Middlefield Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:MBCN) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02(e)
On May22, 2018 Middlefield Banc Corp. made conditional stock awards to officers and employees, including President and CEO Thomas G. Caldwell (nominal award: 2,240 shares), Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer James R. Heslop, II (nominal award: 1,202 shares), and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Donald L. Stacy (nominal award: 1,015 shares). The award amount is a percentage of the award recipient’s salary, divided by the share price at the end of 2017. The closing price of the shares on December31, 2017 was $48.20. The percentage of salary for purposes of calculating the award to Messrs. Caldwell, Heslop, and Stacy is 30% for Mr.Caldwell and 25% for Messrs. Heslop and Stacy. Including the conditional stock awards of Messrs. Caldwell, Heslop, and Stacy, a nominal award total of 9,952 shares was made to officers and employees.
The award recipient will not become the owner of and entitled to the shares unless two conditions are satisfied: a service condition and a performance condition. The conditional share awards do not confer on the recipient any shareholder rights, including the right to vote or the right to cash dividends, until the conditions are satisfied or waived.
The award recipient must maintain service with Middlefield Banc Corp. and affiliates until the third anniversary of the award to satisfy the service condition, but the service condition is waived if the recipient dies or becomes disabled before that date or if a change in control of Middlefield Banc Corp. occurs before that date. The performance condition will be satisfied if the average annual return on Middlefield Banc Corp. stock for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020 is at least 8.00%. For this purpose annual return is the sum of annual dividends and the excess of the closing stock price on the final trading day of the year over the closing price on the final trading day of the preceding year, divided by the closing stock price on the final trading day of the preceding year. The three-year average of the annual returns for 2018, 2019, and 2020 will determine whether the 8.00% goal is satisfied. If the 8.00% goal is not satisfied but the average annual return is positive, the recipient will become the owner of and entitled to a portion of the conditional stock award, forfeiting the remainder. The portion that will be issued to the recipient is the percentage of the total award equal to the percentage achievement of the 8.00% goal. If the average annual return is negative, the entire award is forfeited, unless the Compensation Committee waives the performance condition. If average annual return exceeds 8.00%, the nominal amount of the conditional stock award will increase, up to a maximum of 125% of the nominal award, increasing based on the percentage excess of actual average return over the 8.00% goal. Accordingly, the maximum potential conditional stock award total is 12,434 shares, including a maximum for Mr.Caldwell of 2,800 shares, for Mr.Heslop of 1,502 shares, and for Mr.Stacy of 1,268 shares.
The agreement includes a one-year prohibition against competition after employment termination. This summary of the agreement’s terms is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the form of conditional stock award agreement attached as an exhibit.
| 10.29 | form of conditional stock award agreement |
MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP ExhibitEX-10.29 2 d595707dex1029.htm EX-10.29 EX-10.29 Exhibit 10.29 MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP. 2017 OMNIBUS EQUITY PLAN STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT 1. Number of Shares Awarded. Middlefield Banc Corp. (“Middlefield”),…To view the full exhibit click here
About Middlefield Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:MBCN)
Middlefield Banc Corp. is a bank holding company. The Company’s subsidiaries include The Middlefield Banking Company (MBC) and EMORECO Inc. MBC is engaged in the general commercial banking business in northeastern and central Ohio. MBC offers customers a range of banking services, including checking, savings, money market accounts, time certificates of deposit, commercial loans, real estate loans, various consumer loans, safe deposit facilities and travelers’ checks. MBC offers online banking and bill payment services to individuals, and online cash management services to business customers through its Website at www.middlefieldbank.com. EMORECO engages in the resolution and disposition of troubled assets in central Ohio. MBC’s loan products include operational and working capital loans, loans to finance capital purchases, term business loans, residential construction loans, selected guaranteed or subsidized loan programs for small businesses, and consumer installment loans.
