Exhibit 10.1

CHANGE IN CONTROL CONTINUITY AGREEMENT

THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL CONTINUITY AGREEMENT, dated as of the 27th day of
January, 2017 (this “Agreement”), by and between Arlington Asset Investment
Corp., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), and [                    ] (the
“Executive”).

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that
it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure that
the Company, as applicable, will have the continued dedication of the Executive,
notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change in Control (as
defined below);

WHEREAS, the Board believes it is imperative to diminish the inevitable
distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks
created by a pending or threatened Change in Control and to encourage the
Executive’s full attention and dedication to the Company in the event of any
threatened or pending Change in Control, and to provide the Executive with
compensation and benefits arrangements upon a Change in Control that ensure that
the compensation and benefits expectations of the Executive will be satisfied
and that provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements that
are competitive with those of other corporations; and

WHEREAS, to accomplish these objectives, the Board has caused the Company to
enter into this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Certain Definitions.

(a) “Affiliated Entity” means any entity controlled by, controlling or under
common control with the Company.

(b) “Change in Control” means:

(1) an acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning
of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of either (A)
the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding
Company Common Stock”), or (B) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that
for purposes of this Section 1(b)(1), the following acquisitions shall not
constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company,
(ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or an
Affiliated Entity, or (iv) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a
transaction that complies with Sections 1(b)(3)(A), 1(b)(3)(B) and 1(b)(3)(C);
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(2) a change in the composition of the Board such that the individuals who, as
of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”)
cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided,
however, that, for purposes of this Section 1(b)(2), any individual who becomes
a member of the Board subsequent to the date of this Agreement whose election,
or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote
of at least a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board and who
were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this
proviso) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the
Incumbent Board; and provided, further, that any such individual whose initial
assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened
election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
Person other than the Board shall not be considered as a member of the Incumbent
Board; or

(3) the consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or
consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, or the acquisition of assets or securities of another
entity by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (a “Business Combination”), in
each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially
all of the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and the Outstanding
Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination
beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the
then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a noncorporate entity,
equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or,
for a noncorporate entity, equivalent body or committee), as the case may be, of
the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including an entity that,
as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such
Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding
Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding any
entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business
Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of,
respectively, the then-outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a
noncorporate entity, equivalent securities) of the entity resulting from such
Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting
securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership existed prior
to the Business Combination, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the
board of directors (or, for a noncorporate entity, equivalent body or committee)
of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the
Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the
action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

(4) the approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company.

 

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(c) “Change in Control Period” means the period commencing on the date of this
Agreement and ending on the third anniversary of the date hereof; provided,
however, that, commencing on the date one year after the date hereof, and on
each annual anniversary of such date (such date and each annual anniversary
thereof, the “Renewal Date”), unless previously terminated, the Change in
Control Period shall be automatically extended so as to terminate three years
from such Renewal Date, unless, at least 60 days prior to the Renewal Date, the
Company shall give notice to the Executive that the Change in Control Period
shall not be so extended.

(d) “Effective Date” means the first date during the Change in Control Period on
which a Change in Control occurs. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, if (A) the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated
by the Company, (B) the Date of Termination is prior to the date on which a
Change in Control occurs, and (C) it is reasonably demonstrated by the Executive
that such termination of employment (i) was at the request of a third party that
has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or
(ii) otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of a Change in Control,
then for all purposes of this Agreement, the “Effective Date” means the date
immediately prior to such Date of Termination.

Section 2. Employment Period. The Company hereby agrees to continue the
Executive in its employ, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the second
anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Employment Period”). The Employment
Period shall terminate upon the Executive’s termination of employment for any
reason.

Section 3. Terms of Employment.

(a) Position and Duties.

(1) During the Employment Period, (A) the Executive’s position (including
status, offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties and
responsibilities shall be at least commensurate in all respects with the most
significant of those held, exercised and assigned at any time during the 120-day
period immediately preceding the Effective Date, (B) the Executive’s services
shall be performed at the office where the Executive was employed immediately
preceding the Effective Date or at any other location less than 30 miles from
such office, and (C) the Executive shall not be required to travel for business
to a substantially greater extent than required during the 120-day period
immediately prior to the Effective Date.

(2) During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick
leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees to devote
reasonable attention and time during normal business hours to the business and
affairs of the Company and the Affiliated Entities and, to the extent necessary
to discharge the responsibilities assigned to the Executive hereunder, to use
the Executive’s reasonable best efforts to perform faithfully and efficiently
such responsibilities. During the Employment Period, it shall not be a violation
of this Agreement for the Executive to (A) serve on corporate, civic or
charitable boards or committees, (B) deliver lectures,

 

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fulfill speaking engagements or teach at educational institutions, and
(C) manage personal investments, so long as such activities do not significantly
interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an
employee of the Company and/or its Affiliated Entities in accordance with this
Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that, to the extent that any
such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the Effective
Date, the continued conduct of such activities (or the conduct of activities
similar in nature and scope thereto) subsequent to the Effective Date shall not
thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Executive’s
responsibilities to the Company and its Affiliated Entities.

(b) Compensation.

(1) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall receive a
base salary (the “Annual Base Salary”) at an annual rate at least equal to
12 times the highest monthly base salary paid or payable, including any base
salary that has been earned but deferred, to the Executive by the Company and/or
the applicable Affiliated Entity in respect of the one-year period immediately
preceding the month in which the Effective Date occurs. The Annual Base Salary
shall be paid at such intervals as the Company or the applicable Affiliated
Entity pays executive salaries generally. During the Employment Period, the
Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually, beginning no more than
12 months after the last salary increase awarded to the Executive prior to the
Effective Date. Any increase in the Annual Base Salary shall not serve to limit
or reduce any other obligation to the Executive under this Agreement. The Annual
Base Salary shall not be reduced after any such increase and the term “Annual
Base Salary” shall refer to the Annual Base Salary as so increased.

(2) Annual Incentive. In addition to the Annual Base Salary, the Executive shall
be provided, for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period, with an
annual incentive compensation opportunity at least as favorable (with respect to
both minimum, target and maximum incentive compensation opportunities and as to
level, rigor, types of performance goals (if any) and vesting and payment terms)
as the annual incentive compensation opportunity provided to the Executive
immediately prior to the Effective Date under the Company’s 2014 Long-Term
Incentive Plan or any successor plan(s) (the “Annual Incentive Plan”) or, if
more favorable to the Executive, the annual incentive compensation opportunities
provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer executives
of the Company and the Affiliated Entities. Each annual incentive compensation
award (the “Annual Incentive Award”) shall be paid no later than two and
one-half months after the end of the fiscal year for which the Annual Incentive
Award is awarded, unless the Executive shall elect to defer the receipt of such
Annual Incentive Award pursuant to an arrangement that meets the requirements of
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

(3) Long-Term Cash and Equity Incentive Plans. During the Employment Period, the
Executive shall be entitled to participate in all long-term cash incentive and
equity incentive plans, practices, policies and programs applicable generally to
other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Entities, but in no
event shall such plans, practices, policies and programs provide the Executive
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incentive opportunities (measured with respect to both regular and special
incentive opportunities, to the extent, if any, that such distinction is
applicable), in each case, less favorable (with respect to both minimum, target
and maximum opportunities and as to level, rigor, types of performance goals (if
any) and vesting and payment terms) than the most favorable of those provided by
the Company and the Affiliated Entities for the Executive under such plans,
practices, policies and programs as in effect at any time during the 120-day
period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the
Executive, those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to
other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Entities.

(4) Savings and Retirement Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive
shall be eligible to participate in and shall receive all benefits under savings
and retirement plans, practices, policies and programs provided by the Company
and the Affiliated Entities (including, without limitation, pension and 401(k)
plans and programs) to the extent applicable generally to other peer executives
of the Company and the Affiliated Entities, but in no event shall such plans,
practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with benefits that are
less favorable than the most favorable of such plans, practices, policies and
programs in effect for the Executive at any time during the 120-day period
immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive,
those provided generally at any time after the Effective Date to other peer
executives of the Company and the Affiliated Entities.

(5) Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive and/or
the Executive’s family, as the case may be, shall be eligible for participation
in and shall receive all benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices,
policies and programs provided by the Company and the Affiliated Entities
(including, without limitation, medical, prescription, dental, disability,
employee life, group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans
and programs) to the extent applicable generally to other peer executives of the
Company and the Affiliated Entities, but in no event shall such plans,
practices, policies and programs provide the Executive with benefits that are
less favorable, in the aggregate, than the most favorable of such plans,
practices, policies and programs in effect for the Executive at any time during
the 120-day period immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more
favorable to the Executive, those provided generally at any time after the
Effective Date to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated
Entities.

(6) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to
receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by the
Executive in accordance with the most favorable policies, practices and
procedures of the Company and the Affiliated Entities in effect for the
Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at
any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the
Affiliated Entities.

(7) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be
entitled to fringe benefits in accordance with the most favorable plans,
practices, programs and policies of the Company and the Affiliated Entities in
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Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at
any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the
Affiliated Entities.

(8) Office and Support Staff. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall
be entitled to an office or offices of a size and with furnishings and other
appointments, and to exclusive personal secretarial and other assistance, at
least equal to the most favorable of the foregoing provided to the Executive by
the Company and the Affiliated Entities at any time during the 120-day period
immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive,
as provided generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer
executives of the Company and the Affiliated Entities.

(9) Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to
paid vacation in accordance with the most favorable plans, policies, programs
and practices of the Company and the Affiliated Entities as in effect for the
Executive at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect generally at
any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the
Affiliated Entities.

Section 4. Termination of Employment.

(a) Death or Disability. The Executive’s employment shall terminate
automatically if the Executive dies during the Employment Period. If the Company
determines in good faith that the Disability (as defined below) of the Executive
has occurred during the Employment Period (pursuant to the definition of
“Disability”), it may give to the Executive written notice in accordance with
Section 11(b) of its intention to terminate the Executive’s employment. In such
event, the Executive’s employment with the Company and/or the Affiliated
Entities shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice
by the Executive (the “Disability Effective Date”); provided that, within
30 days after such receipt, the Executive shall not have returned to full-time
performance of the Executive’s duties. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Disability” means the absence of the Executive from the Executive’s duties with
the Company or the Affiliated Entities on a full-time basis for 180 consecutive
business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness that
is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company
or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive’s legal
representative (such agreement as to acceptability not to be unreasonably
withheld).

(b) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the
Employment Period with or without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause”
means:

(1) the willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially
the Executive’s duties (as contemplated by Section 3(a)(1)(A)) with the Company
or any Affiliated Entity (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity
due to physical or mental illness or following the Executive’s delivery of a
Notice of Termination with Good Reason (as defined below)), after a written
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substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board that
specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the
Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties, after the
Executive is given a reasonable opportunity to cure such alleged failure and the
Executive fails to cure, or

(2) the willful engaging by the Executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct
that is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company.

For purposes of this Section 4(b), no act, or failure to act, on the part of the
Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be
done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the
Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company or the
Affiliated Entities. Any act, or failure to act, based upon (A) authority given
pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or, if the Company is not the
ultimate parent corporation of the Affiliated Entities and is not publicly
traded, the board of directors of the ultimate parent of the Company (the
“Applicable Board”), (B) the instructions of the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company or a senior officer of the Company or (C) the advice of counsel for the
Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the
Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company or the
Affiliated Entities. The cessation of employment of the Executive shall not be
deemed to be with Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the
Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not
less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Applicable Board
(excluding the Executive, if the Executive is a member of the Applicable Board)
at a meeting of the Applicable Board called and held for such purpose (after
reasonable notice is provided to the Executive and the Executive is given an
opportunity, together with counsel for the Executive, to be heard before the
Applicable Board), finding that, in the good-faith opinion of the Applicable
Board, the Executive is guilty of the conduct described in Section 4(b)(1) or
4(b)(2), and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

(c) Good Reason. The Executive’s employment may be terminated during the
Employment Period by the Executive with Good Reason or by the Executive
voluntarily without Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason”
means actions taken by the Company or an Affiliated Entity resulting in a
material negative change in the employment relationship. For these purposes, a
“material negative change in the employment relationship” shall include, without
limitation:

(1) the assignment to the Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the
Executive’s position (including status, offices, titles and reporting
requirements), authority, duties or responsibilities as contemplated by
Section 3(a)(1)(A), or a material diminution in such position, authority, duties
or responsibilities or a material diminution in the budget over which the
Executive retains authority;

(2) a material diminution in the authorities, duties or responsibilities of the
person to whom the Executive is required to report, including a requirement that
the Executive report to an officer or employee instead of reporting directly to
the Applicable Board;

 

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(3) (A) a reduction in the Executive’s Annual Base Salary; or (B) a material
reduction (with a reduction to be deemed to be material if it is 10% or greater)
of any compensation opportunity required to be provided to the Executive in
accordance with any of the provisions of Sections 3(b)(2) and 3(b)(3);

(4) the Company or an Affiliated Entity requiring the Executive (A) to be based
at any office or location other than as provided in Section 3(a)(1)(B) resulting
in a material increase in the Executive’s commute to and from the Executive’s
primary residence (for this purpose an increase in the Executive’s commute by
30 miles or more shall be deemed material), or (B) to be based at a location
other than the principal executive offices of the Company if the Executive was
employed at such location immediately preceding the Effective Date; or

(5) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the
Company or an Affiliated Entity of this Agreement, including any failure by the
Company to comply with and satisfy Section 10(c).

To invoke a termination for Good Reason, the Executive shall provide written
notice to the Company of the existence of one or more of the conditions
described in clauses (1) through (5) within 90 days following the Executive’s
knowledge of the initial existence of such condition or conditions, specifying
in reasonable detail the conditions constituting Good Reason, and the Company or
the Affiliated Entity shall have 30 days following receipt of such written
notice (the “Cure Period”) during which it may remedy the condition. If the
Company or the Affiliated Entity fails to remedy the condition constituting Good
Reason during the applicable Cure Period, the Executive’s “separation from
service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) must occur, if at all,
within 150 days following such Cure Period for such termination as a result of
such condition to constitute a termination for Good Reason. The Executive’s
mental or physical incapacity following the occurrence of an event described
above in clauses (1) through (5) shall not affect the Executive’s ability to
terminate employment with Good Reason and the Executive’s death following
delivery of a Notice of Termination with Good Reason shall not affect the
Executive’s estate’s entitlement to severance payments benefits provided
hereunder upon a termination of employment with Good Reason.

(d) Notice of Termination. Any termination of employment by the Company with
Cause, or by the Executive with Good Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of
Termination to the other party hereto given in accordance with Section 11(b).
For purposes of this Agreement, “Notice of Termination” means a written notice
that (1) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied
upon, (2) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts
and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s
employment under the provision so indicated, and (3) if the Date of Termination
(as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies
the Date of Termination. The failure by the Executive or the Company to set
forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance that contributes to
a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or
the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company,
respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the
Executive’s or the Company’s respective rights hereunder.

 

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(e) Date of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of Termination”
means (1) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company with Cause,
or by the Executive with Good Reason, the date of receipt of the Notice of
Termination or such later date specified in the Notice of Termination, as the
case may be, which Date of Termination shall be not more than 30 days after the
later of the delivery of the Notice of Termination and the expiration of the
cure period, if any, and, in the case of a resignation by the Executive with
Good Reason, shall not be earlier than the expiration of the Cure Period, unless
the Company has notified the Executive that it is not going to cure, (2) if the
Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (and not due
to death or Disability), the date on which the Company notifies the Executive of
such termination, (3) if the Executive resigns without Good Reason, the date on
which the Executive notifies the Company of such termination, and (4) if the
Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the date
of death of the Executive or the Disability Effective Date, as the case may be.

Section 5. Obligations of the Company upon Termination.

(a) By the Executive with Good Reason; By the Company without Cause (and Not Due
to Death or Disability). If, during the Employment Period, the Company
terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause (and not due to death or
Disability) or the Executive terminates employment with Good Reason:

(1) the Company shall pay to the Executive, in a lump sum in cash within 30 days
after the Date of Termination, the aggregate of the following amounts:

(A) the sum of (i) the Executive’s Annual Base Salary through the Date of
Termination to the extent not theretofore paid, (ii) the Executive’s business
expenses that are reimbursable pursuant to Section 3(b)(6) but have not been
reimbursed as of the Date of Termination; (iii) the Executive’s Annual Incentive
Award for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the
Date of Termination occurs, if such bonus has been determined but not paid as of
the Date of Termination; and (iv) any accrued vacation pay to the extent not
theretofore paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii)
and (iv) above, the “Accrued Obligations”); provided that, notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Executive has made an irrevocable election under any deferred
compensation arrangement subject to Section 409A of the Code to defer any
portion of the Annual Base Salary or Annual Incentive Award described in
clause (i) or (iii) above, then for all purposes of this Section 5 (including,
without limitation, Sections 5(b) through 5(d)), such deferral election, and the
terms of the applicable arrangement shall apply to the same portion of the
amount described in such clause (i) or (iii), and such portion shall not be
considered as part of the Accrued Obligations but shall instead be an Other
Benefit (as defined in Section 6 below);

(B) an amount equal to the product of (i) the target annual incentive
compensation award in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Date for
the fiscal year in which the Effective Date occurs, or, if no such target has
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compensation award in effect for the most recently completed fiscal year of the
Company prior to the Effective Date, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination
and the denominator of which is 365 (the “Pro Rata Incentive Award”); provided
that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive has made an irrevocable
election under any deferred compensation arrangement subject to Section 409A of
the Code to defer any portion of the Annual Incentive Award for the fiscal year
of the Date of Termination, then for all purposes of this Section 5 (including,
without limitation, Sections 5(b) through 5(d)), such deferral election, and the
terms of the applicable arrangement shall apply to the same portion of the Pro
Rata Incentive Award and such portion shall be considered an Other Benefit;

(C) an amount equal to the product of (i) [2.5][2.0]1 and (ii) the sum of
(x) the Executive’s Annual Base Salary, and (y) the average of the Annual
Incentive Awards earned under the Annual Incentive Plan for the last three full
fiscal years prior to the Effective Date (or for such lesser number of full
fiscal years prior to the Effective Date for which the Executive was eligible to
earn such an award), in each case, including any award or portion thereof that
has been earned but deferred or paid in the form of Company common stock or
equity awards; and

(D) the amount equal to the product of (i) the sum of (x) 125% of the monthly
premiums for coverage under the Company’s or an Affiliated Entity’s health care
plans for purposes of continuation coverage under Section 4980B of the Code with
respect to the maximum level of coverage in effect for the Executive and his or
her spouse and dependents as of immediately prior to the Date of Termination,
and (y) 125% of the monthly premium for coverage (based on the rate paid by the
Company or an Affiliated Entity for active employees) under the Company’s or an
Affiliated Entity’s life insurance plans, in each case, based on the plans and
at the levels of participation in which the Executive participates as of
immediately prior to the Date of Termination (or, if more favorable to the
Executive, the plans as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date), and
(ii) [30][24];2

(2) the Company shall, at its sole expense as incurred, provide the Executive
with outplacement services the scope and provider of which shall be selected by
the Executive in the Executive’s sole discretion; provided that the cost of such
outplacement shall not exceed $50,000; and provided, further, that such
outplacement benefits shall end not later than the last day of the second
calendar year that begins after the Date of Termination; and

(3) except as otherwise set forth in the last sentence of Section 6, to the
extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide
to the Executive any Other Benefits in accordance with the terms of the
underlying plans or agreements.

 

1  Include 2.5 for Messrs. Billings and Tonkel; 2.0 for Mr. Konzmann.

2  Include 30 for Messrs. Billings and Tonkel; 24 for Mr. Konzmann.

 

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(b) Death. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the
Executive’s death during the Employment Period, the Company shall timely pay or
provide the Executive’s estate or beneficiaries with the Accrued Obligations,
the Pro Rata Incentive Award and the Other Benefits, at the time or times
specified in Section 5(a)(1) and subject to the proviso set forth in
Section 5(a)(1)(A) to the extent applicable, and shall have no other severance
obligations under this Agreement. With respect to the provision of the Other
Benefits, the term “Other Benefits” as utilized in this Section 5(b) shall
include, without limitation, and the Executive’s estate and/or beneficiaries
shall be entitled to receive, benefits at least equal to the most favorable
benefits provided by the Company and the Affiliated Entities to the estates and
beneficiaries of peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Entities
under such plans, programs, practices and policies relating to death benefits,
if any, as in effect with respect to other peer executives and their
beneficiaries at any time during the 120-day period immediately preceding the
Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive’s estate and/or the
Executive’s beneficiaries, as in effect on the date of the Executive’s death
with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Entities
and their beneficiaries.

(c) Disability. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the
Executive’s Disability during the Employment Period, the Company shall timely
pay or provide the Executive with the Accrued Obligations, the Pro Rata
Incentive Award and the Other Benefits, at the time or times specified in
Section 5(a)(1) and subject to the proviso set forth in Section 5(a)(1)(A) to
the extent applicable, and shall have no other severance obligations under this
Agreement. With respect to the provision of the Other Benefits, the term “Other
Benefits” as utilized in this Section 5(c) shall include, and the Executive
shall be entitled after the Disability Effective Date to receive, disability and
other benefits at least equal to the most favorable of those generally provided
by the Company and the Affiliated Entities to disabled executives and/or their
families in accordance with such plans, programs, practices and policies
relating to disability, if any, as in effect generally with respect to other
peer executives and their families at any time during the 120-day period
immediately preceding the Effective Date or, if more favorable to the Executive
and/or the Executive’s family, as in effect at any time thereafter generally
with respect to other peer executives of the Company and the Affiliated Entities
and their families.

(d) By the Company with Cause; By the Executive without Good Reason. If (1) the
Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company with Cause during the
Employment Period or (2) the Executive voluntarily terminates employment during
the Employment Period, excluding a termination with Good Reason, then, in each
case, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive the Accrued
Obligations and the Other Benefits, at the time or times specified in
Section 5(a)(1) and subject to the proviso set forth in Section 5(a)(1)(A) to
the extent applicable, and shall have no other severance obligations under this
Agreement.

Section 6. Non-Exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or
limit the Executive’s continuing or future participation in any plan, program,
policy or practice provided by the Company or the Affiliated Entities and for
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qualify, nor, subject to Section 11(f), shall anything herein limit or otherwise
affect such rights as the Executive may have under any other contract or
agreement with the Company or the Affiliated Entities. Amounts that are vested
benefits or that the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan,
policy, practice or program of or any other contract or agreement with the
Company or the Affiliated Entities at or subsequent to the Date of Termination
(“Other Benefits”) shall be payable in accordance with such plan, policy,
practice or program or contract or agreement, except as explicitly modified by
this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Executive’s resignation under this Agreement with or without Good Reason shall
in no way affect the Executive’s ability to terminate employment by reason of
the Executive’s “retirement” under, or to be eligible to receive benefits under,
any compensation and benefits plans, programs or arrangements of the Company or
the Affiliated Entities, including, without limitation, any retirement or
pension plans or arrangements or substitute plans adopted by the Company, the
Affiliated Entities or their respective successors, and any termination that
otherwise qualifies as Good Reason shall be treated as such even if it is also a
“retirement” for purposes of any such plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Executive receives payments and benefits pursuant to Section 5(a), the
Executive shall not be entitled to any severance pay or benefits under any
severance plan, program or policy of the Company and the Affiliated Entities,
unless otherwise specifically provided therein in a specific reference to this
Agreement.

Section 7. Full Settlement; Legal Fees. 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 set-off, counterclaim, recoupment,
defense, or other claim, right or action that the Company or an Affiliated
Entity may have against the Executive or others. In no event shall the Executive
be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of
mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions
of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the
Executive obtains other employment. The Company agrees to pay as incurred
(within 10 days following the Company’s receipt of an invoice from the
Executive), at any time from the Change in Control through the Executive’s
remaining lifetime (or, if longer, through the 20th anniversary of the Change in
Control) to the full extent permitted by law, all legal fees and expenses that
the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any contest by the Company, an
Affiliated Entity, the Executive or others of the validity or enforceability of,
or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of
performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by the Executive about
the entitlement to or amount of any payment pursuant to this Agreement), plus,
in each case, interest on any delayed payment at the applicable federal rate
provided for under Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code (“Interest”) based on the
rate in effect for the month in which such legal fees and expenses were
incurred.

Section 8. Certain Reductions in Payments.

(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event the
Accounting Firm (as defined below) shall determine that receipt of all Payments
(as defined below) would subject the Executive to the excise tax under
Section 4999 of the Code, the Accounting Firm shall determine whether to reduce
any of the Payments paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement (the “Agreement
Payments”) so that the Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments, in
the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below). The Agreement
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that the Executive would have a greater Net After-Tax Receipt (as defined below)
of aggregate Payments if the Agreement Payments were so reduced. If the
Accounting Firm determines that the Executive would not have a greater Net
After-Tax Receipt of aggregate Payments if the Agreement Payments were so
reduced, the Executive shall receive all Agreement Payments to which the
Executive is entitled hereunder. For purposes of all present value
determinations required to be made under this Section 8, the Company and the
Executive elect to use the applicable federal rate that is in effect on the
Effective Date pursuant to Treasury Regulations § 1-280G, Q&A-32.

(b) If the Accounting Firm determines that aggregate Agreement Payments should
be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals
the Safe Harbor Amount, the Company shall promptly give the Executive notice to
that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof. All determinations
made by the Accounting Firm under this Section 8 shall be binding upon the
Company and the Executive and shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable
and in no event later than 15 days following the Date of Termination. For
purposes of reducing the Agreement Payments so that the Parachute Value of all
Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount, only amounts payable
under this Agreement (and no other Payments) shall be reduced. The reduction of
the amounts payable hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing the
Agreement Payments that are parachute payments in the following order:
(1) outplacement services under Section 5(a)(2), (2) cash payments under
Section 5(a)(1) that do not constitute deferred compensation within the meaning
of Section 409A of the Code, and (3) cash payments under Section 5(a)(1) that do
constitute deferred compensation, in each case, beginning with the payments or
benefits that are to be paid or provided the farthest in time from the Date of
Termination. All reasonable fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be
borne solely by the Company.

(c) To the extent requested by the Executive, the Company shall cooperate with
the Executive in good faith in valuing, and the Accounting Firm shall take into
account the value of, services provided or to be provided by the Executive
(including, without limitation, the Executive’s agreeing to refrain from
performing services pursuant to a covenant not to compete or similar covenant,
before, on or after the date of a “change in ownership or control” of the
Company (within the meaning of Q&A-2(b) of the final regulations under
Section 280G of the Code)), such that payments in respect of such services may
be considered reasonable compensation within the meaning of Q&A-9 and Q&A-40 to
Q&A-44 of the final regulations under Section 280G of the Code and/or exempt
from the definition of the term “parachute payment” within the meaning of
Q&A-2(a) of the final regulations under Section 280G of the Code in accordance
with Q&A-5(a) of the final regulations under Section 280G of the Code.

(d) The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this
Section 8:

(1) “Accounting Firm” shall mean a nationally recognized certified public
accounting firm or other professional organization that is a certified public
accounting firm recognized as an expert in determinations and calculations for
purposes of Section 280G of the Code that is selected by the Company prior to a
Change in Control for purposes of making the applicable determinations hereunder
and is reasonably acceptable to the Executive, which firm shall not, without the
Executive’s consent, be a firm serving as accountant or auditor for the
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(2) “Net After-Tax Receipt” shall mean the present value (as determined in
accordance with Sections 280G(b)(2)(A)(ii) and 280G(d)(4) of the Code) of a
Payment net of all taxes imposed on the Executive with respect thereto under
Sections 1 and 4999 of the Code and under applicable state and local laws,
determined by applying the highest marginal rate under Section 1 of the Code and
under state and local laws that applied to the Executive’s taxable income for
the immediately preceding taxable year, or such other rate(s) as the Accounting
Firm determines to be likely to apply to the Executive in the relevant tax
year(s).

(3) “Parachute Value” of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date
of the “change in ownership or control” for purposes of Section 280G of the Code
of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under
Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, as determined by the Accounting Firm for
purposes of determining whether and to what extent the excise tax under
Section 4999 of the Code will apply to such Payment.

(4) “Payment” shall mean any payment or distribution in the nature of
compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for
the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement
or otherwise.

(5) “Safe Harbor Amount” shall mean 2.99 times the Executive’s “base amount,”
within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code.

(e) The provisions of this Section 8 shall survive the expiration of this
Agreement.

Section 9. Confidential Information. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary
capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential information,
knowledge or data relating to the Company or the Affiliated Entities, and their
respective businesses, which information, knowledge or data shall have been
obtained by the Executive during the Executive’s employment by the Company or
the Affiliated Entities and which information, knowledge or data shall not be or
become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Executive or representatives
of the Executive in violation of this Agreement). After termination of the
Executive’s employment with the Company or the Affiliated Entities, the
Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may
otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such
information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those
persons designated by the Company. In no event shall an asserted violation of
the provisions of this Section 9 constitute a basis for deferring or withholding
any amounts otherwise payable to the Executive under this Agreement. The
foregoing provisions of this Section 9 are not intended to, and shall be
interpreted in a manner that does not, limit or restrict the Executive from
exercising any legally protected whistleblower rights (including pursuant to
Rule 21F promulgated under the Exchange Act).

 

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Section 10. Successors.

(a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive, and, without the prior written
consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by the Executive other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal representatives.

(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company
and the Affiliated Entities and their respective successors and assigns. Except
as provided in Section 10(c), without the prior written consent of the Executive
this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Company.

(c) The Company will 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 Company to assume expressly and agree to perform
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company and
the Affiliated Entities would be required to perform it if no such succession
had taken place. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company” means the Company as
hereinbefore defined and any successor to its businesses and/or assets as
aforesaid that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law
or otherwise.

Section 11. Miscellaneous.

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without reference to principles of
conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions
hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or
modified other than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or
their respective successors and legal representatives.

(b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

if to the Executive:

At the most recent address on file at the Company;

if to the Company:

Arlington Asset Investment Corp.

1001 Nineteenth Street North

Arlington, Virginia 22209

Suite 1900

Attention: Chair, Compensation Committee;

or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective
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(c) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall
not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement.

(d) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such
United States federal, state or local or foreign taxes as shall be required to
be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(e) The Executive’s or the Company’s failure to insist upon strict compliance
with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any right the
Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without limitation, the
right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason pursuant to
Sections 4(c)(1) through 4(c)(5), shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such
provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement.

(f) The Executive and the Company acknowledge that, except as may otherwise be
provided under any other written agreement between the Executive and the
Company, the employment of the Executive by the Company and/or an Affiliated
Entity is “at will” and, subject to Section 1(d), the Executive’s employment may
be terminated by either the Executive or the Company (with effect at the
applicable Affiliated Entity) at any time prior to the Effective Date, in which
case the Executive shall have no further rights under this Agreement.

(g) From and after the Effective Date, this Agreement shall supersede any other
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof in
effect immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement.

Section 12. Section 409A of the Code.

(a) General. The obligations under this Agreement are intended to comply with
the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or an exemption or exclusion
therefrom and shall in all respects be administered in accordance with
Section 409A of the Code. Any payments that qualify for the “short-term
deferral” exception, the separation pay exception or another exception under
Section 409A of the Code shall be paid under the applicable exception to the
maximum extent permissible. For purposes of the limitations on nonqualified
deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, each payment of
compensation under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of
compensation for purposes of applying the exclusion under Section 409A of the
Code for short-term deferral amounts, the separation pay exception or any other
exception or exclusion under Section 409A of the Code. In no event may the
Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment
under this Agreement.

(b) Reimbursements and In-Kind Benefits. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, all reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided
under this Agreement that constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject
to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in accordance with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, including, without limitation, that (1) in no event
shall reimbursements by the Company under this Agreement be made later than the
end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the
applicable fees and expenses were incurred; provided that the Executive shall
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submitted an invoice for such fees and expenses at least 10 days before the end
of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which such fees and
expenses were incurred; (2) the amount of in-kind benefits that the Company is
obligated to pay or provide in any given calendar year shall not affect the
in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide in any other
calendar year; (3) the Executive’s right to have the Company pay or provide such
reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any
other benefit; and (4) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such
reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than the
Executive’s remaining lifetime (or if longer, through the 20th anniversary of
the date first written above).

(c) Delay of Payments. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any
amounts payable or benefits to be provided to the Executive under this Agreement
constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code
(including by reason of the separation pay and benefits under this Agreement
being aggregated with the separation pay and benefits under another arrangement
to which the Executive and the Company or an Affiliated Entity are a party or in
which the Executive is an eligible participant), (1) if the Executive is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (as
determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company as in
effect on the Date of Termination), amounts that constitute nonqualified
deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code that would
otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following the Date
of Termination on account of the Executive’s separation from service shall
instead be paid, with Interest (based on the rate in effect for the month in
which the Executive’s Date of Termination occurs), on the first business day of
the seventh month following the Executive’s “separation from service” within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code; (2) if the Executive dies following the
Date of Termination and prior to the payment of the any amounts delayed on
account of Section 409A of the Code, such amounts shall be paid to the personal
representative of the Executive’s estate within 30 days after the date of the
Executive’s death; and (3) in no event shall the date of termination of
Executive’s employment be deemed to occur until the Executive experiences a
“separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and
notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the date on which
such separation from service takes place shall be the Date of Termination.

Section 13. Survivorship. Upon the expiration or other termination of this
Agreement or the Executive’s employment, the respective rights and obligations
of the parties hereto shall survive to the extent necessary to carry out the
intentions of the parties under this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive’s hand and,
pursuant to the authorization from the Board, the Company has caused these
presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and year
first above written.

 

ARLINGTON ASSET INVESTMENT CORP. By:  

 

  Name:   Title:

 

[Executive]

[Signature Page to Change in Control Continuity Agreement]