EX-10 2 g09974exv10.htm EX-10 CHANGE IN CONTROL COMPENSATION AGREEMENT WITH LIDIO SORIANO EX-10 CAHNGE IN CONTROL COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
 

Exhibit 10
CHANGE IN CONTROL COMPENSATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
ORIENTAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
AND
LIDIO SORIANO
     Agreement made as of the 5th day of October, 2007, by and between Oriental Financial Group Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation and a financial holding company with principal offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico (hereinafter referred to as “OFG”) and Lidio Soriano, of legal age, single, business executive and resident of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (hereinafter referred to as the “Executive Officer”).
WITNESSETH:
     WHEREAS, the Executive Officer has accepted an employment offer to become the Retail Banking and Mortgage Head of OFG;
     WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of OFG to promote the retention of the Executive Officer’s services on behalf of OFG by reducing concerns that the Executive Officer may be adversely affected in the event of change in control of OFG as defined herein below;
     WHEREAS, OFG and the Executive Officer wish to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions for the payment by OFG of certain compensation to the Executive Officer in the event of a termination of Executive Officer’s employment as a result of a change in control of OFG;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, OFG and the Executive Officer do hereby agree as follows:

 

 

     1. TERM.
     This Agreement shall be in full force and effect so long as the Executive Officer is employed by the Company.
     2. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT DUE TO A CHANGE IN CONTROL
          A. In the event there is a Change in Control of OFG (as defined herein below) while this Agreement is in effect and as a result thereof or within one (1) year after the Change in Control, the Executive Officer’s employment with OFG is terminated by OFG or its successor in interest, the Executive Officer shall be entitled to the cash payment compensation determined as provided in subparagraph B below.
          B. The cash payment compensation shall be in an amount equal to two (2) times the sum of the Executive Officer’s annual base salary at the time the termination of his employment occurs and a bonus (equal to the last cash bonus paid to the Executive Officer prior to the termination of his employment).
          C. The cash payment compensation shall be in lieu of any other payments which the Executive Officer may be entitled to receive by law, contract or otherwise. The cash payment compensation shall be due and payable in a lump sum to the Executive Officer on or before the thirtieth (30th) day following the termination of the Executive Officer employment. The receipt of the cash payment compensation shall not affect the rights of Executive Officer to any vested benefits or accrued compensation.
          D. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control of OFG” shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) any Person acquired direct or indirect ownership of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding common stock of OFG as a result of a tender or exchange offer, open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases or otherwise; or (ii) the shareholders of OFG approve (a) any consolidation or merger of OFG in which OFG is no the surviving corporation (other than a merger of OFG in which the holders of OFG common stock immediately prior to the merger have the same or substantially the same proportionate ownership of the surviving corporation

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immediately after the merger), or (b) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of OFG to an entity which is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of OFG.
          E. For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, except that such term shall not include (i) OFG or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) an individual who on the date of this Agreement is a director or officer of OFG or any of its subsidiaries, or a beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of OFG’s outstanding securities; (iii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of OFG or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; or (v) a corporation or entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of OFG in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of OFG on the date of this Agreement.
          F. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any event or transaction which would otherwise constitute a Change in Control of OFG (hereinafter referred to as a “Transaction”) shall not constitute a Change in Control of OFG for purposes of this Agreement if the Executive Officer participates as an acquirer in the Transaction or as an equity investor, stockholder, sponsor or promoter of the acquiring entity or any of its affiliates.
     3. ASSIGNMENT.
     This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto and neither party may assign or delegate any of his or its rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party.
     4. AMENDMENTS OR ADDITIONS.
     No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties. The prior approval by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the full Board of Directors of OFG shall be required in order for OFG to authorize any amendments or additions to this Agreement, to give any

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consent or waivers of provisions of this Agreement, or to take any other action under this Agreement.
     5. MISCELLANEOUS.
          A. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.
          B. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects and be interpreted by and under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, except to the extent that such law may be preempted by applicable United States federal law, in which case this Agreement shall be governed and be interpreted by and under United States federal law. Venue for the litigation of any and all maters arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be laid in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, at San Juan, in the case of federal jurisdiction, and in the Court of First Instance, Superior Part, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in San Juan, in the case of state court jurisdiction.
     
EXECUTIVE OFFICER   ORIENTAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
     
/s/ Lidio Soriano   /s/ José Rafael Fernández
     
Lidio Soriano   José Rafael Fernández
    President and CEO

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