Document:

EX-10.1

   

  Exhibit 10.1

  FIRST Amendment
to
Loan and security agreement

  THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into this 14th day of July, 2022, by and between SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation (“Bank”) and HTG MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”) whose address is 3400 E Global Loop, Suite 100, Tucson, AZ 85706.

  Recitals

  A.Bank and Borrower have entered into that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 24, 2020 (as the same may from time to time be further amended, modified, supplemented or restated, the “Loan Agreement”).  

  B.Bank has extended credit to Borrower for the purposes permitted in the Loan Agreement.  

  C.Borrower has requested that Bank enter into this Amendment for the purpose of removing the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.7 of the Loan Agreement. 

  D.In connection with the requested amendment set forth above, Borrower is willing to partially prepay the Term Loan in an original principal amount equal to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000).

  E.Pursuant to Section 2.1.1(c)(i) of the Loan Agreement, Borrower shall have the option to prepay all, but not less than all of the Term Loan advanced by Bank under the Loan Agreement, provided Borrower (a) delivers written notice to Bank of its election to prepay the Term Loan at least ten (10) Business Days prior to such prepayment (or such shorter period as agreed by Bank) and (b) pays, on the date of such prepayment, (i) all outstanding principal, plus accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the Term Loan, (ii) the Final Payment, (iii) the Prepayment Fee, and (iv) all other sums, if any, that shall have become due and payable hereunder in connection with the Term Loan.

  F.Borrower has therefore requested that Bank (i) consent to Borrower’s partial prepayment in an original principal amount equal to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) and (ii) waive the Prepayment Fee due in connection with such partial prepayment.

  G.Finally, Borrower has requested that Bank enter into this Amendment to make certain other revisions to the Loan Agreement as more fully set forth herein.

  H.Bank has agreed to so amend certain provisions of the Loan Agreement, but only to the extent, in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth below.

  Agreement

  Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

    

  

   

  1.Definitions.  Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan Agreement.

  2.Consent. Subject to the terms of Section 9 below, Bank hereby (i) consents to Borrower’s partial prepayment of the Term Loan in an original principal amount equal to Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) (the “Permitted Prepayment”) and (ii) waives the Prepayment Fee in connection with the Permitted Prepayment, in each case, only to the extent, in accordance with the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth below; provided however, for the avoidance of doubt, the Final Payment with respect to the Permitted Prepayment shall continue to be due and owing after the First Amendment Effective Date and shall be paid together with the balance of the Final Payment becoming due and payable.

  3.Amendments to Loan Agreement.

  3.1Section 6.2 (Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates).  Subsection 6.2(b) of the Loan Agreement hereby is amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following:

  “(b)	Quarterly Compliance Certificate.  As soon as available, but no later than the earlier of (i) forty-five (45) days after the last day of each quarter, or (ii) within five (5) days of filing with the SEC, and together with the Quarterly Financial Statements, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that as of the end of such month, Borrower was in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and setting forth such other information as Bank may reasonably request;”

  3.2Section 6.7 (Financial Covenants).  Section 6.7 of the Loan Agreement hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

  “6.7	Reserved.”

  3.3Section 8.2 (Covenant Default).  Section 8.2 of the Loan Agreement hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

  “8.2	Covenant Default.	 

  (a)	Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 6.10 or 6.11 or violates any covenant in Section 7; or

  (b)	Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in this Section 8) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature be cured within the ten (10) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by Borrower be cured within such ten (10) day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time, then Borrower shall have an additional period (which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days) to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to cure the default shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but no Credit Extensions shall be made during such cure period).  Cure periods provided under this section shall not apply, among other things, to any other covenants set forth in clause (a) above;”

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  3.4Section 13 (Definitions). The following new defined term is hereby inserted alphabetically in Section 13.1 of the Loan Agreement, as follows:

  “First Amendment Effective Date” is July 14, 2022.

  3.5Section 13 (Definitions).  The following term and its respective definition set forth in Section 13.1 of the Loan Agreement  is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

  “Final Payment” is a payment (in addition to and not a substitution for the regular monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest) due on the earliest to occur of (a) the Term Loan Maturity Date, (b) the acceleration of the Term Loan, (c) the prepayment of the Term Loan pursuant to Section 2.1.1(c) (), or (d) the termination of this Agreement, equal to the original principal amount of the Term Loan multiplied by the Final Payment Percentage, payable to Bank; provided however, for the avoidance of doubt, the Final Payment with respect to the Permitted Prepayment shall continue to be due and owing after the First Amendment Effective Date and shall be paid together with the balance of the Final Payment becoming due and payable.	

  3.6Section 13 (Definitions).  The following defined terms set forth in Section 13.1 of the Loan Agreement  are hereby deleted in their entirety:

  “Cash Burn” and “Net Income”. 

  3.7Exhibit B to the Loan Agreement hereby is replaced with Exhibit B attached hereto. 

  4.Limitation of Amendments.

  4.1The amendments set forth in Section 3, above, are effective for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of any Loan Document, or (b) otherwise prejudice any right or remedy which Bank may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document.

  4.2This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Loan Documents and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.

  5.Representations and Warranties.  To induce Bank to enter into this Amendment, Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Bank as follows:

  5.1Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Loan Agreement are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such date), and (b) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

  5.2Borrower has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment;

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  5.3The organizational documents of Borrower delivered to Bank on the First Effective Date remain true, accurate and complete and have not been amended, supplemented or restated and are and continue to be in full force and effect;

  5.4The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, have been duly authorized; 

  5.5The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not and will not contravene (a) any law or regulation binding on or affecting Borrower, (b) any contractual restriction with a Person binding on Borrower, (c) any order, judgment or decree of any court or other governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, or (d) the organizational documents of Borrower; 

  5.6The execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment and the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, do not require any order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by any governmental or public body or authority, or subdivision thereof, binding on Borrower, except as already has been obtained or made; and

  5.7This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and is the binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium or other similar laws of general application and equitable principles relating to or affecting creditors’ rights.

  6.Updated Perfection Certificate. Borrower has delivered an updated Perfection Certificate dated as of the date hereof in connection with this Amendment (the “Updated Perfection Certificate”), which Updated Perfection Certificate shall supersede in all respects that certain Perfection Certificate delivered to Bank on the Effective Date.  Borrower and Bank acknowledge and agree that all references in the Loan Agreement to the “Perfection Certificate” shall hereinafter be deemed to be a reference to the Updated Perfection Certificate. 

  7.Integration.  This Amendment and the Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements.  All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of this Amendment and the Loan Documents merge into this Amendment and the Loan Documents.

  8.Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

  9.Effectiveness.  As a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment, Bank shall have received the following prior to or concurrently with this Amendment, each in form and substance satisfactory to Bank: 

  9.1the due execution and delivery to Bank of this Amendment by each party hereto;

  9.2copies, certified in a certificate executed by a duly authorized officer of Borrower, to be true and complete as of the date of such certificate, of each of (i) the governing documents of Borrower, as in effect on the date of such certificate, (ii) the resolutions of Borrower authorizing the execution and delivery of this Amendment, all documents executed by it in connection herewith, and Borrower’s 

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  performance of all of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) an incumbency certificate giving the name and bearing a specimen signature of each individual who shall be so authorized;

  9.3certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of UCC and other lien searches of Borrower, as Bank may request and which shall be obtained by Bank, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens revealed in any such searches either (i) will be terminated prior to or in connection with the execution of this Amendment, or (ii) in the sole discretion of Bank, will constitute Permitted Liens;  

  9.4a good standing certificate of Borrower, certified by the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation of Borrower, and good standing certificates of each jurisdiction in which such Borrower is qualified to do business, dated as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the date hereof;

  9.5the completed Updated Perfection Certificate, together with the duly executes signatures thereto; 

  9.6with respect to the Permitted Prepayment, a completed and duly executed Payment/Advance Form; and

  9.7Borrower’s payment of Bank’s legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment.

  [Signature page follows.]

   

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  In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

  			
	BANK
 
SILICON VALLEY BANK
 
 
By:   /s/Max Lautmann
 
Name:            Max Lautmann
 
Title:   Vice President
 
	 
	BORROWER
 
HTG MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
 
 
By:   /s/Shaun McMeans
 
Name:      Shaun McMeans
 
Title:  Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
 

   

   

    

   

  

   

  EXHIBIT B

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

  TO:	SILICON VALLEY BANK					Date:  				

  FROM:  HTG MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

  Under the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (the “Agreement”): Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending _______________ with all required covenants except as noted below.  Attached are the required documents evidencing such compliance, setting forth calculations prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

  			
	Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies” column.

	 

	Reporting Covenants
	Required
	Complies

	 
	 
	 

	Quarterly financial statements with Compliance Certificate
	Quarterly within later of (i) 45 days after the last day of each quarter (other than last quarter) or (ii) within 5 days of filing with SEC
	Yes   No

	Annual financial statement (CPA Audited) + CC
	FYE within 95 days
	Yes   No

	10‐Q, 10‐K and 8-K
	Within 5 days after filing with SEC
	Yes   No

	Board approved projections
	FYE within earlier of (i) 60 days of FYE and (ii) 7 days of board approval, and when revised
	Yes   No

   

   

  Other Matters

  			
	Have there been any amendments of or other changes to the capitalization table of Borrower and to the Operating Documents of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries?  If yes, provide copies of any such amendments or changes with this Compliance Certificate.
	Yes
	No

   

  The following are the exceptions with respect to the certification above: (If no exceptions exist, state “No exceptions to note.”)

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  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Exhibit 10.1

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement
(the “Agreement”) is made and entered into, effective as of the 13th day of July, 2022 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between Van Wert Federal Savings Bank (the “Bank”) and Mark K. Schumm (the “Executive”).
Any reference to the “Company” shall mean VWF Bancorp, Inc., the holding company of the Bank.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Bank desires
to continue to employ the Executive in an executive capacity in the conduct of its businesses, and the Executive desires to be so employed
on the terms contained in this Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the parties hereby
agree as follows:

 

1.            POSITION
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

 

(a)            Employment.
Except as provided for in this Section 1(a), during the Term (as defined in Section 2(a)) of this Agreement, the Executive agrees
to serve as President, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Lending Officer of the Bank or any successor executive position(s) with
the Bank that is consented to, in writing, by the Executive (the “Executive Position”), and will perform the duties
of and have all powers associated with the Executive Position as are appropriate for a person in the position of the Executive Position,
as well as those as shall be assigned by the Board of Directors of the Bank (the “Board of Directors”). However, the
Bank and the Executive agree that the Executive will serve as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer of the Bank commencing
as of the employment start date of a new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank and at that time, the new Executive Position
will be that of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer. The Executive agrees to voluntarily relinquish his title as Senior Lending
Officer at the time the Bank employs a new Senior Lending Officer. As the President, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Lending Officer
of the Bank, the Executive will report directly to the Board of Directors. As Chief Operating Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Senior Lending
Officer, the Executive will report to directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer. During the period provided for in this Agreement,
the Executive also agrees to serve, if elected, as an officer, director or trustee of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank and in such
capacity to carry out the duties and responsibilities reasonably appropriate to any such position.

 

(b)            Responsibilities.
During the Executive’s employment hereunder, the Executive will be employed on a full-time basis and the Executive will devote his
full business time and best efforts, business judgment, skill and knowledge to the performance of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities
related to the Executive Position. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1(c), or as may be approved by the Board of Directors,
the Executive will not engage in any other business activity during the term of this Agreement.

 

(c)            Service
on Other Boards and Committees. The Bank encourages participation by the Executive on community boards and committees and in activities
generally considered to be in the public interest, but the Board of Directors shall have the right to approve or disapprove, in its sole
discretion, the Executive’s participation on those boards and committees.

 

     

     

    

 

2.            TERM.

 

(a)            Term
and Annual Renewal. The initial term of this Agreement will begin as of the Effective Date and continue for a period of two years
(the “Term”). Commencing on the first anniversary date of this Agreement (the “Renewal Date”) and
continuing on each anniversary of the Renewal Date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall renew for an additional year such that
the remaining term of this Agreement is two (2) years; provided, however, that in order for this Agreement to renew, the disinterested
members of the Board of Directors must take the following actions within the following time frames prior to each Renewal Date: (i) at
least thirty (30) days prior to the Renewal Date, conduct or review a comprehensive performance evaluation of the Executive for purposes
of determining whether to extend the Term; and (ii) affirmatively approve the renewal or non-renewal of the Term, which decision
will be included in the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors. If the decision of the disinterested members of the Board of
Directors is not to renew the Term, then the Board of Directors will provide the Executive with a written notice of non-renewal (“Non-Renewal
Notice”) prior to the applicable Renewal Date and the Agreement will expire at the end of the current Term.

 

(b)            Change
in Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Bank or the Company has entered into an agreement to effect a transaction
that would be considered a Change in Control, as defined in Section 5, the Term of this Agreement will automatically extend so that
it expires no less than two (2) years beyond the effective date of the Change in Control, subject to extensions as set forth in Section 2(a).

 

(c)            Continued
Employment Following Expiration of Term. Nothing in this Agreement shall mandate or prohibit a continuation of the Executive’s
employment following the expiration of the Term.

 

3.            COMPENSATION,
BENEFITS AND REIMBURSEMENT.

 

(a)            Base
Salary. In consideration of the Executive’s performance of the responsibilities and duties set forth in this Agreement,
the Executive will receive an annual base salary of $201,250 per year (“Base Salary”); provided, however, that as of
January 1, 2023, the Executive’s Base Salary shall be $173,250. The Bank will pay the Base Salary in accordance with its customary
payroll practices. During the term of this Agreement, the Board of Directors (or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
(the “Compensation Committee”)) may increase, but, except as provided above, not decrease, the Executive’s Base
Salary. Any increase in Base Salary will become the new “Base Salary” for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(b)            Bonus
and Incentive Compensation. The Executive (i) is eligible to participate in any bonus plan or arrangement of the Bank in
which senior management is eligible to participate, pursuant to which a bonus may be paid to the Executive in accordance with the plan
or arrangement; and/or (ii) may receive a bonus, if any, on a discretionary basis, as determined by the Board of Directors or the
Compensation Committee.

 

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(c)            Benefit
Plans. The Executive will be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, arrangements and perquisites offered to senior
management of the Bank, on terms and conditions no less favorable than the plans, arrangements and perquisites are available to other
members of senior management of the Bank. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive also will be entitled to participate
in any employee benefit plans including but not limited to retirement plans, profit-sharing plans, health-and-accident plans, or any other
employee benefit plan or arrangement made available by the Bank in the future to senior management or employees generally of the Bank,
subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of those plans and arrangements.

 

(d)            Leave
and Paid Time Off. The Executive will be entitled to paid time off each year during the term of this Agreement measured on a calendar
year basis, in accordance with the Bank’s customary practices and in accordance with the Bank’s policies and procedures for
officers, provided, however, that the Executive will be entitled to a minimum of 23 days of paid time off each year, in addition to all
holidays observed by the Bank. Any unused paid time off during an annual period will be treated in accordance with the Bank’s personnel
policies as in effect from time to time.

 

(e)            Club
Membership. The Bank will pay the cost of the Executive’s social membership at Willow Bend Country Club

 

(f)            Expense
Reimbursements. The Bank will reimburse the Executive for all reasonable travel, entertainment and other expenses incurred by
the Executive in performing the Executive’s obligations under this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees for memberships
in organizations that the Executive and the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee mutually agree are necessary and appropriate
in connection with the performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement. All reimbursements will be made as soon as practicable
upon substantiation of the expenses by the Executive in accordance with the applicable policies and procedures of the Bank and, in any
event, not later than the last day of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Executive incurred the expense.

 

		4.	TERMINATION AND TERMINATION PAY.

 

Subject to Section 5,
which governs the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Executive’s employment under this Agreement will terminate under the circumstances
set forth in this Section 4.

 

(a)            Definition
of Accrued Obligations. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Accrued Obligations” means the sum of: (i) any
Base Salary earned but unpaid through the Executive’s Date of Termination, (ii) unpaid expense reimbursements (subject to,
and in accordance with, Section 3(f)), (iii) unused paid time off accrued through the Date of Termination (subject to an in
accordance with Section 3(d)), (iv) any earned but unpaid short-term and long-term incentive compensation for the year immediately
preceding the year of termination and (v) any vested benefits the Executive may have under any employee benefit plan of the Bank
through the Date of Termination, which vested benefits will be paid and/or provided in accordance with the terms of the employee benefit
plans. Unless otherwise provided by the applicable employee benefit plan, the Accrued Obligations, if any, will be paid to the Executive
(or the Executive’s estate or beneficiary in the event of the Executive’s death) within thirty (30) days following the Executive’s
Date of Termination.

 

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(b)            Death.
This Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Bank will terminate upon the Executive’s death, in which event the
Bank’s sole obligation will be to pay or provide the Executive’s estate or beneficiary with any Accrued Obligations.

 

(c)            Disability.
The Bank may terminate the Executive’s employment and this Agreement due to the Executive’s Disability. If the Bank terminates
the Executive’s employment due to the Executive’s Disability, the Bank’s sole obligation under this Agreement shall
be to pay or provide the Executive with any Accrued Obligations. For these purposes, the term “Disability” means the
Executive is deemed disabled for purposes of the Bank’s long-term disability plan or policy that covers the Executive or is determined
to be disabled by the Social Security Administration.

 

(d)            Termination
for Cause. The Bank may terminate the Executive’s employment for “Cause” at any time. The Executive shall have
no right to receive compensation or other benefits, other than the Accrued Obligations, for any period after a termination for “Cause.”
For purposes of Agreement, “Cause” shall be deemed to exist if the Executive: (i) has engaged in any willful act or omission
that, in the judgment of the Board of Directors has caused or will likely cause substantial economic damage to the Bank or the Company
or substantial injury to the business reputation of the Bank or the Company; or (ii) has engaged in an act or acts of dishonesty
or fraud intended to result in enrichment or advantage to the Executive or a third party at the expense of the Bank or through the use
of the Bank’s assets (including proprietary or confidential information); or (iii) has engaged in the willful failure (other
than due to substantiated physical or mental incapacity) to carry out the Executive’s duties and responsibilities to the Bank, including
any reasonable directions from the Board or Directors, within the standards of performance which could reasonably be expected of an executive
working for a banking institution or bank holding company in a similar position, if the willful failure continues for ninety (90) days
or more after written notice of the failure is provided to the Executive by the Bank; or (iv) has willfully failed or refused (A) to
comply with any material term or provision of this Agreement, (B) to adhere to the material terms of any employment-related policies
or procedures as have been or may be established by the Bank, or (C) to execute and comply with the material terms of any instruments
as may reasonably be requested by the Bank consistent with the foregoing clauses (A) and (B), including, without limitation, the
Bank’s rules and policies with respect to conduct and ethics; or (v) has been convicted or enters a plea of guilty or
nolo contendere or enters into a pretrial diversion program or similar program relating to a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude;
or (vi) is subject to an order of a federal or state regulatory agency or a court of competent jurisdiction requiring the termination
of the Executive's employment with the Bank, unless the Executive has appealed that order and the appeal is pending; or (vii) abuses
alcohol or any controlled substance in a manner that materially negatively affects the Executive’s performance or abilities at the
Bank, whether or not such activity constitutes a crime; or (viii) is prohibited from employment with an FDIC-insured institution
under applicable federal law or by order of any bank-regulatory agency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cause shall not be deemed to exist
unless there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a
majority of the entire membership of the Board of Directors at a meeting of the Board of Directors called and held for the purpose (after
reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive to be heard before the Board of Directors), finding that in the
good faith opinion of the Board of Directors the Executive was guilty of conduct described above and specifying the particulars thereof.
Prior to holding a meeting at which the Board of Directors is to make a final determination whether Cause exists, if the Board of Directors
determines in good faith at a meeting of the Board of Directors, by not less than a majority of its entire membership, that there is probable
cause for it to find that the Executive was guilty of conduct constituting Cause as described above, the Board of Directors may suspend
the Executive from his duties hereunder for a reasonable period of time not to exceed twenty-one (21) days pending a further meeting at
which the Executive shall be given the opportunity to be heard before the Board of Directors. For purposes of this subparagraph, no act
or failure to act on the Executive’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by his/her
not in good faith without reasonable belief that his/her action or omission was in the best interest of the Bank.

 

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(e)            Resignation
by Executive without Good Reason. The Executive may resign from employment during the term of this Agreement without Good Reason
upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Board of Directors, provided, however, that the Bank may accelerate the Date
of Termination upon receipt of written notice of the Executive’s resignation. In the event the Executive resigns without Good Reason,
the Bank’s sole obligation under this Agreement will be to pay or provide any Accrued Obligations to the Executive.

 

(f)            Termination
Without Cause or With Good Reason.

 

		(i)	The Board of Directors may immediately terminate the Executive’s employment at any time for a reason
other than Cause (a termination “Without Cause”), and the Executive may, by written notice to the Board of Directors,
terminate his employment at any time within ninety (90) days following an event constituting “Good Reason” (a termination
“With Good Reason”); provided, however, that the Bank will have thirty (30) days to cure the “Good Reason”
condition, but the Bank may waive its right to cure. In the event of a termination employment described under this Section 4(f)(i) during
the Term and subject to the requirements of Section 4(f)(iii), the Bank will pay or provide the Executive the following:

 

(A)            any
Accrued Obligations;

 

(B)            a
gross cash payment equal to the remaining Base Salary and bonus opportunity (based on the highest target bonus opportunity during the
three most recently completed performance periods prior to the Executive’s Date of Termination) that would have been paid to the
Executive during the remaining Term; payable in a lump sum within sixty (60) days of the Executive’s Date of Termination; and

 

(C)            provided
that the Executive has elected continued health care coverage in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”),
reimbursement of COBRA health care costs by the Bank for up to eighteen (18) consecutive months, or if less, for the period for which
the Executive has elected COBRA coverage (commencing with the first month following the Executive's Date of Termination and continuing
until the eighteenth month following the Executive's Date of Termination).

 

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(ii)            “Good
Reason” exists if, without the Executive’s express written consent, any of the following occur:

 

		(A)	a material reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary and/or aggregate incentive compensation opportunities
under the Bank’s annual and long-term incentive plans or programs, as applicable;

 

		(B)	a material reduction in the Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities from the position
and attributes associated with the Executive Position (as described, with the contemplated changes, in Section 1(a));

 

		(C)	a relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment by more than thirty-five (35) miles
from the Bank’s main office; or

 

		(D)	a material breach of this Agreement by the Bank.

 

		(iii)	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4(f)(i), the Executive will not receive any payments
or benefits under Sections 4(f)(i)(B) or 4(f)(i)(C) unless and until the Executive executes a release of claims (the “Release”)
against the Bank and any affiliate, and their officers, directors, successors and assigns, releasing said persons from any and all claims,
rights, demands, causes of action, suits, arbitrations or grievances relating to the employment relationship, including claims under the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act, but not including claims for benefits under tax-qualified plans or other benefit plans in which
the Executive is vested, claims for benefits required by applicable law or claims with respect to obligations set forth in this Agreement
that survive the termination of this Agreement. The Release must be executed and become irrevocable by the 60th day following
the Date of Termination, provided that if the 60-day period spans two (2) calendar years, then, to the extent necessary to comply
with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), the payments and benefits described
in this Section 4(f) will be paid, or commence, in the second calendar year.

 

(g)            Effect
on Status as a Director. In the event of the Executive’s termination of employment under this Agreement for any reason,
unless otherwise agreed to by the mutual consent of the Executive and the Board of Directors, the termination will also constitute the
Executive’s resignation as a director of the Bank and the Company, as well as a director of any subsidiary or affiliate thereof,
to the extent the Executive is acting as a director of any of the aforementioned entities.

 

(h)            Notice;
Effective Date of Termination. Any Notice of Termination of employment under this Agreement must be communicated by or to the
Executive or the Bank, as applicable, in accordance with Section 17. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Date of Termination”
means the Executive’s termination of employment pursuant to this Agreement, which will be effective on the earliest of: (i) immediately
after the Bank gives notice to the Executive of the Executive’s termination Without Cause, unless the parties agree to a later date,
in which case, termination will be effective as of such later date; (ii) immediately upon approval by the Board of Directors of termination
of the Executive’s employment for Cause; (iii) immediately upon the Executive’s death or Disability; (iv) thirty
(30) days after the Executive gives written notice to the Bank of the Executive’s resignation from employment (including With Good
Reason), provided that the Bank may set an earlier termination date at any time prior to the date of termination of employment, in which
case the Executive’s resignation shall be effective as of that date; or (v) in the event of the Executive’s termination
With Good Reason due to a material reduction in Base Salary, the date on which the Executive provides Notice of Termination in accordance
with Section 4(f)(i).

 

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		5.	CHANGE IN CONTROL.

 

(a)            Change
in Control Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” means: (i) a change in
the ownership of the Corporation; (ii) a change in the effective control of the Corporation; or (iii) a change in the ownership
of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation as defined in accordance with Code Section 409A. For purposes of this Section 5(a),
the term “Corporation” means the Bank, the Company or any of their successors, as applicable.

 

		(i)	A change in the ownership of a Corporation occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person
acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires ownership of stock of the Corporation that, together
with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty (50) percent of the total fair market value or total voting power
of the stock of the Corporation.

 

		(ii)	A change in the effective control of the Corporation occurs on the date that either (A) any one person,
or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi)(D)) acquires (or has acquired during the
12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of the Corporation possessing
thirty (30) percent or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Corporation, or (B) a majority of the members of the board
of directors is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority
of the members of the board of directors prior to the date of the appointment or election, provided that this subsection “(B)”
is inapplicable where a majority stockholder of the Corporation is another corporation.

 

		(iii)	A change in a substantial portion of the Corporation’s assets occurs on the date that any one person
or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(C)) acquires (or has acquired during
the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Corporation
that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than forty (40) percent of the total gross fair market value of (A) all
of the assets of the Corporation, or (B) the value of the assets being disposed of, either of which is determined without regard
to any liabilities associated with such assets.

 

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For all purposes hereunder,
the definition of Change in Control shall be construed to be consistent with the requirements of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5), except
to the extent that such regulations are superseded by subsequent guidance.

 

(b)            Change
in Control Benefits. Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment by the Bank (or any successor) Without Cause or
by the Executive With Good Reason during the Term on or within two years after the effective time of a Change in Control, the Bank (or
any successor) will pay or provide the Executive, or the Executive’s estate in the event of the Executive’s death, with the
following:

 

		(i)	any Accrued Obligations;

 

		(ii)	a gross payment (the “Change in Control Severance”) equal to two (2) times the
sum of the Executive’s: (A) Base Salary at the Date of Termination (or the Executive’s Base Salary in effect during any
of the prior three years, if higher); and (B) the highest target bonus earned or paid for any of the three (3) most recently
completed annual performance periods prior to the Change Control; payable in a lump sum within sixty (60) days of the Executive’s
Date of Termination; and

 

		(iii)	provided that the Executive has elected continued health care coverage in accordance with COBRA, reimbursement
of the COBRA health care costs by the Bank for up to 18 consecutive months, or if less, for the period for which the Executive has elected
COBRA coverage (commencing with the first month following the Executive's Date of Termination and continuing until the eighteenth month
following the Executive's Date of Termination).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the payments and benefits provided in this Section 5(b) will be payable to the Executive in lieu of any payments or benefits
that are payable under Section 4(f).

 

6.            COVENANTS
OF EXECUTIVE.

 

(a)            Non-Solicitation/Non-Compete.
The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during the “Restricted Period,” the Executive will not, without the
written consent of the Bank, either directly or indirectly:

 

		(i)	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 Bank, or any of its respective subsidiaries
or affiliates, to terminate his or her employment with the Bank and/or accept employment with another employer; or

 

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		(ii)	become an officer, employee, consultant, director, trustee, independent contractor, agent, joint venturer,
partner or trustee of any savings bank, savings and loan association, savings and loan holding company, credit union, bank or bank holding
company, insurance company or agency, any mortgage or loan broker or any other entity that competes with the business of the Bank or any
of their direct or indirect subsidiaries or affiliates that: (A) has a headquarters within thirty-five (35) miles of the Bank’s
headquarters (the “Restricted Territory”), or (B) has one or more offices, but is not headquartered, within the
Restricted Territory, but in the latter case, only if the Executive would be employed, conduct business or have other responsibilities
or duties within the Restricted Territory; or

 

		(iii)	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 Bank to terminate an
existing business or commercial relationship with the Bank.

 

The restrictions contained
in this Section 6(a) shall not apply in the event of the Executive’s termination of employment on or after the effective
time of a Change in Control.

 

For purposes of this Section 6(a),
the “Restricted Period” will be: (i) at all times during Executive’s period of employment with the Bank;
and (ii) except as provided above, during the period beginning on Executive’s Date of Termination and ending on the one-year
anniversary of the Date of Termination.

 

(b)            Confidentiality.
The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Executive has been and will be the recipient of confidential and proprietary business
information concerning the Bank, including without limitation, past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Bank, and
the Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive will not, during or after the term of the Executive’s employment, disclose
such confidential and proprietary information for any purposes whatsoever, except as may be expressly permitted in writing signed by the
Bank, or as may be required by regulatory inquiry, law or court order.

 

(c)            Information/Cooperation.
The Executive will, upon reasonable notice, furnish any information and assistance to the Bank as may be reasonably required by the Bank,
in connection with any litigation in which it or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is, or may become, a party; provided, however,
that the Executive shall not be required to provide information or assistance with respect to any litigation between the Executive and
the Bank or any other subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

(d)            Reliance.
Except as otherwise provided, all payments and benefits to the Executive under this Agreement will be subject to the Executive’s
compliance with this Section 6, to the extent applicable. The parties hereto, recognizing that irreparable injury will result to
the Bank, its business and property in the event of the Executive’s breach of this Section 6, agree that, in the event of any
such breach by the Executive, the Bank will be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to
restrain the violation hereof by the Executive and all persons acting for or with the Executive. The Executive represents and admits that
the Executive’s experience and capabilities are such that the Executive can obtain employment in a business engaged in other lines
of business than the Bank, and that the enforcement of a remedy by way of injunction will not prevent Executive from earning a livelihood.
Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Bank from pursuing any other remedies available to them for such breach or threatened
breach, including the recovery of damages from the Executive.

 

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7.            SOURCE
OF PAYMENTS.

 

All payments provided in this
Agreement shall be timely paid by check or direct deposit from the general funds of the Bank (or any successor of the Bank).

 

8.            EFFECT
ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS.

 

This Agreement contains the
entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior employment agreement between the Bank or any predecessor of the
Bank and the Executive, except that this Agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to the Executive
under another plan, program or agreement (other than an employment agreement) between the Bank and the Executive.

 

9.            NO
ATTACHMENT; BINDING ON SUCCESSORS.

 

(a)            Except
as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale,
assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation, or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation
of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to affect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

 

(b)            The
Bank shall require any successor or assignee, whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all or substantially
all the business or assets of the Bank, expressly and unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the Bank’s obligations under
this Agreement, in the same manner and to the same extent that the Bank would be required to perform if no such succession or assignment
had taken place. A successor’s failure to assent to this Agreement following a Change in Control shall be deemed to be a material
breach of this Agreement under Section 4(f).

 

10.            MODIFICATION
AND WAIVER.

 

(a)            This
Agreement may not be modified or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

(b)            No
term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall there be any estoppel against the enforcement of any
provision of this Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel. No such written waiver shall
be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated therein, and each waiver shall operate only as to the specific term or condition
waived and shall not constitute a waiver of the term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically waived.

 

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11.            certain
Applicable law.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein
contained to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(a)            The
Bank may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time, but any termination by the Bank other than termination for Cause shall
not prejudice the Executive’s right to compensation or other benefits under this Agreement. The Executive shall have no right to
receive compensation or other benefits under this Agreement for any period after the Executive’s termination for Cause, other than
the Accrued Obligations.

 

(b)            In
no event shall the Bank (nor any affiliate) be obligated to make any payment pursuant to this Agreement that is prohibited by Section 18(k) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (codified at 12 U.S.C. sec. 1828(k)), 12 C.F.R. Part 359, or any other applicable law.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that a payment or benefit described in this Agreement constitutes “non-qualified
deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent that the payment or benefit is payable upon the Executive’s
termination of employment, then the payments or benefits will be payable only upon the Executive’s “Separation from Service.”
For purposes of this Agreement, a “Separation from Service” will have occurred if the Bank and the Executive reasonably
anticipate that either no further services will be performed by the Executive after the Date of Termination (whether as an employee or
as an independent contractor) or the level of further services performed is less than fifty (50) percent of the average level of bona
fide services in the thirty-six (36) months immediately preceding the termination. For all purposes hereunder, the definition of Separation
from Service shall be interpreted consistent with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(ii).

 

(d)            Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Executive is a “Specified Employee” (i.e., a “key employee” of a publicly traded
company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder) and any payment under this Agreement
is triggered due to the Executive’s Separation from Service, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid penalties under Section 409A
of the Code, no payment will be made during the first six (6) months following the Executive’s Separation from Service. Rather,
any payment which would otherwise be paid to the Executive during such period shall be accumulated and paid to the Executive in a lump
sum on the first day of the seventh month following the Separation from Service. All subsequent payments shall be paid in the manner specified
in this Agreement.

 

(e)            To
the extent not specifically provided in this Agreement, any compensation or reimbursements payable to Executive shall be paid or provided
no later than two and one-half (2.5) months after the calendar year in which such compensation is no longer subject to a substantial risk
of forfeiture within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(d).

 

(f)            Each
payment pursuant to this Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2).

 

(g)            Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive understands that nothing contained in this Agreement limits the Executive’s
ability to file a charge or complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency
or commission (“Government Agencies”) about a possible securities law violation without approval of the Bank (or any
affiliate). The Executive further understands that this Agreement does not limit the Executive’s ability to communicate with any
Government Agency or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including
providing documents or other information, without notice to the Bank (or any affiliate) related to the possible securities law violation.
This Agreement does not limit the Executive’s right to receive any resulting monetary award for information provided to any Government
Agency. In addition, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the Executive understands that an individual may not be held criminally
or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (i) is made (A) in confidence
to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose
of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under
seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding.  Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a
suspected violation of law may disclose the employer's trade secrets to the attorney and use the trade secret information in the court
proceeding if the individual (y) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (z) does not disclose the trade
secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

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12.            SEVERABILITY.

 

If any provision of this Agreement
is determined to be void or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

 

13.            GOVERNING
LAW.

 

This Agreement shall be governed
by the laws of the State of Ohio, but only to the extent not superseded by federal law.

 

14.            ARBITRATION.

 

Any
dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted by a
single arbitrator selected by the Bank (or in the case of arbitration following a Change in Control, selected by the Executive) within
fifty (50) miles of Van Wert, Ohio, in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. 
Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators’ award in any court having jurisdiction.  The above notwithstanding, the Bank may
seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction in Ohio to restrain any breach or threatened breach of any provision of this
Agreement, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to the Bank.

 

15.            INDEMNIFICATION.

 

The Bank will provide the
Executive (including the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard directors’ and officers’
liability insurance policy at its expense, and will indemnify the Executive (and the Executive’s heirs, executors and administrators)
in accordance with the charter and bylaws of the Bank and to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law against all expenses and
liabilities reasonably incurred by the Executive in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which the Executive
may be involved by reason of having been a trustee, director or officer of the Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Bank.

 

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16.            TAX
Withholding.

 

The Bank may withhold from
any amounts payable to the Executive hereunder all federal, state, local or other taxes that the Bank may reasonably determine are required
to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation (it being understood that Executive is responsible for payment of all taxes
in respect of the payments and benefits provided herein).

 

17.            Notice.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement,
notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses
set forth below or if sent by facsimile or email, on the date it is actually received.

 

	To the Bank:	Van Wert Federal Savings Bank
 976 S. Shannon Street
 Van Wert, Ohio 45891
 Attention: Corporate Secretary  
	 	 
	To Executive:	Most recent address on file with the Bank

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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

 

	 	VAN WERT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
	 	 
	 	 
	 	By:	 /s/ Gary L. Clay       
	 	Name: Gary L. Clay
	 	Title:   Chairman of the Board
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	EXECUTIVE
	 	 
	 	 
	 	/s/ Mark K. Schumm
	 	Mark K. Schumm

 

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