Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and
entered into as of January 1, 2011 by and between CMS BANCORP, INC., a Delaware
corporation having an office at 123 Main Street, White Plains, New York 10601
(the “Company”) and JOHN RITACCO (the “Executive”).

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

The Board of Directors of the Company has concluded that it is in the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders to secure a continuity in
management. They also consider it desirable to establish a working environment
for the Executive which minimizes the personal distractions that might result
from possible business combinations in which the Company might be involved. For
these reasons, the Board of Directors of the Company has decided to offer to
enter into a contract with the Executive for his future services. The Executive
has accepted this offer.

The terms and conditions which the Company and the Executive have agreed to are
as follows.

AGREEMENT

Section 1. Employment.

The Company hereby continues to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby
accepts such continued employment, during the period and upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Section 2. Employment Period; Remaining Unexpired Employment Period.

(a) The Company shall employ the Executive hereunder during an initial period of
two (2) years beginning on January 1, 2011 (the “Employment Commencement Date”)
and ending on December 31, 2012, and during the period of any additional
extensions described in section 2(b) (the “Employment Period”).

(b) The Board of Directors of the Company shall conduct an annual review of the
Executive’s performance during the first calendar quarter of each calendar year
beginning with the first annual anniversary of the Employment Commencement Date
(each, an “Anniversary Date”). Following the Board’s review, the Board may elect
to extend the term of this Agreement for an additional one (1) year period
beyond the date on which it would otherwise have expired, by providing a written
notice of renewal to the Executive no later than March 31 of the year in which
its term is scheduled to end. If, between March 1 and March 15th of the year in
which the Agreement’s term is scheduled to end, the Executive sends a written
notice by e-mail and regular mail substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
“A” to this Agreement, and the Board does not notify the Executive in writing by
March 31 of such year that the Board is renewing or not renewing the Agreement,
then the term of this Agreement shall be extended for an additional one year
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Executive. The Executive shall have the right to require the Company to issue a
letter to the Executive specifying the extension date in accordance with the
prior sentence. One year extensions due to action or non-action by the Board
shall be successive.

(c) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any reference in
this Agreement to the term “Remaining Unexpired Employment Period” as of any
date shall mean the greater of eighteen (18) months and the period beginning on
such date and ending on the last day of the Employment Period (determined by
taking into account any extension or extensions)pursuant to section 2(b)
hereof).

(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit the Company from
terminating the Executive’s employment before the end of the Employment Period
with or without notice for any reason. This Agreement shall determine the
relative rights and obligations of the Company and the Executive in the event of
any such termination. In addition, nothing in this Agreement shall require the
termination of the Executive’s employment at the expiration of the Employment
Period. Any continuation of the Executive’s employment beyond the expiration of
the Employment Period shall be on an “at-will” basis unless the Company and the
Executive agree otherwise.

Section 3. Duties.

The Executive shall serve as Chief Executive Officer and President of the
Company, having such power, authority and responsibility and performing such
duties as are prescribed by or under the Company’s By-Laws and as are
customarily associated with such positions. The Executive shall devote his full
business time and attention (other than during weekends, holidays, approved
vacation periods, and periods of illness or approved leaves of absence) to the
business and affairs of the Company and shall use his best efforts to advance
their respective best interests. The Executive shall be entitled to four
(4) weeks vacation per year.

Section 4. Cash Compensation.

In consideration for the services to be rendered by the Executive hereunder, the
Company shall pay to him a salary at an initial annual rate of THREE HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($325,000), payable in approximately equal
installments in accordance with its customary payroll practices for senior
officers. The Company’s Board of Directors shall review the Executive’s annual
rate of salary at such times during the Employment Period as it deems
appropriate, but not less frequently than once every twelve (12) months, and
may, at its discretion, approve a salary increase. In addition to salary, the
Executive may receive other cash compensation from the Company for services
hereunder at such times, in such amounts and on such terms and conditions as the
Board of Directors of the Company may determine.

Section 5. Employee Benefit Plans and Programs.

During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be treated as an employee of
the Company and shall be entitled to participate in and receive benefits under
any and all qualified or non-qualified retirement, pension, savings,
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and all group life, health (including hospitalization, medical and major
medical), dental, accident and long-term disability insurance plans, and any
other employee benefit and compensation plans (including, but not limited to,
any incentive compensation plans or programs, stock option and appreciation
rights plans and restricted stock plans) as may from time to time be maintained
by, or cover employees of, the Company, in accordance with the terms and
conditions of such employee benefit plans and programs and compensation plans
and programs and consistent with the Company’s customary practices.

Section 6. Indemnification and Insurance.

(a) During the Employment Period and for so long as the Executive is subject for
suit on claims related to his performance of the duties described in section 3
of this Agreement, the Company shall cause the Executive to be covered by and
named as an insured under any policy or contract of insurance obtained by them
to insure their directors and officers against personal liability for acts or
omissions in connection with service as an officer or director of the Company or
the Community Mutual Savings Bank (the “Bank”) or service in other capacities at
their request. The coverage provided to the Executive pursuant to this section 6
shall be of the same scope and on the same terms and conditions as the coverage
(if any) provided to other officers or directors of the Company.

(b) To the maximum extent permitted under Delaware law, but subject to
Section 31 hereof, during the Employment Period and thereafter, the Company
shall indemnify the Executive against, and hold him harmless from, any expense
(including attorneys fees), judgment, fine and amount paid in settlement arising
out of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which
he may be involved by reason of his having been a director, officer, employee or
agent of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or by reason of the
Executive having served as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent for
another enterprise at the request of the Company or a subsidiary. The Company
shall also advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by the
Executive in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of his having
been a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any subsidiary of
the Company or by reason of the Executive having served as an officer, director
employee, trustee or agent of another enterprise at the request of the Company,
upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Executive
to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Executive
is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under Delaware law or pursuant
to Section 31 hereof.

(c) The Executive, the Company and the Bank agree that the benefits described in
this section 6 are intended to be exempt from Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as certain
indemnification and liability insurance plans.

Section 7. Outside Activities.

The Executive may serve as a member of the boards of directors of such business,
community and charitable organizations as he may disclose to and as may be
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Board of Directors of the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld); provided, however, that such service shall not materially interfere
with the performance of his duties under this Agreement nor shall it violate any
applicable laws or regulations. The Executive may also engage in personal
business and investment activities which do not materially interfere with the
performance of his duties hereunder; provided, however, that such activities are
not prohibited under any code of conduct or investment or securities trading
policy established by the Company and generally applicable to all similarly
situated executives and that such activities are not prohibited by any
applicable laws or regulations.

Section 8. Working Facilities and Expenses.

Executive’s principal place of employment shall be at the Company’s executive
offices at the address first above written or at such other location as the
Company and Executive may mutually agree upon. The Company shall provide the
Executive at his principal place of employment with a private office,
secretarial services, and other support services and facilities suitable to his
position with the Company and necessary or appropriate in connection with the
performance of his assigned duties under this Agreement. The Company shall
provide to the Executive for his exclusive use an automobile owned or leased by
the Company and appropriate to his position, to be used in the performance of
his duties hereunder, including commuting to and from his personal residence.
The Company shall reimburse Executive for his ordinary and necessary business
expenses, including, without limitation, all expenses associated with his
business use of the aforementioned automobile, fees for memberships in such
clubs and organizations as Executive and the Company shall mutually agree are
necessary and appropriate for business purposes, and his travel and
entertainment expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his duties
under this Agreement, in each case upon presentation to the Company of an
itemized account of such expenses in such form as the Company may reasonably
require. The Company shall issue appropriate tax reporting forms to the IRS for
any personal use of the Executive’s automobile.

Section 9. Termination Due to Death.

The Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate, automatically and
without any further action on the part of any party to this Agreement, on the
date of the Executive’s death. In such event:

(a) The Company shall pay to the Executive’s estate his earned but unpaid
compensation (including, without limitation, salary and all other items which
constitute wages under applicable law) as of the date of his termination of
employment as determined consistently with Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii). This payment shall be made at the time and in the
manner prescribed by law applicable to the payment of wages but in no event
later than thirty (30) days after the date of the Executive’s termination of
employment.

(b) The Company shall provide the benefits, if any, due to the Executive’s
estate, surviving dependents or his designated beneficiaries under the employee
benefit plans and programs and compensation plans and programs maintained for
the benefit of the officers and employees of the Company. The time and manner of
payment or other delivery of these benefits and the recipients of such benefits
shall be determined according to the terms and conditions of the applicable
plans and programs.

 

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The payments and benefits described in sections 9(a) and (b) shall be referred
to in this Agreement as the “Standard Termination Entitlements.”

Section 10. Termination Due to Disability.

The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment upon a determination that
the Executive is eligible for and shall receive long-term disability benefits
under the Bank’s long-term disability insurance program. In such event, the
Company shall pay and deliver to the Executive (or in the event of his death
before payment, to his estate and surviving dependents and beneficiaries, as
applicable) the Standard Termination Entitlements. A termination of employment
due to disability under this section 10 shall be effected by notice of
termination given to the Executive by the Company and shall take effect on the
later of the effective date of termination specified in such notice or the date
on which the notice of termination is deemed given to the Executive.

Section 11. Discharge with Cause.

(a) The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the Employment
Period, and such termination shall be deemed to have occurred with “Cause”, only
if:

(i) The Board of Directors of the Company, by majority vote of their entire
membership, determine that the Executive should be discharged because of fraud,
willful misconduct involving material job responsibilities, breach of fiduciary
duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform his customary and
standard duties under this Agreement, conviction of a willful violation of any
law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses)
which materially and adversely affects the Company’s business or the Executive’s
ability to perform his customary and standard duties under this Agreement or
violation of a final cease and desist order, or any material breach of this
Agreement; and

(ii) at least forty-five (45) days prior to the votes contemplated by section
11(a)(i), the Company has provided the Executive with written notice of its
intent to discharge the Executive for Cause, detailing with particularity the
facts and circumstances which are alleged to constitute Cause (the “Notice of
Intent to Discharge”); and

(iii) after the giving of the Notice of Intent to Discharge and before the
taking of the votes contemplated by section 11(a)(i), the Executive (together
with his legal counsel, if he so desires) is afforded a reasonable opportunity
to make both written and oral presentations before the Board of Directors of the
Company for the purpose of refuting the alleged grounds for Cause for his
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(iv) after the votes contemplated by section 11(a)(i), and after the Executive
has received a reasonable opportunity of at least fourteen (14) days to cure any
conduct reasonably capable of being cured, the Company have furnished to the
Executive a notice of termination which shall specify the effective date of his
termination of employment (which shall in no event be earlier than the date on
which such notice is deemed given) and include a copy of a resolution or
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, certified by its
corporate secretary and signed by each member of the Board of Directors voting
in favor of adoption of the resolution(s), authorizing the termination of the
Executive’s employment with Cause and stating with particularity the facts and
circumstances found to constitute Cause for his discharge (the “Final Discharge
Notice”).

(b) If the Executive is discharged during the Employment Period with Cause, the
Company shall pay and provide to him (or, in the event of his death, to his
estate, his surviving beneficiaries and his dependents) the Standard Termination
Entitlements only. Following the giving of a Notice of Intent to Discharge, the
Company shall temporarily suspend the Executive’s duties and authority and, in
such event, shall also suspend the payment of salary and other cash
compensation, but not the Executive’s participation in retirement, insurance and
other employee benefit plans. If the Executive is not discharged, or is
discharged without Cause, within forty-five (45) days after the giving of a
Notice of Intent to Discharge, payments of salary and cash compensation shall
resume, and all payments withheld during the period of suspension shall be
promptly restored. If the Executive is discharged with Cause not later than
forty-five (45) days after the giving of the Notice of Intent to Discharge, all
payments withheld during the period of suspension shall be deemed forfeited and
shall not be included in the Standard Termination Entitlements. If the Company
does not give a Final Discharge Notice to the Executive within ninety (90) days
after giving a Notice of Intent to Discharge, the Notice of Intent to Discharge
shall be deemed withdrawn and any future action to discharge the Executive with
Cause shall require the giving of a new Notice of Intent to Discharge.

Section 12. Discharge without Cause.

The Company may discharge the Executive at any time during the Employment Period
and, unless such discharge constitutes a discharge with Cause, the Company
shall, subject to Employee’s execution of a general release of claims in a form
reasonably satisfactory to the Bank (provided that any such release agreement
shall be provided to the Executive within ten days after his termination of
employment and must become effective and irrevocable within sixty (60) days
thereafter), pay and deliver to the Executive (or in the event of his death
before payment, to his estate and surviving dependents and beneficiaries, as
applicable):

(a) the Standard Termination Entitlements.

(b) continued group life, health (including hospitalization, medical and major
medical), dental, accident and long-term disability coverage plans under the
plans and programs maintained by the Company for similarly situated employees
until the earlier to occur of:

(A) the date the Executive first becomes eligible for such benefit coverage
plans under the plans or programs maintained by a subsequent employer; or

 

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(B) the date the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period terminates, as extended
as applicable under Section 2(a) above;

(c) an amount (the “Salary Severance Payment”) equal to the greater of (1) the
Executive’s annual salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to his
termination of employment, or (2) the salary that Executive would have earned if
he had continued working for the Company during the Remaining Unexpired
Employment Period, as extended as applicable under Section 2(a) above, at the
highest annual rate of salary achieved during that portion of the Employment
Period which is prior to Executive’s termination of employment with the Company
payable in a lump sum payment with no reduction for present value applied, such
Salary Severance Payment to be paid in lieu of all other payments of salary
provided for under this Agreement in respect of the period following any such
termination; and

(d) an amount equal to the highest annual cash bonus achieved during the period
of three (3) years ending immediately prior to the date of termination (the
“Bonus Severance Payment”). The Bonus Severance Payment shall be payable in a
lump sum payment with no reduction for present value applied, and such amount
shall be paid in lieu of any claim to a continuation of the participation in
annual bonus plans of the Company which the Company might otherwise have.

For purposes of the remainder of this Agreement, the payments and benefits (if
any) due under sections 12(b), 12(c), and 12(d) shall be referred to as the
“Additional Termination Entitlements.” In addition, the payments described in
sections 12(a), 12(c) and 12(d) shall be made within 2  1/2 months following the
end of the taxable year of the Executive or the Company, whichever is longer, in
which the termination event occurs. To that end, the Executive, the Company and
the Bank agree that the termination benefits described in sections 12(a), 12(c)
and 12(d) are intended to be exempt from Section 409A pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) as short-term deferrals and the termination
benefits described in this section 12(b) are intended to be exempt from
Section 409A pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(1) as
non-taxable benefits.

Section 13. Resignation.

(a) The Executive may resign from his employment with the Company at any time. A
resignation under this section 13 shall be effected by written notice of
resignation given by the Executive to the Company and shall take effect on the
later of the effective date of termination specified in such notice or the date
on which the notice of termination is deemed given by the Executive. The
Executive’s resignation of any of the positions within the Company or the Bank
to which he has been assigned shall be deemed a resignation from all such
positions.

(b) The Executive’s resignation shall be deemed to be for “Good Reason” if the
effective date of resignation occurs within ninety (90) days after any of the
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provided that Executive has given the Company written notice of the event
alleged to be Good Reason within [90] days after its occurrence and that the
Company has not fully and reasonably cured the occurrence within thirty
(30) days after receiving such written notice of it from the Executive:

(i) the failure of the Company (whether by act or omission of its Board of
Directors, or otherwise) to appoint or re-appoint or elect or re-elect the
Executive to the position(s) with the Company, specified in section 3 of this
Agreement or to a more senior office;

(ii) if the Executive is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company or
the Bank, the failure of their respective shareholders (whether in an election
in which the Executive stands as a nominee or in an election where the Executive
is not a nominee) to elect or re-elect the Executive to membership at the
expiration of his term of membership, unless such failure is a result of the
Executive’s refusal to stand for election;

(iii) a material failure by the Company, whether by amendment of its certificate
of incorporation or organization, by-laws, action of its Board of Directors or
otherwise, to vest in the Executive the functions, duties, or responsibilities
prescribed in section 3 of this Agreement;

(iv) any reduction of the Executive’s rate of base salary in effect from time to
time, whether or not material, or any failure (other than due to reasonable
administrative error that is cured promptly upon notice) to pay any portion of
the Executive’s compensation as and when due;

(v) any change in the terms and conditions of any compensation or benefit
program in which the Executive participates which, either individually or
together with other changes, has a material adverse effect on the aggregate
value of his total compensation package; provided that the Executive shall have
given notice of such material adverse effect to the Company, and the Company has
not fully cured such failure within thirty (30) days after such notice is deemed
given; provided; however, that this section 13(b)(v) shall not apply if the
change in the terms and conditions of the compensation or benefit program
affects all participants in such program equally;

(vi) any material breach by the Company of any material term, condition or
covenant contained in this Agreement;

(vii) a change in the Executive’s principal place of employment to a place that
is not the principal executive office of the Company, or a relocation of the
Company’s principal executive office to a location that is both more than forty
(40) miles away from the Executive’s principal residence and more than forty
(40) miles away from the location of the Company’s principal executive office on
the date of this Agreement; or

 

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(viii) the Executive resigns for any reason, other than under circumstances
constituting Cause, within the period of ninety (90) days that begins after a
“Change of Control” within the meaning of Section 15 below.

In all other cases, a resignation by the Executive shall be deemed to be without
Good Reason.

(c) In the event of the Executive’s resignation before the expiration of the
Employment Period, , as extended as applicable under Section 2(a) above, the
Company shall pay and deliver the Standard Termination Entitlements. In
addition, if the Executive’s resignation is deemed to be a resignation with Good
Reason, the Company shall also pay and deliver the Additional Termination
Entitlements within the timeframes contained in section 12. To that end, the
Executive, the Company and the Bank agree that the termination benefits
described in this section 13(c) are intended to be exempt from Section 409A
pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) as short-term deferrals
or pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(1) as non-taxable
benefits.

Section 14. Terms and Conditions of the Additional Termination Entitlements.

The Company and the Executive hereby stipulate that the damages which may be
incurred by the Executive following any termination of employment are not
capable of accurate measurement as of the date first above written and that the
Additional Termination Entitlements constitute reasonable damages under the
circumstances and shall be payable without any requirement of proof of actual
damage and without regard to the Executive’s efforts, if any, to mitigate
damages. The Company and the Executive further agree that the Company may
condition the payment and delivery of the Additional Termination Entitlements on
(i) the receipt of the Executive’s resignation from any and all positions which
he holds as an officer, director or committee member with respect to the
Company, the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate of either of them and (ii) a
release of the Company and its officers, directors, shareholders, subsidiaries
and affiliates, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, of any
liability to the Executive, whether for compensation or damages, in connection
with his employment with the Company and the termination of such employment
except for the Standard Termination Entitlements and the Additional Termination
Entitlements. Any payment of the Additional Termination Entitlements or any
other benefits conferred under this Agreement shall be structured to comply with
all requirements of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, to the extent required under Section 409A, no payment to be made
to a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A) on or after the
date of his termination of service shall be made sooner than six (6) months
after such termination of service (determined within the meaning of Code
Section 409A); provided, however, that to the extent such six (6) month delay is
imposed by Section 409A after a Change of Control, the Additional Termination
Entitlements shall be paid into a rabbi trust for the benefit of the Officer as
if the six (6) month delay was not imposed with such amounts then being
distributed to the Officer as soon as permissible under Section 409A. The
determination of any restructuring of the Additional Termination Entitlements or
any other benefits conferred under this Agreement shall be based upon the
opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company or the Bank and paid by
the Company or the Bank. Such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the
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the Executive; shall promptly prepare the foregoing opinion, but in no event
later than thirty (30) days from the date of termination; and may use such
actuaries or accountants as such counsel deems necessary or advisable for the
purpose.

Section 15. Termination Upon or Following a Change of Control.

(a) A “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred upon the happening of
any of the following events:

(i) the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company
with one (1) or more other persons, other than a transaction following which:

(A) at least 51% of the equity ownership interests of the entity resulting from
such transaction are beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange
Act”)) in substantially the same relative proportions by persons who,
immediately prior to such transaction, beneficially owned (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of the outstanding
equity ownership interests in the Company; and

(B) at least 51% of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors of the entity resulting from such transaction are beneficially owned
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in
substantially the same relative proportions by persons who, immediately prior to
such transaction, beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of the securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors of the Company;

(ii) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the outstanding securities of the Company
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors by any person or by any
persons acting in concert;

(iii) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

(iv) the occurrence of any event if, immediately following such event, at least
50% of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company do not belong to any
of the following groups:

(A) individuals who were members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the
date of this Agreement; or

(B) individuals who first became members of the Board of Directors of the
Company after the date of this Agreement either:

(1) upon election to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company
by affirmative vote of three-quarters of the members of such board, or of a
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(2) upon election by the shareholders of the Board of Directors of the Company
to serve as a member of such board, but only if nominated for election by
affirmative vote of three-quarters of the members of the Board of Directors of
the Company, or of a nominating committee thereof, in office at the time of such
first nomination;

provided, however, that such individual’s election or nomination did not result
from an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents other than by or on behalf of the Board of
Directors of the Company; or

(v) any event which would be described in section 15(a)(i), (ii), (iii) or
(iv) if the term “Bank” were substituted for the term “Company” therein.

In no event, however, shall a Change of Control be deemed to have occurred as a
result of any acquisition of securities or assets of the Company, the Bank, or a
subsidiary of either of them, by the Company, the Bank, or any subsidiary of
either of them, or by any employee benefit plan maintained by any of them. For
purposes of this section 15(a), the term “person” shall have the meaning
assigned to it under Sections 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, a “Pending Change of Control” shall mean:
(i) the signing of a definitive agreement for a transaction which, if
consummated, would result in a Change of Control; (ii) the commencement of a
tender offer which, if successful, would result in a Change of Control; or
(iii) the circulation of a proxy statement seeking proxies in opposition to
management in an election contest which, if successful, would result in a Change
of Control.

(c) In the event of a Change of Control or Pending Change in Control followed by
the Executive’s termination of employment, the Executive shall be entitled to
receive standard severance benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, for purposes of computing the Additional Termination Entitlements due
upon a termination of employment that occurs, or is deemed to have occurred,
after a Change of Control, the Remaining Unexpired Employment Period shall be
deemed to be three (3) full years and shall be payable in a lump sum without a
present value discount applied.

Section 16. Tax Indemnification.

(a) This section 16 shall apply if the Executive’s employment is terminated upon
or following (i) a Change of Control (as defined in section 15 of this
Agreement); or (ii) a change “in the ownership or effective control” of the
Company or the Bank or “in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets”
of the Company or the Bank within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code. If
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liable for the payment of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code with
respect to any payment in the nature of compensation made by the Company, the
Bank or any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or the
Bank to (or for the benefit of) the Executive, the Company shall pay to the
Executive an amount equal to X determined under the following formula:

 

X =   

E x P

   1 - [(FI x (1 - SLI)) + SLI + E + M] where    E =    the rate at which the
excise tax is assessed under Section 4999 of the Code; P =    the amount with
respect to which such excise tax is assessed, determined without regard to this
section 16; FI =    the highest marginal rate of income tax applicable to the
Executive under the Code for the taxable year in question; SLI =    the sum of
the highest marginal rates of income tax applicable to the Executive under all
applicable state and local laws for the taxable year in question; and M =    the
highest marginal rate of Medicare tax applicable to the Executive under the Code
for the taxable year in question.

With respect to any payment in the nature of compensation that is made to (or
for the benefit of) the Executive under the terms of this Agreement, or
otherwise, and on which an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code will be
assessed, the payment determined under this 16(a) shall be made to the Executive
on the earlier of (i) the date the Company, the Bank or any direct or indirect
subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or the Bank is required to withhold such
tax, (ii) the date the tax is required to be paid by the Executive; or
(iii) within 2  1/2 months following the end of the taxable year of the
Executive or the Company, whichever is longer, in which the termination event
occurs.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in this section 16 to the contrary, in the event
that the Executive’s liability for the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code
for a taxable year is subsequently determined to be different than the amount
determined by the formula (X + P) x E, where X, P and E have the meanings
provided in section 16(a), the Executive or the Company, as the case may be,
shall pay to the other party at the time that the amount of such excise tax is
finally determined, consistent with the time limitations specified in section
16(a), an appropriate amount, plus interest, such that the payment made under
section 16(a), when increased by the amount of the payment made to the Executive
under this section 16(b) by the Company, or when reduced by the amount of the
payment made to the Company under this section 16(b) by the Executive, equals
the amount that should have properly been paid to the Executive under section
16(a). The interest paid under this section 16(b) shall be determined at the
rate provided under Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code. To confirm that the
proper amount, if any, was paid to the Executive under this section 16, the
Executive shall furnish to the Company a copy of each tax return which reflects
a liability for an excise tax payment made by the Company, at least twenty
(20) days before the date on which such return is required to be filed with the
Internal Revenue Service.

 

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(c) The Executive, the Company and the Bank agree that the termination benefits
described in this section 16 are intended to be exempt from Section 409A
pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) as short-term deferrals.

Section 17. Covenant Not To Compete.

The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, in the event of his termination
of employment with the Company prior to the expiration of the Employment Period,
for a period of one (1) year following the date of his termination of employment
with the Company, he shall not, without the written consent of the Company,
become an officer, employee, consultant, director or trustee of any savings
bank, savings and loan association, savings and loan holding company, bank or
bank holding company, any other entity engaged in the business of accepting
deposits or making loans or any direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of
any such entity having an office located within Westchester County; provided,
however, that this section 17 shall not apply if the Executive is entitled to
the Additional Termination Entitlements due to a Change of Control or after a
Pending Change of Control or if the institution is located within Westchester
County and has total assets of $500 million or less as reported in such
institution’s call reports.

Section 18. Confidentiality.

Unless he obtains the prior written consent of the Company, the Executive shall
keep confidential and shall refrain from using for the benefit of himself, or
any person or entity other than the Company or any entity which is a subsidiary
of the Company or of which the Company is a subsidiary, any material document or
information obtained from the Company, or from its parent or subsidiaries, in
the course of his employment with any of them concerning their properties,
operations or business (unless such document or information is readily
ascertainable from public or published information or trade sources or has
otherwise been made available to the public through no fault of his own) until
the same ceases to be material (or becomes so ascertainable or available);
provided, however, that nothing in this section 18 shall prevent the Executive,
with or without the Company’s consent, from participating in or disclosing
documents or information in connection with any judicial or administrative
investigation, inquiry or proceeding to the extent that such participation or
disclosure is required under applicable law.

Section 19. Solicitation.

The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, for a period of one (1) year
following his termination of employment with the Company or the Bank, he shall
not, without the written consent of the Company, either directly or indirectly:

(a) solicit, offer employment to, or take any other action intended, or that a
reasonable person acting in like circumstances would expect, to have the effect
of causing any officer or employee of the Company, the Bank or any of their
respective subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate his or her employment and
accept employment or become affiliated with, or provide services for
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association, bank, bank holding company, savings and loan holding company, or
other institution engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making loans or
doing business within the counties specified in section 17;

(b) provide any information, advice or recommendation with respect to any such
officer or employee of any savings bank, savings and loan association, bank,
bank holding company, savings and loan holding company, or other institution
engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making loans or doing business
within the counties specified in section 16; that is intended, or that a
reasonable person acting in like circumstances would expect, to have the effect
of causing any officer or employee of the Company, the Bank, or any of their
respective subsidiaries or affiliates to terminate his employment and accept
employment or become affiliated with, or provide services for compensation in
any capacity whatsoever to, any savings bank, savings and loan association,
bank, bank holding company, savings and loan holding company, or other
institution engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making loans or doing
business within the counties specified in section 17;

(c) solicit, provide any information, advice or recommendation or take any other
action intended, or that a reasonable person acting in like circumstances would
expect, to have the effect of causing any customer of the Company or the Bank to
terminate an existing business or commercial relationship with the Company or
the Bank;

provided however, that this section 19 shall not apply if the Executive is
entitled to the Additional Termination Entitlements due to a Change of Control
or after a Pending Change of Control.

Section 20. No Effect on Employee Benefit Plans or Programs.

The termination of the Executive’s employment during the term of this Agreement
or thereafter, whether by the Company or by the Executive, shall have no effect
on the rights and obligations of the parties hereto under the Company’s or the
Bank’s qualified or non-qualified retirement, pension, savings, thrift,
profit-sharing or stock bonus plans, group life, health (including
hospitalization, medical and major medical), dental, accident and long term
disability insurance plans or such other employee benefit plans or programs, or
compensation plans or programs, as may be maintained by, or cover employees of,
the Company or the Bank from time to time; provided, however, that nothing in
this Agreement shall be deemed to duplicate any compensation or benefits
provided under any agreement, plan or program covering the Executive to which
the Company is a party and any duplicative amount payable under any such
agreement, plan or program shall be applied as an offset to reduce the amounts
otherwise payable hereunder.

Section 21. Successors and Assigns.

This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Executive,
his legal representatives and testate or intestate distributees, and the Company
and their respective successors and assigns, including any successor by merger
or consolidation or a statutory receiver or any other person or firm or
corporation to which all or substantially all of the assets and business of the
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Company to obtain from any successor its express written assumption of the
Company’s obligations hereunder at least sixty (60) days in advance of the
scheduled effective date of any such succession shall be deemed a material
breach of this Agreement.

Section 22. Notices.

Any communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement,
including any notice, direction, designation, consent, instruction, objection or
waiver, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given at such time
as it is delivered personally, or five (5) days after mailing if mailed, postage
prepaid, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to
such party at the address listed below or at such other address as one (1) such
party may by written notice specify to the other party:

If to the Executive:

To the most recent address listed for the Executive in the Company’s records.

If to the Company:

CMS Bancorp, Inc.

c/o Community Mutual Savings Bank

123 Main Street

White Plains, NY 10601

Attention:        Chairman, Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors

with a copy to:

Paul Hastings Law Firm

875 15th Street, N.W., Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20005

Attention:        V. Gerard Comizio, Esq.

Section 23. Waiver.

Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants or
conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or
condition. A waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be made in writing,
designated as a waiver, and signed by the party against whom its enforcement is
sought. Any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power hereunder at any one
(1) or more times shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right
or power at any other time or times.

 

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Section 24. Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same
Agreement.

Section 25. Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the federal laws of the United States and, to the extent that federal law
is inapplicable, in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable
to contracts entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of New
York.

Section 26. Headings and Construction.

The headings of sections in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and are not intended to qualify the meaning of any section. Any reference to a
section number shall refer to a section of this Agreement, unless otherwise
stated.

Section 27. Entire Agreement; Modifications.

This instrument contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof, and supersedes in its entirety any and all prior
agreements, understandings or representations relating to the subject matter
hereof. No modifications of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing
and signed by the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this
Agreement shall be construed and administered in such manner as shall be
necessary to effect compliance with Section 409A and shall be subject to
amendment in the future, in such manner as the Company and the Bank may deem
necessary or appropriate to effect such compliance; provided that any such
amendment shall preserve for the Executive the benefit originally afforded
pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 28. Non-duplication.

In the event that the Executive shall perform services for the Bank or any other
direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or the Bank, any
compensation or benefits provided to the Executive by such other employer shall
be applied to offset the obligations of the Company hereunder, it being intended
that this Agreement set forth the aggregate compensation and benefits payable to
the Executive for all services to the Company and all of its respective direct
or indirect subsidiaries and affiliates.

Section 29. Survival.

The provisions of sections 6, 16, 17, 18 and 19 shall survive the expiration of
the Employment Period or termination of the Agreement.

Section 30. Indemnification for Attorneys’ Fees.

In the event the Company fails to pay Executive (or his estate) any of the
payments or benefits provided for under this Agreement (including the payments
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guaranteed by the Company under Section 30 hereof) for a period in excess of 15
business days after a written request to do so, the Executive (or his estate)
shall be entitled to be paid or reimbursed by the Company for the legal fees and
expenses incurred by the Executive (or his estate) in enforcing or interpreting
the provisions of this Agreement. The Company hereby agrees to pay or reimburse
the Executive (or his estate) for such fees and expenses on a monthly basis,
upon submission of bills or requests for payment. A court shall be entitled to
deny Executive (or his estate) his legal fees and expenses provided hereunder
only if such court finds the Executive (or his estate) made a claim for payments
or benefits hereunder not in good faith and without reasonable cause or the
amounts would violate Section 31 hereof.

Section 31. Required Regulatory Provisions.

The following provisions are included for the purposes of complying with various
laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company:

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

If and to the extent that the foregoing provisions shall cease to be required or
by applicable law, rule or regulation, the same shall become inoperative as
though eliminated by formal amendment of this Agreement.

Section 32. Guarantee; Non-Duplication.

The Company hereby agrees to guarantee the payment by the Bank of any benefits
and compensation to which the Executive is or may be entitled to under the terms
and conditions of the employment agreement of even date herewith between the
Bank and the Executive. In the event that the Executive shall perform services
for the Bank or any other direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, any
compensation or benefits provided to the Executive by such other employer shall
be applied to offset the obligations of the Company hereunder, it being intended
that this Agreement set forth the aggregate compensation and benefits payable to
the Executive for all services to the Company and all of its direct or indirect
subsidiaries.

Section 33. Effective Date.

This Agreement shall become effective (the “Effective Date”) as of January 1,
2011, subject to its execution by both parties on or before December 31, 2010.
The Company and the Executive each hereby acknowledge and agree that the terms
of this Agreement as restated herein shall have no force or effect prior to such
Effective Date and execution, and that this Agreement shall supersede and
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Section 34. Involuntary Termination Payments to Employees (Safe Harbor).

Only to the extent the Company determines that this Section is reasonably
available under Section 409A of the Code, in the event a payment is due to the
Executive upon an involuntary termination of employment, as deemed pursuant to
this Agreement and Section 409A, such payment will not be subject to
Section 409A provided that such payment does not exceed two (2) times the lesser
of (i) the sum of the Executive’s annualized compensation based on the taxable
year immediately preceding the year in which termination of employment occurs or
(ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified plan
pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the year in which the Executive
terminates service (the “Safe Harbor Amount”). However, if such payment exceeds
the Safe Harbor Amount, only the amount in excess of the Safe Harbor Amount will
be subject to Section 409A. In addition, if such Executive is considered a
specified employee, such payment in excess of the Safe Harbor Amount will have
its timing delayed and will be subject to the six (6)-month wait-period imposed
by Section 409A as provided in section 14 of this Agreement. The Executive, the
Company and the Bank agree that the termination benefits described in this
section 34 are intended to be exempt from Section 409A pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) as the safe harbor for separation pay due
to involuntary separation from service.

 

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EXECUTION COPY

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed and the
Executive has hereunto set his hand, all as of the day and year first above
written.

 

     

   /s/ JOHN RITACCO

     

JOHN RITACCO

   

CMS BANCORP, INC.

Attest:         By:  

   /s/ CHRISTOPHER STRAUSS

    By:  

   /s/ THOMAS FERRARA

  Name: CHRISTOPHER STRAUSS       Name: THOMAS G. FERRARA   Title: SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT       Title: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD [Seal]      

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Exhibit “A”

[Date – between March 1 and 15]

Sent via E-mail and Regular Mail

                    , Chairman of the Board

of CMS Bancorp, Inc. and

of Community Mutual Savings Bank

[Chairman’s Home Address]

 

Subject:   Extending the Term of CEO’s Employment Agreement –   March 31st
Deadline for Board Decision

Dear                     :

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of my separate employment agreements with
CMS Bancorp, Inc. and Community Mutual Savings Bank (together, the
“Agreements”), I am providing notice hereunder that a decision is required on or
before March 31st of this year with respect to whether or not the term of the
Agreements shall be extended by an additional year beyond December 31st of this
year. The sending of this single combined notice is effective under both
agreements.

If I do not receive written notice from you on or before March 31st of this
year, the term of the Agreements will be extended for an additional year beyond
this December 31st (in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Agreements).

 

Sincerely,

John Ritacco,

in my personal capacity

 

cc:    Gerard Comizio, Esq. of Paul Hastings Law Firm (legal counsel to CMSB)   
(e-mail and regular mail)

 

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