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Magyar
Bancorp, Inc.
400 Somerset Street
P.O.
Box 1365
New
Brunswick, New Jersey 08903
January
8, 2007
Dear
Fellow Stockholder:
You
are
cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Magyar
Bancorp, Inc. Our Annual Meeting will be held at The Somerset Marriott, 110
Davidson Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey 08873, on February 12, 2007 at 2:00
p.m.
local time.
The
enclosed Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement describe
the formal business to be transacted at the Annual Meeting, which includes
a
report on the operations of the Company. Directors and officers of the Company
will be present to answer any questions that you and other stockholders may
have. Also enclosed for your review is our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB,
which
contains detailed information concerning the activities and operating
performance of the Company.
The
business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting consists of the election of
three
directors, the approval of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and the ratification
of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2007. The Board of Directors
unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the election of the director nominees, “FOR”
the approval of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and “FOR” the ratification of the
appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2007.
On
behalf
of the Board, please indicate your vote by using the enclosed proxy card
or by
voting by telephone or Internet, even if you currently plan to attend the
Annual
Meeting. This will not prevent you from voting in person, but will assure
that
your vote is counted. Your vote is important.
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Sincerely,
Elizabeth
E. Hance
President
and Chief Executive
Officer
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Magyar
Bancorp, Inc.
400 Somerset Street
P.O.
Box 1365
New Brunswick,
New
Jersey 08903
(732)
342-7600
NOTICE
OF
ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To
Be
Held On February 12, 2007
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY GIVEN
that the
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Company will be held at The Somerset
Marriott, 110 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey 08873, on February 12,
2007
at 2:00 p.m. local time.
A
proxy
statement and proxy card for the Annual Meeting are enclosed. The Annual Meeting
is for the purpose of considering and acting upon:
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the
election of three directors;
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the
approval of the Magyar Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan;
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3.
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the
ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30,
2007;
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such
other matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any
adjournments thereof. The Board is not aware of any other such
business.
Any
action may be taken on the foregoing proposals at the Annual Meeting, including
all adjournments thereof. Stockholders of record at the close of business on
December 29, 2006 are the stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
A
list of stockholders entitled to vote will be available at 400 Somerset Street,
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 for a period of ten days prior to the Annual
Meeting and will also be available for inspection at the Annual
Meeting.
IT
IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AND VOTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
STOCKHOLDERS WHOSE SHARES ARE HELD IN REGISTERED FORM HAVE A CHOICE OF VOTING
BY
PROXY CARD, TELEPHONE OR THE INTERNET, AS DESCRIBED ON YOUR PROXY CARD.
STOCKHOLDERS WHOSE SHARES ARE HELD IN THE NAME OF A BROKER, BANK OR OTHER HOLDER
OF RECORD MUST VOTE IN THE MANNER DIRECTED BY THE NOMINEE. CHECK YOUR PROXY
CARD
OR THE INFORMATION FORWARDED BY YOUR BROKER, BANK OR OTHER HOLDER OF RECORD
TO
SEE WHICH OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU. ANY STOCKHOLDER PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING MAY WITHDRAW HIS OR HER PROXY AND VOTE PERSONALLY ON ANY MATTER PROPERLY
BROUGHT BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING.
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New
Brunswick, New Jersey
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Karen
LeBlon
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January
8, 2007
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Corporate
Secretary
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
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The
2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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Who
Can Vote
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How
Many Votes You Have
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Matters
to Be Considered
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How
to Vote
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Participants
in Magyar Bancorp Benefit Plans
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Vote
Required
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Revocability
of Proxies
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Solicitation
of Proxies
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Recommendation
of the Board of Directors
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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Stock
Ownership and Retention Policy
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Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
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PROPOSAL
I - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
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Directors
and Executive Officers
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Nominees
for Director
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Continuing
Directors
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Executive
Officers of the Bank Who Are Not Also Directors
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Corporate
Governance
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Board
Independence
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Board
Meetings and Committees
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Director
Fees
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Code
of Ethics and Business Conduct
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Board
Nominations
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Procedures
for the Consideration of Board Candidates Submitted by
Stockholders
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Stockholder
Communications with the Board
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Transactions
with Certain Related Persons
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The
Audit Committee Report
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Executive
Officer Compensation
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Benefit
Plans
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PROPOSAL
II - APPROVAL OF THE MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE
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PLAN
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General
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Eligibility
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Types
of Awards
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Limitation
on Awards Under the Equity Plan
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Performance
Features
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Vesting
of Awards
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Change
in Control
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Amendment
and Termination
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United
States Income Tax Considerations
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Other
Information
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Required
Vote and Recommendation of the Board
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PROPOSAL
III - RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED
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PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANTS
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Fees
Paid to Grant Thornton
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Policy
on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services of
Independent Registered Public Accountants
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Required
Vote and Recommendation of the Board
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STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS FOR THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING
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Advance
Notice of Business to be Conducted at an Annual Meeting
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OTHER
MATTERS
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MAGYAR
BANCORP, INC.
PROXY
STATEMENT FOR THE
2007
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To
Be Held on February 12, 2007
GENERAL
INFORMATION
This
Proxy Statement and accompanying Proxy Card and the Annual Report to
Stockholders are being furnished to the stockholders of Magyar Bancorp, Inc.
(“Magyar Bancorp” or the “Company”) in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of Magyar Bancorp for use at the 2007 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. The Annual Meeting will be held Monday, February
12th
at 2
p.m., local time, at The Somerset Marriott, 110 Davidson Avenue, Somerset,
New
Jersey 08873. The term “Annual Meeting,” as used in this Proxy Statement,
includes any adjournment or postponement of such meeting.
This
Proxy Statement is dated January 8, 2007 and is first being mailed to
stockholders on or about January 8, 2007.
The
2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Date,
Time and Place
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The
Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Monday, February
12th,
2
p.m.,
local time, at The Somerset Marriott, 110 Davidson Avenue, Somerset,
New
Jersey 08873.
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Record
Date
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December
29, 2006.
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Shares
Entitled to Vote
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5,923,742
shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock were outstanding on
the Record Date and are entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting.
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Purpose
of the Annual Meeting
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To
consider and vote on the election of three directors, the approval
of the
Magyar Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, and the ratification
of
the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered
public
accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2007.
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Vote
Required
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Directors
are elected by a plurality of votes cast, including shares voted
by Magyar
Bancorp, MHC and without regard to either broker non-votes or proxies
as
to which authority to vote for the nominees being proposed is withheld.
The approval of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan will be determined
by a
majority of the votes cast, excluding shares held by Magyar Bancorp,
MHC
and without regard to the broker non-votes and proxies marked “ABSTAIN.”
The ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent
registered public accounting firm will be determined by a majority
of the
votes cast, including shares voted by Magyar Bancorp, MHC and without
regard to broker non-votes or proxies marked “ABSTAIN.”
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Your
Board of Directors
Recommends
A Vote in Favor of
the
Proposals
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Your
Board of Directors unanimously recommends that stockholders vote
“FOR”
the
election of each director nominee listed in this Proxy Statement,
“FOR”
the approval of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and “FOR”
the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30,
2007.
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Magyar
Bancorp
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Magyar
Bancorp, a
Delaware
corporation, is the bank holding company for Magyar Bank, an FDIC-insured,
New Jersey-chartered savings bank that operates four full-service
banking
offices. At September 30, 2006, Magyar Bancorp had $434.2 million
in total
assets. Our principal executive offices are located at 400 Somerset
Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, and our telephone number
is (732)
342-7600. Magyar Bancorp completed its initial public
stock offering on January 23, 2006, selling 2,618,550 shares, or
44.20% of its outstanding common stock, including 217,863 shares
purchased
by Magyar Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Additionally, the Company
contributed $500,000 in cash and issued 104,742 shares of its common
stock, or 1.77% of its outstanding shares, to the Magyar Bank Charitable
Foundation. Magyar Bancorp, MHC, a New Jersey-chartered mutual holding
company (the “Mutual Holding Company”), holds 3,200,450 shares, or 54.03%,
of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock.
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Who
Can Vote
The
Board
of Directors has fixed December 29, 2006 as the record date for determining
the
stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Accordingly, only holders of record of shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, at the close of business on such date will be
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. On December 29, 2006, 5,923,742 shares
of Magyar Bancorp common stock were outstanding and held by approximately 664
holders of record. The presence, in person or by properly executed proxy, of
the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock
is necessary to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. The presence by
proxy
of the Mutual Holding Company’s shares of common stock will assure a quorum is
present at the Annual Meeting.
How
Many Votes You Have
Each
holder of shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock outstanding will be entitled
to
one vote
for each
share held of record. However, Magyar Bancorp’s certificate of incorporation
provides that stockholders of record who beneficially own in excess of 10%
of
the then outstanding shares of common stock of Magyar Bancorp (other than the
Mutual Holding Company) are not entitled to any vote with respect to the shares
held in excess of that 10% limit. A person or entity is deemed to beneficially
own shares that are owned by an affiliate, as well as by any person acting
in
concert with such person or entity.
Matters
to Be Considered
The
purpose of the Annual Meeting is to vote on the election of three directors,
to
approve the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and to ratify the appointment
of Grant
Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year
ending September 30, 2007.
You
may
be asked to vote upon other matters that may properly be submitted to a vote
at
the Annual Meeting. You also may be asked to vote on a proposal to adjourn
or
postpone the Annual Meeting. Magyar Bancorp could use any adjournment or
postponement for the purpose, among others, of allowing additional time to
solicit proxies.
How
to Vote
You
may
vote your shares by completing and signing the enclosed Proxy Card and returning
it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope or by attending the Annual Meeting.
Alternatively, you may choose to vote your shares using the Internet or
telephone voting options explained on your Proxy Card. You should complete
and
return the Proxy Card accompanying this document, or vote using the Internet
or
telephone voting options, in order to ensure that your vote is counted at the
Annual Meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting,
regardless of whether you plan to attend. If
you return an executed Proxy Card without marking your instructions, your
executed Proxy Card will be voted “FOR” the election of the three director
nominees named in this Proxy Statement, “FOR” the Magyar Bancorp. Inc. 2006
Equity Incentive Plan and “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Grant
Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year
ending September 30, 2007.
If
you
are a stockholder whose shares are not registered in your own name, you will
need appropriate documentation from the stockholder of record to vote in person
at the Annual Meeting. Examples of such documentation include a broker's
statement or letter or other documentation that will confirm your ownership
of
shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock. If you want to vote your shares of Magyar
Bancorp common stock that are held in street name in person at the Annual
Meeting, you will need a written proxy in your name from the broker, bank or
other nominee who holds your shares.
If
you
have any questions regarding the Annual Meeting, please contact Magyar Bancorp’s
proxy solicitor, Georgeson, Inc. at (866) 785-7402.
The
Board
of Directors is currently unaware of any other matters that may be presented
for
consideration at the Annual Meeting. If other matters properly come before the
Annual Meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting,
shares represented by properly submitted
proxies will be voted, or not voted, by the persons named as proxies on the
Proxy Card in their best
judgment.
Participants
in Magyar Bancorp Benefit Plans
If
you
are a participant in the Magyar Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan or another
benefit plan through which you own shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock, you
will have received with this Proxy Statement voting instruction forms with
respect to shares you may vote under the plans. Although the trustee or
administrator votes all shares held by the plan, each participant may direct
the
trustee or administrator how to vote the shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock
allocated to his or her plan account. If you own shares through any of these
plans and do not vote, the respective plan trustees or administrators will
vote
the shares
in accordance
with the terms of the respective plans.
Vote
Required
The
presence, in person or by properly executed proxy, of the holders of a
majority
of the outstanding shares
of
Magyar Bancorp common stock is necessary to constitute a quorum at the Annual
Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted solely for the purpose
of determining whether a quorum is present. A proxy submitted by a broker that
is not voted is sometimes referred to as a broker non-vote.
Directors
are elected by a plurality of votes cast, including shares voted by Magyar
Bancorp, MHC and without regard to either broker non-votes or proxies as
to
which
authority to vote for the nominees being proposed is “WITHHELD.” The approval of
the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan will be determined by the affirmative vote of
a
majority of the shares cast, excluding
shares held by Magyar Bancorp, MHC and without
regard to the broker non-votes and proxies marked “ABSTAIN.” The ratification of
the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm is determined by a majority of the votes cast, including
shares voted by Magyar Bancorp, MHC and without
regard to broker non-votes or proxies marked “ABSTAIN.”
Revocability
of Proxies
You may
revoke your proxy at any time before the vote is
taken
at the Annual Meeting. You may revoke
your
proxy by:
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submitting
written notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary of Magyar
Bancorp
prior to the voting of such proxy;
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submitting
a properly executed proxy bearing a later
date;
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using
the Internet or telephone voting options explained on the Proxy Card;
or
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voting
in person at the Annual Meeting; however, simply attending the Annual
Meeting without voting will not revoke an earlier
proxy.
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Written
notices of revocation and other communications regarding the revocation of
your
proxy should be addressed to:
Magyar
Bancorp, Inc.
400
Somerset Street
P.O.
Box
1365
New
Brunswick, NJ 08903
Attention:
Karen
LeBlon
Corporate Secretary
If
your
shares are held in street name, your broker votes your shares and you should
follow your broker's instructions regarding the revocation of
proxies.
Solicitation
of Proxies
Magyar
Bancorp will bear the entire cost of soliciting proxies from you. In addition
to
the solicitation of proxies by mail,
Magyar Bancorp will request that banks, brokers and other holders of record
send
proxies and proxy material to the
beneficial owners of Magyar Bancorp common stock and secure their voting
instructions. Magyar
Bancorp
will
reimburse such holders of record for their reasonable expenses in taking those
actions. Magyar Bancorp has also made
arrangements with Georgeson Shareholder Communications, Inc. to assist in
soliciting proxies and
has
agreed to pay it a fee of $6,500 plus reasonable expenses for these services.
If
necessary, Magyar Bancorp may
also
use several of its regular employees, who will not be specially compensated,
to
solicit proxies from stockholders, personally or by telephone, facsimile or
letter.
Recommendation
of the Board of Directors
Your
Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” each of the
nominees
for director listed in this Proxy Statement, “FOR” the approval of the Magyar
Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and “FOR” the ratification of the
appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30,
2007.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
Persons
and groups who beneficially own in excess of five percent of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock are required to file certain
reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The following
table sets forth, as of December 29, 2006, certain information regarding persons
who beneficially owned more than five percent of the Company’s issued and
outstanding shares of Common Stock:
Principal
Stockholders
Name
and Address
of
Beneficial Owners
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of Shares
Owned
and Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
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Percent
of Shares of
Common
Stock Outstanding(1)
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Magyar
Bancorp, MHC
400
Somerset Street
P.O.
Box 1365
New
Brunswick, NJ 08903
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3,200,450(2)
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54.03%(2)
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PL
Capital Group
20
E. Jefferson Avenue
Suite
22
Naperville,
IL 60540
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296,718(3)
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5.00%(3)
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Based
on 5,923,742 shares of Magyar Bancorp common stock outstanding on
December
29, 2006.
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(2)
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Based
on a Schedule 13D filed by Magyar Bancorp, MHC with the SEC on January
25,
2006. The Board of Directors of Magyar Bancorp, MHC consists of those
persons who serve on the Board of Directors of Magyar Bancorp,
Inc.
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(3)
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Based
on a Schedule 13D filed by PL Capital Group with the SEC on September
21,
2006.
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Management
The
following table sets forth information about the shares of Magyar Bancorp common
stock owned by each nominee for election as director, each incumbent director,
each named executive officer identified in the summary compensation table
included elsewhere in this Proxy Statement, and all nominees, incumbent
directors and executive officers as a group, as of December 29,
2006.
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Position(s) Held
in the Company
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Shares
Owned Directly and Indirectly(1)
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Percent
of Class
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NOMINEES
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Elizabeth
E. Hance
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51
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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37,955
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Thomas
Lankey
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46
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Vice
Chairman of the Board
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17,500
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Joseph
A. Yelencsics
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51
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Director
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10,000
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DIRECTORS
CONTINUING IN OFFICE
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Andrew
G. Hodulik, CPA
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49
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Director
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10,000
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Joseph
J. Lukacs, Jr., D.M.D.
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64
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Chairman
of the Board
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16,200
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Martin
A. Lukacs, D.M.D.
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60
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Director
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10,000
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Salvatore
J. Romano, Ph.D.
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65
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Director
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19,267
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Edward
C. Stokes, III
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57
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Director
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26,215
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NAMED
EXECUTIVES OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS
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John
S. Fitzgerald
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42
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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8,733
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Jon
R. Ansari
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32
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Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
7,301
|
|
*
|
All
directors and executive officers as a group (10 persons)(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
163,171
|
|
2.8%
|
_____________________
(1) |
Unless
otherwise indicated, each person effectively exercises sole, or shared
with spouse, voting and dispositive power as to the shares reported.
Includes shares owned by the executive officers through the Magyar
Bank
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.
|
(2) |
Excludes
217,863 shares of common stock held by the Magyar Bank Employee Stock
Ownership Plan (“ESOP”), which shares are unallocated and held for the
future benefit of all employees. Under the terms of the ESOP, one
share of
common stock will be deemed allocated to the account of each employee
for
voting purposes only and the ESOP will be voted in accordance with
the
instructions of the employees.
|
Stock
Ownership and Retention Policy
The
Board
believes Directors and Executive Officers (defined as the Chief Executive
Officer and Executive Vice Presidents) should have a financial investment in
the
Company. Each Director is expected to own at least $75,000 in common stock,
based on original purchase value (excluding stock options), the Chief Executive
Officer is expected to own at least $150,000 in common stock, based on original
purchase value (excluding stock options), and each Executive Vice President
is
expected to own at least $50,000 in common stock, based on original purchase
value (excluding stock options), within four years of being elected to the
Board
or as an officer. The ownership guidelines for Directors and Executive Officers
are as follows:
|
|
Value
of Common Stock
|
·
|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
$150,000
|
·
|
Directors
|
$75,000
|
·
|
Executive
Vice Presidents
|
$50,000
|
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
The
Common Stock is registered with the SEC pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The officers and directors
of the Company and beneficial owners of greater than 10% of the Common Stock
are
required to file reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the SEC disclosing beneficial
ownership and changes in beneficial ownership of the Common Stock. SEC rules
require disclosure in the Company’s Proxy Statement or Annual Report on Form
10-K of the failure of an officer, director or 10% beneficial owner of the
Common Stock to file a Form 3, 4, or 5 on a timely basis. Based on the Company’s
review of ownership reports, except for the late filing of a Form 4 and a Form
5
for two transactions by Mr. Joseph J. Lukacs Jr., no officer or director failed
to file ownership reports on a timely basis for the year ended September 30,
2006.
PROPOSAL
I - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The
Board of Directors currently consists of eight (8) members and is divided into
three classes, with one class of directors elected each year. Three directors
will be elected at the Annual Meeting to serve for a three-year period and
until
their respective successors have been elected and shall qualify.
The
Board has nominated Elizabeth E. Hance, Thomas Lankey and Joseph A. Yelencsics
for election as directors, each of whom has agreed to serve if so elected.
Please refer to the sections entitled “Directors and Executive Officers” and
“Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” for additional
information regarding the nominees.
It
is
intended that the proxies solicited on behalf of the Board (other than proxies
in which the vote is withheld as to the nominees) will be voted at the Annual
Meeting “FOR” the election of the nominees. If the nominees are unable to serve,
the shares represented by all such proxies will be voted for the election of
such substitute as the Board may recommend. At this time, the Board knows of
no
reason why the nominees would be unable to serve, if elected. Except as
indicated herein, there are no arrangements or understandings between the
nominees and any other person pursuant to which such nominees were selected.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED IN THIS
PROXY STATEMENT.
Directors
and Executive Officers
Following
is the business experience for the past five years of each of the Company’s
directors and executive officers.
Nominees
for Director
Elizabeth
E. Hance. Ms.
Hance
was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of Magyar Bank in
January 2005. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank since
1994 and of the Company since its inception in 2005. Previously, she served
as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank from 2003
through 2004.
Thomas
Lankey.
Mr.
Lankey is the Senior Vice President of Long Term Care of Solaris Health Systems.
Mr. Lankey’s first cousin is Joseph Yelencsics, who is also a director of Magyar
Bank. He has been a director of the Bank since 1994 and of the Company since
its
inception in 2005.
Joseph
A. Yelencsics.
Mr.
Yelencsics is a private investor. He was a part owner of Bristol Motors, Inc.,
an automobile dealership. Mr. Yelencsics is the first cousin of Tom Lankey,
who
is also a director of Magyar Bank. He has been a director of the Bank since
2000
and of the Company since its inception in 2005.
Continuing
Directors
Term
to Expire Following Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007
Joseph
J. Lukacs, Jr., D.M.D. Dr.
Lukacs is retired. Until 2005, Dr. Lukacs was a dentist with Drs. Joseph &
Martin Lukacs, P.A. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Magyar
Bank since 1976 and of the Company since its inception since 2005, and currently
is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank and of the Company. Dr.
Lukacs’ brother is Martin A. Lukacs, who is also a director of Magyar
Bank.
Salvatore
J. Romano, Ph.D. Dr.
Romano is retired. He was formerly a Vice President with Johnson & Johnson.
Dr. Romano currently teaches Chemistry as a part-time Professor at Rutgers
University. He has been a director of the Bank since 2000 and of the Company
since its inception in 2005.
Edward
C. Stokes, III.
Mr.
Stokes is the managing partner of the law firm of Stokes and Throckmorton.
He is
also the General Counsel of Magyar Bank. He has been a director of the Bank
since 2001 and of the Company since its inception in 2005.
Term
to Expire Following Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2008
Andrew
G. Hodulik, CPA. Mr.
Hodulik is a certified public accountant with the accounting firm of Hodulik
& Morrison, P.A. He has been a director of the Bank since 1995 and of the
Company since its inception in 2005.
Martin
A. Lukacs, D.M.D. Dr.
Lukacs is retired. Dr. Lukacs’ brother is Joseph J. Lukacs, the Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Magyar Bank. He has been a director of the Bank since
2000
and of the Company since its inception in 2005.
Executive
Officers of the Bank Who Are Not Also Directors
Jon
R. Ansari. Mr.
Ansari is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Magyar Bank.
Mr. Ansari joined Magyar Bank in July 1999. Prior to being appointed to his
current position in June 2005, Mr. Ansari held various financial positions
at
Magyar Bank such as Vice President of Finance, Controller, Assistant Controller
and Accountant.
John
S. Fitzgerald. Mr.
Fitzgerald is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Magyar
Bank. Until his appointment to this position in January 2007, he was Executive
Vice President and Chief Lending Officer since July 2005, and Department Head
of
Commercial Lending since joining Magyar Bank in June 2001. Prior to his
employment at Magyar Bank, Mr. Fitzgerald was the Vice President of Commercial
Lending at United Trust Bank.
Corporate
Governance
Magyar
Bancorp is committed to maintaining sound corporate governance principles and
the highest standards of ethical conduct and is in compliance with applicable
corporate governance laws and regulations.
Board
Independence
The
Board
has determined that, except as to Ms. Hance and Mr. Stokes, each member of
the
Board is an “independent director” within the meaning of the NASDAQ corporate
governance listing standards and the Company’s corporate governance policies.
Ms. Hance is not considered independent because she is an executive officer
of
the Company. Mr. Stokes is not considered independent because of the fees paid
to his law firm by Magyar Bank and in related transactions.
Board
Meetings and Committees
The
Board
of Directors of Magyar Bancorp met five times during the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2006. The Board of Directors of Magyar Bank met 15 times during
fiscal 2006. No director attended fewer than 75% in the aggregate of the total
number of Board meetings held and the total number of committee meetings on
which he or she served during fiscal 2006, including Board and committee
meetings of Magyar Bank. Executive sessions of the independent directors are
regularly scheduled. Although not required, attendance of Board members at
the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders is encouraged.
The
Company and Magyar Bank have four standing Board committees: Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee; Audit Committee; Compensation and Benefits
Committee; and Executive Committee.
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee.
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for recommending
the following to the Board: director nominees, director committee structure
and
membership, and corporate governance guidelines. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee is also responsible for the determination of director
independence as defined by NASDAQ corporate governance listing standards. Each
member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is considered
“independent” as defined in the NASDAQ corporate governance listing standards.
The Board has adopted a written charter for the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, which is available on the Company’s website at www.magbank.com.
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee currently consists of
Directors Martin Lukacs, Romano and Yelencsics.
Audit
Committee.
The
Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing the financial reporting, internal
control and internal and external audit processes. This responsibility includes
reviewing reports filed with the SEC, the internal audit function, the audit
plan and performance of the internal auditor, as well as appointing, overseeing
and evaluating the independent registered public accounting firm. Each member
of
the Audit Committee is considered “independent” as defined in the NASDAQ
corporate governance listing standards and under SEC Rule 10A-3. The Board
believes that Director Hodulik qualifies as an “audit committee financial
expert” as that term is used in the rules and regulations of the SEC. The Board
has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, which is available on
the
Company’s website at www.magbank.com. The report of the Audit Committee is
included elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. The Audit Committee currently
consists of Directors Hodulik, Martin Lukacs, Romano, Lankey and Yelencsics.
Compensation
Committee.
The
Compensation Committee is responsible for recommending to the Board the
compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and executive management, reviewing
and administering overall compensation policy, reviewing performance measures
and goals, administering stock-based compensation plans, approving benefit
programs, establishing compensation of directors and other matters of personnel
policy and practice. Each member of the Compensation Committee is considered
“independent” as defined in the NASDAQ corporate governance listing standards.
The Board has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee, which
is
available at the Company’s website at www.magbank.com.
The Compensation Committee currently consists of Directors Lankey, Hodulik,
Romano and Yelencsics.
Executive
Committee.
The
Executive Committee is authorized to act with some exceptions with the same
authority as the Board of Directors of Magyar Bancorp between meetings of the
Board. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Executive Committee,
which is available at the Company’s website at www.magbank.com.
The Executive Committee is comprised of Directors Joseph Lukacs, Lankey, Hodulik
and Hance.
Committee
Membership
The
following chart provides information about Board committee membership and the
number of meetings that each committee held in fiscal 2006.
Names
|
Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee
|
Audit
Committee
|
Compensation
and Benefits Committee
|
Executive
Committee
|
Director
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
Andrew
G. Hodulik, CPA
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Thomas
Lankey
|
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Martin
A. Lukacs, D.M.D.
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
Joseph
J. Lukacs, Jr., D.M.D.
|
|
|
|
X
|
Salvatore
J. Romano, Ph.D.
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Edward
C. Stokes, III
|
|
|
|
|
Joseph
A. Yelencsics
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
|
Number
of meetings in fiscal 2006
|
0
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
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(1) |
Elizabeth
E. Hance is an officer of the Company and with the exception of the
Executive Committee, is not a member of the Board Committees listed.
|
Director
Fees
Each
of
the individuals who serve as a director of Magyar Bancorp also serve as a
director of Magyar Bank and earns director fees in that capacity. Magyar Bank
pays each director an annual retainer fee of $24,000. The Chairman of the Board
of Directors receives an annual retainer fee of $60,000 and the Vice Chairman
of
the Board of Directors receives an annual retainer fee of $29,000. Each director
also receives a fee of $500 for each committee meeting attended. Each director
of Magyar Bancorp is paid a quarterly retainer fee of $2,500. The chairman
of
the Audit Committee also receives an additional retainer fee of $5,000, and
members of the Audit Committee are paid a fee of $1,000 for attendance at
committee meetings. Aggregate fees paid to directors by Magyar Bancorp and
Magyar Bank were $381,400 for fiscal 2006.
Code
of Ethics and Business Conduct
The
Board
has adopted a code of ethics and business conduct for employees, including
the
principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting
officer and all persons performing similar functions, and a code of ethics
and
business conduct for directors. These codes are designed to deter wrongdoing
and
to promote honest and ethical conduct, the avoidance of conflicts of interest,
full and accurate disclosure and compliance with all applicable laws, rules
and
regulations. Both of these documents are available on the Company’s website at
www.magbank.com.
Amendments to and waivers from the codes of ethics and business conduct will
be
disclosed on the Company’s website.
Board
Nominations
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies nominees by evaluating
the current members of the Board willing to continue in service. Current members
of the Board with skills and experience that are relevant to the Company’s
business and who are willing to continue in service are first considered for
re-nomination, balancing the value of continuity of service by existing members
of the Board with that of obtaining a new perspective. If any member of the
Board does not wish to continue in service, or if the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee or the Board decides not to re-nominate a member for
re-election, or if the size of the Board is increased, the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee would solicit suggestions for director candidates
from all Board members and may consider candidates submitted by stockholders.
In
addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is authorized by
its
charter, subject to prior approval from the Board, to engage a third party
to
assist in the identification of director nominees. The Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee would seek to identify a candidate who at a minimum
satisfies the following criteria:
|
· |
has
the highest personal and professional ethics and integrity and whose
values are compatible with those of the
Company;
|
|
· |
has
experiences and achievements that have given him/her the ability
to
exercise and develop good business
judgment;
|
|
· |
is
willing to devote the necessary time to the work of the Board and
its
committees, which includes being available for Board and committee
meetings;
|
|
· |
is
familiar with the communities in which the Company operates and/or
is
actively engaged in community
activities;
|
|
· |
is
involved in other activities or interests that do not create a conflict
with his/her responsibilities to the Company and its stockholders;
and
|
|
· |
has
the capacity and desire to represent the balanced, best interests
of the
stockholders of the Company as a group, and not primarily a special
interest group or constituency.
|
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will also take into account
whether a candidate satisfies the criteria for “independence” as defined in the
NASDAQ Corporate Governance Listing Standards, and, if a candidate with
financial and accounting expertise is sought for service on the Audit Committee,
whether the individual qualifies as an Audit Committee financial expert.
Procedures
for the Consideration of Board Candidates Submitted by
Stockholders
The
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has adopted procedures for the
consideration of Board candidates submitted by stockholders. Stockholders can
submit the names of candidates for director by writing to the Corporate
Secretary at Magyar Bancorp, Inc., 400
Somerset Street, P.O. Box 1365, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903. The submission
must include the following information:
|
· |
a
statement that the writer is a stockholder and is proposing a candidate
for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee;
|
|
· |
the
name and address of the nominating stockholder as he/she appears
on the
Company’s books, and number of shares of the Company’s common stock that
are owned beneficially by such stockholder (if the stockholder is
not a
holder of record, appropriate evidence of the stockholder’s ownership will
be required);
|
|
· |
the
name, address and contact information for the nominated candidate,
and the
number of shares of common stock of the Company that are owned by
the
candidate (if the candidate is not a holder of record, appropriate
evidence of the stockholder’s ownership should be
provided);
|
|
· |
a
statement of the candidate’s business and educational
experience;
|
|
· |
such
other information regarding the candidate as would be required to
be
included in the proxy statement pursuant to SEC Regulation
14A;
|
|
· |
a
statement detailing any relationship between the candidate and the
Company
and between the candidate and any customer, supplier or competitor
of the
Company;
|
|
· |
detailed
information about any relationship or understanding between the proposing
stockholder and the candidate; and
|
|
· |
a
statement that the candidate is willing to be considered and willing
to
serve as a director if nominated and
elected.
|
A
nomination submitted by a stockholder for presentation by the stockholder at
an
Annual Meeting of stockholders must comply with the procedural and informational
requirements described in “Advance Notice Of Business To Be
Conducted at
an
Annual Meeting.” The Company received no submission from stockholders for Board
nominees for this Annual Meeting.
Stockholder
Communications with the Board
A
stockholder of the Company who wants to communicate with the Board or with
any
individual director can write to the Corporate Secretary at Magyar Bancorp,
Inc., 400 Somerset Street P.O. Box 1365, New Brunswick, New Jersey
08903. The
letter should indicate that the author is a stockholder and if shares are not
held of record, should include appropriate evidence of stock ownership.
Depending on the subject matter, the Chairman will:
|
· |
Forward
the communication to the director(s) to whom it is
addressed;
|
|
· |
Handle
the inquiry directly, for example where it is a request for information
about the Company or it is a stock-related matter; or
|
|
· |
Not
forward the communication if it is primarily commercial in nature,
relates
to an improper or irrelevant topic, or is unduly hostile, threatening,
illegal or otherwise inappropriate.
|
At
each
Board meeting, a summary of all communications received since the last meeting
will be presented and those communications will be made available to the
directors upon request.
Transactions
with Certain Related Persons
Federal
law and regulation generally require that all loans or extensions of credit
to
executive officers and directors must be made on substantially the same terms,
including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for
comparable transactions with the general public and must not involve more than
the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features. However,
applicable regulations permit executive officers and directors to receive the
same terms through loan programs that are widely available to other employees,
as long as the director or executive officer is not given preferential treatment
compared to the other participating employees. Magyar Bank extends loans to
its
executive officers and directors on the same terms as available to all
employees, in compliance with these regulations.
Section
402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 generally prohibits an issuer from: (1)
extending or maintaining credit; (2) arranging for the extension of credit;
or
(3) renewing an extension of credit in the form of a personal loan for an
officer or director. There are several exceptions to this general prohibition,
one of which is applicable to Magyar Bank. Sarbanes-Oxley does not apply to
loans made by a depository institution that is insured by the FDIC and is
subject to the insider lending restrictions of the Federal Reserve Act. All
loans to the Company’s directors and officers are made in conformity with the
Federal Reserve Act and Regulation O.
During
the year ended September 30, 2006, the law firm of Stokes and Throckmorton
received fees of $94,262 for services rendered on behalf of Magyar Bank,
including fees paid by borrowers in connection with loan closings. Director
Edward C. Stokes, III is a partner of the law firm.
The
Audit Committee Report
Management
has the primary responsibility for the Company’s internal controls and financial
reporting process. The independent registered public accounting firm is
responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company’s consolidated
financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board and issuing an opinion thereon. The Audit Committee’s
responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes. As part of its ongoing
activities, the Audit Committee has:
|
· |
reviewed
and discussed with management and the independent registered
public
accounting firm the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements
for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2006;
|
|
· |
met
with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
internal auditors and the independent registered public accounting
firm,
both together and in separate executive sessions, to discuss
the scope and
the results of the audits and the overall quality of the Company’s
financial reporting and internal
controls;
|
|
· |
discussed
with the independent registered public accountants the matters
required to
be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communications
with Audit Committees,
as amended;
|
|
· |
received
the written disclosures from the independent registered public
accounting
firm required by Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1,
Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees,
and discussed with the independent registered public accounting
firm its
independence from the Company;
and
|
|
· |
pre-approved
all audit, audit related and other services to be provided by
the
independent registered public accounting
firm.
|
Based
on
the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended
to
the Board that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in
the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2006 and be filed with the SEC. In addition, the Audit Committee appointed
Grant
Thornton as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, subject to the ratification of this
appointment by the stockholders.
The
Audit Committee
Andrew
G. Hodulik, CPA (Chairman)
|
Martin
A. Lukacs, D.M.D.
|
Salvatore
J. Romano, Ph.D
|
Thomas
Lankey
|
Joseph
A. Yelencsics
|
Executive
Officer Compensation
Summary
Compensation Table. The
following table sets forth, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006,
certain information as to the total remuneration paid by Magyar Bank to its
Chief Executive Officer as well as to the two most highly compensated executive
officers of Magyar Bank, other than the Chief Executive Officer, who received
total salary and bonus in excess of $100,000. Each of the individuals listed
in
the table below is referred to as a Named Executive Officer.
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Salary\
($)(1)
|
|
Bonus
($)(3)
|
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)(2)(4)
|
Elizabeth
E. Hance
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
2006
|
|
210,000
|
|
37,800
|
|
134,122
|
John
S. Fitzgerald
Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Operating Officer
|
|
2006
|
|
150,000
|
|
24,891
|
|
52,159
|
Jon
R. Ansari
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
2006
|
|
135,000
|
|
30,375
|
|
54,080
|
___________________________
|
(1)
|
Pursuant
to SEC disclosure rules, summary compensation information is excluded
for
fiscal years 2004 and 2005, since Magyar Bancorp was not a public
company
during any part of those fiscal years.
|
|
(2)
|
Magyar
Bank provides certain of its executive officers with non-cash benefits
and
perquisites. Management believes that the aggregate value of these
benefits for fiscal 2006 did not, in the case of the Named Executive
Officers, exceed $50,000 or 10% of the aggregate salary and annual
bonus
reported for them in the Summary Compensation Table.
|
|
(3)
|
Represents
amounts paid in fiscal year 2007 for bonuses earned in fiscal year
2006.
|
|
(4)
|
Includes
payments during fiscal year 2006 for the
following:
|
Name
|
401(k)
Plan
($)
|
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
($)
|
Disability Insurance ($)
|
Life Insurance ($)
|
Medical
& Dental Insurance
($)
|
Directors Fees
($)
|
Long-Term Care Insurance
($)
|
Elizabeth
E. Hance
|
4,892
|
102,435
|
844
|
1,278
|
2,632
|
17,001
|
5,040
|
John
S. Fitzgerald
|
4,642
|
43,792
|
709
|
882
|
2,134
|
--
|
--
|
Jon
R. Ansari
|
5,369
|
40,895
|
285
|
651
|
6,880
|
--
|
--
|
Benefit
Plans
Employment
Agreement. Magyar
Bancorp, Inc. has entered into an employment agreement with Elizabeth E. Hance.
The agreement has an initial term of three years. Unless notice of non-renewal
is provided, the agreement renews annually. Under the agreement, the base salary
is $210,000. The base salary will be reviewed at least annually and may be
increased, but not decreased. In addition to base salary, the agreement provides
for, among other things, participation in bonus programs and other employee
pension benefit and fringe benefit plans applicable to executive employees,
use
of an automobile and reimbursement of expenses associated with the use of such
automobile. The executive’s employment may be terminated for just cause at any
time, in which event the executive would have no right to receive compensation
or other benefits for any period after termination.
The
executive is entitled to severance payments and benefits in the event of her
termination of employment under specified circumstances. In the event the
executive’s employment is terminated for reasons other than for just cause,
disability or retirement, or in the event the executive resigns during the
term
of the agreement following (1) the failure to elect or reelect or to
appoint or reappoint executive to her executive position, (2) a material
change in the executive’s functions, duties, or responsibilities, which change
would cause the executive’s position to become one of lesser responsibility,
importance or scope, (3) the liquidation or dissolution of Magyar Bancorp
or Magyar Bank, or (4) a breach of the employment agreement by Magyar Bancorp,
the executive would be entitled to a severance payment equal to three times
the
executive’s base salary, and the executive would be entitled to the continuation
of life, medical, and dental coverage for 36 months. In the event of a
termination following a change in control of Magyar Bancorp or Magyar Bank,
the
executive would be entitled to a severance payment equal to three times the
sum
of the executive’s base salary and the highest rate of bonus paid to her during
the prior three years, plus the continuation of insurance coverage for 36
months. In the event that the severance payment provisions of the employment
agreement are triggered, the executive would be entitled to a cash severance
benefit in the amount of approximately $743,400. The executive would be entitled
to no additional benefits under the employment agreement upon retirement at
age
65. In the event of the termination of Ms. Hance’s employment, Ms. Hance also
agrees to resign from the Board of Directors.
Upon
termination of the executive’s employment other than in connection with a change
in control, the executive agrees not to compete with Magyar Bancorp for one
year
following termination of employment within 25 miles of any existing branch
of
Magyar Bank or 25 miles of any office for which Magyar Bank or a subsidiary
has
filed an application for regulatory approval. Should the executive become
disabled, Magyar Bancorp would continue to pay the executive her base salary
for
the longer of the remaining term of the agreement or one year, provided that
any
amount paid to the executive pursuant to any disability insurance would reduce
the compensation she would receive. In the event the executive dies while
employed by Magyar Bancorp, the executive’s estate will be paid the executive’s
base salary for one year and the executive’s family will be entitled to
continuation of medical and dental benefits for one year after the executive’s
death.
Change-in-Control
Agreements.
Magyar
Bancorp, Inc. has entered into change-in-control agreements with Jon R. Ansari
and John S. Fitzgerald, which would provide certain benefits in the event of
a
termination of employment following a change in control of Magyar Bancorp or
Magyar Bank. Each of the change-in-control agreements provides for a term of
two
years. Commencing on each anniversary date, the agreements will be renewed
for
an additional year so that the remaining term will be two years, subject to
termination by the Board of Directors on notice of non-renewal. The
change-in-control agreements enable Magyar Bancorp to offer to the designated
officers certain protections against termination without just cause in the
event
of a change in control. Such protections are frequently offered by other
financial institutions, and Magyar Bancorp may be at a competitive disadvantage
in attracting and retaining key employees if it does not offer similar
protections.
Following
a change in control of Magyar Bancorp or Magyar Bank, an officer is entitled
under the agreement to a payment if the officer’s employment is terminated
during the term of such agreement, other than for just cause, or if the officer
voluntarily terminates employment during the term of such agreement as a result
of a demotion, loss of title, office or significant authority (in each case,
other than as a result of the fact that either Magyar Bank or Magyar Bancorp
is
merged into another entity in connection with a change in control and will
not
operate as a stand-alone, independent entity), reduction
in
his
annual compensation or benefits, or relocation of his principal place of
employment by more than 30 miles from its location immediately prior to the
change in control. In the event an officer who is a party to a change-in-control
agreement is entitled to receive payments pursuant to the change-in-control
agreement, he will receive a cash payment equal to two times the sum of his
highest rate of base salary and the highest rate of bonus awarded to the
executive during the prior three years, payable in a lump sum. If a change
in
control occurs, Mr. Ansari and Mr. Fitzgerald would be entitled to a cash
payment in the aggregate amount of approximately $330,750 and $349,782,
respectively. In addition to the cash payment, each covered officer is entitled
to receive life, medical, and dental coverage for a period of 24 months from
the
date of termination. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the
change-in-control agreements, payments under the change in control agreements
are limited so that they will not constitute an excess parachute payment under
Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Defined
Benefit Pension
Plan.
Magyar
Bank sponsors the Magyar Savings Bank Retirement Plan, which is a qualified,
tax-exempt defined benefit plan (the “Retirement Plan”). The Retirement Plan was
frozen as to new accruals effective as of February 15, 2006. Any employee age
21
or older who has completed one year of service with Magyar Bank in which the
employee has completed at least 1,000 hours of service is eligible to
participate in the Retirement Plan. Magyar Bank annually contributes an amount
to the plan necessary to satisfy the minimum funding requirements established
under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).
The regular form of retirement benefit is a life annuity (if the participant
is
single) and a joint and survivor annuity (if the participant is married);
however, various alternative forms of joint and survivor annuities may be
selected instead. In the event a participant dies before his annuity starting
date, death benefits will generally be paid to the participant’s surviving
spouse in the form of a pre-retirement survivor annuity.
A
participant who retires on his normal retirement date is entitled to an annual
benefit equal to his accrued benefit based on a retirement benefit formula
equal
to the sum of 35% of the participant’s average annual compensation plus 22.75%
of his average annual compensation in excess of covered compensation. However,
participants who have earned less than 35 years of service at the end of the
plan year in which they attain normal retirement age will be entitled to reduced
benefits. The minimum amount of annual retirement benefit provided to
participants who retire on their normal retirement date will be equal to 1.5%
of
the participant’s average annual compensation multiplied by the participant’s
number of years of service, up to a maximum of 30 years.
Executive
Supplemental Retirement Income Agreements.
In
1996, Magyar Bank adopted an Executive Supplemental Retirement Income Agreement
for Elizabeth Hance (“SERP”). The SERP was amended and restated effective
January 1, 2006 in order to comply with changes in the tax laws under Section
409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code Section 409A”). The
SERP is designed to provide an annual benefit to Ms. Hance at age 65 equal
to
$64,392, payable monthly for a period of 180 months following retirement. A
secular trust (i.e., a grantor trust established by the individual and not
the
bank) has also been established by Ms. Hance, with the assistance of Magyar
Bank, in connection with the establishment of the SERP. An amount is annually
contributed by Magyar Bank to Ms. Hance’s secular trust, in an amount intended
to be sufficient to fully fund the expected benefit at Ms. Hance’s retirement.
The amount contributed to the secular trust each year is taxable to Ms. Hance
in
the year of the contribution. Ms. Hance is annually given a limited period
of
time following Magyar Bank’s contribution to her secular trust to withdraw the
contribution, provided, however, that if she exercises her withdrawal rights,
Magyar Bank will thereafter cease making contributions to the secular trust
and
will instead commence bookkeeping entries representing phantom contributions
towards an accrued benefit account that Magyar Bank will establish on its books.
In
the
event of Ms. Hance’s voluntary or involuntary termination of employment for
reasons other than cause or due to a change in control, or in the event of
disability or death during employment, Ms. Hance, or her beneficiary, as
applicable, will receive an annuitized benefit based on the contributions and/or
phantom contributions, if any, to the secular trust and/or accrued benefit
account, respectively, made or required to be made as of the date of such
termination, disability or death. The benefits due on death or disability will
be paid shortly following the occurrence of such event. The benefits due on
a
voluntary or involuntary termination of employment, other than due to cause
or a
change in control, will be paid at the time Ms. Hance attains age 65. The SERP
provides that benefit payments to Ms. Hance may be delayed for six months in
the
event Ms. Hance is a “Specified Employee,” within the meaning of the term in
Code Section 409A, at the time of her Separation from Service. In the event
of a
change in control of Magyar Bank followed within 60 months by Ms. Hance’s
involuntary termination of employment or resignation due to the occurrence
of
certain events, then Magyar Bank, or its successor will be required to make
a
final contribution to the secular trust or a final phantom contribution to
the
accrued benefit account, as applicable, equal to the present value of all future
contributions which would have been made had she continued in employment until
her retirement age, subject to reduction to avoid an excise tax on excess
parachute payments. The benefit payable to Ms. Hance following a change in
control will not be paid until Ms. Hance attains age 65. If a timely election
has been made, the benefits payable from the SERP will be paid to Ms. Hance,
or
her beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum. In the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2006, Magyar Bank contributed $102,435 to Ms. Hance’s secular
trust under the SERP.
In
consideration of the right to receive the promised benefits, Ms. Hance has
agreed that during employment and, thereafter, during the period over which
the
annual benefits will be paid, she will not engage in any activity which is
directly or indirectly competitive with Magyar Bank.
Magyar
Bank adopted an Executive Supplemental Retirement Income Agreement for Jon
Ansari and for John Fitzgerald effective as of January 1, 2006 (“2006 SERPs”),
which are substantially similar to the SERP adopted by Magyar Bank for Ms.
Hance. The 2006 SERPs are designed to provide an annual benefit to Mr. Ansari
at
age 65 of $90,332 and to Mr. Fitzgerald at age 65 of $65,512. For these
purposes, Messrs. Ansari and Fitzgerald have each established a secular trust
in
connection with the adoption of the 2006 SERPs. In the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2006, Magyar Bank contributed $40,895, and $43,792 to the secular
trusts established for Mr. Ansari and Mr. Fitzgerald, respectively, under the
2006 SERP.
Director
Supplemental Retirement Income and Deferred Compensation
Agreements.
In
1996, Magyar Bank entered into Director Supplemental Retirement Income and
Deferred Compensation Agreements with each of directors Elizabeth E. Hance,
Andrew G. Hodulik, Thomas Lankey, Joseph J. Lukacs, Jr., Martin A. Lukacs,
Salvatore J. Romano, Edward C. Stokes, III, and Joseph A. Yelencsics in order
to
provide retirement, disability and death benefits to such directors and their
beneficiaries. The agreements were amended and restated effective January 1,
2006, in order to comply with changes in the tax laws under Code Section 409A.
The agreements with each director replace a prior non-qualified deferred
compensation plan under which each director deferred all or a portion of his
or
her board fees, committee fees and retainer and such deferrals generated
earnings at a 10% interest rate. Under the replacement agreements, each director
makes an elective contribution equal to such director’s voluntary monthly
pre-tax deferrals of board fees, committee fees and or retainer to a so-called
secular trust (i.e., a trust where the individual is the grantor) established
by
such director with the assistance of Magyar Bank; each such trust is referred
to
as a retirement income trust fund. In addition, Magyar Bank contributes an
amount to the retirement income trust funds to supplement the directors’
deferrals, and replace the 10% interest that would have accrued under the prior
nonqualified plan. Magyar Bank also makes a contribution, actuarially determined
to be equal to the amount necessary to support the annual retirement benefit
payable to the director once he reaches his benefit age, based upon a percentage
of the director’s total board fees, committee fees and/or retainer in the
twelve-month period prior to the date on which the director is entitled to
receive retirement benefits. Provided a director has served for at least five
years, the
director’s
retirement benefit will be at least 50% of such board fees, committee fees
and/or retainer, with a maximum retirement benefit of 60%, based on years of
service. If a director serves less than five years at termination of service,
the benefit to such director would be between 12½% and 20% of such fees and/or
retainer. Any director who serves as board chairman for a five-year term (other
than the chairman serving as of February 1, 2004) will be entitled to receive
a
maximum benefit equal to 75% of his fees and/or retainer. Funds contributed
to
the retirement income trust fund will be invested by the trustee and are taxable
to the director in the year of the contribution. Each director is annually
given
a limited period of time following Magyar Bank’s contribution to the director’s
retirement income trust fund to withdraw the contribution to such director’s
retirement income trust fund, provided, however, that if a director exercises
his withdrawal rights, Magyar Bank will thereafter cease making contributions
to
the retirement income trust fund and will instead commence bookkeeping entries
representing phantom contributions towards the director’s accrued benefit
account.
Upon
retirement, the amounts accumulated in the director’s retirement income trust
fund and/or phantom contributions to any accrued benefit account established
for
such director, if any, will be annuitized and paid in monthly installments
for
the payout period unless the director has elected a lump sum payment. In the
event the director dies after attaining his benefit age but prior to
commencement or completion of his monthly payments, the amounts accrued for
the
benefit of the director will be paid to his or her beneficiary in either monthly
installments or a lump sum. In the event a director has elected to receive
a
lump sum benefit and dies while employed by Magyar Bank, the balance of his
benefit will be paid to his beneficiary in a lump sum. In the event the
director’s service is terminated prior to benefit age due to disability, the
director will also be entitled to a lump sum benefit.
PROPOSAL
II - APPROVAL OF THE MAGYAR BANCORP, INC. 2006
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
The
Board
of Directors has adopted, subject to stockholder approval, the Magyar Bancorp,
Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”), to provide officers,
employees and directors of the Company and Magyar Bank with additional
incentives to promote the growth and performance of the Company. The following
is a summary of the material features of the Equity Plan, which is qualified
in
its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Equity Plan, attached hereto
as Appendix A.
General
The
Equity Plan will remain in effect for a period of ten years following adoption
by stockholders. Subject to permitted adjustments for certain corporate
transactions, the Equity Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 381,260 shares
of
Company common stock pursuant to grants of incentive and non-statutory stock
options, stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock awards. No more than
108,931 shares may be issued as restricted stock awards.
The
Equity Plan will be administered by the members of the Compensation and Benefits
Committee (the “Committee”), none of whom are current or former employees or
officers of the Company and none of whom receive remuneration from the Company
in any capacity other than as a director, except for compensation in an amount
for which disclosure would not be required under SEC disclosure rules. The
Committee has full and exclusive power within the limitations set forth in
the
Equity Plan to make all decisions and determinations regarding the selection
of
participants and the granting of awards; establishing the terms and conditions
relating to each award; adopting rules, regulations and guidelines for carrying
out the Equity Plan’s purposes; and interpreting and otherwise construing the
Equity Plan. The Equity Plan also permits the Board of Directors or the
Committee to delegate to one or more officers of the Company the Committee’s
power to (i) designate officers and employees who will receive awards, and
(ii)
determine the number of awards to be received by them.
Eligibility
Employees
and outside directors of the Company or its subsidiaries are eligible to receive
awards under the Equity Plan, except that non-employees may not be granted
incentive stock options. There are 20 employees and seven non-employee directors
currently eligible to receive awards under the Equity Plan.
Types
of Awards
The
Committee may determine the type and terms and conditions of awards under the
Equity Plan. Awards may be granted in a combination of incentive and
non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights or restricted stock
awards, as follows.
Stock
Options.
A stock
option gives the recipient or “optionee” the right to purchase shares of common
stock at a specified price for a specified period of time. The exercise price
may not be less than the fair market value on the date the stock option is
granted. Fair market value for purposes of the Equity Plan means the final
sales
price of Company’s common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global
Market on the date the option is granted, or if the Company’s common stock was
not traded on such date, then on the day prior to such date or on the next
preceding day on which the Company’s common stock was traded, and without regard
to after-hours trading activity. The Committee will determine the fair market
value, in accordance with Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as
amended (the “Code”), if it cannot be determined in the manner described above.
Stock
options are either “incentive” stock options or “non-qualified” stock options.
Incentive stock options have certain tax advantages and must comply with the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code. Only employees are eligible to receive
incentive stock options. Shares of common stock purchased upon the exercise
of a
stock option must be paid for in full at the time of exercise (i) either in
cash
or with stock of the Company which was owned by the participant for at least
six
months prior to delivery, or (ii) by reduction in the number of shares
deliverable pursuant to the stock option, or (iii) subject to a “cashless
exercise” through a third party. Cash may be paid in lieu of any fractional
shares under the Equity Plan. Stock options are subject to vesting conditions
and restrictions as determined by the Committee.
Stock
Appreciation Rights. Stock
appreciation rights give the recipient the right to receive a payment in cash,
Company common stock, or a combination thereof, of an amount equal to the excess
of the fair market value of a specified number of shares of Company common
stock
on the date of the exercise of the stock appreciation rights over the fair
market value of the common stock on the date of grant of the stock appreciation
right, as set forth in the recipient’s award agreement.
Stock
Awards.
Stock
awards under the Equity Plan will be granted only in whole shares of common
stock. Stock awards will be subject to conditions established by the Committee
which are set forth in the award agreement. Any stock award granted under the
Equity Plan will be subject to vesting as determined by the Committee. Awards
will be evidenced by agreements approved by the Committee, which set forth
the
terms and conditions of each award.
Prohibition
Against Option Repricing.
The
Plan
provides that neither the Committee nor the Board is authorized to make any
adjustment or amendment that reduces or would have the effect of reducing the
exercise price of a stock option or stock appreciation right previously granted.
Generally,
all awards, except non-statutory stock options, granted under the Equity Plan
will be nontransferable except by will or in accordance with the laws of
intestate succession. Stock awards may be transferable pursuant to a qualified
domestic relations order. At the Committee’s sole discretion, non-statutory
stock options may be transferred for valid estate planning purposes that are
permitted by the Code and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. During the life
of the participant, awards can only be exercised by him or her. The Committee
may permit a participant to designate a beneficiary to exercise or receive
any
rights that may exist under the Equity Plan upon the participant’s
death.
Limitation
on Awards Under the Equity Plan
The
following limits apply to awards under the Equity Plan:
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maximum number of shares of stock that may be covered by options
or stock
appreciation rights that are intended to be “performance-based
compensation” under a grant to any one participant in any one calendar
year is 75,000 shares;
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the
maximum number of shares of stock that may be stock awards that are
intended to be “performance-based compensation” which are granted to any
one participant during any calendar year is 30,000 shares;
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the
maximum amount of cash incentive awards or cash settled stock awards
that
are intended to be “performance-based compensation” payable to any one
participant with respect to any calendar year shall equal $1,000,000;
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the
maximum number of shares of stock that may be covered by stock options
or
stock appreciation rights granted to any one non-employee director
is five
percent (5%) of the shares to be granted in the aggregate as stock
options
or stock appreciation rights under the plan, and the maximum number
of
stock awards that may be granted to any one non-employee director
is five
percent (5%) of the shares to be granted in the aggregate as stock
awards
under the plan. In addition, the maximum number of shares of stock
that
may be covered by all stock options and stock appreciation rights
granted
to all non-employee directors as a group is thirty percent (30%)
of the
shares in the aggregate to be covered by stock options or stock
appreciation rights granted under the plan, and the maximum number
of
stock awards that may be granted to all non-employee directors as
a group
is thirty percent (30%) of the stock awards in the aggregate to be
granted
under the plan.
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The
Committee may use shares of stock available under the Equity Plan as the form
of
payment for compensation, grants or rights earned or due under any other
compensation plans or arrangements of the Company or a subsidiary, including
the
plans and arrangements of the Company or a subsidiary assumed in business
combinations.
In
the
event of a corporate transaction involving the stock of the Company (including,
without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash
dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up,
spin-off, combination or exchange of shares), the foregoing shares limitations
and all outstanding awards will automatically be adjusted proportionally and
uniformly to reflect such event to the extent that the adjustment will not
affect the award’s status as “performance-based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code, if applicable; provided, however, that the
Committee may adjust awards to preserve the benefits or potential benefits
of
the awards, including the prevention of automatic adjustments if appropriate.
Performance
Features
Section 162(m)
of the Internal Revenue Code. A
U.S.
income tax deduction for the Company will generally be unavailable for annual
compensation in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000) paid to any of its
five most highly compensated officers. However, amounts that constitute
“performance-based compensation” are not counted toward the $1 million limit.
The Equity Plan is designed so that stock options will be considered performance
based compensation. The Committee may designate whether any stock appreciation
rights, stock awards or cash incentive awards being granted to any participant
are intended to be “performance-based compensation” as that term is used in
section 162(m) of the Code. Any such awards designated as intended to be
“performance-based compensation” will be conditioned on the achievement of one
or more performance measures, to the extent required by section 162(m) of
the Code.
Performance
Measures. The
performance measures that may be used for such awards will be based on any
one
or more of the following performance measures, as selected by the Committee:
earnings, financial return ratios, capital, increase in revenue, operating
or
net cash flows, cash flow return on investment, total stockholder return, market
share, net operating income, operating income or net income, debt load
reduction, expense management, economic value added, stock price, assets, asset
quality level, charge offs, loan reserves, non-performing assets, loans,
deposits, growth of loans, deposits or assets, liquidity, interest sensitivity
gap levels, regulatory compliance or safety and soundness, improvement of
financial rating, administrative expenses, achievement of balance sheet or
income statement objectives and strategic business objectives, consisting of
one
or more objectives based on meeting specific targets, such as business expansion
goals and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures. Performance measures
may be based on the performance of the Company as a whole or of any one or
more
subsidiaries or business units of the Company or a subsidiary and may be
measured relative to a peer group, an index or a business plan. The terms of
any
award may provide that partial achievement of performance criteria may result
in
partial payment or vesting of the award. The Committee may adjust performance
measures after they have been set, but only to the extent the Committee
exercises negative discretion as permitted under applicable law for purposes
of
an exception to section 162(m) of the Code. In establishing the performance
measures, the Committee may provide for the inclusion or exclusion of certain
items. Additionally, the grant of an award intended to be “performance-based
compensation” and the establishment of any performance based measures shall be
made during the period required by section 162(m) of the Code.
Vesting
of Awards
If
the
right to become vested in an award under the Equity Plan is conditioned on
the
completion of a specified period of service with the Company or its
subsidiaries, without the achievement of performance measures or objectives,
then unless otherwise determined by the Committee and evidenced in an award
agreement, the required period of service for full vesting shall not be less
than three years for an employee, and not less than one year for a director,
subject in either case to acceleration in the event of death, disability,
retirement, involuntary termination of employment of service following a change
in control, or other enumerated events (which could include, for example, the
completion of a “second-step conversion” of the Mutual Holding Company).
Change
in Control
Unless
otherwise stated in an award agreement, upon the occurrence of an involuntary
termination of employment following a Change in Control of the Company, all
outstanding options and stock appreciation rights then held by a participant
will become fully exercisable and all stock awards or cash incentive awards
shall be fully earned and vested (subject to limitations on performance-based
awards). For the purposes of the Equity Plan, a Change in Control occurs when:
(a) any person, as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is or becomes the
beneficial
owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25% or more
of
the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities;
(b) the Incumbent Directors cease, for any reason, to constitute a majority
of the Whole Board; or (c) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation
or similar transaction involving the Company and one or more other corporations
or entities is consummated, other than a plan of reorganization, merger,
consolidation or similar transaction that is defined as an Excluded Transaction,
or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of
the
Company, or a sale, liquidation or other disposition of all or substantially
all
of the assets of the Company or the Bank is consummated; or (d) a tender
offer is made for 25% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the
Company and the stockholders owning beneficially or of record 25% or more of
the
outstanding voting securities of the Company have tendered or offered to sell
their shares pursuant to such tender offer and such tendered shares have been
accepted by the tender offeror; or (e) a Potential Change in Control
occurs, and the Board of Directors determines, pursuant to the vote of a
majority of the Whole Board, with at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors
then in office voting in favor of such determination, to deem the Potential
Change in Control to be a Change in Control for the purposes of the Equity
Plan.
The
term
Whole Board means the total number of directors that the Company would have
if
there were no vacancies on the Board of Directors at the time the relevant
action or matter is presented for approval. The term Excluded Transaction means
(i) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction
that
would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately
prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by
being converted into voting securities of the surviving corporation or any
parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the entity surviving the plan of reorganization, merger,
consolidation or similar transaction (or the parent of such surviving entity)
immediately after such plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar
transaction; and (ii) a “second-step conversion” of Magyar Bancorp, MHC. The
term Incumbent Directors means the individuals who, on the date of the adoption
of the Equity Plan, constitute the Board of Directors; and any new director
whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the
Company’s stockholders was approved or recommended: by the vote of at least
two-thirds of the Whole Board, with at least two-thirds of the Incumbent
Directors then in office voting in favor of such approval or recommendation;
or
by a nominating committee of the Board of Directors whose members were appointed
by the vote of at least two-thirds of the Whole Board, with at least two-thirds
of the Incumbent Directors then in office voting in favor of such appointments.
The term Potential Change in Control means the public announcement by any person
of an intention to take or to consider taking actions which, if consummated,
would constitute a Change in Control; or one or more transactions, events or
occurrences that result in a change in control of the Bank or the Company within
the meaning of the Bank Holding Company Act, as amended, and the applicable
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect at the time of the
change in control; or a proxy statement soliciting proxies from stockholders
of
the Company is filed or distributed seeking stockholder approval of a plan
of
reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the
Company and one or more other entities, but only if such plan of reorganization,
merger, consolidation or similar transaction has not been approved by the vote
of at least two-thirds of the Whole Board, with at least two-thirds of the
Incumbent Directors then in office voting in favor of such plan of
reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction.
In
the
event of a Change in Control, any performance measure attached to an award
under
the Equity Plan shall be deemed satisfied as of the date of the Change in
Control.
Amendment
and Termination
The
Board
of Directors may, at any time, amend or terminate the Equity Plan or any award
granted under the Equity Plan, provided that, other than as provided in the
Equity Plan, no amendment or termination may adversely impair the rights of
an
outstanding award without the participant’s (or affected
beneficiary’s)
written consent. The Board of Directors may not amend the provision of the
Equity Plan related to repricing, materially increase the original number of
securities which may be issued under the Equity Plan (other than as provided
in
the Equity Plan), materially increase the benefits accruing to a participant,
or
materially modify the requirements for participation in the Equity Plan without
approval of stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may amend
the
Equity Plan at any time, retroactively or otherwise, to insure that the Equity
Plan complies with current or future law without stockholder approval, and
the
Board of Directors may unilaterally amend the Equity Plan and any outstanding
award, without participant consent, in order to maintain an exemption from,
or
to comply with, Section 409A of the Code, and its applicable regulations
and guidance.
United
States Income Tax Considerations
The
following is a summary of the U.S. federal income tax consequences that may
arise in conjunction with participation in the Equity Plan.
Non-Qualified
Stock Options. The
grant
of a non-qualified option will not result in taxable income to the participant.
Except as described below, the participant will realize ordinary income at
the
time of exercise in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value
of
the shares acquired over the exercise price for those shares and the Company
will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. Gains or losses realized by
the
participant upon disposition of such shares will be treated as capital gains
and
losses, with the basis in such shares equal to the fair market value of the
shares at the time of exercise.
Incentive
Stock Options. The
grant
of an incentive stock option will not result in taxable income to the
participant. The exercise of an incentive stock option will not result in
taxable income to the participant provided that the participant was, without
a
break in service, an employee of the Company or a subsidiary during the period
beginning on the date of the grant of the option and ending on the date three
months prior to the date of exercise (one year prior to the date of exercise
if
the participant is disabled, as that term is defined in the Code).
The
excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of the exercise of
an
incentive stock option over the exercise price is an adjustment that is included
in the calculation of the participant’s alternative minimum taxable income for
the tax year in which the incentive stock option is exercised. For purposes
of
determining the participant’s alternative minimum tax liability for the year of
disposition of the shares acquired pursuant to the incentive stock option
exercise, the participant will have a basis in those shares equal to the fair
market value of the shares at the time of exercise.
If
the
participant does not sell or otherwise dispose of the shares within two years
from the date of the grant of the incentive stock option or within one year
after the exercise of such stock, then, upon disposition of such shares, any
amount realized in excess of the exercise price will be taxed as capital gain.
A
capital loss will be recognized to the extent that the amount realized is less
than the exercise price.
If
the
foregoing holding period requirements are not met, the participant will
generally realize ordinary income at the time of the disposition of the shares,
in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the excess of the fair market value
of the shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price, or (ii) the
excess, if any, of the amount realized upon disposition of the shares over
the
exercise price, and the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.
If the amount realized exceeds the value of the shares on the date of exercise,
any additional amount will be capital gain. If the amount realized is less
than
the exercise price, the participant will recognize no income, and a capital
loss
will be recognized equal to the excess of the exercise price over the amount
realized upon the disposition of the shares.
Stock
Appreciation Rights. The
grant
of a stock appreciation right will not result in taxable income to the
participant. Upon exercise of a stock appreciation right, the cash received
or
the fair market value of shares received will be taxable to the participant
as
ordinary income and the Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.
Gains and losses realized by the participant upon disposition of any such shares
will be treated as capital gains and losses, with the basis in such shares
equal
to the fair market value of the shares at the time of exercise.
Stock
Awards. A
participant who has been granted a stock award will not realize taxable income
at the time of grant, provided that that the stock subject to the award is
not
delivered at the time of grant, or if the stock is delivered, it is subject
to
restrictions that constitute a “substantial risk of forfeiture” for U.S. income
tax purposes. Upon the later of delivery or vesting of shares subject to an
award, the holder will realize ordinary income in an amount equal to the then
fair market value of those shares and the Company will be entitled to a
corresponding deduction. Gains or losses realized by the participant upon
disposition of such shares will be treated as capital gains and losses, with
the
basis in such shares equal to the fair market value of the shares at the time
of
delivery or vesting. Dividends paid to the holder during the restriction period,
if so provided, will also be compensation income to the participant and the
Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.
Withholding
of Taxes. The
Company may withhold amounts from participants to satisfy withholding tax
requirements. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, participants may
have shares withheld from awards or may tender previously owned shares to the
Company to satisfy tax withholding requirements.
Change
in Control.
Any
acceleration of the vesting or payment of awards under the Equity Plan in the
event of a Change in Control may cause part or all of the consideration involved
to be treated as an “excess parachute payment” under the Code, which may subject
the participant to a 20% excise tax and preclude deduction by the Company.
Tax
Advice. The
preceding discussion is based on U.S. tax laws and regulations presently in
effect, which are subject to change, and the discussion does not purport to
be a
complete description of the U.S. income tax aspects of the Equity Plan.
A participant may also be subject to state and local taxes in connection
with the grant of awards under the Equity Plan. The Company suggests that
participants consult with their individual tax advisors to determine the
applicability of the tax rules to the awards granted to them in their
personal circumstances.
Other
Information
The
number and types of awards to be made pursuant to the Equity Plan are subject
to
the discretion of the Committee and have not been determined at this time.
Required
Vote and Recommendation of the Board
In
order
to approve the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, the proposal must receive the
affirmative vote of the majority of the shares cast in person or by proxy,
excluding shares of common stock held by Magyar Bancorp, MHC, and without regard
to broker non-votes or proxies marked “ABSTAIN.”
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE MAGYAR BANCORP,
INC. 2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN.
PROPOSAL
III - RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANTS
The
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2006 was Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”). The Audit
Committee of the Board has approved the engagement of Grant Thornton to be
the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2007, subject to the ratification of the appointment by
the
Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Representatives of Grant Thornton
are expected to attend the Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make
a
statement if they so desire, and will be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
Stockholder
ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton is not required by the Company’s
Bylaws or otherwise. However, the Board is submitting the selection of the
independent registered public accounting firm to the stockholders for
ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders fail
to
ratify the selection of Grant Thornton, the Audit Committee will reconsider
whether or not to retain that firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the
Audit
Committee may, at its discretion, direct the appointment of a different
independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if
it
determines that such change is in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders.
Fees
Paid to Grant Thornton
Set
forth
below is certain information concerning aggregate fees for professional services
rendered by Grant Thornton during fiscal years 2006 and 2005:
Audit
Fees. The
aggregate fees billed to the Company by Grant Thornton for professional services
rendered for the audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial
statements, review of the consolidated financial statements included in the
Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and services that are normally
provided by Grant Thornton in connection with statutory and regulatory filings
and engagements were $154,000 and $69,000 during fiscal 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
Audit
Related Fees. The
aggregate fees billed to the Company by Grant Thornton for assurance and related
services rendered that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit
of
and review of the consolidated financial statements and that are not already
reported in “Audit Fees” above, were $30,000 and $0 during fiscal 2006 and 2005,
respectively. These services in 2006 were primarily related to the filing of
Magyar Bancorp’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 in connection with the
initial public offering.
Tax
Fees. The
aggregate fees billed to the Company by Grant Thornton for professional services
rendered for tax compliance were $52,000 and $15,000 during fiscal 2006 and
2005, respectively.
All
Other Fees. There
were no “Other Fees” for fiscal 2006 and 2005.
Policy
on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services of Independent
Registered Public Accountants
The
Audit
Committee’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided
by the independent registered public accounting firm. These services may include
audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services.
Pre-approval is provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed
as
to particular service or category of services and is subject to a specific
budget. The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chair
when necessary, with subsequent reporting to the Audit Committee. The
independent registered public accounting firm and management are required to
report to the Audit Committee quarterly regarding the extent of services
provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in accordance
with
this pre-approval policy, and the fees for the services performed to date.
The
Audit Committee pre-approved all of the fees described above during fiscal
years
2006 and 2005.
Required
Vote and Recommendation of the Board
In
order
to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton as independent registered public
accounting firm for fiscal 2007, the proposal must receive the affirmative
vote
of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting, either in person or
by
proxy, including shares voted by Magyar Bancorp, MHC but without regard to
other
non-votes on proxies marked “ABSTAIN.”
THE
BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR”
THE
RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF GRANT THORNTON AS
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM.
STOCKHOLDER
PROPOSALS FOR THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING
In
order to be eligible for inclusion in the proxy materials for next year’s Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, any stockholder proposal to take action at such meeting
must be received at the Company’s Executive Office, 400 Somerset Street, P.O.
Box 1365, New Brunswick New Jersey 08903, no later than September 10, 2007.
Any
such proposals shall be subject to the requirements of the proxy rules adopted
under the Exchange Act.
Advance
Notice of Business to be Conducted at an Annual Meeting
The
bylaws of Magyar Bancorp provide an advance notice procedure for certain
business, or nominations to the Board of Directors, to be brought before an
annual meeting of stockholders. In order for a stockholder to properly bring
business before an annual meeting, or to propose a nominee to the Board of
Directors, the stockholder must give written notice to the Secretary of Magyar
Bancorp not less than 90 days prior to the date of Magyar Bancorp’s proxy
materials for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that if
the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to or delayed
by more than 30 days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual
meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not later
than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which public
announcement of the date of such annual meeting is first made. As to the first
annual meeting of stockholders, to be timely notice must be provided no later
than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which public
announcement of the date of the meeting is first made. The notice must include
the stockholder’s name, record address, and number of shares owned, describe
briefly the proposed business, the reasons for bringing the business before
the
annual meeting, and any material interest of the stockholder in the proposed
business. In the case of nominations to the Board of Directors, certain
information regarding the nominee must be provided. Nothing in this paragraph
shall be deemed to require Magyar Bancorp to include in its proxy statement
and
proxy relating to an annual meeting any stockholder proposal that does not
meet
all of the requirements for inclusion established by the Securities and Exchange
Commission in effect at the time such proposal is received.
Accordingly,
advance written notice for certain business or nominations to the Board to
be
brought before that meeting must be given to the Company by October 11, 2007.
If
notice is received after that date, it will be considered untimely, and the
Company will not be required to present the matter at the meeting.
OTHER
MATTERS
The
Board is not aware of any business to come before the Annual Meeting other
than
the matters described above in this Proxy Statement. However, if any matters
should properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is intended that holders
of
the proxies will act in accordance with their best judgment.
The
Audit Committee Report included in this Proxy Statement shall not be deemed
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the
extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference.
The Audit Committee Report shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.
An
additional copy of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
September 30, 2006, will be furnished without charge upon written or telephonic
request to Jon R. Ansari, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
400
Somerset Street, P.O. Box 1365, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 or
call (732) 342-7600.
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New
Brunswick, New Jersey
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Karen
LeBlon
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January
8, 2007
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Corporate
Secretary
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APPENDIX
A
MAGYAR
BANCORP, INC.
2006
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE
1 - GENERAL
Section
1.1 Purpose,
Effective Date and Term.
The purpose of this Magyar Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”)
is to
promote the long-term financial success of Magyar Bancorp, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and
its Subsidiaries by providing a means to attract, retain and reward individuals
who can and do contribute to such success and to further align their interests
with those of the Company’s stockholders. The “Effective
Date”
of
the
Plan is February 12, 2007, the expected date of the approval of the Plan by
the
Company’s stockholders. The Plan shall remain in effect as long as any
awards under it are outstanding; provided,
however,
that no
awards may be granted under the Plan after the ten-year anniversary of the
Effective Date.
Section
1.2 Administration.
The Plan shall be administered by a committee of the Company’s Board of
Directors (the “Committee”), in accordance with Section
5.1.
Section
1.3 Participation.
Each Employee and Director of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company
who
is granted an award in accordance with the terms of the Plan shall be a
“Participant”
in
the
Plan. Awards under the Plan shall be limited to Employees and Directors of
the Company or any Subsidiary; provided,
however,
that an
award (other than an award of an incentive stock option) may be granted to
an
individual prior to the date on which he or she first performs services as
an
Employee or a Director, provided that such award does not become vested prior
to
the date such individual commences such services.
Section
1.4 Definitions.
Capitalized terms in the Plan shall be defined as set forth in the Plan
(including the definition provisions of Article
8).
ARTICLE
2 - AWARDS
Section
2.1 General.
Any award under the Plan may be granted singularly, in combination with another
award (or awards), or in tandem whereby the exercise or vesting of one award
held by a Participant cancels another award held by the Participant. Each
award under the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan
and such additional terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as the
Committee shall provide with respect to such award and as evidenced in the
Award
Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Section
2.7,
an
award may be granted as an alternative to or replacement of an existing award
under the Plan or any other plan of the Company or any Subsidiary or as the
form
of payment for grants or rights earned or due under any other compensation
plan
or arrangement of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including without limitation
the plan of any entity acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary. The
types of awards that may be granted under the Plan include:
(a)
Stock
Options.
A
stock option represents the right to purchase shares of Stock at an Exercise
Price established by the Committee. Any stock option may be either an
incentive stock option (an “ISO”)
that
is intended to satisfy the requirements applicable to an “incentive stock
option” described in Code Section 422(b), or a non-qualified option that is not
intended to be an ISO, provided,
however,
that no
ISOs may be: (i) granted after the ten-year anniversary of the Effective Date;
or (ii) granted to a non-Employee. Unless otherwise specifically
provided by its terms, any stock option granted under the Plan shall be a
non-qualified option.
Any ISO
granted under this Plan that does not qualify as an ISO for any reason shall
be
deemed to be a non-qualified option. In addition, any ISO granted under this
Plan may be unilaterally modified by the Committee to disqualify such option
from ISO treatment such that it shall become a non-qualified
option.
(b)
Stock
Appreciation Rights.
A
stock appreciation right (an “SAR”)
is a
right to receive, in cash, shares of Stock or a combination of both (as shall
be
reflected in the Award Agreement), an amount equal to or based upon the excess
of: (i) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock at the time of exercise;
over (ii) an Exercise Price established by the Committee.
(c)
Restricted Stock
Awards.
A
Restricted Stock Award is a grant of shares of Stock, subject to a vesting
schedule or the satisfaction of market conditions or performance
conditions.
Section
2.2 Exercise
of Stock Options and SARs.
A
stock option or SAR shall be exercisable in accordance with such terms and
conditions and during such periods as may be established by the Committee.
In no event, however, shall a stock option or SAR expire later than ten
(10) years after the date of its grant. The “Exercise
Price”
of
each
stock option and SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of
a
share of Stock on the date of grant (or, if greater, the par value of a share
of
Stock); provided,
however, that
the
Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 110% of Fair Market Value of
a
share of Stock on the date of grant if granted to a 10% Stockholder;
further,
provided,
that the
Exercise Price may be higher or lower in the case of options or SARs granted
in
replacement of existing awards held by an Employee or Director of an acquired
entity. The payment of the Exercise Price of an option shall be by cash
or, subject to limitations imposed by applicable law, by such other means as
the
Committee may from time to time permit, including: (a) by tendering, either
actually or by attestation, shares of Stock valued at Fair Market Value as
of
the day of exercise; (b) by irrevocably authorizing a third party,
acceptable to the Committee, to sell shares of Stock (or a sufficient portion
of
the shares) acquired upon exercise of the option and to remit to the Company
a
sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the entire Exercise Price and
any
tax withholding resulting from such exercise; (c) by personal, certified or
cashiers’ check; (d) by other property deemed acceptable by the Committee;
or (e) by any combination thereof.
Section
2.3. Restricted
Stock Awards.
(a)
General. Each
Restricted Stock Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall:
(a) specify the number of shares of Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Award;
(b) specify
the date of grant of the Restricted Stock Award; (c) specify the vesting
period,
and (d) contain such other
terms
and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee may, in its
discretion, prescribe. All Restricted Stock Awards shall be in the form of
issued and outstanding shares of Stock that shall be either: (x) registered
in
the name of the Participant and held by the Committee, together with a stock
power
executed
by the Participant in favor of the Committee, pending the vesting or forfeiture
of the Restricted Stock Award; or (y) registered in
the name
of, and delivered to, the Participant. In
any
event, the certificates evidencing the Restricted Stock Award shall at all
times
prior to the applicable vesting date bear the following legend:
The
Common Stock evidenced hereby is subject to the terms of an Award Agreement
between Magyar Bancorp, Inc. and [Name of Participant] dated [Date], made
pursuant to the terms of the Magyar Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan,
copies of which are on file at the executive offices of Magyar Bancorp, Inc.,
and may not be sold, encumbered, hypothecated or otherwise transferred except
in
accordance with the terms of such Plan and Agreement.
or
such
other restrictive legend as the Committee, in its discretion, may specify.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may in its sole discretion issue
Restricted Stock Awards in any other approved format (e.g.
electronically)
in
order to facilitate the paperless transfer of such Awards. In the event
Restricted Stock Awards are not issued in certificate form, the Company and
the
transfer agent shall maintain appropriate bookkeeping entries that evidence
Participants’ ownership of such Awards. Restricted Stock Awards that are not
issued in certificate form shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
of
this Plan as certificated shares, including the restrictions on transferability,
until the satisfaction of the conditions to which the Restricted Stock Award
is
subject.
(b)
Dividends.
Unless
the Committee determines otherwise with respect to any Restricted Stock Award
and specifies such determination in the relevant Award Agreement, any
dividends
or
distributions
declared
and paid with respect to shares of Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award,
other than a stock dividend consisting of shares of Stock, but otherwise whether
or not in cash, shall be immediately distributed to the
Participant.
(c)
Voting
Rights. Unless
the
Committee determines otherwise with respect to any Restricted Stock Award and
specifies such determination in the relevant Award Agreement, voting rights
appurtenant
to the
shares of Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Award shall be exercised by
the
Participant in his or her discretion.
(d)
Tender
Offers. Each
Participant to whom a Restricted Stock Award is outstanding shall have the
right
to respond, or to direct the response, with respect to the related shares of
Stock, to
any tender
offer,
exchange offer or other offer made to the holders of shares of Stock. Such
a
direction for any such shares of Stock shall be given by proxy or ballot (if
the
Participant is the beneficial owner of the shares of Stock for voting purposes)
or by completing and filing, with the inspector of elections, the trustee or
such other person who shall be independent of the Company as the Committee
shall
designate in the direction (if the Participant is not such a beneficial owner),
a written direction in the form and manner prescribed by the Committee. If
no
such direction is given, then the shares of Stock shall not be
tendered.
Section
2.4 Performance-Based
Compensation.
Any
award under the Plan which is intended to be “performance-based compensation”
within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) shall be conditioned on the
achievement of one or more objective performance measures, to the extent
required by Code Section 162(m), as may be determined by the
Committee.
The
grant of any award and the establishment of performance measures that are
intended to be performance-based compensation shall be made during the period
required under Code Section 162(m).
(a)
Performance
Measures.
Such performance measures may be based on any one or more of the following:
earnings (e.g.,
earnings
before interest and taxes, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization; or earnings per share); financial return ratios (e.g.,
return
on
investment, return on invested capital, return on equity or return on assets);
capital; increase in revenue, operating or net cash flows; cash flow return
on
investment; total stockholder return; market share; net operating income,
operating income or net income; debt load reduction; expense management;
economic value added; stock price; assets, asset quality level, charge offs,
loan reserves, non-performing assets, loans, deposits, growth of loans, deposits
or assets; liquidity; interest sensitivity gap levels; regulatory compliance
or
safety and soundness; improvement of financial rating; achievement of balance
sheet or income statement objectives and strategic business objectives,
consisting of one or more objectives, such as meeting specific cost, revenue
or
other targets, business expansion goals and goals relating to acquisitions
or
divestitures. Performance measures may be based on the performance of the
Company as a whole or of any one or more Subsidiaries or business units of
the
Company or a Subsidiary and may be measured relative to a peer group, an index
or a business plan. In establishing any performance measures, the Committee
may
provide for the exclusion of the effects of the following items, to the extent
identified
in
the
audited financial statements of the Company, including footnotes, or in the
Management’s Discussion and Analysis section of the Company’s annual report:
(i) extraordinary, unusual, and/or nonrecurring items of gain or loss; (ii)
gains or losses on the disposition of a business; (iii) changes in tax or
accounting principles, regulations or laws; or (iv) mergers or
acquisitions. To the extent not specifically excluded, such effects shall
be included in any applicable performance measure.
(b)
Partial
Achievement.
The terms of any award may provide that partial achievement of the performance
measures may result in a payment or vesting based upon the degree of
achievement. In addition, partial achievement of performance measures shall
apply toward a Participant’s individual limitations as set forth in Section
3.3.
(c)
Adjustments.
Pursuant to this Section
2.4,
in
certain circumstances the Committee may adjust performance measures;
provided,
however,
no
adjustment may be made with respect to an award that is intended to be
performance-based compensation, except to the extent the Committee exercises
such negative discretion as is permitted under applicable law for purposes
of an
exception under Code Section 162(m). If the Committee determines that a change
in the business, operations, corporate structure or capital structure of the
Company or the manner in which the Company or its Subsidiaries conducts its
business or other events or circumstances render current performance measures
to
be unsuitable, the Committee may modify such performance measures, in whole
or
in part, as the Committee deems appropriate. If a Participant is promoted,
demoted or transferred to a different business unit during a performance period,
the Committee may determine that the selected performance measures or applicable
performance period are no longer appropriate, in which case, the Committee,
in
its sole discretion, may: (i) adjust, change or eliminate the performance
measures or change the applicable performance period; or (ii) cause to be made
a
cash payment to the Participant in an amount determined by the
Committee.
Section
2.5 Vesting
of Awards.
If the
right to become vested in an award under the Plan (including the right to
exercise an option) is conditioned on the completion of a specified period
of
service with the Company or its Subsidiaries, without achievement of performance
measures or other performance objectives (whether or not related to the
performance measures) being required as a condition of vesting, and without
it
being granted in lieu of, or in exchange for, other compensation, then, unless
otherwise determined by the Committee and evidenced in the Award Agreement,
the
required period of service for full vesting shall not be less than three (3)
years (subject to acceleration of vesting, to the extent permitted by the
Committee, including in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability,
Retirement, or Involuntary Termination of Employment following a Change in
Control); provided,
however,
that
unless otherwise determined by the Committee and evidenced in the Award
Agreement, the required period of service for full vesting with respect to
an
award granted to Directors shall not be less than one (1) year (subject to
acceleration in such similar events as applied to Employee Participants, and
providing that service as a Director Emeritus shall constitute service for
purposes of vesting).
Section
2.6 Deferred
Compensation.
If any
award would be considered “deferred compensation” as defined under Code Section
409A (“Deferred
Compensation”),
the
Committee reserves the absolute right (including the right to delegate such
right) to unilaterally amend the Plan or the Award Agreement, without the
consent of the Participant, to maintain exemption from, or to comply with,
Code
Section 409A. Any amendment by the Committee to the Plan or an Award Agreement
pursuant to this Section
2.6 shall
maintain, to the extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable
provision without violating Code Section 409A.
A
Participant’s acceptance of any award under the Plan constitutes acknowledgement
and consent to such rights of the Committee, without further consideration
or
action.
Any
discretionary authority retained by the Committee pursuant to the terms of
this
Plan or pursuant to an Award Agreement shall not be applicable to an award
which
is determined to constitute Deferred Compensation, if such discretionary
authority would contravene Code Section 409A.
Section
2.7 Prohibition
Against Option Repricing.
Except for adjustments pursuant to Section
3.4,
and
reductions of the Exercise Price approved by the Company’s stockholders, neither
the Committee nor the Board shall have the right or authority to make any
adjustment or amendment that reduces or would have the effect of reducing the
Exercise Price of a stock option or SAR previously granted under the Plan,
whether through amendment, cancellation (including cancellation in exchange
for
a cash payment in excess of the option’s in-the-money value) or replacement
grants, or other means.
Section
2.8. Effect
of termination of Service on Awards.
The
Committee shall establish the effect of a Termination of Service on the
continuation of rights and benefits available under an Award or this Plan and,
in so doing, may make distinctions based upon, among other things, the cause
of
Termination of Service and type of Award. Unless the Committee shall
specifically state otherwise at the time an Award is granted, all Awards to
an
Employee or Director shall vest immediately upon such individual’s death,
Disability or Retirement. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement,
the
following provisions shall apply to each award granted under this
Plan:
(a)
Upon
the
Termination of Service for any reason other than Disability, Retirement, death
or Termination for Cause, options and SARs shall be exercisable only as to
those
shares that were immediately exercisable by such Participant at the date of
termination, and options and SARs may be exercised only for a period of three
months following termination, and any shares of Restricted Stock that have
not
vested as of the date of termination shall expire and be forfeited.
(b)
In
the
event of a Termination of Service for Cause, all options, SARs and Restricted
Stock Awards granted to a Participant under the Plan not exercised or vested
shall expire and be forfeited.
(c)
Upon
the
Termination of Service for reason of Disability, Retirement or death, all
options and SARs shall be exercisable as to all shares subject to an outstanding
award, whether or not then exercisable, and all Restricted Stock Awards shall
vest as to all shares subject to an outstanding award, whether or not otherwise
immediately vested, at the date of Termination of Service, and options and
SARs
may be exercised for a period of one year following Termination of Service.
Provided, however, that no option shall be eligible for treatment as an
incentive option in the event such option is exercised more than one year
following termination of employment due to death or Disability and provided
further, in order to obtain Incentive option treatment for options exercised
by
heirs or devisees of an optionee, the optionee’s death must have occurred while
employed or within three (3) months of termination of employment.
(d)
The
effect of a Change in Control on the vesting/exercisability of options, SARs
and
Restricted Stock Awards is as set forth in Article
4
hereof.
ARTICLE
3 - SHARES
SUBJECT TO PLAN
Section
3.1 Available
Shares.
The shares of Stock with respect to which awards may be made under the Plan
shall be shares currently authorized but unissued, currently held or, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, subsequently acquired by the Company as
treasury shares, including shares purchased in the open market or in private
transactions.
Section
3.2 Share
Limitations.
(a)
Share
Reserve.
Subject
to the following provisions of this Section
3.2,
the
maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered to Participants and
their beneficiaries under the Plan shall be equal to three hundred eighty one
thousand two hundred and sixty (381,260)
shares
of Stock. The
maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered pursuant to options
and
SARs (all
of
which
may be granted as ISOs) is two hundred seventy two thousand three hundred twenty
nine (272,329)
shares
of Stock. The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be issued in
conjunction with Restricted Stock Awards shall be one hundred eight thousand
nine hundred thirty one (108,931 )
shares
of Stock. The aggregate number of shares available for grant under this Plan
and
the number of shares of Stock subject to outstanding awards shall be subject
to
adjustment as provided in Section
3.4.
(b)
Computation
of Shares Available . For
purposes of this Section
3.2
and in
connection with the granting of an option or SAR (other than a tandem SAR),
a
Restricted Stock Award, or other stock-based Award, the number of shares of
Stock available for the granting of additional options, SARs and Restricted
Stock Awards shall be reduced by the number of shares of Stock in respect of
which the option, SAR or Restricted Stock Award is granted
or
denominated. To
the
extent any shares of Stock covered by an award (including stock awards) under
the Plan are forfeited or are not delivered to a Participant or beneficiary
for
any reason, including because the award is forfeited or canceled, such shares
shall not be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of determining the
maximum number of shares of Stock available for delivery under the Plan.
To
the
extent an option is exercised by using an actual or constructive exchange of
shares of Stock to pay the Exercise Price, the number of shares of Stock
available shall be reduced by the gross number of options exercised rather
than
by the net number of shares of Stock issued.
Section
3.3 Limitations
on Grants to Individuals.
(a)
Options
and SARs. The
maximum number of shares of Stock that may be subject to options or SARs granted
to any one Participant during any calendar year and are intended to be
“performance-based compensation” (as that term is used for purposes of Code
Section 162(m)) and then only to the extent that such limitation is required
by
Code Section 162(m), shall be seventy five thousand (75,000).
For
purposes of this Section
3.3(a),
if an
option is in tandem with an SAR, such that the exercise of the option or SAR
with respect to a share of Stock cancels the tandem SAR or option right,
respectively, with respect to such share, the tandem option and SAR rights
with
respect to each share of Stock shall be counted as covering but one share of
Stock for purposes of applying the limitations of this
Section 3.3.
(b)
Stock
Awards. The
maximum number of shares of Stock that may be subject to Restricted Stock Awards
described under Section
2.1(c) which
are
granted to any one Participant during any calendar year and are intended to
be
“performance-based compensation” (as that term is used for purposes of Code
Section 162(m)) and then only to the extent that such limitation is required
by
Code Section 162(m), shall be thirty thousand (30,000).
(c)
SARs Settled
in Cash. The
maximum annual dollar amount that may be payable to a Participant pursuant
to
cash settled SAR described under Section
2.1(b) which
are
granted to any one Participant during any calendar year and are intended to
be
performance-based compensation (as that term is used for purposes of Code
Section 162(m)) and then only to the extent that such limitation is required
by
Code Section 162(m), shall be one million dollars ($1,000,000).
(d)
Director
Awards.
The
maximum number of shares of Stock that may be covered by awards granted to
any
one individual non-Employee Director pursuant to Section
2.1(a) and
Section
2.1(b) (relating
to options and SARs) shall be five percent of all shares of Stock to be granted
pursuant to Section
2.1(a)
and
Section
2.1(b)
(relating to options and SARs) and the maximum number of shares that may be
covered by awards granted to any one individual non-Employee Director pursuant
to Section
2.1(c)
(relating to Restricted Stock Awards) shall be five percent of all shares of
Stock to be granted pursuant to Section
2.1(c)
(relating to Restricted Stock Awards). In addition, the maximum number of shares
of stock that may be covered by awards granted to all non-Employee Directors,
in
aggregate, pursuant to Section
2.1(a)
and
Section
2.1(b) (relating
to options and SARs) shall be thirty percent of all shares of Stock to be
granted pursuant to Section
2.1(a)
and
Section
2.1(b)
(relating to options and SARs) and under Section
2.1(c) (relating
to Restricted Stock Awards) shall be thirty percent of all shares of Stock
to be
granted pursuant to Section
2.1(c)
(relating to Restricted Stock Awards). The foregoing limitations shall not
apply
to cash-based Director fees that a non-Employee Director elects to receive
in
the form of shares of Stock or with respect to enticement awards made to new
Directors.
(e)
Partial
Performance.
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this
Section 3.3,
if in
respect of any performance period or restriction period, the Committee grants
to
a Participant awards having an aggregate number of shares less than the maximum
number of shares that could be awarded to such Participant based on the degree
to which the relevant performance measures were attained, the excess of such
maximum number of shares over the number of shares actually subject to awards
granted to such Participant shall be carried forward and shall increase the
number of shares that may be awarded to such Participant in respect of the
next
performance period in respect of which the Committee grants to such Participant
an award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” (as that term
is used for purposes of Code Section 162(m)), subject to adjustment pursuant
to
Section
3.4
hereof.
Section
3.4 Corporate
Transactions.
(a)
General. In
the
event any
recapitalization, forward or reverse
split,
reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or
exchange of shares of Stock or other securities, stock dividend or other special
and nonrecurring dividend or distribution (whether in the form of cash,
securities
or other
property), liquidation, dissolution, or other similar corporate transaction
or
event, affects the shares of Stock such that an adjustment is appropriate in
order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants under
the
Plan and/or under any award granted under the Plan, then the Committee shall,
in
such manner as it deems equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and
kind
of securities deemed to be available thereafter for grants of options, SARs
and
Restricted Stock Awards in the aggregate to all Participants and individually
to
any one Participant, (ii)
the
number and kind of securities that may be delivered or deliverable in respect
of
outstanding options, SARs and Restricted Stock Awards, and (iii) the Exercise
Price of options and SARs. In addition, the Committee is authorized to make
adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in,
options, SARs or Restricted Stock Awards (including, without limitation,
cancellation of options, SARs and Restricted Stock Awards in exchange for the
in-the-money value, if any, of the vested portion thereof, or substitution
of
options, SARs or Restricted Stock Awards using stock of a successor or other
entity) in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without
limitation, events described in the preceding sentence) affecting the Company
or
any Parent or Subsidiary or the financial statements of the Company or
any
Parent
or Subsidiary, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or
account principles. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, any such
adjustment to an option, SAR or Restricted Stock Award intended to qualify
as
“performance-based compensation” shall conform to the requirements of section
162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder then in effect.
(b)
Merger
in which Company is Not Surviving Entity. In
the
event of any merger, consolidation,
or other business reorganization (including, but not limited to, a Change in
Control) in which the Company is not the surviving entity, unless otherwise
determined by the Committee at any time at or after grant
and
prior
to the consummation of such merger, consolidation or other business
reorganization, any options or SARs granted under the Plan which remain
outstanding shall be converted into options to purchase voting common equity
securities of the business entity which survives such merger, consolidation
or
other business reorganization or stock appreciation rights having substantially
the same terms and conditions as the outstanding options under this Plan and
reflecting the same economic benefit (as measured by the difference between
the
aggregate Exercise Price and the value exchanged for outstanding shares of
Stock
in such merger, consolidation or other business reorganization), all as
determined by the Committee prior to the consummation of such merger,
provided,
however, that
the
Committee may, at any time prior to the consummation of such merger,
consolidation or other business reorganization, direct that all, but not less
than all, outstanding options and SARs be canceled as of the effective date
of
such merger, consolidation or other business reorganization in exchange for
a
cash payment per share of Stock equal to the excess (if any) of the value
exchanged for an outstanding share of Stock in such merger, consolidation or
other business reorganization over the Exercise Price of the option or SAR
being
canceled.
Section
3.5 Delivery
of Shares.
Delivery of shares of Stock or other amounts under the Plan shall be subject
to
the following:
(a)
Compliance
with Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver
any shares of Stock or make any other distribution of benefits under the Plan
unless such delivery or distribution complies with all applicable laws
(including, the requirements of the Securities Act), and the applicable
requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity.
(b)
Certificates.
To
the
extent that the Plan provides for the issuance of shares of Stock, the issuance
may be affected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by
applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.
ARTICLE
4
- CHANGE IN CONTROL
Section
4.1 Consequence
of a Change in Control.
Subject
to the provisions of Section
3.4 (relating
to the adjustment of shares), and except as otherwise provided in the Plan
or as
determined by the Committee and set forth in the in terms of any Award
Agreement:
(a)
At
the
time of an Involuntary Termination of Employment (as defined in Section
8.1
hereof)
(or as to a Director, Termination of Service as a Director) following a Change
in Control, all options and SARs then held by the Participant shall become
fully
exercisable (subject to the expiration provisions otherwise applicable to the
option or SAR).
(b)
At
the
time of an Involuntary Termination of Employment (as defined in Section
8.1
hereof)
(or as to a Director, Termination of Service as a Director) following a Change
in Control, all Restricted Stock Awards described in Section
2.1(c) shall
be
fully earned and vested immediately.
(c)
In
the
event of a Change in Control, any performance measure attached to an award
under
the Plan shall be deemed satisfied as of the date of the Change in
Control.
Section
4.2 Definition
of Change in Control.
For purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement,
a
“Change
in Control”
shall
be deemed to have occurred upon the earliest to occur of the
following:
(a)
any
“person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act
(a “Person”),
is or
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty
five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then
outstanding Voting Securities, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing
and
for all purposes of this Plan: (a) the term “Person” shall not include (1) the
MHC,
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (2) an employee benefit plan of the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Plan), and any trustee or other
fiduciary holding securities under any such plan, or (3) a corporation or other
entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Stock of the Company;
(b) no Person shall be deemed the beneficial owner of any securities acquired
by
such Person in an Excluded Transaction; and (c) no Director or officer of the
Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company (or any affiliate
of
any such Director or officer) shall, by reason of any or all of such Directors
or officers acting in their capacities as such, be deemed to beneficially own
any securities beneficially owned by any other such Director or officer (or
any
affiliate thereof); or
(b)
the
Incumbent Directors cease, for any reason, to constitute a majority of the
Whole
Board; or
(c)
a
plan of
reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the
Company and one or more other corporations or entities is consummated, other
than a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction
that
is an Excluded Transaction, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan
of
complete liquidation of the Company, or a sale, liquidation or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any bank Subsidiary
of the Company is consummated; or
(d)
a
tender
offer is made for 25% or more of the outstanding Voting Securities of the
Company and the stockholders owning beneficially or of record 25% or more of
the
outstanding Voting Securities of the Company have tendered or offered to sell
their shares pursuant to such tender offer and such tendered shares have been
accepted by the tender offeror; or
(e)
a
Potential
Change in Control
occurs,
and the Board determines, pursuant to the vote of at majority of the Whole
Board, with at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Incumbent Directors then in office
voting in favor of such determination, to deem the Potential
Change in Control
to be a
Change in Control for the purposes of this Plan.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because
any Person (the “Subject
Person”)
acquired beneficial ownership of more than the permitted amount of the then
outstanding common stock or Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition
of
Stock or Voting Securities by the Company, which by reducing the number of
shares of Stock or Voting Securities then outstanding, increases the
proportional number of shares beneficially owned by the Subject Person;
provided,
however,
that if
a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as
a
result of the acquisition of Stock or Voting Securities by the Company, and
after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the
Beneficial Owner of any additional Stock or Voting Securities which increases
the percentage of the then outstanding Stock or Voting Securities Beneficially
Owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur. In addition,
and notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed
to
occur as a result of or in connection with a second step conversion of the
MHC,
unless
otherwise specified in the Award Agreement. In the event that an award
constitutes Deferred Compensation, and the settlement of, or distribution of
benefits under, such award is to be triggered solely by a Change in Control,
then with respect to such award, a Change in Control shall be defined as
required under Code Section 409A, as in effect at the time of such
transaction.
ARTICLE
5 - COMMITTEE
Section
5.1 Administration. The
Plan shall be administered by the members of the Compensation Committee of
Magyar Bancorp, Inc. who are Disinterested Board Members. If the Committee
consists of fewer than two Disinterested Board Members, then the Board shall
appoint to the Committee such additional Disinterested Board Members as shall
be
necessary to provide for a Committee consisting of at least two Disinterested
Board Members. The Board (or those members of the Board who are “independent
directors” under the corporate governance statutes of
any
national
securities exchange on which the Company lists its securities) may, in its
discretion, take any action and exercise any power, privilege or discretion
conferred on the Committee under the Plan with the same force and effect under
the Plan as if done or exercised by the Committee.
Section
5.2 Powers
of Committee.
The Committee’s administration of the Plan shall be subject to the
following:
(a)
Subject
to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have the authority and
discretion to select from among the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ Employees
and Directors those persons who shall receive awards, to determine the time
or
times of receipt, to determine the types of awards and the number of shares
covered by the awards, to establish the terms, conditions, performance criteria,
restrictions (including without limitation, provisions relating to
non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality), and other provisions
of
such awards (subject to the restrictions imposed by Article
6)
to
cancel or suspend awards and to reduce, eliminate or accelerate any restrictions
or vesting requirements applicable to an award at any time after the grant
of
the award.
(b)
The
Committee will have the authority and discretion to interpret the Plan, to
establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan,
and
to make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan.
(c)
The
Committee will have the authority to define terms not otherwise defined herein.
(d)
Any
interpretation of the Plan by the Committee and any decision made by it under
the Plan is final and binding on all persons.
(e)
In
controlling and managing the operation and administration of the Plan, the
Committee shall take action in a manner that conforms to the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws of the Company and applicable state corporate
law.
Section
5.3 Delegation
by Committee.
Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, the applicable rules of
a
stock exchange or the Plan, or as necessary to comply with the exemptive
provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or Code Section
162(m), the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities
and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part
of
its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it,
including: (a) delegating to a committee of one or more members of the
Board who are not “outside directors” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m),
the authority to grant awards under the Plan to eligible persons who are either:
(i) not then “covered employees,” within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and
are not expected to be “covered employees” at the time of recognition of income
resulting from such award; or (ii) not persons with respect to whom the
Company wishes to comply with Code Section 162(m); and/or (b) delegating to
a
committee of one or more members of the Board who are not “non-employee
directors,” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3, the authority to grant awards
under the Plan to eligible persons who are not then subject to Section 16 of
the
Exchange Act. The acts of such delegates shall be treated hereunder as
acts of the Committee and such delegates shall report regularly to the Committee
regarding the delegated duties and responsibilities and any awards so granted.
Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any
time.
Section
5.4 Information
to be Furnished to Committee.
As may be permitted by applicable law, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall
furnish the Committee with such data and information as it determines may be
required for it to discharge its duties. The records of the Company and
its Subsidiaries as to a Participant’s employment, termination of employment,
leave of absence, reemployment and compensation shall be conclusive on all
persons unless determined by the Committee to be manifestly incorrect.
Subject to applicable law, Participants and other persons entitled to benefits
under the Plan must furnish the Committee such evidence, data or information
as
the Committee considers desirable to carry out the terms of the
Plan.
Section
5.5 Committee
Action.
The
Committee shall hold such meetings, and may make such administrative rules
and
regulations, as it may deem proper. A majority of the members of the Committee
shall constitute a quorum, and the action of a majority of the members of the
Committee present at a meeting at which
a
quorum is present, as well as actions taken pursuant to the unanimous written
consent of all of the members of the Committee without holding a meeting, shall
be deemed to be actions of the Committee. All actions of the Committee shall
be
final and conclusive and shall be binding upon the Company, Participants and
all
other interested parties. Any person dealing with the Committee shall be fully
protected in relying upon any written notice, instruction, direction or other
communication signed by a member of the Committee or by a representative of
the
Committee authorized to sign the same in its behalf.
ARTICLE
6
- AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
Section
6.1 General.
The Board may, as permitted by law, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan,
and may amend any Award Agreement, provided that no amendment or termination
(except as provided in Section 2.6,
Section
3.4
and
Section
6.2)
may, in
the absence of written consent to the change by the affected Participant (or,
if
the Participant is not then living, the affected beneficiary), adversely impair
the rights of any Participant or beneficiary under any award granted which
was
granted under the Plan prior to the date such amendment is adopted by the Board;
provided,
however,
that,
no amendment may (a) materially increase the benefits accruing to
Participants under the Plan; (b) materially increase the aggregate number
of securities which may be issued under the Plan, other than pursuant
to
Section 3.4,
or
(c) materially modify the requirements for participation in the Plan,
unless the amendment under (a), (b) or (c) above is approved by the Company’s
stockholders.
Section
6.2 Amendment
to Conform to Law and Accounting Changes.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan or any Award Agreement to the
contrary, the Committee may amend the Plan or an Award Agreement, to take affect
retroactively or otherwise, as deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose
of
(i) conforming the Plan or the Award Agreement to any present or future law
relating to plans of this or similar nature (including, but not limited to,
Code
Section 409A), or (ii) avoiding an accounting treatment resulting from an
accounting pronouncement or interpretation thereof issued by the Securities
Exchange Commission or Financial Accounting Standards Board subsequent to the
adoption of the Plan or the making of the award affected thereby, which, in
the
sole discretion of the Committee, may materially and adversely affect the
financial condition or results of operations of the Company. By accepting an
award under this Plan, each Participant agrees and consents to any amendment
made pursuant to this Section
6.2
or
Section
2.6 to
any
award granted under this Plan without further consideration or
action.
ARTICLE
7 - GENERAL TERMS
Section
7.1 No
Implied Rights.
(a)
No
Rights to Specific Assets. Neither
a
Participant nor any other person shall by reason of participation in the Plan
acquire any right in or title to any assets, funds or property of the Company
or
any Subsidiary whatsoever, including any specific funds, assets, or other
property which the Company or any Subsidiary, in its sole discretion, may set
aside in anticipation of a liability under the Plan. A Participant shall
have only a contractual right to the shares of Stock or amounts, if any, payable
or distributable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of the Company or
any
Subsidiary, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee
that
the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary shall be sufficient to pay any
benefits to any person.
(b)
No
Contractual Right to Employment or Future Awards. The
Plan
does not constitute a contract of employment, and selection as a Participant
will not give any participating Employee the right to be retained in the employ
of the Company or any Subsidiary or any right or claim to any benefit under
the
Plan, unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under the terms of
the
Plan. No individual shall have the right to be selected to receive an
award under this Plan, or, having been so selected, to receive a future award
under this Plan.
(c)
No
Rights as a Stockholder.
Except
as otherwise provided in the Plan, no award under the Plan shall confer upon
the
holder thereof any rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date
on
which the individual fulfills all conditions for receipt of such
rights.
Section
7.2 Transferability.
Except as otherwise so provided by the Committee, awards under the Plan are
not
transferable except as designated by the Participant by will or by the laws
of
descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order,
as
defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of
1974, as amended. The Committee shall have the discretion to permit the transfer
of awards under the plan; provided,
however,
that
such transfers shall be limited to Immediate Family Members of Participants,
trusts and partnerships established for the primary benefit of such family
members or to charitable organizations, and; provided,
further,
that
such transfers are not made for consideration to the Participant.
Section
7.3 Designation
of Beneficiaries.
A
Participant hereunder may file with the Company a written designation of a
beneficiary or beneficiaries under this Plan and may from time to time revoke
or
amend any such designation (“Beneficiary
Designation”).
Any
designation of beneficiary under this Plan shall be controlling over any other
disposition, testamentary or otherwise; provided,
however,
that if
the Committee is in doubt as to the entitlement of any such beneficiary to
any
award, the Committee may determine to recognize only the legal representative
of
the Participant, in which case the Company, the Committee and the members
thereof shall not be under any further liability to anyone.
Section
7.4 Non-Exclusivity.
Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of the Plan
to
the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating
any
limitations on the power of the Board or the Committee to adopt such other
incentive arrangements as either may deem desirable, including, without
limitation, the granting of restricted stock or stock options otherwise than
under the Plan or an arrangement that is or is not intended to qualify under
Code Section 162(m), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable
or
applicable only in specific cases.
Section
7.5 Award
Agreement.
Each award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.
A
copy of the Award Agreement, in any medium chosen by the Committee, shall be
provided (or made available electronically) to the Participant, and the
Committee may but need not require that the Participant sign a copy of the
Award
Agreement.
Section
7.6 Form
and Time of Elections.
Unless otherwise specified herein, each election required or permitted to be
made by any Participant or other person entitled to benefits under the Plan,
and
any permitted modification, or revocation thereof, shall be filed with the
Company at such times, in such form, and subject to such restrictions and
limitations, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee
shall
require.
Section
7.7 Evidence.
Evidence required of anyone under the Plan may be by certificate, affidavit,
document or other information which the person acting on it considers pertinent
and reliable, and signed, made or presented by the proper party or
parties.
Section
7.8 Tax
Withholding.
Where
a
Participant is entitled to receive cash or shares of Stock upon the vesting
or
exercise of an Award, the
Company
shall have the right to require such Participant to pay to the Company the
amount of any tax which
the
Company is required to withhold with respect to such vesting or exercise, or,
in
lieu thereof, to retain, or to sell without notice, a
sufficient
number of shares of Stock to cover the minimum amount required to be withheld.
To the extent determined by the Committee and specified in an Award Agreement,
a
Participant shall have the right to direct the Company to satisfy the minimum
required federal, state and local tax withholding by, (i) with respect to an
option or SAR settled in stock, reducing the number of shares of Stock subject
to the option or SAR (without issuance of such shares of Stock to the option
holder) by a number equal to the quotient of (a) the total minimum amount of
required tax withholding divided by (b) the excess of the Fair Market Value
of a
share of Stock on the exercise date over the Exercise Price per share of Stock;
(ii) with respect to Restricted Stock Award, withholding a number of shares
(based on the Fair Market Value on the vesting date) otherwise vesting; or
(iii)
with respect to an SAR settled in cash, withholding an amount of cash. Provided
there are no adverse accounting consequences to the Company (a requirement
to
have liability classification of an award under FASB 123(R) is an adverse
consequence), a Participant who is not required to have taxes withheld may
require the Company to withhold in accordance with the preceding sentence as
if
the award were subject to minimum tax withholding requirements.
Section
7.9 Action
by Company or Subsidiary.
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Company or any Subsidiary
shall be by resolution of its board of directors, or by action of one or more
members of the Board (including a committee of the Board) who are duly
authorized to act for the Board, or (except to the extent prohibited by
applicable law or applicable rules of any stock exchange) by a duly authorized
officer of the Company or such Subsidiary.
Section
7.10 Successors.
All obligations of the Company under this Plan shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such
successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation
or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business, stock, and/or assets
of the Company.
Section
7.11 Indemnification.
To the fullest extent permitted by law and the Company’s certificate of
incorporation, each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee,
or of the Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated
in
accordance with Section
5.3,
or an
Employee of the Company shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company
against and from any loss (including amounts paid in settlement), cost,
liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed
upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from
any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or
in
which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to
act
under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her
in
settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in
satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against
him
or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own
expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle
and
defend it on his or her own behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability, or
expense is a result of his or her own willful misconduct or except as expressly
provided by statute. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be
exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may
be
entitled under the Company’s charter or bylaws, as a matter of law, or
otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold
them
harmless.
Section
7.12 No
Fractional Shares.
Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, no fractional shares of Stock
shall
be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any award. The Committee shall
determine whether cash or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of
fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall
be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
Section
7.13 Governing
Law.
The Plan, all awards granted hereunder, and all actions taken in connection
herewith shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Delaware without reference to principles of conflict of laws, except
as
superseded by applicable federal law. The
federal and state courts located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, or the
Chancery Court of
the
State
of Delaware, shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim,
action,
complaint or lawsuit brought under the terms of the Plan. By accepting any
award
under this Plan, each Participant, and any other person claiming any rights
under the Plan, agrees to submit himself, and any such legal action as he shall
bring under the Plan, to the sole jurisdiction of such courts for the
adjudication and resolution of any such disputes.
Section
7.14 Benefits
Under Other Plans.
Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, awards to a Participant
(including the grant and the receipt of benefits) under the Plan shall be
disregarded for purposes of determining the Participant’s benefits under, or
contributions to, any Qualified Retirement Plan, non-qualified plan and any
other benefit plans maintained by the Participant’s employer. The term
“Qualified
Retirement Plan”
means
any plan of the company or a Subsidiary that is intended to be qualified under
Code Section 401(a).
Section
7.15 Validity.
If any provision of this Plan is determined to be illegal or invalid for any
reason, said illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts
hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or
invalid provision has never been included herein.
Section
7.16 Notice.
Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, all written notices and all
other written communications to the Company provided for in the Plan, any Award
Agreement, shall be delivered personally or sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid
(provided that international mail shall be sent via overnight or two-day
delivery),
or sent
by facsimile or prepaid overnight courier to the Company at its principal
executive office. Such notices, demands, claims and other communications shall
be deemed given:
(a)
in
the
case of delivery by overnight service with guaranteed next day delivery, the
next day or the day designated for delivery;
(b)
in
the
case of certified or registered U.S. mail, five (5) days after deposit in the
U.S. mail; or
(c)
in
the
case of facsimile, the date upon which the transmitting party received
confirmation of receipt by facsimile, telephone or otherwise;
provided,
however, that
in
no event shall any such communications be deemed to be given later than the
date
they are actually received, provided they are actually received. In the event
a
communication is not received, it shall only be deemed received upon the showing
of an original of the applicable receipt, registration or confirmation from
the
applicable delivery service. Communications that are to be delivered by the
U.S.
mail or by overnight service to the Company shall be directed to the attention
of the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and to the Corporate
Secretary.
ARTICLE
8 - DEFINED TERMS;
CONSTRUCTION
Section
8.1 In
addition to the other definitions contained herein, unless otherwise
specifically provided in an Award Agreement, the following definitions shall
apply:
(a)
“10%
Stockholder”
means
an individual who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more than ten
percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
the
Company.
(b)
“Award
Agreement”
means
the document (in whatever medium prescribed by the Committee) which evidences
the terms and conditions of an award under the Plan. Such document is referred
to as an agreement regardless of whether Participant signature is
required.
(c)
“Board”
means
the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d)
If
the
Participant is subject to a written employment agreement (or other similar
written agreement) with the Company or a Subsidiary that provides a definition
of termination for “cause,” then, for purposes of this Plan, the term
“Cause”
shall
have meaning set forth in such agreement. In the absence of such a definition,
“Cause”
means
(i) the conviction of the Participant of a felony or of any lesser criminal
offense involving moral turpitude; (ii) the willful commission by the
Participant of a criminal or other act that, in the judgment of the Board will
likely cause substantial economic damage to the Company or any Subsidiary or
substantial injury to the business reputation of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(iii) the commission by the Participant of an act of fraud in the performance
of
his duties on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary; (iv) the continuing
willful failure of the Participant to perform his duties to the Company or
any
Subsidiary (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant’s
incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after written notice thereof;
or
(v) an order of a federal or state regulatory agency or a court of competent
jurisdiction requiring the termination of the Participant’s Service with the
Company.
(e)
“Change
in Control”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
4.2.
(f)
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any rules, regulations
and guidance promulgated thereunder, as modified from time to time.
(g)
“Code
Section 409A”
means
the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and any rules, regulations and
guidance promulgated thereunder.
(h)
“Committee”
means
the Committee acting under Article
5.
(i)
“Director”
means
a
member of the Board of Directors of the Company or a Subsidiary.
(j)
“Disinterested
Board Member”
means
a
member of the Board who: (a) is not a current Employee of the Company or a
Subsidiary, (b) is not a former employee of the Company who receives
compensation for prior services (other than benefits under a tax-qualified
retirement plan) during the taxable year, (c) has not been an officer of the
Company, (d) does not receive remuneration from the Company or a Subsidiary,
either directly or indirectly, in any capacity other than
as a
Director except in an amount for which disclosure would not be required pursuant
to Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K in accordance with the proxy solicitation
rules of the SEC, as amended or any
successor provision thereto and (e) does not possess an interest in
any
other
transaction, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure
would be required pursuant to Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K under the proxy
solicitation rules of the SEC, as amended or any successor provision
thereto.
The
term Disinterested Board Member shall be interpreted in such manner as shall
be
necessary to conform to the requirements of section 162(m) of the Code, Rule
16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and the corporate governance standards
imposed on compensation committees under the listing requirements imposed by
any
national securities exchange on which the Company lists or seeks to list its
securities.
(k)
If
the
Participant is subject to a written employment agreement (or other similar
written agreement) with the Company or a Subsidiary that provides a definition
of “Disability” or “Disabled,” then, for purposes of this Plan, the terms
“Disability”
or
“Disabled”
shall
have meaning set forth in such agreement. In the absence of such a definition,
“Disability”
or
“Disabled”
means
that a Participant: (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful
activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months; or (ii) is, by
reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can
be
expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period
of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits
for a
period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan
covering the Company’s Employees.
(l)
“Employee”
means
any person employed by the Company or any Subsidiary. Directors who are also
employed by the Company or a Subsidiary shall be considered Employees under
the
Plan.
(m)
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
(n)
“Excluded
Transaction”
means
(I) a plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction
that
would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately
prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by
being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving corporation or any
parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the Voting
Securities of the entity surviving the plan of reorganization, merger,
consolidation or similar transaction (or the parent of such surviving entity)
immediately after such plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar
transaction; and (II) a second step conversion of the MHC.
(o)
“Exercise
Price”
means
the price established with respect to an option or SAR pursuant to Section
2.2.
(p)
“Fair
Market Value”
means,
with
respect to a share of Stock on a specified date:
(I)
the
final
reported sales price on the date in question (or if there is no reported sale
on
such date, on the last preceding date on which any reported sale occurred)
as
reported in the principal consolidated reporting system with respect to
securities listed or admitted to trading on the principal United States
securities exchange on which the shares of Stock are listed or admitted
to
trading, as of the close of the market in New York City and without regard
to
after-hours trading activity; or
(II)
if
the
shares of Stock are not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange,
the
closing bid quotation with respect to a share of Stock on such date, as of
the
close of the market in New York City and
without
regard to after-hours trading activity, on the NASDAQ Global Market, or, if
no
such quotation is provided, on another similar system, selected by the
Committee, then in use; or
(III)
if
(I)
and (II) are not applicable, the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as the
Committee may determine
in good
faith and in accordance with Code Section 422.
(q)
A
termination of
employment by an Employee Participant shall be deemed a termination of
employment for “Good
Reason” as
a
result of the Participant’s resignation from the employ of the Company or any
Subsidiary upon the occurrence of any of
the
following events: (a) the failure of the Company or Subsidiary to appoint or
re-appoint or elect or re-elect the Employee Participant to the position(s)
with
the Company or Subsidiary held immediately prior to the Change in Control;
(b)
a
material change in the functions, duties or responsibilities of the Employee
Participant compared to those functions, duties or responsibilities in effect
immediately prior to a Change in Control; (c) any reduction of the rate
of
the
Employee Participant’s base
salary in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, (d) any failure
(other than due to reasonable administrative error that is cured promptly upon
notice) to pay any portion of the Employee Participant’s compensation as and
when due;
(e)
any
change in
the
terms
and conditions of any compensation or benefit program in which the Employee
Participant participated immediately prior to the Change in Control which,
either individually or together with other changes, has a material adverse
effect on the aggregate value of his total compensation package; or (f) a change
in the Employee Participant’s principal place of employment, without his
consent, to a place that is both more than twenty-five (25) miles away from
the
Employee Participant’s principal residence and more than fifteen (15) miles away
from the location of the Employee Participant’s principal executive office prior
to the Change in Control.
(r)
“Incumbent
Directors”
means:
(I)
the
individuals who, on the date hereof, constitute the Board; and
(II)
any
new
Director whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election
by the Company’s stockholders was approved or recommended: (a) by the vote of at
least two-thirds (2/3) of the Whole Board, with at least two-thirds of the
Incumbent Directors then in office voting in favor of such approval or
recommendation; or (b) by a Nominating Committee of the Board whose members
were
appointed by the vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Whole Board, with
at
least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then in office voting in favor
of
such appointments
(s)
“Involuntary
Termination of Employment” means
the
Termination of Service by the Company or Subsidiary other than a termination
for
Cause, or termination of employment by a Participant Employee for Good
Reason.
(t)
“ISO”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.1(a).
(u)
“MHC”
means
Magyar Bancorp, MHC.
(v)
“Participant”
means
any individual who has received, and currently holds, an outstanding award
under
the Plan.
(w)
“Potential
Change in Control”
means:
(I)
the
public announcement by any Person of an intention to take or to consider taking
actions which, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control;
or
(II)
one
or
more transactions, events or occurrences that result in a change in control
of
the Company or any Subsidiary within the meaning of the Bank Holding Company
Act
of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as in effect at the time of the Change in Control; or
(III)
a
proxy
statement soliciting proxies from stockholders of the Company is filed or
distributed, seeking stockholder approval of a plan of reorganization, merger,
consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company and one or more
other
entities, but only if such plan of reorganization, merger, consolidation or
similar transaction has not been approved by the vote of at least two-thirds
(2/3) of the Whole Board, with at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Incumbent
Directors then in office voting in favor of such plan of reorganization, merger,
consolidation or similar transaction.
(x)
“Retirement”
means
retirement from employment as an Employee or Service as a Director on or after
the occurrence of any of the following:
(I)
the
attainment of age 75 by an Employee or Director;
(II)
the
attainment of age 62 by an Employee or Director and the completion of 15 years
of continuous employment or Service as an Employee or Director; or
(III) the
completion of 25 years of continuous employment or Service as an Employee and/or
Director.
Years
of
employment as an Employee or Service as a Director shall be aggregated for
the
purposes of this definition for any years of employment as an Employee or
Service as a Director that did not occur simultaneously.
(y)
“SAR”
has
the
meaning ascribed to it in Section
2.1(b).
(z)
“SEC”
means
the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(aa)
“Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
(bb)
“Service”
means
service as an Employee, consultant or non-employee Director of the Company
or a
Subsidiary, as the case may be, and shall include service as a director
emeritus.
(cc)
“Stock”
means
the common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share.
(dd)
“Subsidiary”
means
any corporation, affiliate, bank or other entity which would be a subsidiary
corporation with respect to the Company as defined in Code Section 424(f)
and, other than with respect to an ISO, shall also mean any partnership or
joint
venture in which the Company and/or other Subsidiary owns more than fifty
percent (50%) of the capital or profits interests.
(ee)
“Termination
of Service”
means
the first day occurring on or after a grant date on which the Participant ceases
to be an Employee or Director of the Company or any Subsidiary, regardless
of
the reason for such cessation, subject to the following:
(I)
The
Participant’s cessation as an Employee shall not be deemed to occur by reason of
the transfer of the Participant between the Company and a Subsidiary or between
two Subsidiaries.
(II)
The
Participant’s cessation as an Employee shall not be deemed to occur by reason of
the Participant’s being on a leave of absence from the Company or a Subsidiary
approved by the Company or Subsidiary otherwise receiving the Participant’s
services.
(III)
If,
as a
result of a sale or other transaction, the Subsidiary for whom Participant
is
employed (or to whom the Participant is providing services) ceases to be a
Subsidiary, and the Participant is not, following the transaction, an Employee
of the Company or an entity that is then a Subsidiary, then the occurrence
of
such transaction shall be treated as the Participant’s Termination of Service
caused by the Participant being discharged by the entity for whom the
Participant is employed or to whom the Participant is providing
services.
(IV)
Notwithstanding
the forgoing, in the event that any award under the Plan constitutes Deferred
Compensation, the term Termination of Service shall be interpreted by the
Committee in a manner consistent with the definition of “Separation from
Service” as defined under Code Section 409A.
(V)
With
respect to a Participant director, cessation as a director will not be deemed
to
have occurred if the Participant continues as a director emeritus.
(ff)
“Voting
Securities”
means
any securities which ordinarily possess the power to vote in the election of
directors without the happening of any pre-condition or
contingency.
(gg)
“Whole
Board”
means
the total number of Directors that the Company would have if there were no
vacancies on the Board at the time the relevant action or matter is presented
to
the Board for approval.
(hh)
“Immediate
Family Member” means
with
respect to any Participant: (a) any of the Participant’s children, stepchildren,
grandchildren, parents, stepparents, grandparents, spouses, former spouses,
siblings, nieces, nephews, mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, sons-in-law,
daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law or
sisters-in-law,
including relationships created by adoption; (b) any natural person sharing
the
Participant’s household (other than as a tenant or employee, directly or
indirectly, of the Participant); (c)
a trust
in which any combination of the Participant and persons described in section
(a)
and (b) above own more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interests;
(d)
a foundation in which any combination of the Participant and persons described
in sections
(a) and
(b) above control management of the assets; or (e) any other corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which any combination
of the Participant and persons described in sections (a) and (b) above control
more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests.
Section
8.2 In
this
Plan, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, the following
uses apply:
(a)
actions
permitted under this Plan may be taken at any time and from time to time in
the
actor’s reasonable discretion;
(b)
references
to a statute shall refer to the statute and any successor statute, and to all
regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute or its successor,
as
in effect at the relevant time;
(c)
in
computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words
“from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including,” and the
words “to,” “until” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but
excluding”;
(d)
references
to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or instrumentality
shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the
agency, authority or instrumentality;
(e)
indications
of time of day mean New Jersey time;
(f)
“including”
means “including, but not limited to”;
(g)
all
references to sections, schedules and exhibits are to sections, schedules and
exhibits in or to this Plan unless otherwise specified;
(h)
all
words
used in this Plan will be construed to be of such gender or number as the
circumstances and context require;
(i)
the
captions and headings of articles, sections, schedules and exhibits appearing
in
or attached to this Plan have been inserted solely for convenience of reference
and shall not be considered a part of this Plan nor shall any of them affect
the
meaning or interpretation of this Plan or any of its provisions;
(j)
any
reference to a document or set of documents in this Plan, and the rights and
obligations of the parties under any such documents, shall mean such document
or
documents as amended from time to time, and any and all modifications,
extensions, renewals, substitutions or replacements thereof; and
(k)
all
accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP.
REVOCABLE
PROXY
MAGYAR
BANCORP, INC.
ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
February
12, 2007
The
undersigned hereby appoints the official proxy committee consisting of the
Board
of Directors (other than the nominees for directors set forth below) with
full
powers of substitution to act as attorneys and proxies for the undersigned
to
vote all shares of common stock of the Company that the undersigned is entitled
to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) to be held at
The Somerset Marriott Hotel, 110 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey, on
February 12, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. local time. The official proxy committee is
authorized to cast all votes to which the undersigned is entitled as
follows:
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WITHHELD
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(except
as
marked
to the
contrary
below)
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1. The
election as directors of all nominees
listed below, each to serve for a three-year
term
Elizabeth
E. Hance
Thomas
Lankey
Joseph
A. Yelencsics
INSTRUCTION:
To withhold your vote for one or more nominees, write the name
of the
nominee(s) on the line(s) below.
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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2. The
approval of the Magyar Bancorp, Inc.
2006 Equity Incentive Plan.
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FOR
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AGAINST
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3. The
ratification of the appointment of Grant
Thornton LLP
as
the Company’s
independent registered public accounting
firm for the year ending September 30, 2007.
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The
Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” Proposal 1, Proposal 2 and Proposal
3.
THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, BUT IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE SPECIFIED, THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3. IF ANY OTHER BUSINESS IS
PRESENTED AT SUCH ANNUAL MEETING, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY
A
MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KNOWS OF NO OTHER BUSINESS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL
MEETING.
THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Should
the undersigned be present and elect to vote at the Annual Meeting or at
any
adjournment thereof and after notification to the Secretary of the Company
at
the Annual Meeting of the stockholder’s decision to terminate this proxy, then
the power of said attorneys and proxies shall be deemed terminated and of
no
further force and effect. This proxy may also be revoked by sending written
notice to the Secretary of the Company at the address set forth on the Notice
of
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or by the filing of a later proxy prior to
a
vote being taken on a particular proposal at the Annual Meeting.
The
undersigned acknowledges receipt from the Company prior to the execution
of this
proxy of notice of the Annual Meeting, a proxy statement dated January 8,
2007,
and audited financial statements.
Dated:
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Please
sign exactly as your name appears on this card. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full
title.
Please
complete and date this proxy and return it promptly
in
the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope.