Document:

Exhibit 10(b)

 

Amended and Restated

 

TCF Financial Incentive Stock Program

 

(As amended and restated effective January 1, 2011)

 

1.                                       Purpose; Program Renewal.

 

The purpose of the TCF Financial Incentive Stock Program (the “Program”) is to attract and retain outstanding individuals as officers and other employees of TCF Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, and to furnish incentives to such persons by providing such persons opportunities to acquire common shares of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Shares”), or monetary payments based on the value of such shares or the financial performance of the Company, or both, on advantageous terms as herein provided (the “Benefits”).

 

This Program is a renewal of the TCF Financial 1995 Incentive Stock Program (the “Prior Program”).

 

2.                                       Administration.

 

The Program will be administered by a committee (the “Committee”) of at least two persons which shall be either the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or such other committee comprised entirely of “disinterested persons” as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission and “independent directors” as defined under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.  In addition, if necessary for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), membership on the Committee shall be limited to individuals who qualify as “outside directors” under that Section.  The Committee shall interpret the Program, prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating thereto, and make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Program.  A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and all determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members.  Any determination of the Committee under the Program may be made without notice of meeting of the Committee by a writing signed by a majority of the Committee members.

 

3.                                       Participants.

 

Participants in the Program will consist of such officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries as the Committee in its sole discretion may designate from time to time to receive Benefits hereunder.  The Committee’s designation of a participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such person to receive a Benefit in any other year.  The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems pertinent in selecting participants and in determining the type and amount of their respective Benefits, including without limitation (i) the financial condition of the Company; (ii) anticipated profits for the current or future years; (iii) contributions of participants to the profitability and development of the Company; and (iv) other compensation provided to participants.

 

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4.                                       Types of Benefits.

 

Benefits under the Program may be granted in any one or a combination of (a) Incentive Stock Options; (b) Non-qualified Stock Options; (c) Stock Appreciation Rights; (d) Restricted Stock Awards; and (e) Performance Units or Performance Stock, all as described below and pursuant to the Plans set forth in paragraphs 6-10 hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not award more than 400,000 shares [800,000 shares after giving effect to a two-for-one stock split on September 3, 2004 (the “Company 2004 Stock Split”)] in the aggregate in the form of Incentive Stock Options, Non-qualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights combined in any one calendar year to any individual participant, and the Committee may not award more than 350,000 shares [700,000 shares after giving effect to the Company 2004 Stock Split] of Performance Stock in any one calendar year to any individual participant.  The Committee may not award monetary value of Performance Units greater than two percent (2%) of the Corporation’s net income (as defined below) to the Chief Executive Officer in any one calendar year, or one percent (1%) of the Corporation’s net income (as defined below) in any one calendar year to any other individual participant, in each case reduced by the monetary value of any cash awards under the TCF Performance-Based Compensation Policy.  Any Benefits awarded under the Program shall be evidenced by a written agreement (an “Award Agreement”) containing such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine, including but not limited to vesting of Benefits.

 

5.                                       Shares Reserved Under the Program.

 

There is hereby reserved for issuance under the Program, subject to subsequent adjustments under paragraph 17, 6,917,478 shares.  If there is a lapse, expiration, termination or cancellation of any Benefit granted hereunder or under the Prior Program without the issuance of unrestricted Common Shares or payment of cash thereunder, the shares subject to or reserved for such Benefit may again be used for new options, rights or awards of any sort authorized under this Program.

 

6.                                       Incentive Stock Option Plan.

 

Incentive Stock Options will consist of options to purchase Common Shares at purchase prices not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value (as defined in paragraph 16 below) of such Common Shares on the date of grant.  Incentive Stock Options will not be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date of grant.  In the event of termination of employment for any reason other than retirement, disability or death, the right of the optionee to exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or three (3) months after the optionee’s last day of work for the Company and its subsidiaries.  If the optionee should die within three (3) months after termination of employment for any reason other than retirement or disability, the right of his or her successor-in-interest to exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or three (3) months after the date of such death.  In the event of termination of employment due to retirement or disability, or if the optionee should die while employed, the right of the optionee or his or her successor in interest to exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or twelve (12) months after the date of such retirement, disability or death.  If the optionee should die within twelve

 

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(12) months after termination of employment due to retirement or disability, the right of his or her successor-in-interest to exercise an Incentive Stock Option shall terminate upon the later of twelve (12) months after the date of such retirement or disability or three (3) months after the date of such death, but not later than the end of the original term of the option.  The aggregate fair market value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of the Common Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any individual during any calendar year (under all option plans of the Company and its subsidiaries) shall not exceed $100,000.  An Incentive Stock Option granted to a participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”), may be exercised only after six (6) months from its grant date (unless otherwise permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission).

 

7.                                       Non-qualified Stock Option Plan.

 

Non-qualified Stock Options will consist of options to purchase Common Shares at purchase prices not less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of such Common Shares on the date of grant.  Non-qualified Stock Options will be exercisable over not more than ten (10) years after the date of grant.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of termination of employment for any reason other than retirement, disability or death, the right of the optionee to exercise a Non-qualified Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or three (3) months after the optionee’s last day of work for the Company and its subsidiaries.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, if the optionee should die within three (3) months after termination of employment for any reason other than retirement or disability, the right of his or her successor-in-interest to exercise a Non-qualified Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or three (3) months after the date of such death.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of termination of employment due to retirement or disability, or if the optionee should die while employed, the right of the optionee or his or her successor-in-interest to exercise a Non-qualified Stock Option shall terminate upon the earlier of the end of the original term of the option or twelve (12) months after the date of such retirement, disability or death.  Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, if the optionee should die within twelve (12) months after termination of employment due to retirement or disability, the right of his or her successor-in-interest to exercise a Non-qualified Stock Option shall terminate upon the later of twelve (12) months after the date of such retirement or disability or three (3) months after the date of such death, but not later than the end of the original term of the option.  A Non-qualified Stock Option granted to a participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act may be exercised only after six (6) months from its grant date (unless otherwise permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission).

 

8.                                       Stock Appreciation Rights Plan.

 

The Committee may, in its discretion, grant a Stock Appreciation Right to the holder of any Stock Option granted hereunder or under the Prior Stock Option Programs.  Such Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions consistent with the Program as the Committee shall impose from time to time, including the following:

 

(a)           A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted with respect to a Stock Option

 

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at the time of its grant or at any time thereafter.

 

(b)           Subject to paragraph 8(d) below, Stock Appreciation Rights will permit the holder to surrender any related Stock Option or portion thereof which is then exercisable and to elect to receive in exchange therefor cash in an amount equal to:

 

(i)            The excess of the Fair Market Value on the date of such election of one Common Share over the option price multiplied by

 

(ii)           The number of shares covered by such option or portion thereof which is so surrendered.

 

(c)           A Stock Appreciation Right granted to a participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act may be exercised only after six (6) months from its grant date (unless otherwise permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission).

 

(d)           The Committee shall have the discretion to satisfy a participant’s right to receive the amount of cash determined under subparagraph (b) hereof, in whole or in part, by the delivery of Common Shares valued as of the date of the participant’s election.

 

(e)           In the event of the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder shall be reduced by the number of shares covered by the Stock Option or portion thereof surrendered.

 

9.                                       Restricted Stock Awards Plan.

 

Restricted Stock Awards will consist of Common Shares transferred to participants without other payment therefor as additional compensation for their services to the Company or one of its subsidiaries.  Restricted Stock Awards shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee determines appropriate including, without limitation, restrictions on the sale or other disposition of such shares and rights of the Company to reacquire such shares upon termination of the participant’s employment within specified periods.  Subject to such other restrictions as are imposed by the Committee, the Common Shares covered by a Restricted Stock Award granted to a participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act may be sold or otherwise disposed of only after six (6) months from the grant date of the award (unless otherwise permitted under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission).

 

10.                                 Performance Units Plan

 

(I)                                    Performance Units shall consist of monetary units granted to participants which may be earned in whole or in part if the Company achieves certain goals established by the Committee over a designated period of time, but not in any event more than five (5) years. The goals established by the Committee may use any of the following business criteria: Net Income, Return on Average Assets (“ROA”), Business Unit ROA, Return on Average Equity (“ROE”), Return on Average Common Equity (“ROCE”), Business Unit ROE, Business Unit ROCE, Return on Tangible Equity (“ROTE”), Business Unit ROTE, Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) or Cash EPS, as defined below.  In the event the minimum

 

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corporate goal established by the Committee is not achieved at the conclusion of a period, no amount shall be paid to or vested in the participant.  In the event the maximum corporate goal is achieved, one hundred percent (100%) of the monetary value of the Performance Units shall be paid to or vested in the participants, unless the Committee in its discretion elects to reduce the amount of the payment.  Partial achievement of the maximum goal may result in a payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement.  Payment of an award earned may be in cash or in Common Shares (valued as of the date on which certificates for such Common Shares are issued to the participant) or in a combination of both, and may be made when earned, or vested and deferred, as the Committee in its sole discretion determines.  Deferred awards shall earn interest on the terms and at a rate determined by the Committee.  The number of shares reserved for issuance hereunder shall be reduced by the largest whole number obtained by dividing the monetary value of the units at the commencement of the performance period by the Fair Market Value of a Common Share at such time, provided that such number of shares may again become available for issuance under this Program as is provided in paragraph 5 hereof.

 

(II)           Performance Stock awards are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation for purposes of Code section 162(m).  Performance Stock shall consist of common shares granted to participants which may be vested in whole or in part if the Company achieves certain goals established by the Committee over a designated period of time, but not in any event more than ten (10) years.  The goals established by the Committee may use any of the following business criteria: Net Income, Return on Average Assets (“ROA”), Business Unit ROA, Return on Average Equity (“ROE”), Return on Average Common Equity (“ROCE”), Business Unit ROE, Business Unit ROCE, Return on Tangible Equity (“ROTE”), Business Unit ROTE, Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) or Cash EPS, as defined below:

 

(a)       The term “Net Income” shall mean the Corporation’s or Business Unit’s after-tax net income for the applicable Performance Period as reported in the Corporation’s or Business Unit’s consolidated financial statements, adjusted to eliminate the effect of the following: (1) in the event a significant merger or acquisition is made effective during the Performance Period, the effect on operations attributable to such acquisition with respect to the portion of the Performance Period following the effective date of such merger or acquisition; (2) losses resulting from discontinued operations; (3) extraordinary gains or losses; (4) the cumulative effect of changes in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”);  and (5) any other unusual, non-recurring gain or loss which is separately identified and quantified in the Corporation’s or Business Unit’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP (any reference herein to the Corporation’s financial statements shall be deemed to include any footnotes thereto as well as management’s discussion and analysis).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in determining the Corporation’s Net Income for a Performance Period the Committee may from time to time in its discretion disregard any one or more, or all, of the foregoing adjustments (1) - (5) provided that the effect of doing so would be to reduce the amount of incentive payable to a Covered Executive Officer for such Performance Period.

 

(b)       The term “Performance Period” shall mean a calendar year, commencing January 1 and ending December 31 or such other period as designated by the Committee which is

 

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permissible under the Code and Regulations, including but not limited to calendar quarter(s) or multiple years.

 

(c)       The term “Return on Average Equity” shall mean the Net Income of the Corporation, less dividends on preferred stock held by an unaffiliated third party, divided by the Corporation’s Average Total Common Equity (adjusted to eliminate net unrealized gains or losses on assets available for sale resulting from ASC 320, formerly SFAS 115) for the Performance Period.

 

(d)      The term “Return on Average Common Equity” shall mean the Net Income available to common stockholders of the Corporation, divided by the Corporation’s Average Total Common Equity for the Performance Period.

 

(e)       The term “Return on Average Assets” shall mean the Net Income of the Corporation before income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, divided by the Corporation’s average total assets for the Performance Period.

 

(f)        The term “Business Unit ROA” means the Net Income before income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests of a business unit or subsidiary managed by a Covered Executive Officer, divided by the business unit’s or subsidiary’s average total assets for the Performance Period.

 

(g)       The term “Business Unit ROE” means the Net Income of a business unit or subsidiary managed by a Covered Executive Officer, less dividends on preferred stock held by an unaffiliated third party, divided by the business unit’s or subsidiary’s Average Total Common Equity.

 

(h)      The term “Business Unit ROCE” means the Net Income of a business unit or subsidiary managed by a Covered Executive Officer, divided by the business unit’s or subsidiary’s Average Total Common Equity.

 

(i)        The term “Return on Tangible Equity” shall mean the Net Income available to common stockholders of the Corporation plus the after tax effects of amortization or other adjustments to intangible assets acquired in business combinations, divided by the Corporation’s Average Total Common Equity adjusted to reduce common equity by the average amount of intangible assets for the Performance Period.

 

(j)        The term “Business Unit Return on Tangible Equity” means the Net Income of a business unit or subsidiary managed by a Covered Executive Officer, plus the after tax effects of amortization or other adjustments to intangible assets acquired in business combinations, divided by the business unit’s or subsidiary’s Average Total Common Equity adjusted to reduce common equity by the average amount of intangible assets for the Performance Period.

 

(k)       The term “Earnings Per Share” shall mean the Net Income available to common stockholders of the Corporation divided by the Corporation’s weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding, as determined for purposes of calculating the Corporation’s basic or diluted (whichever the Committee shall designate at the time it establishes the goal) earnings per share under GAAP (as adjusted to eliminate the effect of shares issued in mergers or acquisitions identified in Sections (a)(1) and (2) above

 

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where those Sections also resulted in adjustments to Net Income) for the Performance Period.

 

(l)        The term “Average Total Common Equity” shall mean the common equity of the Corporation or Business Unit, adjusted to eliminate the effect of mergers or acquisitions completed during the Performance Period where those mergers or acquisitions resulted in adjustments to Net Income under Sections (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) above.

 

(m)      The term “Cash Earnings per Share” shall mean Earnings per Share, as further adjusted to eliminate the after-tax impact of the amortization and other adjustments to goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in business combinations.

 

The Committee shall establish the goal(s) for each award of Performance Units or Performance Stock in writing on or before the last date permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code.  The Committee shall also select the employees to whom the Performance Stock shall be awarded, who shall all be “key employees” as determined by the Committee.  The Committee shall also establish in objective terms the method for computing the number of shares vested to the employee if the goal is achieved.

 

The maximum amount or value of an incentive compensation award for any Performance Period to the Chief Executive Officer shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the Corporation’s Net Income for the Performance Period, reduced by any cash performance-based award for the same Performance Period under the TCF Performance-Based Compensation Policy.  The maximum amount or value of an incentive compensation award for any Performance Period to any other Covered Executive Officer shall not exceed one percent (1%) of the Corporation’s Net Income for the Performance Period, reduced by any monetary performance unit award for the same Performance Period under the TCF Performance-Based Compensation Policy.

 

11.                                 Nontransferability.

 

Each Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Right granted under this Program shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable, during the participant’s lifetime, only by the participant.  A participant’s interest in a Performance Unit shall not be transferable until payment or delivery of the award is made.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may in its discretion award Non-qualified Stock Options which are transferable at the discretion of the participant to whom they are awarded.

 

12.                                 Other Provisions.

 

The award of any Benefit under the Program may also be subject to other provisions (whether or not applicable to the Benefit awarded to any other participant) as the Committee determines appropriate including, without limitation, provisions for the purchase of Common Shares under Stock Options under the Program in installments, provisions for the payment of the purchase price of shares under Stock Options under the Program by delivery of other Common Shares of the Company which have been owned for at least six months having a then market value equal to the purchase price of such shares, restrictions on resale or other disposition, such provisions as may be appropriate to apply with federal or state securities laws and stock exchange requirements and understandings or conditions as to the participant’s employment in addition to those specifically provided for under the Program.

 

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The Committee may, in its discretion, permit payment of the purchase price of shares under Stock Options under the Program by delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the purchase price.  To facilitate the foregoing, the Company may enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or more brokerage firms.

 

The Committee may, in its discretion and subject to such rules as it may adopt, permit a participant to pay all or a portion of the federal, state and local taxes, including FICA withholding tax, arising in connection with the following transactions:  (a) the exercise of a Non-qualified Stock Option; (b) the lapse of restrictions on Common Shares received as a Restricted Stock Award; or (c) the receipt or exercise of any other Benefit; by paying cash for such amount or by electing (i) to have the Company withhold Common Shares, (ii) to tender back Common Shares received in connection with such Benefit or (iii) to deliver other previously acquired Common Shares of the Company, and, in each case, having a Fair Market Value approximately equal to the amount to be withheld.

 

13.                                 Term of Program and Amendment, Modification, Cancellation or Acceleration of Benefits.

 

No Benefit shall be granted more than ten (10) years after April 21, 2004, the date of the approval of this Program by the stockholders; provided, however, that the terms and conditions applicable to any Benefits granted prior to such date may at any time be amended, modified or canceled by mutual agreement between the Committee and the participant or such other persons as may then have an interest therein, so long as any amendment or modification does not increase the number of Common Shares issuable under this Program without stockholder approval for such increase; and provided further, that the Committee may, at any time and in its sole discretion, declare any or all Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding under this Program or the Prior Program to be exercisable, any or all then outstanding Restricted Stock awards (but not Performance Stock awards) to be vested, and any or all then outstanding Performance Units to have been earned, whether or not such options, rights, awards or units are then otherwise exercisable, vested or earned, unless the Committee has provided otherwise in the Award Agreement evidencing the Benefit awarded in order for the Benefit to qualify for special treatment under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

14.                                 No Further Awards Under Prior Program.

 

No options or other awards shall be granted under the Prior Program on or after the date of stockholder approval of this Program.

 

15.                                 Taxes.

 

The Company shall be entitled to withhold the amount of any tax attributable to any amount payable or shares deliverable under this Program after giving the person entitled to receive such amount or shares notice as far in advance as practicable, and the Company may defer making payment or delivery if any such tax may be pending unless and until indemnified to its satisfaction. In no event shall the Company withhold any amount for the payment of tax in

 

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excess of the minimum statutory withholding rates for Federal and state tax purposes.

 

16.                                 Definitions.

 

Fair Market Value.  The term “Fair Market Value” of the Company’s Common Shares means as of any applicable date the average of the high and low sales prices for the Company’s Common Shares on such date, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange or, if no such prices shall have been so reported on such date, on the next preceding date upon which prices are so reported.

 

Subsidiary.  The term “subsidiary” for all purposes other than the Incentive Stock Option Plan described in paragraph 6, shall mean any corporation, partnership, joint venture or business trust, fifty percent (50%) or more of the control of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.  For Incentive Stock Option Plan purposes the term “subsidiary” shall be defined as provided in Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

Change in Control.  A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(a)           any “person” as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.  For purposes of this clause (a), the term “beneficial owner” does not include any employee benefit plan maintained by the Company that invests in the Company’s voting securities; or

 

(b)           during any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the date on which the Program was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors) there shall cease to be a majority of the Board comprised as follows:  individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board or new directors whose nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved; or

 

(c)           the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 70% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company’s assets; provided, however, that no change in control will be deemed to have occurred if such merger, consolidation, sale or disposition of assets, or liquidation is not subsequently consummated.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide a different definition of Change in Control in the Award Agreement establishing the terms and conditions of any

 

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award, provided that any such definition is not more generous to the grantee under such Award Agreement than the foregoing definition.

 

Stock Options.  The term “Stock Options” shall mean Incentive Stock Options and Non-qualified Stock Options under the Program and, if the context includes the Prior Stock Option Programs, options granted under the Prior Stock Option Programs.

 

Disability.  The term “disability” for all purposes of this Program shall be determined by the Committee in such manner as the Committee deems equitable or required by the applicable laws or regulations.

 

Retirement.  The term “retirement” for all purposes of the Program shall be determined by the Committee in such manner as the Committee may deem equitable or required by law.

 

17.                                 Adjustment Provisions.

 

If the Company shall at any time after approval of this Program by the stockholders change the number of issued Common Shares without new consideration to the Company (such as by reason of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or any change in the corporate  structure of TCF Financial or in the Common Shares, or in the event of any issuance of preferred stock or other change in the capital structure of TCF Financial which is significant for purposes of this Agreement), the total number of shares reserved for issuance under this Program, the maximum limit on awards to any person in any year in paragraph 4 hereof, and the number of shares covered by each outstanding Benefit shall be automatically adjusted so that the limitations, the aggregate consideration payable to the Company, and the value of each such Benefit shall not be changed.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Program, and without affecting the number of shares otherwise reserved or available hereunder, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of Benefits in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, subject to the six month holding requirements of paragraphs 6, 7, 8(c) and 9 but notwithstanding any other provision of this Program or the Prior Stock Option Programs, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control:

 

(a)           All Stock Options then outstanding under this Program shall become fully exercisable as of the date of the Change in Control, whether or not then otherwise exercisable;

 

(b)           All Stock Appreciation Rights then outstanding shall become fully exercisable as of the date of the Change in Control, whether or not then otherwise exercisable;

 

(c)           All terms and conditions of all Restricted Stock Awards then outstanding shall be deemed satisfied and all such Awards shall vest as of the date of the Change in Control; and

 

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(d)           All Performance Units then outstanding shall be deemed to have been fully earned as determined by the Committee and to be immediately payable, in cash, as of the date of the Change in Control and shall be paid within thirty (30) days thereafter and all shares of Performance Stock then outstanding shall be fully vested and immediately distributable in the form of shares of common stock.

 

18.                                 Amendment and Termination of Program.

 

The Committee may amend this Program from time to time or terminate this Program at any time, but no such action shall reduce the then existing amount of any participant’s Benefit or adversely change the terms and conditions thereof without the participant’s consent, increase the number of authorized shares under this Program or cause a performance-based award to fail to qualify under Code Section 162(m).  No amendment of this Program shall result in any Committee member losing his or her status as a “disinterested person” as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to any employee benefit plan of the Company or result in the program losing its status as a protected plan under said Rule 16b-3.

 

19.                                 Stockholder Approval.

 

The Prior Program was adopted by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders in 1995.  This Program was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company in January 2011, effective upon obtaining stockholder approval at the 2011 Annual Stockholders Meeting.  This Program and any Benefit granted thereunder shall be null and void if stockholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months of the adoption of the Program by the Board of Directors.

 

11Exhibit 10(j)-1

 

TCF EMPLOYEES STOCK PURCHASE PLAN—

SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN

(As amended and restated effective January 1, 2011)

 

	
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Purpose of Plan; Effective Date of Plan
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
The purpose of the TCF Employees Stock Purchase Plan—Supplemental   Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide Eligible Employees with supplemental   retirement benefits as set forth herein to remedy certain limitations or   reductions in benefits under the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as set forth   herein, to such Employees under the TCF Employees Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP   Plan”).  The Plan was originally   effective for benefits based on Covered Compensation earned in calendar year   2005 and thereafter.  The Company   hereby adopts this amendment and restatement effective January 1,   2011.  A previous plan, the Supplemental   Employee Retirement Plan – ESPP Plan (the “Previous Plan”) was and remains in   effect for benefits based on Covered Compensation earned in calendar year   2004 and before and is a separate stand alone plan.  This Plan does not make any material   modifications to the Previous Plan.    This Plan is intended to be exempt from the participation, vesting and   funding provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as   amended (“ERISA”), and is intended to be maintained “primarily for the   purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management   or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of §§ 201(2), 301(a)(3) and   401(a)(1) of ERISA.

 

The Plan is intended to satisfy the requirements for nonqualified   deferred compensation plans set forth in IRC § 409A, and it shall be   interpreted, administered and construed consistent with said intent.

 

This Plan is also intended to be a plan, program, or arrangement   under 4 U.S.C. section 114 (the “State Taxation of Pension Income Act of   1995”) maintained solely for the purpose of providing retirement benefits for   employees in excess of the limitations imposed by one or more of IRC sections   referenced in such Act on contributions or benefits in qualified plans such   as the ESPP Plan, and to be an “excess plan” as defined in Rule 16b-3 of   the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    

 

	
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Definitions.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the   respective meanings set forth below, unless a different meaning is required   by the context in which the word is used. When the defined meaning is   intended, the term is capitalized.    Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning   set forth in the ESPP Plan.
    

 

	
 
    	
(a)
    	
Affiliate; Affiliated Group. “Affiliate”   means any entity which is required to be aggregated with TCF Financial as a   member of a controlled group of corporations in accordance with IRC § 414(b),   or as a trade or business under common control in accordance with IRC §   414(c). [The requirements of IRC §§ 414(b) and 414(c) shall be   applied using the 80% standard specified therein for all purposes of the   Plan, including, without limitation, for the purpose of determining whether a   Participant has had a Separation from Service.] The term “Affiliated Group”   means the Company and its Affiliates.
    

 

	
 
    	
(b)
    	
Annual Bonus. “Annual   Bonus” is the annual cash bonus, if any, payable to an Eligible Employee   under any annual bonus program of the Company that meets the requirements for   performance-based compensation under IRC § 409A and the regulations   thereunder.
    

 

	
 
    	
(c)
    	
Change in Control. “Change in Control” with respect to an Employer   shall mean a change in ownership with respect to the Employer or TCF   Financial Corporation (as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)),   a change in effective control of TCF Financial Corporation (as defined in   Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi)) provided, however, that the   ownership percentage shall be 50%, or a change in the ownership of a   substantial portion of the assets of the Employer or TCF Financial   Corporation (as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)).
    

 

 

	
 
    	
(d)
    	
Commissions. “Commissions”   shall mean amounts payable to Eligible Employees and credited to them as   “commissions” by their Employer in connection with products or services they   have sold. Commissions include any draw paid as an advance against   Commissions.
    

 

	
 
    	
(e)
    	
Committee. The   Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of TCF Financial Corporation   (“TCF Financial”), or a special sub-committee thereof, which shall consist   only of individuals who qualify as independent directors under Rule 303A   of the listing standards of the NYSE as applicable to compensation committee   members, as non-employee directors under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities   and Exchange Commission and as outside directors for purposes of IRC section   162(m) (“million dollar cap”).
    

 

	
 
    	
(f)
    	
Covered Compensation. “Covered Compensation” is any “Basic Compensation”   as defined in the ESPP Plan including such Compensation in excess of the   limit on Basic Compensation under IRC § 401(a)(17) earned by a Participant in   any Plan Year, and also including any amounts which would have been Basic   Compensation (disregarding any limit on Basic Compensation under IRC §   401(a)(17) in such Plan Year) except that such Participant authorized the   Employer before the beginning of the Plan Year in which such Compensation was   earned (or in the case of an Annual Bonus, six months prior to the end of the   performance period) to defer such amounts which would otherwise be deferred   under the ESPP Plan to this Plan.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(g)
    	
Eligible Employee. An “Eligible Employee” is an employee of an   Employer who is designated as eligible to participate in this Plan in   accordance with the provisions of Article III(a).
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(h)
    	
Employer. “Employer”   means TCF Financial and each of its subsidiaries that constitutes an   Affiliate.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(i)
    	
ESPP Plan. The “ESPP   Plan” is the TCF Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan as amended from time to time.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(j)
    	
IRC. The “IRC” is   the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(k)
    	
Participant. A   “Participant” is an Eligible Employee who has elected to participate in this   Plan in accordance with the provisions of Article IV(a).
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(l)
    	
Plan Administrator. The “Plan Administrator” of this Plan is the   Committee.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(m)
    	
Plan Year. The “Plan   Year” is the calendar year.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(n)
    	
Salary. “Salary” is   the Eligible Employee’s Covered Compensation, excluding Annual Bonus.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(o)
    	
SERP Employee Contributions. “SERP Employee Contributions” is any portion of a   Participant’s Covered Compensation which such employee has elected to have   treated as SERP Employee Contributions under Article IV of this Plan.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(p)
    	
TCF Financial. “TCF   Financial” or “Company” is TCF Financial Corporation, a Delaware Corporation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(q)
    	
TCF Financial Stock. “TCF Financial Stock” is common stock of TCF   Financial, par value $.01 per share.
    

 

	
III.
    	
Eligibility
    

 

	
 
    	
(a)
    	
General Eligibility. Employees of an Employer are eligible to   participate in this Plan as determined by the Committee, in its discretion   subject to the following:
    

 

	
 
    	
(i)
    	
No employee shall be eligible to participate in this Plan unless the   Committee determines that such employee will be for that Plan Year a member   of “a select group of management or
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
highly compensated employees” within the meaning of §§ 201(2),   301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(ii)
    	
The Committee shall select such employees for eligibility in this   Plan on a Plan Year by Plan Year basis by promulgating a written statement   describing or listing such Eligible Employees. Selection for one Plan Year   does not entitle the employee to be selected the next Plan Year. An employee   who has been selected by the Committee shall, however, be presumed to be   selected for the subsequent Plan Year unless and until the Committee   evidences a contrary intention.
    

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no employee shall be eligible for   benefits under this Plan with respect to a particular Plan Year if the   employee is not also an Active Participant in the ESPP Plan for that   year.  Individuals who become employees   of an Employer as a result of a merger or acquisition shall not be eligible   to participate under this Plan unless and until the Committee has identified   them as Eligible Employees pursuant to this section (a).
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(b)
    	
Specific Exclusions. Notwithstanding anything apparently to the   contrary in the Plan document or in any written communication, summary,   resolution or document or oral communication, no individual shall be an   Eligible Employee in this Plan, develop benefits under this Plan or be   entitled to receive benefits under this Plan (either for himself or herself   or his or her survivors) unless such individual is a member of “a select   group of management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of §§   201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA. If a court of competent   jurisdiction, any representative of the U.S. Department of Labor or any other   governmental, regulatory or similar body makes any direct or indirect, formal   or informal, determination that an individual is not in “a select group of   management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of §§ 201(2),   301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA, such individual shall no longer   be an Eligible Employee in this Plan.
    

 

	
IV.
    	
Supplemental Benefits Related to the ESPP Plan.
    

 

	
 
    	
(a)
    	
SERP Employee Contributions. An Eligible   Employee who elects to participate in this Plan for the Plan Year will defer   compensation under this Plan in an amount that equals the amount that exceeds   limitations on such Employee’s contributions to the ESPP Plan imposed by the   ESPP Plan to effectuate the requirements of IRC §§ 401(a)(17), 401(k)(3),   401(m)(2), 402(g) and 415 (the “IRC Limitations”) provided that:
    

 

	
 
    	
(i)
    	
Prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, an Eligible Employee who   elects to participate in this Plan for the Plan Year authorizes the Employer   to reduce the Participant’s compensation by the amount by which such   Employee’s Salary and/or Commission deferral contribution elected under the   ESPP Plan is limited by the IRC Limitations, and credit such amount to the   Participant’s account under this Plan as the Employee’s SERP Employee   Contributions for the Plan Year.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(ii)
    	
Prior to June 30 of each Plan Year, an Eligible Employee who   elects to participate in this Plan for the Plan Year authorizes the Employer   to reduce the Participant’s Annual Bonus by the amount by which such   Employee’s Annual Bonus contribution elected under the ESPP Plan is limited   by the IRC Limitations, and credit such amount to the Participant’s account   under this Plan as the Employee’s SERP Employee Contributions for the Plan   Year.
    

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
For each Plan Year an Eligible Employee elects to participate in this   Plan and as a condition to receiving benefits from this Plan for that year,   the Employee shall, prior to the first day of the Plan Year, irrevocably   agree: (i) to make pre-tax contributions to the ESPP Plan equal to the   maximum amount permitted under the ESPP Plan and (ii) not to make   changes to pre-tax contributions to the ESPP Plan at any time during such   Plan Year.

 

Any election by an Eligible Employee of SERP Employee Contributions   pursuant to this section (a) shall be in writing, shall be made prior to   the beginning of the Plan Year in which the services are performed (or with   respect to the Annual Bonus, the date the election is required under   paragraph
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
(ii), above), shall be irrevocable when received by the Employer, and   shall be applicable to all Covered Compensation earned during such Plan   Year.  Employees who first become Eligible   Employees after the beginning of the Plan Year may elect to participate in   this Plan within thirty (30) days after becoming Eligible Employees provided   such election only applies to Salary and/or Commissions earned after the   election is received by the Employer.    This election shall not be available to an Employee who has previously   been eligible to participate in any other plan maintained by a member of the   Affiliated Group that is required to be aggregated with this Plan under   Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(c).  For   purposes of the Annual Bonus, such election only applies to total bonus   compensation for the performance period for such Bonus, multiplied by the   ratio of the number of days remaining in the performance period after the   election is made over the total number of days in the performance period.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in a   Participant’s SERP Employee Contributions for a taxable year that results   from the Participant’s action or inaction under the ESPP with respect to   pre-tax contributions subject to the contribution restrictions under IRC §§   401(a)(30) or 402(g), including an adjustment to a deferral election under   the ESPP, shall not exceed the limit with respect to elective deferrals under   IRC § 402(g)(1)(A), (B), and (C) in effect for the taxable year in which   such action or inaction occurs.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(b)
    	
Employer Matching Contributions. At the same time as an amount of SERP Employee   Contributions is deferred under paragraph (a), the Employer shall also credit   to the Participant’s account under this Plan the amount of Employer Matching   Contribution that would be due under the ESPP Plan with respect to such SERP   Employee Contributions if they had been contributed as pre-tax elective   deferrals under the ESPP Plan. No Participant in the Plan shall be credited   with Employer Matching Contributions with respect to pre-tax deferrals (to   this Plan and the ESPP Plan, combined) that exceed 6% of the Participant’s   Covered Compensation for each payroll period.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall   the sum of a Participant’s Matching Contributions exceed 100% of the matching   contribution the Participant would have received under the ESPP, absent any   plan-based restrictions that reflect limits on qualified plan contributions   under the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Effective January 1, 2010, for purposes of determining the   amount of Employer Matching Contributions, no more than $275,000 of a   Participant’s Commissions payable during the Plan Year shall be included in   Covered Compensation.
    

 

	
 
    	
(c)
    	
Establishing Accounts; Investment of Accounts;   Valuation of Accounts. On the date   that a Contribution under paragraph (a) or (b) would be paid to the   ESPP Plan if it were a contribution to that Plan (the “contribution date”), the   amount of such Contribution shall be credited to an account on the books of   the Employer and shall be deemed as of such date to be invested as directed   by the Participant. SERP Employee Contributions shall be deemed to be   invested in such investment fund options available under the ESPP Plan or in   TCF Financial Stock, as elected by the Participant. Employer Matching   Contributions will be deemed invested in TCF Financial Stock. Actual or   notional earnings from such deemed investments shall be credited to the   Participant’s account at least annually.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Each Participant’s account in the Plan shall be divided into two   sub-accounts:  a “TCF Stock Account”   and a “Diversified Account.”  All   shares of common stock of TCF Financial that are deemed to be held in a   Participant’s account on the Effective Date shall be allocated as of that   date to the participant’s TCF Stock Account.    Any new amounts credited to a Participant’s account on or after the   Effective Date shall be allocated to either the Participant’s TCF Stock   Account or Diversified Account.  The   Sub-Accounts shall operate as follows:
    

 

	
 
    	
(i)
    	
The TCF Stock Account shall be deemed to be invested solely in shares   of TCF Financial Stock (and in cash or cash equivalent money market funds for   fractional shares or for funds held temporarily prior to investment). The   Diversified Account shall not at any time be deemed to be invested in any   shares of TCF Stock. No transfer of assets will be permitted
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
from the TCF Stock Account to the Diversified Account or from the   Diversified Account to the TCF Stock Account.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(ii)
    	
A Participant’s TCF Stock Account will be deemed to be invested in   all shares of TCF Financial Stock allocated to it on or after the Effective   Date and such shares shall not be subject to any deemed sale, transfer,   assignment, pledge or other hypothecation in any manner. Any distributions   from the Plan to the participant with respect to the TCF Stock Account will   be made in the form of an in-kind distribution of the number of shares of TCF   Financial Stock deemed to be held for such Participant’s TCF Stock Account   pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(iii)
    	
The Diversified Account shall not at any time be deemed to purchase   or invest in any shares of TCF Financial Stock, but shall be deemed to invest   in such investment funds as may be approved by the Committee and as the   participant directs.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(iv)
    	
The portion of the Participant’s account that is deemed to be   invested in TCF Financial Stock shall be increased to reflect the number of   shares of TCF Financial Stock deemed to be purchased as of each future   contribution date (including any fractional shares), and shall be further   adjusted to reflect any stock splits or other similar events involving a   change in the number or form of outstanding shares of TCF Financial Stock.   Adjustments shall be determined in each case by the Committee and the   Committee’s determination shall be final. The balance of shares of TCF   Financial Stock shall in no event be decreased.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(v)
    	
If any dividends are paid with respect to TCF Financial Stock, then   in lieu of any adjustments to the Participants’ accounts under the Plan, an   amount shall be paid in cash (or in stock, if the dividend is in stock,   provided that stock splits in the nature of a stock dividend shall not be   distributed) directly to the Participant whose account would otherwise be   deemed to be due the deemed dividend and the Participant’s account shall not   be credited with the deemed dividend. Such dividends shall be paid by a date   not later than the 15th day of the third month following the calendar year   for which the credited to the Participant’s account. The time and form of   payment of such dividends is treated separately from the time and form of   payment of the underlying deferred compensation.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(vi)
    	
In the event of a Change in Control and the Company is not the   surviving corporation, a Participant will be given the opportunity to elect   out of TCF Stock and into one or more investment fund options then provided   under the ESPP Plan.
    

 

	
 
    	
(d)
    	
Distributions from Accounts.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
General Distribution Rules.  A Participant shall receive payment of his   or her entire vested account in a single lump sum distribution (less   applicable withholding) on the first to occur of the following in accordance   with Appendix B:
    

 

	
 
    	
(i)
    	
Separation from Service. Payment shall be made   during the 90 day period commencing six month after the Participant’s   Separation from Service with the Affiliated Group as defined in Treasury   Regulation 1.409A-1(h). If Separation from Service occurs as a result of   death, payment shall be made within 90 days following the Participant’s   death.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(ii)
    	
Disability (Disabled). In the event of   Disability, payment shall be made 30 days after such Disability occurs. For   purposes of this section, a Participant is considered Disabled if he or she   is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment   that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a   continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement   benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under the long-term   disability plan of the Participant’s Employer.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(iii)
    	
Date Certain. Payment shall be made on a date specified   by the Participant on or before the date 30 days after the Employee first   becomes eligible for this Plan (and any other plan maintained by a member of   the Affiliated Group that is required to be aggregated with this
    

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
Plan under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(c)).  This provision shall not apply to any amounts   attributable to SERP Employee Contributions or Employer Matching Contribution   credited after the specified date.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(iv)
    	
Change in Control. If designated by a one   time irrevocable election by the Participant made on or before the date 30   days after the Employee first becomes eligible for this Plan (and any other   any other plan maintained by a member of the Affiliated Group that is   required to be aggregated with this Plan under Treasury Regulation   § 1.409A-1(c)), in the event of a Change in Control, the lump sum   payment shall occur on or about 30 days after the date one year after the   Change in Control.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(v)
    	
Unforeseeable Emergency. In the event of an   unforeseeable emergency, as defined in IRC § 409A and the regulations   thereunder, payment shall be made within 90 days following the Committee’s   determination that an unforeseeable emergency has occurred. Payment shall be   limited to the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency. However,   the amount of the payment may include any amounts necessary to pay any   federal, state or local income taxes or penalties reasonably expected to   result from the payment.
    

 

	
 
    	
(e)
    	
Cancellation of Deferrals Following an Unforeseeable   Emergency or Hardship Distribution.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
A Participant’s deferral election shall be cancelled with respect to   Covered Compensation earned after receipt of a hardship distribution pursuant   to Treasury Regulation § 1.401(k)-1(d)(3) or an unforeseeable   emergency distribution under Article IV(d)(v) of this Plan.  Participants may not restart contributions   to this Plan pursuant to Article IV(a) until the first day of the   first Plan Year that begins at least six months after receipt of the hardship   distribution or unforeseeable emergency distribution.
    

 

	
V.
    	
Vesting.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
A Participant shall be entitled to a benefit from the Employer   Matching Contributions equal to his or her account balance attributable to   such Contributions multiplied by the vesting percentage determined under the   ESPP Plan that is applicable to the Participant under the ESPP Plan.  In the event the Participant forfeits a   portion of the account, and is subsequently reemployed, the forfeited portion   shall be reinstated in the same manner as provided under the ESPP Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participants   with an account balance in the Plan on March 31, 2006 shall be subject   to the vesting provisions of the Plan in effect on that date.
    

 

	
VI.
    	
Committee.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
The Committee shall have full power to construe, interpret and   administer this Plan, including to make any determination required under this   Plan and to make such rules and regulations as it deems advisable for   the operation of this Plan.  The   Committee shall have sole and absolute discretion in the performance of their   powers and duties under this Plan. A majority of the Committee shall   constitute a quorum. Actions of the Committee shall be by a majority of   persons constituting a quorum and eligible to vote on an issue.  Meetings may be held in person or by   telephone.  Action by the Committee may   be taken in writing without a meeting provided such action is executed by all   members of the Committee.  To the   extent it is feasible to do so, determinations, rules and regulations of   the Committee under this Plan shall be consistent with similar   determinations, rules and regulations of the ESPP Plan. All   determinations of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding unless   found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been arbitrary and   capricious. The Committee shall have authority to designate officers of TCF   Financial and to delegate authority to such officers to receive documents   which are required to be filed with the Committee, to execute and provide   directions to the Trustee and other administrators, and to do such other   actions as the Committee may specify on its behalf, and any such actions   undertaken by such officers shall be deemed to have the same authority and   effect as if done by the Committee itself.
    

 

	
VII.
    	
Benefits Unfunded.
    

 

 

	
 
    	
The rights of beneficiaries, survivors and participants to benefits   from this Plan are solely as unsecured creditors of their Employers.  Benefits payable under this Plan shall be   payable from the general assets of the Employers and there shall be no trust   fund or other assets secured for the payment of such benefits.  In its discretion, an Employer may purchase   or set aside assets, including annuity policies or through use of a grantor   trust, to provide for the payment of benefits hereunder but such assets shall   in all cases remain assets of the Employer and subject to the claims of the   Employer’s creditors. This Plan constitutes a mere promise by the Employers   to make benefit payments in the future, and it is intended to be unfunded for   tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
VIII.
    	
Beneficiaries and Survivors.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
A Participant’s beneficiary or survivor under Article IV of this   Plan shall be the same as the person(s) designated as such pursuant to   or under the provisions of the ESPP Plan, unless the employee has designated   in writing and filed with the Committee a different beneficiary for this   Plan.
    

 

	
IX.
    	
Amendments, Claims Procedure
    

 

	
 
    	
(a)
    	
In General. The Committee   may amend the Plan prospectively, retroactively or both, at any time and for   any reason deemed sufficient by it without notice to any person affected by   this Plan and may likewise terminate this Plan as provided in Article X   with regard to persons expecting to receive benefits in the future. The   benefit, if any, payable to or with respect to a Participant as of the   effective date of such amendment or the effective date of such termination   shall not be, without the knowing and voluntary written consent of the   Participant (which consent shall only be effective to the extent it does not   result in the imposition of an excise tax on the Participant under IRC §   409A), diminished or delayed by such amendment or termination.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(b)
    	
After a Change-in-Control. Notwithstanding the provisions of   Article IX(a), after the occurrence of a Change-in-Control, the   Committee’s authority to amend the Plan or terminate the Plan as provided in   section (a) shall be subject to the following limitations.
    

 

	
 
    	
(i)
    	
Existing Participants. During the two year   period following the date a Change-in-Control with respect to TCF Financial   occurs, the Committee may only amend the Plan or terminate this Plan as   applied to Participants who are Participants immediately preceding the date   of the Change-in-Control if:
    

 

	
 
    	
(1)
    	
all benefits payable to or with respect to persons who were   Participants as of the Change-in-Control (including benefits earned before   and benefits earned after the Change-in-Control) have been paid in full prior   to the adoption of the amendment or termination, or
    

 

	
 
    	
(2)
    	
eighty (80) percent of all the Participants determined as of the date   of the Change-in-Control give knowing and voluntary written consent to such   amendment or termination (which consent shall only be effective to the extent   it does not result in the imposition of an excise tax on any Participant   under IRC § 409A).
    

 

	
 
    	
(ii)
    	
New Participants. After the occurrence of   a Change-in-Control, as applied to Participants who are not Participants   immediately preceding the date of the Change-in-Control, the Committee may   amend or terminate the Plan prospectively, retroactively or both, at any time   and for any reason deemed sufficiently by it without notice to any person   affected by this Plan and may likewise terminate this Plan, subject to the   same restrictions as IX(a).
    

 

	
 
    	
(c)
    	
Claims Procedures. If a   Participant, or beneficiary or survivor thereof, wishes to make a claim for   benefits or disagrees with a determination of the Committee, such person may   file a claim and make such appeals in the same manner as permitted under the   ESPP Plan. The claims shall then be processed as provided for claims under   the ESPP Plan, except that all determinations which would be made by the   “Company” under such Plans shall be made by the Committee instead.
    

 

 

	
X.
    	
Plan Termination.
    

 

The Committee in its discretion may terminate the Plan and may accelerate distribution of Participant account balances to such time as the Committee shall determine notwithstanding the provisions of Article IV(d) in accordance with one of the following:

 

	
 
    	
(i)
    	
The Plan may be terminated within 12 months of a corporate   dissolution of TCF Financial taxed under IRC § 331, or with the approval of a   bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 503(b)(1)A), provided that the amounts   deferred under the Plan are included in the Participant’s gross income in the   latest of—
    

 

	
 
    	
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The calendar year in which the plan termination and liquidation   occurs;
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(2)
    	
The first calendar year in which the amount is no longer subject to a   substantial risk of forfeiture; or
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(3)
    	
The first calendar year in which the payment is administratively   practicable.
    

 

	
 
    	
(ii)
    	
The Plan may be terminated pursuant to irrevocable action taken by   the Employer within the 30 days preceding or the 12 months following a Change   in Control event with respect to TCF Financial. However, any such termination   within the 12 months after such a Change in Control shall require the consent   of 80% of the participants as required in Article IX (which consent   shall only be effective to the extent it does not result in the imposition of   an excise tax on any Participant under IRC § 409A). For purposes of this paragraph   this Plan will be treated as terminated only if all plans sponsored by the   Affiliated Group immediately after the time of the Change in Control that are   required to be aggregated with this Plan under Treasury Regulation §   1.409A-1(c) are terminated, so that each Participant in the Plan and all   participants under substantially similar arrangements who experienced the   Change in Control event are required to receive all amounts of compensation   deferred under the terminated arrangements within 12 months of the date the   Employer irrevocably takes all necessary action to terminate and liquidate   all of such plans. Solely for purposes of this paragraph (ii), the Employer   with the discretion to terminate the Plan is the service recipient that is   primarily liable immediately after the Change in Control event for the   payment of the deferred compensation.
    

 

	
 
    	
(iii)
    	
The Plan may be terminated for any other reason, provided that:
    

 

	
 
    	
(1)
    	
the termination does not occur proximate to a downturn in the   financial health of the Affiliated Group;
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(2)
    	
all plans sponsored by the Affiliated Group that would be required to   be aggregated with this Plan under Treasury Regulation   § 1.409A-1(c) if the same Employee had deferrals of compensation   under all of the plans are terminated and liquidated with respect to all   Participants;
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(3)
    	
no payments other than those otherwise payable under the terms of the   Plan if the termination had not occurred are made within 12 months of the   termination of the Plan,
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(4)
    	
all payments are made within 24 months of the termination of the   Plan, and
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(5)
    	
no member of the Affiliated Group adopts a new plan that would be   aggregated with any of the terminated plans under Treasury Regulation   § 1.409A-1(c) at any time for a period of three years following the   date of termination of the Plan.
    

 

	
 
    	
(iv)
    	
Such other events and conditions as the Commissioner may prescribe in   generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.
    

 

	
XI.
    	
Miscellaneous.
    

 

 

	
 
    	
(a)
    	
Notices under this Plan to the Employer, TCF Financial or the   Committee shall be sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested to:   Compensation Committee, TCF Financial Corporation, c/o General Counsel, TCF   Financial Corporation, 200 Lake Street East, Wayzata, MN 55391. Notices under   this Plan to Eligible Employees or their beneficiaries or survivors shall be   sent by Certified Mail to the last known address for such person(s) on   the books and records of the Employer, by Certified Mail.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(b)
    	
Nothing in this Plan shall change a Participant’s status to anything   other than an employee “at will” or otherwise enlarge or modify such   Employee’s employment rights or benefits other than as provided herein.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(c)
    	
Nothing in this Plan shall abridge a Participant’s rights, or such   Employee’s beneficiary’s or survivor’s rights, of participation in the ESPP   Plan except to the extent the Eligible Employee agrees to such restrictions.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(d)
    	
Expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Employers in   proportion to their share of Participants in this Plan, provided that an   Employees’ Accounts may reflect deemed transaction costs of acquiring or   selling TCF Financial Stock.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
(e)
    	
A Participant’s benefits under this Plan may not be assigned,   transferred, pledged or otherwise hypothecated by said Employee or the   beneficiary or survivor thereof.
    

 

	
XII.
    	
Number of Shares under the Plan/Adjustments for   Certain Changes in Capitalization
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
As of December 31, 2006, 140,862 shares of TCF Financial Stock   were credited to Participant accounts.    On and after January 1, 2006, no more than an additional   2,000,000 shares of TCF Financial Stock may be credited to Participant   accounts, except that any share credits to a Participant which are forfeited   pursuant to Article (V) may again be credited under the Plan.

 

If the Company shall at any time increase or decrease the number of   its outstanding shares of Company common stock or change in any way the   rights and privileges of such shares by means of the payment of a stock   dividend or any other distribution upon such shares payable in Company common   stock, or through a stock split, subdivision, consolidation, combination,   reclassification, or re-capitalization involving the Company common stock,   then the numbers, rights and privileges of the shares of Company common stock   that are and may be credited under the Plan shall be increased, decreased, or   changed in like manner as if such shares had been issued and outstanding,   fully paid, and non-assessable at the time of such occurrence.
    

 

 

APPENDIX A RE: IRS NOTICE 2000-56

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or any trust agreement for any related grantor trust established by an Employer (the “Trust”), TCF Financial stock or other assets contributed to the Trust by TCF Financial or any other Employer for the benefit of employees or service providers of TCF Financial or such Employer are subject to the claims of creditors (in the event of insolvency) of both TCF Financial and such Employer.  In addition, such stock and assets are subject to the claims of creditors (in the event of insolvency) of any Employer from which benefits are due to a participant or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan. Nothing in this Appendix, however, shall relieve any Employer of its obligation to pay any benefits due from the Employer to a participant or beneficiary under the terms of the Plan.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or Trust, any TCF Financial stock or other assets not transferred to an Employer’s employees or their beneficiaries will revert to TCF Financial upon termination of the Trust.

 

 

 

APPENDIX B

DISTRIBUTION PROCEDURES

 

Timing of Distribution (Lump Sum).

 

·                  Lump Sum – payable during the 90 day period commencing six months after the employee’s Separation from Service.

 

Form of Distribution – Stock or Cash

 

All distributions from a TCF Stock Account are in the form of TCF Financial Stock plus cash for any fractional share, less tax withholding.  Distributions from a Diversified Account shall be in the form of cash.

 

Tax Withholding

 

The minimum required income tax withholding will be automatically deducted from each distribution unless the employee elects otherwise no less than 30 days prior to distribution.  The withholding will be deducted first from the Diversified Plan Account balances, then from the TCF Financial Stock Account balances.  Alternatively, participants may pay the withholding by check in lieu of a deduction from the distribution if they so elect at least 30 days prior to distribution.

 

Distributions will be sent by U.S. Mail to the recipient’s home address on file with the TCF Legal Department unless the recipient has provided other delivery instructions in writing.  If the recipient has a stock brokerage account, distributions can be sent to it electronically.

 

These procedures are subject to interpretation and application by the Committee, whose interpretation is final.

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