Exhibit 10.2
IBERIABANK
CORPORATION
IBERIABANK
Change in Control Severance
Agreement
THIS Change in Control Severance
Agreement (the “Agreement”) is dated effective as of
the 17th day of September, 2009 (the “Effective Date”),
by and between Jefferson G. Parker (the “Employee”),
IBERIABANK (the “Company”), and IBERIABANK Corporation
(the “Holding Company”).
WHEREAS, the Employee became
employed by the Holding Company as an officer on the Effective Date
and will also provide services to the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Holding
Company deem it to be in their respective best interests to enter
into the Agreement as an additional incentive to the Employee to
join the Holding Company; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire by this
writing to set forth their understanding as to their respective
rights and obligations in the event a change of control occurs with
respect to the Company or the Holding Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned
parties agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms . When used
anywhere in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meaning set forth herein.
(a) “Board” shall mean
the Board of Directors of the Employer.
(b) “Change in Control”
shall mean (i) a change in control of the Holding Company, of
a nature that would be required to be reported in response to
Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange
Act”) or any successor thereto, whether or not any security
of the Holding Company is registered under Exchange Act; provided
that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed
to have occurred if any “person” (as such 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, or securities of the Holding
Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of
the Holding Company then outstanding securities; (ii) during
any period of two consecutive years, individuals (the
“Continuing Directors”) who at the beginning of such
period constitute the Board of Directors (the “Existing
Board”) of the Holding Company cease for any reason to
constitute at least two-thirds thereof, provided that any
individual whose election or nomination for election as a member of
the Existing Board was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of
the Continuing Directors then in office shall be considered a
Continuing Director unless his or her initial assumption of office
occurs as a result of an actual or threatened contest with respect
to the election or removal of directors or other actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of someone other
than a Continuing Director; or (iii) the acquisition of
ownership, holding or power to vote more than 25% of the voting
stock of the Company by any person other than the Holding
Company.
(c) “Code” shall mean
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time,
and as interpreted through applicable rulings and regulations in
effect from time to time.
(d) “Code §280G
Maximum” shall mean the product of 2.99 and the
Employee’s “base amount” within the meaning of
Code §280G(b)(3).
(e) “Date of
Termination” shall mean the date Employee has a
“separation from service” as defined in Treasury
Regulation §1.409A-1(h)(1).
(f) “Disability” shall
mean termination of the Employee’s employment because of any
physical or mental impairment which qualifies the Employee for
disability benefits under the applicable long-term disability plan
maintained by the Employers or, if no such plan applies, which
would qualify the Employee for disability benefits under the
Federal Social Security System.
(g) “Employer” means the
Holding Company or the Company, whichever employs the
Employee.
(h) “Good Reason” shall
mean (i) without the Employee’s express written consent:
the assignment to the Employee, by the Employer, of any duties
which are materially inconsistent with the Employee’s
positions, duties, responsibilities and status with the Employer
immediately prior to a Change in Control, or a material change or
diminution in the Employee’s reporting responsibilities,
titles or offices as an employee and as in effect immediately prior
to such a Change in Control, or any removal of the Employee from or
any failure to re-elect the Employee to any of such
responsibilities, titles or offices, except in connection with the
termination of the Employee’s employment for Just Cause or
Disability or as a result of the Employee’s death or by the
Employee other than for Good Reason; (ii) without the
Employee’s express written consent, a reduction by the
Employer in the Employee’s base salary as in effect on the
date of the Change in Control or as the same may be increased from
time to time thereafter or a reduction in the package of fringe
benefits provided to the Employee; (iii) any purported
termination of the Employee’s employment for Just Cause or
Disability which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of
Termination satisfying the requirements hereof ;(iv) the failure by
the Company or the Holding Company to obtain the assumption of and
agreement to perform this Agreement by any successor as
contemplated in Section 8 hereto; (v) requirement that
the Employee principally perform all services at location more than
30 miles from such location on the Effective Date. For purposes of
this Section 1(h), any good faith determination of “Good
Reason” made by the Employee shall create a rebuttable
presumption that “Good Reason” exists. Anything in this
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, a termination by the
Employee for any reason during the 30-day period immediately
following the first anniversary of the Effective Date shall be
deemed to be a termination for Good Reason for all purposes of this
Agreement.
(i) “Just Cause” shall
mean, in the good faith determination of the Board, the
Employee’s personal dishonesty, incompetence in the
performance of duties, willful violation of any law, rule,
regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or
final cease-and-desist order, or material breach of this
Agreement.
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No act or failure to act, on the
Employee’s part shall be considered “willful”
unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by him in bad faith or
without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the
Employer’s best interests. Any act, or failure t