SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-12-16

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<div><a name="s08C2C403CDE0981D542800BFBD6298FB"></a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDED AND RESTATED CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-COMPETITION, AND <br>NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:142%;text-align:justify;text-indent:49px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This Amended and Restated Confidentiality, Non-Competition, and Non-Solicitation Agreement (&#8220;Agreement&#8221;) is made and entered into this 13th day of December 2019 by and between Sound Community Bank, a Washington corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and Laura Lee Stewart (the &#8220;Employee&#8221;). This Agreement amends and restates the Confidentiality, Non-Competition, and Non-Solicitation Agreement between the Company and the Executive as originally adopted effective December 30, 2011, as amended and restated on November 23, 2015 and January 25, 2019 (the &#8220;Prior Agreement&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;the Employee is a key member of the management of the Company and has provided guidance, leadership, and direction in the growth, management, and development of the Company and has learned trade secrets, confidential procedures and information, and sensitive business plans of the Company; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;the Company desires to continue to employ the Employee, and the Employee desires to continue employment with the Company;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;the Company desires to restrict, after the Employee&#8217;s Separation from Service with the Company, the Employee&#8217;s availability to other companies or entities that compete with the Company;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, the Company desires to amend and restate the Prior Agreement in order to comply with Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1450, which was signed into law on May 8, 2019 and which governs non-competition agreements in the State of Washington; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;the Employee agrees to undertake such post-employment restrictions in exchange for the severance payments described herein;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">NOW THEREFORE,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;in consideration of these premises, the mutual promises and undertakings set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Employee and the Company hereby agree as follows.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;DEFINITIONS. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">As used in this Agreement, certain terms shall have the following meanings:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">a.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Affiliate shall mean the Company and any entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more