UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 16, 2014
NB&T FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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48 N. South Street, Wilmington, Ohio 45177
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (937) 382-1441
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e) On September 16, 2014, the Board of Directors of The National Bank and Trust Company
(NBTC), the wholly-owned subsidiary of NB&T Financial Group, Inc. (NB&T Financial), established an incentive compensation plan for certain employees of NBTC pursuant to which awards are based on NBTCs
achievement of an increase in NBTCs pre-tax, pre-bonus earnings. Pursuant to the incentive plan, the Board of Directors establishes a percentage of such earnings improvement that will be directed to a bonus pool for employees participating in
the plan. The Board of Directors may also establish a second tier sharing percentage for pre-tax, pre-bonus earnings improvements that exceed the base expectation. The level of participation by each eligible employee is determined by that
employees compensation as a percentage of NBTCs total compensation. The Compensation Committee of NB&T Financial may exclude from determining the level of achievement of NBTCs performance objectives any extraordinary or
significant items. Awards will be paid in cash as soon as practical after the plan year end and after NBTCs earnings have been reviewed by its auditors. The incentive plan provides that upon a change in control, as defined in the plan, all
awards will be paid on a pro-rata basis to eligible employees who are employed as of the date of the change in control.
All regular
full-time and part-time employees are eligible to participate except those who participate in a separate plan where additional compensation is awarded based on loan originations or sales of non-traditional bank products. The named executive officers
of NB&T Financial Messrs. John J. Limbert, W. Keith Argabright and Craig F. Fortin are eligible to participate in the incentive plan.
For 2014, the Board of Directors of NBTC established a 15% allocation to the bonus pool for NBTC pre-tax, pre-bonus earnings improvement up to
$455,000 in 2014 over 2013, and a 25% allocation to the bonus pool for any improvement in earnings in excess of the $455,000 threshold for 2014.
A copy of the National Bank & Trust Incentive Plan is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits:
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Exhibit 10.1 |
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National Bank & Trust Incentive Plan, Amended and Restated September 16, 2014 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
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NB&T Financial Group, Inc. |
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/s/ Craig F. Fortin |
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Craig F. Fortin Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 19, 2014
Exhibit 10.1
THE NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
National Bank & Trust Incentive Plan
Amended and Restated Effective September 16, 2014
Purpose and Background
The National Bank
and Trust Company (the Company) has adopted the National Bank & Trust Incentive Plan (the Plan) to provide an annual incentive opportunity based on the achievement of predetermined annual financial objectives.
Effective September 16, 2014, the Plan is amended and restated as provided in this document.
The Plan is based on improving earnings
year over year and the principle of pay for performance. Each year through the budget process, the Board of Directors (the Board) sets the base expectation for pre-tax, pre-bonus earnings improvement over the prior year. The
Board then establishes a percentage of this improvement (i.e. 15%) (the Sharing Percentage) which will be directed to a bonus pool for employees participating in this plan. The Board, at its discretion, can also establish a second tier
Sharing Percentage for pre-tax, pre-bonus earnings improvements that exceed the base expectation. This second tier Sharing Percentage typically would be higher (i.e. 25%) to reward employees for the additional performance above expectations. As a
result, the better the performance the higher the payout under the Plan.
Eligibility
Except as described in the next paragraph, all regular full-time and regular part-time employees are eligible to participate in the Plan,
provided that they meet the employment criteria described below. The level of participation in the Plan is determined by the individuals compensation, defined as base salary or wages plus any applicable overtime wages, as a percentage of the
Companys total compensation. Participation in the Plan for a partial Plan year, in the event a new employee is hired, will begin with the first day of the month following the date of hire. The bonus payout will be calculated on the base wages
from the date of participation forward for the year.
Employees who regularly participate in another National Bank & Trust
Incentive Plan may not be eligible for this plan. Determination of eligibility will be determined on an annual basis by a vote of the Compensation Committee. In general, employees who participate in a separate plan where additional compensation is
awarded based on loan originations or sales of non-traditional bank products (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc) are examples of non-eligibility. These additional incentive plans are subject to annual review by the compensation committee and must be
in full compliance with all regulatory guidelines.
Target Incentive Awards and Weighting of Awards
See Attached Exhibit A for the bonus worksheet.
The plan involves two calculations. First, the bonus pool is determined based on the amount by
which the Companys pre-tax pre-bonus earnings for the current year exceed the earnings for the prior year, multiplied by the Board authorized Sharing Percentage(s).
Second, specific individual awards would be determined by the percentage of the individual employees compensation to the total
compensation for participating bank employees who are employed as of the calculation date. That resulting percentage is then allocated against the total pool calculated in the first step to determine the individual award.
Example:
The Board establishes a pre-tax
pre-bonus earnings increase base expectation of $800,000. The Board also establishes a Sharing Percentage of 15% up to the base expectation of $800,000 and 25% for any additional earnings above the base. Actual results are an increase of $1,500,000.
Step 1)
Bonus pool
calculated:
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$800,000 * 15% = $120,000 |
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700,000 * 25% = 175,000 |
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Total Increase |
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$1,500,000 $295,000 |
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Total bonus pool |
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Step 2)
Eligible Employee A has annual compensation of $40,000.00
The Companys total compensation for all Eligible Employees who met the employment status criteria equals $9,000,000.00
Employee As award percentage equals 0.00444 (calculated as $40,000/$9,000,000) of the total pool of available funds.
Employee As bonus award is $1,310 (calculated as 0.00444 * $295,000).
Bank Performance Objectives
For each
Plan year, the Board approves the Companys performance objectives.
At its discretion, the Committee may exclude any extraordinary or
significant items (i.e., acquisition, divestitures, security gains or losses, significant changes in accounting principles or tax laws, extraordinary non-recurring expenses, etc.) in determining the level of achievement of the Companys
performance objectives and its impact on pre-tax pre-bonus earnings.
Award Payment
The Company will pay the applicable awards in cash (less any appropriate taxes) after the end of each year for all participants. The bonus pool
and awards are calculated as soon as practical after the Plan year and after the Companys earnings have been reviewed by the Companys auditors. Awards will be paid in cash between January 1 and March 15th following the Plan
year.
Employment Status
Participants must be employed on the day in which payment is made to receive an award, with the exception of Participants who terminate
employment by reason of death, disability or normal retirement. For those terminations, participants will receive a pro-rata award for the Companys performance objective calculated on the base salary earned during the Plan year. Participants
who terminate employment for any other reason during a Plan year will not be eligible to receive an award for the Companys performance objective for that year.
Effect of Change in Control
If a Change
in Control (as defined below) occurs during any Plan year, all potential awards under the Plan (less any previous payouts paid during the Plan year) will be paid on a pro-rata basis to each eligible employee who is employed as of the date of the
Change in Control, based on performance objectives for that Plan year met on the date of the Change in Control. An example of the proration methodology is provided below. The Company will pay the applicable awards in cash, less the appropriate
taxes, not earlier than the date of the Change in Control and not later than the date the award would otherwise be payable had no Change in Control occurred.
For purposes of this provision, a Change in Control means the first to happen of any of the following after the date of this
amendment:
(i) the acquisition of ownership or power to vote more than 50% of the voting stock of NB&T Financial Group, Inc., an Ohio
corporation (NB&T);
(ii) the merger of NB&T or the Company into, or the consolidation of NB&T or the Bank with,
another corporation, or the merger of another corporation into NB&T or the Company, on a basis whereby less than fifty percent of the total voting power of the surviving corporation is represented by shares held by former shareholders of
NB&T prior to such merger or consolidation;
(iii) the acquisition of the ability to control the election of a majority of the
directors of either of NB&T or the Company;
(iv) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such
period constitute the Board of Directors of NB&T or the Company cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; provided, however, that any individual whose election or nomination for election as a member of the Board of
Directors of NB&T or the Company was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office shall be considered to have continued to be a member of the Board of Directors of NB&T or the Company;
(v) the acquisition by any person or entity of the power to direct NB&Ts or the
Companys management or policies, if the Board of Directors has made a determination that such acquisition constitutes or will constitute an acquisition of control of NB&T or the Company for the purpose of the Bank Holding Company Act or
the Change in Bank Control Act and the regulations thereunder; or
(vi) NB&T or the Company shall have sold substantially all of its
assets.
For purposes of the definition of a Change in Control, the term person refers to an individual, corporation,
partnership, trust, association, joint venture, pool, syndicate or other organization or entity.
Prorated Change in Control Bonus
Calculation Example:
Any bonus measured based on an annual measurement shall be measured based on year to date performance and each bonus
target shall be prorated by multiplying the bonus threshold by a fraction, the number of which is (a) the total number of days from the first day of the performance measurement period through the date of the Change in Control, and the
denominator of which is (b) 365;
In the bonus calculation example above, if a Change in Control occurred on October 30, 2014,
and the year to date increase in the pre-tax pre-bonus earnings was $675,000, the bonus pool would be $102,558 (15% of the earnings increase below $661,918 ($800,000 * 302 / 365) and 25% of the earnings increase above that threshold). This bonus
pool would be allocated among the eligible employees who were employed on the date of the Change in Control, whether or not they remained employed on the date of payment, based on the ratio of (a) each eligible employees year to date
compensation, to (b) the total year to date compensation for all eligible employees who were employed on the date of the Change in Control.
No
Entitlement to Incentive Compensation
Each participant is eligible for a distribution under this Plan only upon attainment of certain
performance objectives defined under the Plan and after the approval of the award by the Committee.
Tax Treatment
The Plan is intended to be an unfunded nonqualified deferred compensation plan and is not intended to meet the qualification requirements of
Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
This Plan is intended to comply with the
provisions of Code § 409A. Awards payable hereunder are not intended to be deferred compensation under Code Section 409A and no actions will be permitted that will cause such awards to be treated as such. If awards are deemed
deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, however, no action shall be taken under this plan that will cause any participant to be liable for payment of interest or a tax penalty under Code Section 409A.
All federal, state, or local taxes that the Company determines are required to be withheld from
any distributions made pursuant to this Plan shall be withheld.
Administration
Although this Plan is sponsored by the Company, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NB&T Financial Group, Inc. (the
Committee) shall be the administrator of the Plan. Except as set forth below, the Committee has delegated authority to implement and administer this Plan to the Companys Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who in turn, may
delegate this authority as needed.
The Committee has retained authority to review and approve:
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Annual Plan metrics and goals as presented by the CEO and other members of management; |
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Plan payouts to the CEO and other executive officers; and |
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The aggregate payout of Awards pursuant to this Plan. |
The Committee reserves the right to
withhold or adjust awards and will notify the participant of its decision to withhold or adjust if it is determined that the best interests of the Company, and of other stakeholders determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, are served,
while considering what may be an appropriate award to any participant.
Amendment and Termination of Plan
The Committee reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time upon thirty days written notice to participants. No amendment
or termination of this Plan shall adversely affect the rights of any employee with respect to amounts that have been credited to the employee prior to the date of such amendment or termination.
Limitation of Rights
Neither the
establishment of this Plan nor any amendment thereof will be construed as giving to any employee, beneficiary, or any other person any legal or equitable right against the Company, its officers, or its directors except as expressly provided herein,
and in no event will the terms of employment or service of any employee be modified or in any way affected hereby.
Contract of Employment
Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to constitute a contract of employment between the Company and any of its employees or to
constitute a right of an employee to be employed for any specified period of time by the Company, and nothing in the Plan shall interfere in any way with the Companys right to terminate the employment of any person at any time, with or without
notice, and with or without cause.
Nonassignability of Benefits
Benefits payable under this Plan are not subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance,
charge, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, including any such liability which is for alimony or other payments for the support of a spouse or former spouse, or for any other relative of the employee, unless
pursuant to court order, prior to actual receipt by the person entitled to the benefit under the terms of the Plan. Any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to benefits
payable under this Plan is void. The Company is not in any manner liable for, or subject to, the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any person entitled to benefits under this Plan.
Employees Bound
Any action with respect
to the Plan taken by the Company or any action authorized by or taken at the direction of the Company shall be conclusive upon all employees, beneficiaries, or any other person entitled to benefits under the Plan.
Waiver
No delay or failure by the
Company, an employee, or any other person in exercising any right under the Plan, and no partial or single exercise of that right, shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right.
Word Usage
Wherever any words are used
herein in the masculine or neuter gender, they shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine, masculine or neuter gender, as the context may require, and vice versa, and wherever any words are used herein in the singular form they
shall be construed as though they were also used in the plural form, as the context may require, and vice versa.
Severability
If any provision of this Plan shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions
thereof, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provisions had not been included.
State Law
The laws of the State of Ohio will determine all questions arising with respect to the provisions of this Plan, except to the extent superseded
by federal law.
Notice
Any notice
to be delivered pursuant to the Plan shall be given in writing and delivered, personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the Company or to the employee at their last known addresses.
Accounting Restatements
If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting
requirement under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as determined by the Companys audit firm within three years of plan payout, the participants shall, unless otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, reimburse the
Company upon receipt of written notification for any excess incentive payment amounts paid under the Plan calculation(s) which were based on financial results required to be restated. In calculating the excess amount, the Committee shall compare the
calculation of the incentive payment based on the relevant results reflected in the restated financials compared to the same results reflected in the original financials that were required to be restated. The Company has the right to modify a
participants future incentive payments should repayment by the participant not occur.
Ethical Statement
Participants are subject to the Companys Code of Business Conduct and Ethics any violations of this policy may result forfeiture of
payments under this Plan.
Plan Approval
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the NB&T Financial Group, Inc. Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has adopted this amended and restated
Employee Incentive Plan this September 16, 2014, with an effective date of January 1, 2014.
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NB&T Financial Group, Inc. |
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By |
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S. Craig Beam |
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NB&T Financial Group, Inc. Board of Directors Chairman, Compensation Committee |
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