ACNB Corp Boosts Executive Change-in-Control Severance Payouts for CFO and CSO

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ACNB Corporation amended employment agreements for its CFO and Chief Strategy Officer, significantly increasing their change-in-control severance multiples and adding a tax gross-up provision for one executive.

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• Increased Severance Multiples

  Severance payouts for the CFO and Chief Strategy Officer in a change-in-control scenario were increased from 2.0 to 2.99 times their agreed compensation.

• Tax Gross-Up Provision Added

  The Chief Strategy Officer's agreement now includes a limited gross-up payment to cover potential excise taxes on change-in-control payments.

• Extended Non-Solicitation

  Non-solicitation clauses for both executives were extended from six months to two years post-termination.

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The amendments to the employment agreements for the CFO and Chief Strategy Officer significantly increase the potential severance payouts in the event of a change in control, raising the multiple of agreed compensation from 2.0 to 2.99 times. For the Chief Strategy Officer, a limited gross-up payment was also added to cover potential excise taxes on these payouts, further increasing the company's potential liability. While the non-solicitation periods were extended, these changes primarily benefit the executives by increasing their "golden parachute" provisions, which could make a future acquisition more costly for the company and its shareholders.