MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MFNC) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

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MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MFNC) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

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

Amended and Restated Employment Agreements for Certain Executive Officers.

On March1, 2018, Mackinac Financial Corporation, a Michigan corporation (the “Company”) entered into amended and restated employment agreements with each of (i)Paul D. Tobias, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of mBank, the Company’s subsidiary bank (the “Bank”), (ii)Kelly W. George, the Company’s President and the Bank’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and (iii)Jesse A. Deering, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bank and the Company (each, an “Employment Agreement” and collectively, the “Employment Agreements”).

Each of the Employment Agreements have an initial term (the “Initial Term”) of three (3)years beginning on March1, 2018 (the “Commencement Date”), and automatically renewing for successive one (1)year terms at the end of the Initial Term provided that the Board of Directors of the Company does not notify the executive of its intention not to renew the Employment Agreement on or prior to at least one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any renewal term. In the event of a change of control of the Company, the Commencement Date of each Employment Agreement automatically resets as of the date of the change of control, resulting in an initial term of three (3)years from the date of such change of control.

Each Employment Agreement supersedes the prior employment agreement between the Company and the applicable executive in its entirety.

The Employment Agreements entitle the applicable executives to, among other benefits, the following compensation:

· Mr.Tobias will receive a base salary of at least $370,000, which will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”). Mr.Tobias shall also be eligible for an annual cash bonus, as determined by the Compensation Committee, and shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s long term incentive plan (the “Plan”). In addition, in the event Mr.Tobias’ employment is terminated within two (2)years of a change of control of the Company (or six (6)months prior to such change of control in anticipation of such change of control) for any reason other than for cause, Mr.Tobias will be entitled to a lump sum payment of 2.99 times his annual base salary as of such termination and the average of the full year annual cash bonus paid to Mr.Tobias during the prior three (3)fully completed years.

· Mr.George will receive a base salary of at least $365,000, which will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee. Mr.George shall also be eligible for an annual cash bonus, as determined by the Compensation Committee, and shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. In addition, in the event Mr.George’s employment is terminated within two (2)years of a change of control of the Company (or six (6)months prior to such change of control in anticipation of such change of control) for any reason other than for cause, Mr.George will be entitled to a lump sum payment of 2.99 times his annual base salary as of such termination and the average of the full year annual cash bonus paid to Mr.George during the prior three (3)fully completed years.

· Mr.Deering will receive a base salary of at least $205,000, which will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee. Mr.Deering shall also be eligible for an annual cash bonus, as determined by the Compensation Committee, and shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. In addition, in the event Mr.Deering’s employment is terminated within two (2)years of a change of control of the Company (or six (6)months prior to such change of control in anticipation of such change of control) for any reason other than for cause, Mr.Deering will be entitled to a lump sum payment of 2.0 times his annual base salary as of such termination and the average of the full year annual cash bonus paid to Mr.Deering during the prior three (3)fully completed years.


About MACKINAC FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MFNC)

Mackinac Financial Corporation is a bank holding Company of mBank (the Bank). The Company, through the Bank, is engaged in the general commercial banking business. The Bank provides a range of loan and deposit products. These banking services include customary retail and commercial banking services, including checking and savings accounts, time deposits, interest bearing transaction accounts, safe deposit facilities, real estate mortgage lending, commercial lending, commercial and governmental lease financing, and direct and indirect consumer financing. The funds for the Bank’s operation are also provided by brokered deposits and through borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system, proceeds from the sale of loans and mortgage-backed and other securities, funds from repayment of outstanding loans and earnings from operations. The Bank has over 13 branch offices located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and four branch offices located in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.