(iv) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of Directors of the
Bank (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of
the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof
whose election or nomination for election by the stockholders is approved by a vote
of at least a majority of directors then constituting the Incumbent Board shall be, for
purposes of this Agreement, considered as though such person were a member of the
Incumbent Board.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event shall constitute a Change in Control unless such event
shall also constitute a change in control as defined in Section 409A of the Code.
3.
Severability.
Should any provision of this Agreement be declared or determined
by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason,
the validity
of the remaining parts, terms or provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby,
and
the invalid or unenforceable part, term or provision shall be deemed not to be a part of this
Agreement.
4.
Applicable Law/Forum.
This Agreement has been entered into in and shall be
governed by and construed under the internal laws of the State of Florida, without regard to
conflicts of laws principals. All suits, proceedings and other actions relating to, arising out of or
in connection with this Agreement will be submitted solely to the in personam jurisdiction of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ("Federal Court") or to the
Circuit Court in Broward County or Miami-Dade County. Executive hereby waives any claims
against or objections to such in personam jurisdiction and venue.
5.
Notice.
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deem ed to have been given only if and when personally delivered or three (3) business
days after mailing, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, or when delivered (and receipted
for) by an express delivery service, addressed in each case. As to notices provided to Bank,
notices shall be sent to the Human Resources Department at the address of the Bank listed in the
introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
As to notices to Executives, notices shall be sent to
address provided below. Executive and Bank may change the address for the giving of notices.
6.
Complete Agreement.
This Agreement represents the complete agreement
between Executive and Bank regarding the subject matter of this Agreement.
This Agreement is
in no way dependent upon the performance of any other contract or agreement that may have
been or may be entered into between Executive and Bank and remains in effect during the
pendency of this Agreement.
As such, the breach or alleged breach of any other contract or
agreement is no defense to enforcement of this Agreement.
7.
Amendments in Writing.
No amendment, modification, waiver, or other change
to this Agreement, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing, specifically
identifying this Agreement and the provision intended to be changed and signed by Bank and
Executive, and each such change shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which it is given.
No provision of this Agreement shall be varied,