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Exhibit 10.2

 

K-FED BANCORP

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

 

Amendment Number One

 

 

The K-Fed Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby amended, effective as of March 28, 2005, in accordance with the following:

 

1.   Section 10-4(b) of the Plan shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

 

	
  

	
“Effective as of March 28, 2005, in the event a Participant’s vested Account balances is $5,000 or less, distribution will be made in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 10-13.”

	 

 

2.    Section 10-13 of the Plan shall be amended by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof:

 

	
  

	
“Effective as of March 28, 2005, notwithstanding anything in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if a Participant’s vested Account balance does not exceed $1,000 and the Participant fails to return his distribution election form, the Administrator shall distribute the vested portion of his Account balance, in cash or in kind, in the sole discretion of the Administrator, to the Participant in a lump sum as soon as practicable but in no event later than 60 days after the end of the Plan Year in which employment terminates.  If the terminated Participant’s vested Account balance exceeds $1,000 but is not greater than $5,000, and the Participant fails to consent to the distribution, then the Administrator shall liquidate the Participant’s Company Stock Account and pay the Participant’s vested Account balance, in cash, in a direct rollover to an individual retirement plan designated by the Administrator in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(31)(B) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.”

	 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by the duly authorized officers of K-Fed Bancorp, as of the 28th day of June, 2005.

 

	
ATTEST:

	
K-FED BANCORP

	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ K.M. Hoveland	 
	 	 	     President 	 

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

K-FED BANCORP

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

 

Amendment Number Two

 

               The K-Fed Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby amended, effective as of July 1, 2003, in accordance with the following:

 

1.            Section 10-4(a) of the Plan shall be amended in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

	 	(a)	
Participant’s Accounts.  If a Participant, and if applicable under Code Section 401(a)(11) and 417, with the consent of the Participant’s spouse, elects, the distribution of the Participant’s Account balance in the Plan shall commence as soon as practicable following his termination of Service, but no later than one year after the close of the Plan Year:

 

	 	(i)	in which the Participant separates from Service by reason of attainment of Normal Retirement Age under the Plan, disability, or death; or
	 	 	 
	 	(ii) 	
which is the fifth Plan Year following the year in which the Participant resigns or is dismissed, unless he is reemployed before such date.

 

	 	 	However, except as otherwise provided below in Section 10-4(c), unless the Committee determines otherwise (and such Committee determination is made in a non-discriminatory fashion and applies to the Accounts of all Participants) no shares of Company Stock that were purchased with the proceeds of an ESOP Loan shall be distributed to a Participant whose service with the Company is terminated for any reason other than death, disability, or retirement until the ESOP Loan has been repaid in full.

 

2.            Section 10-4(c) of the Plan shall be amended in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

	 	
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Special Rules.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 10-4, unless the Participant elects to defer the payments, distribution of the balance of a Participant’s Account shall commence not later than the 60th day after the latest of the close of the Plan Year in which –

 

	 	(i)	
the participant attains the age of 65 or normal retirement age, if earlier;

	 	 	 
	 	(ii)	
occurs the tenth anniversary of the year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan; or

	 	 	 
	 	(iii)	
the Participant terminates his Service with the Company.

 

  

  

  

 

K-Fed Bancorp ESOP

Amendment Number Two

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	 	 	However, the balances credited to a Participant’s Accounts shall not be distributed later than April 1st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant terminates employment after attaining age 701⁄2.  In the case of a Participant who is a “five-percent owner” of the Company (as that term is defined in Section 416(i)(1)(B)(i) of the Code), the balances credited to the Participant’s Accounts shall not be distributed later than April 1st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which he or she attains age 701⁄2, regardless of whether he or she has terminated employment with the Company.  Distributions to a Participant shall be made in accordance with Sections 401(a)(9) and 411(d)(6)(C) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment Number two has been executed by the duly authorized officers of K-Fed Bancorp, as of the 27th day of August, 2005.

 

	
     ATTEST:

	
K-FED BANCORP

	 
	 	 	 	 
	                     /s/ Dan  Cano	By:	/s/ K.M. Hoveland	 
	 	 	President	 

  

  

  

 

K-FED BANCORP

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

 

Amendment Number Three

 

 

The K-Fed Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby amended, effective as of July 1, 2007 as follows.

 

1.           Section 1-7 of the Plan is hereby amended as follows, in order to provide that commissions are excluded from the definition of “Compensation” effective July 1, 2007:

 

          1-7           Compensation.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 7-6(a), the term “Compensation” means a Participant’s total regular earnings from the Company paid during a Plan Year for services rendered that are reportable on the Participant’s IRS Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, including bonuses, overtime, and commissions (but effective July 1, 2007, commissions shall be excluded from the definition of “Compensation”).  In addition, the term “Compensation” shall include earnings which are not currently includible in a Participant’s gross income for federal income tax purposes by reason of Section 125, 132(f), 402(e)(3), 402(h), or 403(b) of the Code.  However, the term “Compensation” shall not include any of the following:  (a) any earnings in excess of the amount that is determined under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code (which amount for the Limitation Year ending June 30, 2007 is $225,000); or (b) any contributions or benefits under this Plan or under any other pension, profit sharing, insurance, hospitalization, or other plan or policy maintained by the Company for the benefit of the Participant.  In any case where a Participant commences participation in the Plan, or resumes active participation in the Plan after incurring a One-Year Break-in-Service, on any day other than the first day of a Plan Year, his or her Compensation for that Plan Year shall be that portion of his or her compensation as determined under this Section 1-7 paid during the period of his or her participation in the Plan for that Plan Year.

 

  

  

  

 

K-Fed Bancorp ESOP

Amendment Number Three

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2.           Article IX of the Plan is hereby amended by adding Section 9-7 and Section 9-8 at the end thereof to provide as follows:

 

9-7           Full Vesting Upon Change in Control.

 

(a)           Notwithstanding Section 9-4, a Participant’s interest in his Account shall fully vest in the event of a “Change in Control” of the Bank or the Company.  For these purposes, “Change in Control” shall mean an event of a nature that (i) would be required to be reported in response to Item 5.01 of the Current Report on Form 8 K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”); or (ii) results in a Change in Control of the Bank or the Company within the meaning of the Home Owners Loan Act, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder as in effect at the time of the Change in Control (collectively, the “HOLA”); or (iii) without limitation such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (a) any “Person” (as the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of 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 Bank or the Company representing 25% or more of the Bank’s or the Company’s outstanding securities except for any securities purchased by the Bank’s employee stock ownership plan or trust; or (b) individuals who constitute the Board on the date hereof (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided, however, that this sub-section (b) shall not apply if the Incumbent Board is replaced by the appointment by a Federal banking agency of a conservator or receiver for the Bank and, provided further that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board or whose nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by the same Nominating Committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be, for purposes of this clause (b), considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board; or (c) a reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Bank or the Company, or similar transaction in which the Bank or Company is not the surviving institution occurs; or (d) a proxy statement soliciting proxies from stockholders of the Company, by someone other than the current management of the Company, seeking stockholder approval of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company or similar transaction with one or more corporations as a result of which the outstanding shares of the class of securities then subject to the Plan are to be exchanged for or converted into cash or property or securities not issued by the Company; or (e) a tender offer is made for 25% or more of the voting securities of the Company and the shareholders owning beneficially or of record 25% or more of the outstanding securities of the Company have tendered or offered to sell their shares pursuant to such tender offer and such tendered shares have been accepted by the tender offeror.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the reorganization of the Company by way of a second step conversion shall not be considered a “Change in Control.”

 

  

  

  

 

K-Fed Bancorp ESOP

Amendment Number Three

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(b)           Upon a Change in Control described in 9.7(a), the Plan shall be terminated and the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to sell a sufficient amount of Company Stock from the Suspense Account to repay any outstanding ESOP Loan in full.  The proceeds of such sale shall be used to repay such ESOP Loan.  After repayment of the ESOP Loan, all remaining shares in the Suspense Account (or the proceeds thereof, if applicable) shall be deemed to be earnings and shall be allocated to the accounts of Participants who were employed by the Company as of the effective date of the Plan’s termination, based on the ratio that each such Participant’s account balance as of the effective date of the Plan’s termination bears to the aggregate of all such Participants’ account balances on such effective date.

 

        9.8   Full Vesting Upon Plan Termination.  Notwithstanding Section 9.4, a Participant’s interest in his Account shall fully vest upon termination of this Plan or upon the permanent and complete discontinuance of contributions by his Employer.  In the event of a partial termination, the interest of each affected Participant shall fully vest with respect to that part of the Plan which is terminated.

 

3.             Effective July 1, 2007, the Plan is hereby re-named the “Kaiser Federal Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan” and the old name shall be replaced with the new name everywhere it appears in the Plan.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment Number Three has been executed by the duly authorized officers of K-Fed Bancorp, as of the date set forth below.

 

	 	
K-FED BANCORP

	 
	 	 	 	 
	September 11, 2007	By:	 /s/ K.M. Hoveland	 
	Date	 	President	 

 

  

  

  

 

KAISER FEDERAL BANK

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

 

Amendment Number Four

 

 

WHEREAS, Kaiser Federal Bank (the “Bank”) maintains the Kaiser Federal Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) and

 

WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service has requested the amendments set forth herein as a condition of issuing an EGTRRA Cycle A favorable determination letter; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 15.1 provides that the Bank may amend the Plan at any time.

 

NOW THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows, effective July 1, 2003:

 

1.           The Section 1-7 of the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

“Compensation.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 7-6(a), the term “Compensation” means a Participant’s total regular earnings from the Company paid during a Plan Year for services rendered that are reportable on the Participant’s IRS Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, including bonuses, overtime, commissions (but effective July 1, 2007, commissions shall be excluded from the definition of “Compensation”), and the value of a non-qualified stock option granted to the Participant, but only to the extent that the value of the option is includible in gross income of the Participant for the taxable year in which it was granted.  In addition, the term “Compensation” shall include earnings which are not includible in a Participant’s gross income for federal income tax purposes by reason of Section 125, 132(f), 402(e)(2), 402(h), 403(b) and 457 of the Code.  Furthermore, taxable post-severance payments from a non-qualified, unfunded deferred compensation plan shall be included in the definition of Compensation, but only if such amounts are paid within the later of (i) 2 1⁄2 months after severance from employment or (ii) the end of the limitation year that includes the date of severance that are payments that, absent a severance from employment, would have been paid to the Participant as regular compensation for services, or payments from accrued bona-fide sick, vacation, or other leave.  To the extent permitted by Treasury Regulations Section 1.415-1 et seq., such limitations shall not apply to disabled Participants and to Participants who severed employment due to qualified military service. “Severance from employment” shall be interpreted as set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.401(k)-1 et seq.  However, the term “Compensation” shall not include any of the following: (a) any earnings in excess of the amount that is determined under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code (which amount for the Limitation Year ending in June 30, 2007 is $225,000); or (b) any contributions under this Plan or under any other pension, profit sharing, insurance, hospitalization, or other plan or policy maintained by the Company for the benefit of the Participant.  In any case where a Participant commences participation in the Plan, or resumes active participation in the Plan after incurring a One-Year Break-in Service, on any day other than the first day of a Plan Year, his or her Compensation for that Plan Year shall be that portion of his or her compensation as determined under this Section 1-7 paid during the period of his or her participation in the Plan for that Plan Year.”

 

  

  

  

 

2.           The following paragraph is added at the end of Section 9-6 of the Plan:

 

“For purposes of computing account balances with respect to which the percentage of vesting can increase and from which distributions are made, at any relevant time, the Participant’s vested portion is not less than an amount (“X”) determined by the formula: X = P (AB +D) – D in accordance with Treasury regulation section 1.411(a)-7(d)(5)(iii)(B), where “P” is the vested percentage at the relevant time; “AB” is the account balance at the relevant time; “D” is the amount of the distribution; and the relevant time is the time at which, under the Plan, the vested percentage of the amount cannot increase.”

 

3.           Section 2-5 (e) of the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

“(e)           In the case of a Participant who does not have any nonforfeitable right under the Plan to an accrued benefit derived from Company contributions, Years of Service before any period of five consecutive One-Year Breaks-in-Service shall not be taken into account in computing that Participant’s period of service if, at such time, the Participant’s number of consecutive One-Year-Breaks-in-Service within such period equals or exceeds the greater of 5 One-Year Breaks-in-Service, or the aggregate number of Years of Service before such period.”

 

4.           The second sentence of Section 1-24 of the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

“If at any time there shall be no generally-recognized market for Company Stock, then “Valuation Date” shall mean the last day of each Plan Year and any other dates as determined by the Company and the value of the Company Stock shall be determined by an independent appraiser as required pursuant to Code Section 170(a)(1).”

 

  

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5.           Section 10-11 of the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

“10-11 Beneficiaries.  Subject to the provisions of Section 10-3, each Participant may designate any legal or natural person to receive any benefits payable under the Plan on account of his or her death.  Each designation by a Participant shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Administrator in the form that the Administrator requires.  Subject to the provisions of Section 10-3, by a writing filed with the Administrator, a Participant may change his or her beneficiary designation at any time and from time to time without the consent of, or notice to, any person previously designated by him or her.  If no person has been designated by a Participant, or if all persons so designated predecease the Participant or die prior to complete distribution of his or her benefits, then the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall direct the Trustee to distribute the Participant’s benefits to:

 

                               (a)     one or more of the Participant’s relatives by blood, adoption, or marriage, as the Trustee decides; or

 

                               (b)     the Participant’s executor or administrator.

 

In no event may the beneficiary of a deceased Participant designate a beneficiary.”

 

6.           Section 3-1(b) of the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

“(b)       Flex Employees.  In general, Flex Employees shall be excluded from participating in this Plan, provided that such Employees are not eligible in accordance with subparagraph (a) of this Section 3-1.  “Flex Employees” are Employees who have accepted employment with the Company based on employer needs and their availability with the mutual understanding that they are not eligible for employee benefits except those mandated by applicable law.”

 

7.           Section 3-3(c) of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety.

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment Number Four has been executed by the duly authorized officers of the Bank, as of the date set forth below.

 

	 	KAISER FEDERAL BANK	 
	 	 	 	 
	
April 30, 2008

	
By: 

	/s/ K.M. Hoveland	 
	
Date

	 	  K.M. Hoveland	 
	 	 	  President and Chief Executive	 
	 	 	  Officer	 

                               

  

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KAISER FEDERAL BANK

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

 

Amendment Number Five

 

 

WHEREAS, K-Fed Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) maintains the Kaiser Federal Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) desires to update the Plan to comply with the changes in the law made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (“PPA”); the 2007 Final Treasury Regulations published under Internal Revenue Code Section 415 (“415 Regulations”); the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 (“HEART Act”); and the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (“WRERA”); and

 

WHEREAS, Section 15-1 of the Plan allows the Company to amend the Plan from time to time.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows:

 

1. The definition of “Compensation” in Section 1-7 is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

“Compensation” shall mean:

 

(a)          Wages as defined in Code Section 3401(a) for purposes of income tax withholding at the source, including bonuses, overtime, commissions (but effective July 1, 2007, commissions shall be excluded).

 

(b)           Any elective deferral as defined in Code Section 402(g)(3) (any Employer contributions made on behalf of a Participant to the extent not includible in gross income and any Employer contributions to purchase an annuity contract under Code Section 403(b) under a salary reduction agreement) and any amount which is contributed or deferred by the Employer at the election of the Participant and which is not includible in gross income of the Participant by reason of Code Section 125 (including any “deemed” Code Section 125 compensation), Code Section 457 or 132(f)(4) shall also be included in the definition of 415 Compensation.

 

(c)           For limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007, 415 Compensation shall also include the following types of compensation paid after a Participant’s severance from employment with the Employer, provided that amounts described in paragraphs (i), (ii), or (iii) below shall only be included in 415 Compensation to the extent such amounts are paid by the later of 21⁄2 months after severance from employment, or by the end of the limitation year that includes the date of such severance from employment.

 

  

  

  

 

(i)           Regular Pay.  415 Compensation shall include regular pay after severance from employment if (a) the payment is for regular compensation for services during the Participant’s regular working hours, and (b) the payment would have been paid to the Participant prior to severance from employment if the Participant had continued in employment with the Employer.

 

(ii)           Leave Cash Outs.  415 Compensation shall include leave cash outs if those amounts would have been included in the definition of 415 Compensation if they were earned prior to the Participant’s severance from employment, and the amounts are payment for unused accrued bona fide sick, vacation or other leave, but only if the Participant would have been able to use the leave if his employment had continued.

 

(iii)           Deferred Compensation.  415 Compensation shall include deferred compensation if the deferred compensation would have been included in the definition of 415 Compensation if it had been paid prior to the Participant’s severance from employment, and the compensation is received pursuant to a nonqualified unfunded deferred compensation plan, but only if the payment would have been paid at the same time if the Participant had continued in employment with the Employer and only to the extent that the payment is includible in the Participant’s gross income.

 

(d)           Effective on the first day of the Plan Year beginning after December 31, 2008, 415 Compensation includes differential wage payments (as defined in Code Section 3401(h)) paid by the Employer to a former Employee who is performing qualified military services (as defined in Code Section 414(u)(1)) but only to the extent that those differential wage payments do not exceed the amounts the individual would have received if the individual had continued to perform services for the Employer rather than entering qualified military service.

 

(e)           For limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007, 415 Compensation shall not include compensation paid by an insurer to a Participant who has incurred a Disability, but will include any Disability payments from the Employer that is included in Box 1 of Form W-2.

 

(f)           For limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007, 415 Compensation shall exclude amounts earned but not paid during the limitation year solely because of the timing of the pay periods and pay dates if: (i) these amounts are paid during the first few weeks of the next limitation year; (ii) the amounts are included in the definition of 415 Compensation on a uniform and consistent basis with respect to all similarly situated employees; and (iii) these amounts are not included in the definition of 415 Compensation for more than one limitation year.

 

(g)           415 Compensation in excess of $245,000 (as indexed) shall be disregarded for all Participants.  For purposes of this sub-section, the $245,000 limit shall be referred to as the “applicable limit” for the Plan Year in question.  The $245,000 limit shall be adjusted for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B), effective for the Plan Year which begins within the applicable calendar year.  For purposes of the applicable limit, 415 Compensation shall be prorated over short Plan Years.

 

  

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2.  The following is hereby added to the end of Section 7-6(f):

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective for limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007, in the event that annual additions exceed the aforesaid limitations as a result of allocation of forfeitures, a reasonable error in estimating a Participant’s 415 Compensation, a reasonable error in determining the amount of elective deferrals (within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)(3)), or under other limited facts and circumstances that the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service finds justify the availability of these rules, the Plan may only correct such excess in accordance with the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) as set forth in Revenue Procedure 2008-50 or any subsequent guidance.

 

3.  The following is hereby added to the end of Section 7-6(b):

 

For limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007, annual additions to the Participant’s Account shall not include a restorative payment in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.415(c)-1(b)(2)(C) that is made to restore losses to the Plan resulting from actions by a fiduciary for which there is a reasonable risk of liability for breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA or other applicable federal and state law.

 

For limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007, in the event Stock is released from the Unallocated Stock Fund and allocated to a Participant’s Account for a particular Plan Year, the Employer may determine for such year that an annual addition shall be calculated on the basis of the fair market value of the Stock so released and allocated (such fair market value to be based on the valuation as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding the Plan Year in respect of which the release and allocation are made) if the annual addition, as so calculated, is lower than the annual addition calculated on the basis of Employer contributions.

 

4.  The following sentence is hereby added to the end of Section 9-2:

 

Effective on the first day of the Plan Year beginning after December 31, 2006, for purposes of this Section 9-2, benefits payable in the event of a Participant’s Disability while performing qualified military service shall fully vest in accordance with Code Section 414(u)(9).

 

5.  The following sentence is hereby added to the end of Section 9-3:

 

Effective on the first day of the Plan Year beginning after December 31, 2006, for purposes of this Section 9-3, benefits payable in the event of a Participant’s death while performing qualified military service shall fully vest in accordance with Code Section 414(u)(9).

 

  

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6.  The following sentence is hereby added to the end of Section 10-6(b)(ii):

 

Effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2008, an “eligible retirement plan” shall include a deemed individual retirement account described in Code Section 408(q) and a Roth individual retirement account in accordance with Code Section 408A(e).

 

7.  The following sentence is hereby added to the end of Section 10-6(b)(iii):

 

Effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2008, a “distributee” shall include a Participant’s non-Spouse Beneficiary.

 

8.  The following sentence is hereby added to the end of Section 10-13:

 

Effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2008, the written notice requirements subject to Code Section 402(f) may be provided up to 180 days before the first day of the first period for which an amount is payable.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has adopted this Amendment Number Five on the date set forth below.

 

	 	 	 	 
	 	K-FED BANCORP, INC.
	 	 	 
	September 1, 2009	By:	/s/ K.M. Hoveland
	Date	Print Name: 	K.M. Hoveland
	 	Its:	President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

4ex10-3.htm

Exhibit 10.3

 

K-FED BANCORP

2004 STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

1.             Purpose

 

The purpose of the K-Fed Bancorp 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to advance the interests of K-Fed Bancorp (the “Company”) and its stockholders by providing Key Employees and Outside Directors of the Company and its Affiliates, including Kaiser Federal Bank (the “Bank”), upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the successful conduct of the business of the Company and its Affiliates largely depends, with an additional incentive to perform in a superior manner as well as to attract people of experience and ability.

 

2.             Definitions

 

“Affiliate” means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company or the Bank, as such terms are defined in Section 424(e) or 424(f), respectively, of the Code, or a successor to a parent corporation or subsidiary corporation.

 

“Award” means an Award of Non-Statutory Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options and Limited Rights granted under the provisions of the Plan.

 

“Bank” means Kaiser Federal Bank, or a successor corporation.

 

“Beneficiary” means the person or persons designated by a Participant to receive any benefits payable under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death.  Such person or persons shall be designated in writing on forms provided for this purpose by the Committee and may be changed from time to time by similar written notice to the Committee.  In the absence of a written designation, the Beneficiary shall be the Participant’s surviving spouse, if any, or if none, his/her estate.

 

“Board” or “Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company, unless otherwise noted herein.

 

“Cause” means personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, any breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, or the willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or a final cease-and-desist order, any of which results in a material loss to the Company or an Affiliate.

 

“Change in Control” of the Bank or the Company means a change in control of a nature that: (i) would be required to be reported in response to Item 5.01 of the current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”); or (ii) results in a Change in Control of the Bank or the Company within the meaning of the Home Owners’ Loan Act, as amended (“HOLA”), and applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect at the time of the Change in Control; or (iii) without limitation such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (a) any “person” (as the term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of 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 25% or more of the combined voting power of Company’s outstanding securities, except for any securities purchased by the Company’s employee stock ownership plan or trust; or (b) individuals who constitute the Board on the date hereof (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by the same Nominating Committee serving under an Incumbent Board, shall be, for purposes of this clause (b), considered as though he/she were a member of the Incumbent Board; or (c) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Bank or the Company or similar transaction occurs in which the  Bank or Company is not the surviving institution; or (d) a proxy statement soliciting proxies from stockholders of the Company, by someone other than the current management of the Company, seeking stockholder approval of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company or similar transaction with one or more corporations as a result of which the outstanding shares of the class of securities then subject to the Plan are to be exchanged for or converted into cash or property or securities not issued by the Company; or (e) a tender offer is made for 25% or more of the voting securities of the Company and the stockholders owning beneficially or of record 25% or more of the outstanding securities of the Company have tendered or offered to sell their shares pursuant to such tender offer and such tendered shares have been accepted by the tender offeror.

 

 

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“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Committee” means the committee consisting of either (i) at least two Non-Employee Directors of the Company, or (ii) the entire Board of the Company.

 

“Common Stock” means shares of the common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share.

 

“Company” means K-Fed Bancorp, the stock holding company of the Bank, or a successor corporation.

 

“Continuous Service” means employment as a Key Employee and/or service as an Outside Director without any interruption or termination of such employment and/or service.  Continuous Service shall also mean a continuation as a member of the Board of Directors following a cessation of employment as a Key Employee or continuation of service as a Director Emeritus following termination of service as a Director.  In the case of a Key Employee, employment shall not be considered interrupted in the case of sick leave, military leave or any other approved leave of absence or in the case of transfers between payroll locations of the Company, its subsidiaries or its successor.

 

“Date of Grant” means the actual date on which an Award is granted by the Committee.

 

“Director” means a member of the Board.

 

“Director Emeritus” means a former member of the Board who has been appointed to a Director Emeritus position.

 

“Disability” means the permanent and total inability by reason of mental or physical infirmity, or both, of an employee to perform the work customarily assigned to him, or of a Director or Outside Director to serve as such.  Additionally, in the case of an employee, a medical doctor selected or approved by the Board must advise the Committee that it is either not possible to determine when such Disability will terminate or that it appears probable that such Disability will be permanent during the remainder of said employee’s lifetime.

 

“Effective Date” means the date of, or a date determined by the Board of Directors following, approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders.

 

 

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“Fair Market Value” means, when used in connection with the Common Stock on a certain date, the reported closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq stock market (as published in The Wall Street Journal, if published) on the day prior to such date, or if the Common Stock was not traded on the day prior to such date then, on the next preceding day on which the Common Stock was traded; provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not reported on the Nasdaq stock market, Fair Market Value shall mean the average sale price of all shares of Common Stock sold during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date on which such stock option was granted, and if no shares of stock have been sold within such 30-day period, the average sale price of the last three sales of Common Stock sold during the 90-day period immediately preceding the date on which such stock option was granted.  In the event Fair Market Value cannot be determined in the manner described above, then Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee.  The Committee is authorized, but is not required, to obtain an independent appraisal to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock.

 

“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option granted by the Committee to a Key Employee, which Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to Section 9.

 

“Key Employee” means any person who is currently employed by the Company or an Affiliate who is chosen by the Committee to participate in the Plan.

 

“Limited Right” means the right to receive an amount of cash based upon the terms set forth in Section 10.

 

 “Non-Employee Director” means, for purposes of the Plan, a Director who (a) is not employed by the Company or an Affiliate; (b) does not receive compensation directly or indirectly as a consultant (or in any other capacity than as a Director) greater than $60,000; (c) does not have an interest in a transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K; or (d) is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K.

 

“Non-Statutory Stock Option” means an Option granted by the Committee to (i) an Outside Director or (ii) any other Participant and such Option is either (a) not designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option, or (b) fails to satisfy the requirements of an Incentive Stock Option as set forth in Section 422 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

“OTS” means the Office of Thrift Supervision.

 

“Option” means an Award granted under Section 8 or Section 9.

 

“Outside Director” means a Director of the Company or an Affiliate who is not an employee of the Company or an Affiliate.

 

“Participant” means a Key Employee or Outside Director of the Company or its Affiliates who receives or has received an Award under the Plan.

 

“Right” means a Limited Right.

 

“Termination for Cause” means the termination of employment or termination of service on the Board caused by the individual’s personal dishonesty, willful misconduct, any breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, or the willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses), or a final cease-and-desist order, any of which results in material loss to the Company or one of its Affiliates.

 

 

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3.             Administration of the Plan

 

(a)           Role of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provisions of the Plan or of any Option granted hereunder shall be final and binding.  The Committee shall act by vote or written consent of a majority of its members.  Subject to the express provisions and limitations of the Plan and subject to OTS regulations and policy, the Committee may adopt such rules and procedures as it deems appropriate for the conduct of its affairs.  The Committee shall report its actions and decisions with respect to the Plan to the Board at appropriate times, but in no event less than one time per calendar year.

 

(b)           Role of the Board.  The members of the Committee shall be appointed or approved by, and will serve at the pleasure of, the Board of Directors of the Company.  The Board may in its discretion from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee.  The Board shall have all of the powers allocated to it in the Plan, may take any action under or with respect to the Plan that the Committee is authorized to take, and may reverse or override any action taken or decision made by the Committee under or with respect to the Plan.

 

(c)           Plan Administration Restrictions. All transactions involving a grant, award or other acquisitions from the Company shall:

 

	
  

	
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be approved by the Company’s full Board or by the Committee;

 

	
  

	
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be approved, or ratified, in compliance with Section 14 of the Exchange Act, by either: the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present, or represented and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with the laws under which the Company is incorporated; or the written consent of the holders of a majority of the securities of the issuer entitled to vote, provided that such ratification occurs no later than the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders; or

 

	
  

	
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result in the acquisition of Common Stock that is held by the Recipient for a period of six months following the date of such acquisition.

 

(d)           Limitation on Liability.  No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Awards granted under it.  If a member of the Board or the Committee is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of anything done or not done by him in such capacity under or with respect to the Plan, the Bank or the Company shall indemnify such member against expense (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in  connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he/she acted in good faith and in a manner he/she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Bank and the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his/her conduct was unlawful.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and subject to any adjustment that may be made pursuant to Section 18 hereof, once an Option has been awarded at Fair Market Value, the Committee shall not have authority to reprice such Option so that the exercise price of the Option shall be less than the exercise price on the Date of Grant.

 

 

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4.            Types of Awards

 

Awards under the Plan may be granted in any one or a combination of: (a) Incentive Stock Options; (b) Non-Statutory Stock Options, and (c) Limited Rights.

 

5.            Stock Subject to the Plan

 

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 18, the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan is 568,675 shares.  Shares issued under the Plan may be issued by the Company from authorized but unissued shares, treasury shares, or acquired by the Company in open market purchases.  The maximum number of Options that may be awarded to a Key Employee is 142,169.  To the extent that Options or Rights granted under the Plan are exercised, the shares covered will be unavailable for future grants under the Plan; to the extent that Options together with any related Rights granted under the Plan terminate, expire or are forfeited without having been exercised or, in the case of Limited Rights exercised for cash, new Awards may be made with respect to these shares.

 

Any shares that are issued by the Company, and any Awards that are granted by, or become obligations of, the Company, through the assumption by the Company or an affiliate thereof, or in substitution for, outstanding Awards previously granted by an acquired company, shall not be counted against the shares available for issuance under the Plan.

 

6.            Eligibility

 

Key Employees of the Company and its Affiliates shall be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options, Non-Statutory Stock Options, and Limited Rights under the Plan.  Outside Directors shall be eligible to receive Non-Statutory Stock Options under the Plan.

 

7.            General Terms and Conditions of Options and Rights

 

(a)           The Committee shall have full and complete authority and discretion, subject to OTS regulations and policy and except as expressly limited by the Plan, to grant Options and/or Rights and to provide the terms and conditions (which need not be identical among Participants) thereof.  In particular, the Committee shall prescribe the following terms and conditions:  (i) the Exercise Price of any Option or Right, which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value per share on the Date of Grant, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to, and the expiration date of, any Option or Right, which expiration date shall not exceed ten years from the Date of Grant, (iii) the manner, time and rate (cumulative or otherwise) of exercise of such Option or Right, and (iv) the restrictions, if any, to be placed upon such Option or Right or upon shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon exercise of such Option or Right.

 

(b)           The following provisions shall apply to all Awards made under this Plan:  no individual officer shall be granted Awards with respect to more than 25% of the total shares (or 142,169 shares) subject to the Plan; no Outside Director shall be granted Awards with respect to more than 5% of the total shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan; all Outside Directors in the aggregate may not be granted Awards with respect to more than 30% of the total shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan; no Awards shall begin vesting earlier than one year from the date the Plan is approved by stockholders of the Company; and no Awards shall vest at a rate in excess of 20% per year beginning one year from the Date of Grant.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, all executive officers or directors must exercise or forfeit their Awards in the event that the Bank becomes critically undercapitalized (as defined in 12 C.F.R. section 565.4), becomes subject to enforcement action by the OTS, or receives a capital direction from the OTS pursuant to 12 C.F.R. section 565.7.

 

 

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8.             Non-Statutory Stock Options

 

The Committee may, from time to time, grant Non-Statutory Stock Options to eligible Key Employees and Outside Directors.  Non-Statutory Stock Options granted under the Plan, including Non-Statutory Stock Options granted in exchange for and upon surrender of previously granted Awards, are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section.

 

(a)           Option Agreement.  Each Option shall be evidenced by a written option agreement between the Company and the Participant specifying the number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired through its exercise and containing such other terms and conditions that are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.

 

(b)           Price.  The purchase price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of each Non-Statutory Stock Option shall be the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock of the Company on the Date of Grant.  Shares may be purchased only upon full payment of the purchase price in one or more of the manners set forth in Section 14 hereof, as determined by the Committee.

 

(c)           Vesting.  Subject to Section 7(b) hereof, a Non-Statutory Stock Option granted under the Plan shall vest in a Participant at the rate or rates determined by the Committee.  No Options shall become vested in a Participant unless the Participant maintains Continuous Service until the vesting date of such Option, except as set forth herein.  The Committee may, subject to OTS regulations and policy, accelerate the time at which any Non-Statutory Stock Option may be exercised in whole or in part.

 

(d)           Exercise of Options.  A vested Option may be exercised from time to time, in whole or in part, by delivering a written notice of exercise to the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or his/her designee.  Such notice shall be irrevocable and must be accompanied by full payment of the purchase price in cash or shares of Common Stock at the Fair Market Value of such shares, determined on the exercise date in the manner described in Section 2 hereof.  If previously acquired shares of Common Stock are tendered in payment of all or part of the exercise price, the value of such shares shall be determined as of the date of such exercise.

 

(e)           Amount of Awards.  Subject to Section 7(b) hereof, Non-Statutory Stock Options may be granted to any Key Employee or Outside Director in such amounts as determined by the Committee.  In granting Non-Statutory Stock Options, the Committee shall consider such factors as it deems relevant, which factors may include, among others, the position and responsibility of the Key Employee or Outside Director, the length and value of his/her service to the Bank, the Company or the Affiliate, the compensation paid to the Key Employee or Outside Director, and the Committee’s evaluation of the performance of the Bank, the Company or the Affiliate, according to measurements that may include, among others, key financial ratios, level of classified assets and independent audit findings.

 

(f)           Term of Options.  Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the term during which Non-Statutory Stock Options may be exercised shall not exceed ten years from the Date of Grant.  In no event shall a Non-Statutory Stock Option be exercisable in whole or in part more than ten years from the Date of Grant.

 

  

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(g)           Termination of Continuous Service.  Upon the termination of a Key Employee’s or Outside Director’s Continuous Service, for any reason other than death, Disability, Termination for Cause, termination following a Change in Control (other than for Cause following a Change in Control), the Participant’s Non-Statutory Stock Options shall be exercisable only as to those shares that were vested on the date of termination and only for one year following termination.  In the event of Termination for Cause, all rights under a Participant’s Non-Statutory Stock Options shall expire upon termination.  In the event of the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service due to death, Disability, or following a Change in Control, all Non-Statutory Stock Options held by the Participant, whether or not vested at such time, shall vest and become exercisable by the Participant or his/her legal representative or beneficiaries for one year following the date of such termination, death or cessation of employment or service, provided that in no event shall the period extend beyond the expiration of the Non-Statutory Stock Option term.

 

(h)           Transferability. In the discretion of the Board, all or any Non-Statutory Stock Option granted hereunder may be transferable by the Participant once the Option has vested in the Participant, provided, however, that the Board may limit the transferability of such Option or Options to a designated class or classes of persons.

 

9.             Incentive Stock Options

 

The Committee may, from time to time, grant Incentive Stock Options to Key Employees.  Incentive Stock Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)           Option Agreement.  Each Option shall be evidenced by a written option agreement between the Company and the Key Employee specifying the number of shares of Common Stock that may be acquired through its exercise and containing such other terms and conditions that are consistent with the terms of the Plan.

 

(b)           Price.  Subject to Section 18 hereof and Section 422 of the Code, the purchase price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted.  However, if a Key Employee owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its Affiliates (or under Section 424(d) of the Code is deemed to own stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its Affiliates by reason of the ownership of such classes of stock, directly or indirectly, by or for any brother, sister, spouse, ancestor or lineal descendent of such Key Employee, or by or for any corporation, partnership, estate or trust of which such Key Employee is a stockholder, partner or Beneficiary), the purchase price per share of Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of  each Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted.  Shares may be purchased only upon payment of the full purchase price.  Payment of the purchase price may be made, in whole or in part, through the surrender of shares of the Common Stock of the Company at the Fair Market Value of such shares determined on the exercise date.

 

(c)           Vesting.  Subject to Section 7(b) hereof, Incentive Stock Options awarded to Key Employees shall vest at the rate or rates determined by the Committee.  No Incentive Stock Option shall become vested in a Participant unless the Participant maintains Continuous Service until the vesting date of such Option, except as set forth herein.

 

(d)           Exercise of Options.  Vested Options may be exercised from time to time, in whole or in part, by delivering a written notice of exercise to the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or his/her designee.  Such notice is irrevocable and must be accompanied by full payment of the exercise price in cash or shares of Common Stock at the Fair Market Value of such shares determined on the exercise date.

 

  

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The Options comprising each installment may be exercised in whole or in part at any time after such installment becomes vested, provided that the amount able to be first exercised in a given year is consistent with the terms of Section 422 of the Code.  To the extent required by Section 422 of the Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of the Common Stock for which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates) shall not exceed $100,000.

 

The Committee may, in its sole discretion and subject to OTS regulations and policy, accelerate the time at which any Incentive Stock Option may be exercised in whole or in part, provided that it is consistent with the terms of Section 422 of the Code.  Notwithstanding the above, in the event of a Change in Control of the Company, all Incentive Stock Options that have been awarded shall become immediately exercisable, provided, however, that if the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of Common Stock for which Options are exercisable as a result of a Change in Control, together with the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the Option is granted) of all other Common Stock for which Incentive Stock Options become exercisable during such year, exceeds $100,000, then the first $100,000 of Incentive Stock Options (determined as of the Date of Grant) shall be exercisable as Incentive Stock Options and any excess shall be exercisable as Non-Statutory Stock Options (but shall remain subject to the provisions of this Section to the extent permitted).

 

(e)           Amounts of Awards.  Subject to Section 7(b) hereof, Incentive Stock Options may be granted to any eligible Key Employee in such amounts as determined by the Committee; provided that the amount granted is consistent with the terms of Section 422 of the Code.  In granting Incentive Stock Options, the Committee shall consider such factors as it deems relevant, which factors may include, among others, the position and responsibilities of the Key Employee, the length and value of his/her  service to the Bank, the Company, or the Affiliate, the compensation paid to the Key Employee and the Committee’s evaluation of the performance of the Bank, the Company, or the Affiliate, according to measurements that may include, among others, key financial ratios, levels of classified assets, and independent audit findings.  The provisions of this subsection (e) shall be construed and applied in accordance with Section 422(d) of the Code and the regulations, if any, promulgated thereunder.

 

(f)           Terms of Options.  The term during which each Incentive Stock Option may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee, provided, however, in no event shall an Incentive Stock Option be exercisable in whole or in part more than 10 years from the Date of Grant.  If any Key Employee, at the time an Incentive Stock Option is granted to him, owns stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its Affiliate (or, under Section 424(d) of the Code, is deemed to own stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, by reason of the ownership of such classes of stock, directly or indirectly, by or for any brother, sister, spouse, ancestor or lineal descendent of such Key Employee, or by or for any corporation, partnership, estate or trust of which such Key Employee is a stockholder, partner or Beneficiary), the Incentive Stock Option granted to him shall not be exercisable after the expiration of  five years from the Date of Grant.

 

(g)           Termination of Continuous Service.  Upon the termination of a Key Employee’s Continuous Service for any reason other than death, Disability, Termination for Cause or termination following a Change in Control (other than for Cause following a Change in Control) the Key Employee’s Incentive Stock Options shall be exercisable only as to those shares that were vested by such Key Employee at the date of termination for a period of three months following termination.  Upon termination of a Key Employee’s Continuous Service due to death or Disability or following a Change in Control, all Incentive Options held by a Key Employee, whether or not vested at such time, shall vest and become exercisable by the Participant or his/her legal representative or beneficiaries for one year following the date of such termination, death or cessation of Continuous Service, provided that in no event shall the period extend beyond the expiration of the Stock Option term, and provided, further, that, except in the event of death or Disability, such Option shall not be eligible for treatment as an Incentive Stock Option in the event such Option is exercised more than three months following termination.  In the event of Termination for Cause, all rights under the Incentive Stock Options shall expire upon termination.

 

  

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In order to obtain Incentive Stock Option treatment for Options exercised by heirs or devisees of an Optionee, the Optionee’s death must have occurred while employed or within three months of termination of Continuous Service.

 

(h)           Transferability.  No Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan is transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution and is exercisable during his/her lifetime only by the Key Employee to which it is granted.

 

(i)           Compliance with Code.  The options granted under this Section are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, but the Company makes no warranty as to the qualification of any Option as an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.  If an Option granted hereunder fails for whatever reason to comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, and such failure is not or cannot be cured, such Option shall be a Non-Statutory Stock Option.

 

10.           Limited Rights

 

The Committee may grant a Limited Right simultaneously with the grant of any Option to any Key Employee of the Bank or the Company, with respect to all or some of the shares covered by such Option.  Limited Rights granted under the Plan are subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)           Terms of Rights.  In no event shall a Limited Right be exercisable in whole or in part before the expiration of six months from the date of grant of the Limited Right.  A Limited Right may be exercised only in the event of a Change in Control of the Company.

 

The Limited Right may be exercised only when the underlying Option is eligible to be exercised, provided that the Fair Market Value of the underlying shares on the day of exercise is greater than the exercise price of the related Option.

 

Upon exercise of a Limited Right, the related Option shall cease to be exercisable.  Upon exercise or termination of an Option, any related Limited Rights shall terminate.  The Limited Rights may be for no more than 100% of the difference between the exercise price and the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the underlying Option.  The Limited Right is transferable only when the underlying Option is transferable and under the same conditions.

 

(b)           Payment. Upon exercise of a Limited Right, the holder shall promptly receive from the Company an amount of cash equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant of the related Option and the Fair Market Value of the underlying shares on the date the Limited Right is exercised, multiplied by the number of shares with respect to which such Limited Right is being exercised.

 

11.           Surrender of Option

 

In the event of a Participant’s termination of employment or termination of service as a result of death or Disability, the Participant (or his/her personal representative(s), heir(s), or devisee(s)) may, in a form acceptable to the Committee, make application to surrender all or part of the Options held by such Participant in exchange for a cash payment from the Company of an amount equal to the difference between the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of termination of employment or the date of termination of service on the Board and the exercise price per share of the Option.  Whether the Company accepts such application or determines to make payment, in whole or part, is within its absolute and sole discretion, it being expressly understood that the Company is under no obligation to any Participant whatsoever to make such payments.  In the event that the Company accepts such application and determines to make payment, such payment shall be in lieu of the exercise of the underlying Option and such Option shall cease to be exercisable.

 

  

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12.           Alternate Option Payment Mechanism

 

The Committee has sole discretion to determine what form of payment it will accept for the exercise of an Option. The Committee may indicate acceptable forms in the agreement with the Participant covering such Options or may reserve its decision to the time of exercise.  No Option is to be considered exercised until payment in full is accepted by the Committee or its agent.

 

(a)           Cash Payment.  The exercise price may be paid in cash or by certified check.  To the extent permitted by law, the Committee may permit all or a portion of the exercise price of an Option to be paid through borrowed funds.

 

(b)           Cashless Exercise.  Subject to vesting requirements, if applicable, a Participant may engage in a “cashless exercise” of the Option.  Upon a cashless exercise, the Participant shall give the Company written notice of the exercise of the Option together with an order to a registered broker-dealer or equivalent third party, to sell part or all of the Common Stock subject to the Option and to deliver enough of the proceeds to the Company to pay the Option exercise price and any applicable withholding taxes.  If the Participant does not sell the Common Stock subject to the Option through a registered broker-dealer or equivalent third party, the Participant may give the Company written notice of the exercise of the Option and the third party purchaser of the Common Stock subject to the Option shall pay the Option exercise price plus applicable withholding taxes to the Company.

 

(c)           Exchange of Common Stock.  The Committee may permit payment of the Option exercise price by the tendering (or constructively tendering) of previously acquired shares of Common Stock.  All shares of Common Stock tendered in payment of the exercise price of an Option shall be valued at the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock.  No tendered shares of Common Stock which were acquired by the Participant upon the previous exercise of an Option or as awards under a stock award plan (such as the Company’s Recognition and Retention Plan) shall be accepted for exchange unless the Participant has held such shares (without restrictions imposed by said plan or award) for at least six months prior to the exchange.

 

13.           Rights of a Stockholder

 

A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares covered by a Non-Statutory and/or Incentive Stock Option until the date of issuance of a stock certificate for such shares.  Nothing in the Plan or in any Award granted confers on any person any right to continue in the employ of the Company or its Affiliates or to continue to perform services for the Company or its Affiliates or interferes in any way with the right of the Company or its Affiliates to terminate his/her services as an officer, director or employee at any time.

 

14.           Agreement with Participants

 

Each Award of Options and Limited Rights will be evidenced by a written agreement, executed by the Participant and the Company or its Affiliates that describes the conditions for receiving the Awards, including the date of Award, the purchase price, applicable periods, and any other terms and conditions as may be required by the Board or applicable securities laws.

 

  

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15.           Designation of Beneficiary

 

A Participant may, with the consent of the Committee, designate a person or persons to receive, in the event of death, any Option or Limited Rights to which he/she would then be entitled.  Such designation will be made upon forms supplied by and delivered to the Company and may be revoked in writing.  If a Participant fails effectively to designate a Beneficiary, then his/her estate will be deemed to be the Beneficiary.

 

16.           Dilution and Other Adjustments

 

In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend or split, pro rata return of capital to all stockholders, recapitalization, or any merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, combination or exchange of shares, or other similar corporate change, or other increase or decrease in such shares, without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, the Committee will make such adjustments to previously granted Awards, to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of the Participant, including any or all of the following:

 

(a)           adjustments in the aggregate number or kind of shares of Common Stock that may be awarded under the Plan;

 

(b)           adjustments in the aggregate number or kind of shares of Common Stock covered by Awards already made under the Plan; or

 

(c)           adjustments in the purchase price of outstanding Incentive and/or Non-Statutory Stock Options, or any Limited Rights attached to such Options.

 

No such adjustments may, however, materially change the value of benefits available to a Participant under a previously granted Award.  With respect to Incentive Stock Options, no such adjustment shall be made if it would be deemed a “modification” of the Award under Section 424 of the Code.

 

17.           Effect of a Change in Control on Option Awards

 

In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee and the Board of Directors will take one or more of the following actions to be effective as of the date of such Change in Control:

 

(a)           provide that such Options shall be assumed, or equivalent options shall be substituted (“Substitute Options”) by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), provided that: (1) any such Substitute Options exchanged for Incentive Stock Options shall meet the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code, and (2) the shares of stock issuable upon the exercise of such Substitute Options shall be registered in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”) or such securities shall be exempt from such registration in accordance with Sections 3(a)(2) or 3(a)(5) of the 1933 Act, (collectively, “Registered Securities”), or in the alternative, if the securities issuable upon the exercise of such Substitute Options shall not constitute Registered Securities, then the Participant will receive upon consummation of the Change in Control a cash payment for each Option surrendered equal to the difference between the (1) fair market value of the consideration to be received for each share of Common Stock in the Change in Control times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such surrendered Options, and (2) the aggregate exercise price of all such surrendered Options; or

 

  

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(b)           in the event of a transaction under the terms of which the holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment (the “Merger Price”) for each share of Common Stock exchanged in the Change in Control transaction, make or provide for a cash payment to the Participants equal to the difference between (1) the Merger Price times the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Options held by each Participant (to the extent then exercisable at prices not in excess of the Merger Price), and (2) the aggregate exercise price of all such surrendered Options.

 

18.           Withholding

 

There may be deducted from each distribution of cash and/or Common Stock under the Plan the minimum amount of any federal or state taxes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income and that are required by any governmental authority to be withheld.  Shares of Common Stock will be withheld where required from any distribution of Common Stock.

 

19.           Amendment of the Plan

 

The Board may at any time, and from time to time, modify or amend the Plan in any respect, or modify or amend an Award received by Key Employees and/or Outside Directors; provided, however, that no such termination, modification or amendment may affect the rights of a Participant, without his/her consent, under an outstanding Award.

 

20.           Effective Date of Plan

 

The Plan shall become effective upon the date of approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders.

 

21.           Termination of the Plan

 

The right to grant Awards under the Plan will terminate upon the earlier of (i) 10 years after the Effective Date, or (ii) the date on which the exercise of Options or related rights equaling the maximum number of shares reserved under the Plan occurs. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, provided that no such action will, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect his/her rights under a previously granted Award.

 

22.           Applicable Law

 

(a)           This Plan, the Awards, all documents evidencing Awards and all other related documents shall be governed by, and will be construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of California, except to the extent that federal law shall apply.

 

(b)           This Plan is subject to the requirements of 12 C.F.R. Part 575, including the requirements of section 575.8 and the applicable requirements of section 563b.500.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Plan, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued with respect to any Award to the extent that such issuance would cause Kaiser Federal, MHC to fail to qualify as a mutual holding company under applicable federal regulations.

 

  

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K-FED BANCORP

2004 STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

 

Amendment

 

 

The K-Fed Bancorp 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is hereby amended, effective as of November 11, 2006, in accordance with the following:

 

The definition of “Fair Market Value” at Section 2 of the Plan shall be amended in its entirety to provide as follows:

 

“Fair Market Value” means, when used in connection with the Common Stock on a certain date, the reported closing price of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq stock market (as published in The Wall Street Journal, if published) on such date, or if the Common Stock was not traded on such date, then on the day prior to such date or on the next preceding day on which the Common Stock was traded; provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not reported on the Nasdaq stock market, Fair Market Value shall mean the average sale price of all shares of Common Stock sold during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date on which such stock option was granted, and if no shares of stock have been sold within such 30-day period, the average sale price of the last three sales of Common Stock sold during the 90-day period immediately preceding the date on which such stock option was granted.  In the event Fair Market Value cannot be determined in the manner described above, then Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee.  The Committee is authorized, but is not required, to obtain an independent appraisal to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by the duly authorized officers of K-Fed Bancorp, as of the 11th day of November, 2006.

	
ATTEST:

	
K-FED BANCORP

 

	 	
/s/ Jeanne Thompson

	 	 	By: 	
/s/ K.M. Hoveland

	 
	 	
 

	 	 	 	

  President

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