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EXHIBIT
A

    

    THIS
WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD, PLEDGED, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
THEREOF UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR, SUBJECT TO SECTION 5.3 HEREOF, AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL, THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

    

    WARRANT
TO PURCHASE STOCK

    

    Issuer:
American Standard Energy Corp. a Delaware corporation

    Number of
Shares: ______, subject to adjustment

    Class of
Stock: Common Stock

    Exercise
Price: $3.50, subject to adjustment

    Issue
Date: December 22, 2010

    Expiration
Date: April 17, 2011

    

             FOR
THE AGREED UPON VALUE of $1.00, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, this Warrant is
issued to ____________________________ (together with its successors and
permitted assigns, "Holder") by American Standard Energy Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company").

    

             Subject
to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Holder is entitled upon
surrender of this Warrant and the duly executed Notice of Exercise form annexed
hereto as Appendix 1 ("Notice of Exercise"), at the principal office of the
Company, 4800 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 1400, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 or such
other office as the Company shall notify the Holder of in writing, to purchase
from the Company up to _________________________ fully paid and non-assessable
shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, ("Common Stock") at a
purchase price per Share of Three Dollars and Twenty-Five Cents ($3.25) (the
"Exercise Price"). This Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time
and from time to time until 5:00

    PM,
Eastern time, on the Expiration Date, and shall be void thereafter. Until such
time as this Warrant is exercised in full or expires, the Exercise Price and the
Shares are subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter
provided.

    

    ARTICLE
1. EXERCISE.

    

                      1.1      Method
of Exercise. Holder may exercise this Warrant by delivering a duly executed
Notice of Exercise to the principal office of the Company.

    

                      1.2      Delivery
of Certificate and New Warrant. Promptly after Holder exercises or converts this
Warrant, the Company shall deliver to Holder certificates for the Shares
acquired and, if this Warrant has not been fully exercised or converted and has
not expired, a new Warrant representing the right to purchase the Shares not so
acquired.

    
      
         

      

      
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                      1.3      Replacement
of Warrants. On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of
loss, theft or destruction, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably
satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on
surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at its expense shall
execute and deliver, in lieu of this Warrant, a new warrant of like
tenor.

    

    ARTICLE
2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARES.

    

                      2.1      Stock
Dividends, Splits, Etc. If the Company declares or pays a dividend on the
outstanding shares of Common Stock, payable in Common Stock or other securities,
or subdivides the outstanding Common Stock into a greater amount of Common
Stock, then upon exercise of this Warrant, for each Share acquired, Holder shall
receive, without cost to Holder, the total number and kind of securities to
which Holder would have been entitled had Holder owned the Shares of record as
of the date the dividend or subdivision occurred.

    

                      2.2      Reclassification,
Exchange or Substitution. Upon any reclassification, exchange, substitution, or
other event that results in a change of the number and/or class of the
securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of this Warrant, Holder shall be
entitled to receive, upon exercise or conversion of this Warrant, the number and
kind of securities and property that Holder would have received for the Shares
if this Warrant had been exercised immediately before such reclassification,
exchange, substitution, or other event. The Company or its successor shall
promptly issue to Holder a new Warrant for such new securities or other
property. The new Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly
equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article
2 including, without limitation, adjustments to the Exercise Price and to the
number of securities or property issuable upon exercise of the new Warrant. The
provisions of this Section 2.2 shall similarly apply to successive
reclassifications, exchanges, substitutions, or other events.

    

                      2.3      Adjustments
for Combinations, Etc. If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are combined or
consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares,
the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased and the number of Shares
shall be proportionately decreased.

    

                      2.4      No
Impairment. The Company shall not, by amendment of its Certificate of
Incorporation or by-laws, or through a reorganization, transfer of assets,
consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue, or sale of securities or any other
voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of
the terms to be observed or performed under this Warrant by the Company, but
shall at all times in good faith assist in carrying out of all the provisions of
this Article 2 and in taking all such action as may be necessary or appropriate
to protect Holder's rights under this Article against
impairment.

    
      
         

      

      
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                      2.5      Fractional
Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issuable upon exercise or conversion of
the Warrant and the number of Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the
nearest whole Share. If a fractional Share interest arises upon any exercise or
conversion of this Warrant, the Company shall eliminate such fractional Share
interest by paying Holder an amount computed by multiplying such fractional
interest by the Fair Market Value of one Share.

    

                      2.6      Certificate
as to Adjustments. Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price, number of Shares
or class of security for which this Warrant is exercisable, the Company at its
expense shall promptly compute such adjustment, and furnish Holder with a
certificate of its chief financial officer setting forth such adjustment and the
facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall, upon written
request, furnish Holder a certificate setting forth the Exercise Price, number
of Shares and class of security for which this Warrant is exercisable in effect
upon the date thereof and the series of adjustments leading to such Exercise
Price, number of Shares and class of security.

    

    ARTICLE
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

    

                      3.1      Representations
and Warranties. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Holder as
follows:

    

                               (a)      All
Shares which may be issued upon the due exercise of this Warrant shall, upon
issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and
free of any liens and encumbrances except for restrictions on transfer provided
for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws.

    

                               (b)      The
Company covenants that it shall at all times cause to be reserved and kept
available out of its authorized and unissued shares such number of shares of its
Common Stock and other securities as will be sufficient to permit the exercise
in full of this Warrant and the conversion or exchange of such Common Stock into
or for such other securities.

    

                      3.2      Notice
of Certain Events. If the Company proposes at any time (a) to declare any
dividend or distribution upon any of its Common Stock, whether in cash,
property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a regular cash dividend;
(b) to offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of Common Stock any
additional shares of stock of any class or series or other rights; (c) to effect
any reclassification or recapitalization of any of its Common Stock; or (d) to
merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation, or sell, lease, or
convey all or substantially all of its assets, or to liquidate, dissolve or wind
up, then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall give Holder (1)
at least 10 days prior written notice of the date on which a record will be
taken for such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying
the date on which the holders of securities of the Company shall be entitled to
receive such dividend, distribution or rights) or for determining rights to
vote, if any, in respect of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above; and
(2) in the case of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above at least 10 days
prior written notice of the date when the same will take place (and specifying
the date on which the holders of securities of the Company will be entitled to
exchange their securities of the Company for securities or other property
deliverable upon the occurrence of such event).

    
      
         

      

      
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    ARTICLE
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER.

    

                      4.1      Purchase
for Own Account. This Warrant and the Shares to be acquired upon exercise hereof
will be acquired for investment for Holder's account, not as nominee or agent,
and not with a view to sale or distribution in violation of applicable federal
and state securities laws.

    

                      4.2      Investment
Experience. Holder understands that the purchase of this Warrant and the Shares
covered hereby involves substantial risk. Holder (a) has experience as an
investor in unregistered securities, (b) has sufficient knowledge and experience
in financial and business affairs that it evaluate the risks and merits of its
investment in this Warrant and the Shares, and (c) can bear the economic risk of
such Holder's investment in this Warrant and the Shares.

    

                      4.3      Accredited
Investor. Holder is an "accredited investor" as such term is defined in
Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

    

    ARTICLE
5. MISCELLANEOUS.

    

                      5.1      Automatic
Conversion upon Expiration. In the event that, upon the Expiration Date, the
Fair Market Value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise
hereof) is greater than the Exercise Price in effect on such date, then this
Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be converted
pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for
which it shall not previously have been exercised or converted, and the Company
shall promptly deliver a certificate representing the Shares (or such other
securities) issued upon such conversion to the Holder.

    

                      5.2      Legends.
This Warrant and the Shares shall be imprinted with a legend in substantially
the following form:

    

                   “THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE PURCHASED SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED, NOR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE
PURCHASED SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED
IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE PURCHASED SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED
BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT, OR
OTHERWISE.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE PURCHASED SECURITIES
MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR
FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE PURCHASED
SECURITIES.”

    
      
         

      

      
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                      5.3      Compliance
with Securities Laws on Transfer. This Warrant and the Shares may not be
transferred or assigned in whole or in part without compliance with applicable
federal and state securities laws by the transferor and the transferee
(including, without limitation, the delivery of investment representation
letters and legal opinions reasonably satisfactory to the Company, as reasonably
requested by the Company).

    

                      5.4      Notices.
All notices and other communications from the Company to the Holder, or vice
versa, shall be deemed delivered and effective when given personally, or mailed
by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent via
reputable overnight courier service, fee prepaid, at such address as may have
been furnished to the Company or the Holder, as the case may be, in writing by
the Company or such holder from time to time.

    

                      5.6      Waiver.
This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or
terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which
enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is
sought.

    

                      5.7      Attorneys
Fees. In the event of any dispute between the parties concerning the terms and
provisions of this Warrant, the party prevailing in such dispute shall be
entitled to collect from the other party all costs incurred in such
dispute,  including reasonable attorneys' fees.

    

                      5.8      Governing
Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Arizona, without giving effect to its principles regarding
conflicts of law.

    

                      5.9      No
Rights as a Shareholder. Except as specifically provided in this Warrant, Holder
shall have no rights as a shareholder of the Company in respect of the Shares
issuable hereunder unless and until Holder exercises this Warrant as to all or
any of such Shares.

    

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             IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Company has caused this Warrant to Purchase Stock to be executed as an
instrument under seal by its duly authorized representative as of the date first
above written.

    

    
      
        
          	
                  ATTEST:

                	 
      	
                  "COMPANY"

                
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	 
      	 
      	
                  American
      Standard Energy Corp.

                
	 
      	 
      	 
      
	
                  By:

                	 
      	
                  By:

                
	
                    

                	 
      	
                    

                
	
                  Name:

                	 
      	
                  Name:
      Scott Feldhacker

                
	
                  Title:

                	
                    

                	
                  Title:
      Chief Executive
Officer

                

        

      

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    APPENDIX
1

    

    NOTICE OF
EXERCISE

    

             1.       The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase_______ shares of the common stock of the
Company pursuant to Section 1.1 of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith
payment of the Exercise Price of such shares in full.

    

             2.       Please
issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares in the name of the
undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

    

    
      
        
          
            
              	
                        

                    
	
                      (Name)

                    
	 
      
	
                        

                    
	 
      
	
                        

                    
	
                      (Address)

                    

            

          

        

      

    

    

             3.       The
undersigned represents it is acquiring the shares solely for its own account and
not as a nominee for any other party and not with a view toward the resale or
distribution thereof except in compliance with applicable securities
laws.

    

    
      
        
          	
                    

                
	
                  (Signature)

                

        

      

    

    

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    (Date)

    
      
         

      

      
        7Exhibit 10.11
    

    
      RETIREMENT AGREEMENT
    

    
      This RETIREMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of the 23rd day
      of December, 2010, by and between Brookline Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware
      corporation (the “Company”) and Brookline Bank, a United
      States-chartered stock savings bank (the “Bank”) and Charles H. Peck
      (the “Executive”).
    

    
      WHEREAS, the Company and the Bank recognize the Executive’s
      comprehensive knowledge of the business of the Company and the Bank and,
      as such, wishes to establish the terms of the Executive’s continued
      relationship with the Company and the Bank after the end of his
      employment; and
    

    
      WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and the
      Board of Directors of the Bank (the “Bank Board”) have determined that
      it is in the best interest of the Company and the Bank to assure that
      the Executive enters into this Agreement;
    

    
      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and conditions
      set forth in this Agreement, the sufficiency of which is hereby
      acknowledged, the Company, the Bank and the Executive agree as follows:
    

    
      1.      Retirement.  Effective as of
      December 23, 2010 (the “Retirement Date”), the Executive will retire as
      an employee of the Company and the Bank and will resign from any and all
      other positions that he may hold with the Bank (including those with any
      or all of the Bank’s affiliates), except as (a) a member of the Board
      and the Bank Board, (b) a member of the Executive Committee of the Board
      and the Bank Board and (c) a member of the Management Loan Committee of
      the Board and the Bank Board.  The Executive, the Company and the Bank
      agree that, as of the Retirement Date, all salary, bonus, and any other
      employee compensation otherwise payable to the Executive will cease, and
      any benefits the Executive has or might have under any Bank-provided
      employee benefit plans, programs, or practices (including, but not
      limited to participation in group medical, dental and vision plans;
      short-term and long-term disability insurance; basic and executive life
      insurance; basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance; and
      participation in the employee assistance plan) will terminate, except as
      required by federal or state law, by the terms of the respective benefit
      plan, or as otherwise described in this Agreement.  Notwithstanding
      anything in this Section to the contrary, nothing herein shall terminate
      (x) the Executive’s vested rights to receive retirement benefits
      provided by the Bank’s qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, (y)
      the Executive’s rights with respect to vested options to purchase common
      stock of the Company and other equity awards granted to the Executive
      that are outstanding as of the Retirement Date, pursuant to and subject
      to the terms of any and all applicable stock option plans and
      agreements, including any such terms and conditions with respect to any
      post-retirement exercise periods, or (z) the Executive’s right to any
      reimbursement for any outstanding, reasonable business expenses incurred
      by the Executive on the Company’s or the Bank’s behalf prior to the
      Retirement Date, after the Company’s or the Bank’s (as applicable)
      timely receipt of appropriate documentation pursuant to the applicable
      business expense reimbursement policy.
    

    
      2.      Transfer of Bank-Owned
      Automobile.  On or about the Retirement Date, the Bank  shall
      transfer to the Executive a 2004 Volvo S-8, currently owned by the Bank,
      at no cost, other than any necessary local taxes and registration fees.
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        

        

        
          

        

      

      
        

        

      

    

    
      3.      Board Membership.  The
      Executive will remain on the Board and the Bank Board after the
      Retirement Date and will be entitled to all regular board fees payable
      to members of the Board (currently, such fees are approximately $53,000
      per year).  The Executive will also remain (a) a member of the Executive
      Committee of the Board and the Bank Board and (b) a member of the
      Management Loan Committee of the Board and the Bank Board.  The
      Executive shall devote approximately 12 hours per week to the
      performance of such Board and Bank Board duties and responsibilities.
    

    
      4.      Restricted Stock Grant.  In
      consideration of the Executive’s agreements and covenants hereunder, on
      October 6, 2010, pursuant to a separate award agreement, the Company
      granted the Executive an award of 6,000 restricted shares of the
      Company’s common stock (the “Restricted Stock Grant”) under the
      Brookline Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”).  The
      Restricted Stock Grant is subject to the terms and conditions of the
      Plan and such award agreement, and shall vest with respect to 100
      percent of such shares of restricted stock on  the second anniversary of
      the grant date, provided that (a) this Agreement becomes effective
      pursuant to Section 10, below, and (b) the Executive continues to
      provide services as a member of the Board on such vesting date.
    

    
      5.      Consulting Services.
    

    
               (a)      For the one-year period beginning on the day following
      the Retirement Date (the “Consulting Period”), the Executive shall be
      available to consult with the Chief Executive Officer and other
      designated senior officers of the Bank and the Company as requested by
      such officers from time to time (the “Consulting Services”).  Such
      Consulting Services shall include assisting the Company and the Bank in
      maintaining their core relationships and assisting the Company and the
      Bank with their business development efforts.  It is anticipated that
      the Executive shall devote approximately four hours per week to the
      performance of the Consulting Services.  In consideration for such
      Consulting Services, the Company will provide the Executive with a
      monthly consulting fee of $4,000, payable on the last day of each month
      during the Consulting Period.
    

    
               (b)      As a consultant, the Executive’s status is that of an
      independent contractor, and the Executive shall be responsible for all
      taxes, including self-employment taxes.  As a consultant, the Executive
      shall have no authority to bind the Company or the Bank to any agreement
      or obligation of any type or nature.  Further, as a consultant, the
      Executive shall not accrue any benefits under, or in any way be covered
      by, benefit plans of the Company or the Bank or any of their affiliates,
      subsidiaries or related entities (except to the extent Executive is
      eligible for and elects to receive continuation coverage under COBRA
      and/or to the extent the Executive would be eligible for such benefits
      under the terms of such plans following his retirement) following the
      Retirement Date.
    

    
               (c)      The parties anticipate that the Executive would be
      expected to perform the Consulting Services at a level that shall not
      exceed 20 percent of the average level of bona fide services performed
      by the Executive for the Company and/or the Bank during the 36-month
      period prior to the Retirement Date.  Therefore, the parties agree that
      the Executive would incur a “Separation from Service” (within the
      meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
      and the regulations thereunder) on the Retirement Date.  Accordingly,
      the Executive would be entitled to commence to receive the retirement
      benefits provided (a) under the Supplemental Retirement Income
      Agreement, dated as of February 28, 1995, as amended, between the Bank
      and the Executive (the “SERP”) upon and in connection with such
      Separation from Service in accordance with the terms of the SERP and the
      Executive’s elections thereunder and (b) under the 2005 Supplemental
      Retirement Income Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2005 between the
      Bank and the Executive (the “2005 SERP”) in a lump-sum on the first day
      of the month following the six month anniversary of such Separation from
      Service in accordance with the terms of the 2005 SERP.  The Executive
      acknowledges and agrees that he is not entitled to any payments or
      benefits in connection with his retirement under the Employment
      Agreement, dated as of February 25, 1998, as amended, between the Bank
      and the Executive.
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        

        

        
          

        

      

      
        

        

      

    

    
               (d)      In consideration of the fees provided herein, the
      Executive agrees to comply with the non-competition and non-solicitation
      provisions of Section 8 of the SERP and Section 9 of the 2005 SERP
      during the Consulting Period.  The Executive agrees that it would be
      difficult to measure any harm caused to the Company and the Bank that
      might result from any breach by the Executive of his promises set forth
      in this Section 5(d) and that in any event money damages would be
      inadequate remedy for any such breach.  Accordingly, if the Executive
      breaches, or proposes to breach, any portion of his obligations under
      this Section 5(d), the Company and/or the Bank shall be entitled, in
      addition to all other remedies it or they may have, to an injunction or
      other appropriate equitable relief to restrain any such breach, without
      showing or proving any actual damage to the Company and/or the Bank and
      without the necessity of posting a bond.
    

    
               (e)      The Company and the Bank shall be the exclusive owner
      of all work product developed by the Executive in connection with or as
      a result of the Executive’s performance of Consulting Services.  The
      Executive shall maintain the confidentiality of (x) any work product
      develop by the Executive in the course of performing the Consulting
      Services and (y) all confidential or proprietary information of the
      Company, the Bank or any of their affiliates that is shared with the
      Executive in connection with the performance of Consulting Services.
    

    
               (f)      The Consulting Period shall terminate immediately upon
      the death of Executive.  The parties hereto may terminate the Consulting
      Period and the Consulting Services at any time, and for any reason or
      for no reason, upon 30 days prior written notice to the other party.  If
      the Company and the Bank terminate the Consulting Period pursuant to the
      previous sentence, the Company and the Bank may, in their sole
      discretion, immediately terminate the Consulting Period and Consulting
      Services and pay to the Executive the compensation the Executive would
      have otherwise received during such 30 day period in lieu of the
      Executive providing any services during such thirty 30 day period.  The
      Company’s and the Bank’s obligation to pay consulting fees shall cease
      in connection with such termination (other than with respect to accrued
      amounts).
    

    
               (g)      The parties may agree to extend the Consulting Period
      for additional one-year periods upon mutually acceptable terms in
      connection with the expiration of the Consulting Period.
    

    
      6.      Indemnification.  The
      Executive will continue to receive reimbursements for reasonable legal
      fees, to the fullest extent permitted by the indemnification provisions
      set forth in the Company’s and Bank’s (as applicable) by-laws, with
      regard to legal matters arising during, and on account of, the
      Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank.
    

    
      7.      General Release of Claims.  The
      Executive hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases, acquits and
      forever discharges the Company, the Bank, their affiliated and related
      entities, and their respective predecessors, successors and assigns,
      their respective employee benefit plans and fiduciaries of such plans,
      and the current and former officers, directors, shareholders, employees,
      attorneys, accountants and agents of each of the foregoing in their
      official and personal capacities (collectively referred to as the
      “Releasees”) generally from all claims, demands, debts, damages and
      liabilities of every name and nature, known or unknown (“Claims”) that,
      as of the date when the Executive signs this Agreement, the Executive
      has, ever had, now claims to have or ever claimed to have had against
      any or all of the Releasees.  This release includes, without limitation,
      all Claims:  relating to the Executive’s employment by and termination
      of employment with the Company and the Bank; of wrongful discharge; of
      breach of contract; of retaliation or discrimination under federal,
      state or local law of the United States (including, without limitation,
      Claims of age discrimination or retaliation under the Age Discrimination
      in Employment Act, Claims of disability discrimination or retaliation
      under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Claims of discrimination
      or retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964); under
      any other federal or state statute; of defamation or other torts; of
      violation of public policy; for wages, bonuses, incentive compensation,
      stock, stock options, vacation pay or any other compensation or
      benefits; and for damages or other remedies of any sort, including,
      without limitation, compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive
      relief and attorney’s fees; provided, however, that this release shall
      not affect his rights under this Agreement.  The Executive further
      acknowledges that the termination of his employment on the Retirement
      Date in accordance with this Agreement will not give rise to any
      Claims.  As a material inducement to the Company and the Bank to enter
      into this Agreement, the Executive represents that he has not assigned
      to any third party and has not filed with any agency or court any Claim
      released by this Agreement.
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        

        

        
          

        

      

      
        

        

      

    

    
      8.      Legal Representation.  This
      Agreement is a legally binding document and his signature will commit
      the Executive to its terms.  The Executive acknowledges that he has been
      advised to discuss all aspects of this Agreement with his attorney, and
      that he has carefully read and fully understands all of the provisions
      of this Agreement and that he is voluntarily entering into this
      Agreement.
    

    
      9.      Time for Consideration and
      Effective Date.  The Executive acknowledges and agrees that he had
      the opportunity to consider this Agreement for more than 21 days before
      signing it and that no modifications to this Agreement had the effect of
      restarting the 21-day consideration period.  For the period of seven
      days from the date when this Agreement becomes fully executed, the
      Executive has the right to revoke this Agreement by written notice to
      the Company and the Bank.  For such a revocation to be effective, it
      must be delivered so that it is received by the Company and the Bank at
      or before the expiration of the seven-day revocation period.  This
      Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable during the
      revocation period.  This Agreement shall become effective on the first
      business day following the expiration of the revocation period.
    

    
      10.      Covenants and Agreements.  The
      Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Executive’s covenants and
      agreements set forth in Section 8 of the SERP and Section 9 of the 2005
      SERP shall survive the Retirement Date and remain in full force and
      effect.
    

    
      11.      Amendment.  This Agreement
      shall be binding upon the parties and may not be abandoned,
      supplemented, changed or modified in any manner, orally or otherwise,
      except by an instrument in writing of concurrent or subsequent date
      signed by a duly authorized representative of the parties.  
    

    
      12.      Validity.  Should any
      provision of this Agreement be declared or be determined by any court of
      competent jurisdiction to be illegal or invalid, the validity of the
      remaining parts, terms, or provisions shall not be affected and said
      illegal and invalid part, term or provision shall be deemed not to be a
      part of this Agreement.
    

    
      13.      Waiver.  No delay or
      omission by the Company or the Bank in exercising any right under this
      Agreement will operate as a waiver of that or any other right.  A waiver
      or consent given by the Company and the Bank on any one occasion is
      effective only in that instance and will not be construed as a bar to or
      waiver of any right on any other occasion.
    

    
      14.      Entire Agreement.  This
      Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, between the
      Executive and the Bank relating to the subject matter of this
      Agreement.  This Agreement may not be modified, changed or discharged in
      whole or in part, except by an agreement in writing signed by the
      Executive and the Bank.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
      Section shall modify, cancel or supersede the provisions applicable of
      the SERP, the 2005 SERP or the indemnification provisions set forth in
      the Company’s and Bank’s by-laws, which shall remain in full force and
      effect in accordance with their terms.
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        

        

        
          

        

      

      
        

        

      

    

    
      15.      Successors and Assigns.  This
      Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties
      and their respective successors and assigns, including any corporation
      or entity with which or into which the Company and/or Bank may be merged
      or which may succeed to its assets or business, provided however that
      the obligations of the Executive are personal and shall not be assigned
      by the Executive.  The Executive further expressly consents to be bound
      by the provisions of this Agreement for the benefit of the Company, the
      Bank or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof.
    

    
      16.      Governing Law, Forum and
      Jurisdiction.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed as
      a sealed instrument under and in accordance with the laws of The
      Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without reference to the conflicts of law
      provisions thereof).  The parties hereby agree that the Superior Court
      of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States District
      Court for the District of Massachusetts shall have the exclusive
      jurisdiction to consider any matters related to this Agreement,
      including without limitation any claim for violation of this
      Agreement.  With respect to any such court action, the Executive hereby
      submits to the jurisdiction of such courts.
    

    
      17.      Captions.  The captions of
      the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
      in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any Section
      of this Agreement.
    

    
      18.      Absence of Reliance.  In
      signing this Agreement, the Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is
      not relying upon any promises or representations made by anyone at or on
      behalf of the Company or the Bank.
    

    
      19.      Counterparts.  This
      Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall
      constitute an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute
      one and the same instrument.
    

    
      20.      Notices.  All notices
      required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
      be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United
      States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
      addressed to the other party at the address designated herein, or at
      such other address or addresses as either party shall designate to the
      other in writing in accordance with this Section.  Notice to the Bank
      and the Company shall be addressed to:  Chairman of the Board, 160
      Washington Street, Brookline, Massachusetts 02445.  Notice to the
      Executive shall be addressed to his home address as shown in the
      Company’s and the Bank’s records.
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        

        

        
          

        

      

      
        

        

      

    

    
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective
      on the date and year first above written.
    

    
      SIGNATURE 
    

    
      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
      Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
    

    

    

    	
           
        	
          BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	
          By:
        	
          
            /s/ Paul A. Perrault
          

        
	

        	
          Its:
        	
          President and Chief Executive Officer
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	
          BROOKLINE BANK
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	
          By:
        	
          
            /s/ Paul A. Perrault
          

        
	

        	
          Its:
        	
          Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	

        	
          EXECUTIVE
        
	

        	
           
        
	

        	
           
        
	

        	
          
            /s/ Charles H. Peck
          

        
	

        	
          Charles H. Peck

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