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

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2015

 


   

Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Pennsylvania

 

001-35746

 

23-2434506

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

801 Lancaster Avenue

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 610-525-1700

 

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)  

 


   

Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 
 

 

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Appointment of Michael W. Harrington as Chief Financial Officer

 

On September 9, 2015, Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (the “Corporation”) issued a press release announcing the appointment, effective October 5, 2015, of Michael W. Harrington as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Treasurer of the Corporation and Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of its wholly owned subsidiary, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company (the “Bank” and together with the Corporation, “Bryn Mawr Trust”). Concurrently with the effectiveness of Mr. Harrington’s appointment as CFO, David M. Takats, interim CFO and Treasurer of the Corporation and the Bank, will return to his previous role as Senior Vice President of the Bank.

 

Mr. Harrington, 52, joins Bryn Mawr Trust from Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., a mid-atlantic regional bank, where he served as Chief Financial Officer of the holding company from January 2014 through September 2015, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the bank from January 2013 through September 2015, and Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the holding company from June 2012 through September 2015. Prior to Susquehanna, Mr. Harrington was at First Niagara Financial Group, a multi-state community-oriented bank, where he served as Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer from April 2011 through June 2012, and Chief Financial Officer from December 2006 through April 2011.

 

Mr. Harrington entered into an Employment Letter Agreement with the Corporation and the Bank (“Employment Agreement”) on September 8, 2015. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Harrington’s annual salary, as may be adjusted from time to time in the Bank’s discretion, will be $ 325,000. Mr. Harrington will receive a $25,000 cash signing bonus, and be eligible to earn annual bonuses as determined by the Boards of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) and the Bank. The Employment Agreement further provides that Mr. Harrington will be eligible to receive, at the discretion of the Board, equity compensation awards pursuant to the Corporation’s equity compensation plans including, but not limited to, a grant of 6,000 restricted stock units to be awarded in the fourth quarter of 2015. Mr. Harrington will also be entitled to participate in all of the Corporation’s and Bank’s employee benefit plans and arrangements that are generally available to executives and key management, and to receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his duties. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Harrington’s employment is on an at-will basis. To the extent Mr. Harrington is terminated by the Corporation and the Bank without Cause, or Mr. Harrington voluntarily terminates his employment for Good Reason, he will be entitled to an amount equal to his then-annual salary subject to certain conditions, 100% of applicable COBRA premiums for a period of 12 months post-termination, and all Accrued Benefits (as defined in the Employment Agreement). The Employment Agreement contains certain restrictive covenants including non-solicitation of employees and clients, non-competition, and confidentiality covenants. Mr. Harrington will also be reimbursed for up to $7,500 in attorneys’ fees incurred by him in connection with the review and negotiation of the Employment Agreement.

 

Mr. Harrington also entered into the Bank’s standard form of Executive Change-of-Control Severance Agreement (“Severance Agreement”), dated September 8, 2015. The Severance Agreement provides for Mr. Harrington to receive certain severance payments and benefits if he is subject to a Termination upon Change of Control, as described below and more fully defined in the Severance Agreement. Pursuant to the Severance Agreement, a Termination upon Change of Control will occur in the event that Mr. Harrington is subject to, within two (2) years after a Change of Control, a Separation from Service that is either (i) initiated by the Bank for any reason other than Mr. Harrington’s continuous illness, injury or incapacity for a period of six consecutive months or for “cause,” as defined therein, or (ii) initiated by Mr. Harrington following (a) a significant reduction of his authority, duties or responsibilities; (b) any removal from his position as an officer of the Corporation, the Bank or its subsidiaries; (c) any reduction in his Base Salary, as defined; (d) any revocation or modification of the AIP (annual incentive plan as more fully described in the Severance Agreement) or Stock Plan, as defined therein, or any action taken pursuant to the terms of either plan, which, subject to certain limitations, materially (x) reduces Mr. Harrington’s compensation thereunder, or (y) increases the compensation payable to other participants but not to Mr. Harrington; (e) a transfer of Mr. Harrington to a location outside of Bryn Mawr, PA, the general area of Mr. Harrington’s principal place of business, or reasonable commuting distance; (f) any substantial increase in Mr. Harrington’s business travel requirements; or (g) the failure of the Bank to require any successor of the Bank or the Corporation to become jointly and severally obligated with the Bank to perform the Severance Agreement.

 

 

 
 

 

 

In the event of such a Termination upon Change of Control, the Bank or any successor thereto, will be obligated to pay to Mr. Harrington (i) cash equal to three (3) times Mr. Harrington’s Base Salary in effect either immediately prior to the Separation from Service or immediately prior to the Change of Control, whichever is higher; (ii) in relation to Mr. Harrington’s outstanding and unexercised stock options, whether vested or unvested, any excess amount of the aggregate fair market value of the Corporation’s shares underlying such stock options over the aggregate exercise price of such stock options; (iii) the cash value of any unused vacation pay; and (iv) all awards and payments earned by Mr. Harrington under any annual incentive plan, both in respect of complete plan periods any incomplete fiscal year periods, prior to the Termination Date, as defined therein. For a period of thirty-six months after the Termination Date, the Bank must also provide medical, dental, life and disability insurance benefits, and payment for reasonable career counseling services. Mr. Harrington is not required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in the Severance Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise.

 

To the extent that the payments made pursuant to the Severance Agreement, when aggregated with all other payments made to Mr. Harrington by the Bank or the Corporation, will be deemed an “excess parachute payment” in accordance with Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and be subject to the excise tax provided under Section 4999 thereof, all sums payable under the Severance Agreement will be reduced in such manner and to such extent so that no “excess parachute payment” shall be made. In the event that a reduction of payment is necessary, Mr. Harrington in his sole discretion shall determine which and how much of the payments to be made under the Severance Agreement shall be eliminated or reduced. Any payments made under the Severance Agreement will be made instead of, and not in addition to, severance payments to which Mr. Harrington would be entitled to under the Employment Agreement.

 

The term of the Severance Agreement is initially three (3) years to be automatically extended for additional one-year periods unless at least one year’s written notice of termination is provided to Mr. Harrington by the Bank, provided that (i) after a Change of Control during the term of the Severance Agreement, the Severance Agreement is to remain in effect for a period of two (2) years and until all of the obligations of the parties thereunder are satisfied or have expired, and (ii) the Severance Agreement terminates automatically if, prior to the Change of Control, Mr. Harrington’s employment with the Bank or any of its subsidiaries terminates for any reason.

 

The foregoing summaries of the Employment Agreement and Severance Agreement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of such documents, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, hereto and which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 is the Press Release issued by the Corporation on July 17, 2015 announcing the appointment of Mr. Harrington.

 

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and the Exhibit incorporated by reference herein shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor will such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Description

   

10.1

Employment Letter Agreement, dated September 8, 2015, by and among Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company and Michael W. Harrington

   

10.2

Executive Change-of-Control Severance Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2015, by and between The Bryn Mawr Trust Company and Michael W. Harrington

   

99.1

Press Release

 

 

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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, hereunto duly authorized.

   

 

 

BRYN MAWR BANK CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Francis J. Leto

 

 

Name:

Francis J. Leto

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date: September 9, 2015

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Description

   

10.1

Employment Letter Agreement, dated September 8, 2015, by and among Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company and Michael W. Harrington

   

10.2

Executive Change-of-Control Severance Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2015, by and between The Bryn Mawr Trust Company and Michael W. Harrington

   

99.1

Press Release

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation

 

September 8, 2015

   

Mr. Michael W. Harrington

910 Bent Creek Drive

Lititz, Pa 17543

 

Subject: Employment Agreement

 

Dear Mike:

 

In consideration of the mutual promises contained in this employment agreement (this “ Agreement ”) and intending to be legally bound, Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (the “ Corporation ”), its wholly owned subsidiary, The Bryn Mawr Trust Company (the “ Bank ”), and you, Michael W. Harrington, agree that you will be employed by the Corporation and the Bank on the following terms and conditions:

 

1.

Your Employment By the Corporation.

 

(a)     Effective as of October 5, 2015 (your “ Employment Date ”), you will become the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation and the Bank. You will report to the Corporation’s and the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer. You agree to serve as a member of any committee of the Corporation or the Bank to which you may be elected or appointed. In addition, you agree to serve as a director and/or officer of any other subsidiary of the Corporation or the Bank to which you may be elected or appointed. To the extent you are not appointed the Treasurer of the Corporation and the Bank, you will be consulted as to who will be appointed to such offices.

 

2.

Employment At-Will.

 

You acknowledge that your employment is at-will and not of any specific duration. Either you, on the one hand, or the Corporation or the Bank, on the other hand, may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason, subject to the provisions of Section 8.

 

3.

Your Duties During the Term of Employment.

 

You shall devote your full business time (with allowances for vacations and sick leave), attention and best efforts to the affairs of the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries during the term of employment hereunder; provided, however , that you may serve as a director or trustee of corporations or other entities and may engage in other activities to the extent that they do not inhibit the performance of your duties hereunder, or conflict with the business affairs of the Corporation, the Bank or their subsidiaries or the Corporation’s Code Of Ethics (the “ Code Of Ethics ”), a copy of which has been reviewed by you. You always shall conduct yourself in a manner that maintains the good reputation of the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries. You shall comply with all lawful policies that from time to time may be in effect at the Corporation and the Bank or adopted by the Corporation and the Bank and communicated to you. You shall not directly or indirectly undertake or accept other employment or compensation for services rendered (except to the extent expressly permitted under the Code of Ethics) during the term of your employment with the Corporation and the Bank without having obtained the prior approval of the Corporation’s and the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer. So long as you remain employed by the Corporation and the Bank, any and all business opportunities from whatever source which you may receive or otherwise become aware of in connection with your employment with the Corporation and the Bank relating to the business of the Corporation, the Bank or any of their subsidiaries shall belong to the Corporation and the Bank, and, unless the Corporation and the Bank specifically, after full disclosure by you of each and any such opportunity, waives its right in writing, the Corporation and the Bank shall have the sole right to act upon any of such business opportunities as they deem advisable.

 

 

 
 

 

 

Michael W. Harrington

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You have reviewed with the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer your present directorships, public service commitments and personal business interests, which are listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, and have obtained the Chief Executive Officer’s written approval for your continuance in such present capacities, unless, hereafter, the Chief Executive Officer determines in a particular case, that there is a potential conflict with the Corporation’s or the Bank’s or their subsidiaries’ best interests. Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 10 of this Agreement, you hereby agree that your acceptance of any future proposed directorships or positions in other organizations will be subject to prior review and approval by the Corporation’s Compliance Officer (as defined in the Code of Ethics) and compliance with the Code of Ethics.

 

4.

Compensation and Related Matters.

 

(a)      Salary . Commencing on the Employment Date and thereafter during the term of your employment hereunder, the Bank shall pay to you an annual salary of $325,000, less all applicable taxes and other withholdings, in equal biweekly installments in arrears (“ Base Salary ”). Your Base Salary may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with normal business practices of the Bank and in the Bank’s sole discretion.

 

(b)      Bonus . For each fiscal year ending during your employment, including 2015 on a pro rata basis, you will be eligible to earn an annual bonus. The actual bonus payable, if any, with respect to a particular year will be determined by the Boards of Directors of the Corporation or the Bank (as applicable), based on the achievement of corporate and/or individual performance objectives established by such Board, provided that you must be employed by the Corporation on the date the bonus is paid in order to receive such payment. For purposes of determining any bonus payable to you, the measurement of corporate and individual performance will be performed by the Boards of Directors of the Corporation or the Bank (as applicable) in good faith. From time to time, such Board may, in its sole discretion, make adjustments to corporate or individual performance goals, so that required departures from the Corporation’s or Bank’s (as applicable) operating budget, changes in accounting principles, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and other corporate transactions, and other factors influencing the achievement or calculation of such goals do not affect the operation of this Section 4(b) in a manner inconsistent with its intended purposes.

 

 

 
 

 

 

Michael W. Harrington

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(c)      Equity Awards . In the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (or any appropriate committee thereof), you will be eligible to receive a grant of 6,000 restricted stock units (“ RSUs ”) pursuant to the Corporation’s equity compensation plans as in effect from time to time. Such grant of RSUs shall be made in the fourth quarter of 2015. Subject to your continued employment with the Corporation and the Bank, such RSUs shall vest in substantially equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

 

In addition, during your employment (including in 2016), you may be eligible to receive other equity compensation awards in the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (or any appropriate committee thereof) pursuant to the Corporation’s equity compensation plans as in effect from time to time. To the extent you receive any such other equity compensation awards from the Corporation, all or a portion of such equity compensation awards may be conditioned on the achievement of certain performance objectives (relating to your performance, the Corporation’s performance, the Bank’s performance, or a combination thereof) that are specified by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (or any appropriate committee thereof) at the time of grant.

 

(d)      Expenses . During the term of your employment hereunder, you shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses you incur in performing your duties hereunder, including all expenses of travel and living expenses while away from home on business in the service of the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries, provided that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Corporation, the Bank or their subsidiaries at the time the expenses are incurred (the “ Expense Reimbursement Policy ”).

 

(e)      Plan Benefits . During the term of your employment hereunder, you shall be entitled to participate in all of the Corporation’s and the Bank’s employee benefit plans and arrangements made generally available to their executives and key management employees in effect on your Employment Date, including, without limitation, each pension and retirement plan and arrangement, life insurance and health and accident plan and arrangement, medical insurance plan, disability plan, survivor income plan, vacation plan and bonus plan. You shall be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under any employee benefit plan or arrangement made generally available by the Corporation or the Bank in the future to its executives and key management employees, subject to, and on a basis consistent with, the terms, conditions and overall administration of such plans and arrangements. Nothing paid to you 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 you pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement will be interpreted as limiting the Corporation’s or the Bank’s ability to amend, modify or terminate such employee benefit plans and arrangements at any time for any reason.

 

(f)      Paid Time Off (“ PTO ”) . You shall be entitled to the number of PTO days in each calendar year determined in accordance with the Bank’s PTO policy in effect from time to time. Under the Bank’s current PTO policy, you will be entitled to 4 days of PTO for 2015, and 33 days of PTO for 2016, in each case, subject to change in accordance with any revision to the Bank’s PTO policy. You shall also be entitled to all paid holidays given by the Bank to its executives .

 

 

 
 

 

 

Michael W. Harrington

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(g)      Signing Bonus . You shall be entitled to receive a $25,000 signing bonus at the time you receive your first payment of Base Salary pursuant to Section 4(a) above; provided, however , that you shall be obligated to immediately repay such signing bonus in full to the Bank should your employment be terminated pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii) or Section 8(a)(vi) hereof on or before March 1, 2017, and the Bank shall have the right to offset such amount against any other amounts that may be due and owing to you in connection with such termination of employment.

 

5.

Performance of Additional Duties and Offices.

 

If you are elected or appointed a director or officer of any subsidiary of the Corporation (other than the Bank) or the Bank, you hereby agree to serve without compensation in respect of only such subsidiary positions (other than provided in this Agreement).

 

6.

Place of Performance of Employment.

 

In connection with your employment by the Corporation and the Bank, you shall be based at the principal executive offices of the Corporation and the Bank in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, except for required travel on the Corporation’s and the Bank’s business.

 

7.

Confidential Information.

 

(a)     You recognize and acknowledge that the confidential information (as defined below) is a valuable, special and unique asset of the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries. As a result, you hereby agree not to disclose, while in the employ of the Corporation, the Bank or any subsidiary thereof or at any time thereafter, to any person or entity, any confidential information obtained by you while in the employ of the Corporation, the Bank or any subsidiary thereof, and not to use such confidential information except as authorized in the performance of your duties for the Corporation, the Bank or any subsidiary thereof. This provision shall not preclude you from disclosure of confidential information (i) to enforce any rights against the Corporation, the Bank or their subsidiaries or to defend yourself against any claims or allegations by the Corporation, the Bank, their subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, employees or agents; provided, however, that any disclosure made under this clause (i) shall be made only in connection with a proceeding before a court or other governmental agency or administrative or legislative body, and you agree to use best efforts to obtain confidential treatment for such disclosure; or (ii) as required by law or court order or by any governmental agency or administrative or legislative body. These obligations are in addition to, and do not limit in any way your obligations with respect to trade secrets, confidential information or proprietary information under any statute or common law. The term “ confidential information ” as used in this Agreement means non-public information that includes, but is not limited to, records, lists, and knowledge of the Corporation’s, the Bank’s and their subsidiaries’ clients, methods of operation, processes, trade secrets, methods of determination of prices, prices or fees, financial information, business, marketing and strategic plans, personnel information, profits, sales, net income, and indebtedness, as the same may exist from time to time.

 

 

 
 

 

 

Michael W. Harrington

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(b)     You hereby agree that, upon leaving the Corporation’s and the Bank’s employ, you will not take with you, without obtaining the prior written consent of an officer authorized to give such consent by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or the Bank, any of the Corporation’s, the Bank’s or their subsidiaries’ documents or copies thereof (whether paper or electronic or other form) which are of a confidential nature.

 

8.

Termination of Employment.

 

(a)     Your employment hereunder may be terminated without any breach of this Agreement under the following circumstances:

 

(i)      Death . Your employment hereunder shall terminate upon your death.

 

(ii)      Disability . The Corporation and the Bank may terminate your employment hereunder because of your incapacity due to physical or mental illness, causing your inability, on a full-time basis, to perform your essential job duties with or without a reasonable accommodation for the entire period of 90 consecutive days or for such shorter period the extension of which would present an undue hardship to the Corporation or the Bank (the “ Disability Period ”), to the extent permitted by law. Your employment will not be terminated pursuant to this provision until 30 days after your receipt of a Notice of Termination (which may be sent to you before or after the end of the Disability Period), following which you have not returned to the performance of your essential job duties with or without a reasonable accommodation on a full-time basis prior to the expiration of such 30 day period.

 

(iii)      Cause . The Corporation and the Bank may terminate your employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, the Corporation and the Bank shall have “ Cause ” to terminate your employment upon (i) your continued failure to substantially perform your job duties (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness as provided in subsection (a)(ii) of this Section 8), after a written demand for your substantial performance is delivered to you by the Corporation and the Bank which specifically identifies the manner in which the Corporation and the Bank believe you have not substantially performed your duties, and you have failed, in the good faith judgment of the Corporation and the Bank, to provide the performance demanded within 30 days after your receipt of such written demand; or (ii) your engagement in gross negligence or misconduct which is materially injurious to the Corporation, the Bank or any of their subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise; or (iii) your plea of nolo contendere or guilty with respect to or conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty, or any felony; or (iv) any misappropriation of funds by you; (v) or your use, possession or distribution of, or being under the influence of, drugs or alcohol during working time or work-related activities or in a manner that is injurious to the reputation of the Corporation or the Bank or any of their subsidiaries; or (vi) your making a general assignment for the benefit of your creditors or your institution of any proceeding seeking to adjudicate you bankrupt or insolvent under any laws relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or an involuntary petition shall be filed against you seeking relief under any law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency which remains undismissed for a period of 60 days or more; or (vii) your willful violation of the provisions of this Agreement and your failure to cure such violation within 30 days after receipt of written notice of such violation; or (viii) the receipt of a request by the Corporation, the Bank or any of their subsidiaries, of a notice from any of the governmental agencies that supervise any of them, that you be suspended or removed from any position that you then hold with the Corporation, the Bank or any of their subsidiaries.

 

 

 
 

 

 

Michael W. Harrington

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, a termination of your employment for Cause shall not delay or otherwise interfere with any action taken by any governmental agency to suspend or remove you from any position held by you with the Corporation, the Bank or any of their subsidiaries. If you are suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, the Bank or any of their subsidiaries by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Corporation’s and the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If you are removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Corporation’s or the Bank’s affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, all obligations of the Corporation and the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order.

 

(iv)      Termination without Cause . The Corporation and the Bank may terminate your employment at any time without Cause.

 

(v)      Voluntary Termination for Good Reason . You may terminate your employment hereunder for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, you shall have “ Good Reason ” to terminate your employment upon the first to occur of: (i) a significant reduction by the Corporation of your authority, duties or responsibilities hereunder; or (ii) any removal of you from your Chief Financial Officer position with the Corporation or the Bank; (iii) a reduction by the Corporation or the Bank in your Base Salary (other than a reduction that is imposed proportionately on all members of the Corporation’s or the Bank’s senior executives, or pursuant to a program or formula that is applied equally to all members of the Corporation’s or the Bank’s senior executives); or (iv) a change by the Corporation or the Bank in your principal place of employment to a location that increases your one-way daily commute by more than 35 miles. None of the foregoing events or conditions will constitute Good Reason unless you provide the Corporation and the Bank with notice describing the event or condition within 30 days following the occurrence thereof, the Corporation and the Bank do not cure the event or condition within 30 days of receiving that written objection, and you resign your employment within 15 days following the expiration of that cure period by providing a Notice of Termination to the Corporation and the Bank.

 

(vi)      Voluntary Termination . You may terminate your employment hereunder at any time upon not less than 30 days prior written notice to the Corporation and the Bank.

 

Any termination of your employment by the Corporation and the Bank or by you (other than termination pursuant to subsection (a)(i) of this Section 8) shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Notice of Termination ” shall mean a notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) briefly summarizes the facts and circumstances deemed to provide a basis for termination of your employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) specifies the termination date.

 

 

 
 

 

 

Michael W. Harrington

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(b)     For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Date of Termination ” shall mean (i) if your employment is terminated by death, the date of death, (ii) if your employment is terminated pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) of this Section 8, 30 days after Notice of Termination is sent to you (provided that you shall not have returned to the performance of your essential job duties on a full-time basis during such 30 day period) and if requested by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, you agree to undergo a medical examination by a doctor selected by the Board which confirms that you are fit to continue full-time employment hereunder to the extent permitted by law, or (iii) if your employment or this Agreement is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in a Notice of Termination.

 

(c)     Upon termination of your employment for any reason, unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, you agree to resign immediately from any and all officer, director, committee member and other positions you then hold with the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries.

 

(d)     Upon termination of your employment for any reason, you agree that all documents, records, forms, notebooks, client lists, manuals, computer records or files, and similar materials containing any information regarding the business of the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries or their customers, whether or not such materials contain confidential information (as defined in Section 7 above), including any copies thereof, then in your possession, whether prepared by you or others, will be left with or promptly returned to the Corporation and the Bank. You further agree that upon termination of your employment for any reason, you shall leave with or promptly return to the Corporation and the Bank, all other property of the Corporation, the Bank or their subsidiaries, including but not limited to computers and personal communication devices.

 

9.

Compensation in the event of Death, During Disability Period or Upon Other Termination.

 

(a)     Upon the termination of your employment for any reason, you shall be entitled to the following payments and benefits in addition to any other payments and benefits set forth in this Section 9: (i) all earned but unpaid Base Salary compensation, (ii) all accrued but unused PTO; (iii) reimbursement for expenses incurred prior to your Date of Termination that are otherwise reimbursable under Section 4(d) provided that all necessary documentation is submitted in accordance with the Expense Reimbursement Policy not more than 5 business days after your Date of Termination; (iv) all vested benefits and deferred compensation under the Corporation’s and the Bank’s employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions thereof; and (v) all payments due to you under the terms of your outstanding equity awards in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions thereof (collectively, the “ Accrued Benefits ”).

 

(b)     If your employment shall be terminated because of your death, the Bank shall pay to your estate (i) your Accrued Benefits and (ii) to the extent not included in the Accrued Benefits, your Base Salary through the last day of the month of your death at the rate in effect at the time of your death, and the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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(c)     If your employment shall be terminated because you are unable to perform your essential job duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness that is a disability as defined in subsection 8(a)(ii) hereof, the Bank shall pay you (i) your Accrued Benefits and (ii) your full Base Salary for a period equal to the applicable “elimination period” under any group long-term disability insurance provided by the Corporation or the Bank which is currently 180 days, and the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement; provided, however , that such Base Salary payment shall be reduced by any amounts paid to you under the Corporation’s or the Bank’s short term disability plan or policy. In the event that the Corporation or the Bank ceases to provide group long-term disability insurance with an elimination period of at least 180 days to you, you shall be entitled to payment of your Base Salary (reduced as described in the preceding sentence) through the last day of the 180 day period following your Date of Termination, and the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement.

 

(d)     If your employment shall be terminated for Cause, the Bank shall pay you your earned but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, and the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement.

 

(e)     If the Corporation and the Bank shall terminate your employment under subsection 8(a)(iv) or you terminate your employment under Section 8(a)(v):

 

(i)      the Bank shall pay you your Accrued Benefits, through the Date of Termination, at the rate in effect on the date of the Notice of Termination; and

 

(ii)     in lieu of any further salary and other payments that may be due and owing to you from the Corporation, the Bank or any of their subsidiaries, the Bank shall pay you an amount equal to 1 year of your Base Salary at the rate in effect on the date of the Notice of Termination, in substantially equal biweekly installments, and shall pay 100% of the applicable premiums for COBRA continuation coverage for you and your eligible dependents for a period of 12 months following your Date of Termination (or, if earlier, until the date that you and your eligible dependents are no longer eligible for COBRA continuation coverage under the Corporation’s or the Bank’s group health plans), in each case provided that (i) you execute, deliver to the Corporation and the Bank and do not revoke during any applicable statutory revocation period, by the 60 th day following the effective date of your cessation of employment, a Separation Agreement and Release in a form acceptable to the Corporation and the Bank and (ii) you continue to comply with the provisions of Section 7 and Section 10. Severance payments will not begin until the revocation period set forth in the Separation Agreement and Release expires and your release becomes non-revocable, provided that if the 60 day period described above begins in one taxable year and ends in a second taxable year such payments or benefits shall not commence until the second taxable year. Upon payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 9(e) (subject to your compliance with clause (ii) above), the Corporation and the Bank and their subsidiaries shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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(f)     If you shall terminate your employment under Section 8(a)(vi), the Bank shall pay you your earned but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, and the Corporation and the Bank and their subsidiaries shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement.

 

(g)     You shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 9 by seeking other employment or otherwise, except as provided in subsection 10(b). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Corporation’s and Bank’s obligations under this Section 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

10.

Restrictive Covenants.

 

(a)      Definitions . As used in this Section 10, the term “ Restricted Period ” shall mean a period commencing on the date hereof and continuing for 24 months (or, in the case of Section 10(b) below, 6 months) after completion of the Company Group’s payment of compensation to you hereunder; the term “ Business ” shall mean any business in which any member of the Company Group is engaged at any time during the term of your employment and also encompasses any field or line of business with respect to which any member of the Company Group is engaged in research and/or development at any time during the term of your employment; and the term “ Company Group ” shall mean (i) collectively, the Corporation, the Bank and their subsidiaries, and (ii) where applicable, individually, the Corporation, the Bank or any of their subsidiaries.

 

(b)      Non-Competition . You shall not, during the Restricted Period (as defined above), directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Corporation and the Bank:

 

(i)     engage, manage, operate, join, control or participate in, or assist or advise any other person engaged or proposing to engage in, any business activity competitive with the Business of the Company Group anywhere in the Restricted Area (as defined below); or

 

(ii)     become an owner, stockholder, lender, partner, co-venturer, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, representative or otherwise in or with any person or other entity engaged, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, in any business that is competitive with the Business of the Company Group in the Restricted Area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you, solely as a passive investment, may hold up to one percent (1%) of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-owned corporation.

 

The term “ Restricted Area ” shall mean anywhere within a 100 mile radius of a branch or other place of business of the Company Group. If, however, a court determines that the Restricted Area as defined in the immediately preceding sentence is overly broad, then the “ Restricted Area ” shall mean anywhere within a 100 mile radius of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

 

(c)      Non-Solicitation . You shall not, during the Restricted Period, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Corporation and the Bank:

 

 

 
 

 

 

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(i)     solicit or call on, directly or indirectly, on your own behalf or on behalf of any person or entity other than the Company Group, any customer or prospective customer of the Company Group or any person or entity that was a customer of the Company Group at any time within 2 years prior to the cessation of your employment hereunder for the purpose of engaging in any business then engaged in by the Company Group or that would otherwise constitute Business;

 

(ii)     influence or attempt to influence any person or entity engaged in business with the Company Group to terminate or modify any written or oral agreement or course of dealing with the Company Group; or

 

(iii)     influence or attempt to influence any person who is then employed or retained by the Company Group as an employee, officer, director, consultant or agent or has served in any such capacity on behalf of the Company Group within 2 years prior to the time of the solicitation to terminate or modify his or her employment, consulting, agency or other arrangement with the Company Group, or employ or retain, or arrange to have any other person or entity employ or retain, any such current or former Company Group employee, officer, director, consultant or agent.

 

(d)      No Conflicts . You represent and warrant that you are not a party to or bound by any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether written or otherwise, which prohibits or in any manner restricts your ability to enter into and fulfill your obligations under this Agreement and/or which would in any manner, directly or indirectly, limit or affect the duties and responsibilities which may now or in the future be assigned to you, and you agree that you will not enter into, any oral or written agreement in conflict herewith. You have respected and at all times in the future will continue to respect the rights of your previous employer(s) in trade secret and confidential information in accordance with applicable agreements, if any, and applicable law. You have left with your previous employers all proprietary documents, computer software programs, computer discs, customer lists, and any other material which is proprietary to your previous employer(s), have not taken copies of any such materials and will not remove or cause to be removed any such material or copies of any such material from such previous employer(s) in violation of your agreements, if any, with previous employers. You will indemnify and hold harmless the Company Group and its and their successors and assigns from any claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees) resulting from third-party claims of any such conflict, violation or breach.

 

(e)      Remedies . You acknowledge that the Company Group is and will be engaged in highly competitive businesses and that the confidential information, as well as its respective business techniques and programs, are of great significance in enabling it to compete and participate in the various markets in which it is active. You further acknowledge that the Company Group does conduct business on a broad regional basis, and that its products and services are or will be distributed throughout the entire region. You acknowledge and agree that the restrictions contained in Section 7 and Section 10 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary in order to protect the legitimate interests of the Company Group and that any violation thereof would result in irreparable injury to the Company Group. Consequently, you acknowledge and agree that, in the event of any violation thereof, the Company Group shall be authorized and entitled to obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction injunctive and equitable relief, including, without limitation, specific performance, temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction or other interim or conservative relief, as well as an equitable accounting of all profits and benefits arising out of such violation, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which the Company Group may be entitled at law or in equity and, in the event the Company Group is required to enforce the terms of this Agreement through court proceedings, the Company Group shall be entitled to reimbursement of all legal fees, costs and expenses incident to enforcement of any such term, in whole or in part and/or such term as may be modified by a court of competent jurisdiction. You will not seek, and waive any requirement for, the securing or posting of a bond or proving actual damages in connection with the Company Group’s or its or their successors or assigns seeking or obtaining injunctive or equitable relief in connection with your covenants or other obligations under Section 7 and Section 10 of this Agreement. If, despite the foregoing waivers, a court would nonetheless require the posting of a bond, the parties agree that a bond in the amount of $1,000 would be a fair and reasonable amount, particularly in light of the difficulty in quantifying what would be the actual loss caused by an injunction.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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(f)      Scope ; Tolling . If any court of competent jurisdiction construes any of the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 10 of this Agreement, or any part thereof, to be unenforceable because of the duration, scope or geographic area covered thereby, such court shall have the power to reduce the duration, scope or geographic area of such provision and, in its reduced form, such provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced. In the event of any breach or violation of a restriction contained in Section 10 of this Agreement, the period therein specified shall abate during the time of such violation, and that portion shall not begin to run until such violation has been fully and finally cured.

 

(g)      Acknowledgements .

 

(i)     The Company Group’s customer and business relationships are or will be near permanent and such relationships are significant assets belonging to the Company Group which have been or will be developed through a substantial investment of time, effort, and expense in the Company Group’s regional market, and, as a result of your employment with the Company Group, (i) you will have contact with such customers and business partners which you would not otherwise have had and (ii) such customers and business partners will associate the Company Group’s goodwill with you.

 

(ii)     The Company Group has developed and will develop a wealth of intimate knowledge regarding its customers and business partners, and the identity of the Company Group’s customers and business partners is not generally known in the worldwide community in which the Company Group’s businesses are located; and, for these and other reasons, the Company Group has a legitimate, protectable interest in the identity of its customers and business partners and the method of operations of its business.

 

(iii)     Your skills in the area of the Company Group’s business will be developed and enhanced as a result of your employment relationship with the Corporation and the Bank.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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(iv)      The Company Group has a legitimate interest in protecting the goodwill, client and business partner information, client and business partner relationships, and use of your skills by means of enforcement of the restrictive covenants set forth in this Agreement.

 

(v)      YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES YOU POSSESSES AT THE TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT HEREUNDER ARE SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT YOU, IN THE EVENT OF TERMINATION OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT HEREUNDER FOR ANY REASON, TO EARN, DURING THE RESTRICTED PERIOD, A LIVELIHOOD SATISFACTORY TO YOU WITHOUT VIOLATING ANY PROVISION OF SECTION 7 OR 10 HEREOF, FOR EXAMPLE, BY USING SUCH KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES, OR SOME OF THEM, IN THE SERVICE OF A NON-COMPETITOR OF THE COMPANY GROUP. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR COVENANTS CONTAINED IN SECTION 7 AND SECTION 10 OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE GIVEN IN CONSIDERATION OF the willingness of the CORPORATION and THE BANK to make valuable benefits available hereafter to YOU, including THE CORPORATION’S AND THE BANK’S willingness to enter into this Agreement, the privilege to have access to CONFIDENTIAL Information, and the other good and valuable consideration set forth herein. YOU further acknowledge that YOUR ability to earn a livelihood without violating Section 7 OR SECTION 10 of this Agreement is a material condition of YOUR employment with the CORPORATION and THE BANK. YOU, THE CORPORATION and THE BANK acknowledge that YOUR rights have been limited by this Agreement only to the extent reasonably necessary to protect the legitimate interests of THE Company GROUP.

 

(h)      Intellectual Property Disclosure and Cooperation . You shall promptly disclose to the Corporation and the Bank any inventions or processes discovered by you which are made at the behest of the Company Group or in connection with your duties under this Agreement, or which reasonably relate to the Business, during the term of your employment, and you shall assign all rights in said inventions or processes to, or at the direction of, the Corporation and the Bank. You shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Corporation and the Bank for patents and take such legal steps which the Corporation and the Bank may desire to perfect their rights in the inventions.

 

(i)      Prior Inventions . You further represent and warrant that you have submitted to the Corporation and the Bank a list of all inventions, original works of authorship, developments, improvements, and trade secrets which were made by you prior to your employment with the Corporation and the Bank (collectively the “ Prior Inventions ”), which belong to you, which relate to the Business, products or research and development, and which are not assigned to the Corporation or the Bank hereunder as of the date hereof or, if no such list has been submitted, you represent that there are no such Prior Inventions.

 

(j)      Survival of Covenants . The parties hereto agree that Section 7 and this Section 10 shall be deemed to consist of a series of separate covenants. It is expressly understood and agreed that the covenants and undertakings in Section 7 and Section 10 shall survive the termination of your employment or the termination of this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action that you may have against the Company Group or any other person, including but not limited to, any claim under this Agreement, shall not constitute a defense or bar to the enforcement of any of the covenants and undertakings contained in Section 7 or Section 10 of this Agreement.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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11.

Successors and Binding Agreement.

 

(a)     The Corporation and the Bank may require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Corporation or the Bank, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation’s and Bank’s Boards of Directors, to expressly assume and agree to honor this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation and the Bank would be required to honor it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Section 11 of this Agreement, “Corporation” and “Bank” shall mean the Corporation and the Bank as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which executes and delivers any agreement provided for in this Section 11 or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law.

 

(b)     This Agreement and all of your rights hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by and against your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. You may not assign this Agreement. Any amounts payable hereunder as a result of your death shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee, or other designee or if there be no such designee, to your estate.

 

12.

Compliance with Section 409A .

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no portion of the benefits or payments to be made under Section 9 that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance promulgated thereunder (the “ Code ”) will be payable until you have “separation from service” from the Corporation and the Bank within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. In addition, to the extent compliance with the requirements of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(2) (or any successor provision) is necessary to avoid the application of an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code to payments due to you upon or following your “separation from service”, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (or any otherwise applicable plan, policy, agreement or arrangement), any such payments that are otherwise due within six months following your “separation from service” (taking into account the preceding sentence of this paragraph) will be deferred without interest and paid to you in a lump sum immediately following such six month period. This paragraph should not be construed to prevent the application of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (or any successor provision) to amounts payable hereunder. For purposes of the application of Section 409A of the Code, each payment in a series of payments will be deemed a separate payment. Further, except to the extent any expense, reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided to you does not constitute a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and its implementing regulations and guidance, (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to you during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or in-kind benefits provided to you in any other calendar year, (ii) the reimbursements for expenses for which you are entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred and (iii) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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13.

Notices .

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, notices, demands and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by a nationally recognized overnight courier or (unless otherwise specified) mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to you: 

your most recent address set forth in the Corporation’s or the Bank’s records

 

 

If to the Corporation and the Bank:

Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation 

 

801 Lancaster Avenue

 

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3396

 

Attention: Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

with a copy to:

 

 

 

Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation

 

801 Lancaster Avenue 

 

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3396

 

Attention: General Counsel

 

or to such other address as any party may have furnished to the others in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

14.

Representations and Warranties.

 

The Corporation and the Bank represent and warrant that the execution of this Agreement by the Corporation and the Bank has been duly authorized by resolution of their respective Boards of Directors and that the Corporation and the Bank have the authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and that the Agreement does not conflict with or violate any other agreement or contract by which the Corporation or the Bank is bound. You represent and warrant to the Corporation and the Bank that you are authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement and that this Agreement does not conflict with or violate the provisions of any agreement to which you are bound. You further represent and warrant to the Corporation and the Bank that you have carefully read and considered the provisions of this Agreement and have had an opportunity to consult with independent legal counsel of your choosing prior to executing this Agreement. All parties acknowledge and agree that they are executing this Agreement voluntarily and intending to be legally bound.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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15.

Choice of Law and Venue.

 

It is understood and agreed that the construction and interpretation of this Agreement shall at all times and in all respects be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to the applicable conflict of laws provisions that would apply the law of a different jurisdiction. Any action brought with respect to this Agreement shall be brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania or the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

 

16.

Mediation.

 

Except for claims asserted pursuant to Sections 7 and 10, should a dispute arise between the parties in connection with this Agreement, the parties shall endeavor in good faith to come to an agreement with respect to the dispute. In the event the parties are unable to reach an agreement within thirty (30) days after a notice of dispute is delivered, the parties agree to first submit such dispute to mediation before a mediator acceptable to both parties, who shall promptly conduct mediation. The mediator shall be chosen from the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution or the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”). In the event the parties cannot agree on an acceptable mediator within forty five (45) days after notice of dispute is delivered, the parties shall submit the matter to AAA for appointment of a qualified mediator by AAA. In the event that the dispute is not resolved within sixty (60) days after the day the parties first meet with a mediator, or in the event that the mediator certifies that further mediation proceedings are fruitless, the parties reserve all rights each may have to bring an action in court for any claims under this Agreement.

 

17.

Enforcement.

 

The prevailing party in any suit or other legal action in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity, to reimbursement of its reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees).

 

18.

Third-Party Beneficiaries.

 

The Corporation’s and the Bank’s subsidiaries are express third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

 

19.

Legal Fees.

 

The Corporation and the Bank will reimburse you for the attorneys’ fees you have incurred in connection with the review and negotiation of this Agreement, up to a maximum of $7,500.00 and subject to receipt of documentation evidencing the fees incurred. You will be solely responsible for any attorneys’ fees you incur that exceed $7,500.00.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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20.

Miscellaneous.

 

No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by you, the Corporation and the Bank. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the 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 any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any other prior or contemporaneous, oral or written, representation or agreement by the parties hereto, with respect to the matters which are the subject of this Agreement, and no change, alteration or modification hereof may be made except in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

21.

Severability.

 

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions 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.

 

22.

Pronouns.

 

All pronouns contained herein and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the parties hereto may require.

 

23.

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 Agreement .

 

24.

Captions.

 

The section and subsection captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and do not define, limit or describe the scope or intent of this Agreement or any part hereof and shall not be considered in any construction hereof.

     

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

 

BRYN MAWR BANK CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Francis J. Leto

 

 

Name:

Francis J. Leto

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

THE BRYN MAWR TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Francis J. Leto

 

 

Name:

Francis J. Leto

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

/s/  Michael W. Harrington

 

 

 

Michael W. Harrington

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

THE BRYN MAWR TRUST COMPANY

 

EXECUTIVE CHANGE-OF-CONTROL

 

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

 

This Agreement made as of September 8, 2015 between The Bryn Mawr Trust Company, a Pennsylvania financial institution, subject to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Banking Code of 1965, as amended (the “Company”), and Michael W. Harrington (the “Employee”).

 

WHEREAS, the Employee has entered into an employment letter agreement of even date herewith and will be employed by the Company as its Chief Financial Officer beginning October 5, 2015;

 

WHEREAS, the Company considers it essential to foster the employment of well qualified key management personnel, and, in this regard, the board of directors of the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many financial institutions, the possibility of a change of control of the Company’s publicly held parent company, Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation, (“BMBC”) may exist and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among the Company’s management, may result in the departure or distraction of key management personnel to the detriment of the Company and ultimately to the detriment of BMBC and its shareholders;

 

WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of the Company and BMBC have determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of key members of the Company’s management to their assigned duties, without distraction in the face of potentially disturbing circumstances arising from the possibility of a change of control of the BMBC, although no such change is now contemplated; and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Employee, who will be a key member of the Company’s management, to become an employee of the Company, the Company agrees that the Employee shall receive the compensation and benefits set forth in this Agreement in the event his/her employment with the Company is terminated subsequent to a “Change of Control” (as defined in Section 1 hereof) of BMBC, as a cushion against the financial and career impact on the Employee of any such Change of Control;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section, unless the context clearly otherwise requires:

 

(a) “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations issued under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

(b) “AIP” shall mean any Annual Incentive Plan of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to a Change of Control, or predecessor or prior plan, including the Company’s annual bonus plan applicable to Employee .

 

 

 
 

 

 

(c) “Base Salary” shall mean the total cash remuneration earned by the Employee on an annualized basis in all capacities with the Company and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, any amounts the payment of which has been deferred by the Employee, excluding only payments earned by or allocated to the Employee under the AIP.

 

(d) A Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities:

 

(i) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided , however , that a Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for payment, purchase or exchange;

 

(ii) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to vote or dispose of or has “beneficial ownership” of (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations issued under the Exchange Act), including without limitation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing; provided , however , that a Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of any security under this subsection (ii) as a result of an oral or written agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such security if such agreement, arrangement or understanding (A) arises solely from a revocable proxy given in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the General Rules and Regulations issued under the Exchange Act, and (B) is not then reportable by such Person on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report); or

 

(iii) that are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof) with which such Person (or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy as described in the proviso to subsection (ii) above) or disposing of any voting securities of BMBC; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 1(d) shall cause a Person engaged in business as an underwriter of securities to be the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities acquired through such Person’s participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until the expiration of forty (40) days after the date of such acquisition.

 

(e) “Board” shall mean the board of directors of the Company or BMBC as the context of this Agreement indicates.

   

(f) “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have taken place if (i) any Person (except BMBC, any Subsidiary of BMBC, any employee benefit plan of BMBC or the Company, any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by BMBC or any Subsidiary of BMBC for or pursuant to the terms of any such employee benefit plan) together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, shall become the Beneficial Owner in the aggregate of 25% or more of the common stock of BMBC then outstanding, or (ii) during any twenty-four month period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of BMBC or the Company cease, for any reason, to constitute a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by BMBC’s or the Company’s shareholders, as the case may be, of each director who was not a director at the beginning of such period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors in office at the time of such election or nomination, who were directors at the beginning of such period.

 

 

 
 

 

 

(g) “Common Stock” shall mean the outstanding common stock of BMBC.

 

(h) “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity.

 

(i) “Separation from Service” means, the Employee’s “separation from service”, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, from the Company To the extent required by the definition of “separation from service” under Section 409A of the Code, “Separation from Service” shall mean the Employee’s separation from service (as so defined) from both the Company and all other persons with whom the Company would be considered a “single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, but replacing the phrase “at least 80 per cent” with the phrase “at least 50%” where it appears in Section 1563(a)(1), 2, and 3 of the Code and in the regulations under Section 414(c).

 

(j) “Specified Employee” means an individual who is a “specified employee” with respect to the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.”

 

(k) “Stock Plan” shall mean (i) BMBC’s Amended and Restated 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan; and (ii) any other stock option plan, stock option and stock appreciation rights plan, stock bonus plan, stock grant plan, or similar benefit plan established by BMBC and which exists for the benefit of the Employee at the time of a Change in Control.

 

(l) “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations issued under the Exchange Act.

 

(m) “Termination Date” shall mean the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination described in Section 2 hereof or any later date specified therein, as the case may be.

 

(n) “Termination upon a Change of Control” shall mean a Separation from Service upon or within two (2) years after a Change of Control either:

 

(i) initiated by the Company for any reason other than (x) the Employee’s continuous illness, injury or incapacity for a period of six consecutive months or (y) for “cause,” which shall mean misappropriation of funds, habitual insobriety, substance abuse, conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, or gross negligence in the performance of his/her duties, which gross negligence has had a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, properties or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries or BMBC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or

 

 

(ii) initiated by the Employee following one or more of the following occurrences:

 

(A) a significant reduction by the Company or BMBC (if the Employee is an officer of BMBC) of the authority, duties or responsibilities of the Employee immediately prior to the Change of Control;

 

 

 
 

 

 

(B) any removal of the Employee from his/her officer position with BMBC, the Company and its Subsidiaries held by him/her immediately prior to the Change of Control, except in connection with promotions to higher office;

 

(C) a reduction by the Company in the Employee’s Base Salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control;

 

(D) revocation or any modification of the AIP or Stock Plan, or any action taken pursuant to the terms of either plan, which materially (x) reduces the opportunity to receive compensation under any or both of such plans of equivalent amounts received by the Employee during the three (3) fiscal years immediately preceding the Change of Control, subject to the right of the Boards of Directors of BMBC or the Company, as appropriate, to establish in a manner consistent with past practice, prior to the Change of Control, reasonable goals under the AIP or Stock Plan, (y) reduces the compensation payable to the Employee under either or both of such plans but which does not effect comparable reductions in the compensation payable to the other participants in such plans, or (z) increases the compensation payable to other participants in either or both of such plans but which does not effect corresponding increases in the amount of compensation payable to the Employee;

 

(E) a transfer of the Employee, without his/her express written consent, to a location which is outside the Greater Philadelphia area (or the general area in which his/her principal place of business immediately preceding the Change of Control may be located at such time, if other than Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania), or which is otherwise an unreasonable commuting distance from the Employee’s principal residence at the date of the Change of Control;

 

(F) the Employee being required to undertake business travel to an extent substantially greater than the Employee’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change of Control; or

 

(G) any failure of the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 13 of this Agreement.

 

2. Notice of Termination . Any Termination upon a Change of Control shall be communicated by a Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 14 hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) briefly summarizes the facts and circumstances deemed to provide a basis for termination of the Employee’s employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) if the Termination Date is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the Termination Date (which date shall not be more than 15 days after the giving of such notice).

 

3. Severance Compensation upon Termination . Subject to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, in the event of the Employee’s Termination upon a Change of Control, the Company shall pay to the Employee, within fifteen (15) days after the Termination Date (or as soon as possible thereafter in the event that the procedures set forth in paragraph (b) of Section 11 hereof cannot be completed within fifteen (15) days) an amount in cash equal to three (3) times the sum of the Employee’s Base Salary in effect either immediately prior to the Separation from Service or immediately prior to the Change of Control, whichever is higher.

 

4. Other Payments . Subject to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, in the event of the Employee’s Termination upon a Change of Control, the Company shall:

 

(a) pay to the Employee within fifteen (15) days after the Termination Date:

 

 

 
 

 

 

(i) unless the Employee has exercised such options, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the aggregate fair market value of the shares of BMBC’s Common Stock subject to all stock options outstanding and unexercised as of the Termination Date, whether vested or unvested, granted to the Employee under the Stock Plan, over the aggregate exercise price of all such stock options. For purposes of this paragraph, fair market value shall mean the highest of (x) the closing price of BMBC’s Common Stock on the last business day the Common Stock was traded immediately preceding the Termination Date, if such Common Stock is publicly traded at such date, (y) if such Common Stock is not publicly traded at the Termination Date, the value determined by an independent appraiser, such appraiser to be selected by the Employee and to be reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the fees and expenses of such appraiser to be borne by the Company), or (z) the highest per share price of BMBC’s Common Stock paid (in connection with the Change of Control or at any time thereafter) by the Person or group whose acquisition of shares of Common Stock of BMBC has given rise to a Change of Control;

 

(ii) to the extent not theretofore paid, the Employee’s Base Salary through the Termination Date and a further amount equal to the Employee’s salary in lieu of his/her unused vacation pay, if any, both calculated at the salary rate in effect on the Termination Date, or, if higher, at the highest rate in effect at any time within the 90-day period preceding the Termination Date;

 

(iii) to the extent not theretofore paid, an amount equal to all awards earned by the Employee under the AIP in respect of complete plan periods prior to the Termination Date (excluding all amounts the payment of which was previously deferred under such plans which shall be payable in accordance with their terms). In the event that the Company’s financial statements for any fiscal years, included in such plan periods, have not yet been completed at the Termination Date, the Company shall pay to the Employee the amounts due hereunder as soon as possible thereafter;

 

(iv) payment in respect of the AIP for the uncompleted fiscal year during which Separation from Service occurs determined by multiplying the amount determined in Section 4(a)(iii) by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of days between the Termination Date and the last day of the last full fiscal year prior to the Termination Date and the denominator of which shall be Three Hundred Sixty Five (365); and

   

(b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, continue or cause to be continued until thirty-six (36) whole months after the Termination Date, on the cost-sharing basis in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control, medical, dental, life and disability insurance benefits substantially equivalent in all material respects to and payable in the same amounts and according to the same schedule as those furnished by the Company to the Employee immediately prior to the Change of Control; provided, however , that the obligation of the Company to provide such benefits shall cease at such time as the Employee is employed on a full-time basis by a Person not owned or controlled by the Employee that provides the Employee, on substantially the same cost-sharing basis between the Company and the Employee in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control, with medical, dental, life and disability insurance benefits substantially equivalent in all material respects to those furnished by the Company and its Subsidiaries to the Employee immediately prior to the Change of Control;

 

 

 
 

 

 

(c) pay for reasonable career counseling services provided by Kelleher Associates, LLC or any such equivalent agency satisfactory to both the Company and the Employee payable in the same amounts and on the same schedule as in effect, immediately prior to the Change of Control, and payable for no more than thirty six (36) whole months after the Termination Date.

 

(d) Payments or reimbursements pursuant to subsection (b) and (d) of this Section 4 shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

(i) Payments shall be made on a calendar year basis;

 

(ii) Amounts payable with respect to a calendar year shall not affect amounts payable with respect to another calendar year; and

 

(iii) Payments with respect to expenses incurred must be made no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which they were incurred.

 

4A. Six (6) Month Delay in Payments. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee is a Specified Employee on the date of his Separation From Service, then in no event shall any amount payable to him or her be paid before the date that is six months after the date of such Separation From Service .

 

5. Establishment of Trust . Immediately upon a Change of Control as herein defined, the Company shall establish an irrevocable trust fund pursuant to a trust agreement to hold assets to satisfy its obligations hereunder. Funding of such trust fund shall be subject to the Company’s discretion, as to be set forth in the agreement pursuant to which the trust fund will be established.

 

6. Enforcement .

 

(a) In the event that the Company shall fail or refuse to make payment of any amounts due the Employee under Sections 3 and 4 hereof within the respective time periods provided therein, the Company shall pay to the Employee, in addition to the payment of any other sums provided in this Agreement, interest, compounded daily, on any amount remaining unpaid from the date payment is required under Section 3, 4 or 5, as appropriate, until paid to the Employee, at the prime rate published daily in the Wall Street Journal, each change in such rate to take effect on the effective date of the change in such prime rate.

 

(b) It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Employee not be required to incur any expenses associated with the enforcement of his/her rights under this Agreement by arbitration, litigation or other legal action because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Employee hereunder. Accordingly, the Company shall pay the Employee on demand the amount necessary to reimburse the Employee in full for all expenses (including all attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) incurred by the Employee in enforcing any of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement.

 

7. No Mitigation . The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise.

 

8. Nonexclusivity of Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Employee’s continuing or future participation in or rights under any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plan or program provided by BMBC, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and for which the Employee may qualify; provided, however, that if the Employee becomes entitled to and receives all of the payments provided for in this Agreement, the Employee agrees to waive his/her right to receive payments under any severance plan or program applicable to all employees of the Company.

 

 

 
 

 

 

9. No Set-Off . The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Company may have against the Employee or others and the Company hereby agrees not to exercise any such rights with respect to payment due the Employee pursuant to this Agreement.

 

10. Certain Reduction of Payments .

 

(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that it shall be determined as set forth herein that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the Employee, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (a “Payment”), would constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and that it would be economically advantageous to the Employee to reduce the Payment to avoid or reduce the taxation of excess parachute payments under Section 4999 of the Code, the aggregate present value of amounts payable or distributable to or for the benefit of the Employee pursuant to this Agreement (such payments or distributions pursuant to this Agreement are hereinafter referred to as “Agreement Payments”) shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be an amount expressed in present value which maximizes the aggregate present value of Agreement Payments without causing any Payment to be subject to the taxation under Section 4999 of the Code. For purposes of this Section 10, present value shall be determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.

 

(b) All determinations to be made under this Section 10 shall be made, in writing, by KPMG LLP, or the Company’s independent certified public accountant immediately prior to the Change of Control, if other than KPMG LLP, (the “Accounting Firm”), which firm shall provide its determinations and any supporting calculations in writing to both the Company and the Employee within ten (10) days of the Termination Date. Any such determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Employee. The Employee shall in his or her sole discretion determine which and how much of the Agreement Payments shall be eliminated or reduced consistent with the requirements of this Section 10, which determination shall be made by delivery of written notice to the Company within 10 days of Employee’s receipt of the determination of the Accounting Firm. Within five (5) days after the Employee’s timely determination, the Company shall pay (or cause to be paid) or distribute (or cause to be distributed) to or for the benefit of the Employee, such amounts as are then due to the Employee under this Agreement. In the event Employee does not make such timely determination then within 15 days after Company’s receipt of the determination of the Accounting Firm, the Company in its sole discretion may pay (or cause to be paid) or distribute (or cause to be distributed) to or for the benefit of the Employee such portion of the Agreement Payments as it may deem appropriate, but no less than the Reduced Amount.

 

(c) As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 280G of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Agreement Payments, as the case may be, will have been made by the Company which should not have been made (“Overpayment”) or that additional Agreement Payments which have not been made by the Company could have been made (“Underpayment”), in each case, consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. Within two (2) years after the Separation from Service, the Accounting Firm shall review the determination made by it pursuant to the preceding paragraph. In the event that the Accounting Firm determines that an Overpayment has been made, any such Overpayment shall be treated for all purposes as a loan to the Employee which the Employee shall repay to the Company together with interest at the applicable Federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2) of the Code (the “Federal Rate”); provided, however, that no amount shall be payable by the Employee to the Company if and to the extent such payment would not reduce the amount which is subject to taxation under Section 4999 of the Code. In the event that the Accounting Firm determines that an Underpayment has occurred, any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Employee together with interest thereon at the Federal Rate.

 

 

 
 

 

 

(d) All of the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in performing the determinations referred to in paragraphs (b) and (c) above shall be borne solely by the Company. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Accounting Firm of and from any and all claims, damages and expenses of any nature resulting from or relating to its determinations pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) above, except for claims, damages or expenses resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Accounting Firm.

 

11. Settlement of All Disputes .

 

(a) The Employee and the Company acknowledge that the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board intends to review and approve a schedule indicating a method of calculating certain payments to be made to the Employee hereunder in the event of a Termination upon a Change of Control. In the event that the compensation plans referred to herein change prior to a Change of Control, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board may, prior to such Change of Control, revise the schedule to reflect such changes. The method of calculation set forth on such schedule, as so revised prior to a Change of Control, shall be followed by the parties hereto unless manifestly unfair to the Employee.

 

(b) In the event of any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to any provision of this Agreement or the Employee’s Termination upon a Change of Control, the Company shall appoint as the sole and exclusive arbiter of such dispute, controversy or claim, a committee composed of two persons who were members of the Company’s Board at any time within five (5) years prior to the Change of Control (which persons may, but need not be, directors of the Company at the time of such dispute, controversy or claim); provided , however , that no person shall be eligible to serve thereon who (i) is at the Termination Date, or shall have been at any time within one year prior thereto, an executive officer of the Company, or (ii) shall be or have been at any time related in any manner to or otherwise affiliated with, or was first nominated by, the corporation, Person or group whose acquisition of shares of Common Stock of BMBC has given rise to a Change of Control. The decision of such committee and the award of any monetary judgment or other relief by such committee shall be final and binding upon the Employee and the Company, and shall not be subject to appeal. Judgment may be entered upon the decision and award of such committee by the Employee or the Company in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Company shall pay the persons selected pursuant to this subsection a reasonable fee for their services, and shall reimburse such persons for their expenses incurred in this capacity. In addition, the Company shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless such persons of and from any and all claims, damages or expenses of any nature whatsoever relating to or arising from their activities in this capacity.

 

 

 
 

 

 

(c) In the event that the Company shall be unable to appoint the committee referred to in paragraph (b) above after good faith efforts to do so, or in the event that such committee cannot reach a unanimous agreement, any remaining dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to any provision of this Agreement or the Employee’s Termination upon a Change of Control shall be settled by arbitration in the City of Philadelphia, in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association, before a panel of three (3) arbitrators, two (2) of whom shall be selected by the Company and the Employee, respectively, and the third of whom shall be selected by the other two arbitrators. Each arbitrator selected as provided herein is required to be or have been a director or an executive officer of a corporation whose shares of common stock were listed during at least one year of such service on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System. Any award entered by the arbitrators shall be entered thereon by any party in accordance with applicable law in any court of competent jurisdiction. This arbitration provision shall be specifically enforceable. The fees of the American Arbitration Association and the arbitrators and any expenses relating to the conduct of the arbitration shall be paid by the Company.

 

(d) The party or parties challenging the right of the Employee to the benefits of this Agreement shall in all circumstances have the burden of proof.

 

12. Term of Agreement . The term of this Agreement shall be for three (3) years from the date hereof and shall automatically be extended for additional one-year periods unless written notice of termination of this Agreement is provided to the Employee by the Company at least one year prior to the expiration of the initial three (3) year term or any one-year renewal period; provided, however, that (i) after a Change of Control during the term of this Agreement, this Agreement shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years and until all of the obligations of the parties hereunder are satisfied or have expired, and (ii) this Agreement shall terminate if, prior to the Change of Control, the employment of the Employee with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall terminate for any reason whatsoever.

 

13. Successor Company . The Company shall require any Person who acquires the majority of the Common Stock of the Company or BMBC or any successor or successors thereof (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company or BMBC, by agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Employee, to acknowledge expressly, in writing, that this Agreement is binding upon and enforceable against the Company or BMBC or any successor or successors thereto in accordance with the terms hereof and the instrument of transfer, and to become jointly and severally obligated with the Company to perform this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform this Agreement if no such acquisition purchaser, merger consolidation, succession or successions had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the Company shall mean the Company as hereinbefore defined and any such successor or successors to its business and/or assets, jointly and severally.

 

 

 
 

 

 

14. Notice . All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder or necessary or convenient in connection herewith shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight express courier service, as follows:

 

If to the Company, to:

The Bryn Mawr Trust Company

801 Lancaster Avenue

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Attention: General Counsel

 

If to the Employee, to:

Michael W. Harrington

910 Bent Creek Drive

Lititz, Pa 17543  

 

or to such other names or addresses as the Company or the Employee, as the case may be, shall designate by notice to the other party hereto in the manner specified in this Section, or, in the case of Employee, to such other address listed as the residential address of Employee in the corporate records of the Company. Any such notice shall be deemed delivered and effective when received in the case of personal delivery, five (5) days after deposit, postage prepaid, with the U.S. Postal Service in the case of registered or certified mail, or on the next business day in the case of overnight express courier service.

 

15. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without giving effect to any conflict of laws provisions that would apply the law of a different jurisdiction.

 

16. Contents of Agreement, Amendment and Assignment .

 

(a) This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof , including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 9 of the employment letter agreement of even date herewith among the Company, BMBC and Employee (the “Employment Agreement”) as they would apply in the event of a Change of Control. For purposes of clarity, any payments made to Employee pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall be made instead of, and not in addition to, payments that would otherwise be made pursuant to Section 9 of the Employment Agreement. This Agreement cannot be changed, modified, extended or terminated except upon written amendment executed by the Employee and approved by the Board and executed on the Company’s behalf by a duly authorized officer. The provisions of this Agreement may provide for payments to the Employee under certain compensation or bonus plans (including without limitation the AIP and Stock Plan) under circumstances where such plans would not provide for payment thereof. It is the specific intention of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall supersede any provisions to the contrary in such plans, and such plans shall be deemed to have been amended to correspond with this Agreement without further action by the Company or the Boards of BMBC or the Company.

 

 

 
 

 

 

(b) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as giving the Employee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company.

 

(c) The Employee acknowledges that from time to time, the Company may establish, maintain and distribute employee manuals or handbooks or personnel policy manuals, and officers or other representatives of the Company may make written or oral statements relating to personnel policies and procedures. Such manuals, handbooks and statements are intended only for general guidance. No policies, procedures or statements of any nature by or on behalf of the Company (whether written or oral, and whether or not contained in any employee manual or handbook or personnel policy manual), and no acts or practices of any nature, shall be construed to modify this Agreement.

 

(d) All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective heirs, representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto, except that the duties and responsibilities of the Employee and the Company hereunder shall not be assignable in whole or in part by the Company.

 

17. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or application thereof to anyone or under any circumstances shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable provision or application.

 

18. Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver . No right conferred upon the Employee by this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and each and every such right or remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other right or remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission by the Employee in exercising any right, remedy or power hereunder or existing at law or in equity shall be construed as a waiver thereof, including without limitation any delay by the Employee in delivering a Notice of Termination pursuant to Section 2 hereof after an event has occurred which would, if the Employee had resigned, have constituted a Termination upon a Change of Control pursuant to Section 1(n)(ii) of this Agreement.

 

19. Compliance with Section 409(A) of the Code . This Agreement is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and shall be interpreted to be consistent with Section 409A of the Code.

   

20. Miscellaneous . All section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which is an original. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any of the other counterparts.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

   

 

THE BRYN MAWR TRUST COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Francis J. Leto

 

 

Name:

Francis J. Leto

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

EMPLOYEE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/  Michael W. Harrington

 

 

Michael W. Harrington

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY

Frank Leto, President, CEO

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: 

610-581-4730 

                

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp oration Names Michael W. Harrington as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

BRYN MAWR, Pa., September 9, 2015 - Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: BMTC) (the “Corporation”), parent of The Bryn Mawr Trust Company (the “Bank”), today announced that Michael W. Harrington has been named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Corporation and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Bank. Mr. Harrington will officially join Bryn Mawr Trust on October 5, 2015. Prior to joining Bryn Mawr Trust, Mr. Harrington served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Susquehanna Bankshares, Inc. Prior to Susquehanna, Mr. Harrington was at First Niagara Group, a multi-state bank where he served as Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer.

 

“Mike brings broad and diverse experience along with the big-bank perspective that comes from his leadership of financial groups at large growth-oriented banking institutions. He is a strategic thinker and a talented executive with a deep understanding of the regulatory and competitive issues facing our industry. I look forward to working with Mike and our management team to grow, what we consider to be, the best community bank in the region,” said Frank Leto, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Leto further commented, “I would like to thank David Takats for his efforts, acting as interim Chief Financial Officer, while we conducted the executive search for a new CFO. David is, and will continue to be, a real asset to the BMT team.”

 

 

 
 

 

 

Mr. Harrington is originally from Lansdale, PA, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Bloomsburg University and a Masters of Business Administration in finance from St. Joseph’s University.

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND SAFE HARBOR

 

This press release contains statements which, to the extent that they are not recitations of historical fact may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements may include financial and other projections as well as statements regarding the Corporation’s future plans, objectives, performance, revenues, growth, profits, operating expenses or the Corporation’s underlying assumptions. The words “may,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “likely,” “possibly,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “target,” “potentially,” “probably,” “outlook,” “predict,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “plan,” “forecast,” “project,” “are optimistic,” “are looking,” “are looking forward” and “believe” or other similar words and phrases may identify forward-looking statements. Persons reading this press release are cautioned that such statements are only predictions, and that the Corporation’s actual future results or performance may be materially different.

 

Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors, many of which are beyond the Corporation's control, could cause our actual results, events or developments, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, events or developments expressed, implied or anticipated by such forward-looking statements, and so our business and financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Such factors include, among others, that the integration of Continental Bank Holding, Inc.'s business with the Corporation may take longer than anticipated or be more costly to complete and that the anticipated benefits, including any anticipated cost savings or strategic gains may be significantly harder to achieve or take longer than anticipated or may not be achieved, our need for capital, our ability to control operating costs and expenses, and to manage loan and lease delinquency rates; the credit risks of lending activities and overall quality of the composition of our loan, lease and securities portfolio; the impact of economic conditions, consumer and business spending habits, and real estate market conditions on our business and in our market area; changes in the levels of general interest rates, deposit interest rates, or net interest margin and funding sources; changes in banking regulations and policies and the possibility that any banking agency approvals we might require for certain activities will not be obtained in a timely manner or at all or will be conditioned in a manner that would impair our ability to implement our business plans; changes in accounting policies and practices; the inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; competition in our marketplace; war or terrorist activities; material differences in the actual financial results, cost savings and revenue enhancements associated with our acquisitions; and other factors as described in our securities filings. All forward-looking statements and information set forth herein are based on management’s current beliefs and assumptions as of the date hereof and speak only as of the date they are made. The Corporation does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.

 

 

 
 

 

 

For a complete discussion of the assumptions, risks and uncertainties related to our business, you are encouraged to review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly or other reports subsequently filed with the SEC.

 

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