0000927089-15-000326.txt : 20150622 0000927089-15-000326.hdr.sgml : 20150622 20150622171230 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000927089-15-000326 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150617 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150622 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150622 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001578776 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-55084 FILM NUMBER: 15945381 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1834 W. OREGON AVENUE CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19145 BUSINESS PHONE: 215-755-1500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1834 W. OREGON AVENUE CITY: PHILADELPHIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19145 8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8-K
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)
June 17, 2015
 
   
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Pennsylvania
000-55084
46-2935427
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
Identification No.)
 
1834 West Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
19145
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(215) 755-1500
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
   
   
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):
 
[  ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 
Item     1.01
 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On June 17, 2015, certain amendments to the employment agreement between Prudential Savings Bank (the "Bank") and Jack E. Rothkopf (the "Employment Agreement") were approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company"), after first being considered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Employment Agreement with Mr. Jack E. Rothkopf was amended and restated primarily to revise the severance provisions. In the event that Mr. Rothkopf terminates his employment because of the Bank's failure to comply with any material provision of the Employment Agreement or the Employment Agreement is terminated by the Bank other than for cause, disability, retirement or death or in connection with a change in control, as defined in the Employment Agreement, Mr. Rothkopf will be entitled to the (i) payment of two times (previously one times) his average annual cash compensation (salary and cash bonuses) as cash severance and (ii) maintenance until the earlier to occur of the passage of two years or until the executive's full time employment with another employer, of the executive's participation in all employee benefit plans in which the executive was entitled to participate or similar plans, programs or arrangements if his continued participation is not permissible. The Employment Agreement continues to provide that benefits under the Employment Agreement will be reduced to the extent necessary to ensure that the executive does not receive any "parachute payment" as such term is defined under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.

For additional information, reference is made to the Agreement included as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and which is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(a)            Not applicable.

(b)            Not applicable.

(c)            On June 17, 2015, the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank appointed Jack E. Rothkopf as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank, effective July 1, 2015, succeeding Mr. Joseph Corrato, the current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As previously announced, Mr. Corrato will become the President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the Bank and the Company on July 1, 2015 and October 1, 2015, respectively. Mr. Rothkopf also was designated as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer effective July 1, 2015. Mr. Rothkopf, age 52, currently serves as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Company and the Bank.  Mr. Rothkopf will continue to serve in such positions in addition to assuming his new position as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rothkopf has served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Company since June 2013 and of the Bank since April 2013. From January 2006 to April 2013, he served as Vice President and Controller of the Bank and Prudential Bancorp, Inc. of Pennsylvania (the predecessor to the Company). Mr. Rothkopf joined Prudential Savings Bank in 2006. Prior to 2006, Mr. Rothkopf served as Assistant Vice President of Popular Financial Holdings, Marlton, New Jersey from October 2000 to January 2006. There are no arrangements or understandings between a director or executive officer of the Company and Mr. Rothkopf pursuant to which he was named as an executive officer of the Company. No directors or executive officers of the Company or the Bank are related to Mr. Rothkopf by blood, marriage or adoption. Mr. Rothkopf has received a loan from the Bank that was required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and was so reported in the Company's proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders held in February 2015. Set forth below is information regarding the outstanding loan made by the Bank to Mr. Rothkopf where the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and the interest rate was reduced and loan origination fee was waived as permitted by applicable banking regulations.
 
 
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  Largest Principal
Amounts Paid
  Amount Amount
During Year
 Year ended  Outstanding Outstanding at Interest
September 30,
 
During Year
   
Year-End
   
Principal
   
Interest
   
Rate
 
2014
 
$
178,870
   
$
174,081
   
$
4,789
   
$
5,521
     
3.125
%

(d)            Not applicable.

(e)            As described in Item 1.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Bank entered into the Employment Agreement with Mr. Rothkopf dated as of June 17, 2015. For a description of the Employment Agreement, reference is made to Item 1.01 hereto. The Employment Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

(f)            Not applicable.

Item 9.01            Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)           Not applicable.

(b)           Not applicable.

(c)           Not applicable.

(d)           Exhibits

The following exhibit is included herewith.

 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Prudential Savings Bank and Jack E. Rothkopf dated as of June 17, 2015
 
 
 
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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.

 

   
PRUDENTIAL BANCORP, INC.
         
         
   
By:
/s/Joseph R. Corrato
   
 
Joseph R. Corrato
   
 
Executive Vice President and Chief
  Financial Officer
       
Date: June 22, 2015
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Prudential Savings Bank and Jack E. Rothkopf dated as of June 17, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EX-10.1 2 exh101.htm EXHIBIT 10.1
Exhibit 10.1

PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") dated June 17, 2015 is between Prudential Savings Bank, a Pennsylvania‑chartered, stock-form savings bank (the "Bank" or the "Employer"), and Jack E. Rothkopf (the "Executive").

WHEREAS, the Executive is presently employed as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Bank;

WHEREAS, the Employer has determined to appoint the Executive as the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank, effective as of July 1, 2015;

WHEREAS, the Employer desires to be ensured of the Executive's continued active participation in the business of the Employer;

WHEREAS, the Employer and the Executive previously entered into an Employment Agreement dated May 20, 2013 (the "Prior Agreement");

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement in order to reflect the change in the Executive's responsibilities, the second-step conversion completed in 2013, to increase the severance benefits payable in certain circumstances and to address certain other changes; and

WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to serve the Bank on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.            Definitions.  The following words and terms shall have the meanings set forth below for the purposes of this Agreement:

(a)            Average Annual Compensation.  The Executive's "Average Annual Compensation" for purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to mean the average amount of Base Salary and cash bonus received by the Executive from the Employer or any subsidiary thereof (excluding any deferred amounts) during the most recent five calendar years immediately preceding the Date of Termination (or such shorter period as the Executive was employed).

(b)            Base Salary.  "Base Salary" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

(c)            Cause. Termination of the Executive's employment for "Cause" shall mean termination because of personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, willful conduct which is materially detrimental (monetarily or otherwise) to the Employer or material breach of any provision of this Agreement.
 
 

 
(d)            Change in Control.  "Change in Control" shall mean a change in the ownership of the Corporation or the Bank, a change in the effective control of the Corporation or the Bank or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation or the Bank, in each case as provided under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

(e)            Code.  "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(f)            Corporation.  "Corporation" shall mean Prudential Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for the Bank, or any successor thereto.

(g)            Date of Termination.  "Date of Termination" shall mean (i) if the Executive's employment is terminated for Cause, the date on which the Notice of Termination is given, and (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in such Notice of Termination.

(h)            Disability. "Disability" shall mean the Executive (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Bank.

(i)            Good Reason.  "Good Reason" means the occurrence of any of the following events:

               (i)      any material breach of this Agreement by the Employer, including without limitation any of the following: (A) a material diminution in the Executive's base compensation, (B) a material diminution in the Executive's authority, duties or responsibilities, or (C) a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the supervisor to whom the Executive is required to report, or
 
              (ii)     any material change in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform his services under this Agreement;

provided, however, that prior to any termination of employment for Good Reason, the Executive must first provide written notice to the Employer within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the condition, describing the existence of such condition, and the Employer shall thereafter have the right to remedy the condition within thirty (30) days of the date the Employer received the written notice from the Executive.  If the Employer remedies the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then no Good Reason shall be deemed to exist with respect to such condition.  If the Employer does not remedy the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then the Executive may deliver a Notice of Termination for Good Reason at any time within sixty (60) days following the expiration of such cure period.
 
 
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(j)            Notice of Termination.  Any purported termination of the Executive's employment by the Employer for any reason, including without limitation for Cause, Disability or Retirement, or by the Executive for any reason, including without limitation for Good Reason, shall be communicated by a written "Notice of Termination" to the other party hereto.  For purposes of this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a dated notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated, (iii) specifies a Date of Termination, which shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days after such Notice of Termination is given, except in the case of the Employer's termination of the Executive's employment for Cause, which shall be effective immediately; and (iv) is given in the manner specified in Section 10 hereof.

(k)            Retirement.  "Retirement" shall mean voluntary termination by the Executive in accordance with the Employer's retirement policies, including early retirement, generally applicable to the Employer's salaried employees.

2.            Term of Employment.

(a)            The Employer hereby employs the Executive as Senior Vice President and Treasurer and effective as of July 1, 2015, also as Chief Financial Officer, and the Executive hereby accepts said employment and agrees to render such services to the Employer on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Subject to the terms hereof, the term of this Agreement shall terminate on December 31, 2016.  Beginning on December 31, 2015 and on each December 31st thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall be extended for a period of one additional year, provided that the Employer has not given notice to the Executive in writing at least 30 days prior to such day that the term of this Agreement shall not be extended further and/or the Executive has not given notice to the Employer of his election not to extend the term at least thirty (30) days prior to any such December 31st; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs during the term of this Agreement, then the remaining term of this Agreement shall be automatically extended until the one-year anniversary of the completion of the Change in Control. If any party gives timely notice that the term will not be extended as of any such December 31st, then this Agreement shall terminate at the conclusion of its remaining term.  References herein to the term of this Agreement shall refer both to the initial term and successive terms.

(b)            During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall perform such executive services for the Employer as is consistent with his title of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and from time to time assigned to him by the President and Chief Executive Officer or the Employer's Board of Directors.

 
 
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3.            Compensation and Benefits.

(a)            The Employer shall compensate and pay the Executive for his services during the term of this Agreement at a minimum base salary of $169,950 per year effective as of July 1, 2015 ("Base Salary"), which may be increased from time to time in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Employer and may not be decreased without the Executive's express written consent.  In addition to his Base Salary, the Executive shall be entitled to receive during the term of this Agreement such bonus payments as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Employer.

(b)            During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in and receive the benefits of any pension or other retirement benefit plan, profit sharing, stock option, restricted stock, stock incentive, employee stock ownership, or other plans, benefits and privileges given to employees and executives of the Employer, to the extent commensurate with his then duties and responsibilities, as fixed by the Board of Directors of the Employer.  The Employer shall not make any changes in such plans, benefits or privileges which would adversely affect the Executive's rights or benefits thereunder, unless such change occurs pursuant to a program applicable to all executive officers of the Employer and does not result in a proportionately greater adverse change in the rights of or benefits to the Executive as compared with any other executive officer of the Employer.  Nothing paid to the Executive under any plan or arrangement presently in effect or made available in the future shall be deemed to be in lieu of the salary payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof.

(c)            During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to paid annual vacation in accordance with the policies as established from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Employer.  The Executive shall not be entitled to receive any additional compensation from the Employer for failure to take a vacation, nor shall the Executive be able to accumulate unused vacation time from one year to the next, except to the extent authorized by the Board of Directors of the Employer.

4.            Expenses.  The Employer shall reimburse the Executive or otherwise provide for or pay for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in furtherance of or in connection with the business of the Employer, including, but not by way of limitation, automobile and traveling expenses, subject to such reasonable documentation and other limitations as may be established by the Board of Directors of the Employer.  If such expenses are paid in the first instance by the Executive, the Employer shall reimburse the Executive therefor.  Such reimbursement shall be made promptly by the Bank and, in any event, no later than March 15th of the year immediately following the year in which such expenses were incurred.

5.            Termination.

(a)            The Employer shall have the right, at any time upon prior Notice of Termination, to terminate the Executive's employment hereunder for any reason, including without limitation termination for Cause, Disability or Retirement, and the Executive shall have the right, upon prior Notice of Termination, to terminate his employment hereunder for any reason.

 
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(b)            In the event that (i) the Executive's employment is terminated by the Employer for Cause, or (ii) the Executive terminates his employment hereunder other than for Good Reason, the Executive shall have no right pursuant to this Agreement to compensation or other benefits for any period after the applicable Date of Termination.

(c)            In the event that the Executive's employment is terminated as a result of Disability, Retirement or the Executive's death during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall have no right pursuant to this Agreement to compensation or other benefits for any period after the applicable Date of Termination.

(d)           In the event that before or after a Change in Control (i) the Executive's employment is terminated by the Employer for other than Cause, Disability, Retirement or the Executive's death or (ii) such employment is terminated by the Executive for Good Reason, then the Employer shall:

(A) pay to the Executive, in a lump sum within five (5) business days following the Date of Termination, a cash severance amount equal to two (2) times the Executive's Average Annual Compensation;

(B)            maintain and provide for a period ending at the earlier of (i) two (2) years subsequent to the Date of Termination or (ii) the date of the Executive's full-time employment by another employer (provided that the Executive is entitled under the terms of such employment to benefits substantially similar to those described in this subparagraph (B)), at no cost to the Executive, the Executive's continued participation in all group insurance, life insurance, health, dental and accident insurance, and disability insurance plans offered by the Employer in which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Date of Termination; in each case subject to clauses (C) and (D) of this Section 5(d);

(C)            in the event that the continued participation of the Executive in any group insurance plan as provided in clause (B) of this Section 5(d) is barred or would trigger the payment of an excise tax under Section 4980D of the Code, or during the period set forth in Section 5(d)(B) any such group insurance plan is discontinued, then the Bank shall at its election either (i) arrange to provide the Executive with alternative benefits substantially similar to those which the Executive was entitled to receive under such group insurance plans immediately prior to the Date of Termination, provided that the alternative benefits do not trigger the payment of an excise tax under Section 4980D of the Code, or (ii) pay to the Executive within 10 business days following the Date of Termination (or within 10 business days following the discontinuation of the benefits if later) a lump sum cash amount equal to the projected cost to the Bank of providing continued coverage to the Executive until the two-year anniversary of his Date of Termination, with the projected cost to be based on the costs being incurred immediately prior to the Date of Termination (or the discontinuation of the benefits if later);

(D)            any insurance premiums payable by the Bank pursuant to Section 5(d)(B) or (C) shall be payable at such times and in such amounts (except that the Employer shall also pay any employee portion of the premiums) as if the Executive was still an employee of the Bank, subject to any increases in such amounts imposed by the insurance company or COBRA, and the amount of insurance premiums required to be paid by the Bank in any taxable year shall not affect the amount of insurance premiums required to be paid by the Bank in any other taxable year; and
 
 
 
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(E)            pay to the Executive, in a lump sum within five (5) business days following the Date of Termination, a cash amount equal to the projected cost to the Employer of providing benefits to the Executive for a period of twenty-four (24) months pursuant to any other employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements offered by the Employer in which the Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the Date of Termination (other than stock option plans, restricted stock plans or retirement plans of the Employer or the Corporation), with the projected cost to the Employer to be based on the costs incurred for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the Date of Termination occurs, and with any automobile-related costs to exclude any depreciation on Bank-owned automobiles.

(e)            Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement, if either (i) the time period for making any cash payment under subsections (A), (C) and (E) of Section 5(d) commences in one calendar year and ends in the succeeding calendar year or (ii) in the event any payment under this Section 5 is made contingent upon the execution of a general release and the time period that the Executive has to consider the terms of such general release (including any revocation period under such release) commences in one calendar year and ends in the succeeding calendar year, then the payment shall not be paid until the succeeding calendar year.

6.            Limitation of Benefits under Certain Circumstances.  If the payments and benefits pursuant to Section 5 hereof, either alone or together with other payments and benefits which the Executive has the right to receive from the Employer and the Corporation, would constitute a "parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Code, then the payments and benefits payable by the Employer pursuant to Section 5 hereof shall be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the payments and benefits payable by the Employer under Section 5 being non‑deductible to the Employer pursuant to Section 280G of the Code and subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code.  If the payments and benefits under Section 5 are required to be reduced, the cash severance shall be reduced first, followed by a reduction in the fringe benefits.  The determination of any reduction in the payments and benefits to be made pursuant to Section 5 shall be based upon the opinion of independent tax counsel selected by the Employer and paid by the Employer.  Such counsel shall promptly prepare the foregoing opinion, but in no event later than thirty (30) days from the Date of Termination, and may use such actuaries as such counsel deems necessary or advisable for the purpose.  Nothing contained in this Section 6 shall result in a reduction of any payments or benefits to which the Executive may be entitled upon termination of employment under any circumstances other than as specified in this Section 6, or a reduction in the payments and benefits specified in Section 5 below zero.

 
 
 
 
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7.            Mitigation; Exclusivity of Benefits.

(a)            The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any benefits hereunder by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any such benefits be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination or otherwise, except as set forth in Section 5(d)(B)(ii) above.

(b)            The specific arrangements referred to herein are not intended to exclude any other benefits which may be available to the Executive upon a termination of employment with the Employer pursuant to employee benefit plans of the Employer or otherwise.

8.            Withholding.  All payments required to be made by the Employer hereunder to the Executive shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts, if any, relating to tax and other payroll deductions as the Employer may reasonably determine should be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

9.            Assignability.  The Employer may assign this Agreement and its rights and obligations hereunder in whole, but not in part, to any corporation, bank or other entity with or into which the Employer may hereafter merge or consolidate or to which the Employer may transfer all or substantially all of its assets, if in any such case said corporation, bank or other entity shall by operation of law or expressly in writing assume all obligations of the Employer hereunder as fully as if it had been originally made a party hereto, but may not otherwise assign this Agreement or its rights and obligations hereunder.  The Executive may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder.

10.            Notice.  For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below:

To the Employer: President and Chief Executive Officer
Prudential Savings Bank
1834 West Oregon Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19145

To the Executive:          Jack E. Rothkopf
At the address last appearing on the
personnel records of the Employer

11.            Amendment; Waiver.  No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and such officer or officers as may be specifically designated by the Board of Directors of the Employer to sign on its behalf.  No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach by any other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.  In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer may amend in good faith any terms of this Agreement, including retroactively, in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 
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12.            Governing Law.  The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States where applicable and otherwise by the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

13.            Nature of Obligations.  Nothing contained herein shall create or require the Employer to create a trust of any kind to fund any benefits which may be payable hereunder, and to the extent that the Executive acquires a right to receive benefits from the Employer hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Employer.

14.            Headings.  The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

15.            Validity.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

16.            Changes in Statutes or Regulations. If any statutory or regulatory provision referenced herein is subsequently changed or re-numbered, or is replaced by a separate provision, then the references in this Agreement to such statutory or regulatory provision shall be deemed to be a reference to such section as amended, re-numbered or replaced.

17.            Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

18.            Regulatory Prohibition.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any renewal of this Agreement and any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. §1828(k)) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including 12 C.F.R. Part 359.  In the event of the Executive's termination of employment with the Bank for Cause, all employment relationships and managerial duties with the Bank shall immediately cease regardless of whether the Executive is in the employ of the Corporation following such termination.  Furthermore, following such termination for Cause, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, influence or participate in the affairs or the operations of the Bank.

19.            Payment of Costs and Legal Fees and Reinstatement of Benefits.  In the event any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with the Executive's termination is resolved in favor of the Executive, whether by judgment, arbitration or settlement, the Executive shall be entitled to the payment of (a) all legal fees incurred by the Executive in resolving such dispute or controversy, and (b) any back-pay, including Base Salary, bonuses and any other cash compensation, fringe benefits and any compensation and benefits due to the Executive under this Agreement.
 
 
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20.            Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Employer and the Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein.  All prior agreements between the Employer and the Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein, including without limitation the Prior Agreement, are hereby superseded and shall have no force or effect.

[signature page follows]


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
 
ATTEST:
PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS BANK
 
 
By:
/s/ Joseph R. Corrato
By:
/s/ Thomas A. Vento
Name:
Joseph R. Corrato
 
Thomas A. Vento
Title:
  Executive Vice President and Chief
 
Chairman, President and Chief
 
    Financial Officer
 
  Executive Officer
 
 
 
EXECUTIVE
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jack E. Rothkopf
   
Jack E. Rothkopf
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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