Document:

Exhibit 10.7

 

Execution Copy

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into on December 1, 2017, by and between Columbia
Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, Columbia Bank (the “Bank”), a federal
savings bank, and Brian Murphy (the “Executive”).

 

Background

 

A.           The
Company and the Bank wish to employ the Executive on the terms and conditions provided herein, and the Executive wishes to continue
in such capacity on the terms and conditions provided herein.

 

B.           The
Company and the Bank wish to encourage the Executive to devote his full time and attention to the faithful performance of his responsibilities
and pursuing the best interests of the Company and the Bank.

 

C.           The
Company and the Bank employ the Executive in a position of trust and confidence, and the Executive has become acquainted with the
Company’s Business, its officers and employees, its strategic and operating plans, its business practices, processes, and
relationships, the needs and expectations of its Customers and Prospective Customers, and its trade secrets and other property,
including Confidential Information (“Company’s Business,” “Customers” and “Confidential Information”
are defined in Section 11 below).

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows:

 

1.           Term.
For purposes of this Agreement, the “Effective Date” shall be December 1, 2017 or such other date
as the parties may agree. The initial term of this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date, and shall continue for thirty-six
(36) months; provided, however, that beginning on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, and on each anniversary of the Effective
Date thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall be extended by twelve (12) months, unless the disinterested members of the boards
of directors of the Company and the Bank (the “Company Board” and “Bank Board”, respectively)
or the Executive shall have provided notice to the other party at least sixty (60) days before such date that the term shall not
be extended. The period during which the Executive is employed by the Company and the Bank pursuant to this Agreement, including
all extensions thereof, is hereinafter referred to as the “Term.” Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of
this Section, if a Change of Control occurs during the Term, the Term shall not end before the first anniversary of the Change
of Control; provided, however, this sentence shall apply only to the first Change of Control to occur while this Agreement is in
effect. The Executive’s direct supervisor shall conduct a comprehensive performance evaluation and review of the Executive
annually, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank (the “CEO”). The Bank Board will review such
performance evaluation for purposes of determining whether to extend the Agreement for an additional twelve (12) months, and the
rationale and results thereof shall be included in the minutes of the meeting of the Bank Board.

 

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2.           Position
and Duties. At all times during the Term, the Executive shall (i) serve as EVP, Operations Officer of the Company
and the Bank or in such other position as determined by the CEO, and, in such capacity, shall perform such duties and have such
responsibilities as is typical for such positions, as well as any other reasonable duties as may be assigned to him from time to
time, and (ii) diligently and conscientiously devote substantially all of his business time, energy, and ability to his duties
and the business of the Company and the Bank and will not engage in any other business, profession, or occupation for compensation
or otherwise which would conflict or materially interfere with the performance of such services either directly or indirectly without
the prior written consent of the Bank Board, and (iii) comply with all directions from the Company Board, the Bank Board, the CEO
and any other executive to whom Executive reports from time to time (other than directions that would require an illegal or unethical
act or omission) and all applicable policies and regulations of the Company and the Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive
will be permitted to (a) with the prior written consent of the Bank Board (not to be unreasonably withheld) act or serve as
a director, trustee, committee member, or principal of any type of business, civic or charitable organization as long as such activities
are disclosed in writing to the Bank Board, and (b) purchase or own less than two percent (2%) of the publicly traded
securities of any entity which has the potential to be a competitor of the Company or the Bank or an unlimited ownership interest
in any entity which is not similar to and does not have the potential to compete with the Company or the Bank; provided that, such
ownership represents a passive investment and that the Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group that controls,
such entity; and provided further that, the activities described in clauses (a) and (b), in each case and in the aggregate,
do not materially interfere with the performance of the Executive’s material duties and responsibilities as provided hereunder.
The Executive has disclosed all such business, civic, and charitable organizations for which he serves as of the Effective Date,
and it is hereby acknowledged that, as of the Effective Date, the same do not currently conflict with, and are not expected to
interfere with, the Executive’s duties hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to either the Company Board
or the Bank Board shall be deemed to include references to all committees of either such Board.

 

3.           Compensation,
Benefits and Expenses. During the Term, the Bank shall compensate the Executive for his services as provided in
this Section 3. Unless otherwise determined by the Company Board, all payments and benefits provided in this Agreement shall be
paid or provided solely by the Bank. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no provision of this Agreement
shall be construed so as to result in the duplication of any payment or benefit. Unless otherwise determined by the Company Board,
the Company’s sole obligation under this Agreement shall be to unconditionally guarantee the payment and provision of all
amounts and benefits due hereunder to Executive, and the affirmative obligations of the Company as set forth at Section 3(h), herein,
with respect to Indemnification, and, if such amounts and benefits due from the Bank are not timely paid or provided by the Bank,
such amounts and benefits shall be paid or provided by the Company.

 

(a)        Base
Salary. The Bank shall pay the Executive an annual base salary at the rate of $227,500 (partial years prorated)
payable in substantially equal installments in accordance with the Bank’s customary payroll practices regarding the payment
of base salary to executives but no less frequently than monthly (except to the extent the Executive has properly deferred such
base salary pursuant to a Bank deferred compensation plan or arrangement, if any). Effective January 1, 2018, the Executive’s
Base Salary shall be $230,000. The Executive’s base salary shall be reviewed at least annually by the Bank Board in consultation
with the CEO, and the Bank Board may increase but not decrease the base salary during the Term. In the absence of action by the
Bank Board, the Executive shall continue to receive an annual base salary at the rate specified above on the Effective Date or,
if another rate has been established under this Section 3(a), the rate last properly established by action of the Bank Board under
this Section 3(a). The Executive’s annual base salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as “Base
Salary.”

 

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(b)          Annual
Bonuses. For each completed fiscal year of the Bank (“Fiscal Year”) during the Term, the Executive
shall have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus pursuant to the Columbia Bank Performance Achievement Incentive Program or any
successor plan thereto (the “PAIP”), as the terms of the PAIP may be revised from time to time, based on achievement
of annual performance goals established by the Bank Board in its discretion (an “Annual Bonus”) with a target
amount determined annually based on review of market data for similarly
situated executives and subject to a minimum target equal to at least 30% of Base Salary as
in effect at the beginning of the applicable Fiscal Year (the “Target Bonus”). 

 

(c)          Long-Term
Cash Incentive Awards. During each Fiscal Year during the Term, the Executive shall be granted the opportunity to
earn a long-term cash incentive award pursuant to the Columbia Bank Long Term Incentive Plan or any successor plan thereto (the
“LTI Plan”), as the terms of the LTI Plan may be revised from time to time with a target amount determined
annually based on a review of market data for similarly situated executives and subject to
a minimum target equal to at least 30% of Base Salary as in effect at the beginning of the applicable Fiscal Year; provided, however,
that if the Company adopts a shareholder-approved long-term equity incentive equity plan (“Equity Plan”), the
Bank may discontinue granting long-term cash incentive awards to the Executive beginning with the Fiscal Year in which the Company
first grants an award to the Executive under the Equity Plan. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that the actual value of any
performance-based long-term cash incentive award will be based upon performance in relation to the performance goals used for the
award. 

 

(d)          Long-Term
Equity Incentive Awards. If the Company or the Bank adopts an Equity Plan, the Executive shall be granted long-term
equity incentive awards (“Equity Awards”) at the same time as Equity Awards are granted to other members of
the Company’s and the Bank’s executive leadership teams (the “ELT”) during the Term. The Company
Board or Bank Board shall determine the composition and size of the Executive’s Equity Awards granted during the Term in
its discretion. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that the actual value of any performance-based Equity Award will be based
upon performance in relation to the performance goals used for the award. The terms and conditions of each Equity Award granted
to the Executive shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the Equity Plan, as it may be amended or replaced from time to
time, and the applicable award agreement evidencing the Equity Award, which shall be consistent with the form of award agreement
evidencing the grant of similar Equity Awards to other ELT members as of the applicable grant date.

 

(e)          Employee
Benefits. During the Term, the Executive will be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under all employee
benefit plans, programs, arrangements and practices in which Executive was participating or otherwise deriving benefit immediately
prior to the Effective Date, including but not limited to the Bank’s tax-qualified pension plan, tax-qualified 401(k) plan,
supplemental non-qualified deferred compensation plans, medical plan, dental plan, vision plan, life insurance plan, short-term
and long-term disability plans, fringe benefit arrangements, and executive perquisite arrangements (collectively, the “Benefit
Plans”). During the Term, and to the extent consistent with applicable law, the Bank will not, without the Executive’s
prior written consent, make any changes to any material Benefit Plan that would be materially adversely affect the Executive’s
rights or benefits under such Benefit Plan unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing or substitute arrangement) is
made with respect to such change. During the Term, the Executive also will be entitled to participate in or receive benefits under
any employee benefit plan, program, arrangement or practice made available by the Company or the Bank in the future to any member
of the ELT, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such plans and arrangements.

 

(f)          Vacation.
During the Term, the Executive shall be eligible for five (5) weeks of paid vacation per calendar year (prorated for partial years)
in accordance with the Bank’s vacation policies, as in effect from time to time.

 

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(g)          Business
Expenses. The Executive shall be eligible for reimbursement of all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket
business, entertainment and travel expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the performance of the Executive’s
duties hereunder in accordance with the Bank’s expense reimbursement policies and procedures for ELT members.

 

(h)          Indemnification.
The Bank and the Company shall provide the Executive (including his heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a
standard directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy at their expense and each such party shall indemnify the
Executive (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law against all expenses
and liabilities reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may
be involved by reason of his having been a director or officer of the Company or the Bank (whether or not he continues to be a
director or officer at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities), such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be
limited to, judgments, court costs and attorneys’ fees and the costs of reasonable settlements.

 

4.           Termination
of Employment.

 

(a)          Subject
to its payment obligations under this Section and Section 5 or 6, if applicable, the Company and the Bank may terminate the Executive’s
employment with the Company and the Bank and this Agreement at any time, with or without Cause (as defined in subsection (b) below),
by providing at least thirty (30) days prior written notice (with the exception of a termination for Cause, for which no prior
written notice is required) setting forth the provision of the Agreement under which the Company and the Bank intend to terminate
the Executive’s employment and that satisfies any additional specific notice provisions under such provision. The Executive
may voluntarily terminate his employment with the Company and the Bank and this Agreement at any time, with or without Good Reason
(as defined in subsection (c) below), by providing at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company and the Bank setting
forth the provision of the Agreement under which the Executive intends to terminate the Executive’s employment and that satisfies
any additional specific notice provisions under such provision. Upon termination of the Executive’s employment and this Agreement
during the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to the following in addition to any benefits payable under Section 5 or 6, as
applicable, and shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits from the Company or the Bank or any other
affiliate of the Company:

 

(i)          Any
earned but unpaid Base Salary through the effective date of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company and
the Bank (the “Termination Date”), paid in accordance with Section 3(a).

 

(ii)         Provided
that the Executive applies for reimbursement in accordance with the Bank’s established reimbursement policies (within the
period required by such policies but under no circumstances less than thirty (30) days after his Termination Date), the Bank shall
pay the Executive any reimbursements to which he is entitled under such policies.

 

(iii)        Any
benefits (other than severance) payable to the Executive under any of the Bank’s incentive compensation or employee benefit
plans or programs shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of those plans or programs.

 

(iv)        All
rights to indemnification and directors and officers liability insurance provided under Section 3(h).

 

Upon termination of the Executive’s employment
hereunder for any reason, the Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all positions that the Executive holds as an officer
of the Company or the Bank or of any other affiliate of the Company.

 

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(b)          For
purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means the occurrence of any of the following during the Term:

 

(i)          the
Executive’s personal dishonesty, act or failure to act constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence, that is materially
injurious to the Company or the Bank or their reputation, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, or willful violation
of any law, rule, regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses), final cease and desist order;

 

(ii)         the
Executive’s material failure to perform the duties of his employment with the Company or the Bank (except in the case of
a termination of the Executive’s employment for Good Reason or on account of the Executive’s physical or mental inability
to perform such duties) and the failure to correct such failure within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice from the
Bank specifying such failure in detail;

 

(iii)        the
Executive’s willful failure to comply with any valid and legal written directive of the Company Board, the Bank Board or
the CEO;

 

(iv)        the
Executive’s willful and material violation of the Company’s or the Bank’s code of ethics or conduct policies
which results in material harm to the Company or the Bank;

 

(v)         the
Executive’s failure to follow the policies and standards of the Company, the Bank or any affiliate of the Company or the
Bank as the same shall exist from time to time, provided that the Executive shall have received written notice from the Company
or the Bank or the relevant affiliate of such failure and such failure shall have continued or recurred for ten (10) days following
the date of such notice;

 

(vi)        the
written requirement or direction of a federal or state regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the Company or the Bank or any
other affiliate of the Company that the Executive’s employment with the Company or the Bank be terminated;

 

(vii)       the
Executive’s conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to (i) a felony or (ii) a lesser criminal offense involving dishonesty,
breach of trust, or moral turpitude; or

 

(viii)      the
Executive’s intentional breach of a term, condition, or covenant of this Agreement that results in material harm to the Company
or the Bank and the failure to correct such violation within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Bank specifying
such breach in detail.

 

For purposes of this definition, no act or
failure to act shall be considered “willful” if the Executive acted or failed to act either (i) in good faith or (ii)
with a reasonable belief that his act or failure to act was not opposed to the Company’s and Bank’s best interests.

 

(c)          For
purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following during the Term without
the express written consent of the Executive:

 

(i)          a
material reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary or Target Bonus under the PAIP or LTI, if applicable, except for reductions
proportionate with similar reductions to all other members of the ELT;

 

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(ii)         a
change in the primary location at which the Executive is required to perform the duties of his employment with the Company and
the Bank to a location that is more than thirty (30) miles from the location of the Bank’s headquarters on the Effective
Date; or

 

(iii)        a
material adverse change in Executive’s position that results in a demotion in the Executive’s status within the Bank
and the Company; or

 

(iv)        a
material breach by the Company or the Bank of this Agreement or any other written agreement between the Executive, on the one hand,
and any of the Company or the Bank or any other affiliate of the Company, on the other hand, unless arising from the Executive’s
inability to materially perform his duties contemplated hereunder.

 

5.           Non-Change
of Control Severance Benefit. 

 

(a)          Subject
to (i) the Executive’s timely execution and filing of a Release in accordance with Section 18, (ii) the expiration of any
applicable waiting periods contained herein, and (iii) the following provisions of this Section 5, the Bank shall provide the Executive
with the payments and benefits set forth in this Section 5 if, during the Term and before the occurrence of a Change of Control,
either (1) the Company and the Bank terminate the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank and this Agreement
other than pursuant to Section 8, or (2) the Executive terminates his employment with the Company and the Bank and this Agreement
for Good Reason pursuant to Section 9. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection (a), the Executive shall not
be entitled to severance benefits pursuant to this Section 5 if he is entitled to severance benefits pursuant to Section 6. Any
amount payable to the Executive pursuant to this Section 5 is in addition to amounts already owed to the Executive by the Bank
and is in consideration of the covenants set forth in this Agreement and/or the Release.

 

(b)          The
Bank shall pay to the Executive an amount equal to two (2) times the sum of Executive’s Base Salary and Target Bonus in effect
on the Termination Date, with such amount paid as salary continuation in substantially equal installments over the twenty-four
(24) month period following the Termination Date in accordance with the Bank’s customary payroll practices regarding the
payment of base salary to executives but no less frequently than monthly (i.e., as if the Executive were still employed and receiving
Base Salary pursuant to Section 3(a) of this Agreement), except that the first payment shall be made within 60 days following the
Termination Date and shall include all installments that would have been paid earlier had the installment stream commenced immediately
following the Termination Date.

 

(c)          If
the Executive timely and properly elects continued Bank-provided group health plan coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), the Bank shall reimburse the Executive in an after-tax amount
(determined using an assumed aggregate tax rate of 40%) equal to the monthly COBRA premium paid by the Executive for such coverage
less the active employee premium for such coverage. Executive shall be eligible to receive such reimbursement until the earliest
of: (i) the period of time used to calculate the Executive’s severance pay pursuant to Section 5(b); (ii) the date
Executive is no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation coverage; or (iii) the date on which Executive either receives
or becomes eligible to receive substantially similar coverage from another employer.

 

(d)          The
Bank shall pay to the Executive any unpaid Annual Bonus for the completed Fiscal Year preceding the Fiscal Year in which the Termination
Date occurs, calculated by taking into account the degree of achievement of the applicable objective performance goals for such
preceding Fiscal Year (the “Prior Year Bonus”), in a lump sum on the date on which the Annual Bonus would have
been paid to the Executive but for the Executive’s termination of employment.

 

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(e)          The
treatment of any outstanding Equity Plan awards shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable Equity Plan
and the applicable award agreements evidencing such awards.

 

6.           Change
of Control Severance Benefit. 

 

(a)          Subject
to (i) the expiration of any applicable waiting periods contained herein, and (ii) the following provisions of this Section 6,
the Bank shall provide the Executive with the payments and benefits set forth in this Section 6, in lieu of severance payments
or benefits under Section 5, if, during the Term and concurrent with or within twenty-four (24) months after a Change of Control
(as defined in subsection (g) below), either (A) the Company and the Bank terminate the Executive’s employment with the Company
and the Bank and this Agreement other than pursuant to Section 8, or (B) the Executive terminates his employment with the Company
and the Bank and this Agreement for Good Reason pursuant to Section 9.

 

(b)          Within
60 days following the Termination Date, the Bank shall pay to the Executive a single lump sum payment in an amount equal to three
(3) times the sum of the Executive’s annual Base Salary, at the greater of the Base Salary in effect on the Change of Control
Date (as defined in subsection (h) below) or his Termination Date, and the Executive’s Target Bonus, at the greater of his
Target Bonus in effect on the Change in Control Date or Termination Date.

 

(c)          Within
60 days following the Termination Date, the Bank shall pay to the Executive a single lump sum payment in an after-tax amount (determined
using an assumed aggregate tax rate of 40%) equal to thirty-six (36) times the Bank’s monthly COBRA charge in effect on the
Termination Date for the type of Bank-provided group health plan coverage in effect for the Executive (e.g., family coverage) on
the Termination Date less the active employee charge for such coverage in effect on the Termination Date.

 

(d)        The
Bank shall pay to the Executive any Prior Year Bonus in a lump sum on the date on which the Annual Bonus would have been paid to
the Executive but for Executive’s termination of employment; and

 

(e)          The
treatment of any outstanding Equity Plan awards shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable Equity Plan
and the applicable award agreements evidencing such awards.

 

(f)          If
payments to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement would result in total Parachute Payments (as defined in Section 7) to the
Executive, whether or not made pursuant to this Agreement, with a value (as determined pursuant to Section 280G of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the guidance thereunder) equal to or greater than Executive’s
Parachute Payment Limit (as defined in Section 7), the provisions of Section 7 shall apply as if set out in this Section 6.

 

(g)          For
purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” means the first occurrence of any of the following events during
the Term:

 

(i)          the
acquisition by any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”)),
other than by Columbia Bank MHC, the Company, the Bank, any other subsidiary of the Company, and any employee benefit plan of the
Company or the Bank or any other subsidiary of the Company, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power entitled
to vote generally in the election of the directors of the Company’s or the Bank’s then outstanding voting securities;

 

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(ii)         the
persons who were serving as the members of the Company Board or Bank Board immediately prior to the commencement of a proxy contest
relating to the election of directors or a tender or exchange offer for voting securities of the Company or the Bank, as applicable
(“Incumbent Directors”), shall cease to constitute at least a majority of such board (or the board of directors
of any successor to the Company or the Bank, as applicable) at any time within one year of the election of directors as a result
of such contest or the purchase or exchange of voting securities of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, pursuant to such offer,
provided that any director elected or nominated for election to the Company Board or Bank Board, as applicable, by a majority of
the Incumbent Directors then still in office and whose nomination or election was not made at the request or direction of the person(s)
initiating such contest or making such offer shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director for purposes of this subsection (ii);
or

 

(iii)        a
sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Bank which is consummated
and immediately following which the persons who were the owners of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, immediately prior to
such sale, transfer, or disposition, do not own, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same proportions as their ownership
immediately prior to the sale, transfer, or disposition, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors of (i) the entity or entities to which such assets or ownership interest are sold or
transferred or (ii) an entity that, directly or indirectly, owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors of the entities described in clause (i).

 

Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the issuance of common stock by the Company or the Bank shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control nor
shall any subsequent “second-step” conversion and stock issuance be deemed to be a Change in Control for purposes of
this Agreement.

 

To the extent necessary
to comply with Code Section 409A, a Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred only if the event also constitutes a change
in the effective ownership or effective control of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, or a change in the ownership of a substantial
portion of the assets of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, in each case within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section
1.409A-3(i)(5).

 

(h)          For
purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control Date” means the date on which a Change of Control occurs.

 

7.           Provisions
Relating to Parachute Payments.

 

(a)          If
payments and benefits to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, would result in
total Parachute Payments to the Executive with a value equal to or greater than one hundred percent (100%) of the Executive’s
Parachute Payment Limit, the amount payable to the Executive shall be reduced so that the value of all Parachute Payments to the
Executive, whether or not made pursuant to this Agreement, is equal to the Parachute Payment Limit less One Dollar ($1.00), accomplished
by first reducing any amounts payable pursuant to Sections 5(b) and 6(b), as applicable, and then reducing other amounts of compensation
to the extent necessary; provided that, no such reduction shall be taken if, after reduction for any applicable federal
excise tax imposed on the Executive by Code Section 4999, as well as any federal, state and local income tax imposed on the Executive
with respect to the total Parachute Payments, the total Parachute Payments accruing to the Executive would be more than the amount
of the total Parachute Payments after (a) taking the reduction described in the first clause of this sentence, and (b) further
reducing such payments by any federal, state and local income taxes imposed on the Executive with respect to the total Parachute
Payments. The Bank agrees to undertake such reasonable efforts as it may determine in its sole discretion to prevent any payment
or benefit under this Agreement (or any portion thereof) from constituting an Excess Parachute Payment.

 

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(b)        The
amount of Parachute Payments and the Parachute Payment Limit shall be determined as provided in this subsection (b). The Bank shall
direct its independent auditor (“Auditor”) or such other accounting or law firm experienced in such calculations
and acceptable to the Executive to determine whether any Parachute Payments equal or exceed the Parachute Payment Limit and the
amount of any adjustment required by subsection (a). The Bank shall promptly give the Executive notice of the Auditor’s determination.
All reasonable determinations made by the Auditor under this subsection (b) shall be binding on the Company and the Bank and the
Executive and shall be made within thirty (30) days after the Termination Date.

 

(c)          For
purposes of this Section 7, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

(i)          “Excess
Parachute Payment” has the meaning given to such term in Code Section 280G(b)(1).

 

(ii)         “Parachute
Payment” has the meaning give to such term in Code Section 280G(b)(2).

 

(iii)        “Parachute
Payment Limit” means three (3) times the Executive’s “base amount” as defined by Code Section 280G(b)(3).

 

8.           Termination
of Employment by the Company and the Bank for Cause, Death or Disability.

 

(a)          The
Company and the Bank may initiate the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank and this Agreement
for Cause at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless
and until there shall have been delivered to him a notice of termination which shall include a copy of a resolution duly adopted
by the affirmative vote of not less than a simple majority of all of the members of the Company Board and Bank Board at a meeting
of each such board called and held for that purpose, finding that in the good faith opinion of such board, Executive was guilty
of conduct justifying termination for Cause and specifying the particulars thereof in detail. Executive shall not have the right
to receive compensation or other benefits for any period after termination for Cause except as provided in Section 4 of this Agreement.

 

(b)          If
the Executive dies before the termination of his employment with the Company and the Bank, his employment and this Agreement shall
terminate automatically on the date of his death. In the case of a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company
and the Bank on account of death, (i) the Executive shall remain entitled to life insurance benefits pursuant to the Bank’s
plans, programs, arrangements and practices in this regard, (ii) the Bank shall pay the Executive’s beneficiary (as such
beneficiary is specified under the Bank’s 401(k) retirement plan) an amount equal to one (1) times the sum of the Executive’s
Base Salary and Target Bonus in effect on the Termination Date in a lump sum within 60 days following the Termination Date, and
(iii) the Executive shall not be entitled to severance benefits or payments pursuant to Sections 5 or 6.

 

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(c)          The
Company and the Bank may initiate the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank and this Agreement
for Disability at any time. In the case of a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank on account
of Disability, (i) the Executive shall remain entitled to long-term disability benefits pursuant to the Bank’s plans, programs,
arrangements and practices in this regard (collectively, the “LTD Plan”), (ii) the Bank shall pay the Executive
an amount equal to one (1) times the sum of the Executive’s Base Salary and Target Bonus in effect on the Termination Date
less the amount expected to be paid under the LTD Plan for the one (1) year period following the Termination Date, with such net
amount paid as salary continuation in substantially equal installments over the twelve (12) month period following the Termination
Date in accordance with the Bank’s customary payroll practices regarding the payment of base salary to executives but no
less frequently than monthly (i.e., as if the Executive were still employed and receiving Base Salary pursuant to Section 3(a)
of this Agreement), except that the first payment shall be made within 60 days following the Termination Date and shall include
all installments that would have been paid earlier had the installment stream commenced immediately following the Termination Date,
and (iii) the Executive shall not be entitled to severance benefits or payments pursuant to Sections 5 or 6.

 

(d)          For
purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” will occur on the date on which the insurer or administrator of the
Bank’s program of long-term disability insurance determines that the Executive is eligible to commence benefits under such
insurance.

 

9.            Resignation
by Executive for Good Reason. If an event of Good Reason occurs during the Term, the Executive may, at any time
within the ninety (90) day period following the initial occurrence of such event, provide the CEO with a written notice of termination
specifying the event of Good Reason and notifying the Company and the Bank of his intention to terminate his employment with the
Company and the Bank upon the Company’s and the Bank’s failure to correct the event of Good Reason within thirty (30)
days following receipt of the Executive’s notice of termination. If the Company and the Bank fails to correct the event of
Good Reason and provide the Executive with notice of such correction within such thirty (30) day period, the Executive’s
employment with the Company and the Bank and this Agreement shall terminate as of the end of such period and the Executive shall
be entitled to benefits as provided in Section 4 and Section 5 or 6, as applicable.

 

10.          Withholding
and Taxes. The Company and the Bank may withhold from any payment made hereunder (i) any taxes that the Company
or the Bank reasonably determines are required to be withheld under federal, state, or local tax laws or regulations, and (ii)
any other amounts that the Company or the Bank is authorized to withhold. Except for employment taxes that are the obligation of
the Company or the Bank, the Executive shall pay all federal, state, local, and other taxes (including, without limitation, interest,
fines, and penalties) imposed on him under applicable law by virtue of or relating to the payments and/or benefits contemplated
by this Agreement, subject to any reimbursement provisions of this Agreement.

 

11.         Use
and Disclosure of Confidential Information.

 

(a)          The
Executive acknowledges and agrees that (i) by virtue of his employment with the Company and the Bank, he will be given access to,
and will help analyze, formulate or otherwise use, Confidential Information, (ii) the Company and the Bank have devoted (and will
devote) substantial time, money, and effort to develop Confidential Information and maintain the proprietary and confidential nature
thereof, and (iii) Confidential Information is proprietary and confidential and, if any Confidential Information were disclosed
or became known by persons engaging in a business in any way competitive with the Company’s Business, such disclosure would
result in hardship, loss, irreparable injury, and damage to the Company or the Bank, the measurement of which would be difficult,
if not impossible, to determine. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that (i) the preservation and protection of Confidential Information
is an essential part of his duties of employment and that, as a result of his employment with the Company and the Bank, he has
a duty of fidelity, loyalty, and trust to the Company and the Bank in safeguarding Confidential Information. The Executive further
agrees that he will use his best efforts, exercise utmost diligence, and take all reasonable steps to protect and safeguard Confidential
Information, whether such information derives from the Executive, other employees of the Company or the Bank, Customers, Prospective
Customers, or vendors or suppliers of the Company of the Bank, and that he will not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute,
or disseminate to any other person or entity or otherwise employ Confidential Information, either for his own benefit or for the
benefit of another, except as required in the ordinary course of his employment by the Company and the Bank. The Executive shall
follow all Company and Bank policies and procedures to protect all Confidential Information and shall take all reasonable precautions
necessary under the circumstances to preserve and protect against the prohibited use or disclosure of any Confidential Information.

 

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(b)          For
purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” means the following:

 

(i)          materials,
records, documents, data, statistics, studies, plans, writings, and information (whether in handwritten, printed, digital, or electronic
form) relating to the Company’s Business that are not generally known or available to the Company’s business, trade,
or industry or to individuals who work therein other than through a breach of this Agreement, or

 

(ii)         trade
secrets of the Company or the Bank.

 

Confidential Information
also includes, but is not limited to: (1) information about Company or Bank employees; (2) information about the Company’s
or the Bank’s compensation policies, structure, and implementation; (3) hardware, software, and computer programs and technology
used by the Company or the Bank; (4) Customer and Prospective Customer identities, lists, and databases, including private information
related to customer history, loan activity, account balances, and financial information; (5) strategic, operating, and marketing
plans; (6) lists and databases and other information related to the Company’s or the Bank’s vendors; (7) policies,
procedures, practices, and plans related to pricing of products and services; and (8) information related to the Company’s
or the Bank’s acquisition and divestiture strategy. Information or documents that are generally available or accessible to
the public shall be deemed Confidential Information, if the information is retrieved, gathered, assembled, or maintained by the
Company or the Bank in a manner not available to the public or for a purpose beneficial to the Company or the Bank.

 

(c)          For
purposes of this Agreement, “Company’s Business” means, collectively, the products and services provided
by the Company or the Bank or any other affiliate of the Company, including, but not limited to, lending activities (including
individual loans consisting primarily of home equity lines of credit, residential real estate loans, and/or consumer loans, and
commercial loans, including lines of credit, real estate loans, letters of credit, and lease financing) and depository activities
(including noninterest-bearing demand, NOW, savings and money market, and time deposits), debit and ATM cards, merchant cash management,
internet banking, treasury services, (including investment management, wholesale funding, interest rate risk, liquidity and leverage
management and capital markets products) and other general banking services.

 

(d)          For
purposes of this Agreement, “Customer” means a person or entity who is a customer of the Company or the Bank
at the time of the Executive’s termination of employment or with whom the Executive had direct contact on behalf of the Company
or the Bank at any time during the period of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank.

 

(e)          For
purposes of this Agreement, “Prospective Customer” means a person or entity who was the direct target of sales
or marketing activity by the Executive or whom the Executive knew was a target of the Company’s or the Bank’s sales
or marketing activities during the one year period preceding the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company
and the Bank.

 

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(f)          The
confidentiality obligations contained in this Agreement shall continue as long as Confidential Information remains confidential
(except that the obligations shall continue, if Confidential Information loses its confidential nature through improper use or
disclosure, including but not limited to any breach of this Agreement and such use or disclosure is known to the Executive) and
shall survive the termination of this Agreement and/or termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the
Bank.

 

12.         Nondisparagement.
The Executive agrees not to make any oral or written statement or take any other action that disparages or criticizes the Company
or the Bank or their management or practices, that damages the Company’s or the Bank’s good reputation, or that impairs
the normal operations of the Company or the Bank. The Executive understands that this nondisparagement provision does not apply
on occasions when the Executive is subpoenaed or ordered by a court or other governmental authority to testify or give evidence
and must, of course, respond truthfully, to conduct otherwise protected by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or to conduct or testimony in
the context of enforcing the terms of this Agreement or other rights, powers, privileges, or claims not released by this Agreement.
The Executive also understands that the foregoing nondisparagement provision does not apply on occasions when the Executive provides
truthful information in good faith to any federal, state, or local governmental body, agency, or official investigating an alleged
violation of any antidiscrimination or other employment-related law or otherwise gathering information or evidence pursuant to
any official investigation, hearing, trial, or proceeding. Nothing in this nondisparagement provision is intended in any way to
intimidate, coerce, deter, persuade, or compensate the Executive with respect to providing, withholding, or restricting any communication
whatsoever to the extent prohibited under 18 U.S.C. §§ 201, 1503, or 1512 or under any similar or related provision of
state or federal law. In addition, nothing in this provision is intended to require the Executive to provide notice to the Company
or the Bank or their attorneys before reporting any possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency
or entity (“Whistleblower Disclosures”), and the Executive is not required to notify the Company or the Bank
or their attorneys that the Executive has made any such Whistleblower Disclosures. The Company and the Bank agree not to make any
oral or written statement or take any other action that disparages or criticizes the Executive or his good reputation both during
the period of employment of the Executive with the Bank and the company and at any time thereafter.

 

13.         Ownership
of Documents and Return of Materials At Termination of Employment. 

 

(a)          Any
and all documents, records, and copies thereof, including but not limited to hard copies or copies stored digitally or electronically,
pertaining to or including Confidential Information (collectively, “Company Documents”) that are made or received
by the Executive during his employment with the Company and the Bank shall be deemed to be property of the Company and the Bank.
The Executive shall use Company Documents and information contained therein only in the course of his employment with the Company
and the Bank and for no other purpose. The Executive shall not use or disclose any Company Documents to anyone except as authorized
in the course of his employment and in furtherance of the Company’s Business.

 

(b)          Upon
termination of employment, the Executive shall deliver to the Company and the Bank, as soon as practicably possible (with or without
request) all Company Documents and all other Company and Bank property in the Executive’s possession or under his custody
or control.

 

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14.         Non-Solicitation
of Customers and Employees. The Executive agrees that during the Term and for a period of two (2) years following
the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank (including but not limited to by reason of retirement),
other than a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank following a Change in Control, the Executive
shall not, directly or indirectly, individually or jointly, (i) solicit in any manner, seek to obtain or service, or accept the
business of any Customer or any product or service of the type offered by the Company or the Bank or competitive with the Company’s
Business, (ii) solicit in any manner, seek to obtain or service, or accept the business of any Prospective Customer for any product
or service of the type offered by the Company or the Bank or otherwise competitive with the Company’s Business, (iii) request
or advise any Customer, Prospective Customer, or supplier of the Company or the Bank to terminate, reduce, limit, or change its
business or relationship with the Company or the Bank, or (iv) induce, request, or attempt to influence any employee of the Company
or the Bank to terminate his employment with the Company or the Bank.

 

15.         Covenant
Not to Compete. The Executive hereby understands and acknowledges that, by virtue of his position with the Company
and the Bank, he has obtained advantageous familiarity and personal contacts with Customers and Prospective Customers, wherever
located, and the business, operations, and affairs of the Company and the Bank. Accordingly, during the term of this Agreement
and, except as provided in subparagraph (b) of this Section 15, for a period of two (2) years following the termination of his
employment with the Company and the Bank (including but not limited to by reason of retirement) (“Restriction Period”),
other than a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank following a Change in Control, the Executive
shall not, directly or indirectly, except as agreed to by duly adopted resolution of the Bank Board:

 

(a)          as
owner, officer, director, stockholder, investor, proprietor, organizer, employee, agent, representative, consultant, independent
contractor, or otherwise, engage in the same trade or business as the Company’s Business, in the same or similar capacity
as the Executive worked for the Company and the Bank, or in such capacity as would cause the actual or threatened use of the Company’s
or the Bank’s trade secrets and/or Confidential Information; provided, however, that this subsection (a) shall not restrict
the Executive from acquiring, as a passive investment, less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of any class of
an entity that are listed on a national securities exchange or actively traded in the over-the-counter market. The Executive acknowledges
and agrees that, given the level of trust and responsibility given to him while in the Company’s and the Bank’s employ,
and the level and depth of trade secrets and Confidential Information entrusted to him, any immediately subsequent employment with
a competitor to the Company’s Business would result in the inevitable use or disclosure of the Company’s and the Bank’s
trade secrets and Confidential Information and, therefore, the duration of this year restriction is reasonable and necessary to
protect against such inevitable disclosure; or

 

(b)          offer
to provide employment or work of any kind (whether such employment is with the Executive or any other business or enterprise),
either on a full-time or part-time or consulting basis, to any person who then currently is an employee of the Company or the Bank.

 

The
restrictions on the activities of the Executive contained in this Section 15 shall be limited to the following geographical areas:
all counties in which Company or the Bank or any other affiliate of the Company maintains an office
or branch or has filed an application for regulatory approval to establish an office or branch as of date of termination, except
as agreed otherwise by the Bank Board. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Restriction Period shall be limited
to a period of one year in the event of termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or the Bank with Cause or
termination due to Executive’s retirement.

 

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16.         Remedies.
The Executive agrees that the Company and the Bank will suffer irreparable damage and injury and will not have an adequate remedy
at law if the Executive breaches any provision of the restrictions contained in Sections 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 (the “Restrictive
Covenants”). Accordingly, if the Executive breaches or threatens or attempts to breach the Restrictive Covenants, in
addition to all other available remedies, the Company and the Bank shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, and no or minimal
bond or other security shall be required in connection therewith. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that in the event of termination
of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, the Executive can obtain employment not competitive with the Company’s Business
(or, if competitive, outside of the geographic and customer-specific scope described herein) and that the issuance of an injunction
to enforce the provisions of the Restrictive Covenants shall not prevent the Executive from earning a livelihood. The Restrictive
Covenants are essential terms and conditions to the Company entering into this Agreement, and they shall be construed as independent
of any other provision in this Agreement or of any other agreement between the Executive and the Company or the Bank. The existence
of any claim or cause of action that the Executive has against the Company or the Bank, whether predicated on this Agreement or
otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company or the Bank of the Restrictive Covenants.

 

17.         Periods
of Noncompliance and Reasonableness of Periods. The Company, the Bank and the Executive acknowledge and agree that
the restrictions and covenants contained in Sections 14 and 15 are reasonable in view of the nature of the Company’s Business
and the Executive’s advantageous knowledge of and familiarity with the Company’s Business, operations, affairs, and
Customers. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the scope of any restriction or covenant contained in
Sections 14 and 15 is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction or covenant
to its full extent, then such restriction or covenant shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law. The parties hereby
acknowledge and agree that a court of competent jurisdiction shall invoke and exercise the blue pencil doctrine to the fullest
extent permitted by law to enforce this Agreement.

 

18.         Release.
For and in consideration of the foregoing covenants and promises made by the Company and the Bank, and the performance of such
covenants and promises, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive understands that, as a condition of the
payment of amounts under Section 5 of this Agreement, Executive will be required to execute a general release of all then existing
claims against the Company, the Bank, their affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents in relation to
claims relating to or arising out of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank in a form substantially consistent
with the Bank’s standard form of general release used for officers and not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement
(the “Release”), and the Executive shall not receive any payments or benefits to which he may be entitled hereunder
that are subject to the execution of a Release unless the Executive satisfies this release requirement. The Release shall be substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I. The Bank shall provide the Release to the Executive on the Termination Date or
within five (5) days thereafter. THE EXECUTIVE’S RIGHT TO BENEFITS
UNDER SECTION 5 OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONTINGENT ON HIS SIGNING AND FILING THE RELEASE WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE
RELEASE, WHICH PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED 45 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE BANK PROVIDES THE RELEASE TO THE EXECUTIVE, AND NOT REVOKING THE
RELEASE WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE RELEASE, WHICH PERIOD WILL NOT EXCEED 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE EXECUTIVE SIGNS THE RELEASE.

 

19.         Cooperation.
The parties agree that certain matters in which the Executive will be involved during the Term may necessitate the Executive’s
cooperation in the future. Accordingly, following the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and the
Bank for any reason, to the extent reasonably requested by the Company or the Bank and subject to the Executive’s professional
commitments, the Executive shall cooperate with the Company and the Bank in connection with matters arising out of the Executive’s
service to the Company and the Bank, such cooperation to include without limitation the providing of truthful testimony in any
hearing or trial as requested by the Company or the Bank or any other affiliate of the Company; provided, however, that the Company
and the Bank shall make reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of the Executive’s other activities. The Bank shall reimburse
the Executive for reasonable expenses incurred or compensation not received by the Executive due to such cooperation.

 

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20.         Publicity.
During the Term, the Executive hereby consents to any and all reasonable and customary uses and displays, by the Company, the Bank
and their agents, representatives and licensees, of the Executive’s name, voice, likeness, image, appearance and biographical
information in, on or in connection with any pictures, photographs, audio and video recordings, digital images, websites, television
programs and advertising, other advertising and publicity, sales and marketing brochures, books, magazines, other publications,
CDs, DVDs, tapes and all other printed and electronic forms and media throughout the world, at any time during the period of the
Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank, for all legitimate commercial and business purposes of the Company
and the Bank, without royalty, payment or other compensation to Executive.

 

21.          Reimbursement
of Certain Costs.

 

(a)          If
the Company or the Bank brings a cause of action to enforce the Restrictive Covenants or to recover damages caused by the Executive’s
breach of the Restrictive Covenants, the substantially prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to reasonable costs and
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees, and disbursements) in connection
with such action.

 

(b)          If
a dispute arises regarding the Executive’s rights hereunder, and the Executive obtains a final judgment in his favor from
a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to such dispute, all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees, and disbursements) incurred by the Executive in connection with such dispute
or in otherwise pursuing a claim based on a breach of this Agreement, shall be paid by the Bank.

 

22.         No
Reliance. The Executive represents and acknowledges that in executing this Agreement, the Executive does not rely
and has not relied upon any representation or statement by the Company or the Bank or their agents, other than statements contained
in this Agreement.

 

23.         Required
Provisions. In the event any of the provisions of this Section 23 are in conflict with the other terms of this Agreement,
this Section 23 shall prevail.

 

(a)          The
Company and the Bank may terminate the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank at any time, but any termination
by the Company and the Bank, other than termination for Cause, shall not prejudice the Executive’s right to receive compensation
or other benefits under this Agreement. The Executive shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for any
period after termination for Cause.

 

(b)          If
the Executive is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Company’s or the Bank’s
affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(e)(3) or
(g)(1); the Company’s and the Bank’s obligations under this contract shall be suspended as of the date of service,
unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Company and the Bank may in their discretion:
(i) pay the Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while its contract obligations were suspended; and (ii) reinstate
(in whole or in part) any of the obligations which were suspended.

 

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(c)          If
the Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Company’s or the Bank’s
affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. §1818(e)(4) or
(g)(1), all obligations of the Company and the Bank under this contract shall terminate as of the effective date of the order,
but vested rights of the contracting parties shall not be affected.

 

(d)          If
the Bank is in default as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. §1813(x)(1) all obligations
of the Company and the Bank under this contract shall terminate as of the date of default, but this paragraph shall not affect
any vested rights of the contracting parties.

 

(e)          All
obligations under this contract shall be terminated, except to the extent a determination is made that continuation of the contract
is necessary for the continued operation of the Company or the Bank (i) by the director of the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (the “OCC”) designee (the “OCC Director”), at the time the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Company or the Bank under the authority contained
in Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; or (ii) by the OCC Director, at the time the OCC Director approves a supervisory
merger to resolve problems related to the operations of the Company or the Bank or when the Company or the Bank is determined by
the OCC Director to be in an unsafe or unsound condition. Any rights of the Executive that have already vested, however, shall
not be affected by such action.

 

(f)          Any
payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with
12 U.S.C. §1828(k) and FDIC regulation 12 C.F.R. Part 359, Golden Parachute and Indemnification Payments.

 

24.         Section
409A. To the extent necessary to ensure compliance with Code Section 409A (“Section 409A”), the
provisions of this Section 24 shall govern in all cases over any contrary or conflicting provision in this Agreement.

 

(a)          It
is intended that this Agreement comply with the requirements of Section 409A and all guidance issued thereunder by the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service with respect to any nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A. This Agreement shall be interpreted
and administered to maximize the exemptions from Section 409A and, to the extent this Agreement provides for deferred compensation
subject to Section 409A, to comply with Section 409A and to avoid the imposition of tax, interest and/or penalties upon Executive
under Section 409A. The Company and the Bank do not, however, assume any economic burdens associated with Section 409A. Although
the Company and the Bank intend to administer this Agreement to prevent taxation under Section 409A, they do not represent or warrant
that this Agreement complies with any provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law. The Company, the Bank, other
affiliates of the Bank, and their respective directors, officers, employees and advisers will not be liable to the Executive (or
any other individual claiming a benefit through the Executive) for any tax, interest, or penalties the Executive may owe as a result
of this Agreement. Neither the Company, the Bank nor any other affiliate of the Company has any obligation to indemnify or otherwise
protect the Executive from any obligation to pay taxes under Section 409A.

 

(b)          The
right to a series of payments under this Agreement will be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. Each payment under
this Agreement that is made within 2-1⁄2 months following the end of the year that contains the Termination Date is intended
to be exempt from Section 409A as a short-term deferral within the meaning of the final regulations under Section 409A. Each payment
under this Agreement that is made later than 2-1⁄2 months following the end of the year that contains the Termination Date
is intended to be exempt from Section 409A under the two-times exception of Treasury Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), up to the
limitation on the availability of that exception specified in the regulation. Then, each payment that is made after the two-times
exception ceases to be available shall be subject to delay, as necessary, as specified below.

 

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(c)          To
the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, in no event may the Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the taxable
year of payment. In particular, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, if any payment to the Executive under this
Agreement is conditioned upon the Executive executing and not revoking a release of claims and if the designated payment period
for such payment begins in one taxable year and ends in the next taxable year, the payment will be made in the later taxable year.

 

(d)          To
the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, references in this Agreement to “termination of employment” or “terminates
employment” (and similar references) shall have the same meaning as “separation from service” under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i)
and any governing Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury regulations (“Separation from Service”), and
no payment subject to Section 409A that is payable upon a termination of employment shall be paid unless and until (and not later
than applicable in compliance with Section 409A) the Executive incurs a Separation from Service. In addition, if the Executive
is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) at the time of the Executive’s Separation
from Service, any nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A that would otherwise have been payable on account
of, and within the first six months following, the Executive’s Separation from Service, and not by reason of another event
under Section 409A(a)(2)(A), will become payable on the first business day after six months following the date of the Executive’s
Separation from Service or, if earlier, the date of the Executive’s death.

 

(e)          To
the extent that any payment of or reimbursement by the Bank to the Executive of eligible expenses under this Agreement constitutes
a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A (a “Reimbursement”) (i) the Executive
must request the Reimbursement (with substantiation of the expense incurred) no later than 90 days following the date on which
the Executive incurs the corresponding eligible expense; (ii) subject to any shorter time period provided in any Bank expense reimbursement
policy or specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, the Bank shall make the Reimbursement to the Executive on or before
the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive incurred the eligible expense; (iii) the Executive’s
right to Reimbursement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit; (iv) the amount eligible for Reimbursement
in one calendar year shall not affect the amount eligible for Reimbursement in any other calendar year; and (v) except as specifically
provided otherwise in this Agreement, the period during which the Executive may incur expenses that are eligible for Reimbursement
is limited to five calendar years following the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs.

 

25.         Miscellaneous
Provisions.

 

(a)          Further
Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall do, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be done, executed,
acknowledged, and delivered at any time and from time to time upon the request of any other party hereto, all such further acts,
documents, and instruments as may be reasonably required to effect any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(b)          Binding
Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither party hereto may assign this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Company or the Bank, as applicable, shall require any successor
or assign (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business
or assets of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, to expressly assume, in writing, all of the Company’s or the Bank’s,
as applicable, obligations to the Executive hereunder and the Executive hereby consents to the assignment of the Restrictive Covenants
under this Agreement to any successor or assign of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, and (ii) upon the Executive’s
death, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s executors, administrators, representatives,
heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees and all amounts payable hereunder shall be paid to such persons or the estate of the
Executive.

 

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(c)          Waiver;
Amendment. No provision or obligation of this Agreement may be waived or discharged unless such waiver or discharge
is agreed to in writing and signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company and the Bank and the Executive. The waiver by any
party hereto of a breach of or noncompliance with any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a continuing
waiver or a waiver of any other or later breach or noncompliance. Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, this Agreement
may be amended or supplemented only by a written agreement executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, a duly authorized
officer of the Bank and the Executive.

 

(d)          Headings.
The headings in this Agreement have been inserted solely for ease of reference and shall not be considered in the interpretation
or enforcement of this Agreement.

 

(e)          Severability.
Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be enforceable only if modified, or if any
portion of this Agreement shall be held as unenforceable and thus stricken, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder
of this Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be binding upon the parties with any such modification to become a part
hereof and treated as though originally set forth in this Agreement. The parties further agree that any such court is expressly
authorized to modify any such unenforceable provision of this Agreement in lieu of severing such unenforceable provision from this
Agreement in its entirety, whether by rewriting the offending provision, deleting any or all of the offending provision, adding
additional language to this Agreement or by making such other modifications as it deems warranted to carry out the intent and agreement
of the parties as embodied herein to the maximum extent permitted by law. The parties expressly agree that this Agreement as so
modified by the court shall be binding upon and enforceable against each of them. In any event, should one or more of the provisions
of this Agreement be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability
shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and if such provision or provisions are not modified as provided above, this Agreement
shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions had not been set forth herein.

 

(f)          Notice.
Any notice, request, instruction, or other document to be given hereunder to any party shall be in writing and delivered by hand,
registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, or other form of receipted delivery, with all expenses of
delivery prepaid, at the address specified for such party below (or such other address as specified by such party by like notice):

 

	If to the Executive:	At the address maintained in the personnel records of the Bank.
	 	 
	If to the Company:	Columbia Financial, Inc. 
	 	19-01 Route 208 North 
	 	Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 
	 	Attention: Thomas J. Kemly
	 	 
	If to the Bank:	Columbia Bank
	 	19-01 Route 208 North 
	 	Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
	 	Attention:  Thomas J. Kemly

 

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

 

(h)          Governing
Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New Jersey, without reference to the choice of law principles or rules thereof. Any action or proceeding by either of
the parties to enforce this Agreement shall be brought only in state courts in Bergen County, New Jersey and the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey. The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts
and waive the defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding in such venue.

 

(i)          Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire and sole agreement between the Company and the Bank and the Executive
with respect to the Executive’s employment with the Company and the Bank or the termination thereof, and there are no other
agreements or understandings either written or oral with respect thereto. The parties agree that any and all prior severance and/or
change of control agreements between the parties have been terminated and are of no further force or effect.

 

26.         Review
and Consultation. THE EXECUTIVE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT HE (I) HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY PRIOR TO
EXECUTING IT, (II) UNDERSTANDS THE PROVISIONS AND EFFECTS OF THIS AGREEMENT, (III) HAS CONSULTED WITH SUCH ADVISORS AS HE HAS DEEMED
APPROPRIATE IN CONNECTION WITH HIS EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND (IV) HAS EXECUTED THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY. THE EXECUTIVE
HEREBY UNDERSTANDS, ACKNOWLEDGES, AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED BY COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY AND THE BANK AND
THAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY ADVICE, COUNSEL, OR RECOMMENDATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT FROM THE COMPANY OR THE
BANK OR THEIR COUNSEL.

 

27.         Survival.
Upon any expiration or other termination of this Agreement: (i) each of Sections 3(h) (Indemnification), 11 - 17 (Restrictive Covenants),
18 (Release), 19 (Cooperation), 23 (Required Provisions), 24 (Section 409A) and 26 (Review and Consultation) shall survive such
expiration or other termination; and (ii) all of the other respective rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall survive
such expiration or other termination to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the parties under this Agreement.

 

-           signature
page follows           -

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company
and the Bank has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, and the Executive has signed this Agreement,
all on the dates specified below and effective as of the Effective Date.

 

	 	BRIAN MURPHY:
	 	/s/ Brian Murphy
	 	 
	 	Date:	December 1, 2017
	 	 
	 	COLUMBIA FINANCIAL, INC.:
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Thomas J. Kemly
	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Thomas J. Kemly
	 	 
	 	 	Title:	President & CEO
	 	 
	 	Date:	December 1, 2017
	 	 
	 	COLUMBIA BANK:
	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Thomas J. Kemly
	 	 
	 	 	Name:	Thomas J. Kemly
	 	 
	 	 	Title:	President & CEO
	 	 
	 	Date:	December 1, 2017

  

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EXHIBIT I

 

RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS

 

FOR
VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, including the payment to the Executive of certain severance benefits pursuant to the agreement
between Columbia Financial, Inc., Columbia Bank and the Executive, dated December 1, 2017 (the “Employment Agreement”),
the Executive hereby makes this Release of All Claims (“Release”) in favor of Columbia Financial, Inc. and
Columbia Bank (including all their subsidiaries and affiliates) (collectively, “Company”) and its agents
as set forth herein.

 

1.          The
Executive releases, waives and discharges the Company and its agents (as defined below) from all claims, whether known or unknown,
arising out of the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company, the termination of that relationship, and all other
events, incidents, or actions occurring before the date on which this Release is signed. Claims released herein include, but are
not limited to, discrimination claims based on age, race, sex, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other
employment claim, including claims arising under The Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981; Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Federal Rehabilitation
Act of 1973; the Older Workers’ Benefits Protection Act; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Fair Labor
Standards Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act (to the extent that FMLA claims may be released under governing law), any Federal
or State wage and hour laws and all other similar Federal or State statutes; and any and all tort or contract claims, including,
but not limited to, breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, infliction of emotional distress, defamation, or
wrongful termination or discharge; provided, however, that the release set forth in this Section 1 shall not apply to (a) the payment
and/or benefit obligations of the Company under the Employment Agreement, (b) any claims the Executive may have under any plans
or programs not covered by the Employment Agreement in which the Executive participated and under which the Executive has accrued
and become entitled to a benefit, and (c) any indemnification or other rights the Executive may have under the Employment Agreement
or in accordance with the governing instruments of the Company or under any director and officer liability insurance maintained
by the Company with respect to liabilities arising as a result of the Executive’s service as an officer and employee of the
Company or any predecessor thereof.

 

2.          The
Executive further acknowledges that the Company has advised the Executive to consult with an attorney of the Executive’s
own choosing and that the Executive has had ample time and adequate opportunity to thoroughly discuss all aspects of this Release
with legal counsel prior to executing this Release.

 

3.          The
Executive agrees that the Executive is signing this Release of his own free will and is not signing under duress.

 

4.          In
the event the Executive is forty (40) years of age or older, the Executive acknowledges that the Executive has been given a period
of twenty-one (21) days to review and consider a draft of this Release in substantially the form of the copy now being executed
and has carefully considered the terms of this Release. The Executive understands that the Executive may use as much or all of
the twenty-one (21) day period as the Executive wishes prior to signing, and the Executive has done so.

 

5.          In
the event the Executive is forty (40) years of age or older, the Executive has been advised and understands that the Executive
may revoke this Release within seven (7) days after acceptance. Any
revocation must be in writing and hand-delivered to: Thomas J. Kemly, no
later than by close of business on the seventh (7th) day following the date of execution of this release.

 

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6.          The
“Company and its agents,” as used in this Release, means the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliated or related
corporations or associations, their predecessors, successors, and assigns, and the directors, officers, managers, supervisors,
employees, representatives, servants, agents, and attorneys of the entities above described, and all persons acting, through, under
or in concert with any of them.

 

7.          The
Executive agrees to refrain from making any disparaging remarks concerning the Company or its agents. The Company agrees to refrain
from providing any information to third parties other than confirming dates of employment and job title, unless the Executive gives
the Company written authorization to release other information or as otherwise required by law. With respect to the Company, this
restriction pertains only to official communications made by the Company’s directors and/or officers and not to unauthorized
communications by the Company’s employees or agent. This restriction will not bar the Company from disclosing the Release
as a defense or bar to any claim made by the Executive in derogation of this Release.

 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING. EXCEPT
AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE, THIS RELEASE CONTAINS A RELEASE AND DISCHARGE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS AGAINST
THE COMPANY AND ITS AGENTS EXCEPT THOSE RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS RELEASE OR THOSE ARISING AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS RELEASE.

 

    		E-2Exhibit 10.8

 

FORM OF COLUMBIA BANK

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 

Effective January 1, 2018

 

     

     

    

 

Columbia Bank

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

 

Certification

 

I, Thomas J. Kemly, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Bank (the “Bank”), hereby certify that the attached Columbia Bank Employee
Stock Ownership Plan, effective January 1, 2018, was adopted by the Board of Directors of Columbia Bank.

 

	ATTEST:	 	COLUMBIA BANK
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	 	Thomas J. Kemly
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Date	 	 	 

 

     

     

    

 

Columbia Bank

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

 

Table of Contents

 

	Section 1 - Introduction	1
	 	 
	Section 2 - Definitions	1
	 	 
	Section 3 - Eligibility and Participation	12
	 	 
	Section 4 - Contributions	14
	 	 
	Section 5 - Plan Accounting	17
	    	 
	Section 6 - Vesting	25
	 	 
	Section 7 - Distributions	28
	 	 
	Section 8 - Voting of Company Stock and Tender Offers	38
	 	 
	Section 9 - The Committee and Plan Administration	39
	 	 
	Section 10 - Rules Governing Benefit Claims 	42
	 	 
	Section 11 - The Trust	43
	 	 
	Section 12 - Adoption, Amendment and Termination	45
	 	 
	Section 13 - General Provisions	46
	 	 
	Section 14 - Top-Heavy Provisions	49

 

     

     

    

 

Columbia Bank

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

 

Section
1

Introduction

 

Section 1.01        Nature of the Plan.

 

The Bank adopted this
Plan effective January 1, 2018 to enable Eligible Employees to acquire stock ownership interests in the Company. The Bank intends
this Plan to be a tax-qualified stock bonus plan under Section 401(a) of the Code, and an employee stock ownership plan within
the meaning of Section 407(d)(6) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and
Sections 409 and 4975(e)(7) of the Code. The Plan is designed to invest primarily in the common stock of the Company, which stock
constitutes “qualifying employer securities” within the meaning of Section 407(d)(5) of ERISA and Sections 409(l) and
4975(e)(8) of the Code. Accordingly, the Plan and Trust Agreement shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with
the Bank’s intent for it to be a tax-qualified plan designed to invest primarily in qualifying employer securities.

 

Section 1.02        Employers and Affiliates.

 

The Bank and each of its
Affiliates which, with the consent of the Bank, adopt the Plan pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.01 of the Plan are collectively
referred to as the “Employers” and individually as an “Employer.” The Plan shall be treated as a single
plan with respect to all participating Employers. No Employer is a Subchapter-S corporation as of the Effective Date.

 

Section
2

Definitions

 

Section 2.01         Definitions.

 

In this Plan, whenever
the context so indicates, the singular or the plural number and the masculine or feminine gender shall be deemed to include the
other, the terms “he,” “his,” and “him,” shall refer to a Participant or Beneficiary, as the
case may be, and, except as otherwise provided, or unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms shall have the
following meanings:

 

(a)          “Account”
or “Accounts” mean a Participant’s or Beneficiary’s Company Stock Account and/or his Other Investments
Account, as the context so requires.

 

(b)          “Acquisition
Loan” means a loan or other extension of credit, including an installment obligation to a “party in interest”
(as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) incurred by the Trustee in connection with the purchase of Company Stock and meeting the
requirements of an exempt loan as set forth in Section 4.03 of the Plan.

 

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(c)          “Affiliate”
means any corporation, trade or business, which, at the time of reference, is together with the Bank, a member of a controlled
group of corporations, a group of trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control, or an affiliated service
group, as described in Sections 414(b), 414(c), and 414(m) of the Code, respectively, or any other organization treated as a single
employer with the Bank under Section 414(o) of the Code; provided, however, that, where the context so requires, the term “Affiliate”
shall be construed to give full effect to the provisions of Sections 409(l)(4) and 415(h) of the Code.

 

(d)          “Bank”
means Columbia Bank and any entity which succeeds to the business of Columbia Financial, Inc. and which adopts this Plan in
accordance with the provisions of Section 12.02 of the Plan or by written agreement assuming the obligations under the Plan.

 

(e)           “Beneficiary”
means the person(s) entitled to receive benefits under the Plan following a Participant’s death, pursuant to Section
7.03 of the Plan.

 

(f)           “Break
in Service” means any Plan Year, in which an Employee has 500 or fewer Hours of Service. Solely for this purpose, an
Employee shall be considered employed for his normal hours of paid employment during a Recognized Absence (the Employee shall not
be credited with more than 501 Hours of Service to avoid a Break in Service), unless he does not resume his Service at the end
of the Recognized Absence. Further, if an Employee is absent for any period (i) by reason of the Employee’s pregnancy,
(ii) by reason of the birth of the Employee’s child, (iii) by reason of the placement of a child with the Employee
in connection with the Employee’s adoption of the child, or (iv) for purposes of caring for such child for a period
beginning immediately after such birth or placement, the Employee shall be credited with the Hours of Service which would normally
have been credited but for such absence, up to a maximum of 501 Hours of Service. Hours of Service shall be credited only in the
year in which the absence from work begins, if a Participant would be prevented from incurring a one-year Break in Service in such
year solely because the period of absence is treated as Hours of Service, or in any other case, in the immediately following year.

 

(g)          “Change
in Control” means the first occurrence of any of the following events:

 

		(i)	the acquisition by any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (“Act”)), other than by Columbia Bank MHC, the Company, the Bank, any other subsidiary of the Company,
and any employee benefit plan of the Company or the Bank or any other subsidiary of the Company, of fifty percent (50%) or more
of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of the directors of the Company’s or the Bank’s
then outstanding voting securities;

 

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		(ii)	the persons who were serving as the members of the Company Board of Directors (“Company Board”)
or Bank Board of Directors (“Bank Board”) immediately prior to the commencement of a proxy contest relating to the
election of directors or a tender or exchange offer for voting securities of the Company or the Bank, as applicable (“Incumbent
Directors”), shall cease to constitute at least a majority of such board (or the board of directors of any successor
to the Company or the Bank, as applicable) at any time within one year of the election of directors as a result of such contest
or the purchase or exchange of voting securities of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, pursuant to such offer, provided that
any director elected or nominated for election to the Company Board or Bank Board, as applicable, by a majority of the Incumbent
Directors then still in office and whose nomination or election was not made at the request or direction of the person(s) initiating
such contest or making such offer shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director for purposes of this subsection (ii); or

 

		(iii)	a sale, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
or the Bank which is consummated and immediately following which the persons who were the owners of the Company or the Bank, as
applicable, immediately prior to such sale, transfer, or disposition, do not own, directly or indirectly and in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to the sale, transfer, or disposition, more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of (i) the entity or entities to which such assets
or ownership interest are sold or transferred or (ii) an entity that, directly or indirectly, owns more than fifty percent (50%)
of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the entities described in clause (i).

 

Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the issuance of common stock by the Company or the Bank shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control nor
shall any subsequent “second-step” conversion and stock issuance be deemed to be a Change in Control for purposes of
this Plan.

 

To the extent necessary
to comply with Code Section 409A, a Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred only if the event also constitutes a change
in the effective ownership or effective control of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, or a change in the ownership of a substantial
portion of the assets of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, in each case within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section
1.409A-3(i)(5).

 

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

 

(i)           “Committee”
means the individual(s) responsible for the administration of the Plan in accordance with Section 9 of the Plan.

 

(j)           “Company”
means Columbia Financial, Inc. and any entity which succeeds to the business of Columbia Financial, Inc.

 

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(k)          “Company
Stock” means the voting common stock of Columbia Financial, Inc., and any other common stock issued by another corporation
which is a member of the same group of controlled corporations. Company Stock shall also include any securities substituted for
such stock by way of recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. The Plan shall not hold or invest in any Company
Stock unless such securities are (i) common stock which is readily tradable in an established market or (ii) if there is no such
readily tradable common stock, then common stock having a combination of voting power and dividend rights equal to or in excess
of that class of common stock having the greatest voting power and that class of common stock having the greatest dividend rights;
provided that non-callable preferred stock which is convertible at any time at a reasonable price into common stock having the
characteristics described above may be held or purchased as Plan investments.

 

(l)           “Company
Stock Account” means the account established and maintained in the name of each Participant or Beneficiary to reflect
his share of the Trust Fund invested in Company Stock.

 

(m)         “Compensation”
shall mean all of the taxable earnings reportable on the Participant’s IRS Form W-2 (except as otherwise provided below).
Compensation shall include only that compensation which is actually paid to the Participant during the applicable Plan Year. Annual
Compensation shall also include any amount not includable in the gross income of the Participant under Code sections 125, 132(f),
402(e)(3), 402(h) or 403(b) covering cafeteria plans, cash or deferred arrangements under 401(k) plans, salary reduction arrangements
under simplified employee pension plans and tax-sheltered annuities. Compensation shall exclude severance pay or termination
pay that is paid prior to a Participant’s termination of employment, as well as fringe benefits, reimbursements, moving
expenses, non-qualified deferred compensation, any payments to a Participant performing Qualified Military Service in lieu of
wages the individual would have received from the Employer if the individual were performing services for the Employer, unused
leave and welfare benefits.

 

A Participant’s Compensation
shall not exceed the limit set forth in Section 401(a)(17) of the Code which is $275,000 for the Plan Years beginning January 1,
2018. If the Plan Year for which a Participant’s Compensation is measured is less than twelve (12) calendar months, then
the amount of Compensation taken into account for such Plan Year shall be the adjusted amount for such Plan Year, as prescribed
by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of months taken into account for such Plan Year and the denominator of which is twelve (12). In determining the dollar limitation
hereunder, Compensation received from an Affiliate shall be recognized as Compensation.

 

(n)          “Disability”
means a physical or mental impairment, certified by one or more physician(s) designated by the Committee, which prevents him
from doing any substantial gainful activity for which he is fitted by education, training or experience, and which is expected
to last at least 12 months or to result in death.

 

(o)          “Effective
Date” means January 1, 2018.

 

(p)          Reserved.

 

(q)          “Eligible
Employee” means any Employee who is not precluded from participating in the Plan by reason of the provisions of Section
3.02 of the Plan.

 

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(r)           “Employee”
Any person who is an employee (such term having its customary meaning) of the Employer, and who is receiving remuneration for
personal services rendered to the Employer (or who is on an Authorized Leave of Absence), other than as an independent contractor.
The term Employee shall include leased employees (any person who is not an Employee of the Employer, but who has provided services
for the Employer under the primary direction or control of the Employer on a substantially full time basis for a period of at least
one year, pursuant to an agreement between the Employer and a leasing organization) unless (i) such leased employees constitute
less than twenty percent (20%) of the Employer’s non-highly compensated work force, and (ii) such leased employees are covered
by a plan maintained by a leasing organization which constitutes a money purchase pension plan with a nonintegrated employer contribution
rate of 10% and which provides for immediate participation and full and immediate vesting, in which event such leased employees
shall not be considered Employees.

 

(s)          “Employer”
or “Employers” means the Bank and its Affiliates, which adopt the Plan in accordance with the provisions
of Section 12.01 of the Plan, and any entity which succeeds to the business of the Bank or its Affiliates and which adopts the
Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.02 of the Plan or by written agreement assumes the obligations under the Plan.

 

(t)           “Entry
Date” means the first day of the month following the date the Employee satisfies the eligibility requirements under Section
3.01 of the Plan.

 

(u)          “ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

(v)          “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(w)         “Financed
Shares” means the Company Stock acquired by the Trustee with the proceeds of an Acquisition Loan and any shares of Company
Stock received upon conversion or exchange of such shares.

 

(x)          “Highly
Compensated Employee” means any Employee who (1) was a 5% owner at any time during the year or the preceding year,
or (2) for the preceding year had compensation from the Employer in excess of $120,000 (for 2018) and, if the Employer so elects,
was in the top-paid group for the preceding year. The $120,000 amount is adjusted at the same time and in the same manner as under
Code section 415(d).

 

For this purpose, the applicable year of the
Plan for which a determination is being made is called a “determination year” and the preceding 12-month period is
called a “look-back” year.

 

In determining who is a
Highly Compensated Employee, the Employer may make a top-paid group election, which must be made by a Plan amendment. The effect
of this election is that an Employee (who is not a 5% owner at any time during the determination year or look-back year) with compensation
in excess of $120,000 (for 2017, subject to adjustment) for the look-back year is a Highly Compensated Employee only if the Employee
was in the top-paid group for the look-back year.

 

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In determining who is a
Highly Compensated Employee (other than as a 5% owner), the Employer may make a calendar year data election, which must be made
by a Plan amendment. The effect of this election is that the look-back year is the calendar year beginning with or within the look-back
year. This election may not be used to determine whether Employees are Highly Compensated Employees on account of being 5% owners.

 

If the Employer makes a
top-paid group or a calendar year data election by a Plan amendment, such election shall apply for all subsequent determination
years unless changed by the Employer by a subsequent Plan amendment.

 

If the Employer makes one
of the elections, it is not required to also make the other election. However, if both elections are made, the look-back year in
determining the top-paid group must be the calendar year beginning with or within the look-back year. These elections must apply
consistently to the determination years of all plans of Employer.

 

(y)          “Hours
of Service” means hours to be credited to an Employee under the following rules:

 

		(i)	Each hour for which an Employee is paid or is entitled to be paid for services to an Employer is
an Hour of Service.

 

		(ii)	Each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly paid or is entitled to be paid for a
period of vacation, holidays, illness, disability, lay-off, jury duty, temporary military duty, or leave of absence is an Hour
of Service. However, except as otherwise specifically provided, no more than 501 Hours of Service shall be credited for any single
continuous period which an Employee performs no duties. No more than 501 Hours of Service will be credited under this paragraph
for any single continuous period (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period). Further, no Hours of Service
shall be credited on account of payments made solely under a plan maintained to comply with worker’s compensation, unemployment
compensation, or disability insurance laws, or to reimburse an Employee for medical expenses.

 

		(iii)	Each hour for which back pay (ignoring any mitigation of damages) is either awarded or agreed to
by an Employer is an Hour of Service. However, no more than 501 Hours of Service shall be credited for any single continuous period
during which an Employee would not have performed any duties. The same Hours of Service will not be credited both under paragraph
(i) or (ii) as the case may be, and under this paragraph. These hours will be credited to the employee for the computation
period or periods to which the award or agreement pertains rather than the computation period in which the award agreement or payment
is made.

 

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		(iv)	Hours of Service shall be credited in any one period only under one of the foregoing paragraphs
(i), (ii) and (iii); an Employee may not get double credit for the same period.

 

		(v)	If an Employer finds it impractical to count the actual Hours of Service for any class or group
of non-hourly Employees, each Employee in that class or group shall be credited with 45 Hours of Service for each weekly pay period
in which he has at least one Hour of Service. However, an Employee shall be credited only for his normal working hours during a
paid absence.

 

		(vi)	Hours of Service to be credited on account of a payment to an Employee (including back pay) shall
be recorded in the period of Service for which the payment was made. If the period overlaps two or more Plan Years, the Hours of
Service credit shall be allocated in proportion to the respective portions of the period included in the several Plan Years. However,
in the case of periods of 31 days or less, the Committee may apply a uniform policy of crediting the Hours of Service to either
the first Plan Year or the second.

 

		(vii)	In all respects an Employee’s Hours of Service shall be counted as required by Section 2530.200b-2(b)
and (c) of the Department of Labor’s regulations under Title I of ERISA.

 

		(viii)	Each hour during which an Employee is paid,
or entitled to payment, by the Employer on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed due to military duty
and any other periods in which an Employee was not paid or entitled to payment and would presumably have performed services for
the Employer but for the fact that such individual was on a military leave of absence for service in the armed forces of the United
States of America, provided the individual entered such service directly from the employ of the Employer, was discharged from such
service and was reemployed by the Employer within the period during which his employment rights as a veteran are protected by law.

 

(z)          “Loan
Suspense Account” means that portion Trust Fund consisting of Company Stock acquired with an Acquisition Loan which has
not yet been allocated to the Participants’ Accounts.

 

(aa)        “Normal
Retirement Age” means the date the Employee attains age sixty-five (65).

 

(bb)        “Normal
Retirement Date” means the first day of the month coincident with or next following the Participant’s attainment
of Normal Retirement Age.

 

(cc)        “Other
Investments Account” means the account established and maintained in the name of each Participant or Beneficiary to reflect
his share of the Trust Fund, other than Company Stock.

 

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(dd)       “Participant”
means any active Employee who has become a participant in accordance with Section 3.01 of the Plan or any other person with
an Account balance under the Plan.

 

(ee)        “Plan”
means this Columbia Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

(ff)         “Plan
Year” means the calendar year.

 

(gg)        “Postponed
Retirement Date” means the first day of the month coincident with or next following a Participant’s date of actual
retirement which occurs after his Normal Retirement Date.

 

(hh)        “Recognized
Absence” means a period for which:

 

		(i)	an Employer grants an Employee a leave of absence for a limited period of time, but only if an
Employer grants such leaves of absence on a nondiscriminatory basis to all Eligible Employees; or

 

		(ii)	an Employee is temporarily laid off by an Employer because of a change in the business conditions
of the Employer; or

 

		(iii)	an Employee is on active military duty, but only to the extent that his employment rights are protected
by the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 (38 U.S.C. sec. 2021).

 

(ii)          “Reemployment
After a Period of Uniformed Service” means:

 

		(i)	that an Employee returned to employment with a participating Employer, within the time frame set
forth in subparagraph (ii) below, after a Period of Uniformed Service (that is, the period of time in which an Employee serves
in the Uniformed Services) and the following rules corresponding to provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”) apply: (1) he gives sufficient notice of leave to the Employer prior to commencing
a Period of Uniformed Service, or is excused from providing such notice; (2) his employment with the Employer prior to a Period
of Uniformed Service was not of a brief, non-recurrent nature that would preclude a reasonable expectation that the employment
would continue indefinitely or for a significant period; (3) the Employer’s circumstances have not changed so that reemployment
is unreasonable or an undue hardship to the Employer; and (4) the applicable cumulative Periods of Uniformed Service under
USERRA equals five years or less, unless service in the Uniformed Services:

 

		(A)	in excess of five years is required to complete an initial Period of Uniformed Service;

 

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		(B)	prevents the Participant from obtaining orders releasing him or her from such Period of Uniformed
Service prior to the expiration of a five-year period (through no fault of the Participant);

 

		(C)	is required in the National Guard for drill and instruction, field exercises or active duty training,
or to fulfill necessary additional training, or to fulfill necessary additional training requirements certified in writing by the
Secretary of the branch of Uniformed Services concerned; or

 

		(D)	for a Participant is:

 

		1.	required other than for training under any provisions of law during a war or national agency declared
by the President or Congress;

 

		2.	required (other than for training) in support of an operational mission for which personnel
have been ordered to active duty other than during war or national emergency;

 

		3.	required in support of a critical mission or requirement of the Uniformed Services; or

 

		4.	the result of being called into service as a member of the National Guard by the President in the
case of rebellion or danger of rebellion against the authority of the United States Government or if the President is unable to
execute the laws of the United States with the regular forces.

 

		(ii)	The applicable statutory time frames within which an Employee must report to a Employer after a
Period of Uniformed Service are as follows:

 

		(A)	If the Period of Uniformed Service was less than 31 days,

 

		1.	not later than the beginning of the first full regularly scheduled work period on the first full
calendar day following the completion of the Period of Uniformed Service and the expiration of eight hours after a period of time
allowing for the safe transportation of the Employee from the place of service in the Uniformed Services to the Employee’s
residence; or

 

		2.	as soon as possible after the expiration of the eight-hour period of time referred to in clause
(ii)(A)1, if reporting within the period referred to in such clause is impossible or unreasonable through no fault of the Employee.

 

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		(B)	In the case of an Employee whose Period of Uniformed Service was for more than 30 days but less
than 181 days, by submitting an application for reemployment with a participating Employer not later than 14 days after the completion
of the Period of Uniformed Service or, if submitting such application within such period is impossible or unreasonable through
no fault of the Employee, the next first full calendar day when submission of such application becomes reasonable.

 

		(C)	In the case of an Employee whose Period of Uniformed Service was for more than 180 days, by submitting
an application for reemployment with a participating Employer not later than 90 days after the completion of the Period of Uniformed
Service.

 

		(D)	In the case of an Employee who is hospitalized for, or convalescing from, an illness or injury
related to the Period of Uniformed Service the Employee shall apply for reemployment with a Employer at the end of the period that
is necessary for the Employee to recover. Such period of recovery shall not exceed two years, unless circumstances beyond the Employee’s
control make reporting as above unreasonable or impossible.

 

		(iii)	Notwithstanding subparagraph (i), Reemployment After a Period of Uniformed Service terminates upon
the occurrence of any of the following:

 

		(A)	a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge from the Uniformed Services;

 

		(B)	any other discharge from the Uniformed Services under circumstances other than an honorable condition;

 

		(C)	a discharge of a commissioned officer from the Uniformed Services by court martial, by commutation
of sentence by court martial, or, in time of war, by the President; or

 

		(D)	a demotion of a commissioned officer in the Uniformed Services for absence without authorized leave
of at least 3 months confinement under a sentence by court martial, or confinement in a federal or state penitentiary after being
found guilty of a crime under a final sentence.

 

(jj)          “Retirement
Date” means a Participant’s Normal Retirement Date or Postponed Retirement Date, whichever is applicable.

 

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(kk)        “Service”
means an Employee’s period(s) of employment or self-employment with an Employer, excluding for initial eligibility purposes
any period in which the individual was a nonresident alien and did not receive from an Employer any earned income which constituted
income from sources within the United States. An Employee’s Service shall include any Service which constitutes Service with
a predecessor Employer within the meaning of Section 414(a) of the Code, provided, however, that Service with an acquired
entity shall not be considered Service under the Plan unless required by applicable law or agreed to by the parties to such transaction.
An Employee’s Service shall also include any Service with an entity which is not an Employer, but only either (i) in
which the other entity is a member of a controlled group of corporations or is under common control with other trades and businesses
within the meaning of Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code, and a member of the controlled group or one of the trades and
businesses is an Employer, (ii) in which the other entity is a member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of
Section 414(m) of the Code, and a member of the affiliated service group is an Employer, or (iii) all Employers aggregated
with the Employer under Section 414(o) of the Code (but not until the Proposed Regulations under Section 414(o) become
effective). Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, contributions, benefits and service credit with respect
to qualified military service will be provided in accordance with Section 414(u) of the Code.

 

(ll)          “Treasury
Regulations” means the regulations promulgated by the Department of Treasury under the Code.

 

(mm)      “Trust”
means the Columbia Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust created in connection with the establishment of the Plan.

 

(nn)        “Trust
Agreement” means the trust agreement establishing the Trust.

 

(oo)        “Trust
Fund” means the assets held in the Trust for the benefit of Participants and their Beneficiaries.

 

(pp)        “Trustee”
means the trustee or trustees from time to time in office under the Trust Agreement.

 

(qq)        “Uniformed
Service” means the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in the uniformed service of the United States,
including the U.S. Public Health Services, under competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial
activity duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time National Guard duty, and the period for which a person is absent
from a position of employment for purposes of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duty.

 

(rr)         “Valuation
Date” means the last day of the Plan Year and each other date as of which the Committee shall determine the investment
experience of the Trust Fund and adjust the Participants’ Accounts accordingly.

 

(ss)        “Valuation
Period” means the period following a Valuation Date and ending with the next Valuation Date.

 

(tt)         “Year
of Service” means any 12-consecutive month period in which an Employee completes at least 1,000 Hours of Service.

 

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Section
3

Eligibility
and Participation

 

Section
3.01        Participation.

 

(a)          Eligible
Employees who are employees of the Bank as of the closing of the Company’s initial stock offering shall become Participants
in the Plan as of the Effective Date.

 

(b)          Any
other Eligible Employee shall commence participation in the Plan on the Entry Date following his or her commencement of employment
with the Bank.

 

Section 3.02        Certain Employees Ineligible.

 

The following Employees
are ineligible to participate in the Plan:

 

(a)          Employees
covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Employee’s collective bargaining representative
if:

 

		(i)	retirement benefits have been the subject of good faith bargaining between the Employer and the
representative, and

 

		(ii)	the collective bargaining agreement does not expressly provide that Employees of such unit be covered
under the Plan;

 

(b)          Leased
Employees;

 

(c)          Employees
who are nonresident aliens and who receive no earned income from an Employer which constitutes income from sources within the United
States;

 

(d)          Employees
of an Affiliate that has not adopted the Plan pursuant to Sections 12.01 or 12.02 of the Plan; and

 

(e)          Temporary
workers under the age of 21.

 

Section 3.03        Transfer to and from
Eligible Employment.

 

(a)          If
an Employee ineligible to participate in the Plan by reason of Section 3.02 of the Plan transfers to employment as an Eligible
Employee, he shall enter the Plan as of the later of:

 

		(i)	the first Entry Date after the date of transfer, or

 

		(ii)	the first Entry Date on which he could have become a Participant pursuant to Section 3.01 of the
Plan if his prior employment with the Bank or Affiliate had been as an Eligible Employee.

 

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(b)          If
a Participant transfers to a position of employment that is not eligible to participate in the Plan by reason of Section 3.02 of
the Plan, he shall cease active participation in the Plan as of the date of such transfer and his transfer shall be treated for
all purposes of the Plan as any other termination of Service.

 

Section
3.04        Participation After Reemployment.

 

(a)         Any
Employee re-entering Service with an Employer after a Break in Service who has never satisfied the eligibility requirements of
Section 3.01(a) of the Plan shall not receive credit for prior Service with an Employer and shall be required to meet the eligibility
requirements of Section 3.01(a) of the Plan before becoming a Participant.

 

(b)          An
Employee who has satisfied the eligibility requirements of Section 3.01(a) of the Plan but who terminates Service prior to entering
the Plan and becoming a Participant in accordance with Section 3.01(b) of the Plan will become a Participant on the later of:

 

		(i)	the first Entry Date on which he would have entered the Plan had he not terminated Service, or

 

		(ii)	the date he re-commences Service.

 

(c)          A
Participant whose Service terminates will re-enter the Plan as a Participant on the date he re-commences Service.

 

Section
3.05        Participation Not Guarantee of Employment.

 

Participation in the Plan
does not constitute a guarantee or contract of employment and will not give any Employee the right to be retained in the employ
of the Bank or any of its Affiliates nor any right or claim to any benefit under the terms of the Plan unless such right or claim
has specifically accrued under the Plan.

 

Section 3.06        Omission
of Eligible Employee.

 

If, in any Plan Year, any
Eligible Employee who should be included as a Participant in the Plan is erroneously omitted and discovery of such omission is
not made until after a contribution by his Employer for the year has been made, the Employer shall make a subsequent contribution
with respect to the omitted Eligible Employee in the amount which the said Employer would have contributed regardless of whether
or not it is deductible in whole or in part in any taxable year under applicable provisions of the Code.

 

Section 3.07        Inclusion of Ineligible
Employee.

 

If, in any Plan Year, any
person who should not have been included as a Participant in the Plan is erroneously included and discovery of such incorrect inclusion
is not made until after a contribution for the year has been made, the Employer shall not be entitled to recover the contribution
made with respect to the ineligible person regardless of whether or not a deduction is allowable with respect to such contribution.
In such event, the amount contributed with respect to the ineligible person shall constitute a forfeiture for the fiscal year in
which the discovery is made. Any person who, after the close of a Plan Year, is retroactively treated by the Bank, an affiliated
company or any other party as an Employee for such prior Plan Year shall not, for purposes of the Plan, be considered an Employee
for such prior Plan Year unless expressly so treated as such by the Bank.

 

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Section
4

Contributions

 

Section 4.01        Employer Contributions.

 

(a)          Discretionary
Contributions. Each Plan Year, each Employer, in its discretion, may make a contribution to the Trust. Each Employer making
a contribution for any Plan Year under this Section 4.01(a) will contribute to the Trustee cash equal to, or Company Stock or other
property having an aggregate fair market value equal to, such amount as the Board of Directors of the Employer shall determine
by resolution. Notwithstanding the Employer’s discretion with respect to the medium of contribution, an Employer shall not
make a contribution in any medium which would make such contribution a prohibited transaction (for which no exemption is provided)
under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. Upon a Participant’s Reemployment After a Period of Uniformed Service,
the Employer shall make an additional contribution on behalf of such Participant that would have been made on his or her behalf
during the Plan Year or Years corresponding to the Participant’s Period of Uniformed Service.

 

(b)          Employer
Contributions for Acquisition Loans. Each Plan Year, the Employers shall, subject to the provisions of the Bank’s
“Plan of Conversion” (as filed with the appropriate governmental agencies in connection with the Bank’s conversion
from a mutual to stock form of organization) and any related regulatory prohibitions, contribute an amount of cash sufficient to
enable to the Trustee to discharge any indebtedness incurred with respect to an Acquisition Loan pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition
Loan. The Employers’ obligation to make contributions under this Section 4.01(b) shall be reduced to the extent of any investment
earnings attributable to such contributions and any cash dividends paid with respect to Company Stock held by the Trustee in the
Loan Suspense Account. If there is more than one Acquisition Loan, the Employers shall designate the one to which any contribution
pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) is to be applied.

 

Section
4.02        Limitations on Contributions.

 

In no event shall an Employer’s
contribution(s) made under Section 4.01 of the Plan for any Plan Year exceed the lesser of:

 

(a)          The
maximum amount deductible under Section 404 of the Code by that Employer as an expense for Federal income tax purposes; and

 

(b)          The
maximum amount which can be credited for that Plan Year in accordance with the allocation limitation provisions of Section 5.05
of the Plan.

 

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Section
4.03        Acquisition Loans.

 

The Trustee may incur Acquisition
Loans from time to time to finance the acquisition of Company Stock for the Trust or to repay a prior Acquisition Loan. An Acquisition
Loan shall be for a specific term, shall bear a reasonable rate of interest, and shall not be payable on demand except in the event
of default, and shall be primarily for the benefit of Participants and Beneficiaries of the Plan. An Acquisition Loan may be secured
by a collateral pledge of the Financed Shares so acquired and any other Plan assets which are permissible security within the provisions
of Section 54.4975-7(b) of the Treasury Regulations. No other assets of the Plan or Trust may be pledged as collateral for an Acquisition
Loan, and no lender shall have recourse against any other Trust assets. Any pledge of Financed Shares must provide for the release
of shares so pledged on a basis equal to the principal and interest (or if the requirements of Section 54.4975-7(b)(8)(ii) of the
Treasury Regulations are met and the Employer so elects, principal payments only), paid by the Trustee on the Acquisition Loan.
The released Financed Shares shall be allocated by Participants’ Accounts in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.04
or 5.08 of the Plan, whichever is applicable. Payment of principal and interest on any Acquisition Loan shall be made by the Trustee
only from the Employer contributions paid in cash to enable the Trustee to repay such loan in accordance with Section 4.01(b) of
the Plan, from earnings attributable to such contributions, and any cash dividends received by the Trustee on Financed Shares acquired
with the proceeds of the Acquisition Loan (including contributions, earnings and dividends received during or prior to the year
of repayment less such payments in prior years), whether or not allocated. Financed Shares shall initially be credited to the Loan
Suspense Account and shall be transferred for allocation to the Company Stock Account of Participants only as payments of principal
and interest (or, if the requirements of Section 54.4975-7(b)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations are met and the Employer so elects,
principal payments only), on the Acquisition Loan are made by the Trustee. The number of Financed Shares to be released from the
Loan Suspense Account for allocation to Participants’ Company Stock Account for each Plan Year shall be based on the ratio
that the payments of principal and interest (or, if the requirements of Section 54.4975-7(b)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations
are met and the Employer so elects, principal payments only), on the Acquisition Loan for that Plan Year bears to the sum of the
payments of principal and interest on the Acquisition Loan for that Plan Year plus the total remaining payment of principal and
interest projected (or, if the requirements of Section 54.4975-7(b)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations are met and the Employer
so elects, principal payments only), on the Acquisition Loan over the duration of the Acquisition Loan repayment period, subject
to the provisions of Section 5.05 of the Plan.

 

In addition to the foregoing,
any Acquisition Loan incurred by the Trustee to purchase Company Stock through a leveraged transaction, shall provide for the following
special provisions relating to exempt loans:

 

(i)           In
the event of default by the Plan under an Acquisition Loan, the value of assets of the Plan transferred in satisfaction of the
loan must not exceed the amount of the default; provided, where the lender is a “disqualified person” (as such term
is defined in Section 4975 of the Code), Plan assets may be transferred to such disqualified person only upon and to the extent
of failure to meet the payment schedule of the loan;

 

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(ii)          the
proceeds of an Acquisition Loan must be used within a reasonable time after the receipt only for any or all of the following purposes:
(1) to acquire qualifying employer securities, or (2) to repay a current or prior exempt loan. Except as provided in regulations,
no security acquired with the proceeds of an Acquisition Loan may be subject to a put, call or other option, or buy-sell or similar
arrangement while held by and when distributed from a Plan, whether or not the Plan is then an ESOP;

 

(iii)         the
interest rate and price of the Company Stock to be acquired with the proceeds from an Acquisition Loan should not be such that
the Plan assets may be drained;

 

(iv)         no
person entitled to payment under the Acquisition Loan shall have any right to assets of the Plan other than (i) collateral given
for the loan, (ii) contributions (other than contributions of Company Stock) that are made under the Plan to meet its obligations
under the Plan, and (iii) earnings attributable to the collateral pledge of the Financed Shares and the investment of such contributions;

 

(v)         the
Plan shall account for contributions and earnings used to repay the Acquisition Loan separately until
the Acquisition Loan is repaid; and

 

(vi)        such
other requirements as may be necessary for the Acquisition Loan to meet the applicable requirements of Section 4975 of the Code
and the regulations thereunder for an exempt loan.

 

Section
4.04.       Conditions as to Contributions.

 

In addition to the provisions
of Section 12.03 of the Plan for the return of an Employer’s contributions in connection with a failure of the Plan to qualify
initially under the Code, any amount contributed by an Employer due to a good faith mistake of fact, or based upon a good faith
but erroneous determination of its deductibility under Section 404 of the Code, shall be returned to the Employer within one year
after the date on which the Employer originally made such contribution, or within one year after its nondeductibility has been
finally determined. However, the amount to be returned shall be reduced to take account for any adverse investment experience within
the Trust in order that the balance credited to each Participant’s Accounts is not less that it would have been if the contribution
had never been made by the Employer.

 

Section
4.05        Employee Contributions.

 

Employee contributions
are neither required nor permitted under the Plan.

 

Section
4.06        Rollover Contributions.

 

Rollover contributions
of assets from other tax-qualified retirement plans are not permitted under the Plan.

 

Section
4.07        Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers.

 

Trustee-to-trustee transfer
of assets from other tax-qualified retirement plans are not permitted under the Plan.

 

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Section
5

Plan
Accounting

 

Section
5.01        Accounting for Allocations.

 

The Committee shall establish
the Accounts (and sub-accounts, if deemed necessary) for each Participant, and the accounting procedures for the purpose of making
the allocations to the Participants’ Accounts provided for in this Section 5. The Committee shall maintain adequate records
of the cost basis of shares of Company Stock allocated to each Participant’s Company Stock Account. The Committee also shall
keep separate records of Financed Shares attributable to each Acquisition Loan and of contributions made by the Employers (and
any earnings thereon) made for the purpose of enabling the Trustee to repay any Acquisition Loan. From time to time, the Committee
may modify its accounting procedures for the purpose of achieving equitable and nondiscriminatory allocations among the Accounts
of Participants, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5 and the applicable requirements of the Code and ERISA. In
accordance with Section 9 of the Plan, the Committee may delegate the responsibility for maintaining Accounts and records.

 

Section
5.02        Maintenance of Participants’ Company Stock Accounts.

 

As of each Valuation Date,
the Committee shall adjust the Company Stock Account of each Participant to reflect activity during the Valuation Period as follows:

 

(a)          First,
charge to each Participant’s Company Stock Account all distributions and payments made to him that have not been previously
charged;

 

(b)          Next,
credit to each Participant’s Company Stock Account the shares of Company Stock, if any, that have been purchased with amounts
from his Other Investments Account, and adjust such Other Investments Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03
of the Plan;

 

(c)          Next,
credit to each Participant’s Company Stock Account the shares of Company Stock representing contributions made by the Employers
in the form of Company Stock and the number of Financed Shares released from the Loan Suspense Account under Section 4.03 of the
Plan that are to be allocated and credited as of that date in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.04 of the Plan; and

 

(d)          Finally,
credit to each Participant’s Company Stock Account the shares of Company Stock released from the Loan Suspense Account that
are to be allocated in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.08 of the Plan.

 

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Section
5.03        Maintenance of Participants’ Other Investments Accounts.

 

As of each Valuation Date,
the Committee shall adjust the Other Investments Account of each Participant to reflect activity during the Valuation Period as
follows:

 

(a)          First,
charge to each Participant’s Other Investments Account all distributions and payments made to him that have not previously
been charged;

 

(b)          Next,
if Company Stock is purchased with assets from a Participant’s Other Investments Account, the Participant’s Other Investments
Account shall be charged accordingly;

 

(c)          Next,
subject to the dividend provisions of Section 5.08 of the Plan, credit to the Other Investments Account of each Participant any
cash dividends paid to the Trustee on shares of Company Stock held in that Participant’s Company Stock Account (as of the
record date for such cash dividends) and dividends paid on shares of Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account that have
not been used to repay any Acquisition Loan. Cash dividends that have not been used to repay an Acquisition Loan and have been
credited to a Participant’s Other Investments Account shall be applied by the Trustee to purchase shares of Company Stock,
which shares shall then be credited to the Company Stock Account of such Participant. The Participant’s Other Investments
Account shall then be charged by the amount of cash used to purchase such Company Stock or used to repay any Acquisition Loan.
In addition, any earnings on:

 

		(i)	Other Investments Accounts will be allocated to Participants’ Other Investments Account,
pro rata, based on such Other Investment Accounts balances as of the first day of the Valuation Period, and

 

		(ii)	The Loan Suspense Account, other than dividends used to repay the Acquisition Loan, will be allocated
to Participants’ Other Investments Accounts, pro rata, based on their Other Investment Account Balances as of the first day
of the Valuation Period.

 

(d)          Next,
allocate and credit the Employer contributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(b) of the Plan for the purpose of repaying any Acquisition
Loan in accordance with Section 5.04 of the Plan. Such amount shall then be used to repay any Acquisition Loan and such Participant’s
Other Investments Account shall be charged accordingly; and

 

(e)          Finally,
allocate and credit the Employer contributions (other than amounts contributed to repay an Acquisition Loan) that are made in cash
(or property other than Company Stock) for the Plan Year to the Other Investments Account of each Participant in accordance with
Section 5.04 of the Plan.

 

Section
5.04        Allocation and Crediting of Employer Contributions.

 

(a)          Except
as otherwise provided for in Sections 5.08 of the Plan, as of the Valuation Date for each Plan Year:

 

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		(i)	Company Stock released from the Loan Suspense Account for that year and shares of Company Stock
contributed directly to the Plan by an Employer shall be allocated and credited to each Active Participant’s (as defined
in paragraph (b) of this Section 5.04) Company Stock Account based on the ratio that each Active Participant’s Compensation
as a Participant bears to the aggregate Compensation of all Active Participants for the Plan Year, and then

 

		(ii)	The cash contributions not used to repay an Acquisition Loan and any other property (other than
shares of Company Stock) contributed for that year shall be allocated and credited to each Active Participant’s Other Investments
Account based on the ratio determined by comparing each Active Participant’s Compensation to the aggregate Compensation of
all Active Participants for the Plan Year.

 

(b)          For
purposes of this Section 5.04, the term “Active Participant” means those Employees who:

 

		(i)	were employed by that Employer, including Employees on a Recognized Absence, on the last day of
the Plan Year and completed 1,000 Hours of Service for the Employer during the Plan Year, or

 

		(ii)	who terminated employment during the Plan Year by reason of death, Disability, or attainment of
their Retirement Date.

 

Section
5.05        Limitations on Allocations.

 

(a)          In
General. This Section 5.05 is intended as good faith compliance with the final Treasury Regulations issued under Section
415 of the Code (the “Final Regulations”), and it should be construed accordingly. Further, Section 415 of the Code
and the Final Regulations are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The provisions of this Section 5.05 shall be effective for
Limitation Years beginning on or after July 1, 2007.

 

(b)          Limitations
on Annual Additions. The limitations set forth below shall apply to the allocations to each Participant’s Accounts
in any Limitation Year (which is the Plan Year for purposes of this Plan).

 

		(i)	As used in the Plan, a Participant’s “Annual Additions” shall mean the sum for
any Plan Year of the following amounts allocated to a Participant’s Accounts:

 

		(A)	The Participant’s share of Employer contributions; plus

 

		(B)	The Participant’s share of any forfeitures; plus

 

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		(C)	The Participant’s allocable share of the Employer’s contributions to any individual
medical benefit account (within the meaning of Section 415(l)(2) of the Code) that is part of a pension or annuity plan maintained
by the Employer; plus

 

		(D)	With respect to any Participant who is a Key Employee (as defined in 14.02(a) of the Plan), any
amount that is derived from the Employer’s contributions paid or accrued that are attributable to post-retirement medical
benefits allocated to such Participant’s account under a welfare benefit fund (within the meaning of Section 419(e)
of the Code) maintained by the Employer; and plus

 

		(E)	The Participant’s share of any allocations under a simplified employee pension maintained
by the Employer.

 

Any excess amount applied under Section 5.05(b)(iii)
in a Plan Year to reduce the Employer contributions on behalf of any Participant shall be considered to be an Annual Addition for
such Participant for such Plan Year.

 

		(ii)	Subject to the adjustments set forth below, during any Plan Year the maximum Annual Additions for
any Participant shall in no event exceed the lesser of:

 

		(A)	$55,000, (for 2018) as adjusted by the cost of living adjustment factor prescribed by the Secretary
of the Treasury under Section 415(d) of the Code; or

 

		(B)	100% of the Participant’s Compensation for the Plan Year.

 

		(iii)	The earnings limitation referred to in Section 5.05(b)(ii)(B) shall not apply to:

 

		(A)	any contribution for medical benefits (within the meaning of Sections 401(h) of the or 419A(f)(2)
of the Code) after separation from service that is otherwise treated as an Annual Addition, or

 

		(B)	any amount otherwise treated as an Annual Addition under Section 415(l)(1) of the Code.

 

		(iv)	If, for any Plan Year, it is necessary to limit the Annual Additions of any Participant to comply
with this Section 5.05, the methods as authorized pursuant to the Final Regulations shall be utilized.

 

		(v)	The limitations of this Article with respect to any Participant who, at any time, has been a participant
in any other defined contribution plan (whether or not terminated) or in more than one defined benefit plan (whether or not terminated)
maintained by the Employer shall apply as if all such defined contribution plans or all such defined benefit plans in which the
Participant has been a participant were one plan.

 

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(c)          Compensation.
For purposes of this Section 5.05, Compensation means a Participant’s wages, salaries and fees received for personal services
actually rendered in the course of employment with the Employer, to the extent that the amounts are includable in gross income,
but excluding the following:

 

		(i)	Employer contributions to a plan of deferred compensation which are not includable in the Employee’s
gross income for the taxable year in which contributed, or Employer contributions under a simplified employee pension plan to the
extent such contributions are deductible by the Employee, or any distributions from a plan of deferred compensation;

 

		(ii)	Amounts realized from the exercise of a non-qualified stock option, or when restricted stock either
becomes freely transferable or is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture;

 

		(iii)	Amounts realized from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of stock acquired under a qualified
stock option; and

 

		(iv)	Other amounts which receive special tax benefits, or contributions by the Employer (whether or
not pursuant to a salary reduction agreement) toward the purchase of an annuity described in Code Section 403(b).

 

Compensation shall also
include any elective deferral as defined in Code Section 402(g)(3) and any amount which is contributed or deferred by the Employer
at the election of the Employee and which is not otherwise includable in the gross income of the Employee by reason of Code Section
125, 132(f), or 457.

 

Compensation shall be adjusted,
as set forth in this Section 5.05 for regular pay paid after severance from employment if such amount is paid by the later of within
21⁄2 months after severance from employment (within the meaning of Code Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(I)) or by the end of the limitation
year that includes the date of such severance from employment and if:

 

		(i)	the payment is regular compensation for services during the Participant’s regular working
hours, or compensation for services outside the Participant’s regular working hours (such as overtime or shift differential),
commission, bonuses, or other similar payments paid after a Participant’s severance from employment with the Employer maintaining
the Plan (or any other entity that is treated as the Employer pursuant to Code Section 414(b), (c), (m), or (o)), and

 

		(ii)	the payment would have been paid to the Employee if the Employment had continued.

 

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Any other payment of Compensation
paid after severance of employment that is not described herein is not considered Compensation with the meaning of Code Section
415(c)(3), even if payment is made within the time period specified above.

 

(d)          Definition
of Annual Additions. The Plan’s definition of “Annual Additions” is modified as follows:

 

		(i)	Restorative Payments. Annual Additions for purposes of Section 415 of the Code shall not include
restorative payments. A restorative payment is a payment made to restore losses to the Plan resulting from actions by a fiduciary
for which there is reasonable risk of liability for breach of a fiduciary duty under ERISA or under other applicable federal or
state law, where Participants who are similarly situated are treated similarly with respect to the payments. Generally, payments
are restorative payments only if the payments are made in order to restore some or all of the Plan’s losses due to an action
(or a failure to act) that creates a reasonable risk of liability for such a breach of fiduciary duty (other than a breach of fiduciary
duty arising from failure to remit contributions to the Plan). This includes payments to the Plan made pursuant to a Department
of Labor order, the Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program, or a court-approved settlement, to restore
losses to a qualified defined contribution plan on account of the breach of fiduciary duty (other than a breach of fiduciary duty
arising from failure to remit contributions to the Plan). Payments made to the Plan to make up for losses due merely to market
fluctuations and other payments that are not made on account of a reasonable risk of liability for breach of a fiduciary duty under
ERISA are not restorative payments and generally constitute contributions that are considered Annual Additions.

 

		(ii)	Other Amounts. Annual Additions for purposes of Section 415 of the Code shall not include:
(1) the direct transfer of a benefit or employee contributions from a qualified plan to this Plan; (2) rollover contributions
(as described in Sections 401(a)(31), 402(c)(1), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), and 457(e)(16) of the Code); (3) repayments
of loans made to a Participant from the Plan; and (4) repayments of amounts described in Section 411(a)(7)(B) of the
Code (in accordance with Section 411(a)(7)(C)) of the Code and Section 411(a)(3)(D) of the Code or repayment of contributions
to a governmental plan (as defined in Section 414(d) of the Code) as described in Section 415(k)(3) of the Code, as well
as Employer restorations of benefits that are required pursuant to such repayments.

 

(e)          Limitation
Year. The “Limitation Year” (within the meaning of Section 415 of the Code) shall be the calendar year which
is the Plan Year for this Plan. The Limitation Year may only be changed by a Plan amendment. If the Plan is terminated effective
as of a date other than the last day of a Limitation Year, the Plan is deemed to have been amended to change its Limitation Year
to end on the Plan’s termination date. As a result of such deemed amendment, the Section 415(c)(1)(A) of the Code dollar
limit shall be prorated under the short Limitation Year rules under the Final Regulations.

 

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(f)           Multiple
Defined Contribution Plans. In any case where a Participant also participates in another defined contribution plan of the
Bank or its Affiliates, the appropriate committee of such other plan shall first reduce the after-tax contributions under any such
plan, shall then reduce any elective deferrals under any such plan subject to Section 401(k) of the Code, shall then reduce all
other contributions under any other such plan and, if necessary, shall then reduce contributions under this Plan, subject to the
provisions of paragraph (h) of this Section 5.05.

 

(g)          Excess
Allocations. If, as a result of (a) the allocation of Forfeitures, (b) a reasonable error made in estimating a Participant’s
annual Compensation, or (c) other facts and circumstances which the Internal Revenue Service finds justify the availability of
these rules, excess Annual Additions of a Participant shall be corrected in accordance with the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution
System, as set forth in Revenue Procedure 2013-12 or any superseding guidance, including, but not limited to, the preamble of the
regulations issued under Code Section 415.

 

Section
5.06        Other Limitations.

 

Aside from the limitations
set forth in Sections 5.05 of the Plan, in no event shall more than one-third of the Employer contributions to the Plan be allocated
to the Accounts of Highly Compensated Employees. In the event more than one-third of the Employer Contributions to the Plan are
allocated to the Accounts of Highly Compensated Employees, the Committee shall determine the allocation of the reduced amount among
the Highly Compensated Employees such that the relative share of the Employer Contributions allocable to a Highly Compensated Employee
is equal to such Highly Compensated Employee’s share of the contributions allocable to all Highly Compensated Employees if
this Section 5.06 were inapplicable.

 

Section
5.07        Limitations as to Certain Section 1042 Transactions.

 

To the extent that a shareholder
of Company Stock sell qualifying Company Stock to the Plan and elects (with the consent of the Bank) nonrecognition of gain under
Section 1042 of the Code, no portion of the Company Stock purchased in such nonrecognition transaction (or dividends or other income
attributable thereto) may accrue or be allocated during the nonallocation period (the ten (10) year period beginning on the later
of the date of the sale of the qualified Company Stock or the date of the Plan allocation attributable to the final payment of
an Acquisition Loan incurred in connection with such sale) for the benefit of:

 

(a)          The
selling shareholder;

 

(b)         the
spouse, brothers or sisters (whether by the whole or half blood), ancestors or lineal descendants of the selling shareholder or
descendant referred to in (a) above; or

 

(c)          any
other person who owns, after application of Section 318(a) of the Code, more than twenty-five percent (25%) of:

 

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(i)       any
class of outstanding stock of the Bank or any Affiliate, or

 

(ii)       the
total value of any class of outstanding stock of the Bank or any Affiliate.

 

For purposes of this Section
5.07, Section 318(a) of the Code shall be applied without regard to the employee trust exception of Section 318(a)(2)(B)(i) of
the Code.

 

Section
5.08        Dividends.

 

(a)          Stock
Dividends. Dividends on Company Stock which are received by the Trustee in the form of additional Company Stock shall be
retained in the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of Company Stock, and shall be allocated among the Participant’s Accounts
and the Loan Suspense Account in accordance with their holdings of the Company Stock on which the dividends have been paid.

 

(b)          Cash
Dividends on Allocated Shares. Dividends on Company Stock credited to Participants’ Accounts which are received by
the Trustee in the form of cash shall, at the direction of the Bank, either:

 

		(i)	be credited to Participants’ Accounts in accordance with Section 5.03 of the Plan and invested
as part of the Trust Fund;

 

		(ii)	be distributed immediately to the Participants;

 

		(iii)	be distributed to the Participants within ninety (90) days of the close of the Plan Year in which
paid; or

 

		(iv)	be used to repay first principal and then, if available, interest on the Acquisition Loan used
to acquire Company Stock on which the dividends were paid.

 

In addition to the alternatives
specified in the preceding paragraph regarding the treatment of cash dividends paid with respect to shares of Company Stock credited
to Participants’ Accounts, if authorized by the Committee for the Plan Year, a Participant may elect that cash dividends
paid on Company Stock credited to the Participant’s Account shall either be:

 

		(i)	paid to the Plan, reinvested in Company Stock and credited to the Participant’s Account;

 

		(ii)	distributed in cash to the Participant; or

 

		(iii)	distributed to the Participant within ninety (90) days of the close of the Plan Year in which paid.

 

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Dividends subject to an
election under this paragraph (and any Company Stock acquired therewith pursuant to a Participant’s election) shall at all
times be fully vested. To the extent the Committee authorizes dividend elections pursuant to this paragraph, the Committee shall
establish policies and procedures relating to Participant elections and, if applicable, the reinvestment of cash dividends in Company
Stock, which are consistent with guidance issued under Section 404(k) of the Code.

 

(c)          Cash
Dividends on Unallocated Shares. Dividends on Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account which are received by the
Trustee in the form of cash shall be applied as soon as practicable to payments of first principal and then, if available, interest
under the Acquisition Loan incurred with the purchase of the Company Stock.

 

(d)          Financed
Shares. Financed Shares released from the Loan Suspense Account by reason of dividends paid with respect to such Company
Stock shall be allocated under Sections 5.03 and 5.04 of the Plan as follows:

 

		(i)	First, Financed Shares with a fair market value at least equal to the dividends paid with respect
the Company Stock allocated to Participants’ Accounts shall be allocated among and credited to the Accounts of such Participants,
pro rata, according to the number of shares of Company Stock held in such accounts on the date such dividend is declared by the
Company;

 

		(ii)	Then, any remaining Financed Shares released from the Loan Suspense Account by reason of dividends
paid with respect to Company Stock held in the Loan Suspense Account shall be allocated among and credited to the Accounts of all
Participants, pro rata, according to each Participant’s Compensation.

 

Section 5.10        Erroneous Allocations.

 

No Participant shall be
entitled to any annual additions or other allocations to his Account in excess of those permitted under Section 5. If it is
determined at any time that the administrator and/or Trustee have erred in accepting and allocating any contributions or forfeitures
under this Plan, or in allocating investment adjustments, or in excluding or including any person as a Participant, then the administrator,
in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, shall determine the manner in which such error shall be corrected, after taking into
consideration Sections 3.6 and 3.7 and any revenue procedure or other notice published by the Internal Revenue Service regarding
permissible correction methods, if applicable, and shall promptly advise the Trustee in writing of such error and of the method
for correcting such error. The Accounts of any or all Participants may be revised, if necessary, in order to correct such error.

 

Section
6

Vesting

 

Section 6.01        Deferred Vesting in Accounts.

 

(a)          A
Participant shall become vested in his Accounts in accordance with the following schedule:

 

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	Years of Service	 	Vested Percentage	 
	Less than 2 Years	 	 	0	%
	2 Years	 	 	25	%
	3 Years	 	 	50	%
	4 Years	 	 	75	%
	5 Years	 	 	100	%

 

(b)          For
purposes of determining a Participant’s Years of Service under this Section 6.01, employment with the Bank or an Affiliate
shall be deemed employment with the Employer. For purposes of determining a Participant’s vested percentage, all Years of
Service shall be included subject to the provisions of Section 6.05 of the Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the
contrary, calculation of Service for determining a Participant’s Vested Percentage with respect to qualified military service
will be provided in accordance with Section 414(u) of the Code.

 

Section 6.02        Immediate
Vesting in Certain Situations.

 

(a)          Notwithstanding
Section 6.01(a) of the Plan, a Participant shall become fully vested in his Accounts upon the earlier of:

 

		(i)	termination of the Plan or upon the permanent and complete discontinuance of contributions by his
Employer to the Plan; provided, however, that in the event of a partial termination, the interest of each Participant shall fully
vest only with respect to that part of the Plan which is terminated;

 

		(ii)	The Participant’s Normal Retirement Age;

 

		(iii)	A Change in Control; or

 

		(iv)	Termination of employment by reason of death or Disability. For purposes of this Section 6.02,
benefits payable in the event of a Participant’s death or Disability while performing qualified military service shall fully
vest in accordance with Section 414(u)(9) of the Code.

 

Section 6.03        Treatment
of Forfeitures.

 

(a)          If
a Participant who is not fully vested in his Accounts terminates employment, that portion of his Accounts in which he is not vested
shall be forfeited upon the earlier of:

 

		(i)	The date the Participant receives a distribution of his entire vested benefits under the Plan,
or

 

		(ii)	The date at which the Participant incurs five (5) consecutive Breaks in Service.

 

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(b)          If
a Participant who has terminated employment and has received a distribution of his entire vested benefits under the Plan is subsequently
reemployed by an Employer prior to incurring five (5) consecutive Breaks in Service, he shall have the portion of his Accounts
which was previously forfeited restored to his Accounts, provided he repays to the Trustee within five (5) years of his subsequent
employment date an amount equal to the distribution. The amount restored to the Participant’s Account shall be credited to
his Account as of the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant repays the distributed amount to the Trustee and the restored
amount shall come from other Employees’ forfeitures and, if such forfeitures are insufficient, from a special contribution
by his Employer for that year. If a Participant’s employment terminates prior to his Account having become vested, such Participant
shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his entire vested interest as of the Valuation Date next following his termination
of employment.

 

(c)          If
a Participant who has terminated employment but has not received a distribution of his entire vested benefits under the Plan is
subsequently reemployed by an Employer subsequent to incurring five (5) consecutive Breaks in Service, any undistributed balance
of his Accounts from his prior participation which was not forfeited shall be maintained as a fully vested subaccount with his
Account.

 

(d)          If
a portion of a Participant’s Account is forfeited, assets other than Company Stock must be forfeited before any Company Stock
may be forfeited.

 

(e)          Forfeitures
shall be reallocated among the other Participants in the Plan.

 

Section 6.04        Accounting
for Forfeitures.

 

A forfeiture shall be charged
to the Participant’s Account as of the first day of the first Valuation Period in which the forfeiture becomes certain pursuant
to Section 6.03 of the Plan. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.03 of the Plan, a forfeiture shall be added to the contributions
of the terminated Participant’s Employer which are to be credited to other Participants pursuant to Section 4 as of the last
day of the Plan Year in which the forfeiture becomes certain.

 

Section 6.05        Vesting
Upon Reemployment.

 

(a)          If
an Employee is not vested in his Accounts, incurs a Break in Service and again performs an Hour of Service, such Employee shall
receive credit for his Years of Service prior to his Break in Service only if the number of consecutive Breaks in Service is less
than the greater of: (i) five (5) years or (ii) the aggregate number of his Years of Service credited before his Break in Service.

 

(b)          If
a Participant is partially vested in his Accounts, incurs a Break in Service and again performs an Hour of Service, such Participant
shall receive credit for his Years of Service prior to his Break in Service; provided, however, that after five (5) consecutive
Breaks in Service, a former Participant’s vested interest in his Accounts attributable to Years of Service prior to his Break
in Service shall not be increased as a result of his Years of Service following his reemployment date.

 

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(c)          If
a Participant is fully vested in his Accounts, incurs a Break in Service and again performs an Hour of Service, such Participant
shall receive credit for all his Years of Service prior to his Breaks in Service.

 

Section
7

Distributions

 

Section 7.01        Distribution
of Benefit Upon a Termination of Employment.

 

(a)          A
Participant whose employment terminates for any reason shall receive the entire vested portion of his Accounts in a single payment
on a date selected by the Committee; provided, however, that such date shall be on or before the 60th day after the end of the
Plan Year in which the Participant’s employment terminated. The benefits from that portion of the Participant’s Other
Investments Account shall be calculated on the basis of the most recent Valuation Date before the date of payment. Subject to the
provisions of Section 7.05 of the Plan, if the Committee so provides, a Participant may elect that his benefits be distributed
to him in the form of Company Stock, cash, or some combination thereof. In addition, if a Participant did not receive a distribution
of his vested Account balance but his non-vested Account balance was forfeited after a one-year Break in Service, such nonvested
Account balance shall be restored if the Plan terminates before the Participant has a five-year Break in Service. If the Participant
did not receive a distribution of his vested Account balance, any forfeiture restored shall include earnings that would have been
credited to the Account but for the forfeiture.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding
Section 7.02, a Participant’s entire Account shall be distributed in a single sum to such Participant (or to his or her surviving
spouse or Beneficiary in the event of his or her death) as soon as practicable following his or her termination of employment as
an Employee if the value of his or her Account is $1,000 or less. If a Participant’s account is between $1,000 and $5,000
at the time of the distribution, it will be rolled over to an Individual Retirement Account at an institution selected by the Committee
in an “automatic rollover” unless the Participant affirmatively elects to have it rolled over to an “eligible
retirement plan” or paid directly to the Participant. If a Participant’s Account becomes distributable to him or her
under Section 7.01(a) and the value of his or her Account as determined in accordance with Section 7.01(a) exceeds $5,000,
his or her distribution shall be deferred until he or she reaches his or her Required Commencement Date as described in 7.02(f),
unless he or she consents to an earlier distribution. A Participant shall be deemed to have deferred his or her distribution until
his or her Required Commencement Date unless he or she consents to such distribution as part of an election to receive an earlier
distribution. Such an election is not valid unless it is made after the Participant has received the required notice under Section
1.411(a)-11(c) of the Treasury Regulations that provides a general description of the material features of a lump sum distribution
and the Participant’s right to defer receipt of his benefits under the Plan. The notice shall be provided no less than 30
days and no more than ninety (90) days before the first day on which all events have occurred which entitle the Participant to
such benefit. Written consent of the Participant to the distribution generally may not be made within 30 days of the date the Participant
receives the notice and shall not be made more than ninety (90) days from the date the Participant receives the notice. However,
a distribution may be made less than 30 days after the notice provided under Section 1.411(a)-11(c) of the Treasury Regulations
is given, if:

 

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		(i)	the Committee clearly informs the Participant that he has a right to a period of at least 30 days
after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution (and if applicable, a particular
distribution option), and

 

		(ii)	the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution.

 

A Participant may modify
such an election at any time, provided any new benefit payment date is at least 30 days after a modified election is delivered
to the Committee.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, if a Participant elects in a writing delivered to the Committee, the distribution of his Account
shall commence not later than one year after the close of the Plan Year: (i) in which the Participant separates from Service by
reason of the attainment of Normal Retirement Age, disability or death; or (ii) which is the fifth (5th) Plan Year following the
Plan Year in which the Participant otherwise separates from Service, provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply if the Participant
is reemployed before such distributions required to begin under this clause (ii).

 

Section
7.02        Minimum Distribution Requirements.

 

(a)          General
Rules.

 

		(i)	Precedence. The requirements of this Section 7.02 will take precedence over any inconsistent
provisions of the Plan.

 

		(ii)	Requirements of Treasury Regulations Incorporated. All distributions required under this
Section will be determined and made in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue
Code and the applicable Treasury regulations, including the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement (“MDIB”)
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(a)(9)-2.

 

		(iii)	TEFRA Section 242(b)(2) Elections. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this article,
distributions may be made under a designation made before January 1, 1984, in accordance with section 242(b)(2) of the Tax Equity
and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and the provisions of the plan that relate to section 242(b)(2) of TEFRA.

 

(b)          Time
and Manner of Distribution.

 

		(i)	Required Beginning Date. The participant’s entire interest will be distributed, or
begin to be distributed, to the participant no later than the participant’s required beginning date (as defined in paragraph
(g)).

 

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		(ii)	Death of Participant Before Distributions Begin. If the participant dies before distributions
begin, the participant’s entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than as follows:

 

		(A)	If the participant’s surviving spouse is the participant’s sole designated beneficiary,
then, except as provided in the adoption agreement, distributions to the surviving spouse will begin by December 31 of the calendar
year immediately following the calendar year in which the participant died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the
participant would have attained age 70 1⁄2, if later.

 

		(B)	If the participant’s surviving spouse is not the participant’s sole designated beneficiary,
then, except as provided in the adoption agreement, distributions to the designated beneficiary will begin by December 31 of the
calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the participant died.

 

		(C)	If there is no designated beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the
participant’s death, the participant’s entire interest will be distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing
the fifth anniversary of the participant’s death.

 

		(D)	If the participant’s surviving spouse is the participant’s sole designated beneficiary
and the surviving spouse dies after the participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse begin, this section (b)(ii),
other than section (b)(ii)(A), will apply as if the surviving spouse were the participant.

 

		(iii)	Forms of Distribution. All distributions under this Plan will be made in a single lump sum.

 

(c)          Required
Minimum Distributions During Participant’s Lifetime.

 

		(i)	Amount of Required Minimum Distribution For Each Distribution Calendar Year. During the
participant’s lifetime, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each distribution calendar year is the lesser of:

 

		(A)	the quotient obtained by dividing the participant’s account balance by the distribution period
in the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury Regulations, using the participant’s age
as of the participant’s birthday in the distribution calendar year; or

 

		(B)	if the participant’s sole designated beneficiary for the distribution calendar year is the
participant’s spouse, the quotient obtained by dividing the participant’s account balance by the number in the Joint
and Last Survivor Table set forth in section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury Regulations, using the participant’s and spouse’s
attained ages as of the participant’s and spouse’s birthdays in the distribution calendar year; or

 

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		(ii)	Lifetime Required Minimum Distributions Continue Through Year of Participant’s Death.
 Required minimum distributions will be determined under this section (c) beginning with the first distribution calendar year
and up to and including the distribution calendar year that includes the participant’s date of death.

 

(d)          Required
Minimum Distributions After Participant’s Death.

 

		(i)	Death On or After Date Distributions Begin. 

 

		(A)	Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary. If the participant dies on or after the date distributions
begin and there is a designated beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each distribution calendar year after
the year of the participant’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the participant’s account balance by the longer
of the remaining life expectancy of the participant or the remaining life expectancy of the participant’s designated beneficiary,
determined as follows:

 

		1.	The participant’s remaining life expectancy is calculated using the age of the participant
in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

 

		2.	If the participant’s surviving spouse is the participant’s sole designated beneficiary,
the remaining life expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated for each distribution calendar year after the year of the participant’s
death using the surviving spouse’s age as of the spouse’s birthday in that year. For distribution calendar years after
the year of the surviving spouse’s death, the remaining life expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated using the age
of the surviving spouse as of the spouse’s birthday in the calendar year of the spouse’s death, reduced by one for
each subsequent calendar year.

 

		3.	If the participant’s surviving spouse is not the participant’s sole designated beneficiary,
the designated beneficiary’s remaining life expectancy is calculated using the age of the beneficiary in the year following
the year of the participant’ death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

 

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		(B)	No Designated Beneficiary. If the participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and
there is no designated beneficiary as of September 30 of the year after the year of the participant’s death, the minimum
amount that will be distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the participant’s death is the quotient
obtained by dividing the participant’s account balance by the participant’s remaining life expectancy calculated using
the age of the participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.

 

		(ii)	Death Before Date Distributions Begin.

 

		(A)	Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary. Except as provided in the adoption agreement, if
the participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is a designated beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be
distributed for each distribution calendar year after the year of the participant’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing
the participant’s account balance by the remaining life expectancy of the participant’s designated beneficiary, determined
as provided in this Section.

 

		(B)	No Designated Beneficiary. If the participant dies before the date distributions begin and there
is no designated beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the participant’s death, distribution of
the participant’s entire interest will be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary
of the participant’s death.

 

		(C)	Death of Surviving Spouse Before Distributions to Surviving Spouse Are Required to Begin. If the
participant dies before the date distributions begin, the participant’s surviving spouse is the participant’s sole
designated beneficiary, and the surviving spouse dies before distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse, this
section will apply as if the surviving spouse were the participant.

 

		(e)	Definitions for Section 7.02.

 

		(i)	Designated beneficiary. The individual who is designated as the beneficiary under the Plan
and is the designated beneficiary under section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code and section 1.401(a)(9)-1, Q&A-4, of
the Treasury Regulations.

 

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		(ii)	Distribution calendar year. A calendar year for which a minimum distribution is required.
For distributions beginning before the participant’s death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year immediately
preceding the calendar year which contains the participant’s required beginning date. For distributions beginning after the
participant’s death, the first distribution calendar year is the calendar year in which distributions are required to begin
under section (b)(ii). The required minimum distribution for the participant’s first distribution calendar year will be made
on or before the participant’s required beginning date. The required minimum distribution for other distribution calendar
years, including the required minimum distribution for the distribution calendar year in which the participant’s required
beginning date occurs, will be made on or before December 31 of that distribution calendar year.

 

		(iii)	Life expectancy. Life expectancy as computed by use of the Single Life Table in section
1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury Regulations.

 

		(iv)	Participant’s account balance. The account balance as of the last valuation date in
the calendar year immediately preceding the distribution calendar year (valuation calendar year) increased by the amount of any
contributions made and allocated or forfeitures allocated to the account balance as of dates in the valuation calendar year after
the valuation date and decreased by distributions made in the valuation calendar year after the valuation date. The account balance
for the valuation calendar year includes any amounts rolled over transferred to the plan either in the valuation calendar year
or in the distribution calendar year if distributed or transferred in the valuation calendar year.

 

(f)          Required
Beginning Date. Distributions shall commence either: (i) not later than April 1 of the calendar year following the year
in which a Participant attains age 701⁄2; or (ii) the year in which he retires (as defined under Section 416 of the Code),
whichever is later. If the Participant is a five percent (5%) or more owner of the Employer, payment of the Participant’s
interest will commence not later than April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the Participant attains age 701⁄2.

 

Section 7.03        Benefits
on a Participant’s Death.

 

(a)          If
a Participant dies before his benefits are paid pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Plan, the balance credited to his Accounts shall
be paid to his Beneficiary in a single distribution on or before the 60th day after the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant
died. If the Participant has not named a Beneficiary or if his named Beneficiary should not survive him, then the balance in his
Account shall be paid to his estate. The benefits from that portion of the Participant’s Other Investments Account shall
be calculated on the basis of the most recent Valuation Date before the date of payment.

 

(b)          If
a married Participant dies before his benefit payments begin, then, unless he has specifically elected otherwise, the Committee
shall cause the balance in his Accounts to be paid to his spouse, as Beneficiary. A married Participant may name an individual
other than his spouse as his Beneficiary, provided that such election is accompanied by the spouse’s written consent, which
must:

 

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		(i)	acknowledge the effect of the election;

 

		(ii)	explicitly provide either that the designated Beneficiary may not subsequently be changed by the
Participant without the spouse’s further consent or that it may be changed without such consent; and

 

		(iii)	must be witnessed by the Committee, its representative, or a notary public.

 

This requirement shall
not apply if the Participant establishes to the Committee’s satisfaction that the spouse may not be located.

 

(c)           The
Committee shall from time to time take whatever steps it deems appropriate to keep informed of each Participant’s marital
status. Each Employer shall provide the Committee with the most reliable information in the Employer’s possession regarding
its Participants’ marital status, and the Committee may, in its discretion, require a notarized affidavit from any Participant
as to his marital status. The Committee, the Plan, the Trustee, and the Employers shall be fully protected and discharged from
any liability to the extent of any benefit payments made as a result of the Committee’s good faith and reasonable reliance
upon information obtained from a Participant as to the Participant’s marital status.

 

Section 7.04        Delay
in Benefit Determination.

 

If the Committee is unable
to determine the benefits payable to a Participant or Beneficiary on or before the latest date prescribed for payment pursuant
to this Section 7, the benefits shall in any event be paid within 60 days after they can first be determined, with whatever makeup
payments may be appropriate in view of the delay; subject to Section 401(a).

 

Section 7.05        Options
to Receive and Sell Stock.

 

(a)          Unless
ownership of virtually all Company Stock is restricted to active Employees and qualified retirement plans for the benefit of Employees
pursuant to the certificates of incorporation or by-laws of the Employers issuing Company Stock, a terminated Participant or the
Beneficiary of a deceased Participant may instruct the Committee to distribute the Participant’s entire vested interest in
his Accounts in the form of Company Stock. In that event, the Committee shall apply the Participant’s vested interest in
his Other Investments Account to purchase sufficient Company Stock to make the required distribution.

 

(b)          Any
Participant who receives Company Stock pursuant to this Section, and any person who has received Company Stock from the Plan or
from such a Participant by reason of the Participant’s death or incompetency, by reason of divorce or separation from the
Participant, or by reason of a rollover distribution described in Section 402(c) of the Code, shall have the right to require the
Employer which issued the Company Stock to purchase the Company Stock for its current fair market value (hereinafter referred to
as the “put right”). The put right shall be exercisable by written notice to the Committee during the first 60 days
after the Company Stock is distributed by the Plan, and, if not exercised in that period, during the first 60 days in the following
Plan Year after the Committee has communicated to the Participant its determination as to the Company Stock’s current fair
market value. If the put right is exercised, the Trustee may, if so directed by the Committee in its sole discretion, assume the
Employer’s rights and obligations with respect to purchasing the Stock. However, the put right shall not apply to the extent
that the Company Stock, at the time the put right would otherwise be exercisable, may be sold on an established market in accordance
with federal and state securities laws and regulations.

 

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(c)          With
respect to a put right, the Employer or the Trustee, as the case may be, may elect to pay for the Company Stock in equal periodic
installments, not less frequently than annually, over a period not longer than five (5) years from the 30th day after the put right
is exercised pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 7.05, with adequate security and interest at a reasonable rate on the unpaid
balance, all such terms to be set forth in a promissory note delivered to the seller with normal terms as to acceleration upon
any uncured default.

 

(d)          Nothing
contained in this Section 7.05 shall be deemed to obligate any Employer to register any Company Stock under any federal or state
securities law or to create or maintain a public market to facilitate the transfer or disposition of any Company Stock. The put
right described in this Section 7.05 may only be exercised by a person described in the paragraph (b) of this Section 7.05, and
may not be transferred with any Company Stock to any other person. As to all Company Stock purchased by the Plan in exchange for
any Acquisition Loan, the put right be nonterminable. The put right for Company Stock acquired through a Acquisition Loan shall
continue with respect to such Company Stock after the Acquisition Loan is repaid or the Plan ceases to be an employee stock ownership
plan. Except as provided above, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 54.4975-7(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations, no Company
Stock acquired with the proceeds of an Acquisition Loan may be subject to any put, call or other option or buy-sell or similar
arrangement while held by, and when distributed from, the Plan, whether the Plan is then an employee stock ownership plan.

 

Section 7.06         Restrictions
on Disposition of Stock.

 

Except in the case of Company
Stock which is traded on an established market, a Participant who receives Company Stock pursuant to this Section 7, and any person
who has received Company Stock from the Plan or from such a Participant by reason of the Participant’s death or incompetency,
by reason of divorce or separation from the Participant, or by reason of a rollover distribution described in Section 402(c) of
the Code, shall, prior to any sale or other transfer of the Company Stock to any other person, first offer the Company Stock to
the issuing Employer and to the Plan at its current fair market value. This restriction shall apply to any transfer, whether voluntary,
involuntary, or by operation of law, and whether for consideration or gratuitous. Either the Employer or the Trustee may accept
the offer within 14 days after it is delivered. Any Company Stock distributed by the Plan shall bear a conspicuous legend describing
the right of first refusal under this Section 7.06, as applicable, as well as any other restrictions upon the transfer of the Company
Stock imposed by federal and state securities laws and regulations.

 

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Section 7.07        Direct Transfer of Eligible
Plan Distributions. 

 

(a)          Notwithstanding
any provision of the Plan to the contrary that would otherwise limit a distributee’s election under this Section, a distributee
(as defined below) may elect to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution (as defined below) paid directly to an eligible
retirement plan (as defined below) specified by the distributee in a direct rollover (as defined below). A “distributee”
includes a Participant or former Participant. In addition, the Participant’s or former Participant’s surviving spouse
and the Participant’s or former Participant’s spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified
domestic relations order, as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code, are distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse
or former spouse. For purposes of this Section 7.07 a “direct rollover” is a payment by the Plan to the eligible retirement
plan specified by the distributee.

 

(b)          To
effect such a direct transfer, the distributee must notify the Committee that a direct rollover is desired and provide to the Committee
sufficient information regarding the eligible retirement plan to which the payment is to be made. Such notice shall be made in
such form and at such time as the Committee may prescribe. Upon receipt of such notice, the Committee shall direct the Trustee
to make a trustee-to-trustee transfer of the eligible rollover distribution to the eligible retirement plan so specified.

 

(c)           For
purposes of this Section 7.07, an “eligible rollover distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 402(c)(4)
of the Code and any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent such meaning is not inconsistent with the above
references, an eligible rollover distribution shall mean any distribution of all or any portion of the Participant’s Account,
except that such term shall not include any distribution which is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not
less frequently than annually) made (i) for the life (or life expectancy) of the Participant or the joint lives (or joint life
expectancies) of the Participant and a designated Beneficiary, or (ii) for a period of ten (10) years or more. Further, the term
“eligible rollover distribution” shall not include any distribution required to be made under Section 401(a)(9) of
the Code or, the portion of any distribution that is not includible in gross income (determined without regard to the exclusions
for net unrealized appreciation with respect to Company Stock). To the extent applicable under the Plan, “eligible rollover
distributions” shall also not include any hardship distribution described in Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV) of the Code. In
addition, 2009 RMDS and Extended 2009 RMDs will be treated as an eligible rollover distribution.

 

(d)          For
purposes of this Section 7.07, an “eligible retirement plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 402(c)(8)
of the Code and any Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent such meaning is not consistent with the above references,
an eligible retirement plan shall mean: (i) an individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code, (ii) an individual
retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Code, (iii) an annuity or annuity plan described in Section 403(a) or Section
403(b) of the Code, (iv) a qualified trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code, or (v) a governmental plan under Section 457
of the Code that accepts the distributee’s eligible rollover distribution. However, in the case of an eligible rollover distribution
to a surviving spouse, an eligible retirement plan means an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity.

 

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(e)          An
eligible retirement plan shall also mean an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code and an eligible plan
under Section 457(b) of the Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality
of a state or political subdivision of a state which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this
Plan. The definition of eligible retirement plan shall also apply in the case of a distribution to a surviving spouse, or to a
spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relation order as defined in Section 414(p)
of the Code.

 

Section 7.08        Waiver of 30-Day
Period After Notice of Distribution.

 

If a distribution is one
to which Sections 401(a)(11) and 417 of the Code do not apply, such distribution may commence less than 30 days after the notice
required under Treasury Regulations Section 1.411(a)-11(c) is given, provided that:

 

		(i)	the Trustee or Committee, as applicable, clearly informs the Participant that the Participant has
a right to a period of at least 30 days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution
(and, if applicable, a particular option), and

 

		(ii)	the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution.

 

Section 7.09        Non-Spouse Beneficiary
Direct Rollover. If a non-spouse Beneficiary who is a distributee of any “eligible rollover distribution” (within
the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the Code) (i) elects to have a distribution paid directly to an individual retirement
account described in Sections 408(a) or 408(b) of the Code that is established for the purpose of receiving the distribution on
behalf of a designated Beneficiary (as defined in Section 401(a)(9)(E) of the Code) who is a non-spouse beneficiary (a “Non-spouse
IRA”) and (ii) specifies the Non-spouse IRA to which such distribution is to be paid (in such form and at such time
as the Committee may prescribe), then such distribution shall be made in the form of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to such
Non-spouse IRA, provided that such Non-spouse IRA accepts such a transfer. The foregoing sentence shall apply only to the extent
that such eligible rollover distribution would be includable in gross income if not transferred as provided in such sentence (determined
without regard to Section 402(c) of the Code). The direct rollover must be made to a Non-spouse IRA on behalf of the designated
beneficiary that will be treated as an inherited IRA pursuant to the provisions of Section 402(c)(11) of the Code. A non-spouse
beneficiary may not roll over an amount that is a required minimum distribution, as determined under applicable Treasury regulations
and other Internal Revenue Service guidance. If the Participant dies before his required beginning date and the non-spouse beneficiary
rolls over to Non-spouse IRA the maximum amount eligible for rollover, the beneficiary may elect to use either the 5-year rule
or the life expectancy rule, pursuant to Treasury regulations Section 1.401(a)(9)-3, Q&A-4(c), in determining the required
minimum distributions from the Non-spouse IRA that receives the non-spouse beneficiary’s distribution.

 

Section 7.10        Roth IRA Rollover.
A Participant may elect to roll over directly an eligible rollover distribution to a Roth IRA described in Section 408A(b) of the
Code.

 

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Section
8

Voting
of Company Stock and Tender Offers

 

Section 8.01         Voting of Company Stock.

 

(a)           In
General. The Trustee shall generally vote all shares of Company Stock held in the Trust in accordance with the provisions
of this Section 8.01.

 

(b)          Allocated
Shares. Shares of Company Stock which have been allocated to Participants’ Accounts shall be voted by the Trustee
in accordance with the Participants’ written instructions.

 

(c)          Uninstructed
and Unallocated Shares. Shares of Company Stock which have been allocated to Participants’ Accounts but for which
no written instructions have been received by the Trustee regarding voting shall be voted by the Trustee in a manner calculated
to most accurately reflect the instructions the Trustee has received from Participants regarding voting shares of allocated Company
Stock. Shares of unallocated Company Stock shall also be voted by the Trustee in a manner calculated to most accurately reflect
the instructions the Trustee has received from Participants regarding voting shares of allocated Company Stock. Notwithstanding
the preceding two sentences, all shares of Company Stock which have been allocated to Participants’ Accounts and for which
the Trustee has not timely received written instructions regarding voting and all unallocated shares of Company Stock must be voted
by the Trustee in a manner determined by the Trustee to be solely in the best interests of the Participants and Beneficiaries.

 

(d)          Voting
Prior to Allocation. In the event no shares of Company Stock have been allocated to Participants’ Accounts at the
time Company Stock is to be voted, each Participant shall be deemed to have one share of Company Stock allocated to his Accounts
for the sole purpose of providing the Trustee with voting instructions.

 

(e)          Procedure
and Confidentiality. Whenever such voting rights are to be exercised, the Employers, the Committee, and the Trustee shall
see that all Participants and Beneficiaries are provided with the same notices and other materials as are provided to other holders
of the Company Stock, and are provided with adequate opportunity to deliver their instructions to the Trustee regarding the voting
of Company Stock allocated to their Accounts or deemed allocated to their Accounts for purposes of voting. The instructions of
the Participants with respect to the voting of shares of Company Stock shall be confidential.

 

Section 8.02        Tender
Offers.

 

In the event of a tender
offer, Company Stock shall be tendered by the Trustee in the same manner set forth in Section 8.01 of the Plan regarding the voting
of Company Stock.

 

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Section
9

The
Committee and Plan Administration

 

Section 9.01        Identity
of the Committee.

 

The Committee shall consist
of three or more individuals selected by the Bank. Any individual, including a director, trustee, shareholder, officer, or Employee
of an Employer, shall be eligible to serve as a member of the Committee. The Bank shall have the power to remove any individual
serving on the Committee at any time without cause upon ten (10) days written notice to such individual and any individual may
resign from the Committee at any time without reason upon ten (10) days written notice to the Bank. The Bank shall notify the Trustee
of any change in membership of the Committee.

 

Section 9.02        Authority
of Committee.

 

(a)          The
Committee shall be the “plan administrator” within the meaning of ERISA and shall have exclusive responsibility and
authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan, including the interpretation and application of its
provisions, except to the extent such responsibility and authority are otherwise specifically:

 

		(i)	allocated to the Bank, the Employers, or the Trustee under the Plan and Trust Agreement;

 

		(ii)	delegated in writing to other persons by the Bank, the Employers, the Committee, or the Trustee;
or

 

		(iii)	allocated to other parties by operation of law.

 

(b)          The
Committee shall have exclusive responsibility regarding decisions concerning the payment of benefits under the Plan.

 

(c)          The
Committee shall have full investment responsibility with respect to the Investment Fund except to the extent, if any, specifically
provided in the Trust Agreement.

 

(d)          In
the discharge of its duties, the Committee may employ accountants, actuaries, legal counsel, and other agents (who also may be
employed by an Employer or the Trustee in the same or some other capacity) and may pay such individuals reasonable compensation
and expenses for their services rendered with respect to the operation or administration of the Plan to the extent such payments
are not otherwise prohibited by law.

 

Section 9.03        Duties
of Committee.

 

(a)          The
Committee shall keep whatever records may be necessary in connection with the maintenance of the Plan and shall furnish to the
Employers whatever reports may be required from time to time by the Employers. The Committee shall furnish to the Trustee whatever
information may be necessary to properly administer the Trust. The Committee shall see to the filing with the appropriate government
agencies of all reports and returns required with respect to the Plan under ERISA and the Code and other applicable laws.

 

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(b)          The
Committee shall have exclusive responsibility and authority with respect to the Plan’s holdings of Company Stock and shall
direct the Trustee in all respects regarding the purchase, retention, sale, exchange, and pledge of Company Stock and the creation
and satisfaction of any Acquisition Loan to the extent such responsibilities are not set forth in the Trust Agreement.

 

(c)          The
Committee shall at all times act consistently with the Bank’s long-term intention that the Plan, as an employee stock ownership
plan, be invested primarily in Company Stock. Subject to the direction of the Committee with respect to any Acquisition Loan pursuant
to the provisions of Section 4.03 of the Plan, and subject to the provisions of Sections 7.05 and 11.04 of the Plan as to Participants’
rights under certain circumstances to have their Accounts invested in Company Stock or in assets other than Company Stock, the
Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the extent to which assets of the Trust shall be used to repay any Acquisition
Loan, to purchase Company Stock, or to invest in other assets selected by the Committee or an investment manager. No provision
of the Plan relating to the allocation or vesting of any interests in the Company Stock or investments other than Company Stock
shall restrict the Committee from changing any holdings of the Trust Fund, whether the changes involve an increase or a decrease
in the Company Stock or other assets credited to Participants’ Accounts. In determining the proper extent of the Trust Fund’s
investment in Company Stock, the Committee shall be authorized to employ investment counsel, legal counsel, appraisers, and other
agents and to pay their reasonable compensation and expenses to the extent such payments are not prohibited by law.

 

(d)          If
the valuation of any Company Stock is not established by reported trading on a generally recognized public market, then the Committee
shall have the exclusive authority and responsibility to determine value of the Company Stock for all purposes under the Plan.
Such value shall be determined as of each Valuation Date and on any other date as of which the Trustee purchases or sells Company
Stock in a manner consistent with Section 4975 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. The Committee shall use generally
accepted methods of valuing stock of similar corporations for purposes of arm’s length business and investment transactions,
and in this connection the Committee shall obtain, and shall be protected in relying upon, the valuation of Company Stock as determined
by an independent appraiser experienced in preparing valuations of similar businesses and meeting the requirements contained in
the regulations issued under Section 170(a)(1) of the Code.

 

Section 9.04        Compliance
with ERISA and the Code.

 

The Committee shall perform
all acts necessary to ensure the Plan’s compliance with ERISA and the Code. Each individual member of the Committee shall
discharge his duties in good faith and in accordance with the applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code.

 

Section 9.05         Action
by Committee.

 

All actions of the Committee
shall be governed by the affirmative vote of a number of the members of the Committee which is a majority of the total number of
the members of the Committee. The members of the Committee may meet informally and may take any action without meeting as a group.

 

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Section 9.06         Execution
of Documents.

 

Any instrument executed
by the Committee may be signed by any member of the Committee.

 

Section 9.07        Adoption
of Rules.

 

The Committee shall adopt
such rules and regulations of uniform applicability as it deems necessary or appropriate for the proper operation, administration
and interpretation of the Plan.

 

Section 9.08        Responsibilities
to Participants.

 

The Committee shall determine
which Employees qualify to participate in the Plan. The Committee shall furnish to each Eligible Employee whatever summary plan
descriptions, summary annual reports, and other notices and information may be required under ERISA. The Committee also shall determine
when a Participant or his Beneficiary qualifies for the payment of benefits under the Plan. The Committee shall furnish to each
such Participant or Beneficiary whatever information is required under ERISA or the Code (or is otherwise appropriate) to enable
the Participant or Beneficiary to make whatever elections may be available pursuant to Section 7, and the Committee shall provide
for the payment of benefits in the proper form and amount from the Trust. The Committee may decide in its sole discretion to permit
modifications of elections and to defer or accelerate benefits to the extent consistent with the terms of the Plan, applicable
law, and the best interests of the individuals concerned.

 

Section 9.09        Alternative
Payees in Event of Incapacity.

 

If the Committee finds
at any time that an individual qualifying for benefits under this Plan is a minor or is incompetent, the Committee may direct the
benefits to be paid, in the case of a minor, to his parents, his legal guardian, a custodian for him under the Uniform Transfers
to Minors Act, or the person having actual custody of him, or, in the case of an incompetent, to his spouse, his legal guardian,
or the person having actual custody of him. The Committee and the Trustee shall not be obligated to inquire as to the actual use
of the funds by the person receiving them under this Section 9.09, and any such payment shall completely discharge the obligations
of the Plan, the Trustee, the Committee, and the Employers to the extent of the payment.

 

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Section 9.10        Indemnification by Employers.

 

Except as separately agreed
in writing, the Committee, and any member or employee of the Committee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Employers,
jointly and severally, to the fullest extent permitted by law against any and all costs, damages, expenses, and liabilities reasonably
incurred by or imposed upon the Committee or such individual in connection with any claim made against the Committee or such individual
or in which the Committee or such individual may be involved by reason of being, or having been, the Committee, or a member or
employee of the Committee, to the extent such amounts are not paid by insurance.

 

Section 9.11        Abstention by Interested
Member.

 

Any member of the Committee
who also is a Participant in the Plan shall take no part in any determination specifically relating to his own participation or
benefits under the Plan, unless his abstention would render the Committee incapable of acting on the matter.

 

Section
10

Rules
Governing Benefit Claims

 

Section 10.01      Claim
for Benefits.

 

Any Participant or Beneficiary
who qualifies for the payment of benefits shall file a claim for his benefits with the Committee on a form provided by the Committee.
The claim, including any election of an alternative benefit form, shall be filed at least 30 days before the date on which the
benefits are to begin. If a Participant or Beneficiary fails to file a claim by the 30th day before the date on which benefits
become payable, he shall be presumed to have filed a claim for payment for the Participant’s benefits in the standard form
prescribed by Section 7 of the Plan.

 

Section 10.02      Notification
by Committee.

 

Within 90 days after receiving
a claim for benefits (or within 180 days, if special circumstances require an extension of time and written notice of the extension
is given to the Participant or Beneficiary within 90 days after receiving the claim for benefits), the Committee shall notify the
Participant or Beneficiary whether the claim has been approved or denied. If the Committee denies a claim in any respect, the Committee
shall set forth in a written notice to the Participant or Beneficiary:

 

(a)          each
specific reason for the denial;

 

(b)          specific
references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

 

(c)          a
description of any additional material or information which could be submitted by the Participant or Beneficiary to support his
claim, with an explanation of the relevance of such information; and

 

(d)          an
explanation of the claims review procedures set forth in Section 10.03 of the Plan.

 

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Section 10.03      Claims
Review Procedure.

 

Within 60 days after a
Participant or Beneficiary receives notice from the Committee that his claim for benefits has been denied in any respect, he may
file with the Committee a written notice of appeal setting forth his reasons for disputing the Committee’s determination.
In connection with his appeal the Participant or Beneficiary or his representative may inspect or purchase copies of pertinent
documents and records to the extent not inconsistent with other Participants’ and Beneficiaries’ rights of privacy.
Within 60 days after receiving a notice of appeal from a prior determination (or within 120 days, if special circumstances require
an extension of time and written notice of the extension is given to the Participant or Beneficiary and his representative within
60 days after receiving the notice of appeal), the Committee shall furnish to the Participant or Beneficiary and his representative,
if any, a written statement of the Committee’s final decision with respect to his claim, including the reasons for such decision
and the particular Plan provisions upon which it is based.

 

Section
11

The
Trust

 

Section 11.01      Creation of Trust Fund.

 

All amounts received under
the Plan from an Employer and investments shall be held in a Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of this Plan and the Trust Agreement.
The benefits described in this Plan shall be payable only from the assets of the Trust Fund. Neither the Bank, any other Employer,
its board of directors or trustees, its stockholders, its officers, its employees, the Committee, nor the Trustee shall be liable
for payment of any benefit under this Plan except from the Trust Fund.

 

Section 11.02      Company Stock and Other
Investments.

 

Trust Fund held by the
Trustee shall be divided into Company Stock and investments other than Company Stock. The Trustee shall have no investment responsibility
for the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of Company Stock, but shall accept any Employer contributions made in the form of
Company Stock, and shall acquire, sell, exchange, distribute, and otherwise deal with and dispose of Company Stock in accordance
with the instructions of the Committee.

 

Section 11.03      Acquisition of Company
Stock.

 

From time to time the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, direct the Trustee to acquire Company Stock from the issuing Employer or from shareholders, including
shareholders who are or have been Employees, Participants, or fiduciaries with respect to the Plan. The Trustee shall pay for such
Company Stock no more than its fair market value, which shall be determined conclusively by the Committee pursuant to Section 9.03(d)
of the Plan. The Committee may direct the Trustee to finance the acquisition of Company Stock through an Acquisition Loan subject
to the provisions of Section 4.03 of the Plan.

 

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Section 11.04      Participants’
Option to Diversify. 

 

With respect to Company
Stock acquired by the Plan, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(a)          Election
by Qualified Participant. Each Qualified Participant shall be permitted to direct the Plan as to the investment of up to
25% (in whole multiples of 1 percent) of the value of the Participant’s Account attributable to Company Stock which was acquired
by the Plan (to the extent that such portion exceeds the amount to which a prior election under this Section applies) within 90
days after the last day of each Plan Year in the Participant’s Qualified Election Period. Within 90 days after the close
of the last Plan Year in the Participant’s Qualified Election Period, a Qualified Participant may direct the Plan as to the
investment of 50% (in whole multiples of 1 percent) of the value of such Account (to the extent that such portion exceeds the amount
to which a prior election under this Section applies). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Qualified Participant shall not be entitled
to make the election hereunder for a Plan Year within the Qualified Election Period if the fair market value of his Accounts as
of the last day of such Plan Year is less than $500. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the amounts that a Participant
is eligible to elect to diversify under this Section 11.04(a) shall be reduced by any amounts such Participant has elected to receive
or has received from the Plan.

 

		(i)	“Qualified Participant” shall mean a Participant who has attained age 55 and
who has completed at least 10 years of participation in the Plan.

 

		(ii)	“Qualified Election Period” shall mean the
six Plan Year period beginning with the Plan Year in which the Participant first becomes a Qualified Participant.

 

(b)          Method
of Diversifying Investment. The Qualified Participant’s election shall be provided
to the Committee in writing, and shall be effective no later than 180 days after the close of the Plan Year to which the direction
applies.

 

(c)          Diversification
Options. The Qualified Participant’s diversification options are as follows: 

 

		(i)	The Qualified Participant may direct the Plan to transfer the
amount the Qualified Participant elects to diversify under Section 11.04(a) into a separate subaccount under the Bank’s 401(k)
Plan for the Qualified Participant Such transfer shall be made within 90 days after the last day of the period during which the
election can be made directly into the Qualified Participant’s account in the Bank’s 401(k) plan. Once transferred,
such amount shall be subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of the 401(k) Plan.

 

		(ii)	The Qualified Participant may elect to receive a distribution of the amount the Qualified Participant
elects to diversify under Section 11.04(a). Such distribution shall be made within 90 days after the last day of the period during
which the election can be made. A distribution under this Section 11.04(c)(ii) may be made directly to the Qualified Participant
in cash or rolled over to another tax- qualified plan or individual retirement account.

 

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Section
12

Adoption,
Amendment and Termination

 

Section 12.01      Adoption
of Plan by Other Employers.

 

With the consent of the
Bank, any entity may become a participating Employer under the Plan by:

 

(a)          taking
such action as shall be necessary to adopt the Plan;

 

(b)          becoming
a party to the Trust Agreement establishing the Trust Fund; and

 

(c)          executing
and delivering such instruments and taking such other action as may be necessary or desirable to put the Plan into effect with
respect to the entity’s Employees.

 

Section 12.02      Adoption
of Plan by Successor.

 

In the event that any Employer
shall be reorganized by way of merger, consolidation, transfer of assets or otherwise, so that an entity other than an Employer
shall succeed to all or substantially all of the Employer’s business, the successor entity may be substituted for the Employer
under the Plan by adopting the Plan and becoming a party to the Trust Agreement. Contributions by the Employer shall be automatically
suspended from the effective date of any such reorganization until the date upon which the substitution of the successor entity
for the Employer under the Plan becomes effective. If, within 90 days following the effective date of any such reorganization,
the successor entity shall not have elected to become a party to the Plan, or if the Employer shall adopt a plan of complete liquidation
other than in connection with a reorganization, the Plan shall be automatically terminated with respect to Employees of the Employer
as of the close of business on the 90th day following the effective date of the reorganization, or as of the close of business
on the date of adoption of a plan of complete liquidation, as the case may be.

 

Section 12.03      Plan Adoption Subject
to Qualification.

 

Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan, the adoption of the Plan and the execution of the Trust Agreement are conditioned upon their being determined
initially by the Internal Revenue Service to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code, so that the Employers
may deduct currently for federal income tax purposes their contributions to the Trust and so that the Participants may exclude
the contributions from their gross income and recognize income only when they receive benefits. In the event that this Plan is
held by the Internal Revenue Service not to qualify initially under Section 401(a) of the Code, the Plan may be amended retroactively
to the earliest date permitted by the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations in order to secure qualification under Section
401(a) of the Code. If this Plan is held by the Internal Revenue Service not to qualify initially under Section 401(a) of the Code
either as originally adopted or as amended, each Employer’s contributions to the Trust under this Plan (including any earnings
thereon) shall be returned to it and this Plan shall be terminated. In the event that this Plan is amended after its initial qualification
and the Plan as amended is held by the Internal Revenue Service not to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, the amendment
may be modified retroactively to the earliest date permitted by the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations in order to secure
approval of the amendment under Section 401(a) of the Code.

 

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Section 12.04      Right to Amend or Terminate.

 

The Bank intends to continue
this Plan as a permanent program. However, each participating Employer separately reserves the right to suspend, supersede, or
terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason, as it applies to that Employer’s Employees, and the Bank reserves the
right to amend, suspend, supersede, merge, consolidate, or terminate the Plan at any time and for any reason, as it applies to
the Employees of all Employers. No amendment, suspension, supersession, merger, consolidation, or termination of the Plan shall
reduce any Participant’s or Beneficiary’s proportionate interest in the Trust Fund, or shall divert any portion of
the Trust Fund to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries prior to the satisfaction
of all liabilities under the Plan. Except as is required for purposes of compliance with the Code or ERISA, the provisions of Section
4.04 relating to the crediting of contributions, forfeitures and shares of Company Stock released from the Loan Suspense Account,
nor any other provision of the Plan relating to the allocation of benefits to Participants, may be amended more frequently than
once every six months. Moreover, there shall not be any transfer of assets to a successor plan or merger or consolidation with
another plan unless, in the event of the termination of the successor plan or the surviving plan immediately following such transfer,
merger, or consolidation, each participant or beneficiary would be entitled to a benefit equal to or greater than the benefit he
would have been entitled to if the plan in which he was previously a participant or beneficiary had terminated immediately prior
to such transfer, merger, or consolidation. Following a termination of this Plan by the Bank, the Trustee shall continue to administer
the Trust and pay benefits in accordance with the Plan and the Committee’s instructions.

 

Section
13

General
Provisions

 

Section 13.01      Nonassignability of
Benefits.

 

The interests of Participants
and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan shall not be subject to the claims of their creditors and may not be voluntarily
or involuntarily assigned, alienated, pledged, encumbered, sold, or transferred. The prohibitions set forth in this Section 13.01
shall also apply any judgment, decree, or order (including approval of a property or settlement agreement) which relates to the
provision of child support, alimony, or property rights to a present or former spouse, child, or other dependent of a Participant
pursuant to a domestic relations order, unless such judgment, decree or order is determined to be a “qualified domestic relations
order” as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code.

 

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Section 13.02      Limit of Employer Liability.

 

The liability of the Employers
with respect to Participants and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan shall be limited to making contributions to
the Trust from time to time, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

 

Section 13.03      Plan Expenses.

 

All expenses incurred by
the Committee or the Trustee in connection with administering the Plan and Trust shall be paid by the Trustee from the Trust Fund
to the extent the expenses have not been paid or assumed by the Employers or by the Trustee.

 

Section 13.04      Nondiversion of Assets.

 

Except as provided in Sections
5.05 and 12.03 of the Plan, under no circumstances shall any portion of the Trust Fund be diverted to or used for any purpose other
than the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities under the Plan.

 

Section 13.05      Separability of Provisions.

 

If any provision of the
Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of the Plan shall not be affected but shall be applied as if
the invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the Plan.

 

Section 13.06      Service of Process.

 

The agent for the service
of process upon the Plan shall be the president of the Bank and the Trustee, or such other person as may be designated from time
to time by the Bank.

 

Section 13.07      Governing Law.

 

The Plan is established
under, and its validity, construction and effect shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey to the extent those laws
are not preempted by federal law, including the provisions of ERISA.

 

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Section 13.08      Special Rules for Persons
Subject to Section 16(b) Requirements.

 

Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, any former Participant who is subject to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, who becomes eligible to again participate in the Plan, may not become a Participant prior to the date that is six months
from the date such former Participant terminated participation in the Plan. In addition, any person subject to the provisions of
Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act receiving a distribution of Company Stock from the Plan must hold such Company Stock for a period
of six months commencing with the date of distribution. However, this restriction will not apply to Company Stock distributions
made in connection with death, retirement, disability or termination of employment, or made pursuant to the terms of a qualified
domestic relations order.

 

Section
13.09      Military Service.

 

(a)          Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, contributions, benefits and Service credit with respect to qualified military
service will be provided in accordance with Section 414(u) of the Code.

 

(b)          If
a Participant dies while performing “Qualified Military Service” (as defined below), the survivors of the Participant
shall be entitled to any additional benefits (other than benefit accruals relating to the period of Qualified Military Service)
provided under the Plan as if the Participant had resumed and then terminated employment on account of death.

 

(c)          Continued
benefit accruals under the Plan are not provided pursuant to the HEART Act.

 

(d)          If
an individual on Qualified Military Service receives a differential wage payment, (i) he shall be treated as an Employee of
the Employer making the payment, (ii) the differential wage payment shall be treated as Compensation except for purposes of
determining contributions and benefits under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing, “differential wage payment” shall
have the meaning given such term by Code Section 3401(h)(2).

 

(e)          For
purposes of this provision, “Qualified Military Service” shall mean any service in the uniformed services (as defined
in Chapter 43 of Title 38, United States Code (“USERRA”)) by any Employee if such Employee is entitled to re-employment
rights under USERRA with respect to such service.

 

Section 13.10      Use
of Electronic Media to Provide Notices and Make Participant Elections.

 

Pursuant to Treasury Regulations
Section 1.401(a)-21, the Plan may elect to use electronic media to provide notices required to be provided to Participants
under the Plan and will accept elections from Participants communicated to the Plan using such electronic media.

 

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Section
14

Top-Heavy
Provisions

 

Section
14.01      Applicability.

 

If the Plan is or becomes
top-heavy or a member of a “required aggregation group” which is a “top-heavy group” (as defined in Code
section 416), in any Plan Year the provisions of this Section 14 will supersede any conflicting provisions in the Plan, but
only for those Plan Years in which the Plan remains top- heavy, except as otherwise provided below with respect to vesting. The
top-heavy provisions shall only apply to Employees who completed at least one Hour of Service in a top-heavy year. The top-heavy
provisions shall be interpreted to meet the requirements of Code section 416 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(a)         
Key employee. Key employee means any Employee or former Employee (including any deceased Employee) who at
any time during the Plan Year that includes the determination date was an officer of the Employer having annual compensation
greater than $170,000 (as adjusted under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code), a 5% owner of the Employer or a 1% owner of the
Employer having annual compensation of more than $150,000. For this purpose, annual compensation means Compensation as
defined in Section 5.05 of this Plan. The determination of who is a key employee will be made in accordance with Section
416(i)(1) of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder.

 

(b)          Determination
of present values and amounts. This section (b) shall apply for purposes of determining the present values of accrued benefits
and the amounts of account balances of Participants as of the distribution date.

 

		(i)	Distributions during year ending on the Determination Date. The present values of accrued
benefits and the amounts of account balances of a Participant as of the Determination Date shall be increased by the distributions
made with respect to the Participant under the Plan and any Plan aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2) of the Code during
the 1-year period ending on the Determination Date. The preceding sentence shall also apply to distributions under a terminated
plan which, had it not been terminated, would have been aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2)(A)(i) of the Code. In
the case of a distribution made for a reason other than separation from service, death or disability, this provision shall be applied
by substituting “5-year period” for “1-year period”.

 

		(ii)	Participants not performing services during the year ending on the Determination Date. The
accrued benefits and accounts of any individual who has not performed services for the Employer during the 1-year period ending
on the Determination Date shall not be taken into account.

 

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Section
14.02      Plan Modifications Upon Becoming Top-Heavy.

 

(a)          Minimum
Accruals. Section 5.04 of the Plan will be modified to provide that the aggregate amount of Employer contributions allocated
in each Plan Year to the Accounts of each Participant who is a non-Key Employee (as defined under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code),
and who is employed by an Employer as of the last day of the Plan Year, may not be less than the lesser of:

 

		(i)	three percent (3%) of his Compensation (as defined in Section 5.05 of the Plan) for the Plan Year;
and

 

		(ii)	a percentage of his Compensation equal to the largest percentage obtained by dividing the sum of
the amount credited to the Accounts of any Key Employee by that Key Employee’s Compensation.

 

(b)          Minimum
Vesting. If a Participant’s vested interest in his Accounts is to be determined in a year during which the Plan is
a top-heavy plan, then it shall be based on the following schedule:

 

	Years of Service	 	Vested Percentage	 
	Fewer than 3 years	 	 	0	%
	3 or more years	 	 	100	%

 

(c)          The
preceding provision will remain in effect for the period in which the Plan is top-heavy. If, for any particular year thereafter,
the Plan is no longer top-heavy, the provisions contained in this Section 14.02 shall cease to apply, except that any previously
vested portion of any Account balance shall remain nonforfeitable.

 

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