Document:

Exhibit 10.1

      

      

      April 18, 2021

      

      

      Mr. John R. Ciulla

      At the address on file with the Company

      

      

      Dear John:

      

      

      This retention agreement (this “Retention Agreement”)

        memorializes our agreement regarding the terms of your employment with, and service to, Webster Financial Corporation (the “Company”) following the
        completion of the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Sterling Bancorp (“Sterling”) and the Company, dated as of April 18, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”).  Capitalized
        terms used but not defined in this Retention Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

      

      

      1.          Term

      

      

      The term of this Retention Agreement will commence on the Closing Date and end on the second anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Term”).  If your employment with the Company terminates for any reason before the Closing or the Merger Agreement is terminated before the Closing in accordance
        with its terms, this Retention Agreement will automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect, and neither of the parties will have any obligations hereunder.

      

      

      2.          Position; Reporting; Duties; Location

      

      

      During the Term, you will serve as the Company’s and the Surviving Bank’s President and Chief Executive Officer, reporting directly to
        the Board of Directors (the “Board”), and you will have the duties and authority commensurate with your position as President and Chief Executive Officer of
        a public company.  During the Term, consistent with the Webster Bylaw Amendment, the Board will nominate you to the Board and the Company will appoint you to the of the Board of Directors of the Surviving Bank (the “Bank”, and such board, the “Bank Board”), and on the Chairman Succession Date (as defined in
        the Webster Bylaw Amendment), the Board will appoint you as Chairman of the Board and of the Bank Board.

      

      

      Your duties during the Term will be performed at the Company’s headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, subject to reasonable business
        travel.  You agree that you will be subject to the Company’s and Bank’s policies applicable to similarly situated executives as in effect from time to time, including the Codes of Ethics and Conduct and stock ownership guidelines.

      

      

      Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (1) during the Term, your removal as President and Chief Executive Officer,
        or the failure to appoint, re-elect or re-nominate you to, as applicable, your positions as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board and of the Bank Board and (2) from and after the Chairman Succession Date until the
        Expiration Date (each as defined in the Webster Bylaw Amendment), your removal from, or the failure to appoint, re-elect or re-nominate you to, as applicable, your position as Chairman of the Board and the Bank Board and as the President and Chief
        Executive Officer of the Company and of the Bank will, in each case, require the affirmative vote of at least 75% of the Board.

      

      

      
        
          

      

      
      

      

      3.          Compensation

      

      

      Annual Base Salary. 
        During the Employment Period, your annual base salary (“Annual Base Salary”) will be $1,100,000, payable to you in accordance with the Company’s payroll
        policies.  Your Annual Base Salary will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) and may be increased
        but not decreased.  The term Annual Base Salary as utilized in this Retention Agreement will refer to Annual Base Salary as in effect from time to time.

      

      

      Annual Cash Incentive Award
            Opportunity.  During each year of the Employment Period, you will be eligible to earn an annual cash incentive award with a target opportunity of 125% of Annual Base Salary (the “Target Incentive Payment”), which will be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board and
        payable in accordance with the annual cash incentive plan applicable to other senior executives of the Company.

      

      

      Equity Compensation Opportunity. 

        During each year of the Employment Period (commencing with the 2022 grant cycle, assuming you have not received a grant in respect of 2022 prior to the Closing Date), you will be granted annual long-term incentive awards with a target grant date
        fair value of 300% of Annual Base Salary.  The grant timing, form and terms and conditions of your long-term incentive awards will be as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board and no less favorable than those applicable to other
        senior executives of the Company.

      

      

      Benefits; Expense Reimbursement. 

        You will be entitled to employee benefits and perquisites on terms that are no less favorable than those provided to other senior  executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time.  The Company will reimburse your reasonable and documented
        business expenses in accordance with the Company’s business reimbursement policy applicable to other senior executives of the Company.

      

      

      Company Change in Control
            Agreement; Company Non-Competition Agreement.  During the Term, (A) your existing change in control agreement with the Company, dated as of February 26, 2018 (your “Change in Control Agreement”) will remain in effect pursuant to its terms (although you agree that the Merger will not constitute a “Change in Control” under such agreement), and (B) your existing non-competition agreement
        with the Company, dated as of April 3, 2017 (your “Non-Competition Agreement”) will not apply and be of no force and effect, but upon expiration of the Term
        will automatically again become effective.

      

      

      Indemnification.  The
        Company will indemnify you (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by providing you with advancement of expenses) to the fullest extent permitted by law against any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding and provide you with directors’ and
        officers’ insurance coverage, in each case, with respect to your services as an executive officer and director of the Company and the Bank, on terms no less favorable than those applicable to any other executive officers and directors of the
        Company and the Bank.

      

      

      
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      4.          Termination of Employment other than for Cause, Death, or Disability or for Good Reason

      

      

      If, during the Term, the Company terminates your employment other than for Cause (as defined below) and other than by reason of your
        death or disability (as defined in the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy that covers you), or you resign your employment with Good Reason (as defined below), the Company shall pay or provide to you the following:

      

      

      	

            	(1)	
              as soon as reasonably practicable following the Date of Termination (as defined below) and in no event later than 30 days thereafter, (A) a lump sum cash payment
                consisting of any (i) accrued Annual Base Salary, (ii) any annual cash incentive award earned by you and awarded by the Compensation Committee for a completed fiscal year (with any portion of such incentive award that was previously
                deferred to be paid in accordance with the applicable deferral arrangement and any election thereunder), (iii) unused vacation accrued through the Date of Termination, and (iv) any unreimbursed expenses incurred through the Date of
                Termination that are subject to reimbursement pursuant to the Company’s policies, in each case to the extent unpaid (the “Accrued Obligations”), and
                (B) to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which you are eligible to receive under any plan, program, policy, practice, contract, or agreement of the Company through
                the Date of Termination, with any amounts or benefits that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), including the applicable regulations thereunder (“Section 409A”) to be paid or settled at the earliest
                permissible date for purposes of Section 409A (collectively, the “Other Benefits”);

            

      

      

      	

            	(2)	
              a lump sum cash payment equal to the product of (A) the sum of the Annual Base Salary and Target Incentive Payment and (B) three, paid as soon as reasonably
                practicable after the Release (as defined below) effective date (without revocation by you) and no later than the 60th calendar day following the Date of Termination;

            

      

      

      	

            	(3)	
              a prorated annual cash incentive award for the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs based upon the period of time elapsed during such fiscal year prior
                to the Date of Termination, calculated on a basis no less favorable than is applicable to other senior executives of the Company and assuming that any individual performance goals are satisfied in full, payable at the time that annual
                incentive awards are paid to other senior executives of the Company (with any portion of such incentive award that was previously deferred to be paid in accordance with the applicable deferral arrangement and any election thereunder);

            

      

      

      	

            	(4)	
              a lump sum equal to the product of (A) the sum of (x) the annual premium for coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 in effect as of
                the Date of Termination for the level of coverage in effect for you under the Company’s group health plan and (y) the annual premium for coverage (based on the rate paid by the Company for active employees) under the Company’s life
                insurance plans and (B) three, paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the Release effective date (without revocation by you) and no
                later than the 60th calendar day following the Date of Termination (the “Benefits Continuation Payment”);

            

      

      

      
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            	(5)	
              the amount equal to the sum of all Company contributions to which you are eligible as of immediately prior to the Date of Termination under the Company’s qualified
                defined contribution plans and any excess or supplemental defined contribution plans that you would be eligible to receive as if your employment continued for three years after the Date of Termination, assuming for this purpose that (A)
                your benefits under such plans are fully vested, (B) your eligible compensation for purposes of such plans in each of the three years is that set forth in Section 3 of this Retention Agreement and that such amounts are paid in equal monthly
                installments over such three-year period, (C) to the extent that the Company contributions are determined based on your deferrals, that your contribution or deferral elections, as appropriate, are those in effect immediately prior to the
                Date of Termination, and (D) to the extent that the Company contributions are discretionary, assuming such contributions are made at the rate of any discretionary contributions made by the Company during the plan year immediately preceding
                the Date of Termination, paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the Release effective date (without revocation by you) and no later than the 60th calendar day following the Date of Termination; and

            

      

      

      	

            	(6)	
              any outstanding long-term incentive awards granted to you will vest in full with respect to any service vesting requirement, with any performance-vesting awards to
                remain outstanding and be eligible to be earned based on the level of performance achieved as determined on a basis no less favorable than that applicable to other senior executives of the Company, as if you had remained employed for the
                full performance period, without proration and without regard to any applicable one year holding period, and with any such vested awards that constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A to be settled at the earliest permissible
                date for purposes of Section 409A.

            

      

      

      The payments and benefits provided under this Section 4 (other than the Accrued Obligations and the Other Benefits) are subject to
        your: (i) execution, delivery to the Company, and non-revocation within the period after the Date of Termination specified in a release of claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”).  In the event you breach the terms of Section 5, all payments and benefits
        provided under this Section 4 (other than the Accrued Obligations and the Other Benefits) will, to the extent unpaid, be subject to forfeiture by you and, to the extent paid, be subject to clawback and recoupment by the Company.  If you become
        entitled to payments or benefits under the Change in Control Agreement during the Term, in no event shall you have a right to payments and benefits under the Change in Control Agreement that are duplicative of any payments or benefits under this
        Retention Agreement.

      

      

      For purposes of this Retention Agreement and your outstanding equity awards granted prior to, on or after the Closing Date, the
        following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

      

      

      
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      “Cause” means your failure or refusal to
        substantially perform your duties hereunder (after notice from the Company and a reasonable opportunity to cure), willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, breach of the Company’s or the Bank’s Code of Ethics, material
        violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for officers of public companies that in the reasonable opinion of the Board will likely cause substantial financial harm or substantial injury to the reputation of the Company or the Bank, willfully
        engaging in actions that in the reasonable opinion of the Board will likely cause substantial financial harm or substantial injury to the business reputation of the Company or the Bank, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than
        routine traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, or material breach of any provision of this Retention Agreement.  The cessation of your employment shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall
        have been delivered to you a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board consistent with the Washington Bylaw Amendment at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to you and you are given an
        opportunity with your counsel to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, you are guilty of the conduct constituting Cause, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. For purposes hereof, no act or
        failure to act, on your part, shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by you in bad faith or without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of the Company and the Bank.  Any act, or
        failure to act, based upon the direction of the Board or the Bank Board or the advice of counsel for the Company or the Bank shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the
        Company or the Bank.

      

      

      “Date of Termination” means the date of
        your termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

      

      

      “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any
        of the following events without your consent: (1) a material reduction of any element of the compensation required to be provided to you in accordance with any of the provisions of this Retention Agreement; (2) a material adverse change in your
        title or duties with the Company and the Bank from those set forth in this Retention Agreement, which change would cause your position to become one of materially lesser responsibility, importance or scope; (3) the Company requiring you to be based
        at any office or location other than as provided in this Retention Agreement resulting in an increase in your commute of 50 miles or more; or
        (4) a material breach of this Retention Agreement by the Company or the Bank (including the failure to appoint, re-elect or re-nominate you to, as applicable, the positions set forth in Section 2 hereof at the times specified therein). 
        Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such event shall constitute “Good Reason” unless (a) you shall have given written notice of such event to the Company within 90 days after the initial occurrence thereof, (b) the Company and the Bank shall have
        failed to cure the situation within 30 days following the delivery of such notice (or such longer cure period as may be agreed upon by the parties) (the “Cure Period”),

        and (c) you terminate employment within 30 days after expiration of such Cure Period.

      

      

      5.          Restrictive Covenants

      

      

      A.          General

      

      

      You acknowledge that the restrictions of this Section 5, including, without limitation, the scope and duration of such restrictions,
        are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company.  In view of your importance to the success of the Merger, if you compete with the Company after your services with the Company cease, the Company will likely
        suffer significant and irreparable harm.  For purposes of this Section 5, all references to the Company shall include the Company, Sterling or any of their respective affiliates, including their predecessor and successor entities, and the scope of
        any such restrictions shall relate to the business of the Company, including Sterling, as it exists prior to, on or after the Closing Date.

      

      

      
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      B.          Confidential Information

      

      

      While providing services to the Company and thereafter, you shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all
        secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company and its businesses, which shall have been obtained by you during your service with the Company and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by
        you or representatives of you in violation of this Retention Agreement).  After termination of your services with the Company for any reason, you shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, (1) communicate or divulge any such
        information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it; or (2) use to your advantage or to the detriment of the Company any such information, knowledge or data.  The restrictions in this Section 5.B shall not
        apply to any information to the extent that you are required to disclose such information by law; provided that you (x) notify the Company of the existence
        and terms of such obligation; (y) give the Company a reasonable opportunity to seek a protective or similar order to prevent or limit such disclosure; and (z) disclose only that information actually required to be disclosed.  Notwithstanding any
        provision of this Retention Agreement to the contrary, nothing contained herein is intended to, or shall be interpreted in a manner that does, limit or restrict you from exercising any legally protected whistleblower rights (including pursuant to
        Rule 21F under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  At the end of your provision of services to the Company, you shall return to the Company all confidential information in any form (including all copies and reproductions thereof) and all other
        property whatsoever of the Company in your possession or under your control.

      

      

      C.          Non-Solicitation/No Hire of Employees

      

      

      During the period of your service with the Company and the additional period ending on the date that is one year after the date of
        termination of your service with the Company in all capacities for any reason (the “Non-Solicitation Period”), you shall not, without the prior written
        consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, in any manner, on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, corporation, partnership, firm, institution or other business entity, (1) offer employment (or a consulting, agency,  independent

        contractor or other similar position) to, or otherwise hire, any person who is (or was at any time during the six months prior to such offer or hiring) an employee, consultant, representative, officer or director of the Company, or (2) Solicit (as
        defined below) any such person to (x) accept employment (or any aforesaid position) with any company or entity with which you are then employed, providing services or otherwise affiliated, or (y) cease his or her relationship with the Company for
        any reason.  This Section 5.C shall not apply to solicitation, recruitment, encouragement, inducement or termination during the period of your service with the Company on behalf of the Company.

      

      

      D.          Non-Solicitation of Clients or Customers

      

      

      During the Non-Solicitation Period, you shall not, directly or indirectly, in any manner, on your own behalf or on behalf of any other
        person, corporation, partnership, firm, institution or other business entity, Solicit a Client (as defined below) to (1) transact business with a Competitive Enterprise (as defined below but without regard to the geographic limitations therein),
        (2) reduce the amount of business that any Client has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company or (3) cease or refrain from doing business with the Company, or, in any manner, interfere with or damage (or attempt to interfere with or
        damage) any relationship between the Company and a Client.

      

      

      
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      E.          Non-Competition

      

      

      During the period of your service with the Company and the additional period ending on the date that is two years after the date of
        termination of your service with the Company in all capacities for any reason, you shall not, directly or indirectly, in any manner, associate with or provide services to, in any capacity (including, without limitation, as an officer, agent,
        employee, partner, director, consultant or advisor and whether or not for compensation), any Competitive Enterprise (as defined below).  For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing restrictions shall restrict you from associating with or providing
        services in any capacity to a private equity firm, hedge fund or equity sponsor, in each case that invests or seeks to invest (at any time during your association with or provision of services to such entity) in a business enterprise that is a
        Competitive Enterprise.

      

      

      F.          Cooperation

      

      

      During the period of your service with the Company in any capacity and following the cessation of your service for any reason, you
        shall, upon reasonable notice, (1) furnish such information and assistance to the Company, as may reasonably be requested by the Company, with respect to any matter, project, initiative or effort for which you are or were responsible or have
        relevant knowledge or had substantial involvement in while providing services to the Company, and (2) cooperate with the Company during the course of all third-party proceedings arising out of the Company’s business about which you have knowledge
        or information; provided, however, that you shall not be required to provide information or assistance with respect to any litigation between you and the Company.

      

      

      G.          Definitions

      

      

      For purposes of this Retention Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

      

      

      (1)          “Client” means any client, customer or business relation, whether a person or entity, and whether current, former (within the 12 month period after such
          relationship has been terminated) or prospective (meaning such person or entity is reasonably anticipated to become a customer or client or commence such business relationship, provided that there are demonstrable efforts or plans to establish such relationship) of the Company.

      

      

      (2)          “Competitive Enterprise” means any person, firm, corporation, other entity or business enterprise in whatever form that engages in, or owns or controls a
          significant interest in any entity that engages in, (A) the provision of depository, administrative or other services or products relating to health savings accounts, in the Unites States, or (B) any other activity in which the Company is
          engaged, in the states comprising the New England region or any other state in the United States in which the Company has a business presence
          (as of your date of termination, in the case of your termination of services with the Company).  The activities covered by clause (B) of the previous sentence include, without limitation, the solicitation and acceptance of deposits of money or
          commercial paper, the solicitation and funding of loans and the provision of other banking services, including business and consumer lending, asset-based financing, residential mortgage funding, mortgage warehouse lending, equipment financing,
          commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage, deposit services (including municipal deposit services), trade financing, the sale of annuities, life and health insurance products, title insurance services, private banking, wealth
          management and investment advisory services, the sale or servicing of banking and financial products and services, factoring/accounts receivable management services and real estate investment trusts.  Nothing herein shall prohibit you from being
          a passive owner of not more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding equity interest in any entity which is publicly traded, so long as you have no active participation in the business of such entity.

      
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      (3)          “Solicit” means any direct or indirect communication of any kind whatsoever, regardless of by whom initiated, inviting, inducing, advising or encouraging (or
          attempting to do the foregoing) or requesting, any person or entity, in any manner, to take or refrain from taking any action.

      

      

      H.          Remedies; Judicial Modification

      

      

      You acknowledge and agree that the terms of this Section 5:  (1) are reasonable in light of all of the circumstances, (2) are
        sufficiently limited to protect the legitimate interests of the Company, (3) impose no undue hardship on you and (4) are not injurious to the public.  You further acknowledge and agree that:  (x) your breach of the provisions of this Section 5 will
        cause the Company irreparable harm, which likely cannot be adequately compensated by money damages, and (y) if the Company elects to prevent you from breaching such provisions by obtaining an injunction against you, there is a reasonable
        probability of the Company’s eventual success on the merits.  You consent and agree that if you commit any such breach or threaten to commit any breach, the Company shall be entitled to temporary, preliminary, and/or permanent injunctive relief
        from a court of competent jurisdiction, without posting any bond or other security and without the necessity of proof of actual damage, in addition to, and not in lieu of, such other remedies as may be available to the Company for such breach,
        including cessation of its obligation to pay you the compensation and benefits provided under this Retention Agreement, the right to recoup any such compensation or benefits previously paid under this Retention Agreement and the recovery of money
        damages.  If any of the provisions of this Section 5 are determined to be wholly or partially unenforceable, you hereby agree that this Retention Agreement or any provision hereof may be reformed so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent
        permitted by law, and in the case when such provision is not capable of being reformed, it shall be severed and all remaining provisions of this Retention Agreement shall be enforced.  If any of the provisions of this Section 5 are determined to be
        wholly or partially unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such determination shall not be a bar to or in any way diminish the Company’s right to enforce any such covenant in any other jurisdiction.

      

      

      I.          Jurisdiction

      

      

      You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Connecticut and the Federal courts of the United
        States of America located in Connecticut in respect to the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions under this Section 5, and waive as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement under this Section 5,
        that you are not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that this Retention Agreement may not be enforced in or by said courts or that venue is improper.

      

      

      6.          Section 409A.

      

      

      It is the intent of the parties that the payments and benefits under this Retention Agreement will be exempt from or otherwise comply
        with the provisions of Section 409A, and each payment under this Retention Agreement will be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.  In no event may you, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment.  The
        parties intend that the terms and provisions of this Retention Agreement will be interpreted and applied in a manner that satisfies the requirements and exemptions of Section 409A.  All reimbursements of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits
        provided under this Retention Agreement will be made or provided in accordance with Section 409A, including, where applicable, that the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits will not be subject to liquidation and may not be exchanged for any
        other benefit, the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (or in-kind benefits paid) in one year will not affect amounts reimbursable or provided as in-kind benefits in any subsequent year, and all expense reimbursements that are taxable
        income to you will in no event be paid later than the end of the calendar year next following the year in which you incur the expense.

      

      

      
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      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Retention Agreement to the contrary, if you are considered a “specified employee” for
        purposes of Section 409A (as determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company as in effect on the date of termination), any payment that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A that
        is otherwise due to you under this Retention Agreement during the six-month period following your separation from service (as determined in accordance with Section 409A) on account of your separation from service will be accumulated and paid to you
        on the first business day of the seventh month following your separation from service (the “Delayed Payment Date”).  If you die during the postponement
        period, the amounts and entitlements delayed on account of Section 409A will be paid to the personal representative of your estate on the first to occur of the Delayed Payment Date or 30 calendar days after the date of your death.

      

      

      7.          Limitation on Payments under Certain Circumstances.

      

      

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Retention Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received
        by you in connection with the Merger or a “change in ownership or control” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) of the Company occurring following the Closing Date (whether pursuant to the terms of this Retention Agreement or any other
        plan, arrangement or agreement) (collectively, the “Total Benefits”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), the Total Benefits shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Benefits is subject to the Excise Tax; provided, however, that no such reduction in the Total Benefits shall
        be made if by not making such reduction, your Retained Amount (as defined below) would be greater than your Retained Amount if the Total Benefits are so reduced.

      

      

      All determinations required to be made under this Section 7 shall be made by Golden Parachute Tax Solutions LLC or another mutually
        agreed nationally recognized certified public accounting firm or other professional organization that is a certified public accounting firm recognized as an expert in determinations and calculations for purposes of Section 280G of the Code selected
        by the Company prior to a change in control (the “Accounting Firm”), which determinations shall be conclusive and binding on you and the Company absent
        manifest error.  All fees and expenses of Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company.  Prior to any reduction in the Total Benefits pursuant to this Section 7, the Accounting Firm shall provide you and the Company with a report setting
        forth its calculations and containing related supporting information.  In the event that any such reduction is required, the Total Benefits shall be reduced in the following order: (i) the Benefits Continuation Payment, (ii) the payment under
        Section 4(2), (iii) any other portion of the Total Benefits that are not subject to Section 409A (other than the Total Benefits resulting from any accelerated vesting of equity awards), (iv) the Total Benefits that are subject to Section 409A in
        reverse order of payment, and (v) the Total Benefits that are not subject to Section 409A and arise from any accelerated vesting of equity awards.  The parties hereby elect to use the applicable federal rate that is in effect on the date that this
        Retention Agreement is entered into for purposes of determining the present value of any payments provided for hereunder for purposes of Section 280G of the Code.

      

      

      For purposes of this Retention Agreement, “Retained
            Amount” shall mean the present value (as determined in accordance with Sections 280G(b)(2)(A)(ii) and 280G(d)(4) of the Code) of the Total Benefits net of all federal, state and local taxes imposed on you with respect thereto.  In
        connection with making determinations under this Section 7, the Accounting Firm shall take into account the value of any reasonable compensation for services to be rendered by you before or after the change in ownership or control, including the
        noncompetition provisions set forth in this Retention Agreement or that may otherwise apply to you, and the Company shall cooperate in the valuation of any such services, including any noncompetition provisions.

      

      

      
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      8.          Miscellaneous.

      

      

      This Retention Agreement is personal to you and, without the prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by you. 
        This Retention Agreement and any rights and benefits hereunder will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your legal representatives, heirs, or legatees.  This Retention Agreement and any rights and benefits hereunder will inure to the
        benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

      

      

      This Retention Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to
        conflict of laws principles thereof.  This Retention Agreement may not be amended or modified other than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

      

      

      The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Retention Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any
        other provision of this Retention Agreement, and this Retention Agreement will be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted (but only to the extent that such provision cannot be appropriately reformed or modified).

      

      

      The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Retention Agreement such federal, state, local, or foreign taxes as shall
        be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

      

      

      The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Retention Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations
        hereunder will not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, defense, or other claim, right, or action that the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates may have against you or others, except as provided in this Retention Agreement related to
        compliance with the covenants in Section 5.  In no event will you be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to you under any of the provisions of this Retention Agreement, and such
        amounts will not be reduced regardless of whether you obtain other employment.

      

      

      Upon the expiration or termination of this Retention Agreement or your services, the respective rights and obligations of the parties
        hereto, including your obligations under Section 5, shall survive such expiration or termination consistent with the terms of this Retention Agreement and otherwise to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the parties hereunder.

      

      

      Any notices given under this Retention Agreement (1) by the Company to you will be in writing and will be given by hand delivery or by
        registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to you at your address listed above or (2) by you to the Company will be in writing and will be given by hand delivery or by registered or certified mail, return
        receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the General Counsel of the Company at the Company’s corporate headquarters.

      

      

      This Retention Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and
        supersedes any other agreement or understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, excluding the Change in Control Agreement but, during the Term, including the Non-Competition Agreement as set forth in the relevant
        paragraph of Section 3.  This Retention Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart
        of a signature page to this Retention Agreement by electronic transmission, including in portable document format (.pdf), shall be deemed as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Retention Agreement.

      

      

      [Signature Page Follows]

      

      

      
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      If this Retention Agreement correctly describes our understanding, please execute and deliver a counterpart of this signature page,
        which will become a binding agreement on our receipt.

      

      

      	 	
              Sincerely,

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	
              /s/ William L. Atwell

            
	 	
              Name:

            	
              William L. Atwell

            
	 	
              Title:

            	
              Lead Independent Director

            

      

      

      Accepted and Agreed

      

      

      I hereby agree with and accept the terms

      and conditions of this Retention Agreement:

      

      

      	
              /s/ John R. Ciulla

            	 
	
              Name:  John R. Ciulla

            	 
	
              Date: April 18, 2021

            	 

      

      

      [Signature Page to Retention Agreement]

      

      
        
          

      

      
      

      

      EXHIBIT A

      

      

      RELEASE AGREEMENT

      

      

      THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT (hereinafter this “Agreement”)

        is made and entered into on the [__] day of [_______], 20[__] by and among  Webster Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) and Webster Financial Corporation
        (“Webster”) and John R. Ciulla (hereinafter referred to as “you”
        and “your”).  The Bank and Webster are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Company” and you and the Company are hereinafter referred to as the “parties”.

      

      

      WHEREAS, the Company and you are parties to a Retention Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2021 (the “Retention Agreement”), pursuant to which you are eligible, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Retention Agreement, to receive certain compensation and benefits in
        connection with certain terminations of your services to the Company.

      

      

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Company agreeing to provide the compensation and benefits under Section 4 of the Retention
        Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties, it is agreed as follows:

      

      

      1.          Release and Waiver of Claims.

      

      

      A.          In
          exchange for the consideration referenced above, you hereby completely, irrevocably, and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, and any of its predecessor or affiliated companies, and each and all of their officers, agents,
          directors, supervisors, employees, representatives, and their successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, for, or in concert with them, or any of them, in any and all of their capacities (hereinafter individually or
          collectively, the “Released Parties”), from any and all charges, complaints, claims, and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown,
          suspected or unsuspected (hereinafter referred to as “claim” or “claims”)

          which you at any time heretofore had or claimed to have or which you may have or claim to have regarding events that have occurred as of the Effective Date (as defined below) of this Agreement, including, without limitation, those based on:  any
          employee welfare benefit or pension plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (provided that this release does not
          extend to any vested benefits to which you are entitled under Company’s pension and welfare benefit plans as of the date of your termination of services); the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (race, color, religion, sex and national origin
          discrimination and harassment); the Civil Rights Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. § 1981) (discrimination); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (hereinafter “ADEA”); the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, as amended; the Americans With Disabilities Act, as amended; § 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended (wage and hour matters); the
          Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended (family leave matters); any other federal, state, or local laws or regulations regarding employment discrimination or harassment, wages, insurance, leave, privacy or any other matter; any negligent or
          intentional tort; any contract, policy or practice (implied, oral, or written); or any other theory of recovery under federal, state, or local law, and whether for compensatory or punitive damages, or other equitable relief, including, but not
          limited to, any and all claims which you may now have or may have had, arising from or in any way whatsoever connected with your employment, service, or contacts, with the Company or any other of the Released Parties.

      

      

      
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      B.          Notwithstanding

          the foregoing, the released claims do not include, and this Agreement does not release:  (a) any rights to compensation and benefits provided under Section 4 of the Retention Agreement; (b) any benefit to which you are entitled under any tax
          qualified pension plan of the Company, COBRA continuation coverage benefits, vested benefits under any other benefit plans of the Company or its affiliates or any other welfare benefits required to be provided pursuant to the terms of the
          applicable plan; (c) any rights to indemnification that you may have under applicable law, the bylaws or certificate of incorporation of the Company, any applicable director and officer liability policy or under the Retention Agreement, as a
          result of having served as an officer or director of the Company or any of its affiliates; (d) any claim that you may have as the holder or beneficial owner of securities of the Company or other rights relating to securities or equity awards in
          respect of the common stock of the Company; and (e) any claims that you may not by law release through a settlement agreement such as this.

      

      

      C.          To the
          extent permitted by law, you agree that you will not cause or encourage any future legal proceedings to be maintained or instituted against any of the Released Parties.  This Agreement is not intended to prevent you from filing a charge with, or
          participating in an investigation conducted by, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any comparable state human rights agency, or the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; provided, however, you expressly waive and relinquish any right you may have to recover damages or other
          relief, whether equitable or legal, in any such proceeding concerning events or actions that arose on or before the Effective Date other than as prohibited by law, including an award under section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).  No provision of this Agreement shall prohibit you from exercising any legally protected whistleblower rights, including pursuant to Rule 21F
          under the Exchange Act.

      

      

      2.          Older Workers Benefit Protection Act / ADEA Waiver.

      

      

      A.          You
          acknowledge that the Company has advised you in writing to consult with an attorney of your choice before signing this Agreement, and you have been given the opportunity to consult with an attorney of your choice before signing this Agreement.

      

      

      B.          You
          acknowledge that you have been given the opportunity to review and consider this Agreement for a full twenty-one (21) days before signing it, and that, if you have signed this Agreement in less than that time, you have done so voluntarily in
          order to obtain sooner the benefits of this Agreement.

      

      

      C.          You
          further acknowledge that you may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days after signing it; provided that this Agreement will not become effective
          until such seven (7) day period has expired.  To be effective, any such revocation must be in writing and delivered to Company’s principal place of business by the close of business on the seventh (7th) day after signing this Agreement and must
          expressly state your intention to revoke this Agreement.  Provided that you do not timely revoke this Agreement, the eighth (8th) day following your execution hereof shall be deemed the “Effective Date” of this Agreement.

      

      

      D.          The
          parties also agree that the release provided by you in this Agreement does not include a release for claims under ADEA arising after the date that you sign this Agreement.

      

      

      
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      3.          Your Continuing Obligations.  You shall continue to be bound by the covenants set forth in Section 5 of the Retention Agreement
          and such other obligations that you have as a former director and executive of the Company.  You shall promptly turn over to the Company any and all documents, files, computer records, or other materials belonging to, or containing confidential
          or proprietary information obtained from, the Company that are in your possession, custody, or control, including any such materials that may be at your home.

      

      

      4.          No Admission of Wrongdoing.  This Agreement shall not in any way be construed as an admission by the Company of any acts of
          unlawful conduct, wrongdoing or discrimination against you, and the Company specifically disclaims any liability to you on the part of itself, its employees, and its agents.

      

      

      5.          No Amendment. This Agreement cannot be amended, modified, or supplemented in any respect except by written agreement entered
          into and signed by the parties hereto.

      

      

      6.          Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut,
          without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.

      

      

      7.          Your Understanding and Representations.  You hereby acknowledge that you have read and understand the terms of this Agreement
          and that you are signing it voluntarily and without coercion.  You further acknowledge that you have been given an opportunity to consider and review this Agreement and the waivers contained in this Agreement, that you have done so and that the
          waivers made herein are knowing, conscious and with full appreciation that you are forever foreclosed from pursuing any of the rights so waived.

      

      

      8.          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and each counterpart shall be considered an original for all
          purposes.

      

      

      
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      PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY; IT INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

      

      

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, and you have executed this
        Agreement, as of the date first written above.

      

      

      	 	
              JOHN R. CIULLA

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	 	
              Name:

            
	 	 	
              Title:

            
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	 	
              Name:

            
	 	 	
              Title:

            

      

      

    

  

  A-4Exhibit 10.2

      

      

      April 18, 2021

      

      

      Mr. Glenn I. MacInnes

      At the address on file with the Company

      

      

      Dear Glenn:

      

      

      This retention agreement (this “Retention Agreement”)

        memorializes our agreement regarding the terms of your employment with, and service to, Webster Financial Corporation (the “Company”) following the
        completion of the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Sterling Bancorp (“Sterling”) and the Company, dated as of April 18, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”).  Capitalized
        terms used but not defined in this Retention Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

      

      

      1.          Term

      

      

      The term of this Retention Agreement will commence on the Closing Date and end on the second anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Term”).  If your employment with the Company terminates for any reason before the Closing or the Merger Agreement is terminated before the Closing in accordance
        with its terms, this Retention Agreement will automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect, and neither of the parties will have any obligations hereunder.

      

      

      2.          Position; Reporting; Duties; Location

      

      

      During the Term, you will serve as the Company’s and the Surviving Bank’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
        reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Surviving Bank, and you will have the duties and authority commensurate with your position as Chief Financial Officer of a public company.

      

      

      Your duties during the Term will be performed at the Company’s headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, subject to reasonable business
        travel.  You agree that you will be subject to the Company’s and Bank’s policies applicable to similarly situated executives as in effect from time to time, including the Codes of Ethics and Conduct and stock ownership guidelines.

      

      

      3.          Compensation

      

      

      Annual Base Salary. 
        During the Employment Period, your annual base salary (“Annual Base Salary”) will be $600,000, payable to you in accordance with the Company’s payroll
        policies. Your Annual Base Salary will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) and may be increased
        but not decreased.  The term Annual Base Salary as utilized in this Retention Agreement will refer to Annual Base Salary as in effect from time to time.

      

      

      Annual Cash Incentive Award
            Opportunity.  During each year of the Employment Period, you will be eligible to earn an annual cash incentive award with a target opportunity of 100% of Annual Base Salary (the “Target Incentive Payment”), which will be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board and
        payable in accordance with the annual cash incentive plan applicable to other senior executives of the Company.

      

      

      
        
          

      

      
      

      

      Equity Compensation Opportunity. 

        During each year of the Employment Period (commencing with the 2022 grant cycle, assuming you have not received a grant in respect of 2022 prior to the Closing Date), you will be granted annual long-term incentive awards with a target grant date
        fair value of 150% of Annual Base Salary. The grant timing, form and terms and conditions of your long-term incentive awards will be as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board and no less favorable than those applicable to other
        senior executives of the Company.

      

      

      Benefits; Expense Reimbursement. 

        You will be entitled to employee benefits and perquisites on terms that are no less favorable than those provided to other senior executives of the Company, as in effect from time to time.  The Company will reimburse your reasonable and documented
        business expenses in accordance with the Company’s business reimbursement policy applicable to other senior executives of the Company.

      

      

      Company Change in Control
            Agreement; Company Non-Competition Agreement.  During the Term, (A) your existing change in control agreement with the Company, dated as of December 21, 2012 (your “Change in Control Agreement”) will remain in effect pursuant to its terms (although you agree that the Merger will not constitute a “Change in Control” under such agreement), and (B) your existing non-competition agreement
        with the Company, dated as of February 22, 2017 (your “Non-Competition Agreement”) will not apply and be of no force and effect, but upon expiration of the
        Term will automatically again become effective.

      

      

      Indemnification.  The
        Company will indemnify you (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by providing you with advancement of expenses) to the fullest extent permitted by law against any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding and provide you with directors’ and
        officers’ insurance coverage, in each case, with respect to your services as an executive officer and director of the Company and the Bank, on terms no less favorable than those applicable to any other executive officers and directors of the
        Company and the Bank.

      

      

      4.          Termination of Employment other than for Cause, Death, or Disability or for Good Reason

      

      

      If, during the Term, the Company terminates your employment other than for Cause (as defined below) and other than by reason of your
        death or disability (as defined in the Company’s long-term disability plan or policy that covers you), or you resign your employment with Good Reason (as defined below), the Company shall pay or provide to you the following:

      

      

      	

            	(1)	
              as soon as reasonably practicable following the Date of Termination (as defined below) and in no event later than 30 days thereafter, (A) a lump sum cash payment
                consisting of any (i) accrued Annual Base Salary, (ii) any annual cash incentive award earned by you and awarded by the Compensation Committee for a completed fiscal year (with any portion of such incentive award that was previously
                deferred to be paid in accordance with the applicable deferral arrangement and any election thereunder), (iii) unused vacation accrued through the Date of Termination, and (iv) any unreimbursed expenses incurred through the Date of
                Termination that are subject to reimbursement pursuant to the Company’s policies, in each case to the extent unpaid (the “Accrued Obligations”), and
                (B) to the extent not theretofore paid or provided, any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which you are eligible to receive under any plan, program, policy, practice, contract, or agreement of the Company through
                the Date of Termination, with any amounts or benefits that constitute non-qualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), including the applicable regulations thereunder (“Section 409A”) to be paid or settled at the earliest
                permissible date for purposes of Section 409A (collectively, the “Other Benefits”);

            

      

      

      
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            	(2)	
              a lump sum cash payment equal to the product of (A) the sum of the Annual Base Salary and Target Incentive Payment and (B) two, paid as soon as reasonably practicable
                after the Release (as defined below) effective date (without revocation by you) and no later than the 60th calendar day following the Date of Termination;

            

      

      

      	

            	(3)	
              a prorated annual cash incentive award for the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurs based upon the period of time elapsed during such fiscal year prior
                to the Date of Termination, calculated on a basis no less favorable than is applicable to other senior executives of the Company and assuming that any individual performance goals are satisfied in full, payable at the time that annual
                incentive awards are paid to other senior executives of the Company (with any portion of such incentive award that was previously deferred to be paid in accordance with the applicable deferral arrangement and any election thereunder);

            

      

      

      	

            	(4)	
              a lump sum equal to the product of (A) the sum of (x) the annual premium for coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 in effect as of
                the Date of Termination for the level of coverage in effect for you under the Company’s group health plan and (y) the annual premium for coverage (based on the rate paid by the Company for active employees) under the Company’s life
                insurance plans and (B) two, paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the Release effective date (without revocation by you) and no
                later than the 60th calendar day following the Date of Termination (the “Benefits Continuation Payment”);

            

      

      

      	

            	(5)	
              the amount equal to the sum of all Company contributions to which you are eligible as of immediately prior to the Date of Termination under the Company’s qualified
                defined contribution plans and any excess or supplemental defined contribution plans that you would be eligible to receive as if your employment continued for two years after the Date of Termination, assuming for this purpose that (A) your
                benefits under such plans are fully vested, (B) your eligible compensation for purposes of such plans in each of the two years is that set forth in Section 3 of this Retention Agreement and that such amounts are paid in equal monthly
                installments over such two-year period, (C) to the extent that the Company contributions are determined based on your deferrals, that your contribution or deferral elections, as appropriate, are those in effect immediately prior to the Date
                of Termination, and (D) to the extent that the Company contributions are discretionary, assuming such contributions are made at the rate of any discretionary contributions made by the Company during the plan year immediately preceding the
                Date of Termination, paid as soon as reasonably practicable after the Release effective date (without revocation by you) and no later than the 60th calendar day following the Date of Termination; and

            

      

      

      	

            	(6)	
              any outstanding long-term incentive awards granted to you will vest in full with respect to any service vesting requirement, with any performance-vesting awards to
                remain outstanding and be eligible to be earned based on the level of performance achieved as determined on a basis no less favorable than that applicable to other senior executives of the Company, as if you had remained employed for the
                full performance period, without proration and without regard to any applicable one year holding period, and with any such vested awards that constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A to be settled at the earliest permissible
                date for purposes of Section 409A.

            

      

      

      
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      The payments and benefits provided under this Section 4 (other than the Accrued Obligations and the Other Benefits) are subject to
        your: (i) execution, delivery to the Company, and non-revocation within the period after the Date of Termination specified in a release of claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”).  In the event you breach the terms of Section 5, all payments and benefits
        provided under this Section 4 (other than the Accrued Obligations and the Other Benefits) will, to the extent unpaid, be subject to forfeiture by you and, to the extent paid, be subject to clawback and recoupment by the Company.  If you become
        entitled to payments or benefits under the Change in Control Agreement during the Term, in no event shall you have a right to payments and benefits under the Change in Control Agreement that are duplicative of any payments or benefits under this
        Retention Agreement.

      

      

      For purposes of this Retention Agreement and your outstanding equity awards granted prior to, on or after the Closing Date, the
        following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

      

      

      “Cause” means your failure or refusal to
        substantially perform your duties hereunder (after notice from the Company and a reasonable opportunity to cure), willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, breach of the Company’s or the Bank’s Code of Ethics, material
        violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for officers of public companies that in the reasonable opinion of the Board will likely cause substantial financial harm or substantial injury to the reputation of the Company or the Bank, willfully
        engaging in actions that in the reasonable opinion of the Board will likely cause substantial financial harm or substantial injury to the business reputation of the Company or the Bank, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than
        routine traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order, or material breach of any provision of this Retention Agreement.  The cessation of your employment shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall
        have been delivered to you a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is
        provided to you and you are given an opportunity with your counsel to be heard before the Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, you are guilty of the conduct constituting Cause, and specifying the particulars thereof in
        detail.  For purposes hereof, no act or failure to act, on your part, shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by you in bad faith or without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of
        the Company and the Bank. Any act, or failure to act, based upon the direction of the Board or the Bank Board or the advice of counsel for the Company or the Bank shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good
        faith and in the best interests of the Company or the Bank.

      

      

      “Date of Termination” means the date of your
        termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

      

      

      “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any
        of the following events without your consent: (1) a material reduction of any element of the compensation required to be provided to you in accordance with any of the provisions of this Retention Agreement; (2) a material adverse change in your
        title or duties with the Company and the Bank from those set forth in this Retention Agreement, which change would cause your position to become one of materially lesser responsibility, importance or scope; (3) the Company requiring you to be based
        at any office or location other than as provided in this Retention Agreement resulting in an increase in your commute of 50 miles or more; or (4) a material breach of this Retention Agreement by the Company or the Bank.  Notwithstanding the
        foregoing, no such event shall constitute “Good Reason” unless (a) you shall have given written notice of such event to the Company within 90 days after the initial occurrence thereof, (b) the Company and the Bank shall have failed to cure the
        situation within 30 days following the delivery of such notice (or such longer cure period as may be agreed upon by the parties) (the “Cure Period”), and (c)
        you terminate employment within 30 days after expiration of such Cure Period.

      

      

      
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      5.          Restrictive Covenants

      

      

      A.          General

      

      

      You acknowledge that the restrictions of this Section 5, including, without limitation, the scope and duration of such restrictions,
        are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company.  In view of your importance to the success of the Merger, if you compete with the Company after your services with the Company cease, the Company will likely
        suffer significant and irreparable harm.  For purposes of this Section 5, all references to the Company shall include the Company, Sterling or any of their respective affiliates, including their predecessor and successor entities, and the scope of
        any such restrictions shall relate to the business of the Company, including Sterling, as it exists prior to, on or after the Closing Date.

      

      

      B.          Confidential Information

      

      

      While providing services to the Company and thereafter, you shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all
        secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company and its businesses, which shall have been obtained by you during your service with the Company and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by
        you or representatives of you in violation of this Retention Agreement).  After termination of your services with the Company for any reason, you shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, (1) communicate or divulge any such
        information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it; or (2) use to your advantage or to the detriment of the Company any such information, knowledge or data.  The restrictions in this Section 5.B shall not
        apply to any information to the extent that you are required to disclose such information by law; provided that you (x) notify the Company of the existence
        and terms of such obligation; (y) give the Company a reasonable opportunity to seek a protective or similar order to prevent or limit such disclosure; and (z) disclose only that information actually required to be disclosed.  Notwithstanding any
        provision of this Retention Agreement to the contrary, nothing contained herein is intended to, or shall be interpreted in a manner that does, limit or restrict you from exercising any legally protected whistleblower rights (including pursuant to
        Rule 21F under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  At the end of your provision of services to the Company, you shall return to the Company all confidential information in any form (including all copies and reproductions thereof) and all other
        property whatsoever of the Company in your possession or under your control.

      

      

      C.          Non-Solicitation/No Hire of Employees

      

      

      During the period of your service with the Company and the additional period ending on the date that is one year after the date of
        termination of your service with the Company in all capacities for any reason (the “Non-Solicitation Period”), you shall not, without the prior written
        consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, in any manner, on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, corporation, partnership, firm, institution or other business entity, (1) offer employment (or a consulting, agency,  independent

        contractor or other similar position) to, or otherwise hire, any person who is (or was at any time during the six months prior to such offer or hiring) an employee, consultant, representative, officer or director of the Company, or (2) Solicit (as
        defined below) any such person to (x) accept employment (or any aforesaid position) with any company or entity with which you are then employed, providing services or otherwise affiliated, or (y) cease his or her relationship with the Company for
        any reason.  This Section 5.C shall not apply to solicitation, recruitment, encouragement, inducement or termination during the period of your service with the Company on behalf of the Company.

      

      

      
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      D.          Non-Solicitation of Clients or Customers

      

      

      During the Non-Solicitation Period, you shall not, directly or indirectly, in any manner, on your own behalf or on behalf of any other
        person, corporation, partnership, firm, institution or other business entity, Solicit a Client (as defined below) to (1) transact business with a Competitive Enterprise (as defined below but without regard to the geographic limitations therein),
        (2) reduce the amount of business that any Client has customarily done or contemplates doing with the Company or (3) cease or refrain from doing business with the Company, or, in any manner, interfere with or damage (or attempt to interfere with or
        damage) any relationship between the Company and a Client.

      

      

      E.          Non-Competition

      

      

      During the period of your service with the Company and the additional period ending on the date that is two years after the date of
        termination of your service with the Company in all capacities for any reason, you shall not, directly or indirectly, in any manner, associate with or provide services to, in any capacity (including, without limitation, as an officer, agent,
        employee, partner, director, consultant or advisor and whether or not for compensation), any Competitive Enterprise (as defined below).  For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing restrictions shall restrict you from associating with or providing
        services in any capacity to a private equity firm, hedge fund or equity sponsor, in each case that invests or seeks to invest (at any time during your association with or provision of services to such entity) in a business enterprise that is a
        Competitive Enterprise.

      

      

      F.          Cooperation

      

      

      During the period of your service with the Company in any capacity and following the cessation of your service for any reason, you
        shall, upon reasonable notice, (1) furnish such information and assistance to the Company, as may reasonably be requested by the Company, with respect to any matter, project, initiative or effort for which you are or were responsible or have
        relevant knowledge or had substantial involvement in while providing services to the Company, and (2) cooperate with the Company during the course of all third-party proceedings arising out of the Company’s business about which you have knowledge
        or information; provided, however, that you shall not be required to provide information or assistance with respect to any litigation between you and the Company.

      

      

      G.          Definitions

      

      

      For purposes of this Retention Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

      

      

      (1)          “Client” means any client, customer or business relation, whether a person or entity, and whether current, former (within the 12 month period after such
          relationship has been terminated) or prospective (meaning such person or entity is reasonably anticipated to become a customer or client or commence such business relationship, provided that there are demonstrable efforts or plans to establish such relationship) of the Company.

      

      

      
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      (2)          “Competitive Enterprise” means any person, firm, corporation, other entity or business enterprise in whatever form that engages in, or owns or controls a
          significant interest in any entity that engages in, (A) the provision of depository, administrative or other services or products relating to health savings accounts, in the Unites States, or (B) any other activity in which the Company is
          engaged, in the states comprising the New England region or any other state in the United States in which the Company has a business presence
          (as of your date of termination, in the case of your termination of services with the Company).  The activities covered by clause (B) of the previous sentence include, without limitation, the solicitation and acceptance of deposits of money or
          commercial paper, the solicitation and funding of loans and the provision of other banking services, including business and consumer lending, asset-based financing, residential mortgage funding, mortgage warehouse lending, equipment financing,
          commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage, deposit services (including municipal deposit services), trade financing, the sale of annuities, life and health insurance products, title insurance services, private banking, wealth
          management and investment advisory services, the sale or servicing of banking and financial products and services, factoring/accounts receivable management services and real estate investment trusts.  Nothing herein shall prohibit you from being
          a passive owner of not more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding equity interest in any entity which is publicly traded, so long as you have no active participation in the business of such entity.

      

      

      (3)          “Solicit” means any direct or indirect communication of any kind whatsoever, regardless of by whom initiated, inviting, inducing, advising or encouraging (or
          attempting to do the foregoing) or requesting, any person or entity, in any manner, to take or refrain from taking any action.

      

      

      H.          Remedies; Judicial Modification

      

      

      You acknowledge and agree that the terms of this Section 5:  (1) are reasonable in light of all of the circumstances, (2) are
        sufficiently limited to protect the legitimate interests of the Company, (3) impose no undue hardship on you and (4) are not injurious to the public.  You further acknowledge and agree that:  (x) your breach of the provisions of this Section 5 will
        cause the Company irreparable harm, which likely cannot be adequately compensated by money damages, and (y) if the Company elects to prevent you from breaching such provisions by obtaining an injunction against you, there is a reasonable
        probability of the Company’s eventual success on the merits.  You consent and agree that if you commit any such breach or threaten to commit any breach, the Company shall be entitled to temporary, preliminary, and/or permanent injunctive relief
        from a court of competent jurisdiction, without posting any bond or other security and without the necessity of proof of actual damage, in addition to, and not in lieu of, such other remedies as may be available to the Company for such breach,
        including cessation of its obligation to pay you the compensation and benefits provided under this Retention Agreement, the right to recoup any such compensation or benefits previously paid under this Retention Agreement and the recovery of money
        damages.  If any of the provisions of this Section 5 are determined to be wholly or partially unenforceable, you hereby agree that this Retention Agreement or any provision hereof may be reformed so that it is enforceable to the maximum extent
        permitted by law, and in the case when such provision is not capable of being reformed, it shall be severed and all remaining provisions of this Retention Agreement shall be enforced.  If any of the provisions of this Section 5 are determined to be
        wholly or partially unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such determination shall not be a bar to or in any way diminish the Company’s right to enforce any such covenant in any other jurisdiction.

      

      

      
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      I.          Jurisdiction

      

      

      You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Connecticut and the Federal courts of the United
        States of America located in Connecticut in respect to the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions under this Section 5, and waive as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement under this Section 5,
        that you are not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that this Retention Agreement may not be enforced in or by said courts or that venue is improper.

      

      

      6.          Section 409A.

      

      

      It is the intent of the parties that the payments and benefits under this Retention Agreement will be exempt from or otherwise comply
        with the provisions of Section 409A, and each payment under this Retention Agreement will be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A.  In no event may you, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment. The
        parties intend that the terms and provisions of this Retention Agreement will be interpreted and applied in a manner that satisfies the requirements and exemptions of Section 409A.  All reimbursements of costs and expenses or in-kind benefits
        provided under this Retention Agreement will be made or provided in accordance with Section 409A, including, where applicable, that the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits will not be subject to liquidation and may not be exchanged for any
        other benefit, the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement (or in-kind benefits paid) in one year will not affect amounts reimbursable or provided as in-kind benefits in any subsequent year, and all expense reimbursements that are taxable
        income to you will in no event be paid later than the end of the calendar year next following the year in which you incur the expense.

      

      

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Retention Agreement to the contrary, if you are considered a “specified employee” for
        purposes of Section 409A (as determined in accordance with the methodology established by the Company as in effect on the date of termination), any payment that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A that
        is otherwise due to you under this Retention Agreement during the six-month period following your separation from service (as determined in accordance with Section 409A) on account of your separation from service will be accumulated and paid to you
        on the first business day of the seventh month following your separation from service (the “Delayed Payment Date”).  If you die during the postponement
        period, the amounts and entitlements delayed on account of Section 409A will be paid to the personal representative of your estate on the first to occur of the Delayed Payment Date or 30 calendar days after the date of your death.

      

      

      7.          Limitation on Payments under Certain Circumstances.

      

      

      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Retention Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received
        by you in connection with the Merger or a “change in ownership or control” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) of the Company occurring following the Closing Date (whether pursuant to the terms of this Retention Agreement or any other
        plan, arrangement or agreement) (collectively, the “Total Benefits”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), the Total Benefits shall be reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Benefits is subject to the Excise Tax; provided, however, that no such reduction in the Total Benefits shall
        be made if by not making such reduction, your Retained Amount (as defined below) would be greater than your Retained Amount if the Total Benefits are so reduced.

      

      

      
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      All determinations required to be made under this Section 7 shall be made by Golden Parachute Tax Solutions LLC or another mutually
        agreed nationally recognized certified public accounting firm or other professional organization that is a certified public accounting firm recognized as an expert in determinations and calculations for purposes of Section 280G of the Code selected
        by the Company prior to a change in control (the “Accounting Firm”), which determinations shall be conclusive and binding on you and the Company absent
        manifest error. All fees and expenses of Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company.  Prior to any reduction in the Total Benefits pursuant to this Section 7, the Accounting Firm shall provide you and the Company with a report setting
        forth its calculations and containing related supporting information. In the event that any such reduction is required, the Total Benefits shall be reduced in the following order: (i) the Benefits Continuation Payment, (ii) the payment under
        Section 4(2), (iii) any other portion of the Total Benefits that are not subject to Section 409A (other than the Total Benefits resulting from any accelerated vesting of equity awards), (iv) the Total Benefits that are subject to Section 409A in
        reverse order of payment, and (v) the Total Benefits that are not subject to Section 409A and arise from any accelerated vesting of equity awards. The parties hereby elect to use the applicable federal rate that is in effect on the date that this
        Retention Agreement is entered into for purposes of determining the present value of any payments provided for hereunder for purposes of Section 280G of the Code.

      

      

      For purposes of this Retention Agreement, “Retained
            Amount” shall mean the present value (as determined in accordance with Sections 280G(b)(2)(A)(ii) and 280G(d)(4) of the Code) of the Total Benefits net of all federal, state and local taxes imposed on you with respect thereto.  In
        connection with making determinations under this Section 7, the Accounting Firm shall take into account the value of any reasonable compensation for services to be rendered by you before or after the change in ownership or control, including the
        noncompetition provisions set forth in this Retention Agreement or that may otherwise apply to you, and the Company shall cooperate in the valuation of any such services, including any noncompetition provisions.

      

      

      8.          Miscellaneous.

      

      

      This Retention Agreement is personal to you and, without the prior written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by you.
        This Retention Agreement and any rights and benefits hereunder will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by your legal representatives, heirs, or legatees.  This Retention Agreement and any rights and benefits hereunder will inure to the
        benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

      

      

      This Retention Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to
        conflict of laws principles thereof.  This Retention Agreement may not be amended or modified other than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives.

      

      

      The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Retention Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any
        other provision of this Retention Agreement, and this Retention Agreement will be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted (but only to the extent that such provision cannot be appropriately reformed or modified).

      

      

      The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Retention Agreement such federal, state, local, or foreign taxes as shall
        be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

      

      

      
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      The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Retention Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations
        hereunder will not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, defense, or other claim, right, or action that the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates may have against you or others, except as provided in this Retention Agreement related to
        compliance with the covenants in Section 5.  In no event will you be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to you under any of the provisions of this Retention Agreement, and such
        amounts will not be reduced regardless of whether you obtain other employment.

      

      

      Upon the expiration or termination of this Retention Agreement or your services, the respective rights and obligations of the parties
        hereto, including your obligations under Section 5, shall survive such expiration or termination consistent with the terms of this Retention Agreement and otherwise to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the parties hereunder.

      

      

      Any notices given under this Retention Agreement (1) by the Company to you will be in writing and will be given by hand delivery or by
        registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to you at your address listed above or (2) by you to the Company will be in writing and will be given by hand delivery or by registered or certified mail, return
        receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the General Counsel of the Company at the Company’s corporate headquarters.

      

      

      This Retention Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and
        supersedes any other agreement or understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, excluding the Change in Control
        Agreement but, during the Term, including the Non-Competition Agreement as set forth in the relevant paragraph of Section 3.  This Retention Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original but all
        of which taken together constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Retention Agreement by electronic transmission, including in portable document format (.pdf), shall be deemed as
        effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Retention Agreement.

      

      

      [Signature Page Follows]

      

      

      
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      If this Retention Agreement correctly describes our understanding, please execute and deliver a counterpart of this signature page,
        which will become a binding agreement on our receipt.

      

      

      	 	
              Sincerely,

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	
              /s/ John R. Ciulla

            
	 	
              Name:

            	
              John R. Ciulla

            
	 	
              Title:

            	
              Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

            

      

      

      Accepted and Agreed

      

      

      I hereby agree with and accept the terms

      and conditions of this Retention Agreement:

      

      

      	
              /s/ Glenn I. MacInnes

            	 
	
              Name:  Glenn I. MacInnes

            	 
	
              Date:  April 18, 2021

            	 

      

      

      

      

      [Signature Page to Retention Agreement]

      

      
        
          

      

      
      

      

      EXHIBIT A

      

      

      RELEASE AGREEMENT

      

      

      THIS RELEASE AGREEMENT (hereinafter this “Agreement”)

        is made and entered into on the [__] day of [_______], 20[__] by and among  Webster Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) and Webster Financial Corporation
        (“Webster”) and Glenn I. MacInnes (hereinafter referred to as “you”
        and “your”).  The Bank and Webster are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Company” and you and the Company are hereinafter referred to as the “parties”.

      

      

      WHEREAS, the Company and you are parties to a Retention Agreement, dated as of April 18, 2021 (the “Retention Agreement”), pursuant to which you are eligible, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Retention Agreement, to receive certain compensation and benefits in
        connection with certain terminations of your services to the Company.

      

      

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Company agreeing to provide the compensation and benefits under Section 4 of the Retention
        Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties, it is agreed as follows:

      

      

      1.          Release and Waiver of Claims.

      

      

      A.          In
          exchange for the consideration referenced above, you hereby completely, irrevocably, and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, and any of its predecessor or affiliated companies, and each and all of their officers, agents,
          directors, supervisors, employees, representatives, and their successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, for, or in concert with them, or any of them, in any and all of their capacities (hereinafter individually or
          collectively, the “Released Parties”), from any and all charges, complaints, claims, and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown,
          suspected or unsuspected (hereinafter referred to as “claim” or “claims”)

          which you at any time heretofore had or claimed to have or which you may have or claim to have regarding events that have occurred as of the Effective Date (as defined below) of this Agreement, including, without limitation, those based on:  any
          employee welfare benefit or pension plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (provided that this release does not
          extend to any vested benefits to which you are entitled under Company’s pension and welfare benefit plans as of the date of your termination of services); the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (race, color, religion, sex and national origin
          discrimination and harassment); the Civil Rights Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. § 1981) (discrimination); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (hereinafter “ADEA”); the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, as amended; the Americans With Disabilities Act, as amended; § 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended (wage and hour matters); the
          Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended (family leave matters); any other federal, state, or local laws or regulations regarding employment discrimination or harassment, wages, insurance, leave, privacy or any other matter; any negligent or
          intentional tort; any contract, policy or practice (implied, oral, or written); or any other theory of recovery under federal, state, or local law, and whether for compensatory or punitive damages, or other equitable relief, including, but not
          limited to, any and all claims which you may now have or may have had, arising from or in any way whatsoever connected with your employment, service, or contacts, with the Company or any other of the Released Parties.

      

      

      
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      B.          Notwithstanding

          the foregoing, the released claims do not include, and this Agreement does not release:  (a) any rights to compensation and benefits provided under Section 4 of the Retention Agreement; (b) any benefit to which you are entitled under any tax
          qualified pension plan of the Company, COBRA continuation coverage benefits, vested benefits under any other benefit plans of the Company or its affiliates or any other welfare benefits required to be provided pursuant to the terms of the
          applicable plan; (c) any rights to indemnification that you may have under applicable law, the bylaws or certificate of incorporation of the Company, any applicable director and officer liability policy or under the Retention Agreement, as a
          result of having served as an officer or director of the Company or any of its affiliates; (d) any claim that you may have as the holder or beneficial owner of securities of the Company or other rights relating to securities or equity awards in
          respect of the common stock of the Company; and (e) any claims that you may not by law release through a settlement agreement such as this.

      

      

      C.          To the
          extent permitted by law, you agree that you will not cause or encourage any future legal proceedings to be maintained or instituted against any of the Released Parties.  This Agreement is not intended to prevent you from filing a charge with, or
          participating in an investigation conducted by, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any comparable state human rights agency, or the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; provided, however, you expressly waive and relinquish any right you may have to recover damages or other
          relief, whether equitable or legal, in any such proceeding concerning events or actions that arose on or before the Effective Date other than as prohibited by law, including an award under section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).  No provision of this Agreement shall prohibit you from exercising any legally protected whistleblower rights, including pursuant to Rule 21F
          under the Exchange Act.

      

      

      2.          Older Workers Benefit Protection Act / ADEA Waiver.

      

      

      A.          You
          acknowledge that the Company has advised you in writing to consult with an attorney of your choice before signing this Agreement, and you have been given the opportunity to consult with an attorney of your choice before signing this Agreement.

      

      

      B.          You
          acknowledge that you have been given the opportunity to review and consider this Agreement for a full twenty-one (21) days before signing it, and that, if you have signed this Agreement in less than that time, you have done so voluntarily in
          order to obtain sooner the benefits of this Agreement.

      

      

      C.          You
          further acknowledge that you may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days after signing it; provided that this Agreement will not become effective
          until such seven (7) day period has expired.  To be effective, any such revocation must be in writing and delivered to Company’s principal place of business by the close of business on the seventh (7th) day after signing this Agreement and must
          expressly state your intention to revoke this Agreement.  Provided that you do not timely revoke this Agreement, the eighth (8th) day following your execution hereof shall be deemed the “Effective Date” of this Agreement.

      

      

      D.          The
          parties also agree that the release provided by you in this Agreement does not include a release for claims under ADEA arising after the date that you sign this Agreement.

      

      

      
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      3.          Your Continuing Obligations.  You shall continue to be bound by the covenants set forth in Section 5 of the Retention Agreement
          and such other obligations that you have as a former director and executive of the Company.  You shall promptly turn over to the Company any and all documents, files, computer records, or other materials belonging to, or containing confidential
          or proprietary information obtained from, the Company that are in your possession, custody, or control, including any such materials that may be at your home.

      

      

      4.          No Admission of Wrongdoing.  This Agreement shall not in any way be construed as an admission by the Company of any acts of
          unlawful conduct, wrongdoing or discrimination against you, and the Company specifically disclaims any liability to you on the part of itself, its employees, and its agents.

      

      

      5.          No Amendment. This Agreement cannot be amended, modified, or supplemented in any respect except by written agreement entered
          into and signed by the parties hereto.

      

      

      6.          Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut,
          without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.

      

      

      7.          Your Understanding and Representations.  You hereby acknowledge that you have read and understand the terms of this Agreement
          and that you are signing it voluntarily and without coercion.  You further acknowledge that you have been given an opportunity to consider and review this Agreement and the waivers contained in this Agreement, that you have done so and that the
          waivers made herein are knowing, conscious and with full appreciation that you are forever foreclosed from pursuing any of the rights so waived.

      

      

      8.          Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, and each counterpart shall be considered an original for all
          purposes.

      

      

      
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      PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY; IT INCLUDES A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS.

      

      

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, and you have executed this
        Agreement, as of the date first written above.

      

      

      	 	
              GLENN I. MACINNES

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	 	
              Name:

            
	 	 	
              Title:

            
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

            
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	 
	 	 	
              Name:

            
	 	 	
              Title:

            

      

      

    

  

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