Exhibit 10.1
LNB Bancorp, Inc.
2009 Management Incentive Plan
For Key Executives
Section I. PURPOSE
The LNB Bancorp, Inc. 2009 Management Incentive Plan for Key Executives is
designed to reward Key Executives with incentive compensation payments for
achieving profitability goals and subjective goals.
Section II. DEFINITIONS
The following terms, as used in this Plan, shall mean:

A.   Committee. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of LNB
Bancorp, Inc., or such other committee as such Board may designate.   B.  
Employer or Lorain National Bank. LNB Bancorp, Inc., its subsidiaries and
affiliates.   C.   Plan year. January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.   D.  
Employee/Key Executive. The participants selected to participate in this Plan as
described in Section III below.   E.   Plan. The LNB Bancorp, Inc. 2009
Management Incentive Plan for Key Executives.   F.   Incentive Payment. Cash
payment earned by Employee on the Incentive Payment Date, as determined in
accordance with Section IV and the other terms of this Plan.   G.   Incentive
Payment Date. The date on which an Incentive Payment to Employee is paid, which
shall be as soon as reasonably practicable after such payment is calculated and
authorized by the Committee but not later than two and one-half months following
the end of the Plan year.   H.   Profitability. Profitability is defined as net
income after tax of LNB Bancorp, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries for the
Plan year, as determined by the Committee. The Committee has the discretion to
adjust for any unforeseen occurrences which may affect the profitability number.
  I.   Profitability Goal. An amount of Profitability established as a goal by
the Committee in its discretion and solely for purposes of this Plan, based on
the Employer’s annual budget as determined by its Audit and Finance Committee.
This goal will be communicated to each Key Executive when the Key Executive is
selected to participate in this Plan.

 

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Section III. ELIGIBILITY
Employees of Lorain National Bank, other than the CEO, are eligible to
participate in this Plan. Based upon CEO recommendations, the Committee has the
authority, in its discretion, to designate the Employees who will participate in
this Plan during the Plan year.
Section IV. AMOUNT OF INCENTIVE PAYMENT
Subject to the other terms of this Plan, the amount of the Incentive Payment
earned by an Employee under this Plan will be determined, based on Employer’s
actual Profitability achievement for the Plan year relative to the percentage of
the Profitability Goal, a percentage of Employee’s base salary, and on other
terms as determined, interpreted and established in the sole discretion of the
Committee.
Section V. OTHER INCENTIVE PAYMENT TERMS

A.   Payments and Deductions/Withholding Taxes.

Employer will pay an Employee the Incentive Payment on the Incentive Payment
Date provided the Employee is an active employee of Employer on that date. The
amount of the Incentive Payment, if any, shall be calculated as provided in
Section IV of this Plan. Deductions may also be made at the discretion of
Employer and in accordance with applicable law for any amounts the employee owes
to Employer.
Employer may withhold from any amounts payable under or in connection with this
Plan all federal, state, local and other taxes as may be required to be withheld
by Employer under applicable law or governmental regulation or ruling.

B.   Incentive Payment Calculation.

The Committee will have the sole authority and discretion to evaluate all
aspects of the Employer’s incentive compensation awards and to determine
performance and the total pool money available to all Employees in the
aggregate. Generally, subject in all cases to terms as determined, interpreted
and established in the sole discretion of the Committee, the total pool of money
available to all Employees will be based upon whether the Employer achieves
actual Profitability for the Plan year that falls within a range of specified
minimum, target and maximum percentages of the Profitability Goal, and will be
zero if the Employer does not achieve actual Profitability for the Plan year
that is equal to at least the specified minimum percentage of the Profitability
Goal. The CEO will determine the distribution to the Key Executives, subject to
Committee approval in its sole discretion.
The Committee retains the right and authority (in addition to any other rights
or remedies of Employer) not to pay all or any part of an Incentive Payment to
any Employee based on operational wrongdoing or misconduct of the Employee, as
determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Employer must document
all such exceptions to this Plan, including but not limited to, forfeiture of
payments.

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D.   Special Circumstances.

1. Conflicts with Law. If any provision of this Plan violates local, state or
federal law, the applicable law shall control.
2. Voluntary or Involuntary Termination. If Employee’s employment is voluntarily
or involuntarily terminated before the Incentive Payment Date, Employee is not
entitled to receive and will forfeit the Incentive Payment. Employee must be
employed on the Incentive Payment Date to be entitled to the Incentive Payment.
3. Transfer. If an Employee transfers to another position within Employer that
does not participate under this Plan before the Incentive Payment Date, the
Employee is not entitled to receive and will forfeit the Incentive Payment. A
payment of a pro-rated amount of the Incentive Payment may be awarded in the
Committee’s sole discretion.
4. Leave of Absence. Incentive Payments will be pro-rated based on months of
active employment as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. An
Employee on a leave of absence must be employed on the Incentive Payment Date to
receive an Incentive Payment.
5. Death. In the event of the Employee’s death before the Incentive Payment
Date, the Employee’s estate is not entitled to receive and will forfeit the
Incentive Payment. A payment of a pro-rated or full amount of the Incentive
Payment may be awarded in the Committee’s sole discretion.
Section VI. NON-SOLICITATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY

A.   Non-Solicitation.

In consideration of Employee’s participation in this Plan, Employee agrees that
during the term of Employee’s employment and for one year after Employee’s
voluntary termination of employment or termination of employment for cause,
Employee will not, directly or indirectly: (1) influence or advise any other
person to employ or solicit for employment anyone who is employed by Employer on
the date of Employee’s separation; (2) influence or advise any person who is or
shall be in the service of Employer to leave the service of Employer; (3) use
any of the information or business secrets used by Employer, except in
accordance with Employer’s policies in the regular course of Employee’s duties
for Employer; (4) disclose the proprietary methods of conducting the business of
Employer, except in accordance with Employer’s policies in the regular course of
Employee’s duties for Employer; (5) make any statement or take any actions that
may interfere with Employer’s customers, except in accordance with Employer’s
policies in the regular course of Employee’s duties for Employer; or (6) attempt
to divert any of the business of Employer or any business which Employer has a
reasonable expectation of obtaining by soliciting, contacting, or communicating
with any customers and/or potential customers which have been derived from leads
or lists developed and delivered to Employee by Employer.

B.   Confidentiality.

In consideration of Employee’s participation in this Plan, Employee agrees that
during and following termination of employment with Employer, Employee will hold
in strictest confidence and will not disclose to anyone, except in accordance
with Employer’s policies in the regular course of Employee’s duties for
Employer, any information concerning:

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1. The business or affairs of, or nonpublic information concerning, a current,
past or prospective customer of Lorain National Bank.
2. The development of any product, device, method or invention of Lorain
National Bank.
3. Any information concerning Lorain National Bank or its operations not readily
available to the public, unless expressly authorized by the President or any
Vice President of Lorain National Bank.
Employee further agrees that all rights, title and interest to any product,
device, invention, or enhancement to a product or service, developed during his
or her employment with Employer and using Employer resources or know-how, shall
belong exclusively to Lorain National Bank. Employee agrees to execute any
documents necessary to reflect Lorain National Bank’s exclusive ownership in
such items.
Upon termination of employment with Employer, Employee will deliver to Lorain
National Bank all documents, notes, materials and all copies thereof, relating
to the operations or the business of Lorain National Bank and its customers.

B.   Related Provisions

1. Prior Agreements. This Section VI does not supercede any prior agreements or
understandings between Employer and Employee to the extent that such prior
agreement or understanding is more favorable with respect to Employer.
2. Equitable Relief. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants
contained in this Section VI are of a special nature and that any breach,
violation or evasion by Employee of the terms of Section VI will result in
immediate and irreparable injury and harm to Employer, for which there is no
adequate remedy at law, and will cause damage to Employer in amounts difficult
to ascertain. Accordingly, Employer shall be entitled to the remedy of
injunction, as well as to all other legal or equitable remedies to which
Employer may be entitled (including, without limitation, the right to seek
monetary damages), for any breach, violation or evasion by Employee of the terms
of Section VI.
Section VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The
Committee has the sole and exclusive authority, subject to any limitations
specifically set forth in this Plan, to: adopt, amend, alter and repeal this
Plan at any time as it deems advisable in its sole discretion from time to time;
construe, interpret, administer and implement the terms and provisions of this
Plan; and otherwise supervise the administration of this Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, all decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of
this Plan are final and binding on all persons, including Employee, but may be
made by their terms subject to ratification or approval by the Board of
Directors of LNB Bancorp, Inc. or another committee of the Board of Directors.
2. No Implied Rights to Employment. Neither this Plan nor any Incentive Payment
hereunder shall be construed as giving any individual any right to continued
employment or any particular level of salary or benefits with Employer. This
Plan does not constitute a contract of employment, and Employer expressly
reserves the right at any time to terminate any Employee free from liability or
any claim.

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3. Other Compensation Plans. Nothing contained in this Plan prevents Employer
from adopting or modifying other or additional compensation arrangements, and
such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in
specific cases.
4. Successors; Amendments. All obligations of Employer with respect to Incentive
Payments under this Plan are binding on any successor to Employer, whether as a
result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise of
all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of Employer. Employee may
not assign any rights or obligations under this Plan without the written consent
of Employer. Subject to the Committee’s rights under Section VII.1. above, none
of the terms of Section VI may be modified, waived or discharged unless such
waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing, and is signed by
Employee and by an authorized officer of Employer.
5. Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions
of this Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Plan, which shall remain in full force and effect. In the
event that any provision of Section VI is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable as against public policy, such court
shall exercise its discretion in reforming such provision to the end that
Employee shall be subject to such restrictions and obligations as are reasonable
under the circumstances and enforceable by Employer.
6. Governing Law; Interpretation. This Plan shall be construed in accordance
with and governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to the
conflict of law principles of such State. This Plan is not intended to be
governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and shall be so
construed and administered. The headings contained herein are for reference
purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Plan.
7. Entire Agreement. This Plan embodies the entire agreement and understanding
between Employer and Employee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supercedes all prior agreements and understandings relating hereto, except as
expressly stated herein.
Section VIII. CLAWBACK OF PLAN PAYMENTS
Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, in the event that a
payment or payments are made to “senior executive officer(s)” (as that term is
defined in accordance with Section 111(b)(3) of the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 (“EESA”)) and it is later determined that the payment
or payments were based on materially inaccurate financial statements or on any
other materially inaccurate performance metric criteria, then in such event, to
the extent necessary to comply with Section 111(b)(2)(B) of EESA, shall the full
amount of any and all payment(s) that have been made to such senior executive
officer(s) become immediately due and owing to Employer, and the senior
executive officer(s) who received such grant(s) or payment(s) shall forfeit or
repay, as applicable, the full amount of such grant(s) or payment(s) to
Employer, in accordance with and in a manner that complies with the requirements
of Section 111(b)(2)(B) of EESA.

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Employee and Employer have agreed to the terms of this Plan as of the latest
date set forth below.

             
 
  “Employee”        
 
           
 
  Approved:       Date:                                         
 
           
 
      [Fill in Name of Employee]    
 
           
 
  “Employer”        
 
           
 
  Approved:       Date:                                         
 
           
 
      By: Daniel E. Klimas, President & CEO    

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