18 (Waiver and Consent) of the Subordinated Notes that adversely affects the rights of any Noteholder; or (vii) disproportionately affect the rights of any of the holders of the then outstanding Subordinated Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may amend or supplement the Subordinated Notes without the consent of the Noteholders to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or to provide for uncertificated Subordinated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Subordinated Notes, or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Noteholder of any of the Subordinated Notes. No failure to exercise or delay in exercising, by any Noteholder of the Subordinated Notes, of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or remedy provided by law, except as restricted hereby. The rights and remedies provided in this Subordinated Note are cumulative and not exclusive of any right or remedy provided by law or equity. No notice or demand on the Company in any case shall, in itself, entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Noteholders to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. No consent or waiver, expressed or implied, by the Noteholders to or of any breach or default by the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance of the same or any other obligations of the Company hereunder. Failure on the part of the Noteholders to complain of any acts or failure to act or to declare an Event of Default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by the Noteholders of their rights hereunder or impair any rights, powers or remedies on account of any breach or default by the Company.

 

 

19.              Absolute and Unconditional Obligation of the Company.

 

(a)               No provisions of this Subordinated Note shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal and interest on this Subordinated Note at the times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

(b)               No delay or omission of the Noteholder to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein.

 

(c)               Any insured depository institution which shall be a Noteholder or which otherwise shall have any beneficial ownership interest in this Subordinated Note shall, by its acceptance of such Note (or beneficial interest therein), be deemed to have waived any right of offset with respect to the indebtedness evidenced thereby.

 

20.              No Sinking Fund; Convertibility. This Subordinated Note is not entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund. This Subordinated Note is not convertible into or exchangeable for any of the equity securities, other securities or assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.

 

21.              No Recourse Against Others. No recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Subordinated Note, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, will be had against any past, present or future shareholder, employee, officer, or director, as such, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor, either directly or through the Company or any predecessor or successor, under any rule of law, statute or constitutional provision or by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance of this Subordinated Note by the Noteholder and as part of the consideration for the issuance of this Subordinated Note.

 

22.              Notices. All notices to the Company under this Subordinated Note shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at 212 Dolson Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, or to such other address as the Company may notify to the Noteholder (the “Payment Office”). All notices to the Noteholders shall be in writing and sent by first-class mail to each Noteholder at his or its address as set forth in the Security Register.

 

23.              Further Issues. The Company may, without the consent of the Noteholders, create and issue additional notes having the same terms and conditions of the Subordinated Notes (except for the Issue Date and issue price) so that such further notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Subordinated Notes.

 

24.              Governing Law; Interpretation. THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE IS INTENDED TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATION OF THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AS TIER 2 CAPITAL UNDER THE REGULATORY GUIDELINES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE, AND THE TERMS HEREOF SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN A MANNER TO SATISFY SUCH INTENT.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Subordinated Note to be duly executed and attested.

 

	Orange County Bancorp, Inc.
	By:
	Name: Michael Gilfeather
	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

ATTEST:

 

Name: [·]

Title:  [·]

 

[Signature Page to Subordinated Note]

 

 

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Subordinated Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Subordinated Note to:

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

(Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. No.)

 

and irrevocably appoint _______________________ agent to transfer this Subordinated Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:		Your signature:

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Subordinated Note)

 

Tax Identification No:

 

Signature Guarantee:

(Signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)).

 

The undersigned certifies that it [is / is not] an Affiliate of the Company and that, to its knowledge, the proposed transferee [is / is not] an Affiliate of the Company.

 

In connection with any transfer or exchange of this Subordinated Note occurring prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issuance of this Subordinated Note and the last date, if any, on which this Subordinated Note was owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that this Subordinated Note is being:

 

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

 

¨	(1)	acquired for the undersigned’s own account, without transfer;
¨	(2)	transferred to the Company;
¨	(3)	transferred in accordance and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
¨	(4)	transferred under an effective registration statement under the Securities Act;

 

 

¨	(5)	transferred in accordance with and in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act;
¨	(6)	transferred to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act);
¨	(7)	transferred to an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(4) under the Securities Act), not referred to in item (6) that has been provided with the information designated under Section 4(d) of the Securities Act; or
¨	(8)	transferred in accordance with another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Company will refuse to register this Subordinated Note in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (5), (6), (7) or (8) is checked, the Company may require, prior to registering any such transfer of this Subordinated Note, in its sole discretion, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company may reasonably request to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

 

Signature:

 

Signature Guarantee:

(Signatures must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 17Ad-l5).

 

TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF BOX (1) OR (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Subordinated Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned's foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into, effective as of December 31, 2018 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Orange County Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Orange Bank & Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Bank") and Michael J. Gilfeather ("Executive"). Any reference to the "Employer" in the Agreement shall mean the Bank and the Company.

 

WHEREAS, the Employer wishes to continue to employ the Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce Executive to remain in the employ of the Bank and the Company and to provide further incentive for Executive to achieve the financial and performance objectives of the Bank and the Company, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Employer desires to set forth the rights and responsibilities of Executive and the compensation payable to Executive, as modified from time to time; and

 

WHEREAS, the Agreement will replace the employment agreement with the Employer dated March 18, 2014 and subsequently amended on September 30, 2015 ("Prior Agreement") in its entirety and the Employer shall have no further obligations to the Executive under the Prior Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.	POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

 

During the term of this Agreement, Executive agrees to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank and the Company ( collectively the "Executive Position"), and will perform the duties and will have all powers associated with such positions as commonly incident to such positions, as well as those delegated to Executive by the Board of Directors of the Bank or the Company ( collectively the "Board"). Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to budgetary limits, the Executive shall have the authority to hire, compensate and terminate the Bank's staff, provided that the hiring (and the terms of employment with respect thereto) or termination of senior officers of the Bank that report directly to the Executive, shall be subject to the prior approval of the Compensation Committee of the Bank. Executive shall report directly to the Board. During the period provided in this Agreement, Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer or director of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company and/or the Bank and in such capacity carry out such duties and responsibilities reasonably appropriate to that office. In addition, during the term of this Agreement the Executive may serve as a member of the Bank Board and Company Board and shall not receive any additional compensation or benefits for services as a member of such boards.

 

 

2.

TERM.

 

(a)            Term and Annual Renewal. The initial term of this Agreement and the period of Executive's employment hereunder shall begin as of the Effective Date and shall continue through December 31, 2021 (the "Initial Term"). Commencing on January 1, 2022 and continuing on each January 1s^t thereafter (the "Renewal Date"), the Initial Term shall extend automatically for one additional year, unless either party by written notice to the other given at least ninety (90) days prior to such Renewal Date notifies the other of its intent not to extend the same. In the event that notice not to extend is given by either party, this Agreement shall terminate as of the last day of the then current term. References herein to the "Term" shall mean the Initial Term, as the same may be renewed. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section, if a Change of Control (as defined in Section 5(a) hereof) occurs during the Term, the Term shall not end before the first anniversary of the date on which a Change of Control first becomes effective.

 

(b)           Membership on Other Boards or Organizations. During the period of his employment hereunder, except for periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence, Executive will devote all of his business time, attention, skill and efforts to the faithful performance of his duties under this Agreement, including activities and duties related to the Executive Position. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, subject to the approval of the Board, Executive may serve as a member of the board of directors of business, community and charitable organizations, provided that in each case such service shall not materially interfere with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, adversely affect the reputation of the Employer and its affiliates (as determined by the Board), or present any conflict of interest.

 

(c)           Continued Employment Following Expiration of Term. Nothing in this Agreement shall mandate or prohibit a continuation of Executive's employment following the expiration of the term of this Agreement.

 

3.            COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND REIMBURSEMENT.

 

(a)           Base Salary. In consideration of Executive's performance of the responsibilities and duties set forth in this Agreement, the Employer will provide Executive the compensation specified in this Agreement. The Employer will pay or cause to be paid to the Executive a salary of $440,000 per year ("Base Salary"). Such Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Bank. During Term of this Agreement, the Board may consider increasing, but not decreasing, Executive's Base Salary as the Board deems appropriate. Any change in Base Salary will become the "Base Salary" for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Annual Bonus. For each fiscal year of the Bank during the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Bank's Annual Incentive Plan (or any successor thereto) (the "Annual Bonus Plan"). Executive's bonus opportunities under the Annual Bonus Plan shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank (the "Committee") with a target amount determined annually based on review of market data for similarly situated executives and subject to a minimum target equal to at least 35% of Base Salary for the applicable fiscal year (the "Target Bonus"). The actual amount of Executive's annual bonus shall depend upon the achievement of performance goals established by the Committee. However, the Committee may in its discretion increase Executive's annual bonus opportunity. Annual bonuses awarded to Executive under the Annual Bonus Plan are referred to herein as "Annual Bonuses." The payment of any such Annual Bonus shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of the applicable Annual Bonus Plan, including any underlying award agreement.

 

 

(c)            Long-Term Compensation. During each fiscal year during the Term, the Executive shall be granted the opportunity to earn a long-term incentive award pursuant to the Company's Long Term Incentive Program or any successor program thereto (the "LTIP"). Executive's annual LTIP award opportunity shall be determined by the Committee and subject to a minimum target opportunity equal to at least 20% of Base Salary for the applicable fiscal year. The terms and conditions of any LTIP award (such as the underlying performance goals) shall be subject to the LTIP, including any underlying award agreement. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that the actual value of any LTIP award will be based upon performance in relation to the performance goals used for the award. All LTIP awards granted during the Term will fully vest upon a Change in Control or non-renewal of this Agreement in accordance with Section 4(f) of this Agreement.

 

(d)            Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. The Bank maintains a supplemental executive retirement plan ("SERP") for the benefit of a select group of management. The Executive shall commence participation in the SERP as of the Effective Date. The SERP shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, as may exist from time to time. A copy of the SERP and related Participation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

(e)             Other Benefit Plans. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate, on the terms and conditions not less favorable to Executive than other similarly situated executives of the Bank generally, in the Bank's (A) tax-qualified retirement plans; (B) group life, health and disability insurance plans; and (C) any other employee benefit plans and programs and perquisites in accordance with the Bank's customary practices with respect to other similarly situated executives, provided that Executive's participation shall be subject to the terms of such plans and programs; and provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit the Bank's right to amend or terminate any such plans or programs.

 

(f)             Vacation. Executive will be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation time each year during the term of this Agreement measured on a calendar year basis, in accordance with the Bank's customary practices, as well as sick leave, holidays and other paid absences in accordance with the Bank's policies and procedures for executives. Any unused paid time off during an annual period will be treated in accordance with the Bank's personnel policies as in effect from time to time.

 

(g)            Expense Reimbursements. The Bank will reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel, entertainment and other reasonable expenses incurred by Executive during the course of performing his obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees for memberships in such organizations as Executive and the Committee mutually agree are necessary and appropriate in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, upon substantiation of such expenses in accordance with applicable policies and procedures of the Bank. Executive shall be provided a car allowance in the amount of $1,500 per month, with the expense of gas and maintenance incurred be paid or reimbursed to Executive by the Bank. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of membership fees and assessments with respect to a country club located in Orange County, New York relevant to Executive's business activities, as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board. All reimbursements pursuant to this Section 3(g) shall be reimbursed upon presentation to the Bank of an itemized account of such expense in such form as the Bank may reasonably require.

 

 

(h)            Life Insurance. The Bank shall maintain a ten-year term life insurance policy in an amount equal to one million ($1,000,000.00) dollars for the benefit of the Executive, which may be continued by the Executive, at his own expense, upon the termination of his employment.

 

4.	TERMINATION AND TERMINATION PAY.

 

Subject to Section 5 of this Agreement which governs the occurrence of a Change in Control, Executive's employment under this Agreement may be terminated in the following circumstances:

 

(a)            Death. This Agreement shall terminate upon Executive's death, in which event the Employer's sole obligation shall be to pay Executive's estate or beneficiary any "Accrued Obligations." For purposes of this Agreement, "Accrued Obligations" shall mean: (1) any accrued and unpaid Base Salary of Executive through his date of death, payable pursuant to the Bank's standard payroll policies; (2) any earned and unpaid bonus of Executive under the Annual Bonus Plan for any completed fiscal year prior to his date of death; (3) any compensation and benefits to the extent payable to Executive based on Executive's participation in any compensation or benefit plan (including pursuant to any individual or group life insurance plan or policy), program or arrangement of the Bank through his date of death, payable in accordance with the terms of such plan, program or arrangement; and (4) any expense reimbursement to which Executive is entitled under the Bank's standard expense reimbursement policy (as applicable) in Section 3(g) hereof.

 

(b)            Disability. This Agreement shall terminate in the event Executive becomes "Totally Disabled." For purposes of this Agreement, Executive shall be "Totally Disabled" if Executive is deemed disabled for purposes of eligibility for receipt of disability benefits under the Bank's long-term disability plan, if any, or receipt of Social Security disability benefits. In the event Executive's employment is terminated due to becoming Totally Disabled, the Bank shall pay or provide Executive with any Accrued Obligations. In addition, Executive shall continue to receive his full Base Salary under Section 3(a) of this Agreement until he becomes eligible for and receives disability income under the long-term disability insurance coverage then in effect for the Executive. If Executive elects to continue his group health coverage with the Bank pursuant to COBRA, the Bank shall pay to Executive the "COBRA Payments" for a period of 18 months or, if earlier, until the date on which Executive receives substantially comparable coverage under another group health insurance plan. The "COBRA Payments" shall be monthly installment payments, each equal to the monthly COBRA premium in effect as of the date of Executive's termination of employment for the level of coverage in effect for Executive under the Bank's group health plan.

 

 

(c)           Termination for Cause. The Board may immediately terminate Executive's employment at any time for "Cause." In the event Executive's employment is terminated for Cause, the Employer's sole obligation shall be to pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations. Termination for "Cause" shall mean termination because of, in the good faith determination of the Board, Executive's:

 

(i)            an act of fraud, embezzlement, or theft while employed by the Bank, or indictment or conviction of the Executive for, or plea of no contest to, a felony, conviction of or plea of no contest to a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or the arrest and incarceration of Executive for acts by Executive involving moral turpitude;

 

(ii)           gross negligence, insubordination, disloyalty, or dishonesty in the performance of the Executive's duties as an officer of the Bank; willful or reckless failure by the Executive to adhere to the Bank's written policies; intentional wrongful damage by Executive to the business or property of the Company and the Bank, including without limitation its reputation, which in the Board's sole judgment causes material harm to the Company, the Bank or any of its affiliates;

 

(iii)          removal of Executive from office or permanent prohibition of Executive from participating in the affairs of the Bank by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) or (g)(1); or

 

(iv)          acts or omissions in the performance of Executive's duties having a material adverse effect on the Bank that were not done or omitted to be done in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.

 

(d)            Voluntary Termination by Executive without Good Reason. Executive may voluntarily terminate employment during the Term upon at least 30 days prior written notice to the Board. Except upon Executive's voluntary termination "With Good Reason" (as defined below), Executive shall have no right to receive any compensation or benefits under this Agreement or otherwise upon his voluntary termination of employment, except any Accrued Obligations, provided, however, that any unpaid Annual Bonus as of the date of termination shall be forfeited. The Bank may accelerate the date of termination upon receipt of written notice of Executive's voluntary termination.

 

(e)            Termination Without Cause or With Good Reason.

 

(i)

The Board may immediately terminate Executive's employment at any time for a reason other than Cause (a termination "Without Cause"), and Executive may, by written notice to the Board, terminate this Agreement at any time within 90 days following an event constituting "Good Reason," as defined below (a termination "With Good Reason"); provided, however, that the Bank shall have 30 days to cure the "Good Reason" condition, but the Bank may waive its right to cure. Any termination of Executive's employment shall have no effect on or prejudice the vested rights of Executive under the Bank's qualified or non-qualified retirement, pension, savings, thrift, profit-sharing or bonus plans, group life, health (including hospitalization, medical and major medical), dental, accident and long-term disability insurance plans or other employee benefit plans or programs, or compensation plans or programs in which Executive was a participant.

 

 

(ii)

In the event of termination as described under Section 4(e)(i) and subject to the requirements of Section 4(e)(v), the Bank shall pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations. In addition, the Bank shall pay Executive, or in the event of Executive's subsequent death, Executive's beneficiary or estate, as the case may be, as severance pay, a cash lump sum payment equal to the sum of Executive's Base Salary as of the date of termination, plus his average Annual Bonus paid during the term of this Agreement. The severance pay will be paid to the Executive in the Bank's payroll period following the effective date of the Release as described under Section 4(e)(v) of this Agreement. In the event the Executive is terminated by the Bank or the Company without Cause, the Executive, or in the event of his subsequent death, Executive's beneficiary or estate, as the case may be, will receive an additional cash payment equal to the pro-rata portion of the Executive's Annual Bonus for the year in which the Executive's employment was terminated without Cause, the amount of which, if any, shall be determined by the Board at the time the Board customarily reviews the achievement by senior executives of their respective annual performance goals. The timing of the payment of the pro-rata Annual Bonus, if any, shall be in accordance with the Bank's established practice and subject to the execution of a Release as provided in paragraph (v) of this Section 4(e) .

 

(iii)

In addition, the Bank shall pay to Executive the COBRA Payments on a monthly basis commencing with the first month following Executive's date of termination and continuing until the earlier of (A) the sixth (011) month following Executive's date of termination; or (B) such time that the Executive first becomes eligible for health insurance coverage with another employer.

 

(iv)

"Good Reason" exists if, without Executive's express written consent, any of the following occurs:

 

(A)

a material reduction in Executive's Base Salary;

 

(B)

a material reduction in Executive's authority, duties or responsibilities from the position and attributes associated with the Executive Position;

 

(C)

Executive ceases to report to the Board; or

 

 

(D)

a change in the geographic location at which Executive must perform services for the Bank by more than 50 miles from the location where it is contemplated that Executive will be performing Executive's duties; provided, however that Executive being requested to oversee activities in (not relocate to) branches outside of New York State shall not constitute "Good Reason" under this Section 4(e)(iv).

 

(v)

Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits under this Section 4(e) unless and until Executive executes a release of claims (the "Release") against the Bank and any affiliate, and their officers, directors, successors and assigns, releasing said persons from any and all claims, rights, demands, causes of action, suits, arbitrations or grievances relating to the employment relationship, including claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, but not including claims for benefits under tax-qualified plans or other benefit plans in which Executive is vested, claims for benefits required by applicable law or claims with respect to obligations set forth in this Agreement that survive the termination of this Agreement. The Release must be executed and become irrevocable by the 60th day following the date of Executive's termination of employment, provided that if the 60-day period spans two (2) calendar years, then, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the payments and benefits described in this Section 4(e) will be paid, or commence, in the second calendar year.

 

 

(f)            Non-Renewal by the Board. In the event the Board elects not to renew this Agreement by giving notice of non-renewal as herein provided, this Agreement and Executive's employment shall terminate at the end of the then current term of this Agreement. Such termination shall constitute a termination Without Cause for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(g)            Effect on Status as a Director. In the event of Executive's termination of employment under this Agreement for any reason, such termination shall also constitute Executive's resignation as a director of the Bank or the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, to the extent Executive is acting as a director of any of the aforementioned entities.

 

5.	CHANGE IN CONTROL.

 

(a)            Change in Control Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance of general application thereunder issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including:

 

(i)

Change in Ownership: the date any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) accumulates ownership of Company stock constituting more than 50% of the total voting power of Company stock;

 

 

(ii)

Change in Effective Control: the date that (A) any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires within a 12-month period ownership of Company stock possessing 40% or more of the total voting power of Company stock, or (B) a majority of the Company's board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed in advance by a majority of the Company's board of directors; or

 

(iii)

Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of Assets: the date that any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company or the Bank that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company or the Bank immediately prior to such acquisition.

 

(b)            Change in Control Benefits. In the event of a termination of Executive's employment by the Employer (or its successor) Without Cause or by Executive With Good Reason upon or within 12 months of a Change in Control that occurs during the Term, the Bank (or any successor) shall: (i) pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations; and (ii) pay Executive, or in the event of Executive's subsequent death, Executive's beneficiary or estate, as severance pay an amount equal to the sum of two (2) times: (i) Executive's Base Salary (at the rate in effect when the Change in Control occurs or, if higher, at the rate in effect on Executive's date of termination) and (ii) his average Annual Bonus paid during the term of this Agreement. In addition, to the cash payment provide in this paragraph (b), the Bank shall pay to Executive an additional lump sum cash payment equal to twelve (12) times the monthly COBRA charge in effect on the Executive's date of termination for the type of bank-provided group health plan coverage in effect for Executive (e.g., family coverage) on his date of termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payments provided in this Section 5(b) shall be payable to Executive in lieu of any payments or benefits that are payable under Section 4(e). Unless otherwise delayed under Section 11(d) of this Agreement, the payments under this paragraph (b) shall be made within 30 days of Executive's termination of employment.

 

(c)            280G. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this Section, if the payments and benefits to be afforded to Executive under Section 5 hereof (the "Severance Benefits") either alone or together with other payments and benefits which Executive has the right receive from the Company or the Bank (or any affiliate) would constitute a "parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Code, and but for this Section 5, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), then the Severance Benefits shall be reduced (the "Benefit Reduction") by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the Severance Benefits being subject to the Excise Tax. All determinations required to be made under this Section 5(c) shall be made by tax counsel or a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm or other professional organization that is a certified public accounting firm recognized as an expert in determinations and calculations for purposes of Section 280G of the Code selected by the Bank prior to a Change in Control and reasonably acceptable to Executive, which determinations shall be conclusive and binding on Executive and the Employer absent manifest error.

 

 

6.	COVENANTS OF EXECUTIVE AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

(a)            Covenant Not to Solicit Employees.

 

The Executive agrees not to solicit directly or indirectly the services of any officer or employee of the Bank for two (2) years after the Executive's employment termination.

 

(b)            Covenant Not to Compete.

 

(i)           The Executive covenants and agrees not to compete directly or indirectly with the Employer for a period of one (1) year after termination of his employment. For purposes of this Section 6.2:

 

(ii)           the term compete means:

 

(A)          providing financial products or services on behalf of any financial institution for any person residing in the territory,

 

(B)           assisting (other than through the performance of ministerial or clerical duties) any financial institution in providing financial products or services to any person residing in the territory, or

 

(C)           inducing or attempting to induce any person who was a customer of the Employer at the date of the Executive's employment termination to seek financial products or services from another financial institution.

 

(iii)          the words directly or indirectly mean:

 

(A)          acting as a consultant, officer, director, independent contractor, or employee of any financial institution in competition with the Employer in the territory, or

 

(B)           communicating to such financial institution the names or addresses or any financial information concerning any person who was a customer of the Employer when the Executive's employment terminated.

 

(iv)

the term customer means any person, business entity or other corporation to whom the Employer is providing financial products or services on the date of the Executive's employment termination.

 

(v)

the term financial institution means any bank, savings association, or bank or savings association holding company, trust company, credit union, or any other institution, the business of which is engaging in activities that are financial in nature or incidental to such financial activities as described in Section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, other than the Employer or any of its affiliated companies.

 

 

(vi)

financial product or service means any product or service that a financial institution, wealth management company or a financial holding company could offer by engaging in any activity that is financial in nature or incidental to such a financial activity under 14 Section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and that is offered by the Employer or an affiliate of the Employer on the date of the Executive's employment termination, including but not limited to banking and wealth management activities and activities that are closely related and a proper incident to banking and wealth management.

 

(vii)

the term person means any individual or individuals, Company, partnership, fiduciary or association.

 

(viii)

the term territory means the area within a 50-mile radius from any county in which the Employer has a branch at the date of the Executive's employment termination.

 

(ix)

If any provision of this Section or any word, phrase, clause, sentence or other portion thereof (including, without limitation, the geographical and temporal restrictions contained therein) is held to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the unenforceable or invalid provision or portion shall be modified or deleted so that the provisions hereof, as modified, are legal and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law.

 

(c)

Article 6 Survives Termination But Is Void After a Change in Control.

 

The rights and obligations set forth in this Article 6 shall survive termination of this Agreement. However, Article 6 shall become null and void effective immediately upon a Change in Control.

 

(d)

Confidentiality.

 

Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business activities, plans for business activities, and all other proprietary information of the Employer, as it may exist from time to time, are valuable, special and unique assets of the business of the Employer. Executive will not, during or after the term of Executive's employment, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities or any other similar proprietary information of the Bank to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever unless expressly authorized by the Board or required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge of banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the Employer. Further, Executive may disclose information regarding the business activities of the Employer to any bank regulator having regulatory jurisdiction over the activities of the Employer pursuant to a formal regulatory request and may disclose information that generally becomes known to and available for use by the public, if not disclosed as a result of Executive's wrongful act or omission. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of the provisions of this Section, the Employer will be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Employer or any other similar proprietary information, or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to the Employer for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

 

 

(e)

Information/Cooperation.

 

Executive shall, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Employer as may be reasonably required by the Employer, in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party; provided, however, that Executive shall not be required to provide information or assistance with respect to any litigation between Executive and the Employer or any affiliates of the Employer.

 

(f)

Enforcement.

 

Except as otherwise provided, all payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to Executive's compliance with this Section 6, to the extent applicable. The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury will result to the Employer, the business and property of the Employer in the event of Executive's breach of this Section 6, agree that, in the event of any such breach by Executive, the Employer will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to restrain the violation hereof by Executive and all persons acting for or with Executive. Executive represents and admits that Executive's covenants set forth in this Section 6 are reasonable. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Employer from pursuing any other remedies available to them for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive. Executive agrees that Executive will submit to personal jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action by the Employer to enforce an arbitration award against the Executive or to obtain interim injunctive or other relief pending an arbitration decision.

 

7.	SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.

 

All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid by check or direct deposit from the general funds of the Bank (or any successor of the Bank).

 

8.	EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS.

 

This Agreement, along with any agreement referenced herein, contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Bank or any predecessor of the Bank and Executive, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to Executive under another plan, program or agreement (other than an employment agreement) between the Bank and Executive.

 

 

9.	NO ATTACHMENT; BINDING ON SUCCESSORS.

 

(a)            Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

 

(b)           The Bank shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Bank, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Bank's obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

 

10.	MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

 

(a)            This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

(b)            No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically waived.

 

11.	REQUIRED PROVISIONS.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(a)           The Board may terminate Executive's employment at any time, but any termination by the Bank's Board other than termination for Cause shall not prejudice Executive's right to compensation or other benefits under this Agreement. Executive shall have no right to receive compensation or other benefits under this Agreement for any period after Executive's termination for Cause.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, any payments to Executive by the Company, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k), and the regulations promulgated thereunder in 12 C.F.R. Part 359.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary (with the exception of Section 4(c)(i)), Executive's employment shall not be deemed to have been terminated unless and until Executive has a Separation from Service within the meaning of Code Section 409A. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Separation from Service" shall have occurred if the Bank and Executive reasonably anticipate that either no further services will be performed by Executive after the date of termination (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) or the level of further services performed is less than 50 percent of the average level of bona fide services in the 36 months immediately preceding the termination. For all purposes hereunder, the definition of Separation from Service shall be interpreted consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(ii).

 

 

(d)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive is a "specified employee" (i.e., a "key employee" of a publicly traded company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the final regulations issued thereunder) and any payment under this Agreement is triggered due to Executive's Separation from Service, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid penalties under Section 409A of the Code, no payment shall be made during the first six (6) months following Executive's Separation from Service. Rather, any payment which would otherwise be paid to Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following such Separation from Service. All subsequent payments shall be paid in the manner specified in this Agreement.

 

(e)            If the Bank cannot provide Executive or Executive's dependents any continued health insurance or other welfare benefits as required by this Agreement because Executive is no longer an employee, applicable rules and regulations prohibit such benefits or the payment of such benefits in the manner contemplated, or it would subject the Bank to penalties, then the Bank shall pay Executive or Executive's beneficiary or estate in the event of death a cash lump sum payment reasonably estimated to be equal to the value of such benefits or the value of the remaining benefits at the time of such determination. Such cash payment shall be made in a lump sum within 30 days after the later of Executive's date of termination or the effective date of the rules or regulations prohibiting such benefits or subjecting the Bank to penalties.

 

(f)           The right to a series of payments under this Agreement will be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. Each payment under this Agreement that is made within 2-¹/₂ months following the end of the year that contains the termination date is intended to be exempt from Section 409A as a short-term deferral within the meaning of the final regulations under Section 409A. Each payment under this Agreement that is made later than 2-'/2 months following the end of the year that contains the termination date is intended to be exempt from Section 409A under the two-times exception of Treasury Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), up to the limitation on the availability of that exception specified in the regulation. Then, each payment that is made after the two-times exception ceases to be available shall be subject to delay, as necessary, as specified below.

 

(g)          To the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, references in this Agreement to "termination of employment" or "terminates employment" (and similar references) shall have the same meaning as "Separation from Service" under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) and any governing Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury regulations ("Separation from Service"), and no payment subject to Section 409A that is payable upon a termination of employment shall be paid unless and until (and not later than applicable in compliance with Section 409A) the Executive incurs a Separation from Service.

 

(h)          To the extent that any payment of or reimbursement by the Bank to the Executive of eligible expenses under this Agreement constitutes a "deferral of compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A (a "Reimbursement") (i) the Executive must request the Reimbursement (with substantiation of the expense incurred) no later than 90 days following the date on which the Executive incurs the corresponding eligible expense; (ii) subject to any shorter time period provided in any Bank expense reimbursement policy or specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, the Bank shall make the Reimbursement to the Executive on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive incurred the eligible expense; (iii) the Executive's right to Reimbursement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit; (iv) the amount eligible for Reimbursement in one calendar year shall not affect the amount eligible for Reimbursement in any other calendar year; and (v) except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, the period during which the Executive may incur expenses that are eligible for Reimbursement is limited to five calendar years following the calendar year in which the termination date occurs

 

 

(i)            Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive understands that nothing contained in this Agreement limits Executive's ability to file a charge or complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission ("Government Agencies") about a possible securities law violation without approval of the Bank (or any affiliate). Executive further understands that this Agreement does not limit Executive's ability to communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Bank (or any affiliate) related to the possible securities law violation. This Agreement does not limit Executive's right to receive any resulting monetary award for information provided to any Government Agency.

 

12.	SEVERABILITY.

 

If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

 

13.	GOVERNING LAW.

 

This Agreement shall be interpreted, governed and enforced by the laws of the State of New York (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules), but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

 

14.	ARBITRATION.

 

In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or Executive's employment by the Employer, the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an attempt to reach a mutually acceptable settlement of such dispute. If negotiations in good faith do not result in a settlement of any such controversy, dispute or claim, it shall, except as otherwise provided for herein be finally settled by expedited arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator selected as hereinafter provided (the "Arbitrator") in accordance with the National Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("National Rules"), subject to the following (the parties hereby agreeing that, notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 1 of the National Rules, in the event that there is a conflict between the provisions of the National Rules and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control):

 

(a)          The Arbitrator shall be determined from a list of names of five impartial arbitrators each of whom shall be an attorney experienced in arbitration matters concerning executive employment disputes, supplied by the AAA chosen by Executive and the Employer each in turn striking a name from the list until one name remains (with the Employer being the first to strike a name).

 

 

(b)          The expenses of the arbitration shall be borne by the Employer; and the Employer shall bear its own legal fees and expenses and pay, at least monthly, all of Executive's legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with such arbitration, except that Executive shall have to reimburse the Employer for his legal fees and expenses if the arbitrator finds that Executive brought an action in bad faith.

 

(c)          The Arbitrator shall determine whether and to what extent any party shall be entitled to damages under this Agreement; provided that no party shall be entitled to punitive or consequential damages (including, in the case of the Employer, any claim for alleged lost profits or other damages that would have been avoided had Executive remained an employee), and each party waives all such rights, if any.

 

(d)          The Arbitrator shall not have the power to add to nor modify any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement. The Arbitrator's decision shall not go beyond what is necessary for the interpretation and application of the provision(s) of this Agreement in respect of the issue before the Arbitrator. The Arbitrator shall not substitute his or her judgment for that of the parties in the exercise of rights granted or retained by this Agreement. The Arbitrator's award or other permitted remedy, if any, and the decision shall be based upon the issue as drafted and submitted by the respective parties and the relevant and competent evidence adduced at the hearing.

 

(e)          The Arbitrator shall have the authority to award any remedy or relief (including provisional remedies and relief) that a court of competent jurisdiction could order or grant. The Arbitrator's written decision shall be rendered within sixty (60) days of the closing of the hearing. The decision reached by the Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties as to the matter in dispute. To the extent that the relief or remedy granted by the Arbitrator is relief or remedy on which a court could enter judgment, a judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrator shall be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof (unless in the case of an award of damages, the full amount of the award is paid within ten (10) days of its determination by the Arbitrator).

 

Otherwise, the award shall be binding on the parties in connection with their continuing performances of this Agreement and, in any subsequent arbitral or judicial proceedings between the parties.

 

(f)           The arbitration shall take place in Orange County, New York.

 

(g)          The arbitration and all filing, testimony, documents and information relating to or presented during the arbitration proceeding shall be disclosed exclusively for the purpose of facilitating the arbitration process and in any court proceeding relating to the arbitration, and for no other purpose, and shall be deemed to be information subject to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement.

 

(h)          The parties shall continue performing their respective obligations under this Agreement notwithstanding the existence of a dispute while the dispute is being resolved unless and until such obligations are terminated or expire in accordance with the provisions hereof.

 

 

(i)           The parties may obtain a pre-hearing exchange of information including depositions, interrogatories, production of documents, exchange of summaries of testimony or exchange of statements of position, and the Arbitrator shall limit such disclosure to avoid unnecessary burden to the parties and shall schedule promptly all discovery and other procedural steps and otherwise assume case management initiative and control to effect an efficient and expeditious resolution of the dispute. At any oral hearing of evidence in connection with an arbitration proceeding, each party and its counsel shall have the right to examine its witness and to cross-examine the witnesses of the other party. No testimony of any witness, or any evidence, shall be introduced by affidavit, except as the parties otherwise agree in writing.

 

(j)            Notwithstanding the dispute resolution procedures contained in this Section 14, either party may apply to any court sitting in Orange County, New York (i) to enforce this agreement to arbitrate, (ii) to seek provisional injunctive relief so as to maintain the status quo until the arbitration award is rendered or the dispute is otherwise resolved, (iii) to confirm any arbitration award, or (iv) to challenge or vacate any final judgment, award or decision of the Arbitrator that does not comport with the express provisions of this Section 14.

 

15.	INDEMNIFICATION.

 

The Bank shall provide Executive (including Executive's heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors' and officers' liability insurance policy at its expense, and shall indemnify Executive (and Executive's heirs, executors and administrators) in accordance with the charter and bylaws of the Bank and to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law against all expenses and liabilities (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of Executive having been a director or officer of the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank.

 

16.

NOTICE.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below:

 

	To the Bank:	Orange Bank&Trust Company
		212 Dolson Avenue
		Middletown, NY 10940
		Attention: Chief Executive Officer
	To Executive:	Most recent address on file with the Bank

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates below.

 

		ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
12/21/18		By:	/s/ Louis Heimbach
Date		Name:	Louis Heimbach
		Title:	Chairman
		EXECUTIVE
12/21/18		/s/ Michael J. Gilfeather
		Michael J. Gilfeather

 

 

 Exhibit 10.2

  

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into, effective as of January 1, 2018 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Orange Bank & Trust Company (the "Bank") and Joseph Ruhl ("Executive"). Any reference to the "Company" shall mean Orange County Bancorp, Inc. or any successor thereto.

 

WHEREAS, the Bank wishes to assure itself of the continued services of Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce Executive to remain in the employ of the Bank and to provide further incentive for Executive to achieve the financial and performance objectives of the Bank, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Bank desires to set forth the rights and responsibilities of Executive and the compensation payable to Executive, as modified from time to time.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.	POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

 

During the term of this Agreement, Executive agrees to serve as Executive Vice President, Westchester Regional President, of the Bank or any successor position with the Bank as mutually agreed to by the Bank and Executive (Executive's foregoing position or any successor position with the Bank shall be referred to as the "Executive Position"), and will perform the duties and will have all powers associated with such position as commonly incident to such position, as well as those delegated to Executive by the Board of Directors of the Bank or its designee (the "Board"). Executive shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. During the period provided in this Agreement, Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer or director of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank and in such capacity carry out such duties and responsibilities reasonably appropriate to that office.

 

2.	TERM AND DUTIES.

 

(a)            Term and Annual Renewal. The initial term of this Agreement and the period of Executive's employment hereunder shall begin as of the Effective Date and shall continue through December 31, 2020 (the "Initial Term"). Commencing on January I, 2021 and continuing on each January 1st thereafter (the "Renewal Date"), the Initial Term shall extend automatically for one additional year, unless either the Bank or the Executive by written notice to the other given at least ninety (90) days prior to such Renewal Date notifies the other of its intent not to extend the same. In the event that notice not to extend is given by either the Bank or the Executive, this Agreement shall terminate as of the last day of the then current term. References herein to the "Term" shall mean the Initial Term, as the same may be renewed.

 

 

(b)           Membership on Other Boards or Organizations. During the period of his employment hereunder, except for periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence, Executive will devote all of his business time, attention, skill and efforts to the faithful performance of his duties under this Agreement, including activities and duties related to the Executive Position. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, subject to the approval of the Board, Executive may serve as a member of the board of directors of business, community and charitable organizations, provided that in each case such service shall not materially interfere with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, adversely affect the reputation of the Bank or any other affiliates of the Bank (as determined by the Board), or present any conflict of interest.

 

(c)           Continued Employment Following Expiration of Term. Nothing in this Agreement shall mandate or prohibit a continuation of Executive's employment following the expiration of the term of this Agreement.

 

3.

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND REIMBURSEMENT.

 

(a)           Base Salary. In consideration of Executive's performance of the responsibilities and duties set forth in this Agreement, the Bank will provide Executive the compensation specified in this Agreement. The Bank will pay Executive a fixed salary of $290,000 per year ("Base Salary").This salary will remain the same for all three years with no additional increases. Such Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Bank. During the term of this Agreement, the Board may consider increasing, but not decreasing, Executive's Base Salary as the Board deems appropriate. Any change in Base Salary will become the "Base Salary" for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(b)          Annual Bonus. For each fiscal year of the Bank during the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Bank's Annual Incentive Plan (or any successor thereto) (the "Annual Bonus Plan"). Executive's target annual bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Committee") and shall be commensurate with the target bonus opportunity available for similarly-situated executives of the Bank generally (the "Target Bonus"). The actual amount of Executive's annual bonus shall depend upon the achievement of performance goals established by the Committee. The terms and conditions of the Annual Bonus Plan and the payments to Executive thereunder shall be applied on the basis not less favorable to Executive than to other similarly situated executives of the Bank generally. The Committee may in its discretion increase Executive's annual bonus opportunity. The term Target Bonus, as utilized in this Agreement, shall refer to the Target Bonus as it may be increased. Annual bonuses awarded to Executive under the Annual Bonus Plan are referred to herein as "Annual Bonuses." The payment of any such Annual Bonus shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of the applicable Annual Bonus Plan, including any underlying award agreement.

 

(c)          Long-Term Compensation. For each fiscal year of the Bank during the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP Plan") and/or any other long-term compensation program established by the Company or the Bank from time to time for executive officers. Executive's target annual equity award opportunity shall be determined by the Committee and shall be no less favorable than the target equity award opportunity available to other similarly-situated executives of the Bank generally, with the actual award to be determined by the Committee on a basis not less favorable to Executive than other similarly-situated executives of the Bank generally. The terms and conditions of any equity award (such as the underlying performance goals and/or vesting requirements) shall be subject to the LTIP Plan, including any underlying award agreement.

 

 

(d)            Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. For each fiscal year of the Bank during the Tenn, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Bank's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "SERP"), pursuant to which the Bank shall make an annual contribution to a book-entry account for the benefit of Executive, with the amount and the terms and conditions of the annual contributions (such as the underlying performance goals, vesting requirements and the time and manner in which the benefits will be paid) to be determined pursuant to an underlying Participation Agreement, which shall be reasonable and acceptable to the Bank and Executive.

 

(e)            Other Benefit Plans. During the Tenn, Executive shall be entitled to participate, on the terms and conditions not less favorable to Executive than other similarly situated executives of the Bank generally, in the Bank's (A) tax-qualified retirement plans; (B) group life, health and disability insurance plans; and (C) any other employee benefit plans and programs and perquisites in accordance with the Bank's customary practices with respect to other similarly situated executives generally, provided that Executive's participation shall be subject to the terms of such plans and programs; and provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit the Bank's right to amend or terminate any such plans or programs.

 

(t)            Vacation. Executive will be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation time each year during the term of this Agreement measured on a calendar year basis, in accordance with the Bank's customary practices, as well as sick leave, holidays and other paid absences in accordance with the Bank's policies and procedures for executives. Any unused paid time off during an annual period will be treated in accordance with the Bank's personnel policies as in effect from time to time.

 

(g)           Expense Reimbursements. The Bank will reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel, entertainment and other reasonable expenses incurred by Executive during the course of performing his obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees for memberships in such organizations as Executive and the Chief Executive Officer mutually agree are necessary and appropriate in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, upon substantiation of such expenses in accordance with applicable policies and procedures of the Bank. Executive shall be provided a car allowance in the amount of $750.00 per month, with the expense of gas and maintenance incurred be paid or reimbursed to Executive by the Bank. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of membership fees and assessments with respect to a country club located in a county of New York relevant to Executive's business activities, as approved by the Chief Executive Officer. All reimbursements pursuant to this Section 3(g) shall be reimbursed upon presentation to the Bank of an itemized account of such expense in such form as the Bank may reasonably require.

 

 

4.

TERMINATION AND TERMINATION PAY.

 

Subject to Section 5 of this Agreement which governs the occurrence of a Change in ontrol, Executive's employment under this Agreement may be terminated in the following circumstances:

 

(a)           Death .This Agreement shall terminate upon Executive's death, in which event the Bank's sole obligation shall be to pay Executive's estate or beneficiary any "Accrued Obligations." For purposes of this Agreement, "Accrued Obligations" shall mean: (1) any accrued and unpaid Base Salary of Executive through the date of termination of employment, payable pursuant to the Bank's standard payroll policies; (2) any earned and unpaid bonus of Executive under the Annual Bonus Plan for any completed fiscal year prior to the date of termination of employment; (3) any compensation and benefits to the extent payable to Executive based on Executive's participation in any compensation or benefit plan (including pursuant to any individual or group life insurance plan or policy), program or arrangement of the Bank through the date of termination of employment, payable in accordance with the terms of such plan, program or arrangement; and (4) any expense reimbursement to which Executive is entitled under the Bank's standard expense reimbursement policy (as applicable) in Section 3(g) hereof.

 

(b)           Disability. . This Agreement shall terminate in the event of Executive becomes "Totally Disabled." For purposes of this Agreement, Executive shall be "Totally Disabled" if Executive is deemed disabled for purposes of eligibility for receipt of disability benefits under the Bank's long-term disability plan, if any, or receipt of Social Security disability benefits. In the event Executive's employment is terminated due to becoming Totally Disabled, the Bank shall pay or provide Executive with any Accrued Obligations. In addition, Executive shall continue to receive his full Base Salary under Section 3(a) of this Agreement until he becomes eligible for and receives disability income under the long-term disability insurance coverage then in effect for the Executive. If Executive elects to coqtinue his group health coverage with the Bank pursuant to COBRA, the Bank shall pay to Executive the "COBRA Payments" for a period of 18 months or, if earlier, until the date on which Executive receives substantially comparable coverage under another group health insurance plan. The "COBRA Payments" shall be monthly installment payments, each equal to the monthly COBRA premium in effect as of the date of Executive's termination of employment for the level of coverage in effect for Executive under the Bank's group health plan.

 

(c)           Termination for Cause. The Board may immediately terminate Executive's employment at any time for "Cause." In the event Executive's employment is terminated for Cause, the Bank's sole obligation shall be to pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations. Termination for "Cause" shall mean termination because of, in the good faith determination of the Board, Executive's:

 

(i)            an act of fraud, embezzlement, or theft while employed by the Bank, or indictment or conviction of the Executive for, or plea of no contest to, a felony, conviction of or plea of no contest to a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or the arrest and incarceration of Executive for acts by Executive involving moral turpitude;

 

(ii)           gross negligence, insubordination, disloyalty, or dishonesty in the performance of the Executive's duties as an officer of the Bank; willful or reckless failure by the Executive to adhere to the Bank's written policies; intentional wrongful damage by Executive to the business or property of the Company and the Bank, including without limitation its reputation, which in the Board's sole judgment causes material harm to the Company, the Bank or any of its affiliates, provided, however, that the Bank shall provide Executive with written notice specifying Executive's actions or conduct that breached this Section 4(c)(ii) and Executive shall have 30 days to cure or remediate such actions or conduct after receiving such written notice;

 

 

(iii)           removal of Executive from office or permanent prohibition of Executive from participating in the affairs of the Bank by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(l) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) or (g)(l); or

 

(iv)          acts or omissions in the performance of Executive's duties having a material adverse effect on the Bank that were not done or omitted to be done in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.

 

(d)           Voluntary Termination by Executive without Good Reason. Executive may voluntarily terminate employment during the Term upon at least 30 days prior written notice to the Board. Except upon Executive's voluntary termination "With Good Reason" (as defined below), Executive shall have no right to receive any compensation or benefits under this Agreement or otherwise upon his voluntary termination of employment, except any Accrued Obligations, provided, however, that any unpaid Annual Bonus as of the date of termination shall be forfeited. The Bank may accelerate the date of termination upon receipt of written notice of Executive's voluntary termination.

 

(e)

Termination Without Cause or With Good Reason.

 

(i)

The Board may immediately terminate Executive's employment at any time for a reason other than Cause (a termination "Without Cause"), and Executive may, by written notice to the Board, terminate this Agreement at any time within 90 days following an event constituting "Good Reason," as defined below (a termination "With Good Reason"); provided, however, that the Bank shall have 30 days to cure the "Good Reason" condition, but the Bank may waive its right to cure. Any termination of Executive's employment shall have no effect on or prejudice the vested rights of Executive under the Bank's qualified or non-qualified retirement, pension, savings, thrift, profit-sharing or bonus plans, group life, health (including hospitalization, medical and major medical), dental, accident and long-term disability insurance plans or other employee benefit plans or programs, or compensation plans or programs in which Executive was a participant.

 

(ii)

In the event of termination as described under Section 4(e)(i) and subject to the requirements of Section 4(e)(v), the Bank shall pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations. In addition, the Bank shall pay Executive, or in the event of Executive's subsequent death, Executive's beneficiary or estate, as the case may be, as severance pay, a cash lump sum payment equal to 100% of Executive's Base Salary, payable within 30 days following Executive's date of termination.

 

 

(iii)

In addition, the Bank shall pay to Executive the COBRA Payments on a monthly basis commencing with the first month following Executive's date of termination and continuing until the earlier of (A) the sixth (6th) month following Executive's date of termination; or (B) such time that Executive first becomes eligible for health insurance coverage with another employer.

 

(iv)

"Good Reason" exists if, without Executive's express written consent, any of the following occurs:

 

(A)

a material reduction in Executive's Base Salary;

 

(B)

a material reduction in Executive's authority, duties or responsibilities from the position and attributes associated with the Executive Position;

 

(C)

Executive ceases to report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank; or

 

(D)

a change in the geographic location at which Executive must perform services for the Bank by more than 35 miles from the location where it is contemplated that Executive will be performing Executive's duties, provided, however, that Executive being asked/requested to provide services to the Bank at its headquarters in Middletown, NY shall not constitute "Good Reason" under this Section 4(e)(iv).

 

(v)

Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits under this Section 4(e) unless and until Executive executes a release of claims (the "Release") against the Bank and any affiliate, and their officers, directors, successors and assigns, releasing said persons from any and all claims, rights, demands, causes of action, suits, arbitrations or grievances relating to the employment relationship, including claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, but not including claims for benefits under tax-qualified plans or other benefit plans in which Executive is vested, claims for benefits required by applicable law or claims with respect to obligations set forth in this Agreement that survive the termination of this Agreement. The Release must be executed and become irrevocable by the 60th day following the date of Executive's termination of employment, provided that if the 60-day period spans two (2) calendar years, then, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the payments and benefits described in this Section 4(e) will be paid, or commence, in the second calendar year.

 

 

(f)           Effect on Status as a Director.     In the event of Executive's termination of employment under this Agreement for any reason, such termination shall also constitute Executive's resignation as a director of the Bank or the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, to the extent Executive is acting as a director of any of the aforementioned entities.

 

5.

CHANGE IN CONTROL.

 

(a)          Change in Control Defmed. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance of general application thereunder issued by the

U.S. Department of the Treasury, including:

 

(i)

Change in Ownership: the date any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) accumulates ownership of Company stock constituting more than 50% of the total voting power of Company stock;

 

(ii)

Change in Effective Control: the date that (A)  any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires within a 12-month period ownership of Company stock possessing 40% or more of the total voting power of Company stock, or (B)  a majority of the Company's board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed in advance by a majority of the Company's board of directors; or

 

(iii)

Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of Assets: the date that any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company or the Bank that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company or the Bank immediately prior to such acquisition.

 

(b)          Change in Control Benefits. In the event of a termination of Executive's employment by the Bank (or any successor) Without Cause or by Executive With Good Reason upon or within 12 months of a Change in Control that occurs during the Term, the Bank (or any successor) (i) the Bank shall pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations; and (ii) pay Executive, or in the event of Executive's subsequent death, Executive's beneficiary or estate, as severance pay an amount equal to two (2) times Executive's Base Salary (at the rate in effect when the Change in Control occurs or, if higher, at the rate in effect on Executive's date of termination) in a lump sum payment within 30 days following Executive's date of termination. In addition, the Bank (or any successor) shall pay to Executive the COBRA Payments on a monthly basis commencing with the first month following Executive's date of termination and continuing until the earlier of (A) the sixth (6th) month following Executive's date of termination; or (B) such time that Executive first becomes eligible for health insurance coverage with another employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payments and benefits provided in this Section 5(b) shall be payable to Executive in lieu of any payments or benefits that are payable under Section 4(e).

 

 

(c)            280G. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this Section, if the payments and benefits to be afforded to Executive under Section 5hereof (the "Severance Benefits") either alone or together with other payments and benefits which Executive has the right receive from the Company or the Bank (or any affiliate) would constitute a "parachute payment" under Section 2800 of the Code, and but for this Section 5, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), then the Severance Benefits shall be reduced (the "Benefit Reduction") by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the Severance Benefits being subject to the Excise Tax. All determinations required to be made under this Section 5(c) shall be made by tax counsel or a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm or other professional organization that is a certified public accounting firm recognized as an expert in determinations and calculations for purposes of Section 2800 of the Code selected by the Bank prior to a Change in Control and reasonably acceptable to Executive, which determinations shall be conclusive and binding on Executive and the Bank absent manifest error.

 

6.

COVENANTS OF EXECUTIVE.

 

(a)          Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation - Employed with the Bank. Executive hereby covenants and agrees to comply with the: (1) Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant; (2) Non-Solicitation of Customers Covenant; and (3) Non-Competition Covenant while employed with Bank during, and after the expiration of, the Term, as applicable.

 

(b)

Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation - Termination of Employment During the Term.

 

(i)

Termination for Cause/Voluntary Termination Without Good Reason. In the event of Executive's termination by the Bank for Cause or voluntary resignation without Good Reason during the Term, Executive agrees to comply with the (1) Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant; (2) Non-Solicitation of Customers Covenant; and (3) Non-Competition Covenant for a period of 18 months following Executive's date of termination.

 

(ii)

Involuntary Termination Without Cause/Voluntary Termination With Good Reason. In the event of Executive's termination by the Bank without Cause or voluntary resignation With Good Reason during the Term, Executive agrees to comply with the (1) Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant; and (2) Non Solicitation of Customers Covenant for a period of 12 months following Executive's date of termination.

 

(c)          Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation - Termination of Employment after the Expiration of the Term. In the event of Executive's termination of employment with the Bank for any reason (or no reason) following the expiration of the Term, Executive agrees to comply with the (1) Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant and (2)  Non-Solicitation of Customers Covenant for a period of 12 months following Executive's date of termination, provided, however, that the foregoing covenants shall only apply to Executive if the expiration of the Term is on account of Executive's election not to renew the Term pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Agreement.

 

 

(d)           Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation - Survival of Covenants/Change in Control. The covenants of Executive set forth in this Sections 6(a) 6(b) and 6(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. However, Sections 6(b) and 6(c) shall become null and void effective immediately upon a Change in Control.

 

(e)           Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation - Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms are defined as follows:

 

(i)

"Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant" means that Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Bank, either directly or indirectly solicit, offer employment to, or take any other action intended (or that a reasonable person acting in like circumstances would expect) to have the effect of causing any officer or employee of the Bank, or any of its respective subsidiaries or affiliates, to terminate his or her employment with the Bank and/or accept employment with another employer.

 

(ii)

''Non-Solicitation of Customers Covenant" means that Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Bank, either directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce any client, customer or other business relation (whether (1) current, (2) former, within the six (6) months after such relationship has been terminated or (3) prospective, provided that there are demonstrable efforts or plans to establish such relationship) of the Bank or any of its respective subsidiaries or affiliates to cease doing business or to reduce the amount of business they have customarily done or contemplate doing with the Bank or any such subsidiary or affiliate, whether or not the relationship with the Bank or such subsidiary or affiliate and such client, customer or other business relation was originally established, in whole or in part, through Executive's efforts, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such client, customer or business relation, on the one hand, and the Bank or any such affiliate or subsidiary, on the other hand.

 

(iii)

''Non-Competition Covenant" means that Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Bank, either directly or indirectly become an officer, employee, consultant, director, independent contractor, agent, joint venturer, partner or trustee of any savings bank, savings and loan association, savings and loan holding company, commercial bank, credit union, bank or bank holding company, any mortgage or loan broker or any other entity (excluding not-for-profit entities other than credit unions) that competes with the business of the Bank or any of their direct or indirect subsidiaries or affiliates that has a headquarters, or one or more offices, within the New York Counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan, Westchester, Rockland, Orange or Bronx, or the Connecticut County of Fairfield.

 

 

(t)            Confidentiality. Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business activities, plans for business activities, and all other proprietary information of the Bank, as it may exist from time to time, are valuable, special and unique assets of the business of the Bank. Executive will not, during or after the term of Executive's employment, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities or any other similar proprietary information of the Bank to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever unless expressly authorized by the Board or required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge of banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the Bank. Further, Executive may disclose information regarding the business activities of the Bank to any bank regulator having regulatory jurisdiction over the activities of the Bank pursuant to a formal regulatory request. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of the provisions of this Section, the Bank will be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Bank or any other similar proprietary information, or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to the Bank for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

 

(g)          Information/Cooperation. Executive shall, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Bank as may be reasonably required by the Bank, in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party; provided, however, that Executive shall not be required to provide information or assistance with respect to any litigation between Executive and the Bank or any other subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

(h)           Reliance. Except as otherwise provided, all payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to Executive's compliance with this Section 6, to the extent applicable. The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury will result to the Bank, its business and property in the event of Executive's breach of this Section 6, agree that, in the event of any such breach by Executive, the Bank will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to restrain the violation hereof by Executive and all persons acting for or with Executive. Executive represents and admits that Executive's covenants set forth in this Section 6 are reasonable. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to them for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

 

7.

SOURCEOFPAYMENTS.

 

All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid by check or direct deposit from the general funds of the Bank (or any successor of the Bank).

 

 

8.

EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS.

 

This Agreement, along with any agreement referenced herein, contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Bank or any predecessor of the Bank and Executive, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to Executive under another plan, program or agreement (other than an employment agreement) between the Bank and Executive.

 

9.

NO ATTACHMENT; BINDING ON SUCCESSORS.

 

(a)            Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

 

(b)          The Bank shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Bank, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Bank's obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

 

10.

MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

 

(a)            This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

(b)            No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically waived.

 

11.

REQUIRED PROVISIONS.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(a)            The Board may terminate Executive's employment at any time, but any termination by the Bank's Board other than termination for Cause shall not prejudice Executive's right to compensation or other benefits under this Agreement. Executive shall have no right to receive compensation or other benefits under this Agreement for any period after Executive's termination for Cause.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, any payments to Executive by the Company, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section  18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k), and the regulations promulgated thereunder in 12 C.F.R. Part 359.

 

 

(c)            Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary (with the exception of Section 4(c)(i)), Executive's employment shall not be deemed to have been terminated unless and until Executive has a Separation from Service within the meaning of Code Section 409A. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Separation from Service" shall have occurred if the Bank and Executive reasonably anticipate that either no further services will be performed by Executive after the date of termination (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) or the level of further services performed is less than 50 percent of the average level of bona fide services in the 36 months immediately preceding the termination. For all purposes hereunder, the definition of Separation from Service shall be interpreted consistent with Treasury Regulation Section l.409A-l(h)(ii).

 

(d)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive is a "specified employee" (i.e., a "key employee" of a publicly traded company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the final regulations issued thereunder) and any payment under this Agreement is triggered due to Executive's Separation from Service, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid penalties under Section 409A of the Code, no payment shall be made during the first six (6) months following Executive's Separation from Service. Rather, any payment which would otherwise be paid to Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following such Separation from Service. All subsequent payments shall be paid in the manner specified in this Agreement.

 

(e)            If the Bank cannot provide Executive or Executive's dependents any continued health insurance or other welfare benefits as required by this Agreement because Executive is no longer an employee, applicable rules and regulations prohibit such benefits or the payment of such benefits in the manner contemplated, or it would subject the Bank to penalties, then the Bank shall pay Executive or Executive's beneficiary or estate in the event of death a cash lump sum payment reasonably estimated to be equal to the value of such benefits or the value of the remaining benefits at the time of such determination. Such cash payment shall be made in a lump sum within 30 days after the later of Executive's date of termination or the effective date of the rules or regulations prohibiting such benefits or subjecting the Bank to penalties.

 

(f)            To the extent not specifically provided in this Agreement, any compensation or reimbursements payable to Executive shall be paid or provided no later than two and one-half (2.5) months after the calendar year in which such compensation is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section l.409A-l(d).

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive understands that nothing contained in this Agreement limits Executive's ability to file a charge or complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission ("Government Agencies") about a possible securities law violation without approval of the Bank (or any affiliate). Executive further understands that this Agreement does not limit Executive's ability to communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Bank (or any affiliate) related to the possible securities law violation. This Agreement does not limit Executive's right to receive any resulting monetary award for information provided to any Government Agency.

 

 

12.

SEVERABILITY.

 

If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

 

13.

GOVERNING LAW.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

 

14.

PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES.

 

To the extent that such payment(s) may be made without triggering penalty under Code Section 409A, all reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant to any dispute relating to this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed by the Bank provided that the dispute is resolved in Executive's favor, and such reimbursement shall occur no later than 60 days after the end of the year in which the dispute is settled or resolved in Executive's favor.

 

15.

INDEMNIFICATION.

 

The Bank shall provide Executive (including Executive's heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors' and officers' liability insurance policy at its expense, and shall indemnify Executive (and Executive's heirs, executors and administrators) in accordance with the charter and bylaws of the Bank and to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law against all expenses and liabilities (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of Executive having been a director or officer of the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank.

 

16.

NOTICE.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below:

 

	To the Bank:	Orange Bank &Trust Company
		212 Dolson Avenue
		Middletown, NY 10940
		Attention: Chief Executive Officer
	To Executive:	Most recent address on file with the Bank

 

[Signature Page Follows)

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates below.

 

By signing below, the Bank and Executive acknowledge and agree that: (1) this Agreement shall supersede and replace the employment agreement between the Bank and Executive dated January 5, 2015 (the "Prior Agreement") as of the Effective Date; and (2) the Prior Agreement shall be terminated as of the Effective Date.

 

		ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
11/17/17		By:	/s/ Michael J. Gilfeather
Date		Name:	Michael J. Gilfeather
		Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

 

11/17/17		/s/ Joseph Ruhl
Date		Joseph Ruhl

 

Exhibit 10.3 

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into, effective as of January 1, 2018 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Orange Bank & Trust Company (the "Bank") and John Bartolotta ("Executive"). Any reference to the "Company" shall mean Orange County Bancorp, Inc. or any successor thereto.

 

WHEREAS, the Bank wishes to assure itself of the continued services of Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce Executive to remain in the employ of the Bank and to provide further incentive for Executive to achieve the financial and performance objectives of the Bank, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Bank desires to set forth the rights and responsibilities of Executive and the compensation payable to Executive, as modified from time to time.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.            POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

 

During the term of this Agreement, Executive agrees to serve as Executive Vice President, Rockland Regional President, of the Bank or any successor position with the Bank as mutually agreed to by the Bank and Executive (Executive's foregoing position or any successor position with the Bank shall be referred to as the "Executive Position"), and will perform the duties and will have all powers associated with such position as commonly incident to such position, as well as those delegated to Executive by the Board of Directors of the Bank or its designee (the "Board"). Executive shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. During the period provided in this Agreement, Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer or director of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank and in such capacity carry out such duties and responsibilities reasonably appropriate to that office.

 

2.            TERM AND DUTIES.

 

(a)            Term and Annual Renewal. The initial term of this Agreement and the period of Executive's employment hereunder shall begin as of the Effective Date and shall continue through December 31, 2020 (the "Initial Term"). Commencing on January 1, 2021 and continuing on each January 1 ^st thereafter (the "Renewal Date"), the Initial Term shall extend automatically for one additional year, unless either the Bank or the Executive by written notice to the other given at least ninety (90) days prior to such Renewal Date notifies the other of its intent not to extend the same. In the event that notice not to extend is given by either the Bank or the Executive, this Agreement shall terminate as of the last day of the then current term. References herein to the "Term" shall mean the Initial Term, as the same may be renewed.

 

 

(b)            Membership on Other Boards or Organizations. During the period of his employment hereunder, except for periods of absence occasioned by illness, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence, Executive will devote all of his business time, attention, skill and efforts to the faithful performance of his duties under this Agreement, including activities and duties related to the Executive Position. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, subject to the approval of the Board, Executive may serve as a member of the board of directors of business, community and charitable organizations, provided that in each case such service shall not materially interfere with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, adversely affect the reputation of the Bank or any other affiliates of the Bank (as determined by the Board), or present any conflict of interest.

 

(c)            Continued Employment Following Expiration of Term. Nothing in this Agreement shall mandate or prohibit a continuation of Executive's employment following the expiration of the term of this Agreement.

 

3.            COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND REIMBURSEMENT.

 

(a)            Base Salary. In consideration of Executive's performance of the responsibilities and duties set forth in this Agreement, the Bank will provide Executive the compensation specified in this Agreement. The Bank will pay Executive a salary of $290,000 per year ("Base Salary"). Such Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Bank. During the term of this Agreement, the Board may consider increasing, but not decreasing, Executive's Base Salary as the Board deems appropriate. Any change in Base Salary will become the "Base Salary" for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(b)            Annual Bonus. For each fiscal year of the Bank during the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Bank's Annual Incentive Plan (or any successor thereto) (the "Annual Bonus Plan"). Executive's target annual bonus under the Annual Bonus Plan shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Committee") and shall be commensurate with the target bonus opportunity available for similarly-situated executives of the Bank generally (the "Target Bonus"). The actual amount of Executive's annual bonus shall depend upon the achievement of performance goals established by the Committee. The terms and conditions of the Annual Bonus Plan and the payments to Executive thereunder shall be applied on the basis not less favorable to Executive than to other similarly situated executives of the Bank generally. The Committee may in its discretion increase Executive's annual bonus opportunity. The term Target Bonus, as utilized in this Agreement, shall refer to the Target Bonus as it may be increased. Annual bonuses awarded to Executive under the Annual Bonus Plan are referred to herein as "Annual Bonuses." The payment of any such Annual Bonus shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of the applicable Annual Bonus Plan, including any underlying award agreement.

 

(c)            Long-Term Compensation. For each fiscal year of the Bank during the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP Plan") and/or any other long-term compensation program established by the Company or the Bank from time to time for executive officers. Executive's target annual equity award opportunity shall be determined by the Committee and shall be no less favorable than the target equity award opportunity available to other similarly-situated executives of the Bank generally, with the actual award to be determined by the Committee on a basis not less favorable to Executive than other similarly-situated executives of the Bank generally. The terms and conditions of any equity award (such as the underlying performance goals and/or vesting requirements) shall be subject to the LTIP Plan, including any underlying award agreement.

 

 

(d)            Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. For each fiscal year of the Bank during the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Bank's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "SERP"), pursuant to which the Bank shall make an annual contribution to a book-entry account for the benefit of Executive, with the amount and the terms and conditions of the annual contributions (such as the underlying performance goals, vesting requirements and the time and manner in which the benefits will be paid) to be determined pursuant to an underlying Participation Agreement, which shall be reasonable and acceptable to the Bank and Executive.

 

(e)            Other Benefit Plans. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate, on the terms and conditions not less favorable to Executive than other similarly situated executives of the Bank generally, in the Bank's (A) tax-qualified retirement plans; (B) group life, health and disability insurance plans; and (C) any other employee benefit plans and programs and perquisites in accordance with the Bank's customary practices with respect to other similarly situated executives generally, provided that Executive's participation shall be subject to the terms of such plans and programs; and provided, further, that nothing herein shall limit the Bank's right to amend or terminate any such plans or programs.

 

(f)             Vacation. Executive will be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation time each year during the term of this Agreement measured on a calendar year basis, in accordance with the Bank's customary practices, as well as sick leave, holidays and other paid absences in accordance with the Bank's policies and procedures for executives. Any unused paid time off during an annual period will be treated in accordance with the Bank's personnel policies as in effect from time to time.

 

(g)            Expense Reimbursements. The Bank will reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel, entertainment and other reasonable expenses incurred by Executive during the course of performing his obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees for memberships in such organizations as Executive and the Chief Executive Officer mutually agree are necessary and appropriate in connection with the performance of his duties under this Agreement, upon substantiation of such expenses in accordance with applicable policies and procedures of the Bank. Executive shall be provided a car allowance in the amount of $750.00 per month, with the expense of gas and maintenance incurred be paid or reimbursed to Executive by the Bank. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement of membership fees and assessments with respect to a country club located in a county of New York relevant to Executive's business activities, as approved by the Chief Executive Officer. All reimbursements pursuant to this Section 3(g) shall be reimbursed upon presentation to the Bank of an itemized account of such expense in such form as the Bank may reasonably require.

 

 

4.            TERMINATION AND TERMINATION PAY.

 

Subject to Section 5 of this Agreement which governs the occurrence of a Change in Control, Executive's employment under this Agreement may be terminated in the following circumstances:

 

(a)            Death. This Agreement shall terminate upon Executive's death, in which event the Bank's sole obligation shall be to pay Executive's estate or beneficiary any "Accrued Obligations." For purposes of this Agreement, "Accrued Obligations" shall mean: (1) any accrued and unpaid Base Salary of Executive through the date of termination of employment, payable pursuant to the Bank's standard payroll policies; (2) any earned and unpaid bonus of Executive under the Annual Bonus Plan for any completed fiscal year prior to the date of termination of employment; (3) any compensation and benefits to the extent payable to Executive based on Executive's participation in any compensation or benefit plan (including pursuant to any individual or group life insurance plan or policy), program or arrangement of the Bank through the date of termination of employment, payable in accordance with the terms of such plan, program or arrangement; and (4) any expense reimbursement to which Executive is entitled under the Bank's standard expense reimbursement policy (as applicable) in Section 3(g) hereof.

 

(b)            Disability. This Agreement shall terminate in the event of Executive becomes "Totally Disabled." For purposes of this Agreement, Executive shall be "Totally Disabled" if Executive is deemed disabled for purposes of eligibility for receipt of disability benefits under the Bank's long-term disability plan, if any, or receipt of Social Security disability benefits. In the event Executive's employment is terminated due to becoming Totally Disabled, the Bank shall pay or provide Executive with any Accrued Obligations. In addition, Executive shall continue to receive his full Base Salary under Section 3(a) of this Agreement until he becomes eligible for and receives disability income under the long-term disability insurance coverage then in effect for the Executive. If Executive elects to continue his group health coverage with the Bank pursuant to COBRA, the Bank shall pay to Executive the "COBRA Payments" for a period of 18 months or, if earlier, until the date on which Executive receives substantially comparable coverage under another group health insurance plan. The "COBRA Payments" shall be monthly installment payments, each equal to the monthly COBRA premium in effect as of the date of Executive's termination of employment for the level of coverage in effect for Executive under the Bank's group health plan.

 

(c)            Termination for Cause. The Board may immediately terminate Executive's employment at any time for "Cause." In the event Executive's employment is terminated for Cause, the Bank's sole obligation shall be to pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations. Termination for "Cause" shall mean termination because of, in the good faith determination of the Board, Executive's:

 

(i)            an act of fraud, embezzlement, or theft while employed by the Bank, or indictment or conviction of the Executive for, or plea of no contest to, a felony, conviction of or plea of no contest to a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or the arrest and incarceration of Executive for acts by Executive involving moral turpitude;

 

 

(ii)            gross negligence, insubordination, disloyalty, or dishonesty in the performance of the Executive's duties as an officer of the Bank; willful or reckless failure by the Executive to adhere to the Bank's written policies; intentional wrongful damage by Executive to the business or property of the Company and the Bank, including without limitation its reputation, which in the Board's sole judgment causes material harm to the Company, the Bank or any of its affiliates, provided, however, that the Bank shall provide Executive with written notice specifying Executive's actions or conduct that breached this Section 4(c)(ii) and Executive shall have 30 days to cure or remediate such actions or conduct after receiving such written notice;

 

(iii)            removal of Executive from office or permanent prohibition of Executive from participating in the affairs of the Bank by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) or (g)(1); or

 

(iv)            acts or omissions in the performance of Executive's duties having a material adverse effect on the Bank that were not done or omitted to be done in good faith or which involved intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law.

 

(d)            Voluntary Termination by Executive without Good Reason. Executive may voluntarily terminate employment during the Term upon at least 30 days prior written notice to the Board. Except upon Executive's voluntary termination "With Good Reason" (as defined below), Executive shall have no right to receive any compensation or benefits under this Agreement or otherwise upon his voluntary termination of employment, except any Accrued Obligations, provided, however, that any unpaid Annual Bonus as of the date of termination shall be forfeited. The Bank may accelerate the date of termination upon receipt of written notice of Executive's voluntary termination.

 

(e)            Termination Without Cause or With Good Reason.

 

(i)

The Board may immediately terminate Executive's employment at any time for a reason other than Cause (a termination "Without Cause"), and Executive may, by written notice to the Board, terminate this Agreement at any time within 90 days following an event constituting "Good Reason," as defined below (a termination "With Good Reason"); provided, however, that the Bank shall have 30 days to cure the "Good Reason" condition, but the Bank may waive its right to cure. Any termination of Executive's employment shall have no effect on or prejudice the vested rights of Executive under the Bank's qualified or non-qualified retirement, pension, savings, thrift, profit-sharing or bonus plans, group life, health (including hospitalization, medical and major medical), dental, accident and long-term disability insurance plans or other employee benefit plans or programs, or compensation plans or programs in which Executive was a participant.

 

(ii)

In the event of termination as described under Section 4(e)(i) and subject to the requirements of Section 4(e)(v), the Bank shall pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations. In addition, the Bank shall pay Executive, or in the event of Executive's subsequent death, Executive's beneficiary or estate, as the case may be, as severance pay, a cash lump sum payment equal to 100% of Executive's Base Salary, payable within 30 days following Executive's date of termination.

 

 

(iii)

In addition, the Bank shall pay to Executive the COBRA Payments on a monthly basis commencing with the first month following Executive's date of termination and continuing until the earlier of (A) the sixth (6th) month following Executive's date of termination; or (B) such time that Executive first becomes eligible for health insurance coverage with another employer.

 

(iv)

"Good Reason" exists if, without Executive's express written consent, any of the following occurs:

 

(A)

a material reduction in Executive's Base Salary;

 

(B)

a material reduction in Executive's authority, duties or responsibilities from the position and attributes associated with the Executive Position;

 

(C)

Executive ceases to report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank; or

 

(D)

a change in the geographic location at which Executive must perform services for the Bank by more than 35 miles from the location where it is contemplated that Executive will be performing Executive's duties, provided, however, that Executive being asked/requested to provide services to the Bank at its headquarters in Middletown, NY shall not constitute "Good Reason" under this Section 4(e)(iv).

 

(v)

Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits under this Section 4(e) unless and until Executive executes a release of claims (the "Release") against the Bank and any affiliate, and their officers, directors, successors and assigns, releasing said persons from any and all claims, rights, demands, causes of action, suits, arbitrations or grievances relating to the employment relationship, including claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, but not including claims for benefits under tax-qualified plans or other benefit plans in which Executive is vested, claims for benefits required by applicable law or claims with respect to obligations set forth in this Agreement that survive the termination of this Agreement. The Release must be executed and become irrevocable by the 60th day following the date of Executive's termination of employment, provided that if the 60-day period spans two (2) calendar years, then, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the payments and benefits described in this Section 4(e) will be paid, or commence, in the second calendar year.

 

 

(f)             Effect on Status as a Director. In the event of Executive's termination of employment under this Agreement for any reason, such termination shall also constitute Executive's resignation as a director of the Bank or the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, to the extent Executive is acting as a director of any of the aforementioned entities.

 

5.            CHANGE IN CONTROL.

 

(a)            Change in Control Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance of general application thereunder issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including:

 

(i)

Change in Ownership: the date any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) accumulates ownership of Company stock constituting more than 50% of the total voting power of Company stock;

 

(ii)

Change in Effective Control: the date that (A) any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires within a 12-month period ownership of Company stock possessing 40% or more of the total voting power of Company stock, or (B) a majority of the Company's board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed in advance by a majority of the Company's board of directors; or

 

(iii)

Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of Assets: the date that any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company or the Bank that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company or the Bank immediately prior to such acquisition.

 

(b)           Change in Control Benefits. In the event of a termination of Executive's employment by the Bank (or any successor) Without Cause or by Executive With Good Reason upon or within 12 months of a Change in Control that occurs during the Term, the Bank (or any successor) (i) the Bank shall pay or provide to Executive any Accrued Obligations; and (ii) pay Executive, or in the event of Executive's subsequent death, Executive's beneficiary or estate, as severance pay an amount equal to two (2) times Executive's Base Salary (at the rate in effect when the Change in Control occurs or, if higher, at the rate in effect on Executive's date of termination) in a lump sum payment within 30 days following Executive's date of termination. In addition, the Bank (or any successor) shall pay to Executive the COBRA Payments on a monthly basis commencing with the first month following Executive's date of termination and continuing until the earlier of (A) the sixth (6^th) month following Executive's date of termination; or (B) such time that Executive first becomes eligible for health insurance coverage with another employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the payments and benefits provided in this Section 5(b) shall be payable to Executive in lieu of any payments or benefits that are payable under Section 4(e).

 

 

(c)            280G. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this Section, if the payments and benefits to be afforded to Executive under Section 5 hereof (the "Severance Benefits") either alone or together with other payments and benefits which Executive has the right receive from the Company or the Bank (or any affiliate) would constitute a "parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Code, and but for this Section 5, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the "Excise Tax"), then the Severance Benefits shall be reduced (the "Benefit Reduction") by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the Severance Benefits being subject to the Excise Tax. All determinations required to be made under this Section 5(c) shall be made by tax counsel or a nationally recognized certified public accounting firm or other professional organization that is a certified public accounting firm recognized as an expert in determinations and calculations for purposes of Section 280G of the Code selected by the Bank prior to a Change in Control and reasonably acceptable to Executive, which determinations shall be conclusive and binding on Executive and the Bank absent manifest error.

 

6.            COVENANTS OF EXECUTIVE.

 

(a)            Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation — Employed with the Bank. Executive hereby covenants and agrees to comply with the: (1) Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant; (2) Non-Solicitation of Customers Covenant; and (3) Non-Competition Covenant while employed with Bank during, and after the expiration of, the Term, as applicable.

 

(b)            Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation — Termination of Employment During the Term.

 

(i)        Termination for Cause/Voluntary Termination Without Good Reason. In the event of Executive's termination by the Bank for Cause or voluntary resignation without Good Reason during the Term, Executive agrees to comply with the (1) Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant; (2) Non-Solicitation of Customers Covenant; and (3) Non-Competition Covenant for a period of 18 months following Executive's date of termination.

 

(ii)        Involuntary Termination Without Cause/Voluntary Termination With Good Reason. In the event of Executive's termination by the Bank without Cause or voluntary resignation With Good Reason during the Term, Executive agrees to comply with the (1) Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant; and (2) Non-Solicitation of Customers Covenant for a period of 12 months following Executive's date of termination.

 

(c)            Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation — Termination of Employment after the Expiration of the Term. In the event of Executive's termination of employment with the Bank for any reason (or no reason) following the expiration of the Term, Executive agrees to comply with the (1) Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant and (2) Non-Solicitation of Customers Covenant for a period of 12 months following Executive's date of termination, provided, however, that the foregoing covenants shall only apply to Executive if the expiration of the Term is on account of Executive's election not to renew the Term pursuant to Section 2(a) of this Agreement.

 

 

(d)            Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation — Survival of Covenants/Change in Control. The covenants of Executive set forth in this Sections 6(a) 6(b) and 6(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. However, Sections 6(b) and 6(c) shall become null and void effective immediately upon a Change in Control.

 

(e)            Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation — Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms are defined as follows:

 

(i)            "Non-Solicitation of Employees Covenant" means that Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Bank, either directly or indirectly solicit, offer employment to, or take any other action intended (or that a reasonable person acting in like circumstances would expect) to have the effect of causing any officer or employee of the Bank, or any of its respective subsidiaries or affiliates, to terminate his or her employment with the Bank and/or accept employment with another employer.

 

(ii)            "Non-Solicitation of Customers Covenant" means that Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Bank, either directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce any client, customer or other business relation (whether (1) current, (2) former, within the six (6) months after such relationship has been terminated or (3) prospective, provided that there are demonstrable efforts or plans to establish such relationship) of the Bank or any of its respective subsidiaries or affiliates to cease doing business or to reduce the amount of business they have customarily done or contemplate doing with the Bank or any such subsidiary or affiliate, whether or not the relationship with the Bank or such subsidiary or affiliate and such client, customer or other business relation was originally established, in whole or in part, through Executive's efforts, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such client, customer or business relation, on the one hand, and the Bank or any such affiliate or subsidiary, on the other hand.

 

(iii)            "Non-Competition Covenant" means that Executive shall not, without the written consent of the Bank, either directly or indirectly become an officer, employee, consultant, director, independent contractor, agent, joint venturer, partner or trustee of any savings bank, savings and loan association, savings and loan holding company, commercial bank, credit union, bank or bank holding company, any mortgage or loan broker or any other entity (excluding not-for-profit entities other than credit unions) that competes with the business of the Bank or any of their direct or indirect subsidiaries or affiliates that has a headquarters, or one or more offices, within the New York Counties of Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan, Westchester, Rockland, Orange or Bronx, or the Connecticut County of Fairfield.

 

 

(f)             Confidentiality. Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the knowledge of the business activities, plans for business activities, and all other proprietary information of the Bank, as it may exist from time to time, are valuable, special and unique assets of the business of the Bank. Executive will not, during or after the term of Executive's employment, disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities or any other similar proprietary information of the Bank to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever unless expressly authorized by the Board or required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may disclose any knowledge of banking, financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not solely and exclusively derived from the business plans and activities of the Bank. Further, Executive may disclose information regarding the business activities of the Bank to any bank regulator having regulatory jurisdiction over the activities of the Bank pursuant to a formal regulatory request. In the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of the provisions of this Section, the Bank will be entitled to an injunction restraining Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Bank or any other similar proprietary information, or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be disclosed. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to the Bank for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

 

(g)            Information/Cooperation. Executive shall, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to the Bank as may be reasonably required by the Bank, in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party; provided, however, that Executive shall not be required to provide information or assistance with respect to any litigation between Executive and the Bank or any other subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

(h)            Reliance. Except as otherwise provided, all payments and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to Executive's compliance with this Section 6, to the extent applicable. The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury will result to the Bank, its business and property in the event of Executive's breach of this Section 6, agree that, in the event of any such breach by Executive, the Bank will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to restrain the violation hereof by Executive and all persons acting for or with Executive. Executive represents and admits that Executive's covenants set forth in this Section 6 are reasonable. Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to them for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Executive.

 

7.            SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.

 

All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid by check or direct deposit from the general funds of the Bank (or any successor of the Bank).

 

8.            EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS.

 

This Agreement, along with any agreement referenced herein, contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Bank or any predecessor of the Bank and Executive, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to Executive under another plan, program or agreement (other than an employment agreement) between the Bank and Executive.

 

 

9.            NO ATTACHMENT; BINDING ON SUCCESSORS.

 

(a)         Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

 

(b)        The Bank shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Bank, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Bank's obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

 

10.           MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

 

(a)        This Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

(b)        No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each such waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically waived.

 

11.            REQUIRED PROVISIONS.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(a)            The Board may terminate Executive's employment at any time, but any termination by the Bank's Board other than termination for Cause shall not prejudice Executive's right to compensation or other benefits under this Agreement. Executive shall have no right to receive compensation or other benefits under this Agreement for any period after Executive's termination for Cause.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, any payments to Executive by the Company, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 1828(k), and the regulations promulgated thereunder in 12 C.F.R. Part 359.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary (with the exception of Section 4(c)(i)), Executive's employment shall not be deemed to have been terminated unless and until Executive has a Separation from Service within the meaning of Code Section 409A. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Separation from Service" shall have occurred if the Bank and Executive reasonably anticipate that either no further services will be performed by Executive after the date of termination (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) or the level of further services performed is less than 50 percent of the average level of bona fide services in the 36 months immediately preceding the termination. For all purposes hereunder, the definition of Separation from Service shall be interpreted consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(ii).

 

 

(d)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive is a "specified employee" (i.e., a "key employee" of a publicly traded company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the final regulations issued thereunder) and any payment under this Agreement is triggered due to Executive's Separation from Service, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid penalties under Section 409A of the Code, no payment shall be made during the first six (6) months following Executive's Separation from Service. Rather, any payment which would otherwise be paid to Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to Executive in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following such Separation from Service. All subsequent payments shall be paid in the manner specified in this Agreement.

 

(e)        If the Bank cannot provide Executive or Executive's dependents any continued health insurance or other welfare benefits as required by this Agreement because Executive is no longer an employee, applicable rules and regulations prohibit such benefits or the payment of such benefits in the manner contemplated, or it would subject the Bank to penalties, then the Bank shall pay Executive or Executive's beneficiary or estate in the event of death a cash lump sum payment reasonably estimated to be equal to the value of such benefits or the value of the remaining benefits at the time of such determination. Such cash payment shall be made in a lump sum within 30 days after the later of Executive's date of termination or the effective date of the rules or regulations prohibiting such benefits or subjecting the Bank to penalties.

 

(f)        To the extent not specifically provided in this Agreement, any compensation or reimbursements payable to Executive shall be paid or provided no later than two and one-half (2.5) months after the calendar year in which such compensation is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1 409A-1(d).

 

(g)        Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive understands that nothing contained in this Agreement limits Executive's ability to file a charge or complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission ("Government Agencies") about a possible securities law violation without approval of the Bank (or any affiliate). Executive further understands that this Agreement does not limit Executive's ability to communicate with any Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Bank (or any affiliate) related to the possible securities law violation. This Agreement does not limit Executive's right to receive any resulting monetary award for information provided to any Government Agency.

 

12.            SEVERABILITY.

 

If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any part of such provision not held so invalid, and each such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

 

13.            GOVERNING LAW.

 

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

 

 

14.          PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES.

 

To the extent that such payment(s) may be made without triggering penalty under Code Section 409A, all reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by Executive pursuant to any dispute relating to this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed by the Bank provided that the dispute is resolved in Executive's favor, and such reimbursement shall occur no later than 60 days after the end of the year in which the dispute is settled or resolved in Executive's favor.

 

15.          INDEMNIFICATION.

 

The Bank shall provide Executive (including Executive's heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors' and officers' liability insurance policy at its expense, and shall indemnify Executive (and Executive's heirs, executors and administrators) in accordance with the charter and bylaws of the Bank and to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law against all expenses and liabilities (including attorneys' fees) reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of Executive having been a director or officer of the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank.

 

16.          NOTICE.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below:

 

	To the Bank:	Orange Bank &Trust Company
		212 Dolson Avenue
		Middletown, NY 10940
		Attention: Chief Executive Officer
	To Executive:	Most recent address on file with the Bank

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates below.

 

By signing below, the Bank and Executive acknowledge and agree that: (1) this Agreement shall supersede and replace the employment agreement between the Bank and Executive dated January 5, 2015 (the "Prior Agreement") as of the Effective Date; and (2) the Prior Agreement shall be terminated as of the Effective Date.

 

		ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Date: 11/17/17
		By:	/s/ Michael J. Gilfeather
		Name:	Michael J. Gilfeather
		Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
			/s/ John Bartolotta
			John Bartolotta
Date: 11/17/17

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY

PERFORMANCE-BASED SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

 

ARTICLE I

GENERAL

 

1.1           PURPOSE OF THE PLAN. The purpose of the Orange Bank & Trust Company Performance-Based Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) is to assist the Employer and its affiliates in retaining, attracting and providing supplemental executive retirement benefits to certain key management employees. The Plan is intended at all times to satisfy Section 409A of the Code (and all guidance published thereunder), and the provisions of the Plan shall be construed to effectuate such intent. The Plan is also intended to qualify as a “top hat” plan for purposes of ERISA.

 

1.2           PLAN BENEFITS GENERALLY. Pursuant to this Plan, the Employer may provide to each Participant a performance-based supplemental retirement benefit, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Plan and the Participant’s individual Participation Agreement.

 

1.3           EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Plan is January 1, 2018.

 

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

 

2.1           “ADMINISTRATOR” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

2.2          “BENEFICIARY” means the person or persons designated by a Participant as his or her beneficiary in accordance with Section 5.6 of the Plan.

 

2.3           “BOARD OF DIRECTORS” means the Board of Directors of the Employer.

 

2.4           “CAUSE” shall have the meaning set forth in any employment agreement or change in control agreement between the Employer and the Participant. If the Participant is not a party to an employment agreement or change in control agreement with the Employer, then Cause means a good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Participant’s:

 

(i)

personal dishonesty;

 

(ii)

incompetence;

 

(iii)

willful misconduct;

 

(iv)

breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit;

 

(v)

intentional failure to perform stated duties; or

 

(vi)

willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease and desist order.

 

 

2.5           “CHANGE OF CONTROL” means, for purposes of this Plan, the occurrence of any of the following events in accordance with a change in control as defined in Section 409A of the Code and the rules, regulations, and guidance of general application thereunder issued by the Department of the Treasury, including:

 

(i)

Change in ownership: the date any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) accumulates ownership of Company stock constituting more than fifty (50%) percent of the total voting power of Company stock, or

 

(ii)

Change in effective control: the date that (A) any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires within a 12-month period ownership of Company stock possessing forty (40%) percent or more of the total voting power of Company stock, or (B) a majority of the Company’s board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed in advance by a majority of the Company’s board of directors, or

 

(iii)

Change in ownership of a substantial portion of assets: the date that any change in ownership of one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company or the Employer having a total gross fair market value equal to or exceeding 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the Company’s assets immediately before the acquisition or acquisitions. For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the Company’s assets, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with the assets.

 

2.6           “CODE” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

2.7           “COMPANY” means Orange County Bancorp, Inc. and any successor thereto.

 

2.8           “DISABILITY” or “DISABLED” means (i) the inability of the Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or (ii) the Participant is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months from the Employer’s accident and health plan by reason of the Participant’s medically-determined physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or (iii) the Participant has been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration; or (iv) the Participant has been determined to be disabled in accordance with a disability insurance program, provided that the definition of disability applied under such disability insurance program complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(4).

 

Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this definition, to the extent any provision of this Plan would cause payment of an amount that constitute deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”) to be made because of the Participant’s Disability, then there shall not be a Disability that triggers payment until the date (if any) that the Participant is disabled within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code. Any payment that would have been made except for the application of the preceding sentence shall be made in accordance with the payment schedule that would have applied in the absence of a Disability.

 

 

2.9          “EMPLOYER” means Orange Bank & Trust Company and any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger consolidation or otherwise.

 

2.10         “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

 

2.11        “EXECUTIVE” means a management or highly compensated employee of the Employer designated by the Administrator as eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

2.12        “PARTICIPANT” means any Executive who is selected by the Administrator to participate in this Plan by entering into a Participation Agreement in accordance herewith.

 

2.13        “PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT” means a written agreement between the Employer and a Participant, pursuant to which the Employer agrees to provide the Participant with benefits described in the Plan and the Participation Agreement. Each Participation Agreement shall contain such information, terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its discretion, may specify, including, without limitation, the following:

 

(a)

the effective date of the Participant’s participation in the Plan;

 

(b)

the Participant’s Normal Retirement Age;

 

(c)

the benefits to which the Participant is entitled under the Plan and the form of payment for such benefits (i.e. installments or lump sum);

 

(d)

the identity of the Participant’s Beneficiary; and

 

(e)

any other provisions which supplement the terms and conditions contained in the Plan and which are not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

2.14       “PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRIBUTION” or “P&L CONTRIBUTION” means an annual Employer contribution based on the attainment of pre-defined financial or performance goals set forth in a Participation Agreement.

 

2.15        “PLAN YEAR” means a twelve (12) month period beginning on January 1^st and ending on the following December 31^st.

 

2.16        “SEPARATION FROM SERVICE” means a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(ii) and in accordance with the default rules thereunder which includes termination of the Participant’s employment whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by reason of death, Disability, resignation or discharge.

 

2.17         “SPECIFIED EMPLOYEE means, in the event of the Employer or any corporate parent is or becomes publicly traded, a “Key Employee” as such term is defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph 5 thereof.

 

2.18       “SERP ACCOUNT” means, an account to which the Employer shall credit all Performance-based Contributions or P&L Contributions allocated thereto. Each Participant’s SERP Account shall be utilized solely as a device for the termination and measurement of the amounts to be paid to the Participant pursuant to the Plan and related Participation Agreement. A Participant’s SERP Account shall not constitute or be treated as a trust fund of any kind.

 

 

2.19       “YEAR OF SERVICE” means, for purposes of the 2018 Plan Year, a twelve (12) consecutive month period in which a Participant completes at least 1,000 hours of service for the Employer measured from his date of hire with the Employer. For all subsequent Plan Years, a Year of Service shall be determined based on the applicable calendar year.

 

ARTICLE III

ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

 

3.1         ELIGIBILITY. The Plan is available to a select group of management and/or highly compensated employee of the Employer, determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, from time to time.

 

3.2         PARTICIPATION. Each Executive who is eligible to participate in this Plan shall enroll in this Plan by entering into a Participation Agreement and completing such other forms and furnishing such other information as the Administrator may request. An Executive’s participation in this Plan shall commence as of the date specified in the Participation Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV

BENEFITS

 

4.1         SERP ACCOUNT. The Employer shall maintain for each Participant a SERP Account to which it shall credit all amounts allocated thereto in accordance with Sections 4.2 and 4.3. Each Participant’s SERP Account shall be adjusted no less often than annually to reflect the credits made to the SERP Account and the earnings thereon pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Plan. Such adjustments shall be made as long any amount remains credited to the Participant’s SERP Account. The amounts allocated and adjustments made shall comprise the balance of the SERP Account at any time.

 

4.2         PERFORMANCE-BASED CONTRIBUTIONS/P&L CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer shall make Performance-Based Contributions or P&L Contributions to Participant SERP Accounts from time to time in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in each Participation Agreement.

 

4.3         DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTIONS. The Employer shall have the right to allocate non-performance-based discretionary contributions to any Participant which the Employer, in its sole discretion, shall determine in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in each Participation Agreement.

 

4.4          EARNINGS. Interest shall be credited to each Participant’s SERP Account beginning on the first business day of the calendar year, compounded monthly. Interest shall be based on the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the preceding calendar year plus one (1%) percent. The interest rate determined as of the first business day of the calendar year shall be the same rate used for the entirety of the calendar year. The Administrator may alter the interest crediting rate formula prospectively with respect to any future Plan Year.

 

4.5          VESTING. The Participation Agreements shall set forth the vesting schedules (if any) for contributions made under this Plan.

 

 

4.6         FORM OF PAYMENT. The Employer shall specify the form of the payment of the SERP Account balance (e.g. lump sum or installment payments) in each Participant’s Participation Agreement.

 

(a)

Lump Sum. If a Participant’s SERP Account is to be paid in the form of a lump sum the account shall be valued as of the date of the distribution.

 

(b)

Installment Payments.

 

(i)

If a Participant’s SERP Account is to be paid in the form of installments it shall be valued as of the date that occurs on or immediately prior to the payment date specified in the Participation Agreement and the first installment shall be paid on that payment date. Thereafter, installment payments shall be paid on each successive anniversary of the payment date for the number of years specified in the Participation Agreement. The amount of each installment shall be determined in accordance with subparagraph (ii) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if before the date the last installment distribution is processed for payment the Participant dies, the remaining balance of the Participant’s SERP Account shall instead be distributed in a lump sum in accordance with the terms of the Participation Agreement.

 

(ii)

In determining an installment payment, a Participant’s SERP Account shall continue to be credited with earnings as specified in Section 4.4 until the date that immediately precedes the date the first installment payment commences. In determining the value of a Participant’s remaining SERP Account balance following an installment payment, such distribution shall reduce the value of the Participant’s SERP Account as of the valuation date preceding the payment date for such installment (or partial distribution). The amount to be distributed in connection with any installment payment shall be determined by dividing the value of a Participant’s SERP Account as of such preceding valuation date (determined before reduction of the SERP Account as of such valuation date in accordance with the preceding sentence) by the remaining number of installments to be paid with respect to the SERP Account.

 

ARTICLE V

SERP BENEFITS

 

5.1         SEPARATION OF SERVICE ON OR AFTER ATTAINING NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE. If a Participant has a Separation of Service on or after attaining his Normal Retirement Age, for reasons other than a termination for Cause, the Participant shall be entitled to a benefit equal to the vested percentage of his SERP Account balance. The vesting and distribution of the Participant’s SERP Account balance under this Section 5.1 shall be set forth in the Participant’s Participation Agreement.

 

5.2         SEPARATION OF SERVICE PRIOR TO ATTAINING NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE. If a Participant has a Separation from Service prior to attaining Normal Retirement Age, the Participant shall entitled to the vested percentage of his SERP Account balance. The vesting and distribution of the Participant’s SERP Account balance under this Section 5.2 shall be set forth in the Participant’s Participation Agreement.

 

 

5.3         CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the event of a Change in Control, the Participant shall be 100% vested in his entire SERP Account balance as of the date of the Change in Control. Any payment under this Section 5.3 shall be distributed in accordance with the terms and conditions of each Participation Agreement. If the payment under this Section 5.3, either alone or together with any other payments and benefits the Participant has the right to receive from the Employer, would constitute a "parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Code, and but for this Section 5.3 would be subject to excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such payments and benefits shall be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the benefits be subject to the Excise Tax. All determinations required to be made under this Section 5.3 shall be made by tax counsel, recognized compensation consultant or certified public accounting firm that are experts in determinations and calculations for purposes of Section 280G of the Code. All determinations will be conclusive and binding on the Employer and Participants.

 

5.4         TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, if a Participant is terminated for Cause, he will forfeit his entire SERP Account balance (vested and unvested) and his participation in this Plan shall cease.

 

5.5         DEATH. The Participant’s Beneficiary shall be entitled to a distribution of the Participant’s vested SERP Account balance in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Participation Agreement.

 

5.6         DELAYED DISTRIBUTIONS FOR SPECIFIED EMPLOYEES. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant is a Specified Employee and payment of his SERP Account balance is triggered due to Separation from Service (other than due to Disability or death), then solely to the extent necessary to avoid penalties under Section 409A of the Code, no payment shall be made during the first six (6) months following the Participant’s Separation from Service. If payments are scheduled to be made in installments, the first six (6) months of installment payments shall be delayed, aggregated, and paid instead on the first day of the seventh month, after which all installment payments shall be made on their regular schedule.

 

5.7         BENEFICIARY. The Participant’s executed Participation Agreement shall dictate the Participant’s rights and responsibilities regarding the Participant’s Beneficiary(ies).

 

ARTICLE VI

PLAN ADMINISTRATION

 

6.1         ADMINISTRATION.

 

(a)

General. The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator shall have sole and absolute discretion to interpret where necessary all provisions of the Plan and each Participation Agreement (including, without limitation, by supplying omissions from, correcting deficiencies in, or resolving inconsistencies or ambiguities in, the language of the Plan, a Participation Agreement, or between the Plan and a Participation Agreement), to determine the rights and status under the Plan of Participants or other persons, to resolve questions or disputes arising under the Plan and to make any determinations with respect to the benefits payable under the Plan and the persons entitled thereto as may be necessary for the purposes of the Plan. The Administrator’s determination of the rights of any Executive or former Executive hereunder shall be final and binding on all persons, subject only to the claims procedures outlined in Article 7 hereof.

 

 

(b)

Delegation of Duties. The Administrator may delegate any of its administrative duties, including, without limitation, duties with respect to the processing, review, investigation, approval and payment of benefits payable hereunder, to a named administrator or administrators.

 

6.2         REGULATIONS. The Administrator may promulgate any rules and regulations it deems necessary in order to carry out the purposes of the Plan or to interpret the provisions of the Plan; provided, however, that no rule, regulation or interpretation shall be contrary to the provisions of the Plan. The rules, regulations and interpretations made by the Administrator shall, subject only to the claims procedure outlined in Article 7 hereof, be final and binding on all persons.

 

6.3          REVOCABILITY OF ADMINISTRATOR/EMPLOYER ACTION. Any action taken by the Administrator with respect to the rights or benefits under the Plan of any Executive or former Executive shall be revocable by the Administrator as to payments not yet made to such person in order to correct any incorrect payment to a Participant or a Beneficiary, and then only to the extent necessary to correct such error. Acceptance of any benefits under the Plan constitutes acceptance of, and agreement to, the Administrator’s making any appropriate adjustments in future payments to such person to correct any previously made overpayment or underpayment.

 

6.4         AMENDMENT.

 

(a)

Right to Amend. The Board of Directors, by written instrument, shall have the right to amend the Plan at any time and with respect to any provisions hereof, and all parties hereto or claiming any interest hereunder shall be bound by such amendment; provided, however, that no such amendment shall, without the Participant’s consent, decrease or restrict the amount accrued to the date of the amendment.

 

(b)

Amendment Required by Law. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.4(a), the Plan may be amended at any time, retroactively if required, if found necessary, in the opinion of the Administrator, in order to ensure that the Plan is characterized as a non-tax-qualified plan of deferred supplemental retirement compensation maintained for members of a select group of executives and thus exempt from ERISA and in compliance with all other provisions under the Code, as such provisions relate to the original purpose of this Plan, supplemental retirement income to the Participant(s) and/or other related Plan and Employer objectives.

 

 

6.5         TERMINATION. Subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, in the event of complete termination of the Plan, the Plan shall cease to operate and the Employer shall pay out to each Participant his vested SERP Account balance (including the unvested portion) as of the date of termination of the Plan. Such complete termination of the Plan shall occur only under the following circumstances and conditions:

 

(a)

The Board of Directors may terminate the Plan within 12 months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §503(b)(1)(A), provided that the amounts deferred under the Plan are included in the Participant’s gross income in the latest of: (i) the calendar year in which the Plan terminates; (ii) the calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture; or (iii) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.

 

(b)

The Board of Directors may terminate the Plan by irrevocable action within 30 days preceding, or 12 months following, a Change in Control, provided that the Plan shall only be treated as terminated if all substantially similar arrangements sponsored by the Employer are terminated so that the Participant and all participants under substantially similar arrangements are required to receive all amounts of compensation deferred under the terminated arrangements within 12 months of the date of the irrevocable termination of the arrangements. For these purposes, “Change in Control” shall be defined in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Code Section 409A.

 

(c)

The Board of Directors may terminate the Plan provided that:

 

(i)

the termination and liquidation does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer;

 

(ii)

all arrangements sponsored by the Employer that would be aggregated with this Plan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c) if the Participant covered by this Plan was also covered by any of those other arrangements are also terminated;

 

(iii)

no payments other than payments that would be payable under the terms of the arrangement if the termination had not occurred are made within 12 months of the termination of the arrangement;

 

(iv)

all payments are made within 24 months of the termination of the arrangements; and

 

(v)

the Employer does not adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with any terminated arrangement under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(c) if the Participant participated in both arrangements, at any time within three years following the date of termination of the arrangement.

 

6.6         WITHHOLDING. The Employer shall deduct from any distributions hereunder any taxes or other amounts required by law to be withheld therefrom. This Plan shall permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment to pay employment related taxes as permitted under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j) or to pay any taxes that may become due at any time that the arrangement fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder. In the latter case, such payments shall not exceed the amount required to be included in income as the result of the failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

 

 

ARTICLE VII

CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION

 

7.1         GENERAL. If a Participant, Beneficiary or his or her representative is denied all or a portion of an expected Plan benefit for any reason and the Participant, Beneficiary or his or her representative desires to dispute the decision of the Administrator, he/she must file a written notification of his or her claim with the Administrator.

 

7.2         CLAIMS PROCEDURE. Upon receipt of any written claim for benefits, the Administrator shall be notified and shall give due consideration to the claim presented. If any Participant or Beneficiary claims to be entitled to benefits under the Plan and the Administrator determines that the claim should be denied in whole or in part, the Administrator shall, in writing, notify such claimant within ninety (90) days of receipt of the claim that the claim has been denied. The Administrator may extend the period of time for making a determination with respect to any claim for a period of up to ninety (90) days, provided that the Administrator determines that such an extension is necessary because of special circumstances and notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the initial ninety (90) day period, of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Administrator expects to render a decision. If the claim is denied to any extent by the Administrator, the Administrator shall furnish the claimant with a written notice setting forth:

 

(a)

the specific reason or reasons for denial of the claim;

 

(b)

a specific reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

 

(c)

a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

 

(d)

an explanation of the provisions of this Article.

 

7.3         RIGHT OF APPEAL. A claimant who has a claim denied under Section 7.2 may appeal to the Administrator for reconsideration of that claim. A request for reconsideration under this section must be filed by written notice within sixty (60) days after receipt by the claimant of the notice of denial under Section 7.2.

 

7.4         REVIEW OF APPEAL. Upon receipt of an appeal the Administrator shall promptly take action to give due consideration to the appeal. Such consideration may include a hearing of the parties involved, if the Administrator feels such a hearing is necessary. In preparing for this appeal, the claimant shall be given the right to review pertinent documents and the right to submit in writing a statement of issues and comments. After consideration of the merits of the appeal the Administrator shall issue a written decision which shall be binding on all parties. The decision shall specifically state its reasons and pertinent Plan provisions on which it relies. The Administrator’s decision shall be issued within sixty (60) days after the appeal is filed, except that the Administrator may extend the period of time for making a determination with respect to any claim for a period of up to sixty (60) days, provided that the Administrator determines that such an extension is necessary because of special circumstances and notifies the claimant, prior to the expiration of the initial sixty (60) day period, of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Administrator expects to render a decision.

 

7.5         DESIGNATION. The Administrator may designate any other person of its choosing to make any determination otherwise required under this Article. Any person so designated shall have the same authority and discretion granted to the Administrator hereunder.

 

 

7.6          ARBITRATION. The claimant must follow the claims procedures of Section 7.2 and exhaust his administrative remedies before taking any further action with respect to a claim for benefits. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under or in connection with this Plan that is not resolved through the Plan’s administrative procedures shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Orange County, New York (unless another location is mutually agreed to by the claimant and the Board), in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the claimant and the Board of Directors. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators’ award in any court having jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided in the rules of the American Arbitration Association, the arbitrator shall, in the award, allocate between the parties the cost of arbitration, but excluding attorneys’ fees and other expenses of the parties, in such proportion as the arbitrators deem just.

 

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

 

8.1          ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator is expressly empowered to interpret the Plan and to determine all questions arising in the administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan; to employ actuaries, accountants, counsel, and other persons it deems necessary in connection with the administration of the Plan; to request any information from the Employer it deems necessary to determine whether the Employer would be considered insolvent or subject to a proceeding in bankruptcy; and to take all other necessary and proper actions to fulfill its duties as Administrator. The Administrator is relieved of all responsibility in connection with its duties hereunder to the fullest extent permitted by law, except any breach of duty to the Participants or Beneficiaries. If any individual shall have been delegated the duties or responsibilities as Administrator, such person shall not be liable for any actions by him or her hereunder unless due to his or her own gross negligence or willful misconduct and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Employer from and against all personal liability to which he or she may be subject by reason of any act done or omitted to be done in his or her official capacity as Administrator in the good faith administration of the Plan, including all expenses reasonably incurred in his or her defense in the event the Employer fails to provide such defense upon request.

 

8.2          NO ASSIGNMENT. No benefit under the Plan or a Participation Agreement shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any such action shall be void for all purposes of the Plan or a Participation Agreement. No benefit shall in any manner be subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any person, nor shall it be subject to attachment or other legal process for or against any person.

 

8.3          NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. Participation in this Plan and execution of a Participation Agreement shall not be construed to confer upon any Participant the legal right to be retained in the employ of the Employer, or give a Participant or Beneficiary, or any other person, any right to any payment whatsoever, except to the extent of the benefits provided for hereunder. Each Participant shall remain subject to discharge to the same extent as if this Plan had never been adopted and the Participation Agreement had never been executed.

 

8.4         IDENTITY. If, at any time, any doubt exists as to the identity of any person entitled to any payment hereunder or the amount or time of such payment, the Administrator shall be entitled to hold such sum until such identity or amount or time is determined or until an order of a court of competent jurisdiction is obtained. The Administrator shall also be entitled to pay such sum into court in accordance with the appropriate rules of law. Any expenses incurred by the Employer or Administrator incident to such proceeding or litigation shall be charged against the SERP Account of the affected Participant.

 

 

8.5          NO LIABILITY. No liability shall attach to or be incurred by any employee of the Employer or Administrator individually under or by reason of the terms, conditions, and provisions contained in the Plan, or for the acts or decisions taken or made under or in connection with the Plan; and, as a condition precedent to the establishment of this Plan or the receipt of benefits hereunder, or both, such liability, if any, is expressly waived and released by each Participant and by any and all persons claiming benefits under the Plan. Such waiver and release shall be conclusively evidenced by any act or participation in or the acceptance of benefits under this Plan.

 

8.6          EXPENSES. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, all expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Employer.

 

8.7          EMPLOYER DETERMINATIONS. Any determinations, actions, or decisions of the Employer (including, but not limited to, Plan amendments and Plan termination) shall be made by the Board of Directors in accordance with its established procedures or by such other individuals, groups, or organizations that have been properly delegated by the Board of Directors to make such determinations or decisions.

 

8.8          CONSTRUCTION. All questions of interpretation, construction or application arising under or concerning the terms of this Plan and any Participation Agreement shall be decided by the Administrator, in its sole and final discretion, whose decision shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons.

 

8.9         GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of the Plan shall be construed, administered and governed under applicable federal laws and the laws of the State of New York. In applying the laws of the State of New York, no effect shall be given to conflict of laws principles that would cause the laws of another jurisdiction to apply.

 

8.10       SEVERABILITY. Should any provision of the Plan or any Participation Agreement be deemed or held to be unlawful or invalid for any reason, such fact shall not adversely affect the other provisions, unless such invalidity shall render impossible or impractical the functioning of the Plan and, in such case, the appropriate parties shall immediately adopt a new provision to take the place of the one held illegal or invalid.

 

8.11       HEADINGS. The headings contained in the Plan are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, enlarge, or describe the scope or intent of this Plan nor in any way shall they affect this Plan or the construction of any provision thereof.

 

8.12       TERMS. Capitalized terms shall have meanings as defined herein. Singular nouns shall be read as plural, masculine pronouns shall be read as feminine, and vice versa, as appropriate.

 

8.13       OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS; RELATIONSHIP WITH EMPLOYER. Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Employer and any Participant or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Employer under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Employer.

 

8.14       DEPOSITS IN TRUST. The Employer may, at its sole discretion, establish with a corporate trustee a grantor rabbi trust under which all or a portion of the assets of the Plan are to be held, administered and managed. The trust agreement evidencing the trust shall conform with the terms of Revenue Procedure 92-64 or any successor procedure. The Employer in its sole discretion may make deposits to augment the principal of such trust.

 

 

8.15       UNFUNDED PLAN. This Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. This Plan is not intended to create an investment contract, but to provide tax planning opportunities and retirement benefits to eligible individuals who have elected to participate in the Employer’s operations and have the ability to materially affect the Employer’s profitability and operations.

 

8.16      SECTION 409A COMPLIANCE. The Employer and each Participant intend that their exercise of authority or discretion under this Agreement shall comply with Section 409A of the Code. If any provision of this Agreement would subject a Participant to additional tax or interest under Section 409A, the Employer shall reform the provision. However, the Employer shall maintain to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of the applicable provision without subjecting the Executive to additional tax or interest, and the Employer shall not be required to incur any additional compensation expense as a result of the reformed provision. Each payment that is payable pursuant to this Plan is intended to constitute a “separate payment” for purpose of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(ii).

 

Except as specifically permitted herein or in other sections of this Plan, no acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment may be made hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments may be accelerated hereunder by the Employer, in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4) and any subsequent guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury. Accordingly, payments may be accelerated, in accordance with requirements and conditions of the Treasury Regulations (or subsequent guidance) in the following circumstances:

 

(i)

as a result of certain domestic relations orders;

 

(ii)

in compliance with ethics agreements with the federal government;

 

(iii)

in compliance with ethics laws and conflicts of interest laws;

 

(iv)

in limited cash-outs (but not in excess of the limit under Code Section 402(g)(1)(B));

 

(v)

to apply certain offsets in satisfaction of a debt of the Participant to the Employer;

 

(vi)

in satisfaction of certain bona fide disputes between the Participant and the Employer; or

 

(vii)

for any other purpose set forth in the Treasury Regulations and subsequent guidance.

 

8.17       SUCCESSORS. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Employer and its successors and assigns. The term “ successor” as used herein shall include and corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Employer, and its successors of any corporation or business entity.

 

 

ARTICLE IX

REGULATORY PROVISIONS

 

9.1         Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, any SERP Benefit under this Plan and related Participation Agreement is subject to and conditioned upon its compliance with Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. §1828(k), and the regulations promulgated thereunder in 12 C.F.R. Part 359, Golden Parachute and Indemnification Payments.

 

9.2        If an Executive is removed from office or permanently prohibited from participating in the Employer’s affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all obligations of the Employer under this Plan and related Participation Agreement shall terminate as to the Executive as of the effective date of the order.

 

9.3           Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if the Employer is in “default” or “in danger of default,” as those terms are defined in Section 3(x) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. 1813(x), all obligations under this Plan shall terminate.

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
PERFORMANCE-BASED SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

 

THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT is effective as of December 31, 2018 by and between ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY (the “Bank”), and MICHAEL GILFEATHER, an executive of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Bank (referred to herein as the “Participant” and the “Executive”) (the “Participation Agreement”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Bank and the Executive entered into an employment agreement effective March 18, 2014 and subsequently amended on September 30, 2015 (the “Employment Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Section 2.9 of the Employment Agreement provides that the Bank will establish a written supplemental executive retirement plan for the Executive upon the achievement of certain financial goals;

 

WHEREAS, the Bank maintains the Orange Bank & Trust Company Performance-based Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of a select group of management

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with Article III of the Plan, the Administrator has determined that the Executive is eligible to commence participation in the Plan under the terms and conditions set forth in this Participation Agreement and outlined in the Plan;

 

WHEREAS, upon execution of this Participation Agreement. Executive agrees to participate in the Plan under the terms and conditions set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the obligation set forth in Section 2.9 of the Employment Agreement is hereby set forth in this Participation Agreement and related Plan and no further benefit related to Section 2.9 of the Employment Agreement is owed to the Executive under the Employment Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements and covenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.            Effective Date of Participation. The effective date of the Participant's participation in the Plan is December 31, 2018. Capitalized terms have the meanings as stated in this Agreement and the Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

2.            Normal Retirement Aqe. The Participant's Normal Retirement Age for purposes of the Plan shall be age 65.

 

3.            Contributions.

 

(a)         Performance-Based Contributions. Provided that the Participant is employed on December 31^st of each Bank fiscal year during the performance-based contribution period (as defined herein), the Bank has One Billion Dollars in Total Assets for two consecutive quarters during an applicable fiscal year in the performance-based contribution period and the Participant satisfies at least 80% of his annual financial goals established for an applicable fiscal year during the performance-based contribution period, the Bank shall credit the Participant's SERP Account with $60,000 for the applicable fiscal year. For purposes of this Participation Agreement, the performance-based contribution period commences in the first fiscal year the Bank's Total Assets hit One Billion Dollars for two consecutive calendar quarters and ends on December 31, 2024.

  

 

The Board of Directors of the Bank (the “Board”) will determine, in its sole discretion, whether the Participant achieved his annual financial goals for each fiscal year during the performance-based contribution period and the level of achievement. Following certification of the Participant's annual goals by the Board, performance-based contributions (if any) will be credited to the Participant's SERP Account effective December 31^st of the fiscal year in which the applicable contribution applies. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, no performance-based contributions will be made to the Participant's SERP Account after December 31, 2024.

 

(b)        Discretionary Contributions. At the sole discretion of the Administrator, a Discretionary Contribution may be credited to the Participant's SERP Account at any time.

 

4.           Vesting.      Unless otherwise set forth in this Participation Agreement or the Plan, contributions made under Section 3(a) of this Participation Agreement will vest one (1) year after the contribution is credited to the Participant's SERP Account. Contributions made under Section 3(b) of this Participation Agreement will vest under the terms and conditions set forth at the time the Discretionary Contribution is awarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant's entire SERP Account will vest upon a Change in Control, Participant's attainment of Normal Retirement Age, Participant's termination of employment under Section 4(f) of his New Agreement (as defined below) or upon Participant's death.

 

Subject to the vesting requirements above, any performance-based contribution credited to the Participant's SERP Account shall not be forfeited solely because the Bank's Total Assets in any fiscal year subsequent to a performance-based contribution falls below One Billion Dollars.

 

5.          Form and Timing of Distribution of SERP Account Balance.

 

(a)       Separation from Service Prior to Attainment of Normal Retirement Age without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event the Executive has not attained Normal Retirement Age and the Executive has a Separation from Service without Cause or for Good Reason (as such terms are defined in the Executive's employment agreement effective December 31, 2018 (the “New Agreement”)), the Executive (or his Beneficiary) shall commence the receipt of his vested SERP account balance (in installments) on the 1^st day of the full calendar month following his attainment of Normal Retirement Age. The Executive's SERP Account shall be payable in five (5) substantially equal annual installments.

 

(b)       Separation from Service on or After Attaining Normal Retirement Age. Upon attainment of Normal Retirement Age followed by a Separation from Service for reasons other than Cause, the Participant will receive his vested SERP Account balance in installments over a five (5) year period. Payments under this paragraph (b) will commence on the 1^st day of the full calendar month following the Participant's Separation from Service.

 

(c)        Change in Control. In the event the Participant is terminated upon or within 12 months of a Change in Control, the Participant will receive his SERP benefit in a lump sum as soon as practicable following his Separation from Service. If the payment of the Participant's SERP Account balance, either alone or together with any other payments and benefits the Participant has the right to receive from the Employer, would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code, such payments and benefits shall be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of such payments and benefits being non-deductible to the Employer pursuant to Section 280G of the Code and subject to excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code.

 

(d)        Payments following Death. If the Participant dies prior to the commencement of his SERP benefits, his Beneficiary, or if none is designated his estate, shall receive the vested portion of his SERP Account balance on the 1^st day of the second calendar month following the Participant's death. If the Participant dies while in pay status, his Beneficiary, or if none is designated his estate, shall receive the remaining installment payments at the same time and in the same manner they would have been paid to the Participant had he survived.

 

 

(e)        Payments following determination of Disability. In the event the Executive is determined to be “disabled” as defined in the New Agreement, the Executive’s vested SERP Account balance shall be payable in installments commencing on the 1st day of the second calendar month after the Executive’s Separation from Service following a determination that the Executive is disabled. The Executive’s SERP Account shall be payable in five (5) substantially equal annual installments.

 

(f)        Payments following Separation from Service under Section 4(f)of New Agreement. In the event the Participant has a Separation from Service under Section 4(f) of the New Agreement, Executive’s vested SERP Account balance shall be distributed (in installments) to the Executive (or his Beneficiary) commencing on the 1^st day of the full calendar month following the Executive’s attainment of Normal Retirement Age. The Executive’s SERP Account shall be payable in five (5) substantially equal annual installments.

 

6.          Forfeitures.      In the event the Participant is terminated for Cause, voluntarily terminates his employment without Good Reason (as defined in the New Agreement) or breaches a restrictive covenant in the New Agreement, the Executive will forfeit his entire SERP Account balance (vested and un-vested) in accordance with terms of the Plan.

 

7.          Valuation Date.      Except in the event of a Change in Control, the Participant’s Separation from Service date shall be the valuation date for purposes of determining the value of the Participant’s SERP Account Balance upon distribution. Installment payments shall be valued in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Plan.

 

8.          Governing Law.      This Agreement shall be governed under the laws of the State of New York, but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Participation Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant is a Specified Employee (as defined in the Plan) at the time of his Separation from Service (for reasons other than Disability or death), the Employer will delay the distribution of the Participant’s SERP Account balance until the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation from Service.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  each of the parties has caused this Participation Agreement to be executed as of the day first above written.

 

PARTICIPANT		ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY

/s/ Michael Gilfeather		/s/ Louis Heimbach
Michael Gilfeather		By:	Louis Heimbach
		Title:	CHAIRMAN

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
PERFORMANCE-BASED SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

 

THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT is effective as of January 1, 2018 by and between ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY (the “Employer”), and Joseph Ruhl, an executive of the Employer (referred to herein as the “Participant” and the “Executive”) (the “Participation Agreement”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive entered into an employment agreement effective January 1, 2018 (the “Employment Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Section 3(d) of the Employment Agreement provides that for each fiscal year of the Employer during the term of the Employment Agreement (the “Term”), Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Orange Bank & Trust Company Performance-based Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with Article III of the Plan, the Administrator has determined that the Executive is eligible to commence participation in the Plan under the terms and conditions set forth in this Participation Agreement and outlined in the Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, upon execution of this Participation Agreement. Executive agrees to participate in the Plan under the terms and conditions set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements and covenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.             Effective Date of Participation. The effective date of the Participant’s participation in the Plan is January 1, 2018. Capitalized terms have the meanings as stated in this Agreement and the Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

2.             Normal Retirement Age. The Participant’s Normal Retirement Age for purposes of the Plan shall be the earlier of: (a) age sixty-five (65) or (b) age sixty-two (62) with ten (10) Years of Service.

 

3.            Contributions.

 

(a)            P&L Contributions. Provided that the Participant is employed on December 31^st of each calendar year during the Term and the Participant satisfies at least 80% of his financial goal established for each year during the Term, the Employer shall credit the Participant’s SERP Account with the following contributions for each applicable year:

 

Initial P&L Contribution1		$	100,000
Subsequent P&L Contribution2		$	50,000

 

¹The one-time Initial P&L Contribution rewards the Participant for the West/Roc “pay back” to the Bank in 2018 for its initial losses associated

with the establishment of the West/Roc. This calculation is a partially loaded P&L based on a “marginal cost/marginal revenue” basis. All assumptions regarding the P&L calculation are determined by the Bank in its sole discretion.

² For calendar years commencing on January 1, 2019, the Participant will be eligible for a $50,000 annual SERP contribution (“Subsequent P&L Contribution”) upon satisfaction of at least 80% of the financial goal(s) established by the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank in consultation with the Participant and approved by the Board of Directors for each applicable year.

 

 

The Bank’s Finance Department in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer will review the results of the Participant’s annual financial goals and present them to the Administrator. The Administrator will determine, in its sole discretion, whether the Participant achieved his financial goals for the applicable performance period and the level of achievement. Following certification of the Participant’s goals by the Administrator and ratification by the Board of Directors of the Bank, P&L Contributions will be credited to the Participant’s SERP Account effective December 31^st of the year in which the applicable contribution applies.

 

(b)           Discretionary Contributions. At the sole discretion of the Administrator, a Discretionary Contribution may be credited to the Participant’s SERP Account at any time. In connection with the Participan’'s initial participation in the Plan, the Administrator shall make a Discretionary Contribution to the Participant's SERP Account in the amount of $50,000 as of May 11, 2018 (“Initial Discretionary Contribution”).

 

4.             Vesting. Contributions made under this Participation Agreement are subject to a two-tier vesting schedule as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) below.

 

(a)              Provisional Vesting. The Initial Discretionary Contribution (as defined in Section 3(b) herein) and the Initial P&L Contribution (as defined in Section 3 (a) herein) shall provisionally vest upon completion of six (6) Years of Service with the Employer. Subsequent P&L Contributions made under Section 3(a) and Discretionary Contributions (if any) made under Section 3(b), will provisionally vest upon completion of two (2) Years of Service measured from the date of the respective contribution is made. 100% of the Participant’s SERP Account balance will provisionally vest upon the Participant’s death or Disability, prior to his Normal Retirement Age.

 

For example: Assuming the Participant is employed by the Employer on January 5, 2021, the Initial P&L Contribution and Discretionary Contribution (2018) will provisionally vest on January 5, 2021 (six year anniversary of the Participant’s date of hire). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant attains Normal Retirement Age on March 1, 2020, he shall become provisionally vested in 100% of the Initial P&L Contribution and Discretionary Contribution (2018) and all other contributions made to his SERP Account. See Section 5 below for additional information on the Participant's rights to his provisionally vested SERP Account balance.

 

(b)              Full Vesting. Each P&L Contribution and Discretionary Contribution credited to the Participant’s SERP Account will fully vest upon the Participant’s Normal Retirement Age and upon a Change in Control. In addition, upon Separation from Service prior to attainment of Normal Retirement Age, the Participant will fully vest in 25% of his provisionally vested SERP Account balance. See Example in Section 5(a) below.

 

 

5.             Form and Timing of Distribution of SERP Account Balance.

 

(a)            Separation from Service Prior to Attainment of Normal Retirement Age. In the event the Participant has a Separation from Service for reasons other than Cause, prior to attaining Normal Retirement Age, the Participant (or his Beneficiary) will receive a lump sum payment equal to his fully vested SERP Account balance (determined in accordance with 4(b) above) 30 days following the Participant’s Separation from Service.

 

For example: Participant dies at age 60 with 5 Years of Service with the Employer. His provisionally vested SERP Account Balance is $200,000 and his un-vested SERP Account $100,000. Based on the facts, upon the Participant’s death he is provisionally vested in 100% of his SERP Account balance ($300,000). However, because the Participant has not attained Normal Retirement Age, his Beneficiary will receive a lump sum payment equal to $75,000 and the remainder of his provisionally vested SERP Account balance will be forfeited.

 

(b)            Separation from Service on or After Attaining Normal Retirement Age. Upon attainment of Normal Retirement Age followed by a Separation from Service for reasons other than Cause, the Participant will receive his entire vested SERP Account balance (100%) in installments over a five (5) year period. Payments under this paragraph (b) will commence on the 1^st day of the full calendar month following the Participant’s Separation from Service.

 

(c)            Change in Control. The Participant shall receive a lump sum payment equal to 100% of his vested SERP Account balance, valued as of the Change in Control date. Unless otherwise delayed under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, payment under this paragraph (c) will be made 30 days following the Change in Control. If the payment of the Participant’s SERP Account balance, either alone or together with any other payments and benefits the Participant has the right to receive from the Employer, would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code, such payments and benefits shall be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of such payments and benefits being non-deductible to the Employer pursuant to Section 280G of the Code and subject to excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code.

 

(d)            Payments following Death. If the Participant dies prior to the distribution of his entire SERP Account balance, the remaining installment payments will be paid in a lump sum to the Participant’s Beneficiary, or if none is designated, his estate.

 

6.             Forfeitures.     In the event the Participant is terminated for Cause, he will forfeit his entire SERP Account balance (vested and un-vested) in accordance with terms of the Plan. In addition, if the Participant voluntarily terminates his employment PRIOR to attaining his Normal Retirement Age, he will forfeit 100% of his unvested SERP Account balance and 75% of his provisionally vested SERP Account balance.

 

For example: Participant voluntarily terminates his employment with the Employer at age 60 with 5 Years of Service. His provisionally vested SERP Account Balance is $200,000 and his un-vested SERP Account balance is $100,000. Based on the facts, the Participant forfeits all of his unvested SERP Account balance and 75% of his provisionally vested SERP Account balance. Following Separation from Service, the Participant will receive a lump sum payment equal to $50,000, the remainder of his SERP Account balance will be forfeited.

 

7.             Valuation Date.     Except in the event of a Change in Control, the Participant’s Separation from Service date shall be the valuation date for purposes of determining the value of the Participant’s SERP Account Balance upon distribution. Installment payments shall be valued in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Plan.

 

8.             Governing Law.      This Agreement shall be governed under the laws of the State of New York, but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Participation Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant is a Specified Employee (as defined in the Plan) at the time of his Separation from Service (for reasons other than Disability or death), the Employer will delay the distribution of the Participant’s SERP Account balance until the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation from Service.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Participation Agreement to be executed as of the day first above written.

 

PARTICIPANT		ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
/s/ Joseph Ruhl		/s/ Michael Gilfeather
Joseph Ruhl		By:	Michael Gilfeather
		Title:	President, CEO

 

 

Exhibit 10.7

 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
UNDER THE
ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
PERFORMANCE-BASED SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN

 

THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT is effective as of January 1, 2018 by and between ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY (the “Employer”), and John Bartolotta, an executive of the Employer (referred to herein as the “Participant” and the “Executive”) (the “Participation Agreement”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive entered into an employment agreement effective January 1, 2018 (the “Employment Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Section 3(d) of the Employment Agreement provides that for each fiscal year of the Employer during the term of the Employment Agreement (the “Term”), Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Orange Bank & Trust Company Performance-based Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with Article III of the Plan, the Administrator has determined that the Executive is eligible to commence participation in the Plan under the terms and conditions set forth in this Participation Agreement and outlined in the Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, upon execution of this Participation Agreement. Executive agrees to participate in the Plan under the terms and conditions set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Plan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements and covenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.            Effective Date of Participation. The effective date of the Participant’s participation in the Plan is January 1, 2018. Capitalized terms have the meanings as stated in this Agreement and the Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

2.           Normal Retirement Age. The Participant's Normal Retirement Age for purposes of the Plan shall be the earlier of: (a) age sixty-five (65) or (b) age sixty-two (62) with ten (10) Years of Service.

 

3.           Contributions.

 

(a)         P&L Contributions. Provided that the Participant is employed on December 31^st of each calendar year during the Term and the Participant satisfies at least 80% of his financial goal established for each year during the Term, the Employer shall credit the Participant's SERP Account with the following contributions for each applicable year:

 

Initial P&L Contribution1		$	100,000
Subsequent P&L Contribution2		$	50,000

 

¹The one-time Initial P&L Contribution rewards the Participant for the West/Roc “pay back” to the Bank in 2018 for its initial losses associated with the establishment of the West/Roc. This calculation is a partially loaded P&L based on a “marginal cost/marginal revenue” basis. All assumptions regarding the P&L calculation are determined by the Bank in its sole discretion.

² For calendar years commencing on January 1, 2019, the Participant will be eligible for a $50,000 annual SERP contribution (“Subsequent P&L Contribution”) upon satisfaction of at least 80% of the financial goal(s) established by the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank in consultation with the Participant and approved by the Board of Directors for each applicable year.

 

 

The Bank's Finance Department in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer will review the results of the Participant's annual financial goals and present them to the Administrator. The Administrator will determine, in its sole discretion, whether the Participant achieved his financial goals for the applicable performance period and the level of achievement. Following certification of the Participant's goals by the Administrator and ratification by the Board of Directors of the Bank, P&L Contributions will be credited to the Participant's SERP Account effective December 31^st of the year in which the applicable contribution applies.

 

(b)           Discretionary Contributions. At the sole discretion of the Administrator, a Discretionary Contribution may be credited to the Participant's SERP Account at any time. In connection with the Participant's initial participation in the Plan, the Administrator shall make a Discretionary Contribution to the Participant's SERP Account in the amount of $50,000 as of May 11, 2018 (“Initial Discretionary Contribution”).

 

4.            Vesting. Contributions made under this Participation Agreement are subject to a two-tier vesting schedule as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) below.

 

(a)           Provisional Vesting. The Initial Discretionary Contribution (as defined in Section 3(b) herein) and the Initial P&L Contribution (as defined in Section 3 (a) herein) shall provisionally vest upon completion of six (6) Years of Service with the Employer. Subsequent P&L Contributions made under Section 3(a) and Discretionary Contributions (if any) made under Section 3(b), will provisionally vest upon completion of two (2) Years of Service measured from the date of the respective contribution is made. 100% of the Participant's SERP Account balance will provisionally vest upon the Participant's death or Disability, prior to his Normal Retirement Age.

 

For example: Assuming the Participant is employed by the Employer on January 5, 2021, the Initial P&L Contribution and Discretionary Contribution (2018) will provisionally vest on January 5, 2021 (six year anniversary of the Participant's date of hire). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant attains Normal Retirement Age on March 1, 2020, he shall become provisionally vested in 100% of the Initial P&L Contribution and Discretionary Contribution (2018) and all other contributions made to his SERP Account. See Section 5 below for additional information on the Participant's rights to his provisionally vested SERP Account balance.

 

(b)           Full Vesting. Each P&L Contribution and Discretionary Contribution credited to the Participant's SERP Account will fully vest upon the Participant's Normal Retirement Age and upon a Change in Control. In addition, upon Separation from Service prior to attainment of Normal Retirement Age, the Participant will fully vest in 25% of his provisionally vested SERP Account balance. See Example in Section 5(a) below.

 

5.            Form and Timing of Distribution of SERP Account Balance.

 

(a)         Separation from Service Prior to Attainment of Normal Retirement Age. In the event the Participant has a Separation from Service for reasons other than Cause, prior to attaining Normal Retirement Age, the Participant (or his Beneficiary) will receive a lump sum payment equal to his fully vested SERP Account balance (determined in accordance with 4(b) above) 30 days following the Participant's Separation from Service.

 

For example: Participant dies at age 60 with 5 Years of Service with the Employer. His provisionally vested SERP Account Balance is $200,000 and his un-vested SERP Account $100,000. Based on the facts, upon the Participant's death he is provisionally vested in 100% of his SERP Account balance ($300,000). However, because the Participant has not attained Normal Retirement Age, his Beneficiary will receive a lump sum payment equal to $75,000 and the remainder of his provisionally vested SERP Account balance will be forfeited.

 

 

(b)           Separation from Service on or After Attaining Normal Retirement Age. Upon attainment of Normal Retirement Age followed by a Separation from Service for reasons other than Cause, the Participant will receive his entire vested SERP Account balance (100%) in installments over a five (5) year period. Payments under this paragraph (b) will commence on the 1^st day of the full calendar month following the Participant's Separation from Service.

 

(c)           Change in Control. The Participant shall receive a lump sum payment equal to 100% of his vested SERP Account balance, valued as of the Change in Control date. Unless otherwise delayed under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, payment under this paragraph (c) will be made 30 days following the Change in Control. If the payment of the Participant's SERP Account balance, either alone or together with any other payments and benefits the Participant has the right to receive from the Employer, would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code, such payments and benefits shall be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of such payments and benefits being non-deductible to the Employer pursuant to Section 280G of the Code and subject to excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code.

 

(d)          Payments following Death. If the Participant dies prior to the distribution of his entire SERP Account balance, the remaining installment payments will be paid in a lump sum to the Participant's Beneficiary, or if none is designated, his estate.

 

6.            Forfeitures. In the event the Participant is terminated for Cause, he will forfeit his entire SERP Account balance (vested and un-vested) in accordance with terms of the Plan. In addition, if the Participant voluntarily terminates his employment PRIOR to attaining his Normal Retirement Age, he will forfeit 100% of his unvested SERP Account balance and 75% of his provisionally vested SERP Account balance.

 

For example: Participant voluntarily terminates his employment with the Employer at age 60 with 5 Years of Service. His provisionally vested SERP Account Balance is $200,000 and his un-vested SERP Account balance is $100,000. Based on the facts, the Participant forfeits all of his unvested SERP Account balance and 75% of his provisionally vested SERP Account balance. Following Separation from Service, the Participant will receive a lump sum payment equal to $50,000, the remainder of his SERP Account balance will be forfeited.

 

7.            Valuation Date. Except in the event of a Change in Control, the Participant's Separation from Service date shall be the valuation date for purposes of determining the value of the Participant's SERP Account Balance upon distribution. Installment payments shall be valued in accordance with Section 4.6 of the Plan.

 

8.            Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed under the laws of the State of New York, but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Participation Agreement to the contrary, if the Participant is a Specified Employee (as defined in the Plan) at the time of his Separation from Service (for reasons other than Disability or death), the Employer will delay the distribution of the Participant's SERP Account balance until the first day of the seventh month following the Participant's Separation from Service.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Participation Agreement to be executed as of the day first above written. 

 

PARTICIPANT		ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
/s/ John Bartolotta		/s/ Michael J. Gilfeather
John Bartolotta		By:	Michael J. Gilfeather
		Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

ORANGE COUNTY TRUST COMPANY

 

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
For

MICHAEL J. GILFEATHER

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Article I.

DEFINITIONS

I

 

Article II.

ELIGIBILITY AND VESTING

3

 

Article III.

RETIREMENT BENEFIT

3

 

Article IV.

TIME AND FORM OF PAYMENT OF THE RETIREMENT BENEFIT

4

 

Article V.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

4

 

Article VI.

REGULATORY PROVISIONS THAT MAY AFFECT EXECUTIVE'S RETIREMENT BENEFIT

5

 

Article VII.

UNFUNDED PLAN

5

 

Article VIII.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

6

 

Article IX.

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

7

 

Article X.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

7

 

Article XI.

COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 409A

8

 

Article XII.

MISCELLANEOUS

9

 

 

PREAMBLE

 

This Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, established as of April  7, 2014 (the "Plan") by Orange County Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company ") and Orange County Trust Company (the "Bank") is for the benefit of Michael J. Gilfeather, the President and Chief Executive Officer of each the Company and the Bank (hereinafter , the "Executive").

 

The purpose of the Plan is to provide the Executive with a nonqualified retirement benefit in the amount of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars that shall vest and become payable in accordance with the terms of this Plan .

 

The Plan is intended to be an unfunded , non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Neither the Company nor the Bank shall segregate or otherwise identify specific assets to be applied to the purposes of the Plan, nor shall any of them or the Committee (defined below) established under this Plan be deemed to be a trustee of any amounts to be paid under the Plan. Any liability of the Employer to Executive with respect to benefits payable under the Plan shall be based solely upon such contractual obligations, if any, as shall be created by the Plan, and shall give rise only to a claim against the general assets of the Employer. No such liability shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge or any other encumbrance on any specific property of the Company or the Bank.

 

Article I.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereafter ascribed to them. Those words and phrases which have limited appl ication are defined in the respective Articles in which such terms appear.

 

1.1

"Beneficiary " means such living person or living persons designated by the Executive to receive all or a part of the Retirement Benefit (described in Article  3 of this Plan) after his death, or his personal or legal representative. If the Executive designates no Beneficiary or if no Beneficiary survives the Executive , the Beneficiary shall be the Executive 's estate.

 

1.2

"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company and the Board of Directors of the Bank, each as duly constituted from time to time.

 

1.3

"Change in Control" means a change in control as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and rules, regulations, and guidance of general application thereunder issued by the Department of the Treasury, including:

 

(a)

Change in ownership: a change in ownership of the Company occurs on the date any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) accumu lates ownership of Company stock constituting more than fifty (50%) percent of the total voting power of Company stock, or

 

 

(b)

Change in effective control: (x) any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires within a 12-month period ownership of Company stock possessing forty (40%) percent or more of the total voting power of Company stock, or (y) a majority of the Company 's board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed in advance by a majority of the Company 's board of directors, or

 

(c)

Change in ownership of a substantial portion of assets: a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the Company 's assets occurs if in a 12-month period any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison fami ly) acquires from the Company assets having a total gross fair market value equal to or exceeding 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the Company 's assets immediately before the acquisition or acquisitions. For this purpose , gross fair market value means the value of the Company 's assets, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabi lities associated with the assets.

 

1.4

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

1.5

"Committee" means the applicable Compensation Committee of the Boards of Directors of the Bank and/or the Company.

 

1.6

"Disability" means (i) the inability of the Executive to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months ; or (ii) the Executive is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months from the Employer 's accident and health plan by reason of the Executive 's medically-determined physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve months; or (iii) the Executive has been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration ; or (iv) the Executive has been determined to be disabled in accordance with a disability insurance program , provided that the definition of disability applied under such disability insurance program complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(4).

 

1.7

"Employer" means the Bank and/or the Company, and any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger , consolidation or otherwise.

 

1.8

"Plan Account" means the bookkeeping account established and maintained by the Employer under this Plan using the regulatory accounting principles of the Bank's primary federal regulator, into which appropriate reserves shall be accrued .

 

 

1.9

"Separation from Service" means a "separation from service" within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §1.409A- l (h) and in accordance with the default rules thereunder , which includes termination of the Executive 's employment with the Company or the Bank, whether voluntarily or involuntarily , by reason of death, retirement , becoming disabled , resignation or discharge.

 

Article II.

 

ELIGIBILITY AND VESTING

 

2.1

The Plan is available to the Executive only.

 

2.2

The Executive shall vest in his Retirement Benefit upon completion of five (5) years of service with the Employer with credit for vesting to commence on April 7, 2014. Upon the Executive 's death, Disability or a Change in Control, the Executive shall become fully vested in the amounts credited to his Plan Account as of the date of his death, Disability or a Change in Control, if not otherwise already fully vested .

 

Article III.

 

RETIREMENT BENEFIT

 

3. I

The Executive shall be entitled to a Retirement Benefit in an amount equal to fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars plus accrued interest. Interest shall be based on the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the preceding calendar year plus one (1%) percent. The interest shall be credited to Executive's Plan Account beginning on the first business day of the calendar year, compounded monthly. The interest rate determined as of the first business day of the calendar year shall be the same rate used for the entirety of the calendar year. For calendar year 2014, the interest credited to Executive 's Plan Account shall be pro-rated to reflect Executive 's actual service during 2014. The Board may alter the interest crediting rate formula prospectively with respect to any future Plan Year.

 

3.2

The Bank shall provide to the Partici pant, as soon as practicable after the end of each calendar year, a statement setting forth the Plan Account balance as of the end of such calendar year.

 

3.3

The Board , in its sole and complete discretion , may authorize additional contributions to the Plan for the benefit of the Executive and may attach vesting and other requirements to such additional contributions , as it determines to be appropriate. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed to require the Board to make any additional contributions or to consider making such additional contributions at any time in the future.

 

3.4

The Executive shall have no right to make contributions to this Plan.

 

3.5

The Executive is a general unsecured creditor of the Company and the Bank for the payment of the Retirement Benefit. The Executive 's rights are not subject in any manner to anticipation , alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by the Executive's creditors.

 

 

Article IV.

 

TIME AND FORM OF PAYMENT OF THE RETIREMENT BENEFIT

 

4.1

Upon the Executive 's Separation from Service for reasons other than a Change in Control, and subject to the vesting requ irements and other terms and conditions of this Plan (including the "six-month delay" rule of Section 409A of the Code), the Employer shall pay to the Executive (or his Beneficiary , as applicable) the entire balance of his Plan Account (the Retirement Benefit plus accrued interest through the date of Executive 's Separation from Service) in a lump sum within the forty-five (45) day period following the Executive's Separation from Service. The payment shall be made no later than ten (10) days following the date the release (described in Section 4.3) becomes effective, except that if the forty-five (45) day period spans two taxable years, the payment will be made in the later of the two years following such Separation from Service.

 

4.2

Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Plan (includ ing the "six-month delay" rule of Section 409A of the Code), if the Executive 's Separation from Service is on account of death or Disability , the entire balance of his Plan Account (the Retirement Benefit plus accrued interest through the date of death or Disability) shall immediately vest (if not otherwise already vested) and be paid to the Executive or his Beneficiary , as applicable, in a lump sum as soon as administratively practical following the Executive 's death or Disability.

 

4.3

Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, amounts payable under this Article 4 to the Executive or his Beneficiary are contingent upon the Executive and/or the Beneficiary , as applicable, timely signing and not revoking a release of all claims.

 

Article V.

 

CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

5.1

Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Plan, the Executive shall automatically vest, if not otherwise already fully vested, in his Retirement Benefit plus accrued interest calculated through the date of the Change in Control. Subject to the "six-month delay" rule of Section 409A of the Code, the Executive shall be entitled to his Plan Account balance payable as a lump sum no later than thirty (30) days following the Change in Control, such amount to be subject to applicable payroll taxes and withholdings.

 

5.2

Ifthe payment pursuant to this Article 5, either alone or together with any other payments and benefits the Executive has the right to receive from the Employer, would constitute a "parachute payment" under Section 2800 of the Code, such payments and benefits shall be reduced or revised , in the manner determined by the Employer, by the amount, if any, which is the minimum necessary to result in no portion of such payments and benefits being non-deducti ble to the Employer pursuant to Section  280G of the Code and subject to excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code.

 

 

Article VI.

 

REGULATORY PROVISIONS THAT MAY AFFECT

 

EXECUTIVE'S RETIREMENT BENEFIT

 

6.1

If the Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) (12 U.S.C. §1818(e)(3) or Section 8(g)(l ) (12 U.S.C.§1818(g)(l ) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA "), as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform , Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, the Employer shall freeze the Executive 's Plan Account and its obligations under this Plan shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed , the Employer shall restore the amounts credited to the Executive 's Plan Account as of the date of his suspension .

 

6.2

If the Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) (12 U.S.C. §1818(e)(4)) or Section 8(g)(l ) (12 U.S.C.§1818(g)(l)) of the FDIA , all obligations of the Employer under this Plan shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, and Executive shall forfeit his entire Retirement Benefit.

 

6.3

If the Bank is in default as defined in Section 3(x)(l ) (12 U.S.C. §18139(x)(l )) of the FDIA, all obligations under this Plan shall terminate as of the date of default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights.

 

6.4

All obligations under this Plan may be terminated (i) at the time the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the authority contained in Section 13(c) (12 U .S.C. §1823) of the FDIA; or (ii) at the time the Bank's primary regulator approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to operation of the Bank when the Bank is determined by the applicable regulator to be in an unsafe or unsound condition. Any vested rights shall not be affected by such action.

 

6.5

Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, any Retirement Benefit under this Plan is subject to and conditioned upon its compliance with Section  18(k)  of the FDIA, 12 U.S.C. §1828(k), and the regulations promulgated thereunder in 12 C.F.R. Part 359, Golden Parachute and Indemnification Payments.

 

Article VII.

 

UNFUNDED PLAN

 

7.1

The Plan shall be administered as an unfunded plan and is not intended to meet the qualification requ irements of the Code. Neither the Executive nor his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive any payment or benefits under this Plan from a qualified trust maintained in connection with the Employer 's qualified plans, if any.

 

 

7.2

To the extent that the Executive or Beneficiary acquires a right to receive benefits under the Plan, such rights shall be no greater than those rights which guarantee to the Executive or Beneficiary the strongest claim to such benefits, without resulting in the Executive 's or Beneficiary 's constructive recei pt of such benefits .

 

Article VIII.

 

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

 

8.1

Except for the functions reserved to the Board in Section 8.2, the administration of the Plan shall be the responsibility of the Committee. The Committee shall have the power to designate persons other than Committee members to carry out any duty or power which would otherwise be a responsibility of the Committee under the terms of the Plan. The Committee may designate a person who may or may not be a member of the Committee to be the "Administrator " of the Plan.

 

8.2

The Board shall have the power and the duty to take all actions and to make all decisions necessary or proper to carry out the Plan. The determination of the Board as to any question involving the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding . The Board shall have the power to determine the amount of benefits which shall be payable to the Executive in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and to provide a full and fair review to the Executive if a claim for benefits has been denied in whole or in part.

 

8.3

To the extent permitted by law, the Committee and any person to whom it may delegate any duty or power in connection with administering the Plan, the Company, the Bank, and the officers and directors thereof, shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon, and shall be fully protected in any action taken or suffered by them in good faith in the reliance upon , any actuary, counsel, accountant , other specialist, or other person selected by the Board , or in reliance upon any tables, valuations , certificates, opinions or reports which shall be furnished by any of them. Further, to the extent permitted by law, no member of the Committee, nor the Company, the Bank, nor the officers or directors thereof, shall be liable for any neglect, omission or wrongdoing of any other members of the Committee, agent, officer or employee of the Bank and the Company . Any person claiming benefits under the Plan shall look solely to the Employer for redress.

 

8.4

All expenses incurred before the termination of the Plan that shall arise in connection with the administration of the Plan (including, but not limited to administrative expenses, proper charges and disbursements, compensation and other expenses and charges of any actuary, counsel, accountant, special ist, or other person who shall be employed by the Board in connection with the administration of the Plan), shall be paid by the Employer.

 

8.5

Any person asserting any rights under this Plan must submit a written claim to the Committee within thirty (30) days of denial of a claim. The Committee shall review and evaluate the claim and submit its findings and recommendations to the Board. The Board shall render a decision within a reasonable period of time from the date on which it received the written claim, not to exceed ninety (90) days, unless an extension of time is necessary due to reasonable cause.

 

 

8.6

The claimant must follow the claims procedures of Section 8.5 and exhaust his administrative remedies before taking any further action with respect to a claim for benefits.

 

8.7

Any dispute, controversy or claim arising under or in connection with this Plan that is not resolved through the administrative procedures shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Orange County, New York (unless another location is mutually agreed to by the claimant and the Board), in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the claimant and the Board. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators ' award in any court having jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided in the rules of the American Arbitration Association , the arbitrator shall, in the award, allocate between the parties the cost of arbitration, but excluding attorneys' fees and other expenses of the parties, in such proportion as the arbitrators deem just.

 

Article IX.

 

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

 

9.1

The Board shall not suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time, or extend, modify , amend or revise the Plan, in any way that wou ld result in the forfeiture by Executive of his Retirement Benefit. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Board may unilaterally terminate or amend the Plan as may be necessary to implement any of the provisions of Article 6 of the Plan, or as may be required by law. Any amendment or termination of the Plan shall be in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

Article X.

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

10.1

The Plan shall not be deemed to constitute an employment contract between the Employer and the Executive nor shall anything herein contained be deemed to give the Executive any right to be retained in the employ of the Employer , or to interfere with the right of the Employer to discharge the Executive at any time and to treat the Executive without any regard to the effect which such treatment might have upon Executive 's benefits under the Plan.

 

 

10.2

If the Employer is unable to make payment to the Executive , Beneficiary , or any other person to whom a payment is due under the Plan because it cannot ascertain the identity or whereabouts of the Executive, Beneficiary , or other person after reasonable efforts have been made to identify or locate such person (including a notice of the payment so due mailed to the last known address of the Executive , Beneficiary , or other person shown on the records of the Employer), such payment and all subsequent payments otherwise due to the Executive, Beneficiary or other person shall be forfeited 24 months after the date such payment first became due; provided , however, that such payment and any subsequent payments shall be reinstated , retroactively , no later than 60 days after the date on which the Executive, Beneficiary , or other person shall make application therefor. Neither the Company , the Bank, the Committee nor any other person shall have any duty or obligation under the Plan to make any effort to locate or identify any person entitled to benefits under the Plan, other than to mail a notice to such person 's last known mailing address. If upon the payment of any benefits under the Plan, the Employer shall be required to withhold any amounts with respect to such payment by reason of any federal, state or local tax laws, rules or regulations , then the Employer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold such amounts from any such payments.

 

Article XI.

 

COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 409A

 

11.1

The Employer and the Executive intend that their exercise of authority or discretion under this Agreement shall comply with Section 409A of the Code. If when the Executive 's employment terminates the Executive is a specified employee, as defined in Section 409A of the Code, and if any payments under this Agreement, including Articles 4 or 5, will result in additional tax or interest to the Executive because of Section 409A, then despite any contrary provision of this Section 11.1, such payments shall be made on the first to occur of the (x) a date that is at least six months after termination of the Executive 's employment for reasons other than the Executive 's death, (y) the date of the Executive 's death, or (z) any earlier date that does not result in additional tax or interest to the Executive under Section 409A. As promptly as possible after the end of the period during which payments are delayed under this provision, the entire amount of the delayed payments shall be paid to the Executive in a single lump sum. Interest shall continue to accrue on the balance of the Executive 's Plan Account through the period during which payments are delayed. If any provision of this Agreement does not satisfy the requirements of Section 409A , such provision shall nevertheless be applied in a manner consistent with those requirements. If any provision of this Agreement would subject the Executive to additional tax or interest under Section 409A , the Employer shall reform the provision. However, the Employer shall maintain to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of the applicable provision without subjecting the Executive to additional tax or interest, and the Employer shall not be required to incur any additional compensation expense as a result of the reformed provision.

 

11.2

Unless permitted under the provisions of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(j)(4), as may from time to time be amended , payment of the Retirement Benefit may not be accelerated.

 

 

11.3

Subject to the requirements of Treasury Regulation § l .409A-2(b), the Board may permit a delay in the payment or a change in the form of payment of the Retirement Benefit. A request for any such change shall be made to the Committee and, if approved by the Board , shall become irrevocable not later than thirty (30) days following the Board's approval, subject to the following rules:

 

(a)

the change shall not become effective until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the change is approved ;

 

(b)

the payment (except in the case of death, disability , or unforeseeable emergency) upon which the change is made is deferred for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise have been paid ; and

 

(c)

in the case of a payment made at a specified time, the change must be made not less than twelve (12) months before the date the payment is scheduled to be paid.

 

Article XII.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

12.l

If, for any reason , any provision of this Plan, or any part of any provision is held invalid , such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Plan or any part of such provision not held invalid , and each such other provision and part thereof shall to the full extent consistent with law continue in full force and effect.

 

12.2

The provisions of the Plan shall be construed , administered and governed under applicable federal laws and the laws of the State of New York. In applying the laws of the State of New York, no effect shall be given to conflict of laws principles that would cause the laws of another jurisdiction to apply.

 

12.3

This Plan shall be binding upon the Bank and the Company , their successors and assignees. The Bank and the Company shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase , merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Bank or the Company, to expressly and unconditionally agree, in writing, to assume and discharge the Bank's and the Company 's obligations under this Plan, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank and/or the Company would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment had taken place.

 

12.4

Whenever words are used in the masculine or neutral gender in this Plan, they shall be read and construed as in the masculine , feminine or neutral gender, as appropriate.

 

12.5

Headings in this Plan are inserted for reference and convenience only and shall not be deemed a part of the Plan.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank and the Company have duly executed this Plan, effective as of the date first above written.

 

	ORANGE COUNTY TRUST COMPANY
	By	/s/ Louis Heimbach		Date:	7/10/15
	ORANGE COUNTY BANCROP, INC.
	By	/s/ Louis Heimbach		Date	7/10/15

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Introduction and Objectives

 

The Orange Bank & Trust Company Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP” or “Plan”) is designed to recognize and reward management for their collective and individual contributions to the success of Orange Bank & Trust Company (the “Bank”) and its affiliates. The Plan focuses on performance measures that are critical to the Bank’s growth and profitability.

 

The objectives of the AIP are to:

 

·

Align executive performance with the Bank’s Five-Year Strategic Plan, budget and shareholder interests

 

·

Motivate and reward executives for achieving /exceeding performance goals

 

·

Align pay with Bank and individual performance

 

·

Position the Bank’s total compensation to be competitive with the market.

 

·

Enable the Bank to attract and retain talent needed to drive its success

 

Eligibility/Participation

 

All officers of the Bank are eligibile to participate in the Plan.

 

New officers must be employed by September 30th of the Plan Year (January  1 – December 31) to be eligible for that year’s incentive and will receive a prorated award.

 

Effective Date

 

This Plan is effective January 1, 2019. The Bank retains the right as described below to amend, modify or discontinue the Plan at any time during the specified period.

 

Performance Period

 

The performance period and the Plan operate on a calendar year basis (January 1 – December 31). The initial performance period for this Plan will be January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019.

 

Administration

 

This Plan has been approved by the Compensation Committee and the approval ratified by the Board of Directors. At least annually, the Compensation Committee will review the Plan to insure the performance criteria and compensation goals set forth in the Plan and the Appendices attached hereto continue to both: (i) align the Bank’s Five Year Strategic Plan with Incentive Award payouts, and (ii) create an appropriate balance between risk and reward.

 

The Compensation Committee has designated the Chief Executive Officer and the Director of Human Resources as the “Plan Administrator”.

 

 

Annual Incentive Award Opportunity

 

Each Plan participant will have a Threshold, Target and Optimum Incentive Award Opportunity based on competitive market practice for his/her role. The Incentive Award Opportunities will reflect a percentage of base pay for the applicable performance period. Actual Incentive Awards will vary based on Bank and individual performance.

 

Exclusively for purposes of this Plan, “base pay” is defined as the compensation earned by a participant during the Plan Year for services rendered to the Bank, excluding the following items:

 

Overtime pay

KSOP employer contributions

Equity awards and other incentive compensation

Cell phone and automobile allowances

Fringe benefits

 

Performance Measures

 

The Bank performance goals for Plan participants may be based on reported Net Income, Efficiency Ratio or both Net Income and Efficiency Ratio. All Plan participants will receive a performance score card that will set forth the Bank performance goals and the additional individual performance measures, as appropriate for each participant.

 

Calculation of Incentive Awards

 

Annual Incentive Awards are calculated as a percentage of a Plan participant’s effective base pay as of December 31st for a given performance period and paid in cash. Awards will be determined based on a combination of Bank performance and individual performance. Generally, the Bank must satisfy at least one (1) of its performance measures at a minimum Threshold level for an Incentive Award to be earned. However, if no Bank performance goals are achieved at the minimum Threshold level, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, approve an Incentive Award based solely on individual performance.

 

After the close of the applicable performance period, the Plan Administrator will report the results of the Bank’s performance goals to the Compensation Committee. The achievement of the individual performance goals for all participants, other than the Chief Executive Officer, will be reviewed with the Chief Executive Officer and the Human Resources Department and reported to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee will review the Chief Executive Officer’s individual performance results and determine the Chief Executive Officer’s level of achievement. The Compensation Committee (in consultation with the Board of Directors) has the authority to increase the Chief Executive’s Incentive Award for exceptional performance during a Plan Year.

 

Distribution of Incentive Awards

 

Incentive Awards will be earned and distributed following Compensation Committee approval. Incentive Awards are considered taxable income to participants in the year paid and will be subject to withholding for required income and other applicable taxes.

 

Incentive Awards will generally be distributed no later than March 15^th following the Plan Year.

 

 

Plan participants must be actively employed by the Bank on the date the Incentive Award is distributed in order to earn an Incentive Award.

 

Changes or Discontinuance

 

The Bank developed the Plan based on existing business, market and economic conditions; current services; and staff assignments. If substantial changes occur that affect these conditions, services, assignments, or forecasts, the Compensation Committee may, at its sole discretion, waive, change or amend the Plan as it deems appropriate.

 

The Board of Directors of the Bank may terminate the Plan at any time.

 

Termination of Employment

 

Participants must be an active employee of the Bank on the date an Incentive Award is paid to receive earn an award. (See exceptions for death and disability below.)

 

Reduced Work Schedules, Promotions, and Transfers

 

If a Participant changes his/her role or is promoted during the Plan Year such that the Incentive Award Opportunity changes, he/she will be eligible for the new role’s Incentive Award Opportunity on a pro rata basis (i.e. the award will be prorated based on the number of months employed in the respective positions.)

 

In the event of an approved leave of absence, the Incentive Award Opportunity level for the Plan Year will be adjusted to reflect the time in active status. For example, a participant on leave status for 13 weeks during the Plan Year will have his or her calculated award reduced by one-fourth (13 weeks/52 weeks) to reflect the period of leave. Employees on an approved FMLA leave will not be reduced for the first 12 weeks.

 

Disability, Death or Retirement

 

If a participant is disabled by an accident or illness, his/her Incentive Award for the Plan Year will be prorated so that the award is based on the period of active employment only (i.e. the award will be reduced by the period of time of disability). Disability will be determined in accordance with the Bank’s KSOP.

 

In the event of death, the Bank will pay to the Plan participant’s estate the pro rata portion of the Incentive Award that had been earned by the participant as of the date of death. The pro-rated Incentive Award will be distributed to the estate at the same time distributions are made to other Plan participants in the applicable Plan Year.

 

Individuals who retire prior to December 31^st of any Plan Year will not be eligible for a Incentive Award in their year of retirement.

 

Ethics and Interpretation/Forefeiture

 

If there is any ambiguity as to the meaning of any terms or provisions of this Plan or any questions as to the correct interpretation of any information contained therein, the Bank’s interpretation expressed by the Compensation Committee will be final and binding.

 

The altering, inflating, and/or inappropriate manipulation of performance/financial results or any other infraction of recognized ethical business standards, will subject the Plan participant to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. In addition, any incentive compensation as provided by the Plan to which the participant would otherwise be entitled will be revoked.

 

 

Participants who have willfully engaged in any activity, injurious to the Bank, will upon termination of employment, death, or retirement, forfeit any Incentive Award earned during the award period in which the termination occurred.

 

Miscellaneous

 

The Plan will not be deemed to give any participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Bank or an affiliate, nor will the Plan interfere with the right of the Bank or an affiliate of the Bank to discharge any participant at any time.

 

The relationship between Bank employees and the Bank is one of at-will employment. The Plan does not alter the relationship.

 

This Plan and the transactions and payments hereunder shall, in all respect, be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of New York.

 

Each provision in this Plan is severable, and if any provision is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not, in any way, be affected or impaired thereby.

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

2019 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Article 1.     PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

1.1            Establishment of Plan. Orange County Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby establishes a stock incentive compensation plan known as the “Orange County Bancorp, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan” (the “Plan”), as set forth in this document.

 

1.2           Purpose of Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term growth and profitability of the Company by providing compensation incentives for high levels of performance and productivity by employees, directors and other service providers of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Plan is intended to strengthen the Company’s existing operations and its ability to attract and retain outstanding individuals upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the continued success, growth and development of the Company is dependent, as well as encourage such individuals to have a greater personal financial investment in the Company through ownership of its common stock. In addition, the Plan is intended to incentivize employees and other service providers of the Company and its Subsidiaries with long-term based equity compensation and to align their interests with shareholders.

 

1.3           Types of Awards. Awards under the Plan may be made to eligible Participants in the form of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Share Units, Other Awards or any combination thereof.

 

1.4            Effective Date. The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on April 5, 2019, contingent upon approval by the Company’s stockholders. The Plan will become effective on the date on which the Company’s stockholders approve the Plan (the “Effective Date”).

 

1.5            Termination of the Plan. No awards shall be granted under the Plan on or after the 10^th anniversary of the Effective Date. Awards granted under the Plan on or prior to the date the Plan terminates shall remain outstanding beyond that date in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Agreements corresponding to such Awards.

 

Article 2.     DEFINITIONS

 

Except where the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions apply:

 

2.1           “Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement evidencing an Award granted to a Participant under the Plan. As determined by the Committee, each Agreement shall consist of either (i) a written agreement in a form approved by the Committee and executed on behalf of the Company by an officer duly authorized to act on its behalf, or (ii) an electronic notice of an Award in a form approved by the Committee and recorded by the Company (or its designee) in an electronic recordkeeping system used for the purpose of tracking Awards, and if required by the Committee, executed or otherwise electronically accepted by the recipient of the Award in such form and manner as the Committee may require. The Committee may authorize any officer of the Company (other than the particular Award recipient) to execute any or all Agreements on behalf the Company.

 

2.2           “Award” means an award granted to a Participant under the Plan that consists of one or more Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Share Units, Other Awards or a combination of these.

 

 

2.3           “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

2.4           “Cause” means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and an Employer, any of the following:

 

(a)           the Participant’s theft, dishonesty, embezzlement, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, or falsification of any Employer documents or records;

 

(b)           any intentional act by the Participant which has a material detrimental effect on an Employer’s reputation or business;

 

(c)           the Participant’s repeated failure or inability to perform any reasonable assigned duties with the Employer or to abide by an Employer’s code of conduct or other policies (including, without limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct);

 

(d)           the Participant’s unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of an Employer (including, without limitation, the Participant’s improper use or disclosure of an Employer’s confidential or proprietary information);

 

(e)            any material breach by the Participant of any employment or service agreement between the Participant and an Employer, which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such agreement; or

 

(f)            the Participant’s conviction (including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, or which impairs the Participant’s ability to perform his or her duties with an Employer.

 

For purposes of this Plan, no act or failure to act by the Participant shall be deemed to be “willful” unless done or omitted to be done by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Participant’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company and/or the Employer. Cause shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

2.5           “Change in Control” For purposes of this Plan, the term “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance of general application thereunder issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including:

 

(a)            Change in Ownership: the date any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) accumulates ownership of Company stock constituting more than 50% of the total voting power of Company stock;

 

 

(b)            Change in Effective Control: the date that (A) any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires within a 12-month period ownership of Company stock possessing 40% or more of the total voting power of Company stock, or (B) a majority of the Company's board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed in advance by a majority of the Company's board of directors; or

 

(c)            Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of Assets: the date that any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company or the Bank that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company or the Bank immediately prior to such acquisition

 

2.6           “Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time. Any reference to a particular section of the Code includes any applicable regulations promulgated under that section. All citations to sections of the Code are to such sections as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered.

 

2.7           “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee consisting of two or more members as may be appointed by the Board to administer this Plan pursuant to Article 3. If, at any time, a Committee has not been appointed by the Board, the Board shall serve as the Committee.

 

2.8           “Company” means Orange County Bancorp, Inc. and its successors and assigns.

 

2.9           “Consultant” means a person engaged to provide consulting or advisory services (other than as an Employee or an Non-Employee Director) to an Employer.

 

2.10           “Disability” means with respect to any Incentive Stock Option, a disability as determined under Code section 22(e)(3), and with respect to any other Award, unless provided otherwise in an Agreement (in which case such definition shall apply for purposes of the Plan with respect to that particular Award), (i) with respect to a Participant who is eligible to participate in a program of long-term disability insurance maintained by the Employer, the date on which the insurer or administrator under such program of long-term disability insurance determines that the Participant is eligible to commence benefits under such program, and (ii) with respect to any Participant (including a Participant who is eligible to participate in a program of long-term disability insurance maintained by the Employer), the Participant’s inability, due to physical or mental incapacity, to substantially perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities for the Employer for one hundred eighty (180) days out of any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period or one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days.

 

2.11         “Effective Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1.4 hereof.

 

2.12         “Employee” means any service provider to an Employer whom the Employer treats as a common law employee for U.S. payroll tax purposes.

 

2.13         “Employer” means the Company and any entity controlled by the Company, controlling the Company or under common control with the Company, including any entity during any period that it is a “parent corporation” or a “subsidiary corporation” with respect to the Company within the meaning of Code Sections 424(e) and 424(f), that employs an Employee or with whom a Consultant has a service relationship, as determined by the Company. With respect to all purposes of the Plan, including but not limited to, the establishment, amendment, termination, operation and administration of the Plan, the Company shall be authorized to act on behalf of all other entities included within the definition of “Employer.”

 

 

2.14         “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as now in effect or as hereafter amended. All citations to sections of the Exchange Act or rules thereunder are to such sections or rules as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered.

 

2.15         “Fair Market Value” of a Share of the Company means, as of the date in question:

 

(a)            if the Stock is listed for trading on a national securities exchange, the closing sale price of a Share on such date, as reported by such exchange or such other source as the Committee deems reliable, or if no such reported sale of the Stock shall have occurred on such date, on the last day prior to such date on which there was such a reported sale;

 

(b)            if the Stock is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange but nevertheless is publicly traded and reported (through the OTC Bulletin Board or otherwise), the closing sale price of a Share on such date as reported by such source as the Committee deems reliable, or if no such reported sale of the Stock shall have occurred on such date, on the last day prior to such date on which there was such a reported sale; or

 

(c)            if the Stock is not publicly traded and reported, the fair market value as determined by the Committee, in good faith and in accordance with uniform principles consistently applied.

 

For purposes of subsection (a) above, if the Stock is traded on more than one securities exchange on the given date, then the largest exchange on which the Stock is traded shall be referenced to determine Fair Market Value.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to the next paragraph, if the Committee determines in its discretion that an alternative definition of Fair Market Value should be used in connection with the grant, exercise, vesting, settlement or payout of any Award, it may specify such alternative definition in the Agreement applicable to the Award. Such alternative definition may include a price that is based on the opening, actual, high, low, or average selling prices of a Share on the applicable securities exchange on the given date, the trading date preceding the given date, the trading date next succeeding the given date, or an average of trading days.

 

2.16         “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means an Option which is designated as an “incentive stock option” and intended to meet the requirements of Code section 422.

 

2.17         “Non-Employee Director” means any individual who is a member of the Board and who is not also employed by the Employer.

 

2.18         “Nonqualified Stock Option” or “NSO” means any Option which is not designated as an “incentive stock option” or that otherwise does not meet the requirements of Code section 422.

 

 

2.19         “Option” means an Award granted under Article 5 which is either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option. An Option shall be designated as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, and in the absence of such designation, shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

 

2.20         “Option Exercise Price” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to the exercise of an Option.

 

2.21         “Other Award” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Article 9.

 

2.22         “Participant” means an Employee, Non-Employee Director or Consultant to whom an Award has been granted under the Plan.

 

2.23         “Performance Period” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8.3.

 

2.24         “Performance Share” means an Award under Article 8 of the Plan that is valued by reference to a Share, which value may be paid to the Participant (by delivery of Stock, cash or other property as the Committee shall determine) upon achievement of such performance objectives during the relevant Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such Award or thereafter.

 

2.25         “Performance Share Unit” means an Award under Article 8 of the Plan that has a value set by the Committee, or that is determined by reference to a valuation formula specified by the Committee, which value may be paid to the Participant (by delivery of Stock, cash or other property as the Committee shall determine) upon achievement of such performance objectives during the relevant Performance Period as the Committee shall establish at the time of such Award or thereafter.

 

2.26         “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof.

 

2.27         “Plan” means this Orange County Bancorp 2019 Equity Incentive Plan set forth herein, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

2.28         “Restricted Stock” means an Award of Shares under Article 7 of the Plan, which Shares are issued with such restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose.

 

2.29         “Restricted Stock Unit” or “RSU” means an Award under Article 7 of the Plan that is valued by reference to a Share, which value may be paid to the Participant by delivery of Shares, cash or other property as the Committee shall determine and that has such restrictions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may impose.

 

2.30         “Restriction Period” means the period commencing on the date an Award of Restricted Stock or an RSU is granted and ending on such date as the Committee shall determine, during which time the Award is subject to forfeiture as provided in the Agreement.

 

2.31         “Share” means one share of Stock of the Company (as such Share may be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2 of the Plan including any new or different stock or securities resulting from the changes described in Section 4.2).

 

2.32         “Share Pool” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1.

 

 

2.33         “Stock” means the Stock of the Company, and any other shares into which such stock may be changed by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or any other change in the corporate structure or capital stock of the Company.

 

2.34         “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted under Article 6 which provides for delivery of cash, Shares or other property as the Committee shall determine with a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised over the specified purchase price.

 

2.35         “Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity of which outstanding shares or ownership interests representing 50% or more of the combined voting power that is entitled to elect the management of such corporation or other entity thereof are owned directly or indirectly by the Company. With respect to all purposes of the Plan, including but not limited to, the establishment, amendment, termination, operation and administration of the Plan, the Company and the Committee shall be authorized to act on behalf of all other entities included within the definition of “Subsidiary.”

 

Article 3.     ADMINISTRATION; POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE

 

3.1           General. This Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

 

3.2           Authority of the Committee.

 

(a)           Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have the full and discretionary authority to (i) select the persons who are eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, (ii) determine the form and substance of Awards made under the Plan and the conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which such Awards will be made, (iii) modify the terms of Awards made under the Plan, (iv) interpret, construe and administer the Plan and Awards granted thereunder, and (v) adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations, and make such other determinations, for carrying out the Plan as it may deem appropriate in its discretion.

 

(b)           The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable.

 

(c)           Acts, determination and decisions of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan shall be in the Committee’s sole discretion and shall be conclusive, final and binding on all parties.

 

(d)           In the event the Company shall assume outstanding equity awards or the right or obligation to make such awards in connection with the acquisition of another corporation or business entity, the Committee may, in its discretion, make such adjustments in the terms of Awards as it shall deem equitable and appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement of benefits intended to be made under the Plan.

 

(e)           In making any determination or in taking or not taking any action under the Plan, the Committee may obtain and may rely on the advice of experts, including but not limited to employees of the Company and professional advisors.

 

 

3.3           Delegation of Authority. The Committee may, in its discretion, at any time and from time to time, delegate to one or more of its members such of its authority as it deems appropriate. To the extent permitted by law and applicable stock exchange rules, the Committee may also delegate its authority to one or more persons who are not members of the Committee.

 

3.4           Agreements. Each Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Agreement. Each Agreement shall be subject to and incorporate, by reference or otherwise, the applicable terms and conditions of the Plan, and any other terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as may be imposed by the Committee, including without limitation, provisions related to the consequences of termination of employment. A copy of such Agreement shall be provided to the Participant, and the Committee may, but need not, require that the Participant sign (or otherwise acknowledge receipt of) a copy of the Agreement or a copy of a notice of grant. Each Participant may be required, as a condition to receiving an Award under this Plan, to enter into agreements with the Company containing such restrictive covenants as the Committee may adopt and approve from time to time. The provisions of such restrictive covenants may also be included in, or incorporated by reference in, the Agreement.

 

3.5           Indemnification. No member or former member of the Committee or the Board or person to whom the Committee has delegated responsibility under the Plan shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted under it. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each member and former member of the Committee and the Board and each person to whom the Committee has delegated responsibility under the Plan against all cost or expense (including counsel fees and expenses) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the approval of the Board) arising out of any act or omission to act in connection with the Plan, unless arising out of such member’s or former member’s own willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith or as expressly prohibited by statute. Such indemnification shall be in addition (without duplication) to any rights to indemnification or insurance the member or former member may have as a director or under the Company’s Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation.

 

Article 4.     SHARES AVAILABLE UNDER THE PLAN

 

4.1           Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment as provided in this Section 4.1 and in Section 4.3, the aggregate number of Shares that are available for issuance under the terms of the Plan is One Hundred and Forty-Five Thousand (145,000) (the “Share Pool”). All or any portion of the Share Pool may, but is not required to, be issued pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. If Awards are granted in substitution or assumption of awards of an entity acquired, by merger or otherwise, by the Company (or any Subsidiary), to the extent such grant shall not be inconsistent with the terms, limitations and conditions of Code section 422, the number of shares subject to such substitute or assumed Awards shall not increase or decrease the Share Pool.

 

The Shares issued pursuant to terms of the Plan shall be made available from Shares currently authorized but unissued or Shares currently held (or subsequently acquired) by the Company as treasury shares, including Shares purchased in the open market or in private transactions.

 

 

The following rules shall apply for purposes of the determination of the number of Shares available for grants of Awards under the Plan:

 

(a)            Each Option, each Stock Appreciation Right that may be settled in a Share, each share of Restricted Stock, each Restricted Stock Unit that may be settled in a Share, and each Other Award that may be settled in a Share shall be counted as one share subject to an Award and deducted from the Share Pool. Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units and Other Awards that may not be settled in Shares shall not result in a deduction from the Share Pool.

 

(b)           If a Stock Appreciation Right is granted in connection with an Option and the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right results in the loss of the Option right, the Shares subject to such related Option shall be added back to the Share Pool.

 

(c)           Each Performance Share that may be settled in Shares shall be counted as one Share subject to an Award, based on the number of Shares that would be paid under the Performance Share for achievement of target performance, and deducted from the Share Pool. Each Performance Share Unit that may be settled in Shares shall be counted as a number of Shares subject to an Award equal to the number of Shares that would be paid under the Performance Share Unit for achievement of target performance, with the number determined by dividing the value of the Performance Share Unit at the time of grant by the Fair Market Value of a Share at the time of grant, and this number shall be deducted from the Share Pool. In both cases, in the event that the Award is later settled based on above-target performance, the number of Shares corresponding to the above-target performance, calculated pursuant to the applicable methodology specified above, shall be deducted from the Share Pool at the time of such settlement; in the event that the Award is later settled upon below-target performance, the number of Shares corresponding to the below-target performance, calculated pursuant to the applicable methodology specified above, shall be added back to the Share Pool. Performance Shares and Performance Share Units that may not be settled in Shares shall not result in a deduction from the Share Pool.

 

(d)           If, for any reason, any shares subject to an Award under the Plan are not issued or are returned to the Company, for reasons including, but not limited to (i) a forfeiture of Restricted Stock, a Restricted Stock Unit, a Performance Share, a Performance Share Unit, or Other Award; (ii) the termination, expiration or cancellation of an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Share Unit, or Other Award; (iii) the settlement of any Award in cash rather than Shares; or (iv) the withholding of Shares for the payment of the exercise price or the taxes on an Award, then such Shares shall again be available for Awards under the Plan and shall be added to the Share Pool.

 

 

4.2           Adjustment of Shares. If any change in corporate capitalization, such as a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, or any corporate transaction such as a reorganization, reclassification, merger or consolidation or separation, including a spin-off, of the Company or sale or other disposition by the Company of all or a portion of its assets, any other change in the Company’s corporate structure, or any distribution to shareholders (other than an ordinary cash dividend) results in the outstanding Shares, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in their place, being exchanged for a different number or class of shares or other securities of the Company, or for shares of stock or other securities of any other corporation (or new, different or additional shares or other securities of the Company or of any other corporation being received by the holders of outstanding Shares), or a material change in the value of the outstanding Shares as a result of the change, transaction or distribution, then the Committee shall make equitable adjustments, as it determines are necessary and appropriate to prevent the enlargement or dilution of benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, in:

 

(a)           the number and class of stock or other securities that comprise the Share Pool as set forth in Section 4.1, including, without limitation, with respect to Incentive Stock Options;

 

(b)           the number and class of stock or other securities subject to outstanding Awards, and which have not been issued or transferred under an outstanding Award;

 

(c)           the Option Exercise Price under outstanding Options, the exercise price under outstanding Stock Appreciation Rights, and the number of Shares to be transferred in settlement of outstanding Awards; and

 

(d)           the terms, conditions or restrictions of any Award and Agreement, including but not limited to the price payable for the acquisition of Shares.

 

It is intended that, if possible, any adjustment contemplated above shall be made in a manner that satisfies applicable legal requirements as well as applicable requirements with respect to taxation (including, without limitation and as applicable under the circumstances, Code section 424 and Code section 409A) and applicable accounting standards, so as to not trigger any charge to earnings with respect to such adjustment.

 

Without limiting the generality of the above, any good faith determination by the Committee as to whether an adjustment is required in the circumstances and the extent and nature of any such adjustment shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons.

 

Article 5.     STOCK OPTIONS

 

5.1           Grant of Options. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee may from time to time grant Options to eligible Participants. The Committee shall have sole discretion in determining the number of Shares subject to Options granted to each Participant. The Committee may grant a Participant ISOs, NSOs or a combination thereof, and may vary such Awards among Participants; provided that the Committee may grant ISOs only to individuals who are employees within the meaning of Code section 3401(c) of the Company or its eligible subsidiaries (as defined for this purpose in Code section 424(f)). Notwithstanding anything in this Article 5 to the contrary, except for Options that are specifically designated as intended to be subject to Code section 409A, the Committee may only grant Options to individuals who provide direct services on the date of grant of the Options to the Company or another entity in a chain of entities in which the Company or another such entity has a controlling interest (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(e)) in each entity in the chain.

 

5.2           Agreement. Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Agreement that shall specify the Option Exercise Price, the duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, the conditions upon which the Option shall become vested and exercisable and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. The Option Agreement shall further specify whether the Award is intended to be an ISO or an NSO. Any portion of an Option that is not designated in the Agreement as an ISO or otherwise fails or is not qualified as an ISO (even if designated as an ISO) shall be an NSO. Dividend equivalents shall not be paid with respect to Options.

 

5.3           Option Exercise Price. The per share Option Exercise Price for each Option shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may be granted with an Option Exercise Price lower than set forth in the preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another Option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Code section 424(a) relating to a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization, or liquidation; provided that the Committee determines that such Option Exercise Price is appropriate to preserve the economic benefit of the replaced award and will not impair the exemption of the Option from Code section 409A (unless the Committee clearly and expressly foregoes such exemption at the time the Option is granted).

 

 

5.4           Duration of Options. Each Option shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, that no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of its grant date. If an Agreement does not specify an expiration date, the Option’s expiration date shall be the 10th anniversary of its grant date.

 

5.5           Exercise of Options. Options shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall specify, including conditions related to the employment of the Participant with the Employer or provision of services by the Participant to the Employer, which need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant. The Committee may provide in the Agreement for rights upon the occurrence of events specified in the Agreement. Upon exercise of an Option, the number of Shares subject to exercise under any related SAR shall automatically be reduced by the number of Shares represented by the Option or portion thereof which is surrendered.

 

5.6           Payment. Options shall be exercised, in whole or in part, by the delivery of an oral, written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company or its designated representative in the form prescribed by the Company, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised and satisfying any requirements that the Committee may apply from time to time and provide for full payment of the Option Exercise Price for such Shares (less any amount previously paid by the Participant to acquire the Option). The Option Exercise Price shall be paid to the Company either: (a) in cash, (b) by check, bank draft, money order or other cash equivalent approved by the Committee, (c) if approved by the Company, by tendering previously acquired Shares (or delivering a certification or attestation of ownership of such Shares) having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the total Option Exercise Price (provided that the tendered Shares must have been held by the Participant for any period required by the Committee), (d) if approved by the Company, by having the Company reduce the number of Shares otherwise issuable to the Participant upon exercise of the Option by the largest whole number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise that does not exceed the total Option Exercise Price for such Shares and the Participant paying the remainder of such total Option Exercise Price in cash (a “net exercise”), (e) if approved by the Company, by a broker-assisted cash-less exercise, subject to applicable securities law restrictions, (f) by any other means which the Committee determines to be consistent with the Plan’s purpose and applicable law; or (g) by a combination of the foregoing. No certificate or cash representing a Share shall be delivered until the full Option Exercise Price has been paid.

 

5.7           Special Rules for ISOs. The following rules apply notwithstanding any other terms of the Plan.

 

(a)           No ISOs may be granted under the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the date of the most recent shareholder approval of the Plan.

 

 

(b)           In no event shall any Participant who owns (within the meaning of Code section 424(d)) stock of the Company possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any “parent” or “subsidiary” (within the meaning of Code section 424(e) or (f), respectively) be eligible to receive an ISO (i) at an Option Exercise Price less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the ISO is granted, or (ii) that is exercisable later than the fifth (5th) anniversary date of its grant date.

 

(c)           The aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which incentive stock options (within the meaning of Code section 422) granted to a Participant are first exercisable in any calendar year under the Plan and all other incentive stock option plans of the Employer shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). For this purpose, Fair Market Value shall be determined with respect to a particular incentive stock option on the date on which such incentive stock option is granted. In the event that this One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000) limit is exceeded with respect to a Participant, then ISOs granted under this Plan to such Participant shall, to the extent and in the order required by Treasury Regulations under Code section 422, automatically become NSOs granted under this Plan.

 

(d)           Solely for purposes of determining the limit on ISOs that may be granted under the Plan, the provisions of Section 4.1 that replenish the Share Pool shall only be applied to the extent permitted by Code section 422 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Article 6.      STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

6.1           Grant of SARs. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee may grant SARs to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time, as the Committee shall determine. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the holder, within the specified period (which may not exceed 10 years), to exercise the SAR and receive in exchange therefor a payment having an aggregate value equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of a Share on the exercise date exceeds the specified exercise price, times the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised. The Committee may provide in the Agreement for automatic exercise on a certain date, for payment of the proceeds on a certain date, and/or for accelerated vesting and other rights upon the occurrence of events specified in the Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 6 to the contrary, except for SARs that are specifically designated as intended to be subject to Code section 409A, the Committee may only grant SARs to individuals who provide direct services on the date of grant of the SARs to the Company or another entity in a chain of entities in which the Company or another such entity has a controlling interest (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)(e)) in each entity in the chain.

 

6.2           Agreement. Each SAR grant shall be evidenced by an Agreement that shall specify the exercise price, the duration of the SAR, the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains, the conditions upon which the SAR shall become vested and exercisable and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. Dividend equivalents shall not be paid with respect to SARs.

 

6.3           Duration of SARs. Each SAR shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, that no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of its grant date. If an Agreement does not specify an expiration date, the SAR’s expiration date shall be the 10th anniversary of its grant date.

 

 

6.4           Payment. The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine in each Agreement whether the payment with respect to the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right will be in the form of all cash, all Shares, Other Company Securities, or any combination thereof. Unless and to the extent the Committee specifies otherwise, such payment will be in the form of Shares. If payment is to be made in Shares, the number of Shares shall be determined based on the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise. The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine and set forth in the Agreement the timing of any payment made in cash or Shares, or a combination thereof, upon exercise of SARs.

 

6.5           Exercise Price. The exercise price for each Stock Appreciation Right shall be determined by the Committee and shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the SAR is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an SAR may be granted with an exercise price lower than set forth in the preceding sentence if such SAR is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another SAR in a manner satisfying the provisions of Code section 424(a) relating to a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization, or liquidation; provided that the Committee determines that such SAR exercise price is appropriate to preserve the economic benefit of the replaced award and will not impair the exemption of the SAR from Code section 409A (unless the Committee clearly and expressly foregoes such exemption at the time the SAR is granted).

 

6.6           Exercise of SARs. SARs shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall specify, including conditions related to the employment of the Participant with the Employer or provision of services by the Participant to the Employer, which need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant. The Committee may provide in the Agreement for rights upon the occurrence of events specified in the Agreement.

 

Article 7.     RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

 

7.1           Grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. Subject to provisions of the Plan, the Committee may from time to time grant Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) to Participants. Awards of Restricted Stock and RSUs may be made either alone or in addition to or in tandem with other Awards granted under the Plan.

 

7.2           Agreement. The Restricted Stock or RSU Agreement shall set forth the terms of the Award, as determined by the Committee, including, without limitation, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock or the number of RSUs granted; the purchase price, if any, to be paid for such Restricted Stock or RSUs, which may be equal to or less than Fair Market Value of a Share and may be zero, subject to such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law; the restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock or RSU, the length of the Restriction Period and any circumstances that will shorten or terminate the Restriction Period; and rights of the Participant to vote the Shares during the Restriction Period. The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine and specify in each RSU Agreement whether the RSUs will be settled in the form of all cash, all Shares, or any combination thereof. Unless and to the extent the Committee specifies otherwise, such settlement will be in the form of Shares.

 

7.3           Certificates. Upon an Award of Restricted Stock to a Participant and/or the vesting of RSUs, Shares shall be registered in the Participant’s name. Certificates, if issued, may either (i) be held in custody by the Company until the Restriction Period (if any) expires or until restrictions thereon otherwise lapse, and/or (ii) be issued to the Participant and registered in the name of the Participant, bearing an appropriate restrictive legend and remaining subject to appropriate stop-transfer orders. If required by the Committee, the Participant shall deliver to the Company one or more stock powers endorsed in blank relating to the Restricted Stock. If and when the Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Restricted Stock subject to such Restriction Period or RSUs, unrestricted certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to the Participant or registered in the Participant’s name on the Company’s or transfer agent’s records; provided, however, that the Committee may cause such legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates as it may deem advisable under the terms of the Plan and the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and any applicable federal or state law. Concurrently with the lapse of any risk of forfeiture applicable to the Restricted Stock, the Participant shall be required to pay to the Company an amount necessary to satisfy any applicable federal, state and local tax requirements as set out in Article 14 below.

 

 

7.4           Shareholder Rights; Dividends and Other Distributions. Except as provided in this Article 7 or in the applicable Agreement, a Participant who receives a Restricted Stock Award shall have (during and after the Restriction Period), with respect to such Restricted Stock Award, all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the Shares and the right to receive dividends and other distributions to the extent, if any, such Shares possess such rights; provided, however, that (i) any dividends and other distributions payable on such Shares of Restricted Stock during the Restriction Period shall be either automatically reinvested in additional Shares of Restricted Stock or paid to the Company for the account of the Participant, in either case subject to the same restrictions on vesting as the underlying Award, and (ii) all terms and conditions for payment of such dividends and other distributions shall be included in the Agreement related to the Award and shall, to the extent required, comply with the requirements of Code section 409A. The Committee shall determine whether interest shall be paid on such amounts, the rate of any such interest, and the other terms applicable to such amounts (provided again that all such terms shall, to the extent required, comply with Code section 409A). A Participant receiving a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not possess voting rights and shall accrue dividend equivalents on the Shares subject to the RSU only to the extent provided in the Agreement relating to the Award; provided, however, that (A) any dividend equivalents payable on such Restricted Stock Unit Award shall be subject to the same restrictions on vesting as the underlying Award, and (B) all terms and conditions for payment of such dividend equivalents shall be included in the Agreement related to the Award and shall, to the extent required, comply with the requirements of Code section 409A.

 

Article 8.     PERFORMANCE SHARES AND PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS

 

8.1           Grant of Performance Shares and Performance Share Units. The Committee may grant Performance Shares and Performance Share Units to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time, as the Committee shall determine.

 

8.2           Agreement. The Performance Share or Performance Share Unit Agreement shall set forth the terms of the Award, as determined by the Committee, including, without limitation, the number of Performance Shares or Performance Share Units granted; the purchase price, if any, to be paid for such Performance Shares or Performance Share Units, which may be equal to or less than Fair Market Value of a Share and may be zero, subject to such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law; the performance objectives applicable to the Performance Shares or Performance Share Units as determined pursuant to Article 10; and any additional restrictions applicable to the Performance Shares or Performance Share Units such as continued service. The Committee shall have sole discretion to determine and specify in each Performance Share or Performance Share Unit Agreement whether the Award will be settled in the form of all cash, all Shares, Other Company Securities, or any combination thereof. Unless and to the extent the Committee specifies otherwise, such settlement will be in the form of Shares. Any such Shares may be granted subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee.

 

 

8.3           Value of Performance Shares and Performance Share Units. Each Performance Share shall have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Each Performance Share Unit shall have an initial value that is established by the Committee at the time of grant. In addition to any non-performance terms applicable to the Award, the Committee shall set performance objectives in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number and/or value of Performance Shares, Performance Share Units or both (as applicable) that will be paid out to the Participant. For purposes of this Article 8, the time period during which the performance objectives must be met shall be called a “Performance Period.”

 

8.4           Earning of Performance Shares and Performance Share Units. Subject to the terms of this Plan, after the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of the Performance Shares or Performance Share Units shall be entitled to receive a payout of the number and value of Performance Shares or Performance Share Units, as applicable, earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, if any, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance objectives have been achieved and any applicable non-performance terms have been met.

 

8.5           Shareholder Rights; Dividends and Other Distributions. A Participant receiving Performance Shares or Performance Share Units shall not possess voting rights. A Participant receiving Performance Shares or Performance Share Units or any other Award that is subject to performance conditions shall accrue dividend equivalents on such Award only to the extent provided in the Agreement relating to the Award; provided, however, that (i) any dividend equivalents payable on Shares subject to such Performance Shares or Performance Share Units shall be subject to the same restrictions on vesting as the underlying Award, and (ii) all terms and conditions for payment of such dividend equivalents shall be included in the Agreement related to the Award and shall, to the extent required, comply with the requirements of Code section 409A.

 

Article 9.     OTHER AWARDS

 

The Committee shall have the authority to specify the terms and provisions of other forms of equity-based, equity-related or cash awards not described in Articles 5 through 8 of this Plan that the Committee determines to be consistent with the purpose of the Plan and the interests of the Company (“Other Awards”). Other Awards may provide for (a) cash payments based in whole or in part on the value or future value of Shares, (b) the issuance or future issuance of Shares, (c) cash payments that are not based on the value or future value of Shares, or (d) any combination of the foregoing. A Participant receiving an Other Award (except an Other Award described in (c) above) may accrue dividend equivalents on such Award to the extent provided in the Agreement relating to the Award; provided, however, that (i) that any dividend equivalents payable on such Other Award shall be subject to the same restrictions on vesting as the underlying Award, and (ii) all terms and conditions for payment of such dividend equivalents shall be included in the Agreement related to the Award and shall, to the extent required, comply with the requirements of Code section 409A.

 

Article 10.     PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 

10.1         In General. The Committee may, in its discretion, include performance objectives in any Award. The Committee may provide for a threshold level of performance below which no amount of compensation will be paid, and it may provide for the payment of differing amounts of compensation for different levels of performance.

 

 

10.2         Definitions of Performance Objectives. If the Committee makes an Award subject to a particular performance objective, the Committee shall adopt or confirm a written definition of that performance objective at the time the performance objective is established.

 

10.3         Determinations of Performance. For each Award that has been made subject to a performance objective for a Performance Period, the Committee shall determine whether the performance objective has been satisfied as soon as administratively practicable following the close of the Performance Period. If a performance objective applicable for a Performance Period is not achieved, the Committee in its sole discretion may pay all or a portion of that Award based on such criteria as the Committee deems appropriate.

 

10.4         Adjustments and Exclusions. In determining whether and to what extent any performance objective has been achieved, the Committee may exclude any or all items that are unusual or non-recurring. In addition, the Committee may adjust any performance objective for a Performance Period as it deems equitable to recognize unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Employer, changes in tax laws or regulations or accounting procedures, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, or any other factors as the Committee may determine. To the extent that a performance objective is based on the price of the Company’s common stock, then in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company, any merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets (other than a normal cash dividend), issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities or any other corporate transaction having an effect similar to any of the foregoing, the Committee shall make or provide for such adjustments in such performance objective as the Committee in its sole discretion may in good faith determine to be equitably required in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of participants.

 

Article 11.     TERMINATION OF SERVICE OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

 

11.1         Termination of Service. If a Participant ceases to be an Employee of, or to otherwise perform services for, the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason, then except to the extent provided otherwise in the applicable Agreement, (i) all of the Participant’s Options and SARs that were exercisable on the date of such cessation shall remain exercisable for, and shall otherwise terminate at the end of, a period of three months after the date of such cessation, but in no event after the expiration date of the Options or SARs, (ii) all of the Participant’s Options and SARs that were not exercisable on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately upon such cessation, and (iii) all of the Participant’s Restricted Stock, RSUs, Performance Shares, Performance Share Units and Other Awards that were not vested on the date of such cessation shall be forfeited immediately upon such cessation. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article 11, the following special rules shall apply.

 

(a)            The Committee may, in its sole discretion and in such manner as it may from time to time prescribe (including, but not by way of limitation, in granting an Award or in an individual employment agreement, severance plan or individual severance agreement), provide that a Participant shall be eligible for a full or prorated Award in the event of a cessation of the Participant’s service relationship with the Employer due to death, disability, involuntary termination without cause or resignation for good reason. With respect to Awards that are subject to one or more performance objectives, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that any such full or prorated Award will be paid prior to when any or all such performance objectives are certified (or without regard to whether they are certified) in the event of a cessation of the Participant’s service relationship with the employer due to death, disability, involuntary termination without cause or resignation for good reason.

 

 

(b)           The Committee may, in its sole discretion, and to the extent applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Code section 409A, determine (i) whether any bona fide leave of absence (including short-term or long-term disability or medical leave) shall constitute a termination of service for purposes of this Plan, and (ii) the impact, if any, of any such leave on outstanding Awards under the Plan.

 

11.2         Effect of Change in Control.     In the event that there occurs a Change in Control, the following provision shall apply to a Participant’s Awards, unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award Agreement or employment, severance or other agreement with the Participant:

 

(a)           In the case of an Award, all forfeiture conditions and other restrictions applicable to such Award shall lapse and such Award shall be fully payable as of the effective date of the Change in Control without regard to vesting or other conditions, and any such Award carrying a right to exercise that was not previously vested and exercisable shall become fully vested and exercisable as of the effective date of the Change in Control

 

Article 12.     BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

 

To the extent permitted by the Committee, each Participant may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any vested but unpaid Award is to be paid in case of the Participant’s death. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company or its designee during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s spouse, and if the Participant has no surviving spouse, to the Participant’s estate.

 

Article 13.     WITHHOLDING TAXES

 

13.1         Tax Withholding. The Employer shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Employer, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of or in connection with this Plan or any Award. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver Shares, to release Shares from an escrow, or to make any payment in cash under the Plan until the Employer’s tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Participant.

 

13.2         Share Withholding. The Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to deduct from the Shares issuable to a Participant upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of an Award, or to accept from the Participant the tender of, a number of whole Shares having a Fair Market Value, as determined by the Company, equal to all or any part of the tax withholding obligations of the Employer. The Fair Market Value of any Shares withheld or tendered to satisfy any such tax withholding obligations shall not exceed the total federal, state and local tax withholding obligations and shall be limited to an amount that permits the Company to treat the Award as an equity award for accounting purposes (if such equity treatment would otherwise apply).

 

 

Article 14.     AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

14.1         Amendment or Termination of Plan. The Committee may at any time terminate and from time to time amend the Plan in whole or in part, but no such action shall materially adversely affect any rights or obligations with respect to any Awards previously granted under the Plan, as determined by the Committee, unless such action is necessary to achieve compliance with applicable law or any exchange requirements or listing standards applicable to the Stock, or unless the affected Participants consent in writing. To the extent required by Code section 422 or other applicable law, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the shareholders of the Company.

 

14.2         Amendment of Agreement. The Committee may, at any time, amend any outstanding Agreement in its discretion to the extent the Committee determines that such amendment is necessary to achieve compliance with applicable law or any exchange requirements or listing standards, including but not limited to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the guidance thereunder. The Committee may, at any time, amend outstanding Agreements in any other manner not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan; provided, however, except as provided in this Article 15, if such amendment is materially adverse to the Participant, as determined by the Committee, the amendment shall not be effective unless and until the Participant consents, in writing, to such amendment. To the extent not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, the Committee may, at any time, amend an outstanding Agreement in a manner that is not materially adverse to the Participant without the consent of such Participant.

 

14.3         Assumption or Cancellation of Awards Upon a Corporate Transaction.

 

(a)           In the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets or stock of the Company, the merger of the Company with or into another corporation such that shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the merger exchange their shares of stock in the Company for cash and/or shares of another entity or any other Change in Control or corporate transaction to which the Committee deems this provision applicable (any such event is referred to as a “Corporate Transaction”), the Committee may, in its discretion, cause each Award to be assumed or for an equivalent Award to be substituted by the successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation and adjusted as appropriate.

 

(b)           In addition or in the alternative, the Committee, in its discretion, may cancel all or certain types of outstanding Awards at or immediately prior to the time of the Corporate Transaction provided that the Committee either (i) provides that the Participant is entitled to a payment (in cash or shares) equal to the value of the portion of the Award that would be vested upon the Corporate Transaction, as determined below and to the extent there is any such value, or (ii) at least 15 days prior to the Corporate Transaction (or, if not feasible to provide 15 days’ notice, within a reasonable period prior to the Corporate Transaction), notifies the Participant that, subject to rescission if the Corporate Transaction is not successfully completed within a certain period, the Award will be terminated and, if the Award is an Option, SAR or similar right, provides the Participant the right to exercise the portion of the Option, SAR or similar right that would be vested upon the Corporate Transaction prior to the Corporate Transaction.

 

 

(c)           For purposes of this provision, the value of the Award that would be vested upon the Corporate Transaction shall be measured as of the date of the Corporate Transaction and shall equal the value of the cash, Shares or other property that would be payable to the Participant for such vested Award (or, if the Award is an Option, SAR or similar right, upon exercise of the vested Award) less the amount of any payment required to be tendered by the Participant upon such exercise. The Committee may adopt such valuation methodologies for outstanding Awards as it deems reasonable in the event of a cash settlement and, in the case of Options, SARs or similar rights, but without limitation on other methodologies, may base such settlement solely upon the excess (if any) of the per share amount payable upon or in respect of such event over the exercise price of such Option, SAR or similar right and may cancel each Option, SAR or similar right with an exercise price greater than the per share amount payable upon or in respect of such event without any payment to the person holding such Option, SAR or similar right. For example, under this provision, in connection with a Corporate Transaction, the Committee can cancel all outstanding Options under the Plan in consideration for payment to the holders thereof of an amount equal to the portion of the consideration that would have been payable to such holders pursuant to the Corporate Transaction if their vested Options had been fully exercised immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, less the aggregate Option Exercise Price that would have been payable therefor, or if the amount that would have been payable to the Option holders pursuant to such Corporate Transaction if their vested Options had been fully exercised immediately prior thereto would be less than the aggregate Option Exercise Price that would have been payable therefor, the Committee can cancel any or all such Options for no consideration or payment of any kind. Payment of any amount payable pursuant to this cancellation provision may be made in cash or, in the event that the consideration to be received in such transaction includes securities or other property, in cash and/or securities or other property in the Committee’s discretion.

 

Article 15.     MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

15.1         Restrictions on Shares. If the Committee determines that the listing, registration or qualification upon any securities exchange or under any law of Shares subject to any Award is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of same or the issue or purchase of Shares thereunder, no such Award may be exercised in whole or in part (as applicable), no such Award may be paid out (as applicable) and no Shares may be issued pursuant to such Award (as applicable) unless such listing, registration or qualification is effected free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any listing standards applicable to the Stock and any applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. In making such determination, the Committee may rely upon an opinion of counsel for the Company.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no liability to deliver any Shares under the Plan or make any other distribution of the benefits under the Plan unless such delivery or distribution would comply with all applicable state, federal and foreign laws (including, without limitation and if applicable, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933), and any applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.

 

 

15.2         Rights of a Shareholder. Except as provided otherwise in the Plan or in an Agreement, no Participant awarded an Option, SAR, RSU, Performance Share, Performance Share Unit or Other Award shall have any right as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by such Award prior to the date of issuance to him or her or his or her delegate of a certificate or certificates for such Shares or the date the Participant’s name is registered on the Company’s books as the shareholder of record with respect to such Shares.

 

15.3         Shareholders’ Agreement. The Company may, prior to delivery of Shares to the Participant and as a condition to grant or exercise of any Award, require the Participant to agree in writing to be bound by the terms, conditions and restrictions of any Shareholders Agreement in effect as of the time such Shares would be delivered or as of any preceding date.

 

15.4         Transferability. No ISO granted under the Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than upon the Participant’s death, to a beneficiary in accordance with Article 12 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Unless the Committee determines otherwise consistent with securities and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, (i) no Award granted under the Plan shall be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by a Participant other than upon the Participant’s death, to a beneficiary in accordance with Article 12 or by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and (ii) each Option and SAR outstanding to a Participant may be exercised during the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative (provided that Incentive Stock Options may be exercised by such guardian or legal representative only if permitted by the Code and any regulations promulgated thereunder).

 

15.5         No Fractional Shares. Unless provided otherwise in the Agreement applicable to an Award, no fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award and any fractional Share otherwise payable pursuant to an Award shall be forfeited or paid in cash as determined by the Committee, in its discretion.

 

15.6         No Implied Rights. Neither the adoption and maintenance of the Plan, nor the granting of Awards pursuant to the Plan, shall be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between the Employer and any Employee or to be a condition of the employment of any Person. Nothing in the Plan or any Agreement shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Employer or interfere in any way with the right of the Employer to terminate the Participant’s employment or other service relationship at any time and for any reason. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, no Award granted under the Plan shall be deemed salary or compensation for the purpose of computing benefits under any employee benefit plan, severance program, or other arrangement of the Employer for the benefit of its employees. No Participant shall have any claim to an Award until it is actually granted under the Plan. An Award of any type made in any one year to an eligible Participant shall neither guarantee nor preclude a further grant of that or any other type of Award to such Participant in that year or any subsequent year. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such right shall, except as otherwise provided by the Committee, be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company.

 

15.7         Transfer of Employee. The transfer of an Employee from the Company to a Subsidiary, from a Subsidiary to the Company, or from one Subsidiary to another shall not be considered a termination of employment; nor shall it be considered a termination of employment if an Employee is placed on military, disability or sick leave or such other leave of absence which is considered by the Committee as continuing intact the employment relationship. If an Employee’s employment or other service relationship is with a Subsidiary and that entity ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company, a termination of employment shall be deemed to have occurred when the entity ceases to be a Subsidiary unless the Employee transfers his or her employment or other service relationship to the Company or its remaining Subsidiaries.

 

 

15.8         Expenses of the Plan. The expenses of the Plan shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or make any other segregation of assets to assume the payment of any Award under the Plan.

 

15.9         Compliance with Laws. The Plan and the grant of Awards shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and to such approvals by any United States government or regulatory agency as may be required.

 

15.10       Successors. The terms of the Plan and outstanding Awards shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

15.11       Tax Elections. Each Participant agrees to give the Committee prompt written notice of any election made by such Participant under Code section 83(b) or any similar provision thereof. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Committee may condition any award on the Participant’s not making an election under Code section 83(b).

 

15.12       Uncertificated Shares. To the extent that the Plan provides for issuance of certificates to reflect the transfer of Shares, the transfer of such Shares may be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which Shares are traded.

 

15.13       Compliance with Code Section 409A. It is intended that the payments and benefits provided under the Plan and any Award or Agreement reflecting an Award shall either be exempt from the application of, or comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in a manner that effects such intent. Nevertheless, the tax treatment of benefits provided under the Plan or any Award is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company or its Subsidiaries nor their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers (other than in his or her capacity as a Participant) shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by any Participant or other taxpayers as a result of the Plan or any Award.

 

15.14       Legal Construction.

 

(a)           If any provision of this Plan or an Agreement is or becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or any Agreement under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Agreement, it shall be stricken and the remainder of the Plan or the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

(b)           Where the context admits, words in any gender shall include the other gender, words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular.

 

(c)           To the extent not preempted by federal law, the Plan and all Agreements hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law provisions. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Agreement, the recipient of an Award is deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Federal and state courts of Delaware to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to the Plan or such Agreement.

 

 

15.15       Cancellation or “Clawback” of Awards.  The Committee may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and stock exchange rules or by any applicable Company policy or arrangement, and shall, to the extent required, cancel or require reimbursement of any Awards granted to a Participant or any Shares issued or cash received upon vesting, exercise or settlement of any such Awards or sale of Shares underlying such Awards.

 

 

Exhibit 10.11

 

FORM OF SUBORDINATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SUBORDINATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of September 24, 2020, and is made by and among Orange County Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the several purchasers of the Subordinated Notes (as defined herein) identified on the signature pages hereto (each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Purchasers purchase from the Company up to $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes, which aggregate amount is intended to qualify as Tier 2 Capital (as defined herein).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has engaged Piper Sandler & Co., as its exclusive placement agent (“Placement Agent”) for the offering of the Subordinated Notes.

 

WHEREAS, each of the Purchasers is an institutional “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or a QIB (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, the offer and sale of the Subordinated Notes by the Company is being made in reliance upon the exemptions from registration available under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

WHEREAS, each Purchaser is willing to purchase from the Company a Subordinated Note in the principal amount set forth on such Purchaser’s respective signature page hereto (the “Subordinated Note Amount”) in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance on, the recitals, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein and in the Subordinated Notes.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.

DEFINITIONS.

 

1.1          Defined Terms. The following capitalized terms used in this Agreement and in the Subordinated Notes have the meanings defined or referenced below. Certain other capitalized terms used only in specific sections of this Agreement may be defined in such sections.

 

“Affiliate(s)” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s immediate family members, partners, members or parent and subsidiary corporations, and any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with said Person and their respective Affiliates.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

“Bank” means Orange Bank & Trust Company, a New York-chartered trust company, and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are permitted or required by any applicable law or executive order to close.

 

“Bylaws” means the Bylaws of the Company, as in effect on the Closing Date.

 

“Charter” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect on the Closing Date.

 

“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

 

“Closing Date” means September 24, 2020.

 

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto and shall include any successors to the Company.

 

“Company Covered Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.4.

 

“Company’s Reports” means (i) audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2019; (ii) the unaudited financial statements of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2020; and (iii) the Company’s reports for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the period ended June 30, 2020 as filed with the FRB as required by regulations of the FRB.

 

“Disbursement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

“Disqualification Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.4.

 

“DTC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

“Equity Interest” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person which is not a corporation, and any and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase any of the foregoing.

 

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in the Subordinated Notes.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

“FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America.

 

“Global Note” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

“Governmental Agency(ies)” means, individually or collectively, any federal, state, county or local governmental department, commission, board, regulatory authority or agency (including, without limitation, each applicable Regulatory Agency) with jurisdiction over the Company or a Subsidiary.

 

“Governmental Licenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

 

 

“Hazardous Materials” means flammable explosives, asbestos, urea formaldehyde insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes, toxic or contaminated substances or similar materials, including, without limitation, any substances which are “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials” or “toxic substances” under the Hazardous Materials Laws and/or other applicable environmental laws, ordinances or regulations.

 

“Hazardous Materials Laws” mean any laws, regulations, permits, licenses or requirements pertaining to the protection, preservation, conservation or regulation of the environment which relates to real property, including: the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986), 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 651, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.; the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.; and all comparable state and local laws, laws of other jurisdictions or orders and regulations.

 

“Indebtedness” means: (i) all items arising from the borrowing of money that, according to GAAP as in effect from time to time, would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company; and (ii) all obligations secured by any lien in property owned by the Company or any Subsidiary whether or not such obligations shall have been assumed; provided, however, Indebtedness shall not include deposits or other Indebtedness created, incurred or maintained in the ordinary course of the Company’s or the Bank’s business (including, without limitation, federal funds purchased, advances from any Federal Home Loan Bank, secured deposits of municipalities, letters of credit issued by the Company or the Bank and repurchase arrangements) and consistent with customary banking practices and applicable laws and regulations.

 

“Leases” means all leases, licenses or other documents providing for the use or occupancy of any portion of any Property, including all amendments, extensions, renewals, supplements, modifications, sublets and assignments thereof and all separate letters or separate agreements relating thereto.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any Person, any change or effect that (i) is or would be reasonably likely to be material and adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or business of such Person, or (ii) would materially impair the ability of such Person to perform its respective obligations under any of the Transaction Documents, or otherwise materially impede the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that “Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to include the impact of (1) changes in banking and similar laws, rules or regulations of general applicability or interpretations thereof by Governmental Agencies, (2) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to financial institutions and their holding companies generally, (3) changes after the date of this Agreement in general economic or capital market conditions affecting financial institutions or their market prices generally and not specifically related to the Company, the Bank or the Purchasers, (4) direct effects of compliance with this Agreement on the operating performance of the Company, the Bank or the Purchasers, including expenses incurred by the Company, the Bank or the Purchasers in consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (5) the effects of any action or omission taken by the Company with the prior written consent of the Purchasers, and vice versa, or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement and the Subordinated Notes, and (6) the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that do not disproportionately affect the operations or business of the Company and its Subsidiaries in comparison to other banking institutions with similar operations.

 

 

“Maturity Date” means September 30, 2030.

 

“Person” means an individual, a corporation (whether or not for profit), a partnership, a limited liability company, a joint venture, an association, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a government or any department or agency thereof (including a Governmental Agency) or any other entity or organization.

 

“Placement Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

“Property” means any real property owned or leased by the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Company.

 

“Purchaser” or “Purchasers” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

“QIB” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.

 

“Regulation D” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

“Regulatory Agency” means any federal or state agency charged with the supervision or regulation of depository institutions or holding companies of depository institutions, or engaged in the insurance of depository institution deposits, or any court, administrative agency or commission or other authority, body or agency having supervisory or regulatory authority with respect to the Company, the Bank or any of their Subsidiaries.

 

“Secondary Market Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.

 

“Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

“Subordinated Note” means the Subordinated Note (or collectively, the “Subordinated Notes”) in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, as amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, and each Subordinated Note delivered in substitution or exchange for such Subordinated Note.

 

“Subordinated Note Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

“Subsidiary” means with respect to any Person, any corporation or entity (other than a trust) in which a majority of the outstanding Equity Interest is directly or indirectly owned by such Person.

 

“Tier 2 Capital” has the meaning given to the term “Tier 2 capital” in 12 C.F.R. Part 217, as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time or any replacement thereof.

 

“Tier 2 Capital Event” has the meaning set forth in the Subordinated Notes.

 

“Transaction Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1.1.

 

1.2         Interpretations. The foregoing definitions are equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The word “including” when used in this Agreement without the phrase “without limitation,” shall mean “including, without limitation.” All references to time of day herein are references to Eastern Time unless otherwise specifically provided. All references to this Agreement and Subordinated Notes shall be deemed to be to such documents as amended, modified or restated from time to time. With respect to any reference in this Agreement to any defined term, (i) if such defined term refers to a Person, then it shall also mean all heirs, legal representatives and permitted successors and assigns of such Person, and (ii) if such defined term refers to a document, instrument or agreement, then it shall also include any amendment, replacement, extension or other modification thereof.

 

 

1.3

Exhibits Incorporated. All Exhibits attached are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.

 

2.

SUBORDINATED DEBT.

 

2.1         Certain Terms. Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the Company proposes to issue and sell to the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate of the Subordinated Note Amounts. The Purchasers, severally and not jointly, each agree to purchase the Subordinated Notes from the Company on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of, and subject to the conditions and provisions set forth in, this Agreement and the Subordinated Notes. The Subordinated Note Amounts shall be disbursed in accordance with Section 3.1. The Subordinated Notes shall bear interest per annum as set forth in the Subordinated Notes. The unpaid principal balance of the Subordinated Notes plus all accrued but unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date, or such earlier date on which such amount shall become due and payable on account of (i) acceleration by the Purchasers in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Notes and this Agreement or (ii) the Company’s delivery of a notice of redemption or repayment in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Notes.

 

2.2          Subordination. The Subordinated Notes shall be subordinated in accordance with the subordination provisions set forth therein.

 

2.3          Maturity Date. On the Maturity Date, all sums due and owing under this Agreement and the Subordinated Notes shall be repaid in full. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchasers have not made any commitments, either express or implied, to extend the terms of the Subordinated Notes past their Maturity Date, and shall not extend such terms beyond the Maturity Date unless the Company and the Purchasers hereafter specifically otherwise agree in writing.

 

2.4          Unsecured Obligations. The obligations of the Company to the Purchasers under the Subordinated Notes shall be unsecured.

 

2.5          The Closing. The closing of the sale and purchase of the Subordinated Notes (the “Closing”) shall occur at the offices of the Company at 10:00 a.m. (local time) on the Closing Date, or at such other place or time or on such other date as the parties hereto may agree.

 

2.6          Payments. The Company agrees that matters concerning payments and application of payments shall be as set forth in this Agreement and in the Subordinated Notes.

 

2.7          No Right of Offset. Each Purchaser hereby expressly waives any right of offset it may have against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

2.8          Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of Subordinated Notes for general corporate purposes, including to support organic growth and potential stock repurchases.

 

3.

DISBURSEMENT.

 

3.1          Disbursement. On the Closing Date, assuming all of the terms and conditions set forth in Section 3.2 have been satisfied by the Company and the Company has executed and delivered to each of the Purchasers this Agreement and such Purchaser’s Subordinated Note and any other related documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, each Purchaser shall disburse in immediately available funds the Subordinated Note Amount set forth on each Purchaser’s respective signature page hereto to the Company in exchange for an electronic securities entitlement through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) with a principal amount equal to such Subordinated Note Amount (the “Disbursement”). The Company will deliver to the Trustee a global certificate (the “Global Note”) representing the Subordinated Notes, registered in the name of “Cede & Co.” as nominee for DTC.

 

 

3.2

Conditions Precedent to Disbursement.

 

3.2.1       Conditions to the Purchasers’ Obligation. The obligation of each Purchaser to consummate the purchase of the Subordinated Notes to be purchased by them at Closing and to effect the Disbursement is subject to delivery by or at the direction of the Company to such Purchaser each of the following (or written waiver by such Purchaser prior to the Closing of such delivery):

 

3.2.1.1     Transaction Documents. This Agreement and the Global Note (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), each duly authorized and executed by the Company.

 

3.2.1.2

Authority Documents.

 

(a)          A copy, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, of the Charter of the Company;

 

(b)          A certificate of existence of the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

 

(c)          A copy, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, of the Bylaws of the Company;

 

(d)         A copy, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company, of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Company, and any committee thereof, authorizing the issuance of the Subordinated Notes and the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents;

 

(e)          An incumbency certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying the names of the officer or officers of the Company authorized to sign the Transaction Documents and the other documents provided for in this Agreement; and

 

(f)           The opinion of Luse Gorman, PC, counsel to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form set forth at Exhibit B attached hereto addressed to the Purchasers and Placement Agent.

 

3.2.1.3    Other Documents. Such other certificates, affidavits, schedules, resolutions, notes and/or other documents which are provided for hereunder or as a Purchaser may reasonably request.

 

3.2.1.4    Aggregate Investments. Prior to, or contemporaneously with the Closing, each Purchaser shall have actually subscribed for the Subordinated Note Amount set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page.

 

 

3.2.2

Conditions to the Company’s Obligation.

 

3.2.2.1    With respect to a given Purchaser, the obligation of the Company to consummate the sale of the Subordinated Notes and to effect the Closing is subject to delivery by or at the direction of such Purchaser to the Company of this Agreement, duly authorized and executed by such Purchaser.

 

4.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY.

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser as follows:

 

4.1

Organization and Authority.

 

4.1.1

Organization Matters of the Company and Its Subsidiaries.

 

4.1.1.1     The Company is a duly organized corporation, is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to conduct its business and activities as presently conducted, to own its properties, and to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

 

4.1.1.2     Set forth on Schedule 4.1.1.2 are the direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Company. Each Subsidiary of the Company other than the Bank either has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation or limited liability company, or, in the case of the Bank, has been duly chartered and is validly existing as a New York-chartered trust company, in each case in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests in each Subsidiary of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by the Company, directly or through Subsidiaries of the Company, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or claim; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other Equity Interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company were issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any security holder of such Subsidiary of the Company or any other entity.

 

4.1.1.3     The deposit accounts of the Bank are insured by the FDIC up to applicable limits. The Bank has not received any notice or other information indicating that the Bank is not an “insured depository institution” as defined in 12 U.S.C. Section 1813, nor has any event occurred which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the status of the Bank as an FDIC-insured institution.

 

4.1.2       Capital Stock and Related Matters. The Charter of the Company authorizes the Company to issue 15,000,000 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock. As of the date of this Agreement, there are 4,479,338 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding capital stock of the Company has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable. There are, as of the date hereof, no outstanding options, rights, warrants or other agreements or instruments obligating the Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of the capital stock of the Company or obligating the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such agreement or commitment to any Person other than the Company except pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans duly adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

 

4.2

No Impediment to Transactions.

 

4.2.1       Transaction is Legal and Authorized. The issuance of the Subordinated Notes, the borrowing of the aggregate of the Subordinated Note Amount, the execution of the Transaction Documents and compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Transaction Documents are within the corporate and other powers of the Company.

 

4.2.2      Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles.

 

4.2.3      Subordinated Notes. The Subordinated Notes have been duly authorized by the Company and when executed by the Company and issued, delivered to and paid for by the Purchasers in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered, and will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles.

 

4.2.4       Exemption from Registration. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D) in connection with the offer or sale of the Subordinated Notes. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Purchaser set forth in this Agreement, the Subordinated Notes will be issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any Person described in Rule 506(d)(1) (each, a “Company Covered Person”). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Company Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e).

 

4.2.5       No Defaults or Restrictions. Neither the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents nor compliance with their respective terms and conditions will (whether with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) (i) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under: (1) the Charter or Bylaws of the Company; (2) any of the terms, obligations, covenants, conditions or provisions of any corporate restriction or of any contract, agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, bank loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or Bank, as applicable, is now a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or affected; (3) any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any court, arbitrator, grand jury, or Governmental Agency applicable to the Company or the Bank; or (4) any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, except, in the case of items (2), (3) or (4), for such violations and conflicts that would not reasonably be expected to have, singularly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any property or asset of the Company. Neither the Company nor the Bank is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the terms, obligations, covenants, conditions or provisions contained in any indenture or other agreement creating, evidencing or securing Indebtedness of any kind or pursuant to which any such Indebtedness is issued, or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or the Bank, as applicable, is a party or by which the Company or the Bank, as applicable, or any of its properties may be bound or affected, except, in each case, only such defaults that would not reasonably be expected to have, singularly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

 

4.2.6       Governmental Consent. No governmental orders, permissions, consents, approvals or authorizations are required to be obtained by the Company that have not been obtained, and no registrations or declarations are required to be filed by the Company that have not been filed in connection with, or, in contemplation of, the execution and delivery of, and performance under, the Transaction Documents, except for applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or state securities laws or “blue sky” laws of the various states and any applicable federal or state banking laws and regulations.

 

4.3          Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate Governmental Agencies necessary to conduct the business now operated by them except where the failure to possess such Governmental Licenses would not, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or such applicable Subsidiary; the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or such applicable Subsidiary of the Company; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except where the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or such applicable Subsidiary of the Company; and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses.

 

4.4

Financial Condition.

 

4.4.1       Company Financial Statements. The audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2019 (including the related notes, where applicable), which have been provided to the Purchasers (i) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of the Company; (ii) fairly present in all material respects the results of operations, cash flows, changes in stockholders’ equity and financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, for the respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates therein set forth (subject in the case of unaudited statements to recurring year-end audit adjustments normal in nature and amount), as applicable; (iii) complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing in all material respects with applicable accounting and banking requirements as applicable, with respect thereto; and (iv) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except, in each case, (x) as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto, (y) for any statement therein or omission therefrom that was corrected, amended, or supplemented or otherwise disclosed or updated in a subsequent Company’s Report, and (z) to the extent that any unaudited interim financial statements do not contain the footnotes required by GAAP, and were or are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, which were not or are not expected to be material in amount, either individually or in the aggregate. The books and records of the Company have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements. The Company does not have any material liability of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due), except for those liabilities that are reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company contained in the Company’s Reports for the Company’s most recently completed quarterly or annual fiscal period, as applicable, and for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

 

4.4.2       Absence of Default. Since the end of the Company’s last fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, no event has occurred which either of itself or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both, would give any creditor of the Company the right to accelerate the maturity of any material Indebtedness of the Company. The Company is not in default under any other Lease, agreement or instrument, or any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, injunction, decree, determination or award, except where non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

4.4.3       Solvency. After giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company has capital sufficient to carry on its business and transactions and is solvent and able to pay its debts as they mature. No transfer of property is being made and no Indebtedness is being incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

4.4.4       Ownership of Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title as to all real property owned by it and good title to all assets and properties owned by the Company and such Subsidiary in the conduct of its businesses, whether such assets and properties are real or personal, tangible or intangible, including assets and property reflected in the most recent balance sheet contained in the Company’s Reports or acquired subsequent thereto (except to the extent that such assets and properties have been disposed of in the ordinary course of business, since the date of such balance sheet), subject to no encumbrances, liens, mortgages, security interests or pledges, except (i) those items which secure liabilities for public or statutory obligations or any discount with, borrowing from or other obligations to the Federal Home Loan Bank, inter-bank credit facilities, reverse repurchase agreements or any transaction by the Bank acting in a fiduciary capacity, (ii) statutory liens for amounts not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith and (iii) such as do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries, as lessee, has the right under valid and existing Leases of real and personal properties that are material to the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, in the conduct of its business to occupy or use all such properties as presently occupied and used by it. Such existing Leases and commitments to Lease constitute or will constitute operating Leases for both tax and financial accounting purposes except as otherwise disclosed in the Company’s Reports and the Lease expense and minimum rental commitments with respect to such Leases and Lease commitments are as disclosed in all material respects in the Company’s Reports.

 

4.5          No Material Adverse Change. Since the end of the Company’s quarter ended June 30, 2020, to the Company’s knowledge, there has been no development or event which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

4.6

Legal Matters.

 

4.6.1       Compliance with Law. Except as previously disclosed, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (i) has complied with and (ii) is not under investigation with respect to, and, to the Company’s knowledge, has not been threatened to be charged with or given any notice of any material violation of any applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any domestic or foreign government, or any instrumentality or agency thereof, having jurisdiction over the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties, except where any such failure to comply or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Except as previously disclosed, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with, and at all times prior to the date hereof has been in compliance with, (x) all statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any domestic or foreign government, or any Governmental Agency, applicable to it, and (y) its own privacy policies and written commitments to customers, consumers and employees, concerning data protection, the privacy and security of personal data, and the nonpublic personal information of its customers, consumers and employees, in each case except where any such failure to comply, would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as previously disclosed, at no time during the two years prior to the date hereof has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received any written notice asserting any violations of any of the foregoing.

 

 

4.6.2       Regulatory Enforcement Actions. Except as previously disclosed, the Company, the Bank and its other Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all laws administered by and regulations of any Governmental Agency applicable to it or to them, the failure to comply with which would have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company, the Bank, the Company’s or the Bank’s Subsidiaries nor any of their officers or directors is now operating under any restrictions, agreements, memoranda, commitment letter, supervisory letter or similar regulatory correspondence, or other commitments (other than restrictions of general application) imposed by any Governmental Agency, nor are, to the Company’s knowledge and except as previously disclosed, (a) any such restrictions threatened, (b) any agreements, memoranda or commitments being sought by any Governmental Agency, or (c) any legal or regulatory violations previously identified by, or penalties or other remedial action previously imposed by, any Governmental Agency remains unresolved.

 

4.6.3       Pending Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings or written agreements pending, or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened or proposed, against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at law or in equity or before or by any federal, state, municipal, or other governmental department, commission, board, or other administrative agency, domestic or foreign, that, either separately or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or affect issuance or payment of the Subordinated Notes; and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or named as subject to the provisions of any order, writ, injunction, or decree of, or any written agreement with, any court, commission, board or agency, domestic or foreign, that either separately or in the aggregate, will have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

4.6.4       Environmental. No Property is or, to the Company’s knowledge, has been a site for the use, generation, manufacture, storage, treatment, release, threatened release, discharge, disposal, transportation or presence of any Hazardous Materials and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in such activities. There are no claims or actions pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Governmental Agency or by any other Person relating to any Hazardous Materials or pursuant to any Hazardous Materials Law.

 

4.6.5       Brokerage Commissions. Except for commissions paid to the Placement Agent, neither the Company nor any Affiliate of the Company is obligated to pay any brokerage commission or finder’s fee to any Person in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

4.6.6       Investment Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

 

4.7          No Misstatement. No information, exhibit, report, schedule or document, when viewed together as a whole, furnished by the Company to the Purchasers in connection with the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading in light of the circumstances when made or furnished to Purchasers and as of the date of this Agreement.

 

4.8          Internal Accounting Controls. The Company, the Bank and each other Subsidiary has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting that pertains to the maintenance of records that accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company’s assets (on a consolidated basis), provides reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that the Company’s and the Bank’s receipts and expenditures and receipts and expenditures of each of the Company’s other Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company management and Board of Directors, and provides reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of assets of the Company on a consolidated basis that could have a Material Adverse Effect. Such internal control over financial reporting is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Since the conclusion of the Company’s last completed fiscal year, there has not been and there currently is not (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting which is reasonably likely to adversely affect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, or (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a role in the Company’s or the Bank’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company (A) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures reasonably designed and maintained to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company by others within the Company and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. Such disclosure controls and procedures are effective for the purposes for which they were established.

 

4.9          Tax Matters. The Company, Bank and each Subsidiary of the Company have (i) filed all material foreign, U.S. federal, state and local tax returns, information returns and similar reports that are required to be filed, and all such tax returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and (ii) paid all material taxes required to be paid by it and any other material assessment, fine or penalty levied against it other than taxes (x) currently payable without penalty or interest, or (y) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

 

4.10       Exempt Offering. To the Company’s knowledge, assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Subordinated Notes by the Company to the Purchasers.

 

4.11       Representations and Warranties Generally. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement or in any other document delivered to the Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and as otherwise specifically provided herein or therein.

 

 

5.

GENERAL COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND AGREEMENTS.

 

The Company hereby further covenants and agrees with each Purchaser as follows:

 

5.1         Compliance with Transaction Documents. The Company shall comply with, observe and timely perform each and every one of the covenants, agreements and obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

5.2          Affiliate Transactions. The Company shall not itself, nor shall it cause, permit or allow any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any material transaction, including, the purchase, sale or exchange of property or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate of the Company except in the ordinary course of business and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the Company’s or such Affiliate’s business and upon terms consistent with applicable laws and regulations and reasonably found by the appropriate board(s) of directors to be fair and reasonable and no less favorable to the Company or such Affiliate than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate.

 

5.3

Compliance with Laws; Other Agreements.

 

5.3.1       Generally. The Company shall comply and cause the Bank and each of its other Subsidiaries to comply in all material respects with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its properties, except, in each case, where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

 

5.3.2       Regulated Activities. The Company shall not itself, nor shall it cause, permit or allow the Bank or any other of its Subsidiaries to (i) engage in any business or activity not permitted by all applicable laws and regulations, except where such business or activity would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, the Bank and/or such of its Subsidiaries or (ii) make any loan or advance secured by the capital stock of another bank or depository institution, or acquire the capital stock, assets or obligations of or any interest in another bank or depository institution, in each case other than in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and safe and sound banking practices.

 

5.3.3      Taxes. The Company shall and shall cause the Bank and any other of its Subsidiaries to promptly pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon the Company, the Bank or any other of its Subsidiaries or upon the income, profits, or property of the Company or any Subsidiary and all claims for labor, material or supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien or charge upon the property of the Company, the Bank or any other of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Company, the Bank or any other of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge or claim, so long as the validity thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, and appropriate reserves therefor shall be maintained on the books of the Company, the Bank and such other Subsidiary.

 

5.3.4       Corporate Existence. The Company shall do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary to maintain, preserve and renew its corporate existence and that of the Bank and the other Subsidiaries and its and their rights and franchises, and comply in all material respects with all related laws applicable to the Company, the Bank or the other Subsidiaries.

 

 

5.3.5       Dividends, Payments, and Guarantees During Event of Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined under the Subordinated Notes), until such Event of Default is cured by the Company or waived by the Noteholders (as defined under the Subordinated Notes) in accordance with Section 18 (Waiver and Consent) of the Subordinated Notes and except as required by any federal or state Governmental Agency, the Company shall not (a) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock; (b) make any payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any of the Company’s Indebtedness that ranks equal with or junior to the Subordinated Notes; or (c) make any payments under any guarantee that ranks equal with or junior to the Subordinated Notes, other than (i) any dividends or distributions in shares of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase shares of, any class of the Company’s common stock; (ii) any declaration of a non-cash dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholders’ rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the future, or the redemption or repurchase of any such rights pursuant thereto; (iii) as a result of a reclassification of the Company’s capital stock or the exchange or conversion of one class or series of the Company’s capital stock for another class or series of the Company’s capital stock; (iv) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged; or (v) purchases of any class of the Company’s common stock related to the issuance of common stock or rights under any benefit plans for the Company’s directors, officers or employees or any of the Company’s dividend reinvestment plans.

 

5.3.6       Tier 2 Capital. If all or any portion of the Subordinated Notes ceases to be deemed to be Tier 2 Capital, other than due to the limitation imposed on the capital treatment of subordinated debt during the five (5) years immediately preceding the Maturity Date of the Subordinated Notes, the Company will immediately notify the Noteholder (as defined in the Subordinated Note), and thereafter the Company and the Noteholder (as defined in the Subordinated Note) will work together in good faith to execute and deliver all agreements as reasonably necessary in order to restructure the applicable portions of the obligations evidenced by the Subordinated Notes to qualify as Tier 2 Capital; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the Company’s right to redeem the Subordinated Notes upon the occurrence of a Tier 2 Capital Event as described in the Subordinated Notes.

 

5.4          Absence of Control. It is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that in no event shall the Purchasers, by reason of any of the Transaction Documents, be deemed to control, directly or indirectly, the Company, and the Purchasers shall not exercise, or be deemed to exercise, directly or indirectly, a controlling influence over the management or policies of the Company.

 

5.5          Secondary Market Transactions. Each Purchaser shall have the right at any time and from time to time to securitize its Subordinated Notes or any portion thereof in a single asset securitization or a pooled loan securitization of rated single or multi-class securities secured by or evidencing ownership interests in the Subordinated Notes (each such securitization is referred to herein as a “Secondary Market Transaction”). In connection with any such Secondary Market Transaction, the Company shall, at the Company’s expense, cooperate with the Purchasers and otherwise reasonably assist the Purchasers in satisfying the market standards to which Purchasers customarily adhere or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by applicable rating agencies in connection with any such Secondary Market Transaction. Subject to any written confidentiality obligation, all information regarding the Company may be furnished, without liability except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct, to any Purchaser and to any Person reasonably deemed necessary by Purchaser in connection with participation in such Secondary Market Transaction. All documents, financial statements, appraisals and other data relevant to the Company or the Subordinated Notes may be retained by any such Person, subject to the terms of any applicable confidentiality agreements.

 

5.6          Bloomberg. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Subordinated Notes to be quoted on Bloomberg L.P.

 

5.7          Rule 144A Information. While any Subordinated Notes remain “restricted securities” within the meaning of the Securities Act, the Company will make available, upon request, to any seller of such Subordinated Notes the information specified in Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act, unless the Company is then subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

5.8         DTC Registration. Upon the request of a holder of a Subordinated Note that is either (a) a Qualified Institutional Buyer, as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (each, a “QIB”), or (b) an institutional “accredited investor,” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Subordinated Notes held by such QIB to be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of DTC or a nominee of DTC. For purposes of clarity and pursuant to (and as further described in) the terms of the Subordinated Notes, any redemption made pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Notes shall be made on a pro rata basis, and, for purposes of a redemption processed through DTC, on a “Pro Rata Pass-Through Distribution of Principal” basis, among all of the Subordinated Notes outstanding at the time thereof.

 

5.9          NRSRO Rating. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain a rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) while any Subordinated Notes remain outstanding.

 

6.	REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE PURCHASERS.

 

Each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company, and covenants with the Company, severally and not jointly, as follows:

 

6.1          Legal Power and Authority. It has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. It is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws its jurisdiction of organization.

 

6.2          Authorization and Execution. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Purchaser, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles.

 

6.3          No Conflicts. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of the Transaction Documents nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated thereby will conflict with, violate, constitute a breach of or a default (whether with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time or both) under (i) its organizational documents, (ii) any agreement to which it is party, (iii) any law applicable to it or (iv) any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award binding upon or affecting it.

 

6.4          Purchase for Investment. It is purchasing the Subordinated Note for its own account and not with a view to distribution and with no present intention of reselling, distributing or otherwise disposing of the same. It has no present or contemplated agreement, undertaking, arrangement, obligation, Indebtedness or commitment providing for, or which is likely to compel, a disposition of the Subordinated Notes in any manner.

 

6.5          Institutional Accredited Investor. It is and will be on the Closing Date (i) an institutional “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and as contemplated by subsections (1), (2), (3) and (7) of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D, and has no less than $5,000,000 in total assets, or (ii) a QIB.

 

 

6.6          Financial and Business Sophistication. It has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Subordinated Notes. It has relied solely upon its own knowledge of, and/or the advice of its own legal, financial or other advisors with regard to, the legal, financial, tax and other considerations involved in deciding to invest in the Subordinated Notes.

 

6.7         Ability to Bear Economic Risk of Investment. It recognizes that an investment in the Subordinated Notes involves substantial risk. It has the ability to bear the economic risk of the prospective investment in the Subordinated Notes, including the ability to hold the Subordinated Notes indefinitely, and further including the ability to bear a complete loss of all of its investment in the Company.

 

6.8          Information. It acknowledges that (i) it is not being provided with the disclosures that would be required if the offer and sale of the Subordinated Notes were registered under the Securities Act, nor is it being provided with any offering circular or prospectus prepared in connection with the offer and sale of the Subordinated Notes; (ii) it has conducted its own examination of the Company and the terms of the Subordinated Notes to the extent it deems necessary to make its decision to invest in the Subordinated Notes; and (iii) it has availed itself of publicly available financial and other information concerning the Company to the extent it deems necessary to make its decision to purchase the Subordinated Notes. It has reviewed the information set forth in the Company’s Reports, the exhibits hereto and the information contained in the data room established by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

6.9          Access to Information. It acknowledges that it and its advisors have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company that have been requested by it or its advisors and have been given the opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive answers from, persons acting on behalf of the Company concerning terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in order to make an informed and voluntary decision to enter into this Agreement.

 

6.10        Investment Decision. It has made its own investment decision based upon its own judgment, due diligence and advice from such advisors as it has deemed necessary and not upon any view expressed by any other Person or entity, including the Placement Agent. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by it or its advisors or representatives, if any, shall modify, amend or affect its right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein. It is not relying upon, and has not relied upon, any advice, statement, representation or warranty made by any Person by or on behalf of the Company, including, without limitation, the Placement Agent, except for the express statements, representations and warranties of the Company made or contained in this Agreement. Furthermore, it acknowledges that (i) the Placement Agent has not performed any due diligence review on behalf of it and (ii) nothing in this Agreement or any other materials presented by or on behalf of the Company to it in connection with the purchase of the Subordinated Notes constitutes legal, tax or investment advice.

 

6.11       Private Placement; No Registration; Restricted Legends. It understands and acknowledges that the Subordinated Notes are being sold by the Company without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from federal and state registration set forth in, respectively, Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Section 18 of the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may be resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only if exemptions from the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws are available to it. It is not subscribing for the Subordinated Notes as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or presented at any seminar or meeting. It further acknowledges and agrees that all certificates or other instruments representing the Subordinated Notes will bear the restrictive legend set forth in the form of Subordinated Note. It further acknowledges its primary responsibilities under the Securities Act and, accordingly, will not sell or otherwise transfer the Subordinated Notes or any interest therein without complying with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and the requirements set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

6.12       Placement Agent. It will purchase the Subordinated Note(s) directly from the Company and not from the Placement Agent and understands that neither the Placement Agent nor any other broker or dealer has any obligation to make a market in the Subordinated Notes.

 

6.13       Tier 2 Capital. If the Company provides notice as contemplated in Section 5.3.6 of the occurrence of the event contemplated in such section, thereafter the Company and the Purchasers will work together in good faith to execute and deliver all agreements as reasonably necessary in order to restructure the applicable portions of the obligations evidenced by the Subordinated Notes to qualify as Tier 2 Capital; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the Company’s right to redeem the Subordinated Notes upon the occurrence of a Tier 2 Capital Event as described in the Subordinated Notes.

 

6.14       Accuracy of Representations. It understands that each of the Placement Agent and the Company are relying upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations, acknowledgements and agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

6.15       Representations and Warranties Generally. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and will be true and correct as of the Closing Date and as otherwise specifically provided herein. Any certificate signed by a duly authorized representative of the Purchaser and delivered to the Company or to counsel for the Company shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Purchaser to the Company as to the matters set forth therein.

 

7.

MISCELLANEOUS.

 

7.1          Prohibition on Assignment by the Company. Except as described in Section 9(b) (Merger or Sale of Assets) of the Subordinated Notes, the Company may not assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or the Subordinated Notes without the prior written consent of all the Noteholders (as defined in the Subordinated Note). In addition, in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Notes, any transfer of such Subordinated Notes by the Noteholders (as defined in the Subordinated Note) must be made in accordance with the Assignment Form attached thereto and the requirements and restrictions thereof.

 

7.2

Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence for this Agreement.

 

 

7.3          Waiver or Amendment. Except as may apply to any particular waiving or consenting Noteholder, no waiver or amendment of any term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement herein or in the Subordinated Notes shall be effective except with the consent of at least fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate principal amount (excluding any Subordinated Notes held by the Company or any of its Affiliates) of the Subordinated Notes at the time outstanding; provided, however, that without the consent of each holder of an affected Subordinated Note, no such amendment or waiver may: (i) reduce the principal amount of the Subordinated Note; (ii) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Subordinated Note; (iii) extend the maturity of any Subordinated Note; (iv) change the currency in which payment of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the Subordinated Notes are to be made; (v) lower the percentage of aggregate principal amount of outstanding Subordinated Notes required to approve any amendment of this Agreement or the Subordinated Notes; (vi) make any changes to Section 4(c) (Partial Redemption), Section 6 (Events of Default; Acceleration), Section 7 (Failure to Make Payments), Section 16 (Priority), or Section 18 (Waiver and Consent) of the Subordinated Notes that adversely affects the rights of any holder of a Subordinated Note; (vii) make any changes to this Section 7.3 (Waiver or Amendment) that adversely affects the rights of any holder of a Subordinated Note; or (viii) disproportionately affect the rights of any of the holders of the then outstanding Subordinated Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may amend or supplement the Subordinated Notes without the consent of the holders of the Subordinated Notes to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or to provide for uncertificated Subordinated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Subordinated Notes, or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of any of the Subordinated Notes. No failure to exercise or delay in exercising, by a Purchaser or any holder of the Subordinated Notes, of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or remedy provided by law. The rights and remedies provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any right or remedy provided by law or equity. No notice or demand on the Company in any case shall, in itself, entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Purchasers to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. No consent or waiver, expressed or implied, by the Purchasers to or of any breach or default by the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance of the same or any other obligations of the Company hereunder. Failure on the part of the Purchasers to complain of any acts or failure to act or to declare an Event of Default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by the Purchasers of their rights hereunder or impair any rights, powers or remedies on account of any breach or default by the Company.

 

7.4          Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is unenforceable or invalid or contrary to law, or the inclusion of which would adversely affect the validity, legality or enforcement of this Agreement, shall be of no effect and, in such case, all the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall subsist and be fully effective according to the tenor of this Agreement the same as though any such invalid portion had never been included herein. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, if any provisions of this Agreement or the application thereof are held invalid or unenforceable only as to particular persons or situations, the remainder of this Agreement, and the application of such provision to persons or situations other than those to which it shall have been held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, but shall continue valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

7.5          Notices. Any notice which any party hereto may be required or may desire to give hereunder shall be deemed to have been given if in writing and if delivered personally, or if mailed, postage prepaid, by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or if delivered by a responsible overnight commercial courier promising next business day delivery, addressed:

 

if to the Company:	Orange County Bancorp, Inc. 212 Dolson Avenue Middletown, NY 10940 Attention: Chief Financial Officer
with a copy to:	Luse Gorman PC 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW #780 Washington, DC 20015 Attention: Benjamin Azoff, Esq.
if to the Purchasers:	To the address indicated on such Purchaser’s signature page.

 

 

or to such other address or addresses as the party to be given notice may have furnished in writing to the party seeking or desiring to give notice, as a place for the giving of notice; provided that no change in address shall be effective until five (5) Business Days after being given to the other party in the manner provided for above. Any notice given in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed given when delivered personally or, if mailed, three (3) Business Days after it shall have been deposited in the United States mails as aforesaid or, if sent by overnight courier, the Business Day following the date of delivery to such courier (provided next business day delivery was requested).

 

7.6          Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns; except that, unless a Purchaser consents in writing, no assignment made by the Company in violation of this Agreement shall be effective or confer any rights on any purported assignee of the Company. The term “successors and assigns” will not include a purchaser of any of the Subordinated Notes from any Purchaser merely because of such purchase.

 

7.7          No Joint Venture. Nothing contained herein or in any document executed pursuant hereto and no action or inaction whatsoever on the part of a Purchaser, shall be deemed to make a Purchaser a partner or joint venturer with the Company.

 

7.8          Documentation. All documents and other matters required by any of the provisions of this Agreement to be submitted or furnished to a Purchaser shall be in form and substance satisfactory to such Purchaser.

 

7.9          Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Subordinated Notes, along with any exhibits thereto, constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified or amended in any manner other than by supplemental written agreement executed by the parties hereto. No party, in entering into this Agreement, has relied upon any representation, warranty, covenant, condition or other term that is not set forth in this Agreement or in the Subordinated Notes.

 

7.10       Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to its laws or principles of conflict of laws. Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit any rights, powers or privileges which a Purchaser may have pursuant to any law of the United States of America or any rule, regulation or order of any department or agency thereof and nothing herein shall be deemed to make unlawful any transaction or conduct by a Purchaser which is lawful pursuant to, or which is permitted by, any of the foregoing.

 

7.11       No Third Party Beneficiary. This Agreement is made for the sole benefit of the Company and the Purchasers, and no other Person shall be deemed to have any privity of contract hereunder nor any right to rely hereon to any extent or for any purpose whatsoever, nor shall any other Person have any right of action of any kind hereon or be deemed to be a third party beneficiary hereunder; provided, that the Placement Agent may rely on the representations and warranties contained herein to the same extent as if it were a party to this Agreement.

 

7.12        Legal Tender of United States. All payments hereunder shall be made in coin or currency which at the time of payment is legal tender in the United States of America for public and private debts.

 

7.13       Captions; Counterparts. Captions contained in this Agreement in no way define, limit or extend the scope or intent of their respective provisions. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

 

 

7.14       Knowledge; Discretion. All references herein to the Company’s or the Bank’s knowledge shall be deemed to mean the knowledge of such party based on the actual knowledge of such party’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer or such other persons holding equivalent offices. All references herein to Purchaser’s knowledge shall be deemed to mean the knowledge of such Purchaser based on the actual knowledge of Purchaser’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer or such other persons holding equivalent offices. Unless specified to the contrary herein, all references herein to an exercise of discretion or judgment by a Purchaser, to the making of a determination or designation by a Purchaser, to the application of a Purchaser’s discretion or opinion, to the granting or withholding of a Purchaser’s consent or approval, to the consideration of whether a matter or thing is satisfactory or acceptable to a Purchaser, or otherwise involving the decision making of a Purchaser, shall be deemed to mean that such Purchaser shall decide using the reasonable discretion or judgment of a prudent lender.

 

7.15       Waiver Of Right To Jury Trial. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION ARISING IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, OR ANY OTHER STATEMENTS OR ACTIONS OF THE COMPANY OR THE PURCHASERS. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL SELECTED OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL. THE PARTIES FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT (I) THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MEANING AND RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (II) THIS WAIVER HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL AND IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR ENTRY INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND (III) THIS WAIVER SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS TO EACH OF SUCH TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AS IF FULLY INCORPORATED THEREIN.

 

7.16       Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of the parties will bear and pay all other costs and expenses incurred by it or on its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant to this Agreement.

 

7.17      Survival. Each of the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby for a period of one year after the date hereof. Except as otherwise provided herein, all covenants and agreements contained herein shall survive until, by their respective terms, they are no longer operative.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.

 

	COMPANY:
	Orange County Bancorp, Inc.
	By:
		Name:	Michael Gilfeather
		Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Company Signature Page to Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above written.

 

	PURCHASER:
	[INSERT PURCHASER’S NAME]
	By:
		Name:	[●]
		Title:	[●]
	Address of Purchaser:
	[●]
	Principal Amount of Purchased Subordinated Note:
	$[●]

 

[Purchaser Signature Page to Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement]

 

 

SCHEDULE 4.1.1.2

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiary		State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation
Orange Bank & Trust Company		New York
Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc.		New York

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.12

 

ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP, INC.

STOCK-BASED DEFERRAL PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

1.

Purpose.

 

The Orange County Bancorp, Inc. Stock-Based Deferral Plan provides members of the Board of Directors of the Company and its affiliates, including Orange Bank & Trust Company (“Bank”), as well as key executives of the Company and the Bank (the “Executives”), with the opportunity to elect to defer Compensation received from the Company or its affiliates for their services and make deemed investments of that deferred Compensation in shares of Company Stock. The Plan is intended to constitute a deferred compensation plan that satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

This Plan was originally adopted effective December 1, 2020 and is hereby amended effective April 1, 2021.

 

2.	Definitions.

 

As used in the Plan, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

 

Beneficiary has the meaning set out in Section 14.

 

Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following events in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance of general application thereunder issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including:

 

(i)

Change in Ownership: the date any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) accumulates ownership of Company stock constituting more than 50% of the total voting power of Company stock;

 

(ii)

Change in Effective Control: the date that (A) any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires within a 12-month period ownership of Company stock possessing 40% or more of the total voting power of Company stock, or (B) a majority of the Company's board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed in advance by a majority of the Company's board of directors; or

 

(iii)

Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of Assets: the date that any one person or persons acting as a group (but excluding an intra family acquisition or transfer of stock between members of the Morrison family) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company or the Bank that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company or the Bank immediately prior to such acquisition.

 

 

Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank.

 

Company Stock means the common stock of the Company.

 

Compensation means, for an eligible Executive, base salary and cash incentives and for a Director, retainers and other fees earned by the Director for board service.

 

Deferred Stock Account means a bookkeeping account reflecting the investment of a Participant’s deferred Compensation in Company Stock Units and any adjustments thereto.

 

Director means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Bank, or any affiliate of the Bank or the Company.

 

Effective Date means December 1, 2020.

 

Election Form shall have the meaning set out in Section 4(b)(v).

 

Organization means the Company and its controlled group of organizations, as defined by Code section 414(b) and (c) and the regulations issued thereunder, including, but not limited to, the Bank. An entity shall be considered a member of the Company’s controlled group only during the period it is one of the group of organizations described in the preceding sentence.

 

Participant means a Director or Executive who is participating in the Plan pursuant to Section 3 of the Plan.

 

Plan means this Orange County Bancorp, Inc. Stock-Based Deferral Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

 

Plan Administrator means the Committee or its delegate or delegates, which shall have the authority to administer the Plan. As of the Effective Date, the Committee has delegated the responsibility for the operational administration of the Plan to the Corporate Secretary of the Bank and Company. The Committee is authorized to rescind such delegation and re-delegate operational responsibilities to other persons or parties at any time. References in this document to the Plan Administrator shall be understood as referring to the party to which the Committee has delegated its responsibility hereunder at the applicable time.

 

Plan Year means the calendar year.

 

Section 409A means Code section 409A and the Treasury regulations or other authoritative guidance issued thereunder.

 

Separation from Service means a Participant’s separation from service as defined in Section 409A. In the event a Participant who is an eligible Executive also provides services other than as an Executive for the Organization, as determined under the prior sentence, such other services shall not be taken into account in determining when a Separation from Service occurs to the extent permitted under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h)(5). The term may also be used as a verb (i.e., “Separates from Service”) with no change in meaning.

 

 

Specified Employee means one of the individuals identified in accordance with the principles set forth below.

 

(a)

General. Any Participant who at any time during the applicable year is:

 

(i)

An officer of any member of the Employer having annual compensation greater than $175,000 (as adjusted for the applicable year under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code);

 

(ii)

A 5-percent owner of any member of the Employer; or

 

(iii)

A 1-percent owner of any member of the Employer having annual compensation of more than $150,000.

 

For purposes of (1) above, no more than 50 employees identified in the order of their annual compensation shall be treated as officers. For purposes of this Section, annual compensation means compensation as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(a), without regard to Treas. Reg. §§1.415(c)-2(d), 1.415(c)-2(e), and 1.415(c)-2(g). The Plan Administrator shall determine who is a Specified Employee in accordance with Section 416(i) of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder or in connection therewith (provided, that Section 416(i)(5) of the Code shall not apply in making such determination), and provided further that the applicable year shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A and that any modification of the foregoing definition that applies under Section 409A shall be taken into account.

 

(b)

Applicable Year. The Plan Administrator shall determine Specified Employees as of the last day of each calendar year, based on compensation for such year, and such designation shall be effective for purposes of this Plan for the twelve month period commencing on April 1st of the next following calendar year.

 

Stock Unit means a hypothetical share of Company Stock. Each Stock Unit held in a Deferred Stock Account shall be deemed to have the same value, from time to time, as a share of Company Stock.

 

3.	Participation in the Plan.

 

(a)

Eligibility to Participate. The Committee shall designate the Executives who shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. Each Director shall automatically be eligible to participate in the Plan. Participation in the Plan shall commence upon the eligible Executive’s or eligible Director’s submission of a timely Election Form to the Plan Administrator in the manner prescribed below.

 

 

(b)

Termination of Deferral Eligibility and Termination of Participation. A Participant’s eligibility to make deferrals under the Plan shall cease on the earlier of: (i) the date the Participant incurs a Separation from Service, or (ii) the date the Plan Administrator determines the Participant is no longer eligible to make deferrals under the Plan, in either case the Participant’s “Election Termination Date.” A Participant’s having an Election Termination Date shall not affect any election already made that otherwise has become irrevocable in accordance with the rules of this Plan. An individual, who has been an active Participant under the Plan, ceases to be a Participant on the date his or her Deferred Stock Account is fully paid out.

 

4.	Deferrals.

 

(a)	Elective Deferrals.

 

(i)

Each eligible Executive and Director may make an election to defer under the Plan any whole percentage up to 100% or any specified dollar amount of his or her Compensation in the manner described in subsection (b)(i). Any Compensation deferred by an eligible Executive or Director for a Plan Year shall be deducted each pay period during the Plan Year for which he or she has Compensation and is an eligible Executive or Director. Base Compensation paid after the end of a Plan Year for services performed during the final payroll period beginning in the preceding Plan Year shall be treated as Compensation for services in the subsequent Plan Year.

 

(b)	Content and Timing of Deferral Election.

 

(i)

Ordinarily a Participant must make a deferral election for a Plan Year with respect to Compensation no later than December 31 of the calendar year prior to the Plan Year in which the Compensation is earned for services performed in such Plan Year (although the Plan Administrator may adopt policies that encourage or require earlier submission of Election Forms). If December 31 is not a business day, the deadline shall be the last preceding business day. However, an individual who newly becomes a Participant will have 30 days from the date the individual becomes a Participant to make a deferral election with respect to Compensation that is earned for services performed after the election is received (the “30-Day Election Period”). If a Compensation deferral election for a Plan Year is made in reliance on the 30-day rule, the Plan Administrator shall apply the election only apply to Compensation earned for services performed after the date the election is received.

 

(ii)

If a properly completed and executed Election Form is not actually received by the Plan Administrator by the prescribed time noted herein, the Participant will be deemed to have elected not to defer any Compensation for the applicable Plan Year.

 

(iii)

Except as provided in the next sentence, an election is irrevocable once received and determined by the Plan Administrator to be properly completed (and such determination shall be made not later than the last date for making the election in question). Increases or decreases in the amount or percentage a Participant elects to defer shall not be permitted during a Plan Year; provided that if a Participant receives a hardship distribution under a cash or deferred profit sharing plan that is sponsored the Employer and such plan requires that deferrals under such plan be suspended for a period of time following the hardship distribution, the Plan Administrator may cancel the Participant’s deferral election under this Plan so that no deferrals shall be made during such suspension period. If an election is cancelled because of a hardship distribution in accordance with the foregoing, such cancellation shall permanently apply to the deferral election or elections for any Plan Year covered by such suspension period and the Participant will only be eligible to make a new deferral election for the Plan Year that begins after the end of the suspension period pursuant to the rules in this Section 4.

 

 

(iv)

All deferral elections shall be made on a form or forms prescribed by the Plan Administrator (an “Election Form”). The applicable Election Form may impose administrative requirements and limitations for deferral elections (i.e., it may limit the amount of compensation subject to deferral as necessary to coordinate deferrals under multiple plans of the Employer).

 

(v)

If permitted by the Plan Administrator, a Participant may elect to change the time or form of payment to him or her, by submitting a new Election Form to the Plan Administrator, provided the following conditions are met: (i) such change will not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the new election is made and approved by the Plan Administrator; (ii) if the original election is pursuant to a specified time or fixed schedule, the change cannot be made less than twelve (12) months before the date of the first scheduled original payment, and (iii) in the case of an election related to a payment other than a payment on account of death or disability the first payment with respect to which the change is made must be deferred for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made.

 

(c)

Special Transfer Rule. Each eligible Executive with an account balance under the Bank’s Performance-Based Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“Performance-based SERP”) who becomes a Participant in this Plan, may elect, to make one-time transfer of amounts accrued on his or her behalf under such plan to this Plan on an Election Form prescribed by the Plan Administrator for this purpose. All transferred amounts shall thereafter be treated in the same manner as any other Compensation deferred under this Plan and shall, for all purposes, be subject to the provisions of this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan, all amounts transferred from Performance-based SERP to this Plan will be subject to the vesting schedule and time and form of payment set forth in the Executive’s Participation Agreement under the Performance-Based SERP.

 

5.	Stock Unit Accounting.

 

(a)	Stock Units. Amounts credited to a Participant's Deferred Stock Account shall be credited solely in the form of “Stock Units” with each unit equivalent to one (1) share of Company Stock.

 

 

The following additional rules shall apply to Stock Units:

 

(i)

The number of Stock Units credited to a Participant’s Deferred Stock Account with respect to Compensation deferrals shall equal the dollar amount of such deferred Compensation divided by the average of the high and low trading prices of the Company Stock for the ten (10) trading days prior to the date the Compensation was deferred. For example, monthly board fees typically paid on the 1st of each month will be converted into Stock Units based on the average of the high and low trading prices of the Company Stock for the 10 days prior to the 1st of the month.

 

(ii)

The Participant's Account shall also be credited with additional Stock Units equal to the dollar amount of dividends or other distributions paid from time to time during the deferral period on a number of shares of Company Stock equal to the number of Stock Units (“dividend equivalents”) then credited to the Participant's Deferred Stock Account divided by the average of the high and low trading prices of the Company Stock on the payment date.

 

(iii)

In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of the Company Stock by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, combination or exchange of shares, Change in Control or other similar corporate change, then an equitable equivalent adjustment shall be made in the Stock Units credited to Deferred Stock Accounts under the Plan.

 

(iv)

When distribution of a Participant's Deferred Stock Account occurs, such distribution shall be made solely by transferring to the Participant or beneficiary a number of shares of the Company Stock equal to the number of whole units then distributable from the Participant's Deferred Stock Account. On any distribution date, fractional Stock Units will be disregarded. Shares of Company Stock will be issued from those shares reserved under the Orange County Bancorp, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

6.	Distribution of Accounts.

 

(a)

Benefit Upon Separation from Service. Upon Separation from Service for any reason, the Participant’s Deferred Stock Account balance (as of the Participant’s Separation from Service) shall be distributed in accordance with the Participant’s election or, if applicable, as set forth in the Participant’s Participation Agreement. At the time of each deferral, a Participant may elect to receive his or her Deferred Stock Account balance: (i) in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the date the Participant has a Separation from Service or (ii) as an annual benefit payable over a period of two (2) to five (5) years on the first business day of each year commencing with the year following the Participant’s Separation from Service. If installments are elected, dividend equivalents shall be credited to the Participant’s Deferred Stock Account pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii) on the remaining Deferred Stock Account balance during any applicable installment payment period. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Participant’s benefit shall automatically be paid in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the Participant’s Separation from Service if (i) the Participant failed to timely make an election for the payment of the benefit, or (ii) the value of the Participant’s Deferred Stock Account as of the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service is three thousand (3,000) shares of Company Stock or less. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is a Specified Employee on the date of his or her Separation from Service, the Participant’ distribution shall instead be made on the six month anniversary of the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service.

 

 

(b)

Benefit Upon a Change of Control (if elected). The Committee may provide a Participant with the opportunity to make a special Change in Control distribution election at the time of the Participant’s deferral under this Plan. If the Participant provides the Plan Administrator with a duly completed and executed distribution form, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Participant’s distribution will be distributed in accordance with his or her election in either: (i) a lump sum as soon as practicable following the Change in Control or (ii) as an annual benefit payable over a period of two (2) to five (5) years on the first business day of each year commencing with the year following the Change in Control. If installments are elected, dividend equivalents shall be credited to the Participant’s Deferred Stock Account pursuant to Section 5(a)(ii) on the remaining Deferred Stock Account balance during any applicable installment payment period. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Participant’s benefit shall automatically be paid in a lump sum as soon as practicable following a Change in Control if the value of the Participant’s Deferred Stock Account as of the date of the Change in Control is three thousand (3,000) shares of Company Stock or less.

 

(c)	Medium of Payment. All payments shall be made in a number of shares of Company Stock equal to the number of whole Stock Units credited to the Participant’s Deferred Stock Account on the distribution date. Fractional shares shall be disregarded.

 

(d)

Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and its corresponding regulations and related guidance, and shall be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code to the extent Section 409A of the Code applies to the Plan. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, elections to defer Compensation under the Plan, and distributions from the Plan, may only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted by Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that any provision of the Plan would cause a conflict with the requirements of section 409A of the Code, or would cause the administration of the Plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, such provision shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

(e)	Vesting. A Director is always fully vested in his or her Deferred Stock Account. An eligible Executive may be subject to vesting restrictions on amounts transferred from the Performance-based SERP.

 

7.	Rights of Participants.

 

(a)	Accounting Device Only. The Deferred Stock Account is solely a device for measuring amounts to be paid under this Plan. The Deferred Stock Account is not a trust fund of any kind. Each Participant is a general unsecured creditor of the Organization for the payment of benefits.

 

 

(b)	Statement of Accounts. The Plan Administrator shall provide to each Participant a quarterly statement setting forth the Participant’s Deferred Stock Account balance as of the end of each calendar quarter. Statements will be delivered as soon as practicable following the end of each quarter.

 

(c)	Contractual Obligation. The Plan shall create a contractual obligation on the part of the Organization to make distributions from the Participant's accounts when due.

 

(d)

Unsecured Interest. No Participant or party claiming an interest in amounts deferred by a Participant shall have any interest whatsoever in any specific asset of the Company or the Bank. To the extent that any party acquires a right to receive distributions under the Plan, such right shall be equivalent to that of an unsecured general creditor of the Company or the Bank.

 

(e)

Authorization for Trust. The Company or Bank may, but shall not be required to, establish one or more trusts, with such trustee as the Committee may approve, for the purpose of providing for the distribution of deferred amounts. Such trust or trusts may be irrevocable, but the assets thereof shall be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Bank or Company. To the extent any amounts deferred under the Plan are actually paid from any such trust, the Company and the Bank shall have no further obligation with respect thereto, but to the extent not so paid, such deferred amounts shall remain the obligation of, and shall be paid by, the Company or the Bank.

 

8.	No Acceleration of Benefits.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan to the contrary, the time or schedule for any payment of a Participant’s Deferred Stock Account under this Plan shall not be accelerated under any circumstances.

 

9.	Effect of Stock Dividends and Other Changes to Company Stock.

 

In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares, recapitalization or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation or other change in the Company’s capital stock, the number and kind of shares of Company Stock to be subject to the Plan and the maximum number of shares which are authorized for distribution under the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted by the Plan Administrator, whose determination shall be binding on all persons.

 

10.	Interpretation and Administration of the Plan.

 

The Plan Administrator has the exclusive and discretionary authority to construe and to interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility for benefits, to determine the amount and manner of payment of such benefits and to make any determinations that are contemplated by (or permissible under) the terms of this Plan, and its decisions on such matters will be final and conclusive on all parties. Any such decision or determination shall be made in the absolute and unrestricted discretion of the Plan Administrator, even if (1) such discretion is not expressly granted by the Plan provisions in question, or (2) a determination is not expressly called for by the Plan provisions in question, and even though other Plan provisions expressly grant discretion or call for a determination. As a result, benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Plan Administrator decides in its discretion that the applicant is entitled to them. In the event of a review by a court, arbitrator or any other tribunal, any exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretionary authority shall not be disturbed unless it is clearly shown to be arbitrary and capricious. The Plan Administrator may consult with counsel, who may be counsel to the Organization, and shall not incur any liability for action taken in good faith in reliance upon the advice of counsel. The Plan Administrator shall interpret this Plan for all purposes in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder and any provision of the Plan shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder.

 

 

11.	Term of the Plan.

 

The Plan shall become effective as of the Effective Date and continue in effect unless terminated by action of the boards of directors. Any termination of the Plan shall not alter or impair any of the rights or obligations for any benefit previously deferred under the Plan.

 

12.	Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

 

(a)

Amendment. The Committee has the right in its sole discretion to amend this Plan in whole or in part at any time and in any manner, including the manner of making deferral elections, the terms on which distributions are made, and the form and timing of distributions. However, except for mere clarifying amendments necessary to avoid an inappropriate windfall, no Plan amendment shall reduce the amount credited to a Participant’s Deferred Stock Account as of the date such amendment is adopted. Any amendment shall be in writing and adopted by Committee. All Participants and Beneficiaries shall be bound by such amendment. Any amendments made to the Plan shall be subject to any restrictions on amendment that are applicable to ensure continued compliance under Section 409A.

 

(b)

Termination. The boards of directors of the Bank and the Company have the right in their sole discretion to discontinue and terminate the Plan at any time, in whole or in part, for any reason (including a change, or an impending change, in the tax laws of the United States or any State). Termination of the Plan will be binding on all Participants (and a partial termination shall be binding upon all affected Participants) and their Beneficiaries, but in no event may such termination reduce the amounts credited at that time to any Participant’s Deferred Stock Account. If this Plan is terminated (in whole or in part), the termination resolution shall provide for how amounts theretofore credited to affected Participants’ Deferred Stock Accounts will be distributed.

 

(c)

Section 409A Restrictions. This Section is subject to the same restrictions related to compliance with Section 409A that generally apply to the Plan. In accordance with these restrictions, the Plan Administrator intends to have the maximum discretionary authority to terminate the Plan and make distributions in connection with a Change in Control, and the maximum flexibility with respect to how and to what extent to carry this out following a Change in Control as is permissible under Section 409A. The previous sentence contains the exclusive terms under which a distribution may be made in connection with any Change in Control with respect to deferrals made under the Plan.

 

 

13.	Rights Under the Plan.

 

The Plan shall not constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, that the Organization will retain any Participant as a Director for any period of time.

 

14.	Beneficiary.

 

A Participant may designate in a writing delivered to the Plan Administrator, one or more Beneficiaries (which may include a trust) to receive any distributions under the Plan after the Participant’s death. If some but not all of the persons designated by a Participant to receive his or her Deferred Stock Account at death predecease the Participant, the Participant’s surviving Beneficiaries shall be entitled to the portion of the Participant’s Deferred Stock Account intended for such pre-deceased persons in proportion to the surviving Beneficiaries’ respective shares. If no designation is in effect at the time of a Participant’s death (as determined by the Plan Administrator) or if all persons designated as Beneficiaries have predeceased the Participant, then the payments to be made pursuant to this Section shall be distributed as follows:

 

(a)	If the Participant is married at the time of his/her death, all payments made pursuant to this Section shall be paid to the Participant’s spouse; and

 

(b)	If the Participant is not married at the time of his/her death, all payments made pursuant to this Section shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.

 

The Plan Administrator shall determine whether a Participant is “married” and shall determine a Participant’s “spouse” based on the state or local law where the Participant has his or her primary residence at the time of death. The Plan Administrator is authorized to make any applicable inquires and to request any documents, certificates or other information that it deems necessary or appropriate in order to make the above determinations. Any claim to be paid any amounts standing to the credit of a Participant in connection with the Participant’s death must be received by the Plan Administrator at least fourteen (14) days before any such amount is paid out by the Plan Administrator. Any claim received thereafter is untimely, and it shall be unenforceable against the Plan, the Company, the Plan Administrator or any other party acting for one or more of them.

 

15.

Notice.

 

All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or mailed first class, postage prepaid, as follows: (a) if to the Plan Administrator - at the Bank’s principal business address to the attention of the Corporate Secretary of the Bank and the Company (b) if to any Participant - at the home address of the Participant as reflected in the records of the Bank at the time of sending the notice or other communication.

 

16.	Construction.

 

The Plan shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of New York, unless federal law applies. All transactions under this Plan shall also be subject to compliance with applicable securities laws. Headings and captions are for convenience only and have no substantive meaning. Reference to one gender includes the other, and references to the singular and plural include each other.

 

 

17.	Claims Procedure.

 

(a)

Claim. A person who believes that he is being denied a benefit to which he is entitled under this Plan (hereinafter referred to as a “Claimant”) may file a written request for such benefit with the Plan Administrator, setting forth his claim. The request must be addressed to the Bank’s Corporate Secretary, at the Bank’s then principal place of business.

 

(b)

Claim Decision. Upon receipt of a claim, the Plan Administrator shall advise the Claimant that a reply will be forthcoming within ninety (90) days and shall, in fact, deliver such reply within such period. The Plan Administrator may, however, extend the reply period for an additional ninety (90) days for reasonable cause. If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator shall adopt a written opinion, using language calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth:

 

(i)

The specific reason or reasons for such denial;

 

(ii)

The specific reference to pertinent provisions of this Plan on which such denial is based;

 

(iii)

A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant 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 Claimant wishes to submit the claim for review; and

 

(v)

The time limits for requesting a review of the decision and for review of the decision.

 

(c)

Request for Review. With sixty (60) days after the Claimant receives the written opinion described above, the Claimant may request in writing that the Plan Administrator review its initial determination. The request must be addressed to the Bank’s Corporate Secretary at the Bank’s then principal place of business. The Claimant or his duly authorized representative may, but need not, review the pertinent documents and submit issues and comments in writing for consideration by the Plan Administrator. If the Claimant does not request a review of the Plan Administrator’s initial determination within such sixty (60) day period, the Claimant shall be barred and stopped from challenging the Plan Administrator’s initial determination.

 

(d)

Review of Decision. Within sixty (60) days after receipt of a request for review, the Plan Administrator shall review its initial determination. After considering all materials presented by the Claimant, the Plan Administrator shall provide the Claimant with a written opinion, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant, setting forth the specific reasons for the decision and containing specific references to the pertinent provisions of this Plan on which the decision is based. If special circumstances require that the sixty (60) day time period be extended, the Plan Administrator shall so notify the Claimant and shall render the decision as soon as possible, but no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of the request for review.

 

 

This Plan has been duly approved by the Compensation Committees of the Boards of Directors of the Bank and Company on May 11, 2020 and be adopted by the Boards of Directors of the Bank and the Company on December 1, 2020. This Plan was subsequently amended and restated in its entirety effective April 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.13

 

ORANGE COUNTY TRUST COMPANY

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

 

Purpose

 

The purpose of this Orange County Trust Company Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide a deferred compensation opportunity to eligible officers and members of the Board of Directors of Orange County Trust Company (the “Bank”). The Plan is intended to be unfunded for tax purposes and to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, as amended and the Treasury regulations or any other authoritative guidance issued thereunder. This Plan is also the successor to certain individual deferred compensation agreement previously entered into between the Bank and certain Participants.

 

Article 1

Definitions

 

Whenever used in this Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings specified:

 

Benefit Election Form means the Form attached as Exhibit 2.

 

Change in Control means a change in control as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and rules, regulations, and guidance of general application thereunder issued by the Department of the Treasury, including –

 

(a)

Change in ownership: a change in ownership of Orange County Bancorp, Inc., a corporation of which the Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary, occurs on the date any one person or group accumulates ownership of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. stock constituting more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. stock,

 

(b)

Change in effective control: (i) any one person or more than one person acting as a group acquires within a 12-month period ownership of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. stock possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. stock, or (ii) a majority of Orange County Bancorp, Inc.’s Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by Participants whose appointment or election is not endorsed in advance by a majority of Orange County Bancorp, Inc.’s Board of Director’s, or

 

(c)

Change in ownership of a substantial portion of assets: a change in ownership of a substantial portion of Orange County Bancorp, Inc.’s assets occurs if in a 12-month period any one person or more than one person acting as a group acquires from Orange County Bancorp, Inc. assets having a total gross fair market value equal to or exceeding 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of Orange County Bancorp, Inc.’s assets immediately before the acquisition or acquisitions. For this purpose, gross fair market value means the value of Orange County Bancorp, Inc.’s assets, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with the assets.

 

Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

 

Compensation means (i) in the case of a Participant who is a director, the total cash compensation (including retainers and meeting fees) payable to the Participant during a Plan Year, and, (ii) in the case of a Participant who is an officer, the officer’s base salary and any cash incentive compensation payable to the officer.

 

Deferral Account means the Bank’s accounting of the Participant’s accumulated Deferrals plus accrued interest.

 

Deferral Election Form means the Form attached as Exhibit 1.

 

Deferrals means the amount of Compensation which a Participant elects to defer according to this Plan.

 

Participant means (i) a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank and (ii) an officer of the Bank who is designated as eligible to participate in the Plan by the Board of Directors.

 

Effective Date means November 1, 2008. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is intended that all deferrals credited to a Deferral Account shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan without regard to when such amount were originally deferred.

 

Plan Year means the calendar year.

 

Section 409A means Code section 409A and the Treasury regulations or other authoritative guidance issued thereunder.

 

Termination of Service means, in the case of an officer, the officer’s death or the effective date of the Participant’s “Separation from Service” within the meaning of Section 409A, or, in the case of a Participant who is a director, the date when the Participant ceases to be a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors for any reason whatsoever other than by reason of a leave of absence, which is approved by the Bank.

 

Article 2

Deferral Election

 

2.1       Timing of Election; Deferral Amount. A Participant shall make a deferral election under the Plan by filing with the Bank a signed Deferral Election Form within the deadlines established by the Bank, provided that, except as provided below, in no event shall such an election be made after the last day of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year in which the services giving rise to the Compensation to be deferred are to be performed. A Participant may elect to defer up to one hundred (100) percent of Compensation expected to be earned during a Plan Year.

 

2.2       First Year of Eligibility; Deferral of Bonuses. Notwithstanding Section 2.1, if and to the extent permitted by the Bank, in the case of the first Plan Year in which a Participant becomes eligible to participate in the Plan, the Participant may make a deferral election at times other than those permitted above, provided that such election is made no later than thirty (30) days after the date the Participant becomes eligible to participate in the Plan. Such election will apply only with respect to Compensation attributable to services performed after the date the election is made. In addition, a Participant,, previously approved by the Board of Directors, who is an officer may elect to defer performance-based Compensation, such as a cash bonus or other incentive pay, not later than June 30 of the Plan Year with respect to which such Compensation will be paid.

 

 

2.3       Election Changes. Subject to Section 4.3, a Participant may not change his or her deferral election that is in effect for a Plan Year, unless permitted by the Bank in compliance with Section 409A.

 

2.4       Validity of Elections. The Bank reserves the right to determine the validity of all deferral elections made under the Plan in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, including Section 409A. If the Bank, in its sole discretion, determines that an election is not valid under applicable law, the Bank may treat the deferral election as null and void, and cause the Bank to pay Compensation to the affected Participant without regard to the Participant’s deferral election. By way of example and not limitation, if the Bank determines that a deferral election should have been made at a time that is earlier than the time it is actually made (even if such election would otherwise comply with the terms of the Plan), the Bank will have the right to disregard such election and to have the Bank pay the Compensation to the affected Participant without regard to the Participant’s deferral election.

 

Article 3

Deferral Account

 

3.1       Establishing and Crediting. The Bank shall establish a Deferral Account on its books for each participating Participant and shall credit to the Deferral Account the following amounts:

 

3.1.1       Deferrals. The Compensation deferred by the Participant as of the time the Compensation would have otherwise been paid to the Participant.

 

3.1.2       Interest. Interest is to be accrued on the Deferral Account balance of each Participant (including the Deferral Account Balance of a Participant who is receiving installment payments pursuant to the Sections 4.1.2 or 4.2.2) based on the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal on the last business day of the preceding Plan Year plus one (1%) percent. The interest shall be credited beginning on the first business day of the Plan Year, compounded monthly. The interest rate determined as of the first business day of the Plan Year shall be the same rate used for the entirety of the Plan Year. The Board may alter the interest crediting rate formula prospectively with respect to any future Plan Year.

 

3.2       Statement of Accounts. The Bank shall provide to the Participant, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Plan Year, a statement setting forth the Deferral Account balance as of the end of such Plan Year.

 

3.3       Accounting Device Only. The Deferral Account is solely a device for measuring amounts to be paid under this Plan. The Deferral Account is not a trust fund of any kind. The Participant is a general unsecured creditor of the Bank for the payment of benefits. The benefits represent the mere promise of the Bank to pay such benefits. The Participant’s rights are not subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by the Participant’s creditors.

 

 

Article 4

Payment of Benefits

 

4.1       Termination of Service Benefit. Upon Termination of Service for any reason, the Bank shall pay to the Participant the benefit described in this Section 4.1 in lieu of any other benefit under the Plan.

 

4.1.1       Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 4.1 is the Deferral Account balance at the Participant’s Termination of Service; provided, however, that, upon the death of a Participant who is a nonemployee member of the Board of Directors of the Bank, the benefit under this Section 4.1 shall be determined by reference to the schedule set forth in Exhibit 3 attached hereto.

 

4.1.2       Payment of Benefit. The Bank shall pay the benefit under this Section 4.1 to the Participant in accordance with the Participant’s prior valid election (i) in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the Participant’s Termination of Service or (ii) as an annual benefit paid in monthly installments (calculated in the manner set forth below) and payable over a period of up to fifteen (15) years (as elected by the Participant) on the first day of each month commencing with the month following the Participant’s Termination of Service or, if elected by the Participant, on a postponed distribution date following Termination of Service. Where a Participant elects to receive a distribution in installments, the amount of each monthly installment payment shall be (i) calculated as of the first payment date (for the balance of the Plan Year in which the first payment date occurs) and (ii) recalculated as of the first business day of each Plan Year beginning after the initial payment date (for the payments to be made in each month of that Plan Year), as a fixed amount consisting of principal and interest that amortizes the Participant’s Deferral Account as of such date over the number of months then remaining in the distribution period elected by the Participant. For purposes of the foregoing calculation, the interest rate in effect under Section 3.2.1 on the applicable date (i.e., the initial payment date or, with respect to each subsequent calculation, the first business day of the Plan Year) shall be used to determine the monthly payment for the applicable period (i.e., the balance of the initial Plan Year in which payments commence and each subsequent Plan Year over the installment period). By way of example, if a Participant who elects installment payments over 120 months terminates service on June 30, 2009, his Deferral Account as of July 1, 2009 would be amortized over 120 months using the Section 3.2.1 interest rate in effect on July 1, 2009 to produce a fixed monthly payment consisting of principal and interest that would be payable for through the end of 2009 (6 months). On the first business day of 2010, the monthly payment amount would be recalculated by amortizing the Participant’s Deferral Account on such date over the remaining months of the payment period (114 months) and using the new interest rate in effect under 3.2.1 for the 2010 Plan Year. This recalculation would occur annually until the Deferral Account was fully paid in accordance with the Director’s election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant’s benefit shall automatically be paid in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the Participant’s Termination of Service if (i) the Participant has failed to timely make an election for the payment of the benefit, or (ii) the value of the Participant’s Deferral Account as of the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less.

 

4.2       Change of Control Benefit. If irrevocably elected by the Participant on a Benefit Election Form (Exhibit 2) duly completed, executed and submitted to the Bank by the date of the Participant’s initial deferral election under the Plan, the Bank shall pay to the Participant the benefit described in this Section 4.2.

 

4.2.1       Amount of Benefit. The benefit under this Section 4.2 is the Deferral Account balance at the Change of Control.

 

4.2.2       Payment of Benefit. The Bank shall pay the benefit under this Section 4.2 to the Participant in accordance with the Participant’s prior valid election (i) in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the Change in Control or (ii) as an annual benefit in twelve (12) equal monthly installments payable over a period of up to fifteen (15) years on the first day of each month commencing with the month following the Change in Control. If installments are elected, the amount of each installment shall be calculated in the same manner as an installment paid under Section 4.1.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participant’s benefit shall automatically be paid in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the Participant’s Termination of Service if the value of the Participant’s Deferral Account as of the date of the Change in Control is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less.

 

 

4.3       Unforeseeable Emergency Distribution. Upon the Bank’s determination (following petition by the Participant) that the Participant has suffered an unforeseeable emergency as described below, the Bank shall (i) terminate the then effective deferral election of the Participant to the extent permitted under Section 409A, and (ii) distribute to the Participant all or a portion of the Deferral Account balance as determined by the Bank, but in no event shall the distribution be greater than the amount determined by the Bank that is necessary to satisfy the unforeseeable emergency plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution, after taking into account the extent to which the unforeseeable emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship); provided, however, that such distribution shall be permitted solely to the extent permitted under Section 409A. For purposes of this Section, “unforeseeable emergency” means a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from (a) an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse or a dependent (as defined in Code Section 152(a)) of the Participant, (b) a loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or (c) other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, each as determined to exist by the Bank.

 

4.5        In-Service Distributions. A Participant may also elect to receive some or all of each year's deferrals and related earnings on a specific distribution date prior to his or her separation from service, as such term is defined under Section 409A, which distribution date is at least two (2) years after the end of the Plan Year to which such deferrals relate Each specific distribution date shall be deemed to create a separate deferral account for the Participant, and a maximum of three (3) separate accounts may be established and maintained by each Participant. Any amount distributable to a Participant shall be distributed in a lump sum on the specified date. A specified payment date may be extended to a later date only as provided in Section 4.6 of this Plan.

 

4.6       Modification of Prior Benefit Elections. If permitted by the Bank, but subject to limitations below, a Participant may elect to change the time or form of payment to him or her, by submitting a new Benefit Election Form to the Bank, provided the following conditions are met:: (i) such change will not take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the new election is made and approved by Bank; (ii) if the original election is pursuant to a specified time or fixed schedule, the change cannot be made less than twelve (12) months before the date of the first scheduled original payment, and (iii) in the case of an election related to a payment other than a payment on account of death, disability, or unforeseeable emergency, the first payment with respect to which the change is made must be deferred for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date such payment would otherwise have been made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may elect to modify a prior election under this Plan or their individual deferred fee agreement described in Section 7.13 under the transition relief provided pursuant to Section 409A no later than December 31, 2008.

 

 

Article 5

Claims and Review Procedures

 

5.1       Claims Procedure. The Bank shall notify any person or entity that makes a claim against the Agreement (the “Claimant”) in writing within ninety (90) days of Claimant’s written application for benefits, of his or her eligibility or non-eligibility for benefits under the Agreement. If the Bank determines that the Claimant is not eligible for benefits or full benefits, the notice shall set forth (1) the specific reasons for such denial, (2) specific reference to the provisions of the Agreement on which the denial is based, (3) a description of any additional information or material necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim and a description of why it is needed and (4) an explanation of the Agreement’s claims review procedure and other appropriate information as to the steps to be taken if the Claimant wishes to have the claim reviewed. If the Bank determines that there are special circumstances requiring additional time to make a decision, the Bank shall notify the Claimant of the special circumstances and the date by which a decision is expected to be made, and may extend the time for up to ninety (90) days.

 

5.2       Review Procedure. If the Claimant is determined by the Bank not to be eligible for benefit, or if the Claimant believes that he or she is entitled to greater or different benefits, the Claimant shall have the opportunity to have such claim reviewed by the Bank by filing a petition for review with the Bank within sixty (60) days after receipt of the notice issued by the Bank. Said petition shall state the specific reasons which the Claimant believes entitle him or her to benefits or to greater or different benefits. Within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Bank of the petition, the Bank shall afford the Claimant (and counsel, if any) an opportunity to present his of her position to the Bank verbally or in writing, and the Claimant (or counsel) shall have the tight to review the pertinent documents. The Bank shall notify the Claimant of its decision in writing within the 60-day period stating specifically the basis of its decision, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and the specific provisions of the Agreement on which the decision is based. If, because of the need for a hearing, the 60-day period is not sufficient, the decision may be deferred for up to another sixty (60) days at the election of the Bank, but notice of this deferral shall be given to the Claimant.

 

Article 6

Amendments and Termination

 

6.1       Termination. Although the Bank anticipates that it will continue the Plan for an indefinite period of time, there is no guarantee that the Bank will continue the Plan or will not terminate the Plan at any time in the future. Accordingly, the Bank reserves the right to discontinue its sponsorship of the Plan and/or to terminate the Plan at any time with respect to any or all of the Participants, by action of its full Board of Directors. The termination of the Plan shall not adversely affect any Participant’s or beneficiary’s right to receive the payment of any benefits under the Plan as of the date of termination, including the right of the Participant or beneficiary to be paid Plan benefits accrued through the date of termination in accordance with the Plan terms and the Participant’s distribution elections in effect at the time of termination.

 

6.2       Amendment. The Bank may, at any time, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part, by action of its full Board of Directors; provided, however, that no amendment or modification shall be effective to decrease or restrict the rights of a Participant is his or her Deferral Account in existence at the time the amendment or modification is made, including the right to be paid Plan benefits accrued through the date of the amendment or modification in accordance with the Plan terms and the Participant’s distribution elections in effect at the time of the amendment or modification.

 

 

Article 7

Miscellaneous

 

7.1       Binding Effect. This Plan shall bind each participating Participant and the Bank and their respective beneficiaries, survivors, executors, administrators and transferees.

 

7.2       No Guarantee of Service. This Plan is not a contract for service. It does not give a Participant the right to remain in the service of the Bank, nor does it interfere with the Bank’s right to replace a Participant. It also does not require a Participant to remain in the service of the Bank nor interfere with the Participant’s right to terminate service at any time.

 

7.3       Non-Transferability. Benefits under this Plan cannot be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, attached or encumbered in any manner.

 

7.4       Tax Withholding. The Bank shall withhold any taxes that are required to be withheld from the benefits provided under this Plan.

 

7.5       Applicable Law. The Plan and all rights hereunder shall be governed by the laws of New York, except to the extent preempted by federal law.

 

7.6       Unfunded Arrangement. Each Participant and any beneficiary of such Participant are general unsecured creditors of the Bank for the payment of benefits under this Plan. The benefits represent the mere promise by the Bank to pay such benefits. The rights to benefits are not subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors. Any insurance on a Participant’s life is a general asset of the Bank to which the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiary have no preferred or secured claim.

 

7.7       Reorganization. The Bank shall not merge or consolidate into or with another entity, or reorganize, or sell substantially all of its assets to another entity, firm, or person unless such succeeding or continuing entity, firm, or person agrees to assume and discharge the obligations of the Bank under this Plan. Upon the occurrence of such event, the term “Bank” as used in this Plan shall be deemed to refer to the successor or survivor entity.

 

7.8       Entire Agreement. This Plan constitutes the entire agreement between the Bank and a participating Participant as to the subject matter hereof. No rights are granted to a Participant by virtue of this Plan other than those specifically set forth herein.

 

7.9       Administration. The Board of Directors of the Bank shall have powers which are necessary to administer this Plan, including but not limited to:

 

(a)       Interpreting the provisions of the Plan;

 

(b)       Establishing and revising the method of accounting for the Plan;

 

(c)       Maintaining a record of benefit payments; and

 

(d)

Establishing rules and prescribing any forms necessary or desirable to administer the Plan.

 

 

7.10       Prohibited Acceleration/Distribution Timing. This Section shall take precedence over any other provision of the Plan to the contrary. No provision of this Plan shall be followed if following the provision would result in the acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment from the Plan (i) as would require income tax to a Participant prior to the date on which the amount is distributable to or on behalf of the Participant under Article 4 or (ii) which would result in penalties to the Participant under Section 409A. In addition, if the timing of any distribution election would result in any tax or other penalty (other than ordinarily payable Federal, state or local income or payroll taxes), which tax or penalty can be avoided by payment of the distribution at a later time, then the distribution shall be made (or commence, as the case may be) on (or as soon as practicable after) the first date on which such distributions can be made (or commence) without such tax or penalty.

 

7.11       Aggregation of Employers. To the extent required under Section 409A, if the Bank is a member of a controlled group of corporations or a group of trades or business under common control (as described in Code Section 414(b) or (c)), all members of the group shall be treated as a single employer for purposes of whether there has occurred a Termination of Service and for any other purposes under the Plan as Section 409A shall require.

 

7.12       Designation of Beneficiar(ies). Each Participant shall have the right to designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries (including contingent beneficiaries) to receive any benefits payable upon the death of a Participant. No such designation shall be effective unless completed and submitted in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Bank for this purpose. In the absence of an effective beneficiary designation, the Participant’s designated beneficiary shall be assumed to be the Participant’s surviving spouse or, if none, the Participant’s estate.

 

7.13       Special Transition Rule for Certain Participants. This Plan is also intended as the successor to each of the individual Participant deferred fee agreements identified in Exhibit 4 attached hereto. The opening Deferral Account balance of each such Participant who participates in this Plan shall be equal to the Participant’s account balance under the individual agreement as of the date immediately preceding the Effective Date. Accordingly, a Participant’s first deferral election under this Plan, if any, shall be for the Plan Year ending December 31, 2009. A deferral election made for 2008 under an individual deferred fee agreement shall continue in effect for purposes of this Plan with amounts so deferred to be credited to a Participant’s Deferral Account under the Plan.

 

7.14       Savings Clause Relating to Compliance with Code Section 409A. Despite any contrary provision of this Agreement, if, when a Participant’s service terminates, the Participant is a “specified employee,” as defined in Code Section 409A, and if any payments under this Plan will result in additional tax or interest to the Participant because of Section 409A, the Participant shall not be entitled to the such payments until the earliest of (i) the date that is at least six months after termination of the Participant’s employment for reasons other than the Participant’s death, (ii) the date of the Participant’s death, or (iii) any earlier date that does not result in additional tax or interest to the Participant under Section 409A. If any provision of this Agreement would subject the Participant to additional tax or interest under Section 409A, the Bank shall reform the provision. However, the Bank shall maintain to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of the applicable provision without subjecting the Participant to additional tax or interest.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 21

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

 

The following is a list of the subsidiaries of Orange County Bancorp, Inc.:

 

Name	State of Incorporation
Orange Bank & Trust Company	New York
Hudson Valley Investment Advisors, Inc.	New York

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. on Form S-1 of our report dated April 29, 2021 on the consolidated financial statements of Orange County Bancorp, Inc. and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in this prospectus.

 

	/s/ Crowe LLP
	Crowe LLP

 

Livingston, New Jersey

July 8, 2021