Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACBI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of

Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 21, 2017, following approval by the Joint Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. and Atlantic Capital Bank, N.A. (together, the “Company”), the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with each of Patrick T. Oakes and Richard A. Oglesby, Jr. (each, an “Employment Agreement,” and together, the “Employment Agreements”), to which Mr. Oakes will continue to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Oglesby will continue to serve as Executive Vice President, General Banking, respectively. The Employment Agreements are effective January 1, 2018, and the Employment Agreement with Mr. Oakes replaces and supersedes the offer letter dated as of September 30, 2015, by and among the Company and Mr. Oakes. The Employment Agreements have a 36 month-term.

to the Employment Agreements, the Company will pay to each of Messrs. Oakes and Oglesby (each such individual, an “Executive,” and collectively, the “Executives”) an annual base salary of $330,000, starting as of the effective date and pro-rated for any partial year. The base salary will be subject to annual review by the Boards of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or the Compensation Committee, and may be subject to increase to reflect an Executive’s performance if warranted in the Board or the Compensation Committee’s sole discretion. An Executive is eligible to participate in any short-term incentive plan (“STIP”) and any long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) as may be established by the Company for senior executives, with award opportunities established for each applicable performance period by the Board or the Compensation Committee and subject to the terms of the specific plan and award agreement or similar documentation. to the Employment Agreements, the Board or the Compensation Committee has discretion to determine entitlement to and payment of incentive compensation. In addition, an Executive is eligible to participate in any equity incentive plan offered by the Company at a level comparable to that offered to other senior executives.

The Employment Agreements also provide that an Executive is eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans, programs and policies maintained by the Company applicable generally to senior executives in accordance with the terms and conditions of such arrangements as in effect from time to time, and also provides for paid time off and reimbursement of reasonable travel and entertainment expenses.

If the Company terminates an Executive’s employment without Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or an Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), whether or not in connection with a Change of Control (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the Executive shall be entitled to receive (a) his base salary through the termination date; (b) any earned but unpaid STIP and LTIP compensation for any prior period, pro-rated and to the extent earned; (c) an amount equal to 2.25 times his annual base salary and target STIP, in the case of Mr. Oakes, and an amount equal to 2.0 times his annual base salary and target STIP, in the case of Mr. Oglesby; (d) pro-rated portions of the STIP and LTIP compensation, to the extent earned, for the performance period during which the termination occurs; and (e) the continuation of participation in the Company’s health care plan as if the Executive were still an active employee for up to eighteen months following termination of employment (the “Initial 18-Month Period”). An Executive will be entitled to additional COBRA coverage for up to 18 months following the Initial 18-Month Period, for an aggregate of up to 36 months’ of medical coverage, or until the Executive is provided comparable benefits by another employer. An Executive’s entitlement to and retention of certain of the above described termination benefits is contingent upon his execution of a general release of claims against the Company and their affiliates, and such payments are subject to the Executive’s

continued compliance with the restrictive covenants and certain other provisions as set forth in the applicable Employment Agreement, as described below.

If the Company terminates an Executive’s employment for Cause or an Executive terminates his employment other than for Good Reason, the Executive will be entitled to receive his base salary through the termination date and any earned but unpaid STIP and LTIP compensation for any prior period, pro-rated and to the extent earned. Further, if an Executive’s employment terminates due to disability, he will be entitled to receive (a) his base salary through the termination date; (b) any earned but unpaid STIP and LTIP compensation for any prior period, pro-rated and to the extent earned; (c) an amount equal to 1.0 times his annual base salary; and (d) the continuation of participation in the Company’s health care plan as if he were still an active employee for up to 12 months following termination of employment, until the earlier of the end of such 12-month period or the date on which the Executive is provided comparable benefits by another employer. An Executive’s entitlement to and retention of the 1.0 times annual base salary payment is contingent upon his continued compliance with the restrictive covenants and certain other provisions described below. Any severance amounts paid by the Company to an Executive as a result of his termination due to disability will be subject to offset for insurance benefits paid to the Executive under the Employment Agreement or any other disability program or policy maintained by the Company. If an Executive’s employment terminates due to death, he or his estate will be entitled to his base salary through the termination date and any earned but unpaid STIP and LTIP compensation for any prior period, pro-rated and to the extent earned. In the event of any termination, the Executive’s outstanding equity awards will be subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plan and award agreement.

The Employment Agreements provide that in the event that any payment thereunder would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the reduction of the amounts payable to the Executive to the maximum amount that could be paid without giving rise to the excise tax (the “safe harbor cap”) would result in a greater after-tax payment to the Executive than if such amounts were not reduced, then the amounts payable to the Executive will be reduced to the safe harbor cap.

The Employment Agreements contain provisions governing the non-disclosure and non-use of the trade secrets and confidential information of the Company, non-disparagement and non-diversion of business property. In addition, the Employment Agreements include non-competition, non-piracy and non-solicitation covenants which remain in effect for twelve months following the termination of an Executive’s employment. Additionally, each Executive is subject to certain forfeiture and recoupment restrictions, and any equity retention policy, stock ownership guidelines, or compensation recovery policy required by the Company or any similar provision that may apply to such Executive under applicable law.

The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreements is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreements, copies of which are attached as Exhibits10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.Description

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Exhibit
EX-10.1 2 oakesemploymentagreementfo.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 Exhibit Exhibit 10.1EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTTHIS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into on December 21,…
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About Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACBI)

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for Atlantic Capital Bank (the Bank). The Bank operates as a full service, locally-managed commercial bank. The Bank provides an array of credit, treasury management and deposit products and services to growth businesses, middle market corporations, commercial real estate developers and investors, and private clients. Its wealth management division offers financial planning, trust administration, investment management, brokerage and estate planning services. It also provides selected capital markets, mortgage banking, and electronic banking services to its corporate, business and individual clients. Its private banking credit products include loans to individuals for personal and investment purposes, such as secured installment and term loans, and home equity lines of credit. Its specialty corporate financial services include payments industry banking, financial institutions banking and capital markets services.