2
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
of the Company
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 Internal
Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
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, term 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 and shall be
governed by and
construed under the internal
laws of the State of
Florida, without regard to conflicts
of laws or
principles. 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
MiamiDade 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
deemed
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 follows. As to
notices provided
to the 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
Executive,
notices
the
address provided below
in the signature block hereto. Executive
and the Bank
may
change the address
for the giving of notices.
6.
Complete Agreement. This Agreement represents the complete
agreement between Executive
and the
Bank regarding the
subject matter of
this Agreement.
All prior agreements
between
the Bank and
Executive with
respect to the
specific matters
agreed to herein,
including without
limitation, the Prior Agreement, are hereby superseded and shall have no force or effect.
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 the 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
the
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,
contradicted or
explained by
any oral
agreement, course
of dealing
or
performance
or
any
other
matter not set
forth in an
agreement in writing and signed by Executive and the
Bank.
8.
Subject to
the terms
hereof, the
term of
this Agreement
shall commence
on the date
hereof and terminate
on December 31,
2028 (the
"Initial
Term
").
"
Extension Anniversary Date
"
) and
each annual anniversary
thereafter of the
Extension
Anniversary
Date,
the
Board
of
Directors
of
the
Bank
or
the
Compensation
Committee
thereof
shall
consider
and
review
(with
appropriate
corporate
documentation
thereof, and after taking into account all
relevant factors, including Executive’s performance