Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
The Board
of Directors of Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company” or
“Commerce”), following the recommendation and approval of the Company’s
Compensation Committee, approved employment agreements for the following
executive officers of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Commerce
Bank/Harrisburg: Gary L. Nalbandian, Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer; Mark A. Zody, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer;
Mark A. Ritter, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; D. Scott
Huggins, Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer; and James R. Ridd, Senior
Vice President and Chief Credit Officer.
Agreement for Gary L.
Nalbandian
Mr.
Nalbandian’s agreement is for a period of three years and shall automatically
renew and be extended for a new three-year term on each anniversary date of the
agreement unless either party gives the other party written notice no later than
(90) days before any such anniversary date. Mr. Nalbandian’s base salary is
$495,000 and may not be decreased without his consent. The agreement
provides that Mr. Nalbandian may be paid a bonus, however, he is not guaranteed
a bonus. In addition to benefits available to other senior
executives, Mr. Nalbandian is to receive use of an automobile, club memberships
and six weeks’ vacation each calendar year.
If
Commerce terminates Mr. Nalbandian’s employment other than for cause, then
Commerce shall pay his full base salary through the date of
termination. In addition, in lieu of any further salary payments to
him, for a period subsequent to the date of termination, Commerce shall pay him
as severance pay a lump sum severance payment equal to three (3) times his
compensation (as defined in the agreement) then in effect. In
addition, if Mr. Nalbandian shall terminate his employment for “good reason”
within three years after a “change in control” of the Company (as
such terms are defined in the agreements), he is entitled under certain
circumstances to receive a lump sum severance payment equal to three
(3) times his compensation. He is also entitled to a certain other
benefits and rights in the event of his termination without cause or for “good
reason” and to a “gross-up” payment. The agreement includes a
non-competition provision that extends throughout the term of employment and for
18 months following the termination of his employment under the
agreement.
The
foregoing description of the agreement is not complete and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit
10.1.
Agreements for Executive
Officers Other than Mr. Nalbandian
Each
employment agreement is for a period of two years and shall automatically renew
and be extended for a new two-year term on each anniversary date of the
agreement unless either party gives the other party written notice no later than
(90) days before any such anniversary date. The compensation payable to each
executive officer is set forth below. The executives are also
eligible to receive a discretionary bonus each year if objective and reasonable
performance metrics are achieved with respect to both corporate and personal
performance. Other benefits are available to the executives through
normal operations as they would be available to other senior
executives.
If
Commerce terminates the executives’ employment other than for cause, then
Commerce shall pay their full base salary through the date of termination. In
lieu of any further salary payments, for a period subsequent to the date of
termination, Commerce shall pay as severance pay to each a lump sum severance
payment equal to two times the average annual base salary in effect during the
twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding such termination. Additionally, if
any executive shall terminate his employment following a “change in control” of
the Company or for “good reason” (as such terms are defined in the agreements),
the executive would be entitled under certain circumstances to receive a lump
sum severance payment equal to two (2) times average annual base salary in
effect during the twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding such
termination. The agreement includes a non-competition
p
rovision
that extends throughout the term of employment and up to a period of 12 months
following the termination of employment, dependent upon various
reasons.
Mr.
Zody’s agreement also provides that the Company will reimburse him for certain
continuing education costs and continue to pay premiums on his split dollar life
insurance policy and long term disability policy.
Base
salaries in effect for 2009:
|
Name
|
Title
|
B
ase
Salary
|
|
Mark
A. Zody
|
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
$252,000
|
|
Mark
A. Ritter
|
Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
|
$220,000
|
|
D.
Scott Huggins
|
Senior
Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
|
$190,000
|
|
James
R. Ridd
|
Senior
Vice President and Chief Credit Officer
|
$184,000
|
Mr.
Zody’s employment agreement is being filed as Exhibit 10.2 and a form of
agreement for Messrs. Huggins, Ritter and Ridd is being filed herewith as
Exhibit 10.3. The foregoing description of the agreements is not
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the appropriate
exhibit.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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