Western New England
Bancorp, Inc. S-8 


 


 


Exhibit 10.4 


 


Grant No.: _______


 


WESTERN
NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC.


2021
OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN


 


Director
Incentive Award AGREEMENT

COVER SHEET


 


Western New England
Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants restricted shares (the “Restricted
Stock”) of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Stock”), to the Grantee
named below, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this cover sheet, in the attached Director Incentive Award Agreement
(together with the cover sheet, the “Agreement”), and in the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as
it may be amended from time to time, the “Plan”). 


	Grant Date:	 	 
	Name of Grantee:	 	 
	Number of shares of Restricted Stock:	 	 
	Vesting Schedule:	Subject to the Grantee’s continuous Service on the applicable vesting date, 100% of the shares of Restricted Stock will vest on the first anniversary of the Grant Date. 	 


 


By your signature
below, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the Agreement and in the Plan. You acknowledge that you have carefully
reviewed the Plan and agree that the Plan will control in the event any provision of this Agreement should appear to be inconsistent
with the Plan.


 


	Grantee:	 	 	Date:	 	 
	 	(Signature)	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Company:	 	 	Date:	 	 
	 	(Signature)	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:	 	 	 	 	 


  


Attachment


 


This is not a share certificate or a
negotiable instrument.


 






     


     


    



WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP, INC.


2021 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN


 


Director
Incentive Award AGREEMENT


 


	Restricted Stock	This grant is an award of Stock in the number of shares set forth on the cover sheet of this Agreement, subject to the vesting conditions described below (the “Restricted Stock”). The purchase price is deemed paid by your prior services to the Company.
	Transferability 	To the extent not yet vested, your Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered, whether by operation of law or otherwise, nor may the Restricted Stock be made subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. If you attempt to do any of these things, the Restricted Stock shall immediately be forfeited. 
	Vesting	
        The Company will issue
        your Restricted Stock in your name as of the Grant Date set forth on the cover sheet of this Agreement.

         

        Subject to Section 16
        of the Plan, your right to the Stock under this Agreement vests as set forth in the Vesting Schedule shown on the cover sheet of
        this Agreement, so long as you continue in Service on each applicable vesting date set forth on the cover sheet of this Agreement.
        The resulting aggregate number of vested shares will be rounded to the nearest whole number, and you cannot vest in more than the
        number of shares covered by this Agreement.

         

	
        Forfeiture of Unvested Stock

         
	In the event that your Service terminates for any reason other than your death or Disability, you will forfeit to the Company all of the shares of Stock subject to this Grant that have not yet vested or with respect to which all applicable restrictions and conditions have not lapsed. 
	Death or Disability	In the event that your Service terminates due to your death or Disability, any unvested shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Grant will become immediately vested on the date of such termination of Service.
	Change in Control	In the event of Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), any unvested shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Grant will become immediately vested as of immediately prior to the effective time of such Change in Control.
	Issuance	
        The issuance of the shares of Stock upon
        the grant of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Agreement will be evidenced in such a manner as the Company, in its discretion,
        will deem appropriate, including, without limitation, book-entry, registration, or issuance of one or more share certificates,
        with any unvested Restricted Stock bearing the appropriate restrictions imposed by this Agreement. As your interest in the Stock
        vests as described on the cover sheet of this Agreement, the recordation of the number of shares of Restricted Stock attributable
        to you will be appropriately modified if necessary.

         

	Withholding Taxes	
        You agree, as a condition of this grant,
        that you will make acceptable arrangements to pay any withholding or other taxes that may be due as a result of or in connection
        with the Restricted Stock, including the payment of dividends and the vesting of Stock acquired under this Grant. In the event
        that the Company, the Bank, or any Affiliate determines that any federal, state, local, or foreign tax or withholding payment is
        required relating to the Restricted Stock, the Company, the Bank, or any Affiliate shall have the right to require such payments
        from you, or withhold such amounts from other payments due to you from the Company, the Bank, or any Affiliate. To satisfy this
        withholding obligation, the Company may provide you with the opportunity, in its discretion, to have the Company withhold shares
        of Stock otherwise issuable to you or by delivering to the Company shares of Stock already owned by you. If the Company provides
        you with the foregoing opportunity and you fail to make an election to do either, the Company may determine which method to use,
        including by withholding shares of Stock otherwise issuable to you. The shares of Stock so delivered or withheld must have an aggregate
        Fair Market Value equal to the withholding obligation and may not be subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting,
        or other similar requirements.

        

         




 






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	Retention Rights	This Agreement does not give you the right to be retained by the Company, the Bank, or any Affiliate in any capacity. The Company, the Bank, and any Affiliate reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time and for any reason.
	Stockholder Rights	
        You have the right to
        vote the Restricted Stock and to receive any dividends declared or paid with respect to such Stock. Any distributions you receive
        as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares, or other similar transaction will be deemed to be a part
        of the Restricted Stock and subject to the same conditions and restrictions applicable thereto. The Committee may, in its sole
        discretion, require any dividends paid on the Restricted Stock to be reinvested in shares of Stock, which the Committee may, in
        its sole discretion, deem to be a part of the shares of Restricted Stock and subject to the same conditions and restrictions applicable
        thereto.

         

        No adjustments are made
        for dividends, distributions, or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before your share certificate is issued (or
        an appropriate entry is made), except as described in the Plan.

         

	Recoupment	
        This grant is subject to mandatory repayment
        by you to the Company to the extent you are or in the future become subject to (i) any Company or Bank “clawback” or
        recoupment policy or (ii) any law, rule, or regulation that requires the repayment by you to the Company of compensation paid by
        the Company to you in the event that you fail to comply with, or violate, the terms or requirements of such policy or law, rule,
        or regulation.

         

        If the Company is required to prepare an
        accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting
        requirement under the securities laws and you knowingly engaged in the misconduct, were grossly negligent in engaging in the misconduct,
        knowingly failed to prevent the misconduct, or were grossly negligent in failing to prevent the misconduct, you will reimburse
        the Company the amount of any payment in settlement of this Grant earned or accrued during the twelve (12)-month period following
        the first public issuance or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document
        that contained such material noncompliance.

        

         




 






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	Adjustments	
        In the event of a stock
        split, a stock dividend, or a similar change in the Stock, the number of shares covered by this grant may be adjusted (and rounded
        down to the nearest whole number) if required pursuant to the Plan.

         

        Your Restricted Stock
        will be subject to the terms of any applicable agreement of merger, liquidation, or reorganization in the event the Company is
        subject to such corporate activity.

         

	Legends	
        All share certificates
        representing the Stock issued in connection with this grant shall, where applicable, have endorsed thereon the following legend:

         

        “THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
        ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR HIS
        OR HER PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND WILL BE FURNISHED
        UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.”

          

	Applicable Law	This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, other than any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Agreement to the substantive law of another jurisdiction.
	The Plan 	
        The text of the Plan
        is incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

         

        Certain capitalized
        terms used in the Agreement are defined in the Plan and have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

         

        This Agreement and the Plan constitute
the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this grant of Restricted Stock. Any prior agreements, commitments,
or negotiations concerning this grant are superseded.

         

	Data Privacy	
        To administer the Plan, the Company, the
        Bank, or their Affiliates may process personal data about you. Such data includes, but is not limited to, information provided
        in this Agreement and any changes thereto, other appropriate personal and financial data about you, such as your contact information,
        payroll information, and any other information that might be deemed appropriate by the Company to facilitate the administration
        of the Plan.

         

        By accepting this grant, you give explicit
        consent to the Company, the Bank, and their Affiliates to process any such personal data.

        

         




 






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	Consent to Electronic Delivery	The Company may choose to deliver certain statutory materials relating to the Plan in electronic form. By accepting this grant, you agree that the Company may deliver the Plan prospectus and the Company’s annual report to you in an electronic format. If at any time you would prefer to receive paper copies of these documents, as you are entitled to, the Company would be pleased to provide copies. Please contact the Company’s Human Resources Department to request paper copies of these documents.
	Code Section 409A	The grant is intended to be exempt from, or to comply with, Code Section 409A to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement will be interpreted and administered to be in compliance with Code Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, neither the Company, the Bank, their Affiliates, the Board, nor the Committee will have any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any excise tax or penalty on you under Code Section 409A, and neither the Company, the Bank, their Affiliates, the Board, nor the Committee will have any liability to you for such tax or penalty.


 


By signing this Agreement, you agree
to all of the terms and conditions 


described above and in the Plan.


 






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