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EX-10.2

 

Exhibit 10.2

Employment Agreement dated as of December 21, 2005 between

Thomas W. Lennox and First National Bank of Pennsylvania

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, entered into as of this 21st day of December, 2005, by and between:

THOMAS W. LENNOX

(the “Officer”),

and

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA

(the “Company”),

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Legacy Bank (“Bank”) contemplates a consummation of an Agreement and Plan of Merger
among F.N.B. Corporation (“FNB”), First National Bank of Pennsylvania (the “Company”) and Bank
(“Merger Agreement”) whereby Bank will be merged with the Company (“Merger”); and

WHEREAS, the Officer is presently employed by Bank and Bank desires to assure itself of the
continued benefit of the Officer’s services and experience following consummation of the proposed
Merger, and the parties desire that said employment relationship continue upon the terms and
conditions herein set forth; and

WHEREAS, the Officer has heretofore been employed by the Bank under an employment agreement dated
February 17, 2005, as amended (the “Prior Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, by reason of the provisions of the Merger Agreement and the position and duties that the
Officer will hold and have after the effective date of the Merger (the “Effective Date”), the
parties hereto acknowledge that a “change in control” (as defined in the Prior Agreement) will
occur upon the Effective Date and the Officer will be entitled to forthwith terminate his
employment under the Prior Agreement and receive the payments and benefits described in Section
1(d)(i) of the Prior Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Section 1(d)(i) of the Prior Agreement also provides that in the event the Officer is so
entitled to terminate his employment and receive such payments and benefits, but the acquiring
company and/or affiliate thereof desires to retain the Officer as an employee of either or both of
such companies, then he need not terminate his employment as a prerequisite to entitlement to his
termination payments and benefits, as specified therein; provided the relevant

 

 

transaction is described in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”); and

WHEREAS,, the parties hereto agree that the proposed Merger constitutes a transaction described in
Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v); and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of the Officer following the Effective Date,
and the Officer desires to be so employed by the Company, under the terms set forth in this
Agreement in lieu of the terms of the Prior Agreement, but subject to the completion of the
contemplated Merger and compliance by the Company with the recitals hereof; and

WHEREAS, this Agreement shall not become effective until the Effective Date and shall be null and
void if the Merger Agreement is terminated by any party thereto prior to the Effective Date.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants herein contained, contingent,
however, upon the conditions subsequent of the consummation of the Merger and intending to be
legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1 Recitals; Termination of Prior Agreement; Payments.

	 	(a)	 	The foregoing recitals are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth
herein.
	 
	 	(b)	 	As of the Effective Date, the Prior Agreement shall be terminated and the terms
set forth in this Agreement shall become effective.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Company shall (i) pay the Officer’s accrued but unpaid base salary under
the Prior Agreement as of the Effective Date and (ii) pay, in one lump sum within 30
days after the Effective Date, the three times highest base salary and bonus described
in Section 1(d)(i) of the Prior Agreement and any related gross-up amount for this or
any other payment or benefit.

SECTION 2 Term of Agreement.

	 	(a)	 	Title; Initial Term. The Company hereby employs the Officer as
President of its Harrisburg, Pennsylvania region. The term of employment of the
Officer under this Agreement shall be, initially, a two (2) year term commencing on the
date of consummation of the Merger (the “Commencement Date”) and ending on the second
anniversary of the Commencement Date (the “Termination Date”). Said term shall be
subject to automatic extension by operation of the provisions of Section 2(b) hereof.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Renewal Extension Term. On the first anniversary of the Commencement
Date and on each succeeding anniversary date thereafter (“Renewal Commencement Date”),
the term of employment of the Officer under this Agreement shall be automatically
extended for one (1) additional year, thereby extending the contract

 

 

	 	 	 	to the second anniversary of the Renewal Commencement Date, unless either party
shall have elected to fix the expiration date of the Officer’s term of employment.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Termination of Automatic Renewal.

	 	(1)	 	Each of the parties shall have the right to terminate the
automatic renewal by written notice 60 days prior to the Renewal Commencement
Date and thereby fix the expiration of the term of the Agreement under this
Section;
	 
	 	(2)	 	If either party provides a notice of termination of
automatic renewal to the other, the term of the Agreement of the Officer under
this Section shall continue until the later of:

	 	(a)	 	the Termination Date of the Initial Term as
described in Section 2(a) herein; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	the anniversary as determined by the Renewal
Commencement Date as described in Section 2(b) herein.

	 	(4)	 	Said term shall not continue after December 31 in the year in
which the Officer reaches 62 years of age.

	 	(d)	 	Examples of Operation of this Section. The following are offered
merely by way of illustration, and strictly for purposes of providing examples of the
operation of Section 2(a) (Initial Term) and (b) (Renewal Extension Term) of this
Agreement:

Example of Initial Term: In the event the Commencement Date is December 15, 2005,
the Initial Term is December 15, 2005, to December 14, 2007;

Example of Renewal Extension Term: The Renewal Extension Term of this Agreement
will automatically renew for an additional one (1) year term on December 15, 2006, and on
each December 15th thereafter for an additional one (1) year term; therefore, on
December 15, 2006, the Renewal Extension Term runs from December 15, 2006 to December 14,
2008; and

Example of Non-Renewal: In the event written notice of non-renewal is provided to
the employee prior to October 15, 2006 (or any October 15th thereafter), the
term of this Agreement will end on December 14, 2007 (or any December 14th
thereafter).

SECTION 3 Compensation.

In consideration for services rendered to the Company under this Agreement, the Company shall pay
and provide to the Officer the following compensation and benefits:

 

 

	 	(a)	 	Salary. The Company shall pay Officer an annual minimum base salary of
$165,000 to be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practice to be
adjusted from time to time to reflect such merit increases as the Company may determine
are appropriate.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Participation in Performance and Incentive Compensation and Bonus Plans. At
the discretion of the Compensation Committee of F.N.B. Corporation, the Officer shall
be entitled to participate in incentive compensation and such other bonus plans
comparable to those given to similarly-positioned officers of the Company or its
present or future subsidiaries or affiliates only during the term of Officer’s
employment with the Company.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Fringe Benefits. The Officer shall be entitled to vacations, retirement
benefits and other fringe benefits, including but not limited to group life, disability
and health insurance coverages comparable with those furnished to similarly positioned
officers of the Company and consistent with the prevailing compensation policies and
practices of the Company (now and in the future) as they may change from time to time,
with respect to similarly-positioned officers of the Company or its present or future
subsidiaries or affiliates.

SECTION 4 Resignation.

If the Officer voluntarily resigns as an officer or employee of the Company or its significant
present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, the Officer shall no longer be considered an employee
for any purpose and the Officer shall not be entitled to any separation pay, compensation, or
benefits after the effective date of the Officer’s resignation. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing contained herein shall affect the Officer’s vested rights, if any.

SECTION 5 Death.

If the Officer dies during Officer’s employment with Company, the Officer’s heirs and estate are
not entitled to any Separation Pay under the terms of this Agreement.

SECTION 6 Disability.

	 	(a)	 	The term of employment of the Officer under this Agreement may be terminated at
the election of the Company upon a determination by the Board of Directors of the
Company, in its sole discretion, that the Officer will be unable by reason of physical
or mental incapacity to perform the reasonably-expected duties assigned to him pursuant
to this Agreement for a period longer than six consecutive months or more than nine
months in any consecutive twelve-month period;
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Board of Directors shall give due consideration to such factors as it deems
appropriate to the best interests of the Company, including, but not limited to,

 

 

	 	 	 	the opinion of the Officer’s personal physician or physicians and the opinion
of any physician or physicians selected by the Board of Directors for these
purposes;
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Officer shall submit to examination by any physician(s) so selected by the
Board of Directors, and shall otherwise cooperate with the Board of Directors
in making its determination contemplated hereunder (such cooperation to include,
without limitation, consenting to the release of information by any such
physician(s) to the Company);
	 
	 	(d)	 	In the event of such termination, the Company shall thereupon be relieved of
its obligations to pay compensation and benefits under Section 3 hereof (except
for accrued and unpaid items) but shall be obligated to pay or provide to the
Officer all rights and benefits available under the Company’s officer disability
policy.

SECTION 7 Termination for Proper Cause.

	 	(a)	 	The occurrence of any of the following events or circumstances shall constitute
“Proper Cause” for termination, at the election of the Board of Directors of the
Company, of the employment of the Officer under this Agreement:

	 	(1)	 	the perpetration of defalcations by the Officer involving the
Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, or willful,
reckless or grossly negligent conduct of the Officer entailing a substantial
violation of any material provision of the laws, rules, regulations or orders
of any governmental agency applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries and
affiliates;
	 
	 	(2)	 	the repeated and deliberate failure by the Officer, after
advance written notice, to comply with reasonable policies or directives of the
Board of Directors, President, any executive officer or the Officer’s immediate
supervisor; or
	 
	 	(3)	 	the Officer shall breach this Agreement in any other material
respect.

	 	(b)	 	If Company terminates the Officer for Proper Cause, the Officer shall not be an
employee nor shall the Officer be entitled to any separation pay, compensation, or
benefits after the effective date of the Officer’s termination. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing contained herein shall affect the Officer’s vested rights, if any.

SECTION 8 Termination Without Cause.

	 	(a)	 	Separation Pay. Company may terminate this Agreement at any time whether or
not such termination constitutes “Proper Cause” as defined in Section 7 hereof. In

 

 

	 	 	 	the event Company terminates this Agreement without Proper Cause as defined in
Section 7 hereof:

	 	(1)	 	The Officer shall not be considered an employee after the
effective date of the termination.
	 
	 	(2)	 	Company shall pay to Officer an amount equal to two (2) times
Officer’s annual salary at the time of termination (“Separation Pay”).
	 
	 	(3)	 	Company shall pay the Officer the Separation Pay over a period
of twenty-four (24) months in equal installments less all withholdings required
by law and authorized deductions, at intervals consistent with Company payroll
practices.
	 
	 	(4)	 	Officer will not be entitled to receive any benefits or bonuses
described in Section 3(b) and (c) hereof.
	 
	 	(5)	 	Officer will be entitled to receive such Separation Pay only if
the Officer executes and does not revoke a Release of all claims and
liabilities in form prescribed by Company.
	 
	 	(6)	 	Following termination without cause, Officer is entitled to
elect insurance coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act (COBRA) for a period of up to eighteen (18) months following officers
termination, and Company shall be obligated to pay on behalf of Officer the
monthly premium cost for Officer’s health/medical coverage under COBRA, less
the same contribution as required by employee’s group life and health insurance
coverages pursuant to the prevailing policies and practices of the Company (now
and in the future) with respect to similarly positioned officers of the Company
or its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates.
	 
	 	(7)	 	Nothing herein shall restrict the Officer’s vested rights, if
any, pursuant to Company’s 401(k) Plan, Retirement Income Plan, Basic
Retirement Plan, 2001 Incentive Plan, or any similar plans. Notwithstanding
the Officer receiving any payments under the terms of this Section, on the date
of the Officer’s termination, all vesting, for purposes of the Company’s 401(k)
Plan, Retirement Income Plan, Basic Retirement Plan, 2001 Incentive Plan, or
other such plans, shall cease.

	 	(b)	 	Suspension of Separation Pay. Without limitation of the Company’s rights and
remedies under this Agreement or as otherwise provided by law or in equity, it is
understood and agreed between the parties that the right of the Officer to receive and
retain any payments otherwise due under this Agreement shall be suspended and canceled
if and for so long as Officer shall be in violation of this Agreement.

 

 

	 	 	 	If and when the Officer shall have cured such violation within twenty (20) days of
receipt of written notice from Company and shall have tendered to the Company any
and all economic benefits directly or indirectly received or receivable by the
Officer arising therefrom, the Officer’s right to receive payments under this
Agreement shall be automatically reinstated but only for the remainder of the period
during which such payments are due him or her.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Termination of Separation Pay. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other
provision of this Agreement, the Officer shall not be entitled to any further
separation payments and the separation pay period shall end upon the occurrence of any
of the following:

	 	(1)	 	Officer files a claim, suit or submits any matter to
arbitration in violation of the Release executed in connection with

Section 8(a)(5) hereof.
	 
	 	(2)	 	Officer violates any term or condition of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, the Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and
Confidentiality provisions of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(3)	 	Officer’s misappropriates any trade secrets.
	 
	 	(4)	 	Company learns that the Officer committed a material breach of
the Agreement during the terms of this Agreement.

	 	(d)	 	Reduction of Separation Pay. Officer’s separation pay and COBRA reimbursement
shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount Officer is receiving from any other
employment, including self-employment after the initial twelve (12) months of
Separation Pay, which will not be adjusted.

SECTION 9 Change of Control.

A Change of Control (“Change of Control”) shall be defined as any merger or consolidation of F.N.B.
Corporation with another corporation, and as a result of such merger or consolidation, the
shareholders of F.N.B. Corporation as of the day preceding such transaction will own less than
fifty-one percent (51%) of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving corporation, or in
the event that there is (in a single transaction or series of related transactions) a sale or
exchange of eighty percent (80%) or more of the Common Stock of F.N.B. Corporation for securities
of another entity in which shareholders of F.N.B. Corporation will own less than fifty-one percent
(51%) of such entity’s outstanding voting securities, or in the event of the sale by F.N.B.
Corporation of a substantial portion of its assets (including the capital stock F.N.B. Corporation
owns in its subsidiaries) to an unrelated third party.

SECTION 10 Termination after Change of Control.

If Company terminates Employee without Proper Cause within twelve months of an event constituting a
Change of Control, and if the Officer shall duly have complied with and observed

 

 

the covenants of this Agreement, the Officer will be discharged from the covenants of Section 11 at
any time during the Restricted Period by filing with the Company a duly executed statement
satisfactory to Company, releasing the Company and, if applicable, its insurance carriers, from any
and all obligations under the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding said Release, Officer shall
remain subject to all other covenants and restrictions of this Agreement, including, but not
limited to Sections 12 and 13.

SECTION 11 Non-Competition.

	 	(a)	 	For purposes of this Agreement, reference to the term “Competitive Enterprise”
shall mean any bank holding company, finance company or insured depository institution
(including an institution in the organization stage or in the process of applying for
or receiving appropriate regulatory approval), including, without limitation, any
federal or state chartered bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit
union or other financial services provider or non-banking affiliate thereof offering
similar services or products as those offered by the Company to its customers.
	 
	 	(b)	 	During the term of this Agreement and during the two (2) year period
immediately following termination of Officer’s employment (which may include, without
limitation, Officer’s resignation or any event specified in Sections 7 and 8 hereof)
(hereinafter referred to as “Restricted Period”), the Officer shall not:

	 	(1)	 	accept a position as director, employee, consultant, advisor or
agent of any Competitive Enterprise which is located in any county in the
Company’s region to which Officer is assigned at the time of Officer’s
termination of employment and any contiguous county and any county in the
Company’s region to which Officer was assigned 24 months prior to Officer’s
termination of employment.
	 
	 	(2)	 	acquire an ownership interest (individually or in concert with
others) in a Competitive Enterprise whereby said ownership interest enables
Officer to, directly or indirectly, in any manner, control, direct, influence,
affect or impact the operations, services or business activities of the
Competitive Enterprise in any county, or county contiguous thereto, in which
Company or its subsidiaries operate an office at the time of Officer’s
termination of employment;

SECTION 12 Non-Solicitation.

During the Restricted Period the Officer shall not:

	 	(a)	 	in any way, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of selling
any product or service that competes with a product or service offered by the
Company or its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, solicit, divert,
or entice:

 

 

	 	(1)	 	any customer or existing business of Company,
with whom the Officer solicited, became aware of, or transacted
business during Officer’s employment with Company;
	 
	 	(2)	 	any potential customer or business identified
by Company, with whom the Officer solicited, became aware of, or
transacted business during Officer’s employment with Company;

	 	(b)	 	employ or assist in employing any present employee of the
Company or any of its affiliates (whether or not such employment is full time
or is pursuant to a written contract), for the purpose of having such employee
perform services for any Competitive Enterprise or other organization in
competition with the business of the Company or any of its present or future
subsidiaries or affiliates;
	 
	 	(c)	 	in any way, directly or indirectly, make any oral or written
statement, comments, or other communications designed or intended to impugn,
disparage or otherwise malign the reputation, ethics, competency, morality or
qualifications of the Company or any of its directors or employees or
customers.

SECTION 13 Confidentiality.

	 	(a)	 	For purposes of this Agreement, “Proprietary Information” shall mean any
information relating to the business of the Company or any of its present or future
subsidiaries or affiliates that has not previously been publicly released by authorized
representatives of the Company or any authorized representatives of any of its present
or future subsidiaries or affiliates, and shall include (but shall not be limited to)
Company information encompassed in all marketing and business plans, financial
information, costs, pricing information, customer and client lists and relationships
between Company and dealers, distributors, sales representatives, wholesalers,
customers, clients, suppliers, and others who have business dealings with Company, and
all methods, concepts, or ideas in or reasonably related to the business of the Company
or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates and not in the public
domain.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Officer agrees to regard and preserve as confidential all Proprietary
Information that has been or may be developed or obtained by the Officer in the course
of Officer’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, whether
Officer has such information in Officer’s memory, writing, electronic media or other
physical form, including information maintained by Officer on any computer, electronic
device, or other personal property owned by Officer. The Officer shall not, without
written authorization from the Company, use for Officer’s benefit or purposes, nor
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	 	 	 	during the term of Officer’s employment or thereafter, except as required by the
conditions of Officer’s employment hereunder, any Proprietary Information connected
with the business or development of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
This prohibition shall not apply after the Proprietary Information has been
voluntarily disclosed to the public, independently developed and disclosed by
others, or otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means.

SECTION 14 Removal of Documents or Objects.

The Officer agrees not to remove from the premises of the Company or any of its present or future
subsidiaries or affiliates, except as an employee of the Company in pursuit of the business of the
Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, or except as specifically
permitted in writing by the Company, any document or object containing or reflecting any
Proprietary Information. The Officer recognizes that all such documents, tangible and intangible
property and objects, whether developed by him or her by someone else, are the exclusive property
of the Company.

SECTION 15 Remedies.

In addition to any other rights and remedies Company may have if Officer violates this Agreement,
the Company and Officer agree as follows:

	 	(a)	 	It is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the services
to be rendered by the Officer hereunder are of a special, unique, extraordinary and
intellectual character, which gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which may not be
reasonably or adequately compensated in damages, and additionally that a breach by the
Officer of the covenants set out in Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this Agreement will
cause the Company great and irreparable injury and damage. The Officer hereby
expressly agrees that the Company shall be entitled to the remedies of injunction,
specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent a breach of Sections 11, 12,
13 and 14 of this Agreement by the Officer. This provision shall not, however, be
construed as a waiver of any of the remedies which the Company may have for damages or
otherwise.
	 
	 	(b)	 	In the event Officer shall be in violation of any of the aforementioned
restrictive covenants, the time limitation thereof with respect to them shall be
extended for a period of time equal to the period of time during which breach or
breaches should occur; and in the event the Company should be required to seek relief
from such breach in any court, board of arbitration or other tribunal, the covenants
shall be extended for a period of time equal to the pendency of such proceedings,
including appeals.

SECTION 16 Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that, at the election and direction of the
Company’s Board of Directors and without modification of the terms and provisions hereof, the

 

 

Officer may be required to serve as an officer of any one or more present or future subsidiaries or
affiliates of the Company and, when and as so determined by the Board and any such subsidiary or
affiliate, the rights, duties and obligations of the Officer and Company expressed and implied in
this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and bind any such subsidiary or affiliate with the
same force and effect as would be obtained if the subsidiary or affiliate were a party hereto
jointly and severally with the Company.

SECTION 17 Successors, Assigns, Etc.

	 	(a)	 	This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the
Officer and the Company and their respective permitted successors, assigns, heirs,
legal representatives and beneficiaries.
	 
	 	(b)	 	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 effect any such action shall be null, void and of no effect; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section shall preclude the assumption of such rights by
executors, administrators or other legal representatives of the Officer or Officer’s
estate and their assigning any rights hereunder to the person or persons entitled
thereto.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from consolidating or
merging into or with or transferring all or substantially all of its assets to another
corporation which assumes this Agreement and all obligations and undertakings of the
Company hereunder. Upon such a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets and
assumption the term “Company” as used herein shall mean such other corporation and this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

SECTION 18 Notices.

	 	(a)	 	All notices and other communications which are required or may be given under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the date
delivered personally or if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, on the date deposited in the mail.
	 
	 	(b)	 	All notices shall be provided to the following address or to such other place
as either party shall have specified by notice in writing to the other:

	 	(1)	 	To the Company, at the address designated as its headquarters,
Attention: CEO. With a copy to F.N.B. Corporation, One F.N.B. Boulevard,
1st Floor, Hermitage, Pennsylvania 16148, Attention: Corporate
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	 	(2)	 	To the Officer, at his/her address provided to Company from
time to time for salary and other similar purposes.

SECTION 19 Governmental Regulation.

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be interpreted, construed or applied to require the
commission of any act contrary to law and whenever there is any conflict between any provision of
this Agreement and any statute, law ordinance, order or regulation, the latter shall prevail; but
in such event any such provision of this Agreement shall be curtailed and limited only to the
extent necessary to bring it within applicable legal requirements.

SECTION 20 Arbitration.

Any dispute or controversy as to the validity, interpretation, construction, application or
enforcement of, or otherwise arising under or in connection with this Agreement, shall be submitted
at the request of either party hereto for resolution and settlement through arbitration in
Pennsylvania in accordance with the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association.
Any award rendered therein shall be final and binding on each of the parties hereto and their
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and judgment may be entered thereon in
any court having jurisdiction. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not be deemed to
limit the rights and remedies reserved to the Company under and pursuant to Section 15 hereof which
rights and remedies may be pursued through arbitration.

SECTION 21 Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

SECTION 22 Divisibility.

Should a court or arbitrator declare any provision hereof to be invalid, such declaration shall not
affect the validity of the Agreement as a whole or any part thereof, other than the specific
portion declared to be invalid.

SECTION 23 Headings.

The headings to the Sections and paragraphs hereof are placed herein for convenience of reference
only and in case of any conflict the text of this Agreement, rather than the headings, shall
control.

SECTION 24 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties in respect of the subject matter
contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings relating

 

 

to the subject matter and may only be amended by a written agreement signed by both parties hereto
or their duly-authorized representatives.

 

 

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	WITNESS:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Thomas W. Lennox
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ATTEST:	 	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
	 	 	PENNSYLVANIA
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Secretary

	 	 	 	 
 
 
 
Stephen J. Gurgovits
	 

	 	 	 	 
 
 
 
ChairmanEX-10.3

 

Exhibit 10.3

Employment Agreement dated as of December 21, 2005 between

Joseph L. Paese and First National Bank of Pennsylvania

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, entered into as of this 21st day of December, 2005, by and between:

JOSEPH L. PAESE

(the “Officer”),

and

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA

(the “Company”),

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Legacy Bank (“Bank”) contemplates a consummation of an Agreement and Plan of Merger
among F.N.B. Corporation (“FNB”), First National Bank of Pennsylvania (the “Company”) and Bank
(“Merger Agreement”) whereby Bank will be merged with the Company (“Merger”); and

WHEREAS, the Officer is presently employed by Bank and Bank desires to assure itself of the
continued benefit of the Officer’s services and experience following consummation of the proposed
Merger, and the parties desire that said employment relationship continue upon the terms and
conditions herein set forth; and

WHEREAS, the Officer has heretofore been employed by the Bank under an employment agreement dated
November 8, 1999, as amended (the “Prior Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, by reason of the provisions of the Merger Agreement and the position and duties that the
Officer will hold and have after the effective date of the Merger (the “Effective Date”), the
parties hereto acknowledge that a “change in control” (as defined in the Prior Agreement) will
occur upon the Effective Date and the Officer will be entitled to forthwith terminate his
employment under the Prior Agreement and receive the payments and benefits described in Section
1(d)(i) of the Prior Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Section 1(d)(i) of the Prior Agreement also provides that in the event the Officer is so
entitled to terminate his employment and receive such payments and benefits, but the acquiring
company and/or affiliate thereof desires to retain the Officer as an employee of either or both of
such companies, then he need not terminate his employment as a prerequisite to entitlement to his
termination payments and benefits, as specified therein; provided the relevant

 

 

transaction is described in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”); and

WHEREAS,, the parties hereto agree that the proposed Merger constitutes a transaction described in
Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v); and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of the Officer following the Effective Date,
and the Officer desires to be so employed by the Company, under the terms set forth in this
Agreement in lieu of the terms of the Prior Agreement, but subject to the completion of the
contemplated Merger and compliance by the Company with the recitals hereof; and

WHEREAS, this Agreement shall not become effective until the Effective Date and shall be null and
void if the Merger Agreement is terminated by any party thereto prior to the Effective Date.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants herein contained, contingent,
however, upon the conditions subsequent of the consummation of the Merger and intending to be
legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1 Recitals; Termination of Prior Agreement; Payments.

	 	(a)	 	The foregoing recitals are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth
herein.
	 
	 	(b)	 	As of the Effective Date, the Prior Agreement shall be terminated and the terms
set forth in this Agreement shall become effective.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Company shall (i) pay the Officer’s accrued but unpaid base salary under
the Prior Agreement as of the Effective Date and (ii) pay, in one lump sum within 30
days after the Effective Date, the 1.5 times highest base salary and
bonus described in 
Section 1(d)(i) of the Prior Agreement and any related gross-up amount for this or any
other payment or benefit.

SECTION 2 Term of Agreement.

	 	(a)	 	Title; Initial Term. The Company hereby employs the Officer as Market
Executive of Wealth Management of its Harrisburg, Pennsylvania region. The term of
employment of the Officer under this Agreement shall be, initially, a two (2) year term
commencing on the date of consummation of the Merger (the “Commencement Date”) and
ending on the second anniversary of the Commencement Date (the “Termination Date”).
Said term shall be subject to automatic extension by operation of the provisions of
Section 2(b) hereof.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Renewal Extension Term. On the first anniversary of the Commencement
Date and on each succeeding anniversary date thereafter (“Renewal Commencement Date”),
the term of employment of the Officer under this Agreement shall be automatically
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	 	 	 	to the second anniversary of the Renewal Commencement Date, unless either party
shall have elected to fix the expiration date of the Officer’s term of employment.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Termination of Automatic Renewal.

	 	(1)	 	Each of the parties shall have the right to terminate the
automatic renewal by written notice 60 days prior to the Renewal Commencement
Date and thereby fix the expiration of the term of the Agreement under this
Section;
	 
	 	(2)	 	If either party provides a notice of termination of
automatic renewal to the other, the term of the Agreement of the Officer under
this Section shall continue until the later of:

	 	(c)	 	the Termination Date of the Initial Term as
described in Section 2(a) herein; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	the anniversary as determined by the Renewal
Commencement Date as described in Section 2(b) herein.

	 	(5)	 	Said term shall not continue after December 31 in the year in
which the Officer reaches 62 years of age.

	 	(d)	 	Examples of Operation of this Section. The following are offered
merely by way of illustration, and strictly for purposes of providing examples of the
operation of Section 2(a) (Initial Term) and (b) (Renewal Extension Term) of this
Agreement:

Example of Initial Term: In the event the Commencement Date is December 15, 2005,
the Initial Term is December 15, 2005, to December 14, 2007;

Example of Renewal Extension Term: The Renewal Extension Term of this Agreement
will automatically renew for an additional one (1) year term on December 15, 2006, and on
each December 15th thereafter for an additional one (1) year term; therefore, on
December 15, 2006, the Renewal Extension Term runs from December 15, 2006 to December 14,
2008; and

Example of Non-Renewal: In the event written notice of non-renewal is provided to
the employee prior to October 15, 2006 (or any October 15th thereafter), the
term of this Agreement will end on December 14, 2007 (or any December 14th
thereafter).

SECTION 3 Compensation.

In consideration for services rendered to the Company under this Agreement, the Company shall pay
and provide to the Officer the following compensation and benefits:

 

 

	 	(a)	 	Salary. The Company shall pay Officer an annual minimum base salary of
$140,000 to be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practice to be
adjusted from time to time to reflect such merit increases as the Company may determine
are appropriate.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Participation in Performance and Incentive Compensation and Bonus Plans. At
the discretion of the Compensation Committee of F.N.B. Corporation, the Officer shall
be entitled to participate in incentive compensation and such other bonus plans
comparable to those given to similarly-positioned officers of the Company or its
present or future subsidiaries or affiliates only during the term of Officer’s
employment with the Company.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Fringe Benefits. The Officer shall be entitled to vacations, retirement
benefits and other fringe benefits, including but not limited to group life, disability
and health insurance coverages comparable with those furnished to similarly positioned
officers of the Company and consistent with the prevailing compensation policies and
practices of the Company (now and in the future) as they may change from time to time,
with respect to similarly-positioned officers of the Company or its present or future
subsidiaries or affiliates.

SECTION 4 Resignation.

If the Officer voluntarily resigns as an officer or employee of the Company or its significant
present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, the Officer shall no longer be considered an employee
for any purpose and the Officer shall not be entitled to any separation pay, compensation, or
benefits after the effective date of the Officer’s resignation. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
nothing contained herein shall affect the Officer’s vested rights, if any.

SECTION 5 Death.

If the Officer dies during Officer’s employment with Company, the Officer’s heirs and estate are
not entitled to any Separation Pay under the terms of this Agreement.

SECTION 6 Disability.

	 	(a)	 	The term of employment of the Officer under this Agreement may be terminated at
the election of the Company upon a determination by the Board of Directors of the
Company, in its sole discretion, that the Officer will be unable by reason of physical
or mental incapacity to perform the reasonably-expected duties assigned to him pursuant
to this Agreement for a period longer than six consecutive months or more than nine
months in any consecutive twelve-month period;
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Board of Directors shall give due consideration to such factors as it deems
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	 	 	 	the opinion of the Officer’s personal physician or physicians and the opinion
of any physician or physicians selected by the Board of Directors for these
purposes;
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Officer shall submit to examination by any physician(s) so selected by the
Board of Directors, and shall otherwise cooperate with the Board of Directors
in making its determination contemplated hereunder (such cooperation to include,
without limitation, consenting to the release of information by any such
physician(s) to the Company);
	 
	 	(d)	 	In the event of such termination, the Company shall thereupon be relieved of
its obligations to pay compensation and benefits under Section 3 hereof (except
for accrued and unpaid items) but shall be obligated to pay or provide to the
Officer all rights and benefits available under the Company’s officer disability
policy.

SECTION 7 Termination for Proper Cause.

	 	(a)	 	The occurrence of any of the following events or circumstances shall constitute
“Proper Cause” for termination, at the election of the Board of Directors of the
Company, of the employment of the Officer under this Agreement:

	 	(1)	 	the perpetration of defalcations by the Officer involving the
Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, or willful,
reckless or grossly negligent conduct of the Officer entailing a substantial
violation of any material provision of the laws, rules, regulations or orders
of any governmental agency applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries and
affiliates;
	 
	 	(2)	 	the repeated and deliberate failure by the Officer, after
advance written notice, to comply with reasonable policies or directives of the
Board of Directors, President, any executive officer or the Officer’s immediate
supervisor; or
	 
	 	(3)	 	the Officer shall breach this Agreement in any other material
respect.

	 	(b)	 	If Company terminates the Officer for Proper Cause, the Officer shall not be an
employee nor shall the Officer be entitled to any separation pay, compensation, or
benefits after the effective date of the Officer’s termination. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing contained herein shall affect the Officer’s vested rights, if any.

SECTION 8 Termination Without Cause.

	 	(a)	 	Separation Pay. Company may terminate this Agreement at any time whether or
not such termination constitutes “Proper Cause” as defined in Section 7 hereof. In

 

 

	 	 	 	the event Company terminates this Agreement without Proper Cause as defined in
Section 7 hereof:

	 	(1)	 	The Officer shall not be considered an employee after the
effective date of the termination.
	 
	 	(2)	 	Company shall pay to Officer an amount equal to two (2) times
Officer’s annual salary at the time of termination (“Separation Pay”).
	 
	 	(3)	 	Company shall pay the Officer the Separation Pay over a period
of twenty-four (24) months in equal installments less all withholdings required
by law and authorized deductions, at intervals consistent with Company payroll
practices.
	 
	 	(4)	 	Officer will not be entitled to receive any benefits or bonuses
described in Section 3(b) and (c) hereof.
	 
	 	(5)	 	Officer will be entitled to receive such Separation Pay only if
the Officer executes and does not revoke a Release of all claims and
liabilities in form prescribed by Company.
	 
	 	(6)	 	Following termination without cause, Officer is entitled to
elect insurance coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act (COBRA) for a period of up to eighteen (18) months following officers
termination, and Company shall be obligated to pay on behalf of Officer the
monthly premium cost for Officer’s health/medical coverage under COBRA, less
the same contribution as required by employee’s group life and health insurance
coverages pursuant to the prevailing policies and practices of the Company (now
and in the future) with respect to similarly positioned officers of the Company
or its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates.
	 
	 	(7)	 	Nothing herein shall restrict the Officer’s vested rights, if
any, pursuant to Company’s 401(k) Plan, Retirement Income Plan, Basic
Retirement Plan, 2001 Incentive Plan, or any similar plans. Notwithstanding
the Officer receiving any payments under the terms of this Section, on the date
of the Officer’s termination, all vesting, for purposes of the Company’s 401(k)
Plan, Retirement Income Plan, Basic Retirement Plan, 2001 Incentive Plan, or
other such plans, shall cease.

	 	(b)	 	Suspension of Separation Pay. Without limitation of the Company’s rights and
remedies under this Agreement or as otherwise provided by law or in equity, it is
understood and agreed between the parties that the right of the Officer to receive and
retain any payments otherwise due under this Agreement shall be suspended and canceled
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	 	 	 	If and when the Officer shall have cured such violation within twenty (20) days of
receipt of written notice from Company and shall have tendered to the Company any
and all economic benefits directly or indirectly received or receivable by the
Officer arising therefrom, the Officer’s right to receive payments under this
Agreement shall be automatically reinstated but only for the remainder of the period
during which such payments are due him or her.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Termination of Separation Pay. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other
provision of this Agreement, the Officer shall not be entitled to any further
separation payments and the separation pay period shall end upon the occurrence of any
of the following:

	 	(1)	 	Officer files a claim, suit or submits any matter to
arbitration in violation of the Release executed in connection with

 Section
8(a)(5) hereof.
	 
	 	(2)	 	Officer violates any term or condition of this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, the Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and
Confidentiality provisions of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(3)	 	Officer’s misappropriates any trade secrets.
	 
	 	(4)	 	Company learns that the Officer committed a material breach of
the Agreement during the terms of this Agreement.

	 	(d)	 	Reduction of Separation Pay. Officer’s separation pay and COBRA reimbursement
shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount Officer is receiving from any other
employment, including self-employment after the initial twelve (12) months of
Separation Pay, which will not be adjusted.

SECTION 9 Change of Control.

A Change of Control (“Change of Control”) shall be defined as any merger or consolidation of F.N.B.
Corporation with another corporation, and as a result of such merger or consolidation, the
shareholders of F.N.B. Corporation as of the day preceding such transaction will own less than
fifty-one percent (51%) of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving corporation, or in
the event that there is (in a single transaction or series of related transactions) a sale or
exchange of eighty percent (80%) or more of the Common Stock of F.N.B. Corporation for securities
of another entity in which shareholders of F.N.B. Corporation will own less than fifty-one percent
(51%) of such entity’s outstanding voting securities, or in the event of the sale by F.N.B.
Corporation of a substantial portion of its assets (including the capital stock F.N.B. Corporation
owns in its subsidiaries) to an unrelated third party.

SECTION 10 Termination after Change of Control.

If Company terminates Employee without Proper Cause within twelve months of an event constituting a
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the covenants of this Agreement, the Officer will be discharged from the covenants of Section 11 at
any time during the Restricted Period by filing with the Company a duly executed statement
satisfactory to Company, releasing the Company and, if applicable, its insurance carriers, from any
and all obligations under the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding said Release, Officer shall
remain subject to all other covenants and restrictions of this Agreement, including, but not
limited to Sections 12 and 13.

SECTION 11 Non-Competition.

	 	(a)	 	For purposes of this Agreement, reference to the term “Competitive Enterprise”
shall mean any bank holding company, finance company or insured depository institution
(including an institution in the organization stage or in the process of applying for
or receiving appropriate regulatory approval), including, without limitation, any
federal or state chartered bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit
union or other financial services provider or non-banking affiliate thereof offering
similar services or products as those offered by the Company to its customers.
	 
	 	(b)	 	During the term of this Agreement and during the two (2) year period
immediately following termination of Officer’s employment (which may include, without
limitation, Officer’s resignation or any event specified in Sections 7 and 8 hereof)
(hereinafter referred to as “Restricted Period”), the Officer shall not:

	 	(1)	 	accept a position as director, employee, consultant, advisor or
agent of any Competitive Enterprise which is located in any county in the
Company’s region to which Officer is assigned at the time of Officer’s
termination of employment and any contiguous county and any county in the
Company’s region to which Officer was assigned 24 months prior to Officer’s
termination of employment.
	 
	 	(2)	 	acquire an ownership interest (individually or in concert with
others) in a Competitive Enterprise whereby said ownership interest enables
Officer to, directly or indirectly, in any manner, control, direct, influence,
affect or impact the operations, services or business activities of the
Competitive Enterprise in any county, or county contiguous thereto, in which
Company or its subsidiaries operate an office at the time of Officer’s
termination of employment;

SECTION 12 Non-Solicitation.

During the Restricted Period the Officer shall not:

	 	(a)	 	in any way, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of selling
any product or service that competes with a product or service offered by the
Company or its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, solicit, divert,
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	 	(1)	 	any customer or existing business of Company,
with whom the Officer solicited, became aware of, or transacted
business during Officer’s employment with Company;
	 
	 	(2)	 	any potential customer or business identified
by Company, with whom the Officer solicited, became aware of, or
transacted business during Officer’s employment with Company;

	 	(b)	 	employ or assist in employing any present employee of the
Company or any of its affiliates (whether or not such employment is full time
or is pursuant to a written contract), for the purpose of having such employee
perform services for any Competitive Enterprise or other organization in
competition with the business of the Company or any of its present or future
subsidiaries or affiliates;
	 
	 	(c)	 	in any way, directly or indirectly, make any oral or written
statement, comments, or other communications designed or intended to impugn,
disparage or otherwise malign the reputation, ethics, competency, morality or
qualifications of the Company or any of its directors or employees or
customers.

SECTION 13 Confidentiality.

	 	(a)	 	For purposes of this Agreement, “Proprietary Information” shall mean any
information relating to the business of the Company or any of its present or future
subsidiaries or affiliates that has not previously been publicly released by authorized
representatives of the Company or any authorized representatives of any of its present
or future subsidiaries or affiliates, and shall include (but shall not be limited to)
Company information encompassed in all marketing and business plans, financial
information, costs, pricing information, customer and client lists and relationships
between Company and dealers, distributors, sales representatives, wholesalers,
customers, clients, suppliers, and others who have business dealings with Company, and
all methods, concepts, or ideas in or reasonably related to the business of the Company
or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates and not in the public
domain.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Officer agrees to regard and preserve as confidential all Proprietary
Information that has been or may be developed or obtained by the Officer in the course
of Officer’s employment with the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, whether
Officer has such information in Officer’s memory, writing, electronic media or other
physical form, including information maintained by Officer on any computer, electronic
device, or other personal property owned by Officer. The Officer shall not, without
written authorization from the Company, use for Officer’s benefit or purposes, nor
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	 	 	 	during the term of Officer’s employment or thereafter, except as required by the
conditions of Officer’s employment hereunder, any Proprietary Information connected
with the business or development of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
This prohibition shall not apply after the Proprietary Information has been
voluntarily disclosed to the public, independently developed and disclosed by
others, or otherwise enters the public domain through lawful means.

SECTION 14 Removal of Documents or Objects.

The Officer agrees not to remove from the premises of the Company or any of its present or future
subsidiaries or affiliates, except as an employee of the Company in pursuit of the business of the
Company or any of its present or future subsidiaries or affiliates, or except as specifically
permitted in writing by the Company, any document or object containing or reflecting any
Proprietary Information. The Officer recognizes that all such documents, tangible and intangible
property and objects, whether developed by him or her by someone else, are the exclusive property
of the Company.

SECTION 15 Remedies.

In addition to any other rights and remedies Company may have if Officer violates this Agreement,
the Company and Officer agree as follows:

	 	(a)	 	It is understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that the services
to be rendered by the Officer hereunder are of a special, unique, extraordinary and
intellectual character, which gives them a peculiar value, the loss of which may not be
reasonably or adequately compensated in damages, and additionally that a breach by the
Officer of the covenants set out in Sections 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this Agreement will
cause the Company great and irreparable injury and damage. The Officer hereby
expressly agrees that the Company shall be entitled to the remedies of injunction,
specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent a breach of Sections 11, 12,
13 and 14 of this Agreement by the Officer. This provision shall not, however, be
construed as a waiver of any of the remedies which the Company may have for damages or
otherwise.
	 
	 	(b)	 	In the event Officer shall be in violation of any of the aforementioned
restrictive covenants, the time limitation thereof with respect to them shall be
extended for a period of time equal to the period of time during which breach or
breaches should occur; and in the event the Company should be required to seek relief
from such breach in any court, board of arbitration or other tribunal, the covenants
shall be extended for a period of time equal to the pendency of such proceedings,
including appeals.

SECTION 16 Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that, at the election and direction of the
Company’s Board of Directors and without modification of the terms and provisions hereof, the

 

 

Officer may be required to serve as an officer of any one or more present or future subsidiaries or
affiliates of the Company and, when and as so determined by the Board and any such subsidiary or
affiliate, the rights, duties and obligations of the Officer and Company expressed and implied in
this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and bind any such subsidiary or affiliate with the
same force and effect as would be obtained if the subsidiary or affiliate were a party hereto
jointly and severally with the Company.

SECTION 17 Successors, Assigns, Etc.

	 	(a)	 	This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the
Officer and the Company and their respective permitted successors, assigns, heirs,
legal representatives and beneficiaries.
	 
	 	(b)	 	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 effect any such action shall be null, void and of no effect; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section shall preclude the assumption of such rights by
executors, administrators or other legal representatives of the Officer or Officer’s
estate and their assigning any rights hereunder to the person or persons entitled
thereto.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from consolidating or
merging into or with or transferring all or substantially all of its assets to another
corporation which assumes this Agreement and all obligations and undertakings of the
Company hereunder. Upon such a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets and
assumption the term “Company” as used herein shall mean such other corporation and this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

SECTION 18 Notices.

	 	(a)	 	All notices and other communications which are required or may be given under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given on the date
delivered personally or if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid, on the date deposited in the mail.
	 
	 	(b)	 	All notices shall be provided to the following address or to such other place
as either party shall have specified by notice in writing to the other:

	 	(1)	 	To the Company, at the address designated as its headquarters,
Attention: CEO. With a copy to F.N.B. Corporation, One F.N.B. Boulevard,
1st Floor, Hermitage, Pennsylvania 16148, Attention: Corporate
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	 	(2)	 	To the Officer, at his/her address provided to Company from
time to time for salary and other similar purposes.

SECTION 19 Governmental Regulation.

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be interpreted, construed or applied to require the
commission of any act contrary to law and whenever there is any conflict between any provision of
this Agreement and any statute, law ordinance, order or regulation, the latter shall prevail; but
in such event any such provision of this Agreement shall be curtailed and limited only to the
extent necessary to bring it within applicable legal requirements.

SECTION 20 Arbitration.

Any dispute or controversy as to the validity, interpretation, construction, application or
enforcement of, or otherwise arising under or in connection with this Agreement, shall be submitted
at the request of either party hereto for resolution and settlement through arbitration in
Pennsylvania in accordance with the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association.
Any award rendered therein shall be final and binding on each of the parties hereto and their
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and judgment may be entered thereon in
any court having jurisdiction. The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not be deemed to
limit the rights and remedies reserved to the Company under and pursuant to Section 15 hereof which
rights and remedies may be pursued through arbitration.

SECTION 21 Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.

SECTION 22 Divisibility.

Should a court or arbitrator declare any provision hereof to be invalid, such declaration shall not
affect the validity of the Agreement as a whole or any part thereof, other than the specific
portion declared to be invalid.

SECTION 23 Headings.

The headings to the Sections and paragraphs hereof are placed herein for convenience of reference
only and in case of any conflict the text of this Agreement, rather than the headings, shall
control.

SECTION 24 Entire Agreement; Amendment.

This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties in respect of the subject matter
contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings relating

 

 

to the subject matter and may only be amended by a written agreement signed by both parties hereto
or their duly-authorized representatives.

 

 

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	WITNESS:
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Joseph L. Paese
	 
	 	 	 	 
	ATTEST:	 	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
	 	 	PENNSYLVANIA
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Secretary

	 	 	 	    
Stephen J. Gurgovits
	 

	 	 	 	    
Chairman

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