UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pennsylvania 0-22444 25-1710500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 9001 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (412) 364-1913 ----------------------------- |
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(e) On November 24, 2008, the Boards of Directors of WVS Financial Corp. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") and West View Saving Bank (the "Bank") approved the amendment and restatement of the following employment agreement and benefit plans:
o the Company's and the Bank's employment agreement entered into with David J. Bursic, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank;
o the Company's and the Bank's Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan;
o the Trust Agreement for the Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan; and
o the Company's Recognition and Retention Plan for Officers.
The employment agreement and benefit plans were amended and restated in order to comply with final regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Section 409A of the Code governs the deferral of compensation where the director, officer or employee has a legally binding right to compensation that is payable in a future year. Section 409A imposes new requirements with respect to deferral elections, payment events and payment elections.
In addition, the Bank's Deferred Compensation Plan was amended to provide for the following: directors of the Company, the Bank and any other subsidiary can elect to defer their board fees and committee fees by submitting a deferral election form on or before the December 31st preceding the year in which such fees will be earned; participants can elect to have their deferred compensation invested in either a fixed income fund that pays interest, an investment fund consisting of mutual funds or other marketable securities as may be authorized by the plan committee from time to time, or in stock units, with each unit representing one share of common stock of the Company; participants can elect to change their payment elections on or before December 31, 2008 under the transitional guidance published by the IRS and thereafter in accordance with the new subsequent payment election rules; participants can elect to have their deferred compensation balance paid to them upon a separation from service, death, disability, a change in control or a pre-specified date; and the ability of Company and the Bank to terminate the plan and accelerate the payments to participants under certain circumstances permitted by Section 409A of the Code.
For additional information, reference is made to the amended agreement and plans included as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.4 hereto, which are incorporated herein by reference.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable
(d) The following exhibits are included with this Report:
Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 10.1 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between WVS Financial Corp., West View Savings Bank and David J. Bursic, dated November 24, 2008 10.2 WVS Financial Corp. and West View Savings Bank Amended and Restated Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan 10.3 WVS Financial Corp. and West View Savings Bank Amended and Restated Directors' Compensation Plan Trust Agreement 10.4 WVS Financial Corp. Amended and Restated Recognition and Retention Plan for Officers of West View Savings Bank |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WVS FINANCIAL CORP.
By: /s/ David J. Bursic -------------------------------------------- Name: David J. Bursic Title: President and Chief Executive Officer Date: November 28, 2008 |
EXHIBIT 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective this 24th day of November 2008, among WVS Financial Corp. (the "Corporation"), a Pennsylvania-chartered corporation, West View Savings Bank (the "Savings Bank"), a Pennsylvania-chartered savings bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and David J. Bursic (the "Executive").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Executive is presently an officer of the Corporation and the Savings Bank (together the "Employers");
WHEREAS, the Employers desire to be ensured of the Executive's
continued active participation in the
business of the Employers;
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Executive to remain in the employ of the Employers and in consideration of the Executive's agreeing to remain in the employ of the Employers, the parties desire to specify the severance benefits which shall be due the Executive in the event that his employment with the Employers is terminated under specified circumstances;
WHEREAS, the Employers entered into a written agreement on October 1, 1998 with respect to the employment of the Executive (the "Prior Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Employers and the Executive believe certain revisions to the Prior Agreement are appropriate, including amending and restating the Prior Agreement in its entirety as hereinafter set forth in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"); and
WHEREAS, this Agreement supersedes in its entirety the Prior Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. The following words and terms shall have the meanings set forth below for the purposes of this Agreement:
(a) Base Salary. "Base Salary" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3(a) hereof.
(b) Cause. Termination of the Executive's employment for "Cause" shall mean termination because of personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order or material breach of any provision of the Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph, no act or failure to act on the Executive's part shall be considered "willful" unless
done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive's action or omission was in the best interest of the Employers.
(c) Change in Control. "Change in Control" shall mean a change in the ownership of the Corporation or the Savings Bank, a change in the effective control of the Corporation or the Savings Bank or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation or the Savings Bank, in each case as provided under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
(d) Code. "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" shall mean (i) if the Executive's employment is terminated for Cause, the date on which the Notice of Termination is given, and (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination.
(f) Disability. "Disability" shall mean the Executive (i) is unable to
engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in
death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve
(12) months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or
mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to
last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving
income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an
accident and health plan covering employees of the Employers.
(g) Effective Date. The Effective Date of this Agreement shall mean the date first written above.
(h) Good Reason. "Good Reason" means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) any material breach of this Agreement by the Employers, including without limitation any of the following: (A) a material diminution in the Executive's base compensation, (B) a material diminution in the Executive's authority, duties or responsibilities as prescribed in Section 2, or (C) any requirement that the Executive report to a corporate officer or employee of the Employers instead of reporting directly to the Boards of Directors of the Employers, or
(ii) any material change in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform his services under this Agreement;
provided, however, that prior to any termination of employment for Good Reason, the Executive must first provide written notice to the Employers within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the condition, describing the existence of such condition, and the Employers shall thereafter have the right to remedy the condition within thirty (30) days of the date the Employers received the written notice from the Executive. If the Employers remedy the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then no Good Reason shall be deemed to exist with respect to such condition. If the Employers do not
remedy the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then the Executive may deliver a Notice of Termination for Good Reason at any time within sixty (60) days following the expiration of such cure period.
(i) IRS. IRS shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
(j) Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of the Executive's
employment by the Employers for any reason, including without limitation for
Cause, Disability, or Retirement or by the Executive for any reason, including
without limitation for Good Reason, shall be communicated by a written "Notice
of Termination" to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a
"Notice of Termination" shall mean a dated notice which (i) indicates the
specific termination provision in the Agreement relied upon, (ii) sets forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated,
(iii) specifies a Date of Termination, which shall be not less than thirty (30)
nor more than ninety (90) days after such Notice of Termination is given, except
that any termination of the Executive's employment for Cause shall be effective
immediately, and (iv) is given in the manner specified in Section 10 hereof.
(k) Retirement. Termination of the Executive's employment based on "Retirement" shall mean voluntary termination by the Executive in accordance with the Employers' retirement policies, including early retirement, generally applicable to their salaried employees.
2. Term of Employment.
(a) The Employers hereby employ the Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer and the Executive hereby accepts said employment and agrees to render such services to the Employers on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The term of employment under this Agreement shall be for three years from the Effective Date and, subject to the requirements of the succeeding sentence, shall be deemed automatically, without further action, beginning on the day following the Effective Date of this Agreement and on each day thereafter, to extend for a period of one day in addition to the then-remaining term, such that at any time the remaining term of this Agreement shall be three years, absent notice to the contrary. Prior to the first annual anniversary of the Effective Date of this Agreement and each annual anniversary thereafter, the Board of Directors of the Employers shall consider and review (with appropriate corporate documentation thereof, and after taking into account all relevant factors, including the Executive's performance hereunder) extension of the term under this Agreement, and the term shall continue to extend in the manner set forth above unless either the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Savings Bank does not approve such extension and provides written notice to the Executive of such event or the Executive gives written notice to the Employers of the Executive's election not to extend the term, in each case with such written notice to be given not less than thirty (30) days prior to any such anniversary date. References herein to the term of this Agreement shall refer both to the initial term and successive terms.
(b) During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall manage the operations of the Employers and oversee the officers that report to him. The Executive shall also oversee the implementation of the policies adopted by the Boards of Directors of the Employers and shall report directly to the Boards of Directors. In addition, the Executive shall perform such
executive services for the Employers as may be consistent with his titles and from time to time assigned to him by the Employers' Board of Directors.
3. Compensation and Benefits.
(a) The Employers shall compensate and pay the Executive for his services during the term of this Agreement at a minimum base salary of $255,750 per year ("Base Salary"), which may be increased from time to time in such amounts as may be determined by the Boards of Directors of the Employers and may not be decreased without the Executive's express written consent. In addition to his Base Salary, the Executive shall be entitled to receive during the term of this Agreement such bonus payments as may be determined by the Boards of Directors of the Employers.
(b) As President and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in and receive the benefits of any pension or other retirement benefit plan, profit sharing, stock option, employee stock ownership, or other plans, benefits and privileges given to employees and executives of the Employers, to the extent commensurate with his then duties and responsibilities, as fixed by the Boards of Directors of the Employers. The Employers shall not make any changes in such plans, benefits or privileges which would adversely affect the Executive's rights or benefits thereunder, unless such change occurs pursuant to a program applicable to all executive officers of the Employers and does not result in a proportionately greater adverse change in the rights of or benefits to the Executive as compared with any other executive officer of the Employers. Nothing paid to the Executive under any plan or arrangement presently in effect or made available in the future shall be deemed to be in lieu of the salary payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof.
(c) During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to paid annual vacation in accordance with the policies as established from time to time by the Boards of Directors of the Employers, which shall in no event be less than four weeks per annum. The Executive shall not be entitled to receive any additional compensation from the Employers for failure to take a vacation, nor shall the Executive be able to accumulate unused vacation time from one year to the next, except to the extent authorized by the Boards of Directors of the Employers.
(d) The Executive's compensation, benefits, severance and expenses shall be paid by the Corporation and the Bank in the same proportion as the time and services actually expended by the Executive on behalf of each respective Employer.
4. Expenses. The Employers shall reimburse the Executive or otherwise provide for or pay for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in furtherance of, or in connection with the business of the Employers, including, but not by way of limitation, automobile and traveling expenses, and all reasonable entertainment expenses (whether incurred at the Executive's residence, while traveling or otherwise), subject to such reasonable documentation and other limitations as may be established by the Boards of Directors of the Employers. If such expenses are paid in the first instance by the Executive, the Employers shall reimburse the Executive therefor. Such reimbursement shall be paid promptly by the Employers and in any event no later than March 15 of the year immediately following the year in which such expenses were incurred.
5. Termination.
(a) The Employers shall have the right, at any time upon prior Notice of Termination, to terminate the Executive's employment hereunder for any reason, including without limitation termination for Cause, Disability or Retirement, and the Executive shall have the right, upon prior Notice of Termination, to terminate his employment hereunder for any reason.
(b) In the event that (i) the Executive's employment is terminated by the Employers for Cause, Retirement or the Executive's death, or (ii) the Executive terminates his employment hereunder for any reason other than Disability or Good Reason, the Executive shall have no right pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to compensation or other benefits for any period after the applicable Date of Termination.
(c) In the event the Executive's employment hereunder is terminated due to Disability, the Executive shall be entitled to receive any disability benefits provided under any disability plan maintained by the Employers. Other than as set forth above, the Executive shall have no right pursuant to this Agreement to compensation or other benefits for any period after the termination for Disability.
(d) If the Executive's employment by the Employers shall be terminated concurrently with or subsequent to a Change in Control and during the term of this Agreement by (i) the Employers for other than Cause, Disability, Retirement or the Executive's death or (ii) the Executive for Good Reason, then the Employers shall:
(A) pay to the Executive, within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination, a lump sum cash severance amount equal to three (3) times the Executive's Base Salary,
(B) maintain and provide for a period ending at the earlier of
(i) the expiration of the remaining term of employment as of the Date
of Termination before giving effect to the Notice of Termination or
(ii) the date of the Executive's full-time employment by another
employer (provided that the Executive is entitled under the terms of
such employment to benefits substantially similar to those described in
this subparagraph (B)), at no cost to the Executive, the Executive's
continued participation in all group insurance, life insurance, health
and accident insurance and disability insurance offered by the
Employers in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to
the Date of Termination; provided that any insurance premiums payable
by the Employers or any successors pursuant to this Section 5(d)(B)
shall be payable at such times and in such amounts (except that the
Employers shall also pay any employee portion of the premiums) as if
the Executive was still an employee of the Employers, subject to any
increases in such amounts imposed by the insurance company or COBRA,
and the amount of insurance premiums required to be paid by the
Employers in any taxable year shall not affect the amount of insurance
premiums required to be paid by the Employers in any other taxable
year; and provided further that if the Executive's participation in any
group insurance plan is barred, the Employers shall either arrange to
provide the Executive with insurance benefits substantially similar to
those which the Executive was entitled to receive under such group
insurance plan or, if such coverage cannot be
obtained, pay a lump sum cash equivalency amount within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination based on the annualized rate of premiums being paid by the Employers as of the Date of Termination; and
(C) pay to the Executive, in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination, a cash amount equal to the projected cost to the Employers of providing benefits to the Executive until the expiration of the remaining term of employment as of the Date of Termination before giving effect to the Notice of Termination pursuant to any other employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements offered by the Employers in which the Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the Date of Termination (other than stock option plans and restricted stock plans of the Employers), with the projected cost to the Employers to be based on the costs incurred for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the Date of Termination occurs and with any automobile-related costs to exclude any depreciation on Employer-owned automobiles.
(e) If the Executive's employment shall be terminated prior to a Change in Control by (i) the Employers for other than Cause, Disability, Retirement or the Executive's death or (ii) the Executive for Good Reason, then the Employers shall:
(A) pay to the Executive, within thirty (30) days following
the Date of Termination, a lump sum cash severance amount equal to two
(2) times the Executive's Base Salary,
(B) maintain and provide for a period ending at the earlier of
(i) the expiration of eighteen (18) months from the Executive's Date of
Termination or (ii) the date of the Executive's full-time employment by
another employer (provided that the Executive is entitled under the
terms of such employment to benefits substantially similar to those
described in this subparagraph (B)), at no cost to the Executive, the
Executive's continued participation in all group health insurance plans
offered by the Employers in which the Executive was participating
immediately prior to the Date of Termination; provided that any
insurance premiums payable by the Employers or any successors pursuant
to this Section 5(e)(B) shall be payable at such times and in such
amounts (except that the Employers shall also pay any employee portion
of the premiums) as if the Executive was still an employee of the
Employers, subject to any increases in such amounts imposed by the
insurance company or COBRA, and the amount of insurance premiums
required to be paid by the Employers in any taxable year shall not
affect the amount of insurance premiums required to be paid by the
Employers in any other taxable year; and provided further that if the
Executive's participation in any group insurance plan is barred, the
Employers shall either arrange to provide the Executive with insurance
benefits substantially similar to those which the Executive was
entitled to receive under such group insurance plan or, if such
coverage cannot be obtained, pay a lump sum cash equivalency amount
within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination based on the
annualized rate of premiums being paid by the Employers as of the Date
of Termination. The Executive shall not be entitled to participate in
any other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement of the
Employers subsequent to his Date of Termination.
6. Payment of Additional Benefits under Certain Circumstances.
(a) If the payments and benefits pursuant to Section 5 hereof, either
alone or together with other payments and benefits which the Executive has the
right to receive from the Employers, would constitute a "parachute payment" as
defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (the "Initial Parachute Payment"),
then the Corporation shall pay to the Executive, in a lump sum within thirty
(30) days following the Date of Termination, a cash amount equal to the sum of
the following:
(i) twenty (20) percent (or such other percentage equal to the tax rate imposed by Section 4999 of the Code) of the amount by which the Initial Parachute Payment exceeds the Executive's "base amount" from the Employers, as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code, with the difference between the Initial Parachute Payment and the Executive's base amount being hereinafter referred to as the "Initial Excess Parachute Payment"; and
(ii) such additional amount (tax allowance) as may be necessary to compensate the Executive for the payment by the Executive of federal, state and local income and excise taxes on the payment provided under clause (i) above and on any payments under this clause (ii). In computing such tax allowance, the payment to be made under clause (i) above shall be multiplied by the "gross up percentage" ("GUP"). The GUP shall be determined as follows:
The Tax Rate for purposes of computing the GUP shall be the highest marginal federal, state and local income and employment-related tax rate (including Social Security and Medicare taxes), including any applicable excise tax rate, applicable to the Executive in the year in which the payment under clause (i) above is made, and shall also reflect the phase-out of deductions and the ability to deduct certain of such taxes.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if it shall subsequently be
determined in a final judicial determination or a final administrative
settlement to which the Executive is a party that the actual excess parachute
payment as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code is different from the
Initial Excess Parachute Payment (such different amount being hereafter referred
to as the "Determinative Excess Parachute Payment"), then the Corporation's
independent tax counsel shall determine the amount (the "Adjustment Amount")
which either the Executive must pay to the Corporation or the Corporation must
pay to the Executive in order to put the Executive (or the Corporation, as the
case may be) in the same position the Executive (or the Corporation, as the case
may be) would have been if the Initial Excess Parachute Payment had been equal
to the Determinative Excess Parachute Payment. In determining the Adjustment
Amount, the independent tax counsel shall take into account any and all taxes
(including any penalties and interest) paid by or for the Executive or refunded
to the Executive or for the Executive's benefit. As soon as practicable after
the Adjustment Amount has been so determined, and in no event more than thirty
(30) days after the Adjustment Amount has been determined, the Corporation shall
pay the Adjustment Amount to the Executive or the Executive shall repay the
Adjustment Amount to the Corporation, as the case may be.
(c) In each calendar year that the Executive receives payments of
benefits that constitute a parachute amount, the Executive shall report on his
federal, state and local income tax returns such information as is consistent
with the determination made by the independent tax counsel of the Corporation as
described above. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless
from any and all losses, costs and expenses (including without limitation,
reasonable attorneys' fees, interest, fines and penalties) which the Executive
incurs as a result of so reporting such information, with such indemnification
to be paid by the Corporation to the Executive as soon as practicable and in any
event no later than March 15 of the year immediately following the year in which
the amount subject to indemnification was determined. The Executive shall
promptly notify the Corporation in writing whenever the Executive receives
notice of the institution of a judicial or administrative proceeding, formal or
informal, in which the federal tax treatment under Section 4999 of the Code of
any amount paid or payable under this Section 6 is being reviewed or is in
dispute. The Corporation shall assume control at its expense over all legal and
accounting matters pertaining to such federal tax treatment (except to the
extent necessary or appropriate for the Executive to resolve any such proceeding
with respect to any matter unrelated to amounts paid or payable pursuant to this
Section 6), and the Executive shall cooperate fully with the Corporation in any
such proceeding. The Executive shall not enter into any compromise or settlement
or otherwise prejudice any rights the Corporation may have in connection
therewith without the prior consent of the Corporation.
7. Mitigation; Exclusivity of Benefits.
(a) The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any benefits hereunder by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any such benefits be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination or otherwise, except as set forth in Sections 5(d)(B) and 5(e)(B) above.
(b) The specific arrangements referred to herein are not intended to exclude any other benefits which may be available to the Executive upon a termination of employment with the Employers pursuant to employee benefit plans of the Employers or otherwise.
8. Withholding. All payments required to be made by the Employers hereunder to the Executive shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts, if any, relating to tax and other payroll deductions as the Employers may reasonably determine should be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
9. Assignability. The Employers may assign this Agreement and their rights and obligations hereunder in whole, but not in part, to any corporation, bank or other entity with or into which the Employers may hereafter merge or consolidate or to which the Employers may transfer all or substantially all of their assets, if in any such case said corporation, bank or other entity shall by operation of law or expressly in writing assume all obligations of the Employers hereunder as fully as if it had been originally made a party hereto, but may not otherwise assign this Agreement or their rights and obligations hereunder. The Executive may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder.
10. 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 Employers: Chairman of the Board WVS Financial Corp. West View Savings Bank 9001 Perry Highway Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237 To the Executive: David J. Bursic At the address last appearing on the personnel records of the Employers |
11. Amendment; Waiver. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the Executive and such officer or officers as may be specifically designated by the Boards of Directors of the Employers to sign on their behalf. No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach by any other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employers may amend in good faith any terms of this Agreement, including retroactively, in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
12. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States where applicable and otherwise by the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
13. Nature of Obligations. Nothing contained herein shall create or require the Employers to create a trust of any kind to fund any benefits which may be payable hereunder, and to the extent that the Executive acquires a right to receive benefits from the Employers hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Employers.
14. Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
15. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
16. Changes in Statutes or Regulations. If any statutory or regulatory provision referenced herein is subsequently changed or re-numbered, or is replaced by a separate provision, then the references in this Agreement to such statutory or regulatory provision shall be deemed to be a reference to such section as amended, re-numbered or replaced.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
18. Regulatory Prohibition. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any payments made to the Executive 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. ss.1828(k)) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including 12 C.F.R. Part 359.
19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Employers and the Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein. All prior agreements between the Employers and the Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein are hereby superseded and shall have no force or effect, including but not limited to the Prior Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.
ATTEST: WVS FINANCIAL CORP.
By: /s/ Pamela M. Gregio By: /s/ David L. Aeberli --------------------------------- --------------------------- Name: Pamela M. Gregio David L. Aeberli Title: Corporate Secretary Chairman of the Board |
ATTEST: WEST VIEW SAVINGS BANK
By: /s/ Pamela M. Gregio By: /s/ David L. Aeberli --------------------------------- --------------------------- Name: Pamela M. Gregio David L. Aeberli Title: Corporate Secretary Chairman of the Board |
EXECUTIVE
By: /s/ David J. Bursic --------------------------- David J. Bursic |
EXHIBIT 10.2
WVS FINANCIAL CORP. AND WEST VIEW SAVINGS BANK
AMENDED AND RESTATED DIRECTORS' DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
ARTICLE 1.
ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF PLAN
ARTICLE 2.
DEFINITIONS
shares are then traded, or if no such closing prices are reported, the mean between the high bid and low asked prices that day on the principal market or national quotation system then in use, or if no such quotations are available, the price furnished by a professional securities dealer making a market in such shares.
(a) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise;
(b) by liquidation of the Participant's assets, to the extent that liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship; or
(c) by cessation of deferrals under the Plan.
ARTICLE 3.
ADMINISTRATION
application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.
ARTICLE 4.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT
(c) A Participant may not elect to change his or her Deferral Election that is in effect for a Plan Year. A Participant may change his or her Deferral Election for a subsequent Plan Year, provided that the subsequent Deferral Election is made on or prior to the December 31st preceding the calendar year in which such income shall be earned.
payment election form approved by the Committee, provided that any such election
(1) must be made at least 12 months before the date on which benefit payments
due to a Separation from Service or upon a fixed date are scheduled to commence,
(2) must be made before the Participant has a Separation from Service or a
termination of service due to death or Disability, (3) shall not take effect
before the date that is 12 months after the date the election is made by the
Participant and accepted by the Committee, (4) does not cause a payment that
would otherwise be made in the year of the election to be delayed to a later
year, and (5) does not accelerate into the year in which the election is made a
payment that is otherwise scheduled to be made in a later year.
ARTICLE 5.
PAYMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION
(a) Separation from Service (as defined in Section 2.22 above),
(b) Death,
(c) Disability (as defined in Section 2.14 above),
(d) Change in Control (as defined in Section 2.3 above), or
(e) A pre-specified date as specified on a payment election form.
In addition to the above Payment Events, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, allow a Participant to withdraw amounts from his Deferred Compensation Account upon the occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency. A Participant may request a distribution due to an Unforeseeable Emergency by submitting a written request to the Committee accompanied by evidence to demonstrate that the circumstances being experienced qualify as an Unforeseeable Emergency. Any withdrawal approved by the Committee shall not exceed the amount necessary to meet the Unforeseeable Emergency.
of the Participant's estate. Any payment of a Participant's Deferred Compensation Account in accordance with this Section 5.5 shall release the Employer from all future liability hereunder.
ARTICLE 6.
CLAIM PROCEDURE
(i) The specific reasons for the denial;
(ii) A reference to the provision of the Plan upon which the denial is based;
(iii) A description of any additional information or material that the Claimant must provide in order to perfect the claim;
(iv) An explanation of why such additional material or information is necessary;
(v) Notice that the Claimant has a right to request a review of the claim denial and information on the steps to be taken if the Claimant wishes to request a review of the claim denial; and
(vi) A statement of the Participant's right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial on review of the initial denial.
upon review will be made within sixty (60) days after the Employer's receipt of a request for review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision will be rendered not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of a request for review. A notice of such an extension must be provided to the Claimant within the initial sixty (60) day period and must explain the special circumstances and provide an expected date of decision.
The reviewer shall afford the Claimant an opportunity to review and receive, without charge, all relevant documents, information and records and to submit issues and comments in writing to the Employer. The reviewer shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim regardless of whether the information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.
(i) its decision;
(ii) the specific reasons for the decision;
(iii) the relevant provisions of the Plan on which its decision is based;
(iv) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and without charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information in the Employer's files which are relevant to the Claimant's claim for benefits;
(v) a statement describing the Claimant's right to bring an action for judicial review under Section 502(a) of ERISA; and
(vi) if an internal rule, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion was relied upon in making the adverse determination on review, a statement that a copy of the rule, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion will be provided without charge to the Claimant upon request.
yield a decision on the merits of the claim. A Claimant's compliance with the foregoing provisions of this Article is a mandatory requisite to a Claimant's right to commence any legal action with respect to any claims for benefits under the Plan.
ARTICLE 7.
MISCELLANEOUS
(i) the Plan is irrevocably terminated within the 30 days preceding a Change in Control and (1) all arrangements sponsored by the Employer and any successors immediately following the Change in Control that would be aggregated with the Plan under Treasury Regulation ss.1.409A-1(c)(2) are terminated with respect to each participant that experienced the Change in Control event, and (2) the Participant and all participants under the other aggregated arrangements receive all of their benefits under the terminated arrangements within 12 months of the date that all necessary action to
irrevocably terminate the Plan and the other aggregated arrangements is taken;
(ii) the Plan is irrevocably terminated at a time that is not proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the Employer and (1) all arrangements sponsored by the Employer that would be aggregated with the Plan under Treasury Regulation ss.1.409A-1(c) if the Participant participated in such arrangements are terminated, (2) no payments are made within 12 months of the date the Employer take all necessary action to irrevocably terminate the arrangements, other than payments that would be payable under the terms of the arrangements if the termination had not occurred, (3) all payments are made within 24 months of the date the Employer takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate the arrangements, and (4) the Employer does not adopt a new arrangement that would be aggregated with the Plan under Treasury Regulation ss.1.409A-1(c) if a Participant participated in both arrangements, at any time within three years following the date the Employer takes all necessary action to irrevocably terminate the Plan; or
(iii) the Plan is terminated within 12 months of a corporate dissolution taxed under Section 331 of the Code, or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. ss.503(b)(1)(A), provided that the amounts deferred by a Participant under the Plan are included in the Participant's gross income in the later of (1) the calendar year in which the termination of the Plan occurs, or (2) the first calendar year in which the payment is administratively practicable.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Bank have adopted this amended and restated Plan as of the 24th day of November 2008.
WVS FINANCIAL CORP.
By: /s/ David J. Bursic ------------------------------------ David J. Bursic, President and Chief Executive Officer |
WEST VIEW SAVINGS BANK
By: /s/ David J. Bursic ------------------------------------ David J. Bursic, President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT 10.3
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
WEST VIEW SAVINGS BANK AND WVS FINANCIAL CORP.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION TRUST AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to the West View Savings Bank and WVS Financial Corp. Deferred Compensation Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement") by and between West View Savings Bank (the "Bank"), WVS Financial Corp. (the "Corporation") and David J. Bursic, David L. Aeberli and Margaret VonDerau (the "Trustees") is dated and is effective as of November 24, 2008. The Trust Agreement was originally effective as of August 31, 1993. Capitalized terms which are not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Trust Agreement.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Corporation and the Bank have adopted the Amended and Restated Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") to provide deferred compensation for certain members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, the Bank or any other participating subsidiary (collectively, the "Participants");
WHEREAS, the parties hereto previously established a trust (the "Trust") to fund the obligations under the Plan, with the assets contributed to the Trust subject to the claims of the Corporation's and the Bank's creditors in the event of the Corporation's or the Bank's insolvency, until paid to a Participant or their beneficiaries in such manner and at such times as specified in the Plan;
WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of the Trust Agreement, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code");
WHEREAS, Section 409A of the Code provides that if the assets held in the Trust are ever transferred outside of the United States, then such assets would be deemed transferred to the Participants and taxable to the Participants;
WHEREAS, all assets of the Trust have been held in the United States, and it is the intent of the parties that all Trust Assets continue to be held in the United States;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Trust Agreement to expressly prohibit any transfer of any Trust Assets outside of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Section 12 of the Trust Agreement permits the parties hereto to amend the Trust Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual agreements herein set forth and such other consideration the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
"Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Agreement, all Trust Assets shall be held in the United States of America, and at no time shall the Trustee or any other person or entity cause any of the Trust Assets to be transferred outside of the United States."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation, the Bank and the Trustees have caused this Amendment to be signed, and their respective corporate seals to be hereto affixed, as of the day and year first written above.
WVS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Attest:
/s/ Pamela M. Gregio By: /s/ David J. Bursic -------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Name: Pamela M. Gregio David J. Bursic Title: Corporate Secretary President and Chief Executive Officer |
WEST VIEW SAVINGS BANK
Attest:
/s/ Pamela M. Gregio By: /s/ David J. Bursic -------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Name: Pamela M. Gregio David J. Bursic Title: Corporate Secretary President and Chief Executive Officer |
TRUSTEES
/s/ David J. Bursic -------------------------------------------- David J. Bursic /s/ David L. Aeberli -------------------------------------------- David L. Aeberli /s/ Margaret VonDerau -------------------------------------------- Margaret VonDerau |
EXHIBIT 10.4
WVS FINANCIAL CORP.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
RECOGNITION AND RETENTION PLAN FOR OFFICERS
AND TRUST AGREEMENT FOR OFFICERS OF WEST VIEW SAVINGS BANK
ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN AND TRUST
1.01 WVS Financial Corp. (the "Corporation") hereby amends and restates the Recognition and Retention Plan for Officers of West View Savings Bank (the "Plan") and Trust (the "Trust") upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated in this amended and restated Recognition and Retention Plan and Trust Agreement (the "Agreement"), with the amendment and restatement effective as of November 24, 2008.
1.02 The Trustee hereby accepts this Trust and agrees to hold the Trust assets existing on the date of this Agreement and all additions and accretions thereto upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
2.01 The purpose of the Plan is to retain personnel of experience and ability in key positions by providing such key employees of the Savings Bank with a proprietary interest in the Corporation as compensation for their contributions to the Corporation, the Savings Bank, and other Subsidiaries and as an incentive to make such contributions in the future.
ARTICLE III
DEFINITIONS
The following words and phrases when used in this Agreement with an initial capital letter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings set forth below. Wherever appropriate, the masculine pronouns shall include the feminine pronouns and the singular shall include the plural.
3.01 "Beneficiary" means the person or persons designated by a Recipient to receive any benefits payable under the Plan in the event of such Recipient's death. Such person or persons shall be designated in writing on forms provided for this purpose by the Committee and may be changed from time to time by similar written notice to the Committee. In the absence of a written designation, the Beneficiary shall be the Recipient's surviving spouse, if any, or if none, his estate.
3.02 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
3.03 "Change in Control" shall mean a change in the ownership of the Corporation or the Savings Bank, a change in the effective control of the Corporation or the Savings Bank or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation or the Savings Bank, in each case as provided under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
3.04 "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
3.05 "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board pursuant to Article IV hereof.
3.06 "Common Stock" means shares of the common stock, $.10 par value per share, of the Corporation.
3.07 "Disability" means the Recipient (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Corporation or the Savings Bank (or would have received such benefits for at least three months if he had been eligible to participate in such plan).
3.08 "Effective Date" means the day on which the Common Stock was initially sold by the Corporation in the Offering.
3.09 "Employee" means any person who is employed by the Corporation, the Savings Bank, or any Subsidiary, including officers or other employees who may be directors of the Corporation.
3.10 "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
3.11 "Offering" means the offering of Common Stock to the public pursuant to the Plan of Conversion of West View Savings Bank, which was completed in November 1993.
3.12 "Plan Shares" or "Shares" means shares of Common Stock held in the Trust which may be distributed to a Recipient pursuant to the Plan.
3.13 "Plan Share Award" or "Award" means a right granted under this Plan to receive a distribution of Plan Shares upon completion of the service requirements described in Article VII.
3.14 "Recipient" means an Employee who receives a Plan Share Award under the Plan.
3.15 "Retirement" means a termination of employment upon or after attainment of age sixty-five (65) or such earlier age as may be specified in applicable plans or policies of the Corporation or in a Recipient's Plan Share Award, provided that no Retirement may occur prior to the one-year anniversary of the date the Recipient's Plan Share Award was granted.
3.16 "Savings Bank" means West View Savings Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation.
3.17 "Subsidiary" means West View Savings Bank and any other subsidiaries of the Corporation or the Savings Bank which, with the consent of the Board, agree to participate in this Plan.
3.18 "Trustee" means such firm, entity or persons nominated by the Committee and approved by the Board pursuant to Sections 4.01 and 4.02 to hold legal title to the Plan for the purposes set forth herein.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
by him in such capacity under or with respect to the Plan, the Corporation shall, subject to the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, indemnify such member against all liabilities and expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Corporation and any Subsidiaries and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
ARTICLE V
CONTRIBUTIONS
ARTICLE VI
ELIGIBILITY; ALLOCATIONS
ARTICLE VII
EARNING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLAN SHARES; VOTING RIGHTS
hereinafter defined). Termination of employment shall be deemed to be for cause if the Employee has been convicted of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction or has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable for gross negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duties to the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
the Recipient informs the Trustee how the Recipient voted Plan Shares which have been earned and distributed for and against proposals to stockholders, the Trustee shall vote all Plan Shares which have not yet been earned and distributed pursuant to Section 7.03 in the same proportion for and against proposals to stockholders as the Recipient actually votes Plan Shares which have been earned and distributed pursuant to Section 7.03. If the Recipient does not provide the Trustee with such information, Plan Shares which have not yet been earned and distributed pursuant to Section 7.03 shall not be voted by the Trustee. In the event a tender offer is made for Plan Shares, the Trustee shall tender Plan Shares held by it which have not yet been earned and distributed in the same proportion in which the Recipient actually tenders Plan Shares which have been earned and distributed.
ARTICLE VIII
TRUST
(a) To invest up to one hundred percent (100%) of all Trust assets in Common Stock without regard to any law now or hereafter in force limiting investments for trustees or other fiduciaries. The investment authorized herein may constitute the only investment of the Trust, and in making such investment, the Trustee is authorized to purchase Common Stock from the Corporation or from any other source, and such Common Stock so purchased may be outstanding, newly issued, or treasury shares.
(b) To invest any Trust assets not otherwise invested in accordance with (a) above, in such deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit, obligations of the United States Government or its agencies or such other investments as shall be considered the equivalent of cash.
(c) To sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of any property at any time held or acquired by the Trust.
(d) To cause stocks, bonds or other securities to be registered in the name of a nominee, without the addition of words indicating that such security is an asset of the Trust (but accurate records shall be maintained showing that such security is an asset of the Trust).
(e) To hold cash without interest in such amounts as may in the opinion of the Trustee be reasonable for the proper operation of the Plan and Trust.
(f) To employ brokers, agents, custodians, consultants and accountants.
(g) To hire counsel to render advice with respect to its rights, duties and obligations hereunder, and such other legal services or representation as it may deem desirable.
(h) To hold funds and securities representing the amounts to be distributed to a Recipient or his Beneficiary as a consequence of a dispute as to the disposition thereof, whether in a segregated account or held in common with other assets of the Trust.
Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the Trustee shall not be required to make any inventory, appraisal or settlement or report to any court, or to secure any order of court for the exercise of any power herein contained, or give bond.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Stock shall be exchanged for other securities of the Corporation or of another corporation, each Recipient of a Plan Share Award shall be entitled, subject to the conditions herein stated, to receive such number of shares of Common Stock or amount of other securities of the Corporation or such other corporation as were exchangeable for the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation which such Recipients would have been entitled to receive except for such action.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this amended and restated Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officers and the corporate seal to be affixed and duly attested, and the Trustees of the Trust established pursuant hereto have duly and validly executed this amended and restated Agreement, all on this 24th day of November 2008.
ATTEST: WVS FINANCIAL CORP. /s/ Pamela M. Gregio By: /s/ David J. Bursic -------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Pamela M. Gregio David J. Bursic Secretary President and Chief Executive Officer TRUSTEES: /s/ David J. Bursic ------------------------------------------- David J. Bursic /s/ David L. Aeberli ------------------------------------------- David L. Aeberli /s/ Margaret VonDerau ------------------------------------------- Margaret VonDerau |