ATHENS FEDERAL COMMUNITY BANK
FIRST EXTENSION OF AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT WITH JEFFREY L. CUNNINGHAM
WHEREAS, Athens Federal Community Bank (“Bank”)
has entered into an amended and restated employment agreement (the
“Agreement”) with Jeffrey L. Cunningham
(“Executive”); and
WHEREAS, a copy of the Agreement is attached hereto;
and
WHEREAS, Section 17 of the Agreement permits the
parties to amend the Agreement by mutual consent; and
WHEREAS, the parties have mutually agreed to extend the term
of the Agreement as set forth herein and to modify the Agreement as
set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises set
for the herein, and other good and valuable considerations, the
receipt and sufficiency of where are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
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1)
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The
original term of the Agreement entered in to between the Bank and
the Executive is hereby extended for a period of thirty-six
(36) months, beginning January 1, 2009 and ending
December 31, 2011.
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2)
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The
base salary during the extended period shall be Two Hundred Thirty
Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Nine and 69/100 ($238,809.69) per
year, plus benefits as itemized in the original
Agreement.
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3)
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All
other provisions of the Agreement are hereby ratified and
reaffirmed and shall remain in full force and effect, subject to
the changes made herein.
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WHEREFORE, the undersigned hereby execute this First
Extension of Amended and Restated Contract of Employment as of the
1 st
day of January, 2009.
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ATHENS
FEDERAL COMMUNITY BANK
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BY:
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/s/ G. Timothy
Howard
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Mr. G. Timothy
Howard
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ITS:
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Chairman of the
Board of Directors
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EXECUTIVE
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/s/ Jeffrey L.
Cunningham
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Jeffrey L.
Cunningham
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Chairman,
Personnel Committee
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AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
PREAMBLE. This
Agreement is entered into as of the 1 st day of January, 2008, by and between Athens
Federal Community Bank (the “Bank”), and Jeffrey L.
Cunningham (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Bank
and the Executive have previously executed an Employment Agreement
effective August 26, 1999, a First Amendment thereto dated
December 20, 1999, a Second Amendment thereto dated
September 19, 2001, and a Third Amendment thereto dated
December 18, 2002, and which Employment Agreement, as amended,
has been the subject of a First Extension, a Second Extension, a
Third Extension, a Fourth Extension, a Fifth Extension, a Sixth
Extension and a Seventh Extension dated December 21, 2006;
and
WHEREAS,
Section 17 of the Employment Agreement permits the parties to
amend the Employment Agreement by mutual written consent, and the
parties now wish to make certain further amendments to the terms of
the Employment Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the
parties further wish to consolidate the numerous Amendments and
Extensions of the Employment Agreement into this Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement (hereinafter, the
“Agreement”), which Agreement shall, except as
expressly provided herein, replace and supersede the original
Employment Agreement and all Amendments and Extensions
thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE,
the undersigned 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 Bank.
(b)
[intentionally omitted]
(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)
[intentionally omitted]
(e)
“ Disability ” shall mean, for purposes of this
Agreement, a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the
Executive’s ability to substantially perform his duties under
this Agreement and which results in the Executive becoming eligible
for long-term disability benefits under the Bank’s long-term
disability plan (or, if the Bank has no such plan in effect, which
impairs the Executive’s ability to substantially perform his
duties under this Agreement for a period of 180 consecutive
days).
(f)
“ Effective Date ” shall mean August 26,
1999.
(g)
“ Expiration Date ” shall mean the date on which
the term of this Agreement expires pursuant to Section 6
hereof, taking into account any and all renewals of such
term.
(h)
“Good Reason ” shall mean any of the following
events, which has not been consented to in advance by the Executive
in writing: (i) a material diminution in the Executive’s
base compensation, as the same may be increased from time to time;
(ii) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority,
duties, or responsibilities; (iii) a material diminution in
the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the supervisor (or
supervisory committee) to whom the Executive is required to report,
including a requirement that the Executive report to a corporate
officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the board of
directors of the Bank; (iv) a material diminution in the
budget over which the Executive retains authority; (v) a
material change in the geographic location at which the Executive
must perform the services he is required to perform hereunder; or
(vi) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material
breach by the Bank of this Agreement, the Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan by and between the parties and dated
December 26, 2006 as the same may be subsequently amended, or
any other agreements related or ancillary hereto or
thereto.
(i)
“ Just Cause ” shall mean, in the good faith
determination of the Board, the Executive’s personal
dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary
duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform
duties stated herein, willful violation of any law, rule or
regulation (other than traffic violations or similar non-criminal
offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, or material breach of
any provision of this Agreement. No act, or failure to act, on the
Executive’s part shall (1) be considered
“willful” unless he has acted, or failed to act, with
an absence of good faith and without a reasonable belief that his
action or failure to act was in the bes

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