Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 2, 2006
First Community Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)
South Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-28344 | 57-1010751 | |||||||
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5455 Sunset Blvd, Lexington, South Carolina
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
29072
(Zip Code) |
(803) 951-2265
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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On August 2, 2006, First Community Bank, NA (the Bank), the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of First Community Corporation, entered into the First Community Bank, NA Salary Continuation Agreement with executive officers Robin Brown, Michael Crapps, James Leventis, J. Ted Nissen, David Proctor, and Joseph Sawyer. The salary continuation agreements provide for an annual supplemental retirement benefit to be paid to each of the executives, commencing at the specified normal retirement age and payable in monthly installments for a prescribed number of years. Each executive will also receive this benefit if his or her employment is terminated following a change in control (as defined in each executives employment agreement). The following table sets forth the payment terms for each executive.
Name | Normal Retirement Age | Annual Benefit | Years of Annual Benefit | ||||||||
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Robin Brown | 62 | $45,900 | 15 | ||||||||
Michael Crapps | 65 | $137,300 | 15 | ||||||||
James Leventis | 72 | $30,100 | 10 | ||||||||
J. Ted Nissen | 65 | $47,800 | 15 | ||||||||
David Proctor | 65 | $62,900 | 15 | ||||||||
Joseph Sawyer | 65 | $55,500 | 15 |
If the executive dies after separation of service but before his annual supplemental benefit commences, the executives benefit will be paid to his or her beneficiaries, beginning with the month following the Banks receipt of a copy of the executives death certificate. If the executive dies after his or her benefit has commenced, the remaining benefits will be paid to the executives beneficiaries at the same time and in the same amounts that would have been distributed to the executive had he or she survived. If the executive dies during active service, 100% of his or her accrual balance (as defined in the salary continuation agreement) will be paid in a lump sum to his or her beneficiaries.
If the executive experiences a disability that results in separation of service prior to the normal retirement age, the executive will be entitled to 100% of his or her accrual balance determined as of the end of the plan year preceding termination.
If the executive is terminated without cause (as defined in each executives employment agreement), the executive is entitled to the 100% of his or her accrual balance determined as of the end of the plan year preceding such termination. For Mr. Leventis, this benefit is determined by vesting him in 33 1/3% of the accrual balance at the end of the first plan year, and an additional 33 1/3% of said amount at the end of each succeeding year thereafter until he becomes 100% vested in the accrual balance. For Messrs. Crapps, Nissen, Proctor, and Sawyer and Ms. Brown, this benefit is determined by vesting the executive in 10% of the accrual balance at the end of the first plan year, and an additional 10% of said amount at the end of each succeeding year thereafter until the executive becomes 100% vested in the accrual balance.
To offset the annual expense accruals for the benefits payable to the executives under the salary continuation agreements, the Bank acquired bank-owned life insurance (BOLI). It is anticipated that the BOLI will provide full cost recovery of the benefits paid to the executives under the salary continuation agreements upon their deaths.
The foregoing summary of the material features of the salary continuation agreements are qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the agreements, the form of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report, and incorporated herein by reference.
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(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
10.1 | Form of Salary Continuation Agreement. |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION By: /s/ Joseph G. Sawyer Name: Joseph G. Sawyer Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: August 2, 2006
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Exhibit Number Description
10.1 Form of Salary Continuation Agreement.
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