Document:

EX-10.19

 EXHIBIT 10.19 

Execution Copy 
 DEFERRED
COMPENSATION PLAN 
 FOR DIRECTORS OF 

CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 

As Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2009 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

							
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	 ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	  
	 1.1
	 	 “Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries”
	  	 	1	  
	 1.2
	 	 “Board”
	  	 	1	  
	 1.3
	 	 “Company”
	  	 	1	  
	 1.4
	 	 “Compensation”
	  	 	1	  
	 1.5
	 	 “Deferred Compensation Plan Account” or “Account”
	  	 	1	  
	 1.6
	 	 “Deferral Contribution”
	  	 	1	  
	 1.7
	 	 “Interest Crediting Rate”
	  	 	1	  
	 1.8
	 	 “Participant”
	  	 	2	  
	 1.9
	 	 “Participation Agreement”
	  	 	2	  
	 1.10
	 	 “Plan”
	  	 	2	  
	 1.11
	 	 “Plan Year”
	  	 	2	  
	 1.12
	 	 “Separation from Service” or “Separates from Service”
	  	 	2	  
		
	 ARTICLE II - ELIGIBILITY
	  	 	2	  
	 2.1
	 	 Eligibility
	  	 	2	  
		
	 ARTICLE III - COMPENSATION DEFERRAL ELECTIONS
	  	 	2	  
	 3.1
	 	 Compensation Deferral Election
	  	 	2	  
		
	 ARTICLE IV - COMPENSATION DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTIONS
	  	 	3	  
	 4.1
	 	 Establishment of Deferred Compensation Plan Account
	  	 	3	  
	 4.2
	 	 Crediting of Interest on Compensation Deferrals
	  	 	3	  
		
	 ARTICLE V - BENEFIT PAYMENTS
	  	 	3	  
	 5.1
	 	 Amount of Benefit
	  	 	3	  
	 5.2
	 	 Benefit Payments Options
	  	 	3	  
	 5.3
	 	 Changes in Benefit Payment Option
	  	 	4	  
	 5.4
	 	 Benefit Payments Upon Death Prior to Separation from Service
	  	 	4	  
	 5.5
	 	 Death After the Commencement of Benefit Payments – Cash Installments Elected
	  	 	4	  
	 5.6
	 	 Benefit Payments Upon Separation from Service
	  	 	4	  
	 5.7
	 	Payment of Benefits from General Assets; Unsecured Creditor Status for Participants	  	 	4	  
		
	 ARTICLE VI - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
	  	 	5	  
	 6.1
	 	 Administration by the Company
	  	 	5	  
	 6.2
	 	 General Powers of Administration
	  	 	5	  
		
	 ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
	  	 	5	  
	 7.1
	 	 Amendment or Termination
	  	 	5	  
	 7.2
	 	 Effect of Amendment or Termination
	  	 	5	  

  
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	 ARTICLE VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS
	  	 	6	  
	 8.1
	 	 Unfunded Nature of the Plan
	  	 	6	  
	 8.2
	 	 No Guarantee of Benefits
	  	 	6	  
	 8.3
	 	 No Enlargement of Director Rights
	  	 	6	  
	 8.4
	 	 Spendthrift Provision
	  	 	6	  
	 8.5
	 	 Applicable Law
	  	 	6	  
	 8.6
	 	 Incapacity of Recipient
	  	 	6	  
	 8.7
	 	 Corporate Successors
	  	 	7	  
	 8.8
	 	 Unclaimed Benefits
	  	 	7	  
	 8.9
	 	 Limitations on Liability
	  	 	7	  
		
	 ARTICLE IX - IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
	  	 	7	  

  
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 This DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR DIRECTORS OF CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (the
“Plan”) was adopted effective September 1, 1994. The Plan is established and maintained by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. solely for the purpose of permitting Directors to defer all or a portion of their compensation. This Plan is
intended to be unfunded for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), and for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). 

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. hereby amends and restates the Plan in order to comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.

 ARTICLE I - DEFINITIONS 

Whenever used herein the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth: 

 

	1.1	“Beneficiary” or “Beneficiaries” means the individual or individuals designated by the Participant on a Beneficiary Designation Form filed with the Company to receive the value of the
Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account in the event of a Participant’s death following the election of cash installments as provided in Section 5.5, or to receive the death benefit provided for in Section 5.4 of the Plan in
the event of the Participant’s death prior to Separation from Service. 

  

	1.2	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

  

	1.3	“Company” means Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a Rhode Island corporation, or, to the extent provided in Section 8.7 below, any successor corporation or other entity resulting from a merger or
consolidation into or with the Company or a transfer or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company. 

  

	1.4	“Compensation” means retainer and meeting fees. 

  

	1.5	“Deferred Compensation Plan Account” or “Account” shall mean a book reserve maintained by the Company with respect to a Participant’s participation in this Plan. Each Participant who
participated in the Plan prior to 2005 shall have two sub-accounts, a Pre-2005 Account and a Post-2004 Account. A “Pre-2005 Account” means the vested amount standing to the credit of a Participant’s book reserve account as of
December 31, 2004, as adjusted by the Interest Crediting Rate. A “Post-2004 Account” means the amount credited to a Participant’s book reserve account after December 31, 2004, as adjusted by the Interest Crediting Rate.

  

	1.6	“Deferral Contribution” means the Compensation Deferral Contribution credited to a Deferred Compensation Plan Account for the benefit of a Participant under and in accordance with the terms of the Plan in any
Plan Year. 

  

	1.7	“Interest Crediting Rate” means an annualized interest rate equal to the average of the Treasury Bond Rate for the immediately preceding Plan quarter plus 2%. The “Treasury Bond Rate” shall mean the
average yield on United States Treasury Bonds, ten (10) years constant maturity as published by the Federal Reserve. 

	1.8	“Participant” means a Director of the Company who qualifies to participate in the Plan under the Eligibility requirements of Article II of the Plan. 

 

	1.9	“Participation Agreement” means the written compensation deferral agreement entered into by a Participant with the Company pursuant to the Plan. 

 

	1.10	“Plan” means the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of the Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 

  

	1.11	“Plan Year” means the 12-consecutive months ending December 31. 

  

	1.12	“Separation from Service” or “Separates from Service” occurs when the Company and the Participant reasonably anticipate that no further services would be performed by the Participant for the Company
after a certain date or that the level of bona fide services the Participant would perform for the Company after such date (whether as a Director or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to no more than 20 percent of the average
level of bona fide services performed by the Participant for the Company over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or period of directorship, if less than 36 months). 

 

	1.13	Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless qualified by the context. Any headings used herein are included for ease of reference only, and
are not to be construed so as to alter the terms hereof. 

 ARTICLE II - ELIGIBILITY 

 

	2.1	Eligibility. Each Director of the Company who is not otherwise an employee of the Company or its subsidiaries shall be eligible to participate in this Plan. 

ARTICLE III - COMPENSATION DEFERRAL ELECTIONS 
  

	3.1	Compensation Deferral Election. An eligible Director may elect annually to defer all or a portion of his or her Compensation payable in a calendar year by filing with the Company a Compensation Deferral Election
Form prior to January 1 of the calendar year in which the Compensation to be deferred is otherwise payable to the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, an eligible Director may file an Election Form with respect to Compensation
for services performed subsequent to such filing if the Election Form is filed within 30 days after the date the Director first becomes eligible to participate under this Plan. 

Such Election Form and subsequent Election Form will continue in effect until suspended or modified in writing delivered by the Participant to
the Company, which such new Election Form shall apply only to Compensation otherwise payable to the Participant after the end of the calendar year in which such Election Form is delivered to the Company. Any Election Form made by the Participant
shall be irrevocable with respect to any Compensation covered by such Election Form including the Compensation payable in the calendar year in which the Election Form suspending or modifying the prior Election Form is delivered to the Company. 

  
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 ARTICLE IV - COMPENSATION DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTIONS 

 

	4.1	Establishment of Deferred Compensation Plan Account. The Company shall establish and maintain an Account for each Participant in the Plan. The Company shall credit to the Account of a Participant a Compensation
Deferral Contribution equal to the percentage of such Participant’s Compensation which he or she has elected to defer on a timely filed Compensation Deferral Election Form. 

 

	4.2	Crediting of Interest on Compensation Deferrals. On the first day of each month, but prior to crediting a Participant’s Account with any Compensation Deferral Contribution, a Participant’s Account shall
be credited with an amount determined by multiplying the balance of the Account by the Interest Crediting Rate declared by the Company then in effect divided by twelve (12). 

ARTICLE V - BENEFIT PAYMENTS 
  

	5.1	Amount of Benefit. The benefit payable to an eligible Participant or such Participant’s Beneficiary or Beneficiaries shall be equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the balance of such
Participant’s Account determined in accordance with Article IV of the Plan. A Participant shall have no right to payment of any kind under the Plan while a Director of the Company except as provided under Article IX of the Plan.

  

	5.2	Benefit Payments Options. The benefit payable to a Participant under this Plan shall be paid to such Participant as he or she shall elect in either (i) a cash single sum or (ii) by payment of a series
of cash installments over a period of two (2) to fifteen (15) years. The election of a cash single sum or installment payments shall be made at the time of the Participant’s initial election to defer Compensation under this Plan or no
later than December 31, 2008 with respect to a Director who is a Participant in the Plan in 2008. If no election is in place, the Participant will receive his Account in a lump sum. If the Participant has both a Pre-2005 Account and a Post-2004
Account but has only one benefit payment election on file, such election shall apply to both sub-accounts. 

 If a Participant
elects installment payments, the Participant’s Account shall be valued as of the last day of the calendar quarter immediately following such Participant’s Separation from Service. The Participant’s initial monthly payment shall be
determined by dividing the value of the Participant’s Account as of such valuation date by the product of the number of years of elected installments and twelve (12). Interest shall continue to be credited to the Participant’s Account in
accordance with Section 4.2 of the Plan. Following the initial monthly payment and continuing for the remainder of the installment payment period, the Participant’s monthly payment shall be adjusted on the first day of each Plan Year to reflect
interest credited to the Participant’s Account by dividing the value of such Participant’s Account as of the last day of the preceding Plan Year by the number of payments remaining to be paid to the Participant. 

  
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	5.3	Changes in Benefit Payment Option. A Participant may change his or her benefit payment option with respect to his or her Pre-2005 Account by written election filed at least 12 months prior to the date as of which
distribution would otherwise have been made or commenced. A Participant may change his or her benefit payment option with respect to his or her Post-2004 Account without restrictions in 2008 as long as the Participant is not in pay status or incurs
a Separation from Service in 2008. Effective January 1, 2009, a Participant may change his or her benefit payment option with respect to his or her Post-2004 Account by written election as long as the new distribution date is at least five
(5) years from the date benefits are originally scheduled to start, the written election is made at least 12 months prior to the date benefits are originally scheduled to start, and the written election does not take effect until 12 months
after the date of such election. If the Participant has both a Pre-2005 Account and a Post-2004 Account but has only one benefit payment election on file, such election shall apply to both sub-accounts. 

 

	5.4	Benefit Payments Upon Death Prior to Separation from Service. In the event of the Participant’s death prior to Separation from Service as a Director, the benefit provided for under the Plan shall be paid in
a cash single sum to the Participant’s Beneficiary or Beneficiaries within 90 days after the Participant’s death. If a Participant has not designated a Beneficiary, or if no designed Beneficiary is living on the date of death, the death
benefit shall be paid to the Participant’s spouse; if such individual’s spouse is not then living or the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, then the death benefit shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.

  

	5.5	Death After the Commencement of Benefit Payments – Cash Installments Elected. If a Participant should die before distribution of the full amount of such Participant’s Account following an election to
receive benefit payments in a series of cash installments, such payments shall continue to be paid to the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries designated by the Participant If a Participant has not designated a Beneficiary, or if no designated Beneficiary
is living on the date of distribution, such amounts shall be paid to the Participant’s spouse; if such individual’s spouse is not then living or the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, then such amounts shall be paid to the
Participant’s estate. 

  

	5.6	Benefit Payments Upon Separation from Service. Except as provided for in Section 5.4 above, the benefit payable to a Participant under this Plan shall commence as of the first day of the calendar quarter that
begins after the Participant’s Separation from Service. 

  

	5.7	Payment of Benefits from General Assets; Unsecured Creditor Status for Participants. All benefits payable under this Plan to or on behalf of Participants shall be paid from the general assets of the Company. This
Plan constitutes a mere promise by the Company to make benefit payments in the future; with respect to any benefits which may become payable under the terms of this Plan, Participants and Beneficiaries shall have no greater status than that of
general unsecured creditors of the Company. 

  
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 ARTICLE VI - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN 

 

	6.1	Administration by the Company. The Company shall be responsible for the general operation and administration of the Plan and for carrying out the provisions thereof. 

 

	6.2	General Powers of Administration. The Company shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon all tables, valuations, certificates, opinions and reports furnished by any actuary, accountant, controller, counsel or
other person employed or engaged by the Company with respect to the Plan. The Company will have full power to administer the Plan in all of its details, subject to applicable requirements of law. For this purpose, the Company’s powers will
include, but will not be limited to, the following authority, in addition to all other powers provided by this Plan: 

  

	 	(a)	To make and enforce such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or proper for the efficient administration of the Plan, including the establishment of any claims procedures that may be required by applicable
provisions of law; 

  

	 	(b)	To interpret the Plan, its interpretation thereof in good faith to be final and conclusive on all persons claiming benefits under the Plan; 

 

	 	(c)	To decide all questions concerning the Plan and the eligibility of any person to participate in the Plan; 

  

	 	(d)	To appoint such agents, counsel, accountants, consultants and other persons as may be required to assist in administering the Plan; and 

 

	 	(e)	To allocate and delegate its responsibilities under the Plan and to designate other persons to carry out any of its responsibilities under the Plan, any such allocation, delegation or designation to be in writing.

 ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION 

 

	7.1	Amendment or Termination. The Company intends the Plan to be permanent but reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan when, in the sole opinion of the Company, such amendment or termination is advisable.
Any such amendment or termination shall be made pursuant to a resolution of the Board and shall be effective as of the date of such resolution. 

  

	7.2	Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment or termination of the Plan shall directly or indirectly reduce the balance of any Deferred Compensation Plan Account held hereunder as of the effective date of
such amendment or termination. No amendment or termination shall affect any deferral election in place for the calendar year in which such amendment or termination occurs. Upon termination, the Company may accelerate payment of the
Participant’s Account only to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 

  
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 ARTICLE VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS 

 

	8.1	Unfunded Nature of the Plan. All amounts credited to the Deferred Compensation Plan Accounts of Participants shall constitute general assets of the Company, and may be disposed of by the Company at such time and
for such purposes as it may deem appropriate. No provision shall be made at any time to segregate any assets of the Company for payment of any benefits hereunder. 

In particular, if the Company purchases life insurance with the intent of meeting any obligations hereunder, the Company shall retain ownership
and control of such policies, including all incidents of ownership, and the Company shall be the beneficiary of any such policies. The policies and any proceeds shall remain subject to the claims of the Company’s general creditors. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if the Company establishes a trust with the intent of meeting any obligations hereunder, such trust and
any asset held by such trust shall conform to the terms of the model trust as described in Revenue Ruling 92-64. 
  

	8.2	No Guarantee of Benefits. Nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee by the Company or any other person or entity that the assets of the Company will be sufficient to pay any benefits hereunder.

  

	8.3	No Enlargement of Director Rights. No Participant shall have any right to receive a benefit payment under the Plan except in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Establishment of the Plan shall not be construed
to give any Participant the right to be retained as a Director of the Company. 

  

	8.4	Spendthrift Provision. No interest of any person or entity in, or right to receive a benefit payment, under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, attachment, garnishment,
or other alienation or encumbrance of any kind; nor may such interest or right to receive a benefit payment be taken, either voluntarily or involuntarily for the satisfaction of the debts of, or other obligations or claims against, such person or
entity, including claims in bankruptcy proceedings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant’s interest in the Plan may be assigned to another person to the extent necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order (as defined in
Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code). 

  

	8.5	Applicable Law. The Plan shall be construed and administered under the laws of Rhode Island. 

  

	8.6	Incapacity of Recipient. If any person entitled to a benefit payment under the Plan is deemed by the Company to be incapable of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt for such payment, then, unless and
until claim therefor shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian or other legal representative of such person, the Company may provide for such payment or any part thereof to be made to any other person or institution then contributing toward
or providing for the care and maintenance of such person. Any such payment shall be a payment for the account of such person and a complete discharge of any liability of the Company and the Plan therefor. 

  
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	8.7	Corporate Successors. The Plan shall not be automatically terminated by a transfer or sale of assets of the Company or by the merger or consolidation of the Company into or with any other corporation or other
entity, but the Plan shall be continued after such sale, merger or consolidation only if and to the extent that the transferee, purchaser or successor entity agrees to continue the Plan. In the event that the Plan is not continued by the transferee,
purchaser or successor entity, then the Plan shall terminate subject to the provisions of Section 7.2. 

  

	8.8	Unclaimed Benefits. Each Participant shall keep the Company informed of his current address and the current address of his designated Beneficiary. The Company shall not be obligated to search for the whereabouts
of any person. If the location of a Participant is not made known to the Company within three (3) years after the date on which payment of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Plan Account may first be made, payment may be made as
though the Participant had died at the end of the three-year period. If, within one additional year after such three-year period has elapsed, or, within three years after the actual death of a Participant, the Company is unable to locate any
designated Beneficiary of the Participant, then the Company shall have no further obligation to pay any benefit hereunder to such Participant or designated Beneficiary and such benefits shall be irrevocably forfeited. 

 

	8.9	Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of the Plan, neither the Company nor any individual acting as employee or agent of the Company shall be liable to any Participant, former
Participant or other person for any claim, loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with the Plan. 

 ARTICLE IX
- IN-SERVICE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP 
 A Participant may, while still serving as a Director of the Company, receive a distribution of
all or a portion of his or her Deferred Compensation Plan Account under this Plan for certain financial hardship reasons, subject to the following restrictions: 
  

	 	(a)	All such distributions are subject to the Participant having filed a written application with the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors prior to the effective date of the distribution. 

 

	 	(b)	All such distributions shall be in the form of a lump-sum payment and the amounts distributed shall be debited from the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Plan Account as of the date the payment is made.

  

	 	(c)	 All distributions shall be subject to the Participant’s furnishing proof of “Financial Hardship” to the Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors. “Financial Hardship” means severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or his or her spouse or dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of
the Code, without regard to Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B) thereof), loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control
of the Participant. The 

  
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circumstances that will constitute an unforeseeable emergency will depend upon the facts of each case, but in any case, payment may not be made to the extent that such hardship is or may be
relieved: 

  

	 	(1)	Through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise; 

  

	 	(2)	By liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship; or 

 

	 	(3)	By cessation of deferrals under the Plan. 

 In particular, payment of college tuition or the
purchase of a primary residence is not a Financial Hardship. Any distribution due a Financial Hardship shall be limited to an amount sufficient to meet such hardship. 
  

	 	(d)	The amount of the distribution shall not exceed the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Plan Account as of the date payment is made. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. has caused this instrument to be executed by its duly authorized officer this 23rd day of December, 2008. 
  

							
	ATTEST:	 		 	CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
				
	  
	 		 	By:	 	

				
		 		 	Title:	 	 

  
 8EX-10.20

 EXHIBIT 10.20 

Execution Copy 
 CITIZENS
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 
 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED JANUARY 1, 2009 

 Execution Copy 
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

							
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	ARTICLE I - PURPOSE; EFFECTIVE DATE	  	 	1	  
		
	ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS	  	 	1	  
	 2.1
	 	 Account
	  	 	1	  
	 2.2
	 	 Beneficiary
	  	 	1	  
	 2.3
	 	 Board
	  	 	1	  
	 2.4
	 	 Change in Control
	  	 	2	  
	 2.5
	 	 Code
	  	 	2	  
	 2.6
	 	 Committee
	  	 	2	  
	 2.7
	 	 Company
	  	 	2	  
	 2.8
	 	 Compensation
	  	 	2	  
	 2.9
	 	 Deferral Commitment
	  	 	3	  
	 2.10
	 	 Determination Date
	  	 	3	  
	 2.11
	 	 Disability
	  	 	3	  
	 2.12
	 	 Early Retirement Date
	  	 	3	  
	 2.13
	 	 Elective Deferred Compensation
	  	 	3	  
	 2.14
	 	 Employee
	  	 	3	  
	 2.15
	 	 Employer
	  	 	4	  
	 2.16
	 	 Employer Plans
	  	 	4	  
	 2.17
	 	 Employment
	  	 	4	  
	 2.18
	 	 Excess Compensation
	  	 	4	  
	 2.19
	 	 Financial Hardship
	  	 	4	  
	 2.20
	 	 Grandfathered Participant
	  	 	4	  
	 2.21
	 	 Investment Credit
	  	 	4	  
	 2.22
	 	 Newly Eligible Participant
	  	 	5	  
	 2.23
	 	 Normal Retirement Date
	  	 	5	  
	 2.24
	 	 Participant
	  	 	5	  
	 2.25
	 	 Participation Agreement
	  	 	5	  
	 2.26
	 	 Plan Benefit
	  	 	5	  
	 2.27
	 	 Plan Year
	  	 	5	  
	 2.28
	 	 Prior Plan
	  	 	5	  
	 2.29
	 	 RBS
	  	 	5	  
	 2.30
	 	 RBSG
	  	 	5	  
	 2.31
	 	 Retirement
	  	 	6	  
	 2.32
	 	 Separation from Service or Separates from Service
	  	 	6	  
	 2.33
	 	 401(k) Plan
	  	 	6	  
	 2.34
	 	 401(k) Excess Benefit
	  	 	6	  
		
	ARTICLE III - PARTICIPATION AND DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS	  	 	6	  
	 3.1
	 	 Eligibility and Participation
	  	 	6	  
	 3.2
	 	 Form of Deferral; Minimum Deferral
	  	 	6	  
	 3.3
	 	 Deferral Commitment by a Newly Eligible Participant
	  	 	7	  

  
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	 3.4
	 	 Elections for Part-Years
	  	 	7	  
	 3.5
	 	 Limitation on Deferral
	  	 	8	  
	 3.6
	 	 Modification of Deferral Commitment
	  	 	8	  
	 3.7
	 	 Change in Employment Status
	  	 	8	  
	 3.8
	 	 Cessation of Deferrals
	  	 	8	  
		
	ARTICLE IV - DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT	  	 	8	  
	 4.1
	 	 Accounts
	  	 	8	  
	 4.2
	 	 Elective Deferred Compensation
	  	 	8	  
	 4.3
	 	 401(k) Excess Benefit
	  	 	9	  
	 4.4
	 	 Excise Tax and Lost Benefit Makeup
	  	 	9	  
	 4.5
	 	 Investment Credit
	  	 	9	  
	 4.6
	 	 Determination of Accounts
	  	 	9	  
	 4.7
	 	 Vesting of Accounts
	  	 	9	  
	 4.8
	 	 Statement of Accounts
	  	 	9	  
	 4.9
	 	 Participant Selection of Investment Indices
	  	 	10	  
		
	ARTICLE V - DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS	  	 	10	  
	 5.1
	 	 Retirement Benefit
	  	 	10	  
	 5.2
	 	 Termination Benefit
	  	 	10	  
	 5.3
	 	 Death Benefit
	  	 	10	  
	 5.4
	 	 In-Service Withdrawals Other Than Hardship
	  	 	11	  
	 5.5
	 	 Hardship Distributions
	  	 	11	  
	 5.6
	 	 Form of Benefit Payment
	  	 	11	  
	 5.7
	 	 Small Account(s)
	  	 	12	  
	 5.8
	 	 Accelerated Distribution
	  	 	12	  
	 5.9
	 	 Withholding; Payroll Taxes
	  	 	13	  
	 5.10
	 	 Payment to Guardian
	  	 	13	  
		
	ARTICLE VI - BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION	  	 	13	  
	 6.1
	 	 Beneficiary Designation
	  	 	13	  
	 6.2
	 	 Changing Beneficiary
	  	 	13	  
	 6.3
	 	 Community Property
	  	 	13	  
	 6.4
	 	 No Beneficiary Designation
	  	 	14	  
	 6.5
	 	 Effect of Payment
	  	 	14	  
		
	ARTICLE VII - ADMINISTRATION	  	 	15	  
	 7.1
	 	 Committee; Duties
	  	 	15	  
	 7.2
	 	 Agents
	  	 	15	  
	 7.3
	 	 Binding Effect of Decisions
	  	 	15	  
	 7.4
	 	 Indemnity of Committee
	  	 	15	  
		
	ARTICLE VIII - CLAIMS PROCEDURE	  	 	15	  
	 8.1
	 	 Claims Procedures
	  	 	15	  
	 8.2
	 	 Legal Fees and Expenses and Continuation of Benefits
	  	 	17	  

  
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	ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN	  	 	18	  
	 9.1
	 	 Amendment
	  	 	18	  
	 9.2
	 	 Employer’s Right to Terminate
	  	 	18	  
		
	ARTICLE X - MISCELLANEOUS	  	 	18	  
	 10.1
	 	 Unfunded Plan
	  	 	18	  
	 10.2
	 	 Company and Employer Obligations
	  	 	19	  
	 10.3
	 	 Unsecured General Creditor
	  	 	19	  
	 10.4
	 	 Trust Fund
	  	 	19	  
	 10.5
	 	 Non-assignability
	  	 	19	  
	 10.6
	 	 Not a Contract of Employment
	  	 	20	  
	 10.7
	 	 Protective Provisions
	  	 	20	  
	 10.8
	 	 Terms
	  	 	20	  
	 10.9
	 	 Captions
	  	 	20	  
	 10.10
	 	 Governing Law
	  	 	20	  
	 10.11
	 	 Validity
	  	 	20	  
	 10.12
	 	 Notice
	  	 	20	  
	 10.13
	 	 Successors
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 CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 

AS AMENDED AND RESTATED JANUARY 1, 2009 

ARTICLE I - PURPOSE; EFFECTIVE DATE 

The purpose of this Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to provide current tax planning opportunities, as well as
supplemental funds for retirement or death for selected employees of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) or its affiliates. It is intended that the Plan will aid in attracting and retaining employees of exceptional ability by
providing them with these benefits. The Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 1995. This Plan is an Amendment and Restatement of the Deferred Compensation Plan for Key Officers which was executed on August 25, 1998 (the “Key
Officers’ Plan”) and the Deferred Compensation Plan for Key Executives which was executed on August 25, 1998 (the “Key Executives’ Plan”). This Plan is amended and restated January 1, 2009 to comply with the
provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and to freeze the Plan. 
 ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS

 For the purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

  

	2.1	Account 

 “Account” means the bookkeeping accounts maintained by the Employer
in accordance with Article IV to track deferral of Compensation and credits of 401(k) Excess Benefit pursuant to this Plan and Investment Credit thereon. A Participant’s Account shall be utilized solely as a device for the determination and
measurement of the amounts to be paid to the Participant pursuant to the Plan. A Participant’s Account shall not constitute or be treated as a trust fund of any kind. “Pre-2005 Account” means the vested amount standing to the credit
of a Participant’s bookkeeping account as of December 31, 2004 and Investment Credit thereon. “Post-2004 Account” means the amount credited to a Participant’s bookkeeping account after December 31, 2004 and the amount
credited to a Participant’s bookkeeping account before January 1, 2005 but which becomes vested after December 31, 2004, and Investment Credit thereon. The Employer shall maintain multiple sub-accounts within the Pre-2005 Account and
the Post-2004 Account to reflect different types of compensation being deferred and different years in which compensation is deferred. 
  

	2.2	Beneficiary 

 “Beneficiary” means the person, persons or entity entitled under
Article VI to receive any Plan benefits payable after a Participant’s death. 
  

	2.3	Board 

 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

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	2.4	Change in Control 

 A “Change in Control” shall mean: 

(a) Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”)) other than the Company, RBS or RBSG or any of their affiliates (a “Third Party”) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more
than 50% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, RBS or RBSG, as the case may be; 
 (b) There occurs a reorganization,
merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction involving the Company, RBS or RBSG (a “transaction”), in each case with respect to which the stockholders of RBSG immediately prior to such transaction do not immediately after the
transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, RBS or RBSG, as the case may be, or other corporation resulting from each transaction; 

(c) Individuals who, as of the effective date of this Plan, constitute the Board of Directors of RBSG (the “Incumbent Board”) cease
for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of RBSG; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election or nomination for election by the shareholders of RBSG was
approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; or 

(d) All or substantially all of the assets of the Company, RBS and/or RBSG are liquidated or distributed or sold or otherwise transferred to a
Third Party. 
  

	2.5	Code 

 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

 

	2.6	Committee 

 “Committee” means the Executive Management Committee of the
Company. 
  

	2.7	Company 

 “Company” means Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any successor corporation or other entity resulting from a merger or consolidation into or with the Company or a transfer or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company. 

 

	2.8	Compensation 

 “Compensation” means total cash compensation, including annual
bonuses, hiring bonuses and long-term incentive awards paid by the Employer, and before reduction for amounts deferred under this Plan or any tax-qualified Plan sponsored by the Employer which permits deferral of current compensation. Compensation
does not include expense reimbursements, overtime, any form of non-cash compensation or benefits. 

  
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	2.9	Deferral Commitment 

 “Deferral Commitment” means one or more of the
commitments made by a Participant pursuant to Article III and for which a Participation Agreement has been submitted by the Participant to the Committee. 
  

	2.10	Determination Date 

 “Determination Date” means the last day of each calendar
month prior to April 1, 1999. Commencing April 1, 1999, the Determination Date is the last day of each calendar month and any other date which is specified by the Committee. 

 

	2.11	Disability 

 “Disability” with respect to the Pre-2005 Account of a Participant
means a physical or mental condition which, in the opinion of the Committee, prevents the Participant from satisfactorily performing the Participant’s usual duties for Employer. The Committee’s decision as to Disability will be based upon
medical reports and/or other evidence satisfactory to the Committee. With respect to the Post-2004 Account of a Participant, a Participant is considered to have incurred a Disability if he or she is (i) unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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) by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment which 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 employees of the Employer. 
  

	2.12	Early Retirement Date 

 “Early Retirement Date” means the date prior to his or
her Normal Retirement Date on which the Participant actually Separates from Service following the attainment of age 55 and completion of five (5) Years of Service (for this purpose “Years of Service” shall be as defined in the Citizen
Pension Plan). 
  

	2.13	Elective Deferred Compensation 

 “Elective Deferred Compensation” means the
amount of Compensation that a Participant elects to defer pursuant to a Deferral Commitment. 
  

	2.14	Employee 

 “Employee” shall mean a person, other than an independent
contractor, who is receiving remuneration for services rendered to the Employer (or who would be receiving such remuneration except for an authorized leave of absence) as a key officer of the Employer as determined by the Committee under Article
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	2.15	Employer 

 “Employer” means the Company and any affiliated or subsidiary
corporations designated by the Board. 
  

	2.16	Employer Plans 

 “Employer Plans” shall mean any employee benefit plan or
contract from which benefits may be payable to the Participant. 
  

	2.17	Employment 

 “Employment” means a Participant’s ongoing service with the
Employer. 
  

	2.18	Excess Compensation 

 “Excess Compensation” for any Plan Year means
compensation payable to a Participant that is in excess of the limitation imposed by Section 401 (a)(17) of the Code. Compensation for this purpose means compensation that if deferred would have entitled the Participant to a matching
contribution under the 401(k) Plan but for the limitation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code. 
  

	2.19	Financial Hardship 

 “Financial Hardship” means severe financial hardship to
the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or his or her spouse or dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code, without regard to Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B) thereof), loss
of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. The circumstances that will constitute an unforeseeable emergency
will depend upon the facts of each case, but in any case, payment may not be made to the extent that such hardship is or may be relieved: 

(a) Through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise; 

(b) By liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial
hardship; or 
 (c) By cessation of deferrals under the Plan. 
  

	2.20	Grandfathered Participant 

 “Grandfathered Participant” means a Participant who
previously participated in the Key Executives’ Plan and was hired before January 1, 2001. 
  

	2.21	Investment Credit 

 “Investment Credit” means, with respect to any calendar
month, earnings computed at the rate of 10 Year Treasury Notes + 2% until April 1, 1999. 

  
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 After April 1, 1999, “Investment Credit” means the hypothetical appreciation
or depreciation in the net asset value, and the reinvestment of cash distributions, of the investment index or indices selected by the Participant in accordance with Section 4.9. 

 

	2.22	Newly Eligible Participant 

 “Newly Eligible Participant” shall be an eligible
Employee who is not eligible to make any deferral elections under any nonqualified deferred compensation plan that would be aggregated with this Plan under Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder. 

 

	2.23	Normal Retirement Date 

 “Normal Retirement Date” means the first day of the
month coinciding with or next following the date on which the Participant attains age 65. 
  

	2.24	Participant 

 “Participant” means any individual who is participating or has
participated in this Plan as provided in Article III. 
  

	2.25	Participation Agreement 

 “Participation Agreement” means the agreement
submitted by a Participant to the Committee prior to the beginning of the Deferral Period in which he or she made a Deferral Commitment and selected the time and form of distribution. There shall be a separate Participation Agreement for each
Deferral Commitment. 
  

	2.26	Plan Benefit 

 “Plan Benefit” means the benefit payable to a Participant as
calculated in Article V. 
  

	2.27	Plan Year 

 “Plan Year” means a calendar year. 

 

	2.28	Prior Plan 

 “Prior Plan” means the Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Executive
Supplemental Benefit Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan for Select Employees of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. or any other non-qualified deferral arrangement in place on July 1, 1997. 

 

	2.29	RBS 

 “RBS” is The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. 

 

	2.30	RBSG 

 “RBSG” is The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. 

  
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	2.31	Retirement 

 “Retirement” means Separation from Service on or after the
Participant’s Early Retirement Date. 
  

	2.32	Separation from Service or Separates from Service. 

 “Separation from Service”
or “Separates from Service” occurs when the Employer and the Participant reasonably anticipate that no further services would be performed by the Participant for the Employer after a certain date or, except as provided in Appendix A, that
the level of bona fide services the Participant would perform for the Employer after such date (whether as an Employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently decrease to no more than 20 percent of the average level of bona fide services
performed by the Participant for the Employer over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or period of employment, if less than 36 months). 
  

	2.33	401(k) Plan 

 “401(k) Plan” means the Citizens 401(k) Plan as amended from time
to time, or any other defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer and qualified under Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Code. 
  

	2.34	401(k) Excess Benefit 

 “401(k) Excess Benefit” means the amount of Employer
matching contributions credited to a Participant’s Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.3. 
 ARTICLE III -
PARTICIPATION AND DEFERRAL COMMITMENTS 
  

	3.1	Eligibility and Participation 

 (a) Eligibility. Eligibility to participate in the
Plan shall be limited to those key officers of the Employer who are designated, from time to time, by the Committee. In addition, the Committee shall designate a select group of Participants to receive the 401(k) Excess Benefit provided by
Section 4.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Participants will be added to the Plan after December 31, 2008. 
 (b)
Participation. An eligible Employee may elect to participate in the Plan each Plan Year by submitting a Participation Agreement to the Committee prior to the beginning of the Plan Year in accordance to the rules set forth in Section 3.2.

  

	3.2	Form of Deferral; Minimum Deferral 

 A Participant may elect in the Participation
Agreement any of the following Deferral Commitments: 
 (a) Salary Deferral Commitment. A Participant may elect to defer from 1
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percentage of base salary or dollar amount. The Defense Commitment for base salary shall be delivered to the Committee prior to the beginning of the Plan Year and shall apply only to base salary
for services to be performed in the next succeeding Plan Year. 
 (b) Bonus Deferral Commitment. A Participant may elect to defer from
1 percent to 90 percent of the annual bonus amounts to be paid by the Employer. The Deferral Commitment for annual bonus shall be delivered to the Committee prior to the beginning of the Plan Year and shall apply only to annual bonuses payable for
services to be performed in the next succeeding Plan Year. 
 (c) Long-Term Incentive Deferral Commitment. A Participant may elect to
defer from 1 percent to 90 percent of the payments under any long-term incentive plan. The Deferral Commitment with respect to long-term incentive compensation shall be made and delivered to the Committee not later than the date that is 12 months
before the end of the performance period for such long-term incentive compensation if such compensation has not become both substantially certain to be paid and readily ascertainable by such date; provided that the Participant performs services
continuous from the later of the beginning of the performance period or the date the performance criteria are established through the date of the Deferral Commitment. 

(d) Minimum Deferral Commitment. The amount to be deferred under subsections (a), (b) and (c) above shall be stated as an even
percentage or dollar amount of each type of Compensation and must not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), unless otherwise permitted by the Committee. 
  

	3.3	Deferral Commitment by a Newly Eligible Participant 

 The initial Deferral Commitment of
a Newly Eligible Participant shall be made by the Participant and delivered to the Committee not later than 30 days after the Employee is advised by the Committee that he or she is eligible to participate in the Plan; provided that such Deferral
Commitment shall apply only to Compensation paid for services to be performed subsequent to the election. A Newly Eligible Participant may defer long-term incentive compensation only if he performs services continuously from the later of the
beginning of the performance period or the date performance criteria are established through the date of the Deferral Commitment. With respect to deferral of annual bonuses, hiring bonuses and/or long-term incentive compensation, the initial
Deferral Commitment shall apply only to such compensation payable for the performance period multiplied by the ratio of the number of days remaining in the performance period after the initial Deferral Commitment over the total number of days in the
performance period. 
  

	3.4	Elections for Part-Years 

 In the event an Employee enters this Plan at any time other
than January 1 of any Plan Year, the amount which must be contributed under the appropriate minimum Deferral Commitment stated in Section 3.2 during the initial partial year of participation shall be the pro- rata portion based upon complete months
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	3.5	Limitation on Deferral 

 A Participant may defer up to 90 percent of the
Participant’s Compensation. However, the Committee may impose another maximum deferral amount or increase the minimum deferral amount under Section 3.2 from time to time by giving written notice to all Participants, provided, however, that
no such changes may affect a Deferral Commitment made prior to the Committee’s action. 
  

	3.6	Modification of Deferral Commitment 

 A Deferral Commitment shall be irrevocable except
that the Committee may permit a Participant to reduce the amount to be deferred, or waive the remainder of the Deferral Commitment, upon a finding that the Participant has suffered a Financial Hardship. If a Participant ceases receiving Compensation
during a Deferral Period due to Disability, the Deferral Commitment shall cease at that time. 
  

	3.7	Change in Employment Status 

 If the Board determines that a Participant’s
employment performance is no longer at a level that deserves reward through participation in this Plan, but does not terminate the Participant’s Employment, no Deferral Commitments may be made by such Participant with respect to Compensation
payable for services to be performed in the Plan Years beginning after the date designated by the Board. 
  

	3.8	Cessation of Deferrals 

 Effective January 1, 2009, no Deferrals shall be permitted
under the Plan with respect to services performed after 2008. 
 ARTICLE IV - DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT 

 

	4.1	Accounts 

 For recordkeeping purposes only, an Account shall be maintained for each
Participant. On the effective date of the Plan, each Participant shall have an Account balance equal to any amounts held for the Participant pursuant to any Prior Plan as of July 1, 1997. Effective July 1, 2000, each Participant who was a
Participant in the Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Excess 401(k) Plan on June 30, 2000 shall have his or her Account transferred to and accounted for under this Plan. Effective January 1, 2005, a Pre-2005 Account and Post-2004 Account shall
be maintained for each Participant who participated in the Plan before 2005. 
  

	4.2	Elective Deferred Compensation 

 A Participant’s Elective Deferred Compensation
shall be credited to the Participant’s Account as the corresponding non-deferred portion of the Compensation becomes or would have become payable. 

  
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	4.3	401(k) Excess Benefit 

 With respect to a Participant designated by the Committee to
receive the benefit provided by this Section 4.3, for each Plan Year that such Participant defers an amount under this Plan from his or her Excess Compensation, the Participant shall receive a 401(k) Excess Benefit credit under this Plan equal
to 50 percent of such deferral, but such additional credit shall in no event exceed 3 percent of the Participant’s Excess Compensation. 
  

	4.4	Excise Tax and Lost Benefit Makeup 

 If as a result of participating in this Plan a
Grandfathered Participant is required to pay an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, or receives a smaller benefit from any other Employer Plan as a result of any Code Section 280G Golden Parachute limitations, then a makeup amount
shall be payable from this Plan. This amount shall be equal to the amount of Section 4999 excise tax payable and any lost benefit from other Employer Plans due to Code Section 280G Golden Parachute limitation, as a result of participation
in this Plan, plus any excise tax or income taxes payable due to this payment. The Company and the Grandfathered Participant shall cooperate in good faith in making such determination and in providing the necessary information for this purpose. 

 

	4.5	Investment Credit 

 Prior to April 1, 1999, the Accounts were credited monthly with
interest based on the rate specified in Section 2.21. Commencing April 1, 1999, Accounts shall be credited with the investment appreciation or depreciation specified in Section 2.21. 

 

	4.6	Determination of Accounts 

 Each Participant’s Account as of each Determination Date
shall consist of the balance of the Participant’s Account as of the immediately preceding Determination Date, plus the Participant’s Elective Deferred Compensation and 401(k) Excess Benefit credited since the last Determination Date plus
the appropriate Investment Credit, minus the amount of any withdrawals or distributions made since the last Determination Date. 
  

	4.7	Vesting of Accounts 

 Each Participant shall be 100 percent vested at all times in the
amount of Compensation elected to be deferred under this Plan and Investment Credit thereon. Any 401(k) Excess Benefit credited to the Participant’s Account shall vest at the same rate as the underlying 401(k) Plan, except that the Participant
shall become 100 percent vested upon the termination of the Plan, a Change in Control, Disability, or death. 
  

	4.8	Statement of Accounts 

 The Committee shall submit to each Participant, within 90 days
after the close of each calendar year and at such other time as determined by the Committee, a statement setting forth the balance to the credit of each Account maintained for a Participant. 

  
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	4.9	Participant Selection of Investment Indices 

 Commencing April 1, 1999, each
Participant shall specify, in the manner prescribed by the Committee, the allocation of his or her Account among investment indices available under the Plan. The Participant’s selection of an investment, index will have no bearing on the actual
investment or segregation of Company assets, but will be used as the basis for making adjustments to the Participant’s Accounts as described in Section 4.6. A Participant can change his or her investment index or indices at such time, and
in such manner, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may change the investment indices available to Participants at any time in its absolute discretion. If a Participant does not select any investment index, his or her Account will be
allocated to a default investment index selected by the Committee from time to time. 
 ARTICLE V - DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS 

 

	5.1	Retirement Benefit 

 The Employer shall pay a Plan Benefit equal to the
Participant’s Account to a Participant who incurs a Disability or who Separates from Service by reason of Retirement or who Separates from Service within 24 months of a Change in Control that qualifies as a “change in control event”
as defined in Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Payment shall be made in the form selected under Section 5.6, and at the time selected by the Participant in his or her Participation Agreement with respect
to each Deferral Commitment. If no selection is made by the Participant, the payment shall be made in a lump sum in the beginning of the calendar year following Disability or Separation from Service; provided, however, that with respect to a
Participant who is considered a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, distribution of the Participant’s Post-2004 Account shall be made in the seventh
month after the Participant’s Separation from Service, if later. 
  

	5.2	Termination Benefit 

 The Employer shall pay a Plan Benefit equal to the
Participant’s vested Account to a Participant who Separates from Service for any reason other than those provided for in Section 5.1 or 5.3. The Participant’s non-vested Account shall be forfeited. Such benefit shall be paid in a lump
sum within 90 days of the Participant’s Separation from Service; provided, however, that with respect to a Participant who is considered a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, distribution of the Participant’s Post-2004 Account shall be made in the seventh month after the Participant’s Separation from Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment to a Grandfathered Participant shall be
made in the form selected under Section 5.6, and at the time selected by the Grandfathered Participant in his or her Participation Agreement with respect to each Deferral Commitment, subject to a six-month delay in the case of a “specified
employee.” 
  

	5.3	Death Benefit 

 Upon the death of a Participant, the Employer shall provide a Plan
Benefit to the Participant’s Beneficiary in an amount determined as follows: 
 (a) Post-termination. If the Participant dies
after termination of Employment, the amount payable shall be equal to the remaining unpaid balance of the Participant’s Account. 
 (b)
Pre-termination. If the Participant dies prior to termination of Employment, the amount payable shall be the Participant’s Account balance plus an amount equal to one (1) year base salary using the Participant’s base salary
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	5.4	In-Service Withdrawals Other Than Hardship 

 Participants shall be permitted to withdraw
vested amounts from their Accounts subject to the following restrictions: 
 (a) Timing of Election to Withdraw. The election to make
an In-Service Withdrawal must be made at the same time the Participant enters into a Participation Agreement for each Deferral Commitment. A withdrawal election from a Participant’s Pre-2005 Account may be modified as long as the new withdrawal
date is at least two (2) years after the initial Deferral, the modification is made at least 13 months prior to the initial withdrawal date and the new withdrawal date is at least 13 months after the date the change is made. A withdrawal
election from a Participant’s Post-2004 Account may be modified as long as the new withdrawal date is at least five (5) years from the date of the initial withdrawal date, the modification is made at least 12 months prior to the initial
withdrawal date and the modification does not take effect until at least 12 months after the modification date. 
 (b) Amount of
Withdrawal. A Participant can elect to withdraw from 0% to 100% of any Deferral Commitment and any 401(k) Excess Benefit, plus applicable Investment Credit. 

(c) Form of In-Service Withdrawals. The amount elected to be withdrawn shall be paid in the form of payment selected by the Participant
in his or her Participation Agreement wherein he or she elected the In-Service Withdrawal. Such form of payment may include any of the alternative forms provided in Section 5.6. 

 

	5.5	Hardship Distributions 

 Upon a finding that a Participant has suffered a Financial
Hardship, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, make distributions from the Participant’s vested Account prior to the time specified for payment of benefits under the Plan. The amount of such distribution shall be limited to the amount
reasonably necessary to meet the Participant’s requirements during the Financial Hardship. 
  

	5.6	Form of Benefit Payment 

 (a) Payment of each of the Participant’s vested
sub-accounts to a Participant who incurs a Disability or who Separates from Service by reason of Retirement, Disability, death or within 24 months of a Change in Control that qualifies as a “change in control event” as defined in Section
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thereunder or to a Grandfathered Participant who Separates from Service for any other reason shall be made in the form selected by the Participant at the time of each Deferral Commitment from
among the following alternatives: 
 (i) Lump-sum payment. 

(ii) Substantially equal annual installments of the Account amortized over a period not to exceed 15 years. 

(iii) Annual installments of the Account over a period not to exceed 15 years, with a balloon payment as the last payment. 

(b) Benefits from each sub-account shall commence based upon one of the following options elected by the Participant: 

(i) Within 65 days after the Participant’s Separation from Service. 

(ii) In the beginning of a calendar year following Separation from Service selected by the Participant, but not more than five (5) years
after the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Participant who is considered a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, payment from the Participant’s Post-2004 Account shall not occur until at least six (6) months after the
Participant’s Separation from Service. Any distribution that would otherwise have been made in the first six months of the Participant’s Separation from Service but for the provisions of the preceding sentence shall be made in the seventh
month after the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
 (c) A Participant may modify the form or timing of benefit payment from his or
her Pre-2005 Account as long as such modification is made at least 13 months prior to the original payment date and at least 13 months prior to the modified payment date. A Participant may modify the form or timing of benefit payment from his or her
Post-2004 Account so long as such modification is made at least 12 months prior to the original payment date, the new payment date is at least five (5) years from the original payment date and the modification does not take effect for at least
12 months after the modification date. 
  

	5.7	Small Account(s) 

 Notwithstanding Section 5.6(a), if a Participant’s Account
is less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the Committee shall pay the Participant in a lump sum. 
  

	5.8	Accelerated Distribution 

 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, at any time,
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preceding the date on which the Committee receives the written request. The remaining 10 percent shall be forfeited by the Participant. The amount payable under this section shall be paid in a
lump sum within 15 days following the receipt of the notice by the Committee from the Participant. 
  

	5.9	Withholding; Payroll Taxes 

 The Employer or the trustee of any trust established
pursuant to Section 10.4 shall withhold from payments made hereunder any taxes required to be withheld from such payments under federal, state or local law. 
  

	5.10	Payment to Guardian 

 If a Plan benefit is payable to a minor or a person declared
incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of his or her property, the Committee may direct payment of such Plan benefit to the guardian, legal representative, or person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent,
or person. The Committee may require proof of incompetency, minority, incapacity or guardianship as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the Plan Benefit. Such distribution shall completely discharge the Committee from all liability with
respect to such benefit. 
 ARTICLE VI - BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION 

 

	6.1	Beneficiary Designation 

 Subject to Section 6.3, each Participant shall have the
right, at any time, to designate one or more persons or an entity as Beneficiary (both primary as well as secondary) to whom benefits under this Plan shall be paid in the event of Participant’s death prior to complete distribution of the
Participant’s Account. Each Beneficiary designation shall be in a written form prescribed by the Committee and shall be effective only when filed with the Committee during the Participant’s lifetime. 

 

	6.2	Changing Beneficiary 

 Subject to Section 6.3, any Beneficiary designation may be
changed by a Participant without the consent of the previously named Beneficiary by the filing of a new designation with the Committee. The filing of a new designation shall cancel all designations previously filed. 

 

	6.3	Community Property 

 If the Participant resides in a community property state, the
following rules shall apply: 
 (a) Designation by a married Participant of a Beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse shall not
be effective unless the spouse executes a written consent that acknowledges the effect of the designation, or it is established the consent cannot be obtained because the spouse cannot be located. 

  
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 (b) A married Participant’s Beneficiary designation may be changed by a Participant with
the consent of the Participant’s spouse as provided for in Section 6.3(a) by the filing of a new designation with the Committee. 

(c) If the Participant’s marital status changes after the Participant has designated a Beneficiary, the following shall apply: 

(i) If the Participant is married at the time of death but was unmarried when the designation was made, the designation shall be void unless
the spouse has consented to it in the manner prescribed in Section 6.3(a). 
 (ii) If the Participant is unmarried at the time of death
but was married when the designation was made: 
 a) The designation shall be void if the spouse was named as Beneficiary unless Participant
had submitted a change of beneficiary listing the former spouse as the beneficiary. 
 b) The designation shall remain valid if a non-spouse
Beneficiary was named. 
 (iii) If the Participant was married when the designation was made and is married to a different spouse at death,
the designation shall be void unless the new spouse has consented to it in the manner prescribed above. 
  

	6.4	No Beneficiary Designation 

 In the absence of an effective Beneficiary Designation, or
if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Participant or die prior to complete distribution of the Participant’s benefits, then the Participant’s designated Beneficiary shall be deemed to be the person in the first of the following
classes in which there is a survivor: 
 (a) the surviving spouse; 

(b) the Participant’s children, except that if any of the children predeceases the Participant but leaves issue surviving, then such issue
shall take by right of representation the share the parent would have taken if living; 
 (c) the Participant’s estate. 

 

	6.5	Effect of Payment 

 The payment to the deemed Beneficiary shall completely discharge the
Employer’s obligations under this Plan. 

  
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 ARTICLE VII - ADMINISTRATION 

 

	7.1	Committee; Duties 

 This Plan shall be supervised by the Committee. The Committee shall
have the authority to make, amend, interpret and enforce all appropriate rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan and decide or resolve any and all questions, including interpretations of this Plan, as may arise in connection with
the Plan. A majority vote of the Committee members shall control any decision. Members of the Committee may be Participants under this Plan. 
  

	7.2	Agents 

 The Committee may, from time to time, employ other agents and delegate to them
such administrative duties as it sees fit, and may from time to time consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Employer. 
  

	7.3	Binding Effect of Decisions 

 The decision or action of the Committee with respect to any
question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons having any interest in the Plan.

  

	7.4	Indemnity of Committee 

 The Employer shall indemnify and hold harmless the members of
the Committee against any and all claims, loss, damage, expense or liability arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct. 

ARTICLE VIII - CLAIMS PROCEDURE 
  

	8.1	Claims Procedures. 

 (a) If a Participant, beneficiary or their authorized representative
(hereinafter the “Claimant”) asserts a right to a benefit under the Plan which has not been received, the Claimant must file a claim for such benefit with the Committee. The Committee shall render its decision on the claim within 90 days
(45 days for claims made due to Total and Permanent Disability) after its receipt of the claim. 
 If special circumstances
apply, the 90-day period (or 45-day period in the case of Disability) may be extended by an additional 90 days (30 days in the case of Disability, with an additional 30-day extension if needed), provided that written notice of the extension is
provided to the Claimant during the applicable period and such notice indicates the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to render its decision on the claim. In addition for claims due to
Disability, the notice of extension shall also describe the standards for benefit entitlement, unresolved issues and additional information needed to resolve such issues. The Participant will have 45 days to provide such information and the period
for making the benefit determination shall be tolled until the end of such 45-day period or until the information is provided by the Participant, whichever occurs first. 

  
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 (b) If the Committee wholly or partially denies the claim, the Committee shall provide
written notice to the Claimant within the time limitations of the immediately preceding paragraph. Such notice shall set forth: 
 (i) the
specific reasons for the denial of the claim; 
 (ii) specific reference to pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based;

 (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or
information is necessary; 
 (iv) a description of the Plan’s claims review procedures, and the time limitations applicable to such
procedures; 
 (v) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) if the claim denial is appealed to the Committee and the Committee fully or partially denies the claim; and 

(vi) solely with respect to claims made due to Disability, (1) any internal rules, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion if
relied upon in making the adverse benefits decision, or (2) if the decision was based on medical necessity, experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit either an explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination,
applying the terms of the Plan to the claimant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such an explanation will be provided free of charge upon request. 

(c) A Claimant whose application for benefits is denied may request a full and fair review of the decision denying the claim by filing, in
accordance with such procedures as the Committee may establish, a written appeal which sets forth the documents, records and other information relating to the claim within 60 days (180 days for claims made due to Disability) after receipt of the
notice of the denial from the Committee. In connection with such appeal and upon request by the Claimant, a Claimant may review (or receive free copies of) all documents, records or other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for
benefit, all in accordance with such procedures as the Committee may establish. If a Claimant fails to file an appeal within such period, he shall have no further right to appeal. 

(d) A decision on the appeal by the Committee shall include a review by the Committee that takes into account all comments, documents, records
and other information submitted by the Claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial claim determination. The Committee shall render its decision on the appeal not later than 60
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circumstances apply, the 60-day period may be extended by an additional 60 days (and the 45-day period may be extended by an additional 45 days), provided that written notice of the extension is
provided to the Claimant during the initial period and such notice indicates the special circumstances requiring an extension of time and the date by which the Committee expects to render its decision on the claim on appeal. 

If the Committee wholly or partly denies the claim on appeal, the Committee shall provide written notice to the Claimant within
the time limitations of the immediately preceding paragraph. Such notice shall set forth: 
 (i) the specific reasons for the denial of the
claim; 
 (ii) specific reference to pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based; 

(iii) a statement of the Claimant’s right to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all
documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits; 
 (iv) a statement of the Claimant’s
right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA; 
 (v) solely with respect to claims made due to Disability, (1) any
internal rules, guideline, protocol or other similar criterion if relied upon in making the adverse benefits decision, or (2) if the decision was based on medical necessity, experimental treatment or similar exclusion or limit either an
explanation of the scientific or clinical judgment for the determination, applying the terms of the Plan to the claimant’s medical circumstances, or a statement that such an explanation will be provided free of charge upon request; and 

(vi) solely with respect to claims made due to Disability, the statement required by Department of Labor Regulations 2560-503-1(j)(5)(iii).

 The claims procedures described above shall be administered in accordance with Section 503 of ERISA and regulations
promulgated thereunder. Any written notice required to be given to the Claimant may, at the option of the Committee and in accordance with guidance issued under Section 503 of ERISA, be provided electronically. 

 

	8.2	Legal Fees and Expenses and Continuation of Benefits 

 In the event of a bona fide
dispute between the Company and a Participant with respect to the Participant’s rights under this Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Participant up to $50,000 for reasonable legal fees and expenses (including fees and expenses incurred in
connection with an arbitration) certified by the Participant as actually incurred and necessary to enforce or protect such rights. If such dispute shall be finally determined by an authority of competent jurisdiction in favor of the Participant, the
Company shall reimburse the Participant for all reasonable legal fees and expenses over $50,000 incurred by the Participant in connection therewith. 

  
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 ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN 

 

	9.1	Amendment 

 The Board may at any time amend the Plan in whole or in part, provided,
however, that no amendment shall be effective to decrease or restrict the amount accrued to the date of amendment in any Account maintained under the Plan. 
  

	9.2	Employer’s Right to Terminate 

 The Board reserves the right to terminate the Plan,
in whole or in part, for any reason. 
 (a) Partial Termination. The Board may partially terminate the Plan by instructing the
Committee not to accept any additional Deferral Commitments. In the event of such a Partial Termination, the Plan shall continue to operate and be effective with regard to Deferral Commitments entered into prior to the effective date of such Partial
Termination. 
 (b) Complete Termination. The Board may completely terminate the Plan by instructing the Committee not to accept any
additional Deferral Commitments, and by terminating all ongoing Deferral Commitments. The Employer shall pay out to each Participant his or her Pre-2005 Account as if the Participant had terminated service as of the effective date of the Complete
Termination. The Employer may accelerate payment of the Participant’s Post-2004 accounts to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Grandfathered Participant, his or her Pre-2005 Account balance shall be increased by fifteen
percent (15%), “Adjusted Account.” Payments to each Grandfathered Participant shall be made in equal annual installments with Investment Credit over the period listed below, based on the Adjusted Account balance. 

 

			
	 Adjusted Account Balance
	  	Pay-Out Period
		
	 Less than $10,000
	  	1 Year
	 $10,000 but less than $50,000
	  	3 Years
	 More than $50,000
	  	5 Years

 ARTICLE X - MISCELLANEOUS 
  

	10.1	Unfunded Plan 

 This Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily to
provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of “management or highly-compensated employees” within the meaning of Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA, and therefore is exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I
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further benefits shall accrue hereunder in the event it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or by an opinion of counsel that the Plan constitutes an employee pension benefit plan
within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA which is not so exempt. In the event of such termination, all ongoing Deferral Commitments shall terminate, no additional Deferral Commitments will be accepted by the Committee, and the amount of each
Participant’s vested Account balance shall be distributed to such Participant in accordance with the provisions of Article V. 
  

	10.2	Company and Employer Obligations 

 The obligation to make benefit payments to any
Participant under the Plan shall be a joint and several liability of the Company and the Employer that employed the Participant. Such Company obligation may not be transferred to a successor Company without the express written consent of the
Participant to whom the obligation is owed. 
  

	10.3	Unsecured General Creditor 

 Participants and their Beneficiaries, heirs, successors, and
assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interest or claims in any property or assets of the Employer, nor shall they be Beneficiaries of, or have any rights, claims or interests in any life insurance policies, annuity contracts or the
proceeds therefrom owned or which may be acquired by the Employer. Any and all of the Employer’s assets and policies shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Employer. The Employer’s obligation under the
Plan shall be that of an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Employer to pay money in the future. 
  

	10.4	Trust Fund 

 The Employer shall be responsible for the payment of all benefits provided
under the Plan. At its discretion, the Employer may establish one or more trusts, with such trustees as the Board may approve, for the purpose of providing for the payment of such benefits. Such trust or trusts may be irrevocable, but the assets
thereof shall be subject to the claims of the Employer’s creditors. To the extent any benefits provided under the Plan are actually paid from any such trust, the Employer shall have no further obligation with respect thereto, but to the extent
not so paid, such benefits shall remain the obligation of, and shall be paid by, the Employer. 
  

	10.5	Non-assignability 

 Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to
commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate or convey in advance of actual receipt the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are,
expressly declared to be nonassignable and nontransferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a
Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments may be made under the Plan to an individual
other than the Participant to the extent necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order (as defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code). 

  
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	10.6	Not a Contract of Employment 

 The terms and conditions of this Plan shall not be deemed
to constitute a contract of employment between the Employer and the Participant, and the Participant (or his or her Beneficiary) shall have no rights against the Employer except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein. Moreover, nothing in
this Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of the Employer or to interfere with the right of the Employer to discipline or discharge him or her at any time. 

 

	10.7	Protective Provisions 

 A Participant will cooperate with the Employer by furnishing any
and all information requested by the Employer, in order to. facilitate the payment of benefits hereunder, and by taking such physical examinations as the Employer may deem necessary and taking such other action as may be requested by the Employer.

  

	10.8	Terms 

 Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as
though they were used in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and wherever any words are used herein in the singular or in the plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or the singular, as the case may
be, in all cases where they would so apply. 
  

	10.9	Captions 

 The captions of the articles, sections and paragraphs of this Plan are for
convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its provisions. 
  

	10.10	Governing Law 

 The provisions of this Plan shall be construed and interpreted according
to the laws of the State of Rhode Island. 
  

	10.11	Validity 

 In case any provision of this Plan shall be held 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 and invalid provision had never been inserted herein. 

 

	10.12	Notice 

 Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Committee under
the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail, to any member of the Committee or the Secretary of the Employer. Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is
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	10.13	Successors 

 The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the
Employer and its successors and assigns. The term successors as used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the business
and assets of the Employer, and successors of any such corporation or other business entity. 
  

			
	CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
		
	By:	 	

		 	  

		 	Title:
		
	Dated:	 	 12-23-08

  
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Separation from Service 

In the case of Lawrence K. Fish, effective December 31, 2007, “Separation from Service” or “Separates from Service”
occurs on the date the Employer and Mr. Fish reasonably anticipate that the level of bona fide services Mr. Fish would perform for the Employer after such date (whether as an Employee or as an independent contractor) would permanently
decrease to no more than 50 percent of the average level of bona fide services performed by Mr. Fish for the Employer over the immediately preceding 36-month period.

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