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Exhibit 10.3

 Exhibit 10.3 
  
 ONE-YEAR CHANGE OF CONTROL
AGREEMENT 
  
 This CHANGE
OF CONTROL AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
                    , 2005 by and among LAKE SHORE SAVINGS
BANK, a federally-chartered savings bank having an office at 128 East 4th Street,
Dunkirk, New York 14048 (the “Bank”), LAKE SHORE BANCORP, INC., a federally-chartered corporation having an office at 128 East 4th Street, Dunkirk, New York 14048 (the “Company”) and [INSERT NAME] (the “Officer”). 
  
 INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT 
  
 The Bank has reorganized from a New York-chartered mutual savings and loan
association to a federally-chartered stock savings bank and has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, a mid-tier stock holding company, which is majority owned by Lake Shore, MHC, a mutual holding company (the “Reorganization”).
In connection with the Reorganization, certain shares of the Company’s common stock were sold in an initial public stock offering. The Officer has served the Bank in an executive capacity prior to the Reorganization and is familiar with the
Bank’s operations. 
  
 The Board of Directors of the Bank has
concluded that it is in the best interests of the Bank, the Company and their prospective shareholders to establish a working environment for the Officer which minimizes the personal distractions that might result from possible business combinations
in which the Company or the Bank might be involved following the Reorganization. To this end, the Bank has decided to provide the Officer with assurance that his compensation will be continued for a minimum period of one (1) year following
termination of employment (the “Assurance Period”) if his employment terminates under specified circumstances related to a business combination. The Board of Directors of the Bank has decided to formalize this assurance by entering into
this Change of Control Agreement with the Officer. The Board of Directors of the Company has authorized the Company to guarantee the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement. 
  
 The terms and conditions which the Bank, the Company and the Officer have agreed to are as follows. 
  
 AGREEMENT 
  

	 	Section	1. Effective Date; Term; Change of Control and Pending Change of Control Defined. 

  
 (a) This Agreement shall take effect on the effective date of the
Reorganization (the “Effective Date”) and shall be in effect during the period (the “Term”) beginning on the Effective Date of the Reorganization and ending on the first anniversary of the date on which the Bank notifies the
Officer of its intent to discontinue the Agreement (the “Initial Expiration Date”) or, if later, the first anniversary of the latest Change of Control or Pending Change of Control, as defined below, that occurs after the Effective Date and
before the Initial Expiration Date. 

 (b) For all purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred
upon the happening of any of the following events: 
  
 (i) the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company with one or more other persons, other than a transaction following which: 
  
 (A) at least 51% of the equity ownership interests of the entity resulting from such transaction are
beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) in substantially the same relative proportions by persons who, immediately prior to such transaction,
beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of the outstanding equity ownership interests in the Company; and 
  
 (B) at least 51% of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity
resulting from such transaction are beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in substantially the same relative proportions by persons who, immediately prior to such transaction, beneficially owned
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company; 
  
 (ii) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or beneficial ownership
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors by any person or by any persons acting in concert; 

 
 (iii) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the
Company; 
  
 (iv) the occurrence of any event if,
immediately following such event, at least 50% of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company do not belong to any of the following groups: 
  
 (A) individuals who were members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the date of this Agreement; or 
  
 (B) individuals who first became members of the Board of
Directors of the Company after the date of this Agreement either: 
  
 (1) upon election to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company by affirmative vote of three-quarters of the members of such board, or of a nominating committee thereof, in office at the time of such
first election; or 
  
 (2) upon election by the
shareholders of the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as a member of such board, but only if nominated for election by affirmative vote of three-quarters of the members of the 

  

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Board of Directors of the Company, or of a nominating committee thereof, in office at the time of such first nomination; 
  
 provided, however, that such individual’s election or nomination
did not result from an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents other than by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that this section 1(b)(iv)
shall only apply if the Company is not majority owned by Lake Shore, MHC; or 
  
 (v) any event which would be described in section 1(b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) if the term “Bank” were substituted for the term “Company” therein. 
  
 In no event, however, shall a Change of Control be deemed to have occurred as a result of
(i) any acquisition of securities or assets of the Company, the Bank, or a subsidiary of either of them, by the Company, the Bank, or any subsidiary of either of them, or by any employee benefit plan maintained by any of them or (ii) the
conversion of Lake Shore, MHC to a stock form company and the issuance of additional shares of the Company in connection therewith. For purposes of this section 1(b), the term “person” shall have the meaning assigned to it under sections
13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act. 
  
 (c) For purposes of
this Agreement, a “Pending Change of Control” shall mean: (i) the signing of a definitive agreement for a transaction which, if consummated, would result in a Change of Control; (ii) the commencement of a tender offer which, if
successful, would result in a Change of Control; or (iii) the circulation of a proxy statement seeking proxies in opposition to management in an election contest which, if successful, would result in a Change of Control; provided, however,
that the Change of Control contemplated does, in fact, occur. 
  

	 	Section	2. Discharge Prior to a Pending Change of Control. 

  
 The Bank may discharge the Officer at any time prior to the occurrence of a Pending Change of Control for any reason or for
no reason. In such event: 
  
 (a) The Bank shall pay to the
Officer (or, in the event of his death, his estate) his earned but unpaid compensation (including, without limitation, salary and all other items which constitute wages under applicable law) as of the date of his termination of employment. This
payment shall be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by law applicable to the payment of wages but in no event later than 30 days after the date of the Officer’s termination of employment. 
  
 (b) The Bank shall provide the benefits, if any, due to the Officer (or, in
the event of his death, his estate, surviving dependents or his designated beneficiaries) under the employee benefit plans and programs and compensation plans and programs maintained for the benefit of the officers and employees of the Bank. The
time and manner of payment or other delivery of these benefits and the recipients of such benefits shall be determined according to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and programs. 
  

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 The payments and benefits described in sections 2(a) and (b) shall be referred to in this Agreement as the
“Standard Termination Entitlements.” 
  

	 	Section	3. Termination of Employment Due to Death. 

  
 The Officer’s employment with the Bank shall terminate, automatically and without any further action on the part of any party to this Agreement, on
the date of the Officer’s death. In such event, the Bank shall pay and deliver to his estate and surviving dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable, the Standard Termination Entitlements. 
  

	 	Section	4. Termination Due to Disability after Change of Control or Pending Change of Control. 

  
 The Bank may terminate the Officer’s employment during the Term and
after the occurrence of a Change of Control or a Pending Change of Control upon a determination, by a majority vote of the members of the Board of Directors of the Bank, acting in reliance on the written advice of a medical professional acceptable
to it, that the Officer is suffering from a physical or mental impairment which, at the date of the determination, has prevented the Officer from performing his assigned duties on a substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one hundred
and eighty (180) days during the period of one (1) year ending with the date of the determination or is likely to result in death or prevent the Officer from performing his assigned duties on a substantially full-time basis for a period of
at least one hundred and eighty (180) days during the period of one (1) year beginning with the date of the determination. In such event: 
  
 (a) The Bank shall pay and deliver to the Officer (or in the event of his death before payment, to his estate and surviving dependents and beneficiaries,
as applicable) the Standard Termination Entitlements. 
  
 (b) In
addition to the Standard Termination Entitlements, the Bank shall continue to pay the Officer his base salary, at the annual rate in effect for him immediately prior to the termination of his employment, during a period ending on the earliest of:
(i) the expiration of one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of termination of his employment; (ii) the date on which long-term disability insurance benefits are first payable to him under any long-term disability insurance
plan covering employees of the Bank (the “LTD Eligibility Date”); (iii) the date of his death; and (iv) the expiration of the Assurance Period (the “Initial Continuation Period”). If the end of the Initial Continuation
Period is neither the LTD Eligibility Date nor the date of his death, the Bank shall continue to pay the Officer his base salary, at an annual rate equal to sixty percent (60%) of the annual rate in effect for him immediately prior to the
termination of his employment, during an additional period ending on the earliest of the LTD Eligibility Date, the date of his death and the expiration of the Assurance Period. 
  
 A termination of employment due to disability under this section 4 shall be effected by a notice of termination given to the Officer by the
Bank and shall take effect on the later of the effective date of termination specified in such notice or the date on which the notice of termination is deemed given to the Officer. 
  

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	 	Section	5. Discharge with Cause after Change of Control or Pending Change of Control.  

  
 (a) The Bank may terminate the Officer’s employment with
“Cause” during the Term and after the occurrence of a Change of Control or Pending Change of Control, but a termination shall be deemed to have occurred with “Cause” only if: 
  
 (i) the Board of Directors of the Bank and the Board of
Directors of the Company, by separate majority votes of their entire membership, determine that the Officer should be discharged because of personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit,
intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease and desist order, or any material breach of this Agreement; and 
  
 (ii) at least forty-five (45) days prior to the vote
contemplated by section 1(b)(i), the Bank has provided the Officer with notice of its intent to discharge the Officer for Cause, detailing with particularity the facts and circumstances which are alleged to constitute Cause (the “Notice of
Intent to Discharge”); and 
  
 (iii) after
the giving of the Notice of Intent to Discharge and before the taking of the vote contemplated by section 5(a)(i), the Officer (together with his legal counsel, if he so desires) is afforded a reasonable opportunity to make both written and oral
presentations before the Board of Directors of the Bank for the purpose of refuting the alleged grounds for Cause for his discharge; and 
  
 (iv) after the vote contemplated by section 5(a)(i), the Bank has furnished to the Officer a notice of termination which shall specify the
effective date of his termination of employment (which shall in no event be earlier than the date on which such notice is deemed given) and include a copy of a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Bank, certified by its
corporate secretary and signed by each member of the Board of Directors voting in favor of adoption of the resolution(s), authorizing the termination of the Officer’s employment with Cause and stating with particularity the facts and
circumstances found to constitute Cause for his discharge (the “Final Discharge Notice”). 
  
 (b) If the Officer is discharged with Cause during the Term and after a Change of Control or Pending Change of Control, the Bank shall pay and provide to
him (or, in the event of his death, to his estate, his surviving beneficiaries and his dependents) the Standard Termination Entitlements only. Following the giving of a Notice of Intent to Discharge, the Bank shall temporarily suspend the
Officer’s duties and authority and, in such event, shall also suspend the payment of salary and other cash compensation, but not the Officer’s participation in retirement, insurance and other employee benefit plans. If the Officer is not
discharged, or is discharged without Cause, within forty-five (45) days after the giving of a Notice of Intent to Discharge, payments of salary and cash compensation shall resume, and all payments withheld during the period of suspension shall
be promptly restored. If the Officer is discharged with Cause not later than forty-five (45) days after the giving of the Notice of Intent to Discharge, all 

  

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payments withheld during the period of suspension shall be deemed forfeited and shall not be included in the Standard Termination Entitlements. If the Bank
does not give a Final Discharge Notice to the Officer within ninety (90) days after giving a Notice of Intent to Discharge, the Notice of Intent to Discharge shall be deemed withdrawn and any future action to discharge the Officer with Cause
shall require the giving of a new Notice of Intent to Discharge. 
  

	 	Section	6. Discharge without Cause. 

  
 The Bank may discharge the Officer without Cause at any time after the occurrence of a Change of Control or Pending Change of Control, and in such event:

  
 (a) The Bank shall pay and deliver to the Officer (or in the
event of his death before payment, to his estate and surviving dependents and beneficiaries, as applicable) the Standard Termination Entitlements. 
  
 (b) In addition to the Standard Termination Entitlements: 
  
 (i) During the Assurance Period, the Bank shall provide for the Officer and his dependents continued group life, health (including
hospitalization, medical and major medical), dental, accident and long-term disability insurance benefits on substantially the same terms and conditions (including any required premium-sharing arrangements, co-payments and deductibles) in effect for
them immediately prior to the Officer’s resignation. The coverage provided under this section 6(b)(i) may, at the election of the Bank, be secondary to the coverage provided as part of the Standard Termination Entitlements and to any
employer-paid coverage provided by a subsequent employer or through Medicare, with the result that benefits under the other coverages will offset the coverage required by this section 6(b)(i). 
  
 (ii) The Bank shall make a lump sum payment to the Officer
(or, in the event of his death before payment, to his estate), in an amount equal to the value of the salary, bonus, short-term and long-term cash compensation that the Officer received in the calendar year preceding that in which the termination of
employment with the Bank occurs to compensate the Officer for the payments the Officer would have received during the Assurance Period. Such lump sum shall be paid in lieu of all other payments of salary, bonus, short-term and long-term cash
compensation provided for under this Agreement in respect of the period following any such termination. Such payment shall be made (without discounting for early payment) within thirty (30) days following the Officer’s termination of
employment. 
  
 The payments and benefits described in section 6(b) are referred
to in this Agreement as the “Additional Change of Control Entitlements”. 
  

	 	Section	7. Resignation. 

  
 (a) The Officer may resign from his employment with the Bank at any time. A resignation under this section 7 shall be effected by notice of resignation
given by the Officer to the Bank and shall take effect on the later of the effective date of termination specified in such notice or the date on which the notice of termination is deemed given to the Officer. The 

  

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Officer’s resignation of any of the positions within the Bank or the Company to which he has been assigned shall be deemed a resignation from all such
positions. 
  
 (b) The Officer’s resignation shall be deemed
to be for “Good Reason” if the effective date of resignation occurs during the Term, but on or after the effective date of a Change of Control, and is on account of: 
  
 (i) the failure of the Bank (whether by act or omission of the Board of Directors, or otherwise) to appoint
or re-appoint or elect or re-elect the Officer to the position with Bank that he held immediately prior to the Change of Control (the “Assigned Office”) or to a more senior office; 
  
 (ii) a material failure by the Bank, whether by amendment of
the certificate of incorporation or organization, by-laws, action of the Board of Directors of the Bank or otherwise, to vest in the Officer the functions, duties, or responsibilities customarily associated with the Assigned Office; provided
that the Officer shall have given notice of such failure to the Bank, and the Bank has not fully cured such failure within thirty (30) days after such notice is deemed given; 
  
 (iii) any reduction of the Officer’s rate of base salary in effect from time to time, whether or not
material, or any failure (other than due to reasonable administrative error that is cured promptly upon notice) to pay any portion of the Officer’s compensation as and when due; 
  
 (iv) any change in the terms and conditions of any compensation or benefit program in which the Officer
participates which, either individually or together with other changes, has a material adverse effect on the aggregate value of his total compensation package; provided that the Officer shall have given notice of such material adverse effect
to the Bank, and the Bank has not fully cured such material adverse effect within thirty (30) days after such notice is deemed given; provided, however, that this section 7(b)(iv) shall not apply if the change in the terms and conditions
of the compensation or benefit program affects all participants in such program equally; 
  
 (v) any material breach by the Bank of any material term, condition or covenant contained in this Agreement; provided that the
Officer shall have given notice of such material adverse effect to the Bank, and the Bank has not fully cured such material adverse effect within thirty (30) days after such notice is deemed given; or 
  
 (vi) a change in the Officer’s principal place of
employment to a place that is not the principal executive office of the Bank, or a relocation of the Bank’s principal executive office to a location that is both more than thirty-five (35) miles away from the Officer’s principal
residence and more than thirty-five (35) miles away from the location of the Bank’s principal executive office on the day before the occurrence of the Change of Control. 
  
 In all other cases, a resignation by the Officer shall be deemed to be without Good Reason. In the event of resignation, the Officer shall
state in his notice of resignation whether he considers his resignation to be a resignation with Good Reason, and if he does, he shall state in such notice the 

  

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grounds which constitute Good Reason. The Officer’s determination of the existence of Good Reason shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud, bad faith
or manifest error. 
  
 (c) In the event of the Officer’s
resignation for any reason, the Bank shall pay and deliver the Standard Termination Entitlements. In the event of the Officer’s resignation with Good Reason, the Bank shall also pay and deliver the Additional Termination Entitlements.

  

	 	Section	8. Terms and Conditions of the Additional Termination Entitlements. 

  
 The Bank and the Officer hereby stipulate that the damages which may be incurred by the Officer following any termination of
employment are not capable of accurate measurement as of the date first above written and that the Additional Termination Entitlements constitute reasonable damages under the circumstances and shall be payable without any requirement of proof of
actual damage and without regard to the Officer’s efforts, if any, to mitigate damages. The Bank and the Officer further agree that the Bank may condition the payment and delivery of the Additional Termination Entitlements on the receipt of:
(a) the Officer’s resignation from any and all positions which he holds as an officer, director or committee member with respect to the Bank or the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of either of them; and (b) a release of the
Bank and its officers, directors, shareholders, subsidiaries and affiliates including the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bank, of any liability to the Officer, whether for compensation or damages, in connection with his
employment with the Bank and the termination of such employment except for the Standard Termination Entitlements and the Additional Termination Entitlements. 
  

	 	Section	9. No Effect on Employee Benefit Plans or Programs. 

  
 The termination of the Officer’s employment during the Assurance Period or thereafter, whether by the Bank or by the
Officer, shall have no effect on the rights and obligations of the parties hereto under the Bank’s qualified or non-qualified retirement, pension, savings, thrift, profit-sharing or stock bonus plans, group life, health (including
hospitalization, medical and major medical), dental, accident and long term disability insurance plans or such other employee benefit plans or programs, or compensation plans or programs, as may be maintained by, or cover employees of, the Bank from
time to time; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to duplicate any compensation or benefits provided under any agreement, plan or program covering the Officer to which the Bank or Company is a party and any
duplicative amount payable under any such agreement, plan or program shall be applied as an offset to reduce the amounts otherwise payable hereunder. 
  

	 	Section	10. Successors and Assigns. 

  
 This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Officer, his legal representatives and testate or intestate distributees, and the
Company and the Bank and their respective successors and assigns, including any successor by merger or consolidation or a statutory receiver or any other person or firm or corporation to which all or substantially all of the assets and business of
the Company or the Bank may be sold or otherwise transferred. Failure of the Bank to obtain from any successor its express written assumption of the 

  

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Company’s or Bank’s obligations hereunder at least 60 days in advance of the scheduled effective date of any such succession shall, if such
succession constitutes a Change of Control, constitute Good Reason for the Officer’s resignation on or at any time during the Term following the occurrence of such succession. 
  

	 	Section	11. Notices. 

  
 Any communication required or permitted to be given under this Agreement, including any notice, direction, designation, consent, instruction, objection or
waiver, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given at such time as it is delivered personally, or five days after mailing if mailed, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to such party
at the address listed below or at such other address as one such party may by written notice specify to the other party: 
  
 If to the Officer: 
  
 [Insert Executive Name] 
 [Address]

 [Address] 
  
 If to the Company or the Bank: 
  
 Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. 
 128 East
4th Street 
 Dunkirk, New York 14048 
  

			
	 Attention:
	  	Chairman, Compensation Committee
	 	  	of the Board of Directors

  

	 	Section	12. Indemnification for Attorneys’ Fees. 

  
 The Bank shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Officer against reasonable costs, including legal fees, incurred by him in connection with or
arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved, as a result of his efforts, in good faith, to defend or enforce the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Officer shall have substantially prevailed on the
merits pursuant to a judgment, decree or order of a court of competent jurisdiction or of an arbitrator in an arbitration proceeding. The determination whether the Officer shall have substantially prevailed on the merits and is therefore entitled to
such indemnification, shall be made by the court or arbitrator, as applicable. In the event of a settlement pursuant to a settlement agreement, any indemnification payment under this section 12 shall be made only after a determination by the members
of the Board (other than the Officer and any other member of the Board to which the Officer is related by blood or marriage) that the Officer has acted in good faith and that such indemnification payment is in the best interests of the Bank.

  

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	 	Section	13. Severability. 

  
 A determination that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
hereof. 
  

	 	Section	14. Waiver. 

  
 Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants or conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or
condition. A waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be made in writing, designated as a waiver, and signed by the party against whom its enforcement is sought. Any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power hereunder at any one or more
times shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times. 
  

	 	Section	15. Counterparts. 

  
 This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same
Agreement. 
  

	 	Section	16. Governing Law. 

  
 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the federal laws of the United States and, to the extent that federal
law is inapplicable, in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of New York. 
  

	 	Section	17. Headings and Construction. 

  
 The headings of sections in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to qualify the meaning of any section. Any reference
to a section number shall refer to a section of this Agreement, unless otherwise stated. 
  

	 	Section	18. Entire Agreement; Modifications. 

  
 This instrument contains the entire agreement of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes in its entirety any and all prior
agreements, understandings or representations relating to the subject matter hereof. No modifications of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by the parties hereto. 
  

	 	Section	19. Required Regulatory Provisions. 

  
 The following provisions are included for the purposes of complying with various laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Bank: 
  
 (a) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, in no event
shall the aggregate amount of compensation payable to the Officer hereunder exceed three times the Officer’s average annual compensation (within the meaning of OTS Regulatory Bulletin 27a or any successor thereto) for the last five consecutive
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termination of employment with the Bank (or for his entire period of employment with the Bank if less than five calendar years). The compensation payable to
the Officer hereunder shall be further reduced (but not below zero) if such reduction would avoid the assessment of excise taxes on excess parachute payments (within the meaning of section 280G of the Code). 
  
 (b) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, any payments
to the Officer by the Bank, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDI Act”), 12 U.S.C. §1828(k), and any
regulations promulgated thereunder. 
  
 (c) Notwithstanding
anything herein contained to the contrary, if the Officer is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Bank pursuant to a notice served under section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(1) of the FDI
Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(e)(3) or 1818(g)(1), the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service of such notice, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in such notice are dismissed, the
Bank, in its discretion, may (i) pay to the Officer all or part of the compensation withheld while the Bank’s obligations hereunder were suspended and (ii) reinstate, in whole or in part, any of the obligations which were suspended.

  
 (d) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary,
if the Officer is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by an order issued under section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all prospective
obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights and obligations of the Bank and the Officer shall not be affected. 
  
 (e) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if the Bank is in default (within the meaning of section
3(x)(1) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1813(x)(1), all prospective obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but vested rights and obligations of the Bank and the Officer shall not be affected.

  
 (f) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary,
all prospective obligations of the Bank hereunder shall be terminated, except to the extent that a continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the Bank: (i) by the Director of the OTS or his designee or the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the authority contained in section 13(c) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1823(c);
(ii) by the Director of the OTS or his designee at the time such Director or designee approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to the operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by such Director to be in an unsafe or
unsound condition. The vested rights and obligations of the parties shall not be affected. 
  
 If and to the extent that any of the foregoing provisions shall cease to be required or by applicable law, rule or regulation, the same shall become inoperative as though eliminated by formal amendment of this
Agreement. 
  

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	 	Section	20. Guaranty. 

  
 The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to the Officer the payment of all amounts, and the performance of all other obligations, due
from the Bank in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as and when due without any requirement of presentment, demand of payment, protest or notice of dishonor or nonpayment. 
  

	 	Section	21. Effective Date. 

  
 This Agreement shall become effective (the “Effective Date”) upon the later of the following two dates: (a) the effective date of the
Bank’s conversion from a New York-chartered mutual savings and loan association to a stock form savings bank pursuant to the Reorganization or (b) the date the OTS advises the Bank in writing that it either approves or has no objection to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Bank, the Company and the Officer each hereby acknowledge and agree that the terms of this Agreement shall have no force or effect prior to such Effective Date. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Bank and the Company have
caused this Agreement to be executed and the Officer has hereunto set his hand, all as of the day and year first above written. 
  

									
			
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	[EXECUTIVE NAME]
			
	 	 	 	 	 LAKE SHORE SAVINGS BANK

	 Attest:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 Name:
	 	 	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	David C. Mancuso
	 Title:
	 	 	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
					
	 [Seal]
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
				
	 	 	 	 	 	 	LAKE SHORE BANCORP, INC.
	 Attest:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
					
	By:	 	 	 	 	 	By:	 	 
	 Name:
	 	 	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	David C. Mancuso
	 Title:
	 	 	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
					
	 [Seal]Exhibit 10.4

 Exhibit 10.4 
  
 SEVERANCE PAY PLAN 
  
 OF 
  
 LAKE SHORE SAVINGS BANK 
  
 Effective on [date of Reorganization] 

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	 ARTICLE I
 PURPOSE

			
	 Section 1.1
	  	Statement of Purpose	  	1
	 Section 1.2
	  	Other Severance Plans, Policies, and Practices Superseded	  	1
	
	 ARTICLE II
 DEFINITIONS

			
	 Section 2.1
	  	Affiliated Employer	  	1
	 Section 2.2
	  	Bank	  	2
	 Section 2.3
	  	Board	  	2
	 Section 2.4
	  	Cause	  	2
	 Section 2.5
	  	Change of Control	  	2
	 Section 2.6
	  	Committee	  	3
	 Section 2.7
	  	Company	  	3
	 Section 2.8
	  	Effective Date	  	3
	 Section 2.9
	  	Employee	  	3
	 Section 2.10
	  	FDI Act	  	4
	 Section 2.11
	  	Involuntary Severance	  	4
	 Section 2.12
	  	Participating Employer	  	4
	 Section 2.13
	  	Plan	  	4
	 Section 2.14
	  	Plan Administrator	  	4
	 Section 2.15
	  	Salary	  	4
	 Section 2.16
	  	Service	  	4
	
	 ARTICLE III
 BENEFIT

			
	 Section 3.1
	  	Severance Benefit for Employees	  	5
	 Section 3.2
	  	Vesting	  	5
	 Section 3.3
	  	Discretionary Severance Benefit	  	5
	 Section 3.4
	  	Benefit Contingent on Execution of Release	  	5
	
	 ARTICLE IV
 ADMINISTRATION

			
	 Section 4.1
	  	Named Fiduciaries	  	6
	 Section 4.2
	  	Plan Administrator	  	6
	 Section 4.3
	  	Committee Responsibilities	  	7
	 Section 4.4
	  	Claims Procedure	  	8
	 Section 4.5
	  	Claims Review Procedure	  	8
	 Section 4.6
	  	Allocation of Fiduciary Responsibilities and Employment of Advisors	  	9
	 Section 4.7
	  	Other Administrative Provisions	  	9

  

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	 ARTICLE V
 MISCELLANEOUS

			
	 Section 5.1
	  	Rights of Employees	  	10
	 Section 5.2
	  	Non-alienation of Benefit	  	10
	 Section 5.3
	  	Non-duplication of Benefit	  	10
	 Section 5.4
	  	Construction	  	10
	 Section 5.5
	  	Headings	  	10
	 Section 5.6
	  	Governing Law	  	11
	 Section 5.7
	  	Severability	  	11
	 Section 5.8
	  	Termination or Amendment	  	11
	 Section 5.9
	  	Required Regulatory Provisions	  	11
	 Section 5.10
	  	Withholding	  	12
	 Section 5.11
	  	Status as Welfare Benefit Plan Under ERISA	  	13

  

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 SEVERANCE PAY PLAN 
  
 OF 
  
 LAKE SHORE SAVINGS BANK 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 PURPOSE 
  
 Section 1.1 Statement of Purpose. 
  
 (a) Lake Shore Savings Bank adopts this Severance Pay Plan for the benefit of its eligible Employees and those of other Participating Employers. The Bank recognizes that, as a wholly owned subsidiary of a public
company, it will be subject to the possibility of a negotiated or unsolicited change of control which may result in a loss of employment for some of its Employees. The purpose of the Plan is to encourage the Bank’s Employees and those of other
Participating Employers to continue working for their employers with their full time and attention devoted to their employer’s affairs by providing a severance benefit in the event of an Involuntary Severance following a Change of Control.

  
 (b) The Bank also recognizes that it may be appropriate in
certain circumstances other than a Change of Control to provide a severance benefit to Employees in the event of an Involuntary Severance, and thus the Plan provides for the payment of a severance benefit in circumstances other than a Change of
Control as determined in the discretion of the Plan Administrator. 
  
 Section 1.2 Other Severance Plans, Policies, and Practices Superseded. 
  
 As of the Effective Date hereof, this Plan supersedes in its entirety any plan, policy, or practice of the Bank for the provision of the severance benefit to Employees, whether written or oral or formal or informal,
and no severance benefit shall be provided to any person whose employment terminates with the Bank on or after the Effective Date, except as provided under the terms of the Plan or as provided under the terms of a written, complete and fully
executed employment agreement or change of control agreement specifically providing for the payment of a severance benefit following termination of employment with the Bank. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
  
 DEFINITIONS 
  
 For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them below, unless a different meaning is plainly indicated by the
context: 
  
 Section 2.1 Affiliated Employer means
the Bank; any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in section 414(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) that includes the Bank; any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that is under common control (as defined in section 414(c) of the 

 
Code) with the Bank; any organization (whether or not incorporated) that is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined in section 414(m) of the
Code) that includes the Bank; any leasing organization (as defined in section 414(n) of the Code) to the extent that any of its employees are required pursuant to section 414(n) of the Code to be treated as employees of the Bank; and any other
entity that is required to be aggregated with the Bank pursuant to regulations under section 414(o) of the Code. 
  
 Section 2.2 Bank means Lake Shore Savings Bank (or its successors or assigns, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, statutory
receivership, operation of law or otherwise). 
  
 Section 2.3
Board means the Board of Directors of Lake Shore Savings Bank. 
  
 Section 2.4 Cause means, with respect to the conduct of an Employee in connection with his employment with any Participating Employer, personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of
fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease and desist order in each case as measured
against standards generally prevailing at the relevant time in the savings and community banking industry. 
  
 Section 2.5 Change of Control means the happening of any of the following events: 
  
 (i) the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the
Company with one or more other persons, other than a transaction following which: 
  
 (A) at least 51% of the equity ownership interests of the entity resulting from such transaction are beneficially owned (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)) in substantially the same relative proportions by persons who, immediately prior to such transaction, beneficially owned (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of the outstanding equity ownership interests in the Company; and 
  
 (B) at least 51% of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entity resulting from such transaction
are beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) in substantially the same relative proportions by persons who, immediately prior to such transaction, beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act) at least 51% of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Company; 
  
 (ii) the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of the outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors by any person or by any persons acting in concert; 
  
 (iii) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; 
  

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 (iv) the occurrence of any event if, immediately following such event, at least 50% of the members of the
Board of Directors of the Company do not belong to any of the following groups: 
  
 (A) individuals who were members of the Board of Directors of the Company on the Effective Date; or 
  
 (B) individuals who first became members of the Board of
Directors of the Company after the Effective Date either: 
  
 (1) upon election to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company by affirmative vote of three-quarters of the members of such board, or of a nominating committee thereof, in office at the time of such
first election; or 
  
 (2) upon election by the
shareholders of the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as a member of such board, but only if nominated for election by affirmative vote of three-quarters of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company, or of a nominating committee
thereof, in office at the time of such first nomination; 
  
 provided, however, that such individual’s election or nomination did not result from an actual or threatened election contest or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents other than by or on behalf of the
Board of Directors of the Company; or 
  
 (v) any event which
would be described in section 2.5(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) if the term “Bank” were substituted for the term “Company” therein; and 
  

In no event, however, shall a Change of Control be deemed to have occurred as a result of (i) any acquisition of securities or assets of the
Company, the Bank, or a subsidiary of either of them, by the Company, the Bank, or any subsidiary of either of them, or by any employee benefit plan maintained by any of them or (ii) the conversion of Lake Shore, MHC to a stock form company and
the issuance of additional shares of the Company in connection therewith. For purposes of this section 2.5, the term “person” shall have the meaning assigned to it under sections 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act. 
  
 Section 2.6 Committee means the Compensation Committee
described in section 4.3. 
  
 Section 2.7
Company means Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (or its successors or assigns, whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, statutory receivership, operation of law or otherwise). 
  
 Section 2.8 Effective Date means [date of Reorganization]. 
  
 Section 2.9 Employee means any person who is employed on a
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“independent contractor” by a Participating Employer even if considered an employee under applicable law; (b) an Employee receiving long-term
disability benefits; or (c) a person who has an employment contract, change of control agreement or other agreement with the Bank or a Participating Company who is covered by other programs which provide severance benefits or by their terms
exclude such person from participation in this Plan. 
  
 Section 2.10 FDI Act means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, and the corresponding provisions of any successor statute. 
  
 Section 2.11 Involuntary Severance means (a) the discharge
or dismissal of an Employee by a Participating Employer other than for Cause, or the resignation by the Employee from his position with a Participating Employer, which resignation the Employee is asked or compelled by a Participating Employer to
tender other than for Cause; or (b) termination of employment at an Employee’s election within sixty (60) days after any action following a Change of Control which, either alone or together with other actions, results in: (i) the
reduction in the Employee’s Salary without his or her consent; (ii) the assignment of the Employee’s principal place of employment outside a 30 mile radius of his or her principal place of employment at the time of the Change of
Control; or (iii) a material adverse change in the Employee’s title, position or responsibilities at a Participating Employer. 
  
 Section 2.12 Participating Employer means the Bank, and any successor thereto and any other Affiliated Employer which, with the prior
written approval of the Board of Directors of Lake Shore Savings Bank and subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Board of Directors of Lake Shore Savings Bank, shall adopt this Plan. 
  
 Section 2.13 Plan means this Severance Pay Plan of Lake Shore
Savings Bank, as the same may be amended from time to time. 
  
 Section 2.14 Plan Administrator means the Committee or any person, committee, corporation or organization designated in section 4.2, or appointed pursuant to section 4.2, to perform the responsibilities of that office.

  
 Section 2.15 Salary means the Employee’s
annual rate of base salary for his or her services to a Participating Employer (excluding overtime and other forms of additional compensation) plus the average annual commissions and bonuses earned by the Employee for the three (3) calendar
years (or if shorter, the Employee’s period of employment) preceding the Employee’s Involuntary Severance. If the Employee is paid on an hourly-rate basis, Salary shall mean the weekly amount of base wages paid for the number of hours of
work contemplated by such person’s normal weekly work schedule. 
  
 Section 2.16 Service means service rendered by an Employee that is, or would be, recognized under the 401(k) Plan maintained by Lake Shore Savings Bank for vesting purposes as of the date of the Employee’s Involuntary
Severance. 
  

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 ARTICLE III 
  
 BENEFIT 
  
 Section 3.1 Severance Benefit for Employees. 
  
 (a) An Employee with at least one (1) year of Service whose employment with all Participating Employers is terminated under circumstances
constituting an Involuntary Severance, other than for Cause, as a result of, within twelve (12) months following or within three (3) months prior to a Change of Control shall be entitled, as severance pay, to a lump sum payment in an
amount equal to three (3) weeks’ Salary multiplied by the number of the Employee’s whole years of Service if such Employee was designated as an Officer or a lump sum payment in an amount equal to one (1) weeks’ salary
multiplied by the number of the Employee’s whole years of Service otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Employee who is entitled to receive benefits under this Plan shall receive a severance benefit equal to less than two
(2) weeks’ Salary nor shall any Employee who is an Officer and is entitled to a severance benefit receive a severance benefit equal to less than twelve (12) weeks’ salary. Similarly, no Officer shall be entitled to receive more
than fifty-two (52) weeks’ Salary under this Plan and no Employee shall be entitled to receive more than twenty-six (26) weeks’ Salary under this Plan. The lump sum severance payment shall be made as soon as practicable after,
but in no case later than five (5) business days following, the Employee’s Involuntary Severance. 
  
 (b) For purposes of section 3.1(a) an “Officer” shall mean, in the case of an Employee, an Employee who was designated as an Officer at the last
regularly scheduled organizational meeting of the Board. 
  
 Section 3.2 Vesting. 
  
 The benefit to be
provided under section 3.1(a) of the Plan to an Employee shall be completely vested and nonforfeitable upon the occurrence of a Change of Control as described in section 2.5. 
  
 Section 3.3 Discretionary Severance Benefit. 
  
 An Employee with at least one year of Service whose employment with all Participating Employers is terminated under
circumstances constituting an Involuntary Severance but not related to a Change of Control as provided under section 3.1 who is selected for eligibility under the Plan in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator shall be entitled to such
severance as the Plan Administrator may determine. 
  
 Section
3.4 Benefit Contingent on Execution of Release. 
  
 The
severance benefit provision under the Plan (including the discretionary severance benefit under section 3.3) to any Employee shall be subject to the condition that the Employee execute and deliver to the Plan Administrator an instrument, in such
form as the Plan Administrator shall prescribe, which shall include a release in favor of the Participating Employers. Such release shall include, but not be limited to, a release of any claims which the Employee may have against any Participating
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Employment Act of 1967, as amended; the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended; the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, as amended; the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, as amended; and any other federal, state or local law, rule or regulation under which the Employee may have a claim arising out of his employment with a Participating
Employer or the termination of such employment. No Participating Employer shall have any obligation to provide a benefit under this Plan to any Employee who fails or refuses to sign and deliver such a release. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 ADMINISTRATION 
  
 Section 4.1 Named Fiduciaries. 
  
 The term “Named Fiduciary” shall mean (but only to the extent of
the responsibilities of each of them) the Plan Administrator, the Committee and the Board. This Article IV is intended to allocate to each Named Fiduciary the responsibility for the prudent execution of the functions assigned to him or it, and none
of such responsibilities or any other responsibility shall be shared by two or more of such Named Fiduciaries. Whenever one Named Fiduciary is required by the Plan to follow the directions of another Named Fiduciary, the two Named Fiduciaries shall
not be deemed to have been assigned a shared responsibility, but the responsibility of the Named Fiduciary giving the directions shall be deemed his sole responsibility, and the responsibility of the Named Fiduciary receiving those directions shall
be to follow them insofar as such instructions are on their face proper under applicable law. 
  
 Section 4.2 Plan Administrator. 
  
 There shall be a Plan Administrator, who shall be the Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank, or such Employee or officer as may be designated by the Committee, as hereinafter provided, and who
shall, subject to the responsibilities of the Committee and the Board, have the responsibility for the day-to-day control, management, operation and administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator shall have the following responsibilities:

  
 (a) To maintain records necessary or appropriate for the
administration of the Plan; 
  
 (b) To give and receive such
instructions, notices, information, materials, reports and certifications as may be necessary or appropriate in the administration of the Plan; 
  
 (c) To prescribe forms and make rules and regulations consistent with the terms of the Plan and with the interpretations and other actions of the
Committee; 
  
 (d) To require such proof or evidence of any matter
from any person as may be necessary or appropriate in the administration of the Plan; 
  
 (e) To prepare and file, distribute or furnish all reports, plan descriptions, and other information concerning the Plan, including, without limitation, filings with the Secretary of 

  

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Labor and employee communications as shall be required of the Plan Administrator under ERISA; 
  
 (f) To determine any question arising in connection with the Plan, including any question of Plan interpretation, and the
Plan Administrator’s decision or action in respect thereof shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having an interest under the Plan; provided however, that any question relating to inconsistency or omission in the
Plan, or interpretation of the provisions of the Plan, shall be referred to the Committee by the Plan Administrator and the decision of the Committee in respect thereof shall be final; 
  
 (g) To review and dispose of claims under the Plan filed pursuant to section 4.4 and appeals of claims decisions pursuant to
section 4.5; 
  
 (h) If the Plan Administrator shall determine
that by reason of illness, senility, insanity, or for any other reason, it is undesirable to make any payment to the person entitled thereto, to direct the application of any amount so payable to the use or benefit of such person in any manner that
the Plan Administrator may deem advisable or to direct in the Plan Administrator’s discretion the withholding of any payment under the Plan due to any person under legal disability until a representative competent to receive such payment in his
behalf shall be appointed pursuant to law; 
  
 (i) To discharge
such other responsibilities or follow such directions as may be assigned or given by Committee or the Board; and 
  
 (j) To perform any duty or take any action which is allocated to the Plan Administrator under the Plan. 
  
 The Plan Administrator shall have the power and authority necessary or appropriate to carry
out his responsibilities. The Plan Administrator may resign only be giving at least 30 days’ prior written notice of resignation to the Committee, and such resignation shall be effective on the date specified in such notice. 
  
 Section 4.3 Committee Responsibilities. 
  
 The Committee shall, subject to the responsibilities of the Board, have the
following responsibilities: 
  
 (a) To review the performance of
the Plan Administrator; 
  
 (b) To hear and decide appeals,
pursuant to the claims procedure contained in section 4.5 of the Plan, taken from the decisions of the Plan Administrator; 
  
 (c) To hear and decide questions, including interpretation of the Plan, as may be referred to the Committee by the Plan Administrator; 
  
 (d) To the extent required by ERISA, to establish a funding policy and method
consistent with the objectives of the Plan and the requirements of ERISA, and to review such policy and method at least annually; 
  

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 (e) To report and make recommendations to the Board regarding changes in the Plan, including changes in
the operation and management of the Plan; 
  
 (f) To designate an
Alternate Plan Administrator to serve in the event that the Plan Administrator is absent or otherwise unable to discharge his responsibilities; 
  
 (g) To remove and replace the Plan Administrator or Alternate, or both of them, and to fill a vacancy in either office; 
  
 (h) To discharge such other responsibilities or follow such directions as may
be assigned or given by the Board; and 
  
 (i) To perform any duty
or to take any action which is allocated to the Committee under the Plan. 
  
 The
committee shall have the power and authority necessary or appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. 
  
 Section 4.4 Claims Procedure. 
  
 Any claim relating to a benefit under the Plan shall be filed with the Plan Administrator on a form prescribed by it. If a claim is denied in whole or in
part, the Plan Administrator shall give the claimant written notice of such denial, which notice shall specifically set forth: 
  
 (a) The reasons for the denial; 
  
 (b) The pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial was based; 
  

(c) Any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect his claim and an explanation of why such material or information is
needed; and 
  
 (d) An explanation of the Plan’s procedure
for review of the denial of the claim. 
  
 In the event that the claim is not
granted and notice of denial of a claim is not furnished by the 30th day after such claim was filed, the claim shall be deemed to have been denied on that day for the purpose of permitting the claimant to request review of the claim. 
  
 Section 4.5 Claims Review Procedure. 
  
 Any person whose claim filed pursuant to section 4.4 has been denied in whole
or in part by the Plan Administrator may request review of the claim by the Committee, upon a form prescribed by the Plan Administrator. The claimant shall file such form (including a statement of his position) with the Committee no later than 60
days after the mailing or delivery of the written notice of denial provided for in section 4.4, or, if such notice is not provided, within 60 days after such claim is deemed denied pursuant to section 4.4. The claimant shall be permitted to review
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request for review. However, if the Committee finds it necessary, due to special circumstances (for example, the need to hold a hearing), to extend this
period and so notifies the claimant in writing, the decision shall be rendered as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 120 days after the claimant’s request for review. The Committee’s decision shall be in writing and shall
specifically set forth: 
  
 (a) The reasons for the decision; and

  
 (b) The pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is
based. 
  
 Any such decision of the Committee shall be binding upon the claimant
and the Participating Employer, and the Plan Administrator shall take appropriate action to carry out such decision. 
  
 Section 4.6 Allocation of Fiduciary Responsibilities and Employment of Advisors. 
  
 Any Named Fiduciary may: 
  
 (a) Allocate any of his or its responsibilities (other than trustee
responsibilities) under the Plan to such other person or persons as he or it may designate, provided that such allocation and designation shall be in writing and filed with the Plan Administrator; 
  
 (b) Employ one or more persons to render advice to him or it with regard to
any of his or its responsibilities under the Plan; and 
  
 (c)
Consult with counsel, who may be counsel to a Participating Employer. 
  
 Section 4.7 Other Administrative Provisions. 
  
 (a) Any person whose claim has been denied in whole or in part must exhaust the administrative review procedures provided in section 4.5 prior to initiating any claim for judicial review. 
  
 (b) No bond or other security shall be required of the Plan Administrator, or
any officer or employee of a Participating Employer to whom fiduciary responsibilities are allocated by a Named Fiduciary, except as may be required by ERISA. 
  

(c) Subject to any limitation on the application of this section 4.7(c) pursuant to ERISA, neither the Plan Administrator, nor any officer or employee
of a Participating Employer to whom fiduciary responsibilities are allocated by a Named Fiduciary, shall be liable for any act of omission or commission by himself or by another person, except for his own individual willful and intentional
malfeasance. 
  
 (d) The Plan Administrator or the Committee may,
except with respect to actions under section 4.5, shorten, extend or waive the time (but not beyond 60 days) required by the Plan for filing any notice or other form with the Plan Administrator or Committee, or taking any other action under the
Plan. 
  

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 (e) Any person, group of persons, committee, corporation or organization may serve in more than one
fiduciary capacity with respect to the Plan. 
  
 (f) Any action
taken or omitted by any fiduciary with respect to the Plan, including any decision, interpretation, claim, denial or review on appeal, shall be conclusive and binding on the Bank and all interested parties and shall be subject to judicial
modification or reversal only to the extent it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such action or omission was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to the terms of the Plan. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  
 Section 5.1 Rights of Employees. 
  
 No Employee shall have any right or claim to any benefit under the Plan except in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. The establishment of the
Plan shall not be construed as conferring upon any Employee or other person any legal right to a continuation of employment or to any terms or conditions of employment, nor as limiting or qualifying the right of a Participating Employer to discharge
any Employee. 
  
 Section 5.2 Non-alienation of Benefit.

  
 The right to receive a benefit under the Plan shall not
be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, or assignment, nor shall such right be liable for or subject to debts, contracts, liabilities, or torts. 
  

Section 5.3 Non-duplication of Benefit. 
  
 No provisions in this Plan shall be deemed to duplicate any compensation or benefits provided under any agreement, plan or program covering the Employee
to which a Participating Employer is a party and any duplicative amount payable under any such agreement, plan or program shall be applied as an offset to reduce the amounts otherwise payable hereunder. 
  
 Section 5.4 Construction. 
  
 Wherever appropriate in the Plan, words used in the singular may be read in
the plural, words used in the plural may be read in the singular, and the masculine gender may be read as referring equally to the feminine gender or the neuter. Any reference to an Article or section number shall refer to an Article or section of
the Plan, unless otherwise indicated. 
  
 Section 5.5
Headings. 
  
 The headings of Articles and sections are
included solely for convenience of reference. If there is any conflict between such headings and the text of the Plan, the text shall control. 
  

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 Section 5.6 Governing Law. 
  
 The Plan shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of New York without giving effect
to the conflict of laws principles thereof, except to the extent that such laws are preempted by federal law. 
  
 Section 5.7 Severability. 
  
 The invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any provision of this Plan shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of such provision or of any other provision of this Plan, and any provision, or part thereof, deemed to be invalid or unenforceable shall be reformed as necessary to render it valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent.

  
 Section 5.8 Termination or Amendment.

  
 (a) The Participating Employers expect to continue the
Plan indefinitely, but, subject to the provisions of this section 5.8 hereunder, the Participating Employers expressly reserve the right to terminate or amend the Plan, in whole or in part, at any time by action of the Board; provided,
however, that no such amendment or termination which adversely affects the current or prospective rights of any Employee shall be effective earlier than six (6) months after written notice thereof is given to such Employee. 
  
 (b) In the event that a corporation or trade or business other than Lake
Shore Savings Bank shall adopt this Plan, such corporation or trade or business shall, by adopting the Plan, empower Lake Shore Savings Bank to amend or terminate the Plan, insofar as it shall cover employees of such corporation or trade or
business, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this section 5.8(b); provided, however, that any such corporation or trade or business may, by action of its board of directors or other governing body, amend or terminate the Plan, insofar
as it shall cover employees of such corporation or trade or business, at different times and in a different manner. In the event of any such amendment or termination by action of the board of directors or other governing body of such a corporation
or trade or business, a separate plan shall be deemed to have been established for the employees of such corporation or trade or business. 
  
 Section 5.9 Required Regulatory Provisions. 
  
 The following provision is included for the purposes of complying with various laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Bank: 
  
 (a) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, in no event
shall the aggregate amount of compensation payable to an Employee hereunder exceed the three times the Employee’s average annual compensation (within the meaning of OTS Regulatory Bulletin 27a or any successor thereto) for the last five
consecutive calendar years to end prior to his or her termination of employment with the Bank (or for his or her entire period of employment with the Bank if less than five calendar years). The compensation payable to the Employee hereunder shall be
further reduced (but not below zero) if such reduction would avoid the assessment of excise taxes on excess parachute payments (within the meaning of section 280G of the Code). 
  

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 (b) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, any payments to the Employee by the Bank,
whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDI Act”), 12 U.S.C. §1828(k), and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

  
 (c) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary,
if the Employee is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Bank pursuant to a notice served under section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(1) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(e)(3) or
1818(g)(1), the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service of such notice, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in such notice are dismissed, the Bank, in its discretion, may
(i) pay to the Employee all or part of the compensation withheld while the Bank’s obligations hereunder were suspended and (ii) reinstate, in whole or in part, any of the obligations which were suspended. 
  
 (d) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if the
Employee is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by an order issued under section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(e)(4) or (g)(1), all prospective obligations of
the Bank under this Plan shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights and obligations of the Bank and the Employee shall not be affected. 
  
 (e) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if the Bank is in default (within the meaning of section
3(x)(1) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1813(x)(1), all prospective obligations of the Bank under this Plan shall terminate as of the date of default, but vested rights and obligations of the Bank and the Employee shall not be affected. 

 
 (f) Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, all
prospective obligations of the Bank hereunder shall be terminated, except to the extent that a continuation of this Plan is necessary for the continued operation of the Bank: (i) by the Director of the OTS or his designee or the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the authority contained in section 13(c) of the FDI Act, 12 U.S.C. §1823(c); (ii) by the
Director of the OTS or his designee at the time such Director or designee approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to the operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by such Director to be in an unsafe or unsound condition.
The vested rights and obligations of the parties shall not be affected. 
  
 If and
to the extent that the foregoing provision shall cease to be required by applicable law, rule or regulation, the same shall become inoperative automatically as though eliminated by formal amendment of the Plan. 
  
 Section 5.10 Withholding. 
  
 Payments from this Plan shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and
local income withholding taxes. 
  

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 Section 5.11 Status as Welfare Benefit Plan Under ERISA. 
  
 This Plan is an “employee welfare benefit plan” within the meaning
of section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the provisions of ERISA. 
  

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