**Exhibit 10.3**

**CEO**

**AMENDED and RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT**

THIS AMENDED and RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, effective January 1, 2008, is an amendmentand restatement of the employment agreement made and entered into as of the 6th day of January 2003, by and between Eastern Virginia Bankshares,Inc., a Virginia corporation, (the “Corporation”), and Joe A. Shearin (“Employee”). This amended and restated agreement provides as follows: 

**RECITALS**

WHEREAS, the Corporation is a bank holding company engaged in the operation ofbanks; and 

WHEREAS, Employee has been involved in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and, therefore, possessesmanagerial experience, knowledge, skills and expertise in such type of business; and 

WHEREAS, the employment of Employee by theCorporation is in the best interests of the Corporation and Employee; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have mutually agreed upon the terms andconditions of Employee’s continued employment by the Corporation as hereinafter set forth; 

**TERMS OF AGREEMENT**

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the mutual promises and undertakings of the parties as hereinafterset forth, the parties covenant and agree as follows: 

Section 1. Employment. (a) Employee shall be employed as Presidentand Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall discharge such duties and responsibilities of an executive nature as may be assigned him by the Board of Directors, including general responsibility for the business of the Corporation.Employee also shall serve as President of Southside Bank, the Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary. Employee shall be nominated by the Board of Directors for election to the Corporation’s Board of Directors as long as he is the ChiefExecutive Officer. He shall also be a director of Southside Bank. 

(b) References in this Agreement to services rendered forthe Corporation and compensation and benefits payable or provided by the Corporation shall include services rendered for and compensation and benefits payable or provided by any Affiliate. References in this Agreement to the “Corporation”also shall mean and refer to each Affiliate for which Employee performs services. References in this Agreement to “Affiliate” shall mean any business entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, is controlled bythe Corporation. 

Section 2. Term and Renewal. The initial term of this Agreement shall end onDecember 31, 2005. However, on January 1, 2003 and each day thereafter the term of this Agreement shall be renewed and extended by one day unless Employee or the Corporation notifies the other in writing that the term shall not be renewedand extended. This Agreement shall terminate thirty-six (36) months after a party gives notice not to renew and extend its term. 

Section 3. Exclusive Service. Employee shall devote his best efforts and full time to rendering services on behalf of the Corporation in furtherance of its best interests. Employee shall comply with all policies, standards andregulations of the Corporation now or hereafter promulgated, and shall perform his duties under this Agreement to the best of his abilities and in accordance with standards of conduct applicable to chief executive officers of banks. 

Section 4. Salary. (a) As compensation while employed hereunder, Employee, during his faithful performance of this Agreement, inwhatever capacity rendered, shall receive an annual base salary of $285,000 payable on such terms and in such installments as the parties may from time to time mutually agree upon. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may increaseEmployee’s base salary during the term of this Agreement. 

(b) The Corporation shall withhold state and federal incometaxes, social security taxes and such other payroll deductions as may from time to time be required by law or agreed upon in writing by Employee and the Corporation. The Corporation shall also withhold and remit to the proper party any amountsagreed to in writing by the Corporation and Employee for participation in any corporate sponsored benefit plans for which a contribution is required. 

(c) Except as otherwise expressly set forth hereunder, no compensation shall be paid pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any month or portion thereof subsequent to any termination of Employee’s employment bythe Corporation. 

Section 5. Corporate Benefit Plans. Employee shall be entitled to participate in or become a participant inany employee benefit plan maintained by the Corporation for which he is or will become eligible on such terms as the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, establish, modify or otherwise change. 

Section 6. Bonuses. Employee shall receive only such bonuses as the Board of Directors, in its discretion, decides to pay to Employee.

Section 7. Expense Account. The Corporation shall reimburse Employee for reasonable and customary business expenses incurredin the conduct of the Corporation’s business. Such expenses will include business meals, out-of-town lodging and travel expenses. Employee agrees to timely submit records and receipts of reimbursable items and agrees that the Corporation canadopt reasonable rules and policies regarding such reimbursement. The Corporation agrees to make prompt payment to Employee following receipt and verification of such reports. 

 

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Section 8. Personal and Sick Leave. Employee shall be entitled to the same personal and sickleave as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate for all full-time employees of the Corporation. 

Section 9.Vacations. Employee shall be entitled to twenty-five (25) week days of vacation leave each year which shall be taken at such time or times as may be approved by the Corporation and during which Employee’s compensation hereundershall continue to be paid. 

Section 10. Termination. (a) Notwithstanding the termination of Employee’s employmentpursuant to any provision of this Agreement, the parties shall be required to carry out any provisions of this Agreement which contemplate performance by them subsequent to such termination. In addition, no termination shall affect any liability orother obligation of either party which shall have accrued prior to such termination, including, but not limited to, any liability, loss or damage on account of breach. No termination of employment shall terminate the obligation of the Corporation tomake payments of any vested benefits provided hereunder or the obligations of Employee under Sections 11,12 and 13. 

(b)Employee’s employment hereunder may be terminated by Employee upon thirty (30) days written notice to the Corporation or at any time by mutual agreement in writing. 

(c) This Agreement shall terminate upon death of Employee; provided, however, that in such event the Corporation shall pay to the estateof Employee the compensation including salary and accrued bonus, if any, which otherwise would be payable to Employee through the end of the month in which his death occurs. 

(d)(1) The Corporation may terminate Employee’s employment other than for “Cause”, as defined in Section 10(e), at anytime upon written notice to Employee, which termination shall be effective immediately. Employee may resign thirty (30) days after notice to the Corporation for “Good Reason”, as hereafter defined. In the event the Employee’semployment terminates pursuant to this Section 10(d): 

(i) Employee shall receive a monthly amount equal to one-twelfth(1/12) his rate of annual base salary in effect immediately preceding such termination in each month for the remainder of the term of this Agreement at the times such payments would have been made in accordance with Section 4(a) provided,however, that if Employee is a Specified Employee (as defined below) on his Separation from Service (as defined below), payment shall be delayed in accordance with item (iv) below. 

(ii) The Corporation shall maintain in full force and effect for the continued benefit of the Employee for the remainder of the thencurrent term of this Agreement all employee health insurance programs in which the Employee was entitled to participate immediately prior to such termination for the maximum period for which Employee or any of his dependents are entitled under tocontinue benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) with such premiums fully paid by the Corporation; and 

 

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(iii) The Employee will be entitled to receive complete out-placement services, includingjob search services, paid by the Corporation up to a total of $ 10,000.00. The services will be provided by a recognized out-placement organization selected by the Employee with the approval of the Corporation (which approval will not beunreasonably withheld). The services will be provided for up to two years after the date Employee’s employment by the Corporation terminates. 

(iv) If Employee is a Specified Employee on his Separation from Service, payments under this section shall be delayed for six months. Such payments shall be accumulated and paid with interest on the first day of theseventh month following such Employee’s Separation from Service. The amount of interest paid shall be based on the prime rate of interest in effect on the first day of the month following his Separation from Service as reported in the WallStreet Journal. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, no payment may be made which accelerates the time over which distributions shall be made to the Participant (except as other permitted under Code section 409A). Notwithstandingthe preceding, the Company, in its discretion, may accelerate distributions under the Plan in accordance with each of the payment events contained in Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) through (xiv). 

(v) Specified Employee means an Employee who on the date of his Separation from Service is a Key Employee of the Corporation provided thatthe Corporation is publicly traded on an established securities market. The Corporation shall determine the Employees who are Key Employees on the Specified Employee Identification Date. Any Employee who is a Key Employee on the Specified EmployeeIdentification Date shall be treated as a Key Employee for the entire 12 month period beginning on the Specified Employee Effective Date. Key Employee means an Employee who meets the requirements of Code section 416(i)(l)(A)(i), (ii), or(iii) applied in accordance with the regulations thereunder and disregarding Code section 416(i)(5). Compensation for purposes of identifying the Key Employee is defined according to Treasury Regulation section 1.415(c)-2(a) applied withoutregard to the safe harbor provided in Treasury Regulation section 1.415(c)-2(d), the special timing rules provided in Treasury Regulation section 1.415(c)-2(e), and the special rules provided in Treasury Regulation section 1.415(c)-2(g). Separationfrom Service means either: (i) the complete cessation of the performance of services by the Employee for the Corporation for whatever reason, or (ii) a diminished level of services where the Employee is expected to perform services at alevel equal to 20% or less of the average level of service provided during the immediately preceding 36 months. 

(2)Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary: 

(i) If Employee breaches Section 11 or 12, Employee willnot thereafter be entitled to receive any further compensation or benefits pursuant to this Section 10(d); and 

(ii)If, while he is receiving payments under this Section 10(d), Employee engages in a Competitive Business within the area described in Section 12(i), such payments will cease and he will not thereafter be entitled to receive any compensationor benefits pursuant to this Section 10(d) even though such conduct occurs after the covenants contained in Section 12 have expired. 

 

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(3) The Corporation shall not be required to make payment of or provide any benefit underSection 10(d)(l) to the extent such payment is prohibited by the terms of the regulations presently found at 12 C.F.R. part 359 or to the extent that any other governmental approval of the payment required by law is not received. 

(4) Except as set forth in Sections 10(d)(2) and 10(d)(3), the Corporation’s obligation to pay the Employee the compensation providedin Section 10(d)(l) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which the Corporation may have against him or anyoneelse. All amounts payable by the Corporation hereunder shall be paid without notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder by the Corporation shall be final and the Corporation will not seek to recover all or any part of such payment fromthe Employee or from whosoever may be entitled thereto, for any reason whatsoever. The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. 

(5) For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean: 

(i) The assignment of duties to the Employee by the Corporation which result in the Employee having significantly less authority orresponsibility than he has on the date hereof, without his express written consent; 

(ii) The removal of the Employee fromor any failure to re-elect him to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or Southside Bank without his express written consent; 

(iii) Requiring the Employee to maintain his principal office outside of Essex County, Virginia unless the Corporation moves its principalexecutive offices to the place to which the Employee is required to move; 

(iv) A reduction by the Corporation of theEmployee’s base salary, as the same may have been increased from time to time; 

(v) The failure of the Corporation toprovide the Employee with substantially the same fringe benefits that are provided to him at the inception of this agreement; 

(vi) The Corporation’s failure to comply with any material term of this Agreement; or 

 

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(vii) The failure of the Corporation to obtain the assumption of and agreement to performthis Agreement by any successor as contemplated in Section 14 hereof. 

(e) The Corporation shall have the right toterminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement at any time for Cause, which termination shall be effective immediately. Termination for “Cause” shall include termination for Employee’s personal dishonesty, incompetence,willful misconduct, breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desistorder, conviction of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, misappropriation of the Corporation’s assets (determined on a reasonable basis) or those of its Affiliates, or material breach of any other provision of thisAgreement. In the event Employee’s employment under this Agreement is terminated for Cause, Employee shall thereafter have no right to receive compensation or other benefits under this Agreement. 

(f) The Corporation may terminate Employee’s employment under this Agreement, after having established the Employee’s disabilityby giving to Employee written notice of its intention to terminate his employment for disability and his employment with the Corporation shall terminate effective on the 90th day after receipt of such notice if within 90 days after such receiptEmployee shall fail to return to the full-time performance of the essential functions of his position (and if Employee’s disability has been established pursuant to the definition of “disability” set forth below). For purposes of thisAgreement, “disability” means either (i) disability which after the expiration of more than 13 consecutive weeks after its commencement is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected and paid for by the Corporation orits insurers, and acceptable to Employee or his legal representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or (ii) disability as defined in the policy of disability insurance maintained by the Corporation or its Affiliates for thebenefit of Employee, whichever shall be more favorable to Employee. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Corporation shall comply with all requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et.seq. 

(g) If Employee is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of theCorporation’s affairs by a notice served pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Corporation’s obligations under this Employment Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. Ifthe charges in the notice are dismissed, the Corporation may in its discretion (i) pay Employee all or part of the compensation withheld while its contract obligations were suspended, and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of itsobligations which were suspended. 

(h) If Employee is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in theconduct of the Corporation’s affairs by an order issued under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or the Code of Virginia, all obligations of the Corporation under this Employment Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order,but vested rights of the parties shall not be affected. 

 

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(i)(l) If Employee’s employment is terminated without Cause or if he resigns forGood Reason within one year after a Change of Control shall have occurred, then on or before Employee’s last day of employment with the Corporation, the Corporation shall pay to Employee as compensation for services rendered to the Corporationand its Affiliates a cash amount (subject to any applicable payroll or other taxes required to be withheld) equal to the excess, if any, of 299% of Employee’s “annualized includable compensation for the base period”, as defined inSection 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), over the total amount payable to Employee under Section 10(d); provided that, if Employee is a Specified Employee as of his Separation from Service, such paymentshall be delayed until the 6-month anniversary of his Separation from Service in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 10(d)(iv). 

(2) For purposes of this Agreement, a Change of Control occurs if, after the date of this Agreement, (i) any person, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, becomes the owner or beneficial owner of Corporation securities having 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Corporation securities that may be cast for the election of the Corporation’s directors otherthan a result of an issuance of securities initiated by the Corporation, or open market purchases approved by the Board of Directors, as long as the majority of the Board of Directors approving the purchases is a majority at the time the purchasesare made; or (ii) as the direct or indirect result of, or in connection with, a tender or exchange offer, a merger or other business combination, a sale of assets, a contested election of directors, or any combination of these events, thepersons who were directors of the Corporation before such events cease to constitute a majority of the Corporation’s Board, or any successor’s board, within the 12-month period of the last of such transactions. For purposes of thisAgreement, a Change of Control occurs on the date on which an event described in (i) or (ii) occurs. If a Change of Control occurs on account of a series of transactions or events, the Change of Control occurs on the date of the last ofsuch transactions or events. 

(3) It is the intention of the parties that no payment be made or benefit provided to Employeepursuant to this Agreement that would constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and any regulations thereunder, thereby resulting in a loss of an income tax deduction by the Corporation orthe imposition of an excise tax on Employee under Section 4999 of the Code. If the independent accountants serving as auditors for the Corporation on the date of a Change of Control (or any other accounting firm designated by the Corporation)determine that some or all of the payments or benefits scheduled under this Agreement, as well as any other payments or benefits on a Change of Control, would be nondeductible by the Company under Section 280G of the Code, then the paymentsscheduled under this Agreement will be reduced to one dollar less than the maximum amount which may be paid without causing any such payment or benefit to be nondeductible. The determination made as to the reduction of benefits or payments requiredhereunder by the independent accountants shall be binding on the parties. Employee shall have the right to designate within a reasonable period, which payments or benefits will be reduced; provided, however, that if no direction is received fromEmployee, the Corporation shall implement the reductions in its discretion. 

Section 11. Confidentiality/Nondisclosure.Employee covenants and agrees that any and all information concerning the customers, businesses and services of the Corporation of which he has knowledge or access as a result of his association with the Corporation in any capacity, shall be 

 

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deemed confidential in nature and shall not, without the proper written consent of the Corporation, be directly or indirectly used, disseminated, disclosedor published by Employee to third parties other than in connection with the usual conduct of the business of the Corporation. Such information shall expressly include, but shall not be limited to, information concerning the Corporation’s tradesecrets, business operations, business records, customer lists or other customer information. Upon termination of employment Employee shall deliver to the Corporation all originals and copies of documents, forms, records or other information, inwhatever form it may exist, concerning the Corporation or its business, customers, products or services. In construing this provision it is agreed that it shall be interpreted broadly so as to provide the Corporation with the maximum protection.This Section 11 shall not be applicable to any information which, through no misconduct or negligence of Employee, has previously been disclosed to the public by anyone other than Employee. 

Section 12. Covenant Not to Compete. During the term of this Agreement and throughout any further period that he is an officer or employee ofthe Corporation, and for a period of twelve (12) months from and after the date that Employee is (for any reason) no longer employed by the Corporation or for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of entry by a court of competentjurisdiction of a final judgment enforcing this covenant in the event of a breach by Employee, whichever is later, Employee covenants and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, either as a principal, agent, employee, employer, stockholder,co-partner or in any other individual or representative capacity whatsoever: (i) engage in a Competitive Business anywhere within a twenty (20) mile radius of the principal executive offices of the Corporation on the date Employee’semployment terminates; or (ii) solicit, or assist any other person or business entity in soliciting, any depositors or other customers of the Corporation to make deposits in or to become customers of any other financial institution conducting aCompetitive Business; or (iii) induce any individuals to terminate their employment with the Corporation or its Affiliates. As used in this Agreement, the term “Competitive Business” means all banking and financial products andservices that are substantially similar to those offered by the Corporation on the date that Employee’s employment terminates. Employee’s obligations under this Section 12 shall terminate on the date a Change of Control occurs.

Section 13. Injunctive Relief, Damages, Etc. Employee agrees that given the nature of the positions held by Employee with theCorporation, that each and every one of the covenants and restrictions set forth in Sections 11 and 12 above are reasonable in scope, length of time and geographic area and are necessary for the protection of the significant investment of theCorporation in developing, maintaining and expanding its business. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that in the event of any breach by Employee of any of the provisions of Sections 11 or 12 that monetary damages alone will not adequatelycompensate the Corporation for its losses and, therefore, that it may seek any and all legal or equitable relief available to it, specifically including, but not limited to, injunctive relief and Employee shall be liable for all damages, includingactual and consequential damages, costs and expenses, including legal costs and actual attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Corporation as a result of taking action to enforce, or recover for any breach of, Section 11 or Section 12. Thecovenants contained in Sections 11 and 12 shall be construed and interpreted in any judicial proceeding to permit their enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law. Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that any provision of thecovenants and 

 

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restrictions set forth in Section 12 above is unenforceable as being overbroad as to time, area or scope, the court may strike the offending provisionor reform such provision to substitute such other terms as are reasonable to protect the Corporation’s legitimate business interests. 

Section 14. Binding Effect/Assignability. This Employment Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Corporation and Employee and their respective heirs, legal representatives, executors, administrators,successors and assigns, but neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights hereunder, shall be assignable by Employee or any beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by Employee. The Corporation will require any successor (whether direct or indirect,by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business, stock or assets of the Corporation, by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Employee, to expressly assume and agree to performthis Agreement in its entirety. Failure of the Corporation to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, “Corporation” shall include any successorto its business, stock or assets as aforesaid which executes and delivers the agreement provided for in this Section 14 or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law. 

Section 15. Governing Law. This Employment Agreement shall be subject to and construed in accordance with the laws of Virginia. 

Section 16. Invalid Provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Employment Agreement shall notaffect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions hereof, and this Employment Agreement shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted. 

Section 17. Notices. Any and all notices, designations, consents, offers, acceptance or any other communications provided for herein shall begiven in writing and shall be deemed properly delivered if delivered in person or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed in the case of the Corporation to its registered office or in the case of Employee to his lastknown address. 

Section 18. Entire Agreement.

(a) This Employment Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedesany and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

(b) This Employment Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original copy of this Agreement, but all of which together shall evidence only one agreement. 

Section 19. Amendment and Waiver. This Employment Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf ofeach of the parties hereto. No waiver of any provision of this Employment Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the person or party to be charged. 

 

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Section 20. Case and Gender. Wherever required by the context of this Employment Agreement,the singular or plural case and the masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall be interchangeable. 

Section 21. Captions. Thecaptions used in this Employment Agreement are intended for descriptive and reference purposes only and are not intended to affect the meaning of any Section hereunder. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Employment Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized officer and Employee has hereunto set his hand and seal on the day and year first above written. 

 
EASTERN VIRGINIA BANKSHARES, INC.By: