Document:

Exhibit 10.6

 

Employment
AGREEMENT

 

This
EMPLOYMENT Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 23rd day of June, 2017 by and between
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc., and Thomas P. Baker (“Executive”), to be effective as of the Effective
Date (as defined below).

 

BACKGROUND

 

WHEREAS, Executive
is currently employed by Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. as its Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer;

 

WHEREAS, following,
and contingent upon the closing of, the merger of Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. with and into Southern National Bancorp of
Virginia, Inc. (the “Merger”), Executive shall serve as the Chief Credit Officer of Southern National Bancorp
of Virginia, Inc., the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “Company”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company
desires to employ Executive and Executive desires to accept employment subject to the agreements and covenants of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the payments, consents and acknowledgements described below, in consideration of Executive’s employment
with the Company, and in consideration of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of all of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.            Effective
Date; Term; Prior Agreement.

 

(a)          Effective
Date. This Agreement shall be effective as of the effective date (the “Effective Date”) of the Merger, as
defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company and Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (the “Merger Agreement”).
If the Effective Date shall not occur as contemplated under the Merger Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed void and of no
force and effect.

 

(b)          Term.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby
accepts such employment, for the term commencing on the Effective Date and, unless otherwise earlier terminated pursuant to Section
4 hereof, expiring on the close of business on the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Term”).
If the Term expires and the parties agree that Executive will remain employed by the Company but do not enter into a new employment
agreement, then such employment shall be at-will and this Agreement will be of no further force and effect, except that Section
6 hereof, as well as any other provisions of this Agreement necessary to interpret or enforce Section 6 hereof, shall survive and
continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

 

(c)          Prior
Agreement. The Company and Executive agree that, as of the Effective Date, the Change in Control Agreement (the “Prior
CIC Agreement”) by and between Executive, the Company and Sonabank (the “Bank”) dated as of August
1, 2006 shall be terminated and be null and void pursuant to an agreement to terminate employment agreement, by and between Executive
and the Company (the “Termination Agreement”), which Termination Agreement will provide for payment to Executive
of $335,040, less normal withholdings, representing the cash severance that would have been due to Executive under the Prior CIC
Agreement, determined as if Executive had been terminated in a Qualifying Termination (as defined in the Prior CIC Agreement) provided
that Executive shall have executed a general release (the “General Release”) in favor of the Company and its
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form provided by the Company and effective
on the Effective Date and the General Release shall not have been revoked within the revocation period specified in the General
Release.

 

2.          Employment.
Executive is hereby employed on the Effective Date as the Chief Credit Officer. In his capacity as Chief Credit Officer, Executive
shall have the duties, responsibilities and authority commensurate with such position. During his employment with the Company,
and excluding any periods of vacation or sick leave to which Executive is entitled, Executive agrees to (i) devote all of his business
effort, time, energy, and skill to fulfill his employment duties; and (ii) faithfully, loyally and diligently perform such duties.
During his employment with the Company, Executive shall not be engaged in or provide services to any other business or enterprise
(whether engaged in for profit or not) which interferes with his obligations to the Company. In his capacity as Chief Credit Officer,
Executive will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

3.            Compensation
and Benefits.

 

(a)          Base
Salary. During the Term, the Company shall pay to Executive base salary at the rate equal to $217,360 (“Base Salary”),
less normal withholdings, payable in approximately equal bi-weekly or other installments as are or become customary under the Company’s
payroll practices for its Executives from time to time. The Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”)
shall review Executive’s Base Salary at its first meeting immediately following the Effective Date and may increase, but
not decrease, such Base Salary in connection with such review.

 

(b)          Benefit
Plans. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in or become a participant in any employee benefit plan
maintained by the Company for which Executive is or will become eligible on such terms as the Board, or committee thereof, may,
in its discretion, establish, modify or otherwise change; provided, however, that Executive shall not be eligible to participate
in the Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan; and provided further that nothing herein shall
limit the ability of the Company to amend, modify or terminate any such plans at any time and from time to time.

 

(c)          Incentive
Compensation. Executive shall receive such incentive awards, including but not limited to equity awards, in such manner and
subject to such terms and conditions as the Board, or a committee thereof, in its sole discretion, may determine.

 

(d)          Clawback.
Executive agrees that any incentive compensation (including both equity and cash incentive compensation) that Executive receives
from the Company or a related entity is subject to repayment (i.e., clawback) to the Company or such related entity as determined
by the Board or its Compensation Committee in the event (i) of a restatement of the Company’s financial results (other than
a restatement caused by a change in applicable accounting rules or interpretations) the result of which is that the financial statements
were materially inaccurate and any incentive compensation paid would have been a materially lower amount had it been calculated
based on such restated results or (ii) the repayment is otherwise required by applicable state or federal law or regulation or
stock exchange requirement, or by a separate “clawback” policy, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. Except
where offset of, or recoupment from, incentive compensation covered by Section 409A of the Code (as defined below) is prohibited
by Section 409A of the Code, to the extent allowed by law and as determined by the Compensation Committee, Executive agrees that
such repayment may, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, be accomplished by withholding of future compensation to be
paid to Executive by the Company. Any recovery of incentive compensation covered by Section 409A of the Code shall be implemented
in a manner which complies with Section 409A of the Code.

 

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(e)          Expenses.
During the Term, and subject to Section 10 hereof, Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable
expenses incurred by Executive in the course of performing his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, in accordance
with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company to the extent available to other Peer Executives with respect to travel
and other business expenses.

 

(f)          Automobile
Allowance. During the Term, the Company shall pay Executive a monthly automobile allowance in an amount equal to the monthly
automobile allowance in effect for Executive immediately prior to the Effective Date.

 

4.            Termination
of Employment.

 

(a)          Death.
Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon his death.

 

(b)          Termination
by the Company. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment during the Term with or without Cause (as defined herein),
in each case immediately on written notice to Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination shall be considered to be
for “Cause” if the Company determines that any of the following has occurred: (i) Executive’s willful
violation of any laws, rules or regulations applicable to banks or the banking industry generally; (ii) Executive’s material
failure to comply with the Company’s policies or guidelines of employment or corporate governance policies or guidelines,
including, without limitation, any business code of ethics adopted by the Company, that, if capable of being cured, is not cured
by Executive within ten (10) days of written notice by the Company of the failure; (iii) any act of fraud, misappropriation or
embezzlement by Executive; (iv) a material breach of this Agreement that, if such breach is capable of being cured, is not cured
by Executive within ten (10) days of written notice by the Company of the breach; or (v) Executive’s conviction of, or Executive’s
pleading guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude (including pleading guilty or nolo contendere
to a felony or lesser charge which results from plea bargaining).

 

(c)          Termination
by Executive. Executive’s employment may be terminated by Executive for any reason or no reason by delivering a notice
of termination to the Company thirty (30) days prior to the desired date of termination.

 

5.            Obligations
of the Company upon Termination.

 

(a)          Termination
by the Company Other Than for Cause. During the Term, if the Company terminates Executive’s employment other than for
Cause, then: (i) the Company shall pay to Executive in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days after the date of termination,
with the exact payment date to be determined by the Company, Executive’s Base Salary through the date of termination to the
extent not theretofore paid (the “Accrued Salary”); and (ii) subject to Section 10 hereof, the Company shall
pay to Executive an amount equal to the Base Salary that would have been payable to him through the remainder of the Term had his
employment not terminated (the “Severance Amount”), payable in a single lump sum on the first payroll date to
occur after the sixtieth (60th) day after the date of termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall
be obligated to provide the Severance Amount only if (A) within forty-five (45) days after the date of termination Executive shall
have executed a separation and full release of claims/covenant not to sue agreement in the form provided by the Company (the “Release
Agreement”) and such Release Agreement shall not have been revoked within the revocation period specified in the Release
Agreement, and (B) Executive fully complies with the obligations set forth in Section 6 hereof. For
the avoidance of doubt, if Executive does not comply with the obligations set forth in Section 6 hereof, then any obligation of
the Company to pay the Severance Amount shall cease immediately upon Executive’s breach thereof. 

 

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(b)          Termination
by the Company for Cause or Resignation by Executive; Death. If during the Term Executive’s employment is terminated
by the Company for Cause or by Executive for any reason, or in the event of Executive’s death, then the Company shall have
no further obligations to Executive or Executive’s legal representatives under this Agreement, other than for payment of
Accrued Salary, which shall be paid to Executive or Executive’s estate or beneficiary, as applicable, in a lump sum in cash
within thirty (30) days after the date of termination.

 

(c)          Expiration
of Term. If Executive’s employment terminates due to the expiration of the Term, then the Company shall have no further
obligations to Executive or Executive’s legal representatives under this Agreement, other than for payment of Accrued Salary,
which shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days after the date of termination.

 

6.            Restrictions
on Competition and Disclosure and Use of Confidential Information.

 

(a)          Confidential
Information. Executive agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, use any Confidential Information (as defined
herein) on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any Person (as defined herein) other than the Company, or reveal, divulge,
or disclose any Confidential Information to any Person not expressly authorized by the Company to receive such Confidential Information.
This obligation shall remain in effect for as long as the information or materials in question retain their status as Confidential
Information. Executive further agrees that he shall fully cooperate with the Company in maintaining the Confidential Information
to the extent permitted by law. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, alter either
the Company’s rights or Executive’s obligations under any state or federal statutory or common law regarding trade
secrets and unfair trade practices. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Executive shall not be restricted from disclosing
information that is required to be disclosed by law, court order or other valid and appropriate legal process; provided, however,
that in the event such disclosure is required by law, Executive shall provide the Company with prompt notice of such requirement
so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order prior to any such required disclosure by Executive.

 

Executive understands
and acknowledges that nothing in this section limits his ability to initiate communications directly with, respond to any inquiry
from, volunteer information to, or provide testimony before any government agency or otherwise participate in any reporting of,
investigation into, or proceeding regarding suspected violations of law, or from making other disclosures that are protected under,
or from receiving an award for information provided under, the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation. 
Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in such communications with any government agency, respond
to such inquiries from any government agency, provide Confidential Information or documents containing Confidential Information
to any government agency, or make any such reports or disclosures to any government agency.  Executive is not required to
notify the Company that Executive has engaged in such communications with a government agency. Executive recognizes and agrees
that, in connection with any such activity outlined above, Executive must inform the government agency that the information Executive
is providing is confidential.

 

Federal law provides
certain protections to individuals who disclose a trade secret to their attorney, a court, or a government official in certain,
confidential circumstances.  Specifically, federal law provides that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly
liable under any state or federal trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret under either of the following conditions:

 

		·	Where the disclosure is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state or local government official,
either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation
of law; or

 

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		·	Where the disclosure is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding,
if such filing is made under seal. 

 

Federal law also provides that an individual
who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to
the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual (A) files any document
containing the trade secret under seal; and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

For purposes of this
Section 6, “Confidential Information” means any and all data and information relating to the Company or the Bank, their
activities, business, or clients that (i) is disclosed to Executive or of which Executive becomes aware as a consequence of his
employment with the Company; (ii) has value to the Company; and (iii) is not generally known outside of the Company or the Bank.
“Confidential Information” shall include, but is not limited to the following types of information regarding, related
to, or concerning the Company or the Bank: trade secrets (as defined by Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act); financial plans and
data; management planning information; business plans; operational methods; market studies; marketing plans or strategies; pricing
information; product development techniques or plans; customer lists; customer files, data and financial information; details of
customer contracts; current and anticipated customer requirements; identifying and other information pertaining to business referral
sources; past, current and planned research and development; computer aided systems, software, strategies and programs; business
acquisition plans; management organization and related information (including, without limitation, data and other information concerning
the compensation and benefits paid to officers, directors, employees and management); personnel and compensation policies; new
personnel acquisition plans; and other similar information. “Confidential Information” also includes combinations of
information or materials which individually may be generally known outside of the Company or the Bank, but for which the nature,
method, or procedure for combining such information or materials is not generally known outside of the Company or the Bank. In
addition to data and information relating to the Company or the Bank, “Confidential Information” also includes any
and all data and information relating to or concerning a third party that otherwise meets the definition set forth above, that
was provided or made available to the Company or the Bank by such third party, and that the Company or the Bank has a duty or obligation
to keep confidential. This definition shall not limit any definition of “confidential information” or any equivalent
term under state or federal law. “Confidential Information” shall not include information that has become generally
available to the public by the act of one who has the right to disclose such information without violating any right or privilege
of the Company or the Bank. For purposes of this Section 6, “Person” means any individual or any corporation, partnership,
joint venture, limited liability company, association or other entity or enterprise.

 

(b)          Non-competition.
Beginning on the Effective Date and for a period continuing through the twelve (12) months following cessation of Executive’s
employment with the Company (the “Restricted Period”), Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, within any
State in the United States where the Company or the Bank has a retail bank branch at the time Executive’s employment ceases,
own any interest in, control or participate in the ownership or control of, or perform services that are the same as or substantially
similar to the services Executive performed for the Company pursuant to this Agreement for any company, person or entity engaged
in a Competitive Business (as defined herein). A “Competitive Business” shall mean any person or entity that is providing
deposits, money market accounts, certificates of deposit or other typical retail banking deposit-type services or loans on a retail
level, to individuals, businesses or non-profit entities in any State in the United States in which the Company or the Bank has
a retail bank branch at the time Executive’s employment ceases. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement
shall prevent Executive from owning for passive investment purposes not intended to circumvent this Agreement, less than five percent
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publicly-traded voting securities of any
company engaged in the banking, financial services, insurance, brokerage or other business similar to or competitive with the Company
or the Bank (so long as Executive has no power to manage, operate or control the competing enterprise and no power, alone or in
conjunction with other affiliated parties, to select a director, manager, general partner, or similar governing official of the
competing enterprise other than in connection with the normal and customary voting powers afforded Executive in connection with
any permissible equity ownership).

 

(c)          Non-solicitation
of Employees. During the Restricted Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly solicit, induce or hire, or attempt
to solicit, induce or hire, any person who is an employee of the Company or the Bank at the time Executive’s employment ceases
or within six (6) months prior thereto, to leave his or her employment with the Company or the Bank or join or become affiliated
with any Competitive Business.

 

(d)          Non-solicitation
of Customers. During the Restricted Period, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly solicit or induce or attempt to solicit
or induce, any customer, lender, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of the Company or the Bank to terminate
its relationship or contracts with the Company or the Bank, to cease doing business with the Company or the Bank, or in any way
interfere with the relationship between any such customer, lender, supplier, licensee, licensor or business relation and the Company
or the Bank.

 

(e)          Rights
and Remedies Upon Breach. The parties specifically acknowledge and agree that the remedy at law for any breach of the covenants
in Section 6 will be inadequate, and that in the event Executive breaches any such covenant, the Company shall have the right and
remedy, without the necessity of proving actual damage or posting any bond, to enjoin, preliminarily and permanently, Executive
from violating the covenant and to have the covenant specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, it being agreed
that any breach would cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy to the
Company. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to the Company
at law or in equity. The Company and Executive understand and agree that, if the parties become involved in legal action regarding
the enforcement of the covenants in Section 6, the prevailing party in such legal action will be entitled, in addition to any other
remedy, to recover its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing or defending action with respect to such
covenants. The Company’s ability to enforce its rights under the covenants in Section 6 or applicable law against Executive
shall not be impaired in any way by the existence of a claim or cause of action on the part of Executive based on, or arising out
of, this Agreement or any other event or transaction.

 

7.            Non-exclusivity
of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit Executive’s continuing or future participation in any employee
benefit plan, program, policy or practice provided by the Company or its affiliated companies and for which Executive may qualify.
Amounts that are vested benefits or which Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan, policy, practice or program
of the Company or any of its affiliated companies at or subsequent to the date of termination shall be payable in accordance with
such plan, policy, practice or program.

 

8.            Full
Settlement; No Mitigation. The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise
to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right
or action which the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment
or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement
and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.

 

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9.            Successors.
This Agreement is personal to Executive and shall not be assignable by Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent
and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives. This
Agreement can be assigned by the Company and shall be binding and inure to the benefit of the Company, and their successors and
assigns.

 

10.          Code
Section 409A.

 

(a)          General.
This Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that any amount or benefit payable hereunder shall be paid
or provided in a manner that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury Regulations issued thereunder (and any applicable
transition relief under Section 409A of the Code) (“Section 409A of the Code”). Nevertheless, the tax treatment
of the benefits provided under the Agreement is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company nor its directors, officers, employees
or advisers, shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by Executive as a result of
the application of Section 409A of the Code.

 

(b)          Definitional
Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit that would
constitute non-exempt “deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code (“Non-Exempt Deferred
Compensation”) would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder by reason of Executive’s termination of employment,
such Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation will not be payable or distributable to Executive by reason of such circumstance unless the
circumstances giving rise to such termination of employment meet any description or definition of “separation from service,”
in Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available
under such definition). If this provision prevents the payment or distribution of any Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation, then, subject
to subsection (c) below, such payment or distribution shall be made at the time and in the form that would have applied absent
the non-409A-conforming event.

 

(c)          Six-Month
Delay in Certain Circumstances. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would
constitute Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation would otherwise be payable or distributable under this Agreement by reason of Executive’s
separation from service during a period in which he is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible
acceleration of payment by the Company under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) (domestic relations order), (j)(4)(iii) (conflicts
of interest), or (j)(4)(vi) (payment of employment taxes): (i) the amount of such Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation that would otherwise
be payable during the six-month period immediately following Executive’s separation from service will be accumulated through
and paid or provided on the first day of the seventh month following Executive’s separation from service (or, if Executive
dies during such period, within 30 days after Executive’s death) (in either case, the “Required Delay Period”);
and (ii) the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments or distributions will resume at the end of the
Required Delay Period.

 

(d)          Timing
of Release of Claims. Whenever in this Agreement a payment or benefit is conditioned on Executive’s execution of a release
of claims, such release must be executed and all revocation periods shall have expired within 60 days after the date of termination;
failing which such payment or benefit shall be forfeited. If such payment or benefit constitutes Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation,
then such payment or benefit (including any installment payments) that would have otherwise been payable during such 60-day period
shall be accumulated and paid on the 60th day after the date of termination provided such release shall have been executed
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expired. If such payment or benefit is
exempt from Section 409A of the Code, the Company may elect to make or commence payment at any time during such period.

 

(e)          Timing
of Reimbursements and In-kind Benefits. If Executive is entitled to be paid or reimbursed for any taxable expenses under this
Agreement, and such payments or reimbursements are includible in Executive’s federal gross taxable income, the amount of
such expenses reimbursable in any one calendar year shall not affect the amount reimbursable in any other calendar year, and the
reimbursement of an eligible expense must be made no later than December 31 of the year after the year in which the expense was
incurred. No right of Executive to reimbursement of expenses under this Agreement shall be subject to liquidation or exchange for
another benefit.

 

11.         Modified
Cutback of Compensation Deemed to be Contingent on a Change of Control. If any benefits or payments are to be made under the
terms of this Agreement or any other agreement between Executive and the Company or the Bank following a transaction that constitutes
a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or the Bank or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets
of the Company or the Bank such that the provisions of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations
thereunder (“Code Section 280G”) or Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code and any regulations thereunder could
potentially apply to such compensation, then the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(a)          In
the event the independent accountants serving as auditors for the Company on the date of a change of control within the meaning
of Code Section 280G (or any other accounting firm designated by the Company) determine that some or all of the payments or benefits
scheduled under this Agreement, as well as any other payments or benefits on such change of control, would be nondeductible by
the Company or the Bank under Code Section 280G, then the payments scheduled under this Agreement and all other agreements between
Executive and the Company will be reduced to one dollar less than the maximum amount which may be paid without causing any such
payment or benefit to be nondeductible. Any reduction of benefits or payments required to be made under this Section 11(a) shall
be taken in the following order: first from cash compensation and then from payments or benefits not payable in cash, in each case
in reverse order beginning with payments or benefits which are to be paid the farthest in time from the date of determination.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding
the foregoing Section 11(a), in the event the independent accountants serving as auditors for the Company on the date of a change
of control within the meaning of Code Section 280G (or any other accounting firm designated by the Company) determine that the
net economic benefit to Executive after payment of all income and excise taxes is greater without giving effect to Section 11(a)
than Executive’s net economic benefit after a reduction by reason of the application of Section 11(a), then Section 11(a)
shall be a nullity and without any force or effect. Any decisions regarding the requirement or implementation of the reductions
to compensation described in Section 11(a) shall be made by the independent accountants serving as auditors for the Company on
the date of a change of control within the meaning of Code Section 280G (or any other accounting firm designated by the Company),
shall be made at the Company’s expense and shall be binding on the parties.

 

12.          Regulatory
Action.

 

(a)          If
Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Company’s affairs by an order
issued under Section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4)
and (g)(1)), all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall terminate, as of the effective date of such order.

 

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(b)          If
Executive is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Company’s affairs by a notice
served under Section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(1) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(3) and (g)(1)), all obligations of the Company under this
Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice
are dismissed, the Company shall reinstate (in whole or in part) any of its obligations which were suspended.

 

(c)          If
the Company is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the FDIA), all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as
of the date of default.

 

(d)          All
obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent a determination is made that continuation of the Agreement
is necessary for the continued operation of the Company (1) by the director of the FDIC or his or her designee (the “Director”),
at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Company under the authority contained
in 13(c) of the FDIA; or (2) by the Director, at the time the Director approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related
to operation of the Company when the Company is determined by the Director to be in an unsafe and unsound condition.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no payments shall be made pursuant to any provision herein in contravention
of the requirements of Section 2[18(k)] of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1828(k)). In particular, the provisions pertaining to the potential
for payments shall have no force or effect as long as either the agreement concerning the potential for payments or the actual
payment of such amounts would be considered a “golden parachute payment,” with the meaning of 12 C.F.R. Section 359.1(f).

 

13.          Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          Applicable
Law; Forum Selection; Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Executive agree that this Agreement shall be governed by and
construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles.
Executive agrees that the exclusive forum for any action to enforce this Agreement, as well as any action relating to or arising
out of this Agreement, shall be the Circuit Court of Fairfax County or the federal court encompassing that jurisdiction, at the
option of the Company. With respect to any such court action, Executive hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction
of such courts. The parties hereto further agree that the courts listed above are convenient forums for any dispute that may arise
herefrom and that neither party shall raise as a defense that such courts are not convenient forums.

 

(b)          Non-Duplication.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, and except as specifically provided below, any severance payments or
benefits received by Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be in lieu of any general severance policy or other severance plan
maintained by the Company (other than a stock option, restricted stock, share or unit, performance share or unit, supplemental
retirement, deferred compensation or similar plan or agreement which may contain provisions operative on a termination of Executive’s
employment or may incidentally refer to accelerated vesting or accelerated payment upon a termination of employment).

 

(c)          Captions.
The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.

 

(d)          Amendments.
This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than-by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective
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(e)          Notices.
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

	
        If to Executive:

        On file with the Company
	
        If to the Company:

        6830 Old Dominion Drive

        McLean, Virginia 22101

        Attention: CEO

 

or to such other address as either party
shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually
received by the addressee.

 

(f)          Severability.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
provision of this Agreement.

 

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

 

(h)          Waivers.
Failure of either party to insist, in one or more instances, on performance by the other in strict accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right granted in this Agreement or of the future
performance of any such term or condition or of any other term or condition of this Agreement, unless such waiver is contained
in a writing signed by the party making the waiver.

 

(i)          Entire
Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter
hereof and, from and after the date hereof, this Agreement shall supersede any other agreement, written or oral, between the parties
relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, including but not limited to any prior discussions, understandings, and/or agreements
between the parties, written or oral, at any time. 

 

(j)          Construction.
The parties understand and agree that because they both have been given the opportunity to have counsel review and revise this
Agreement, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall
not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement. Instead, the language of all parts of this Agreement shall be construed
as a whole, and according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either of the parties.

 

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

 

(Signatures on following page)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Executive has hereunto
set Executive’s hand and the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day
and year first above written.

 

 

 

	 	/s/ Thomas P. Baker
	 	thomas p. baker
	 	 
	 	/s/ Joe A. Shearin
	 	SOUTHERN NATIONAL
	 	BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.
	 	By: Joe A. Shearin
	 	Its: President and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 

 

[Baker Employment
Agreement]

 

    11Exhibit 10.7

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of this 23rd day of June, 2017, is made by and between (i) Southern National
Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. (“Company”) and Sonabank (the “Bank”) (collectively, the “Employer”)
and (ii) Joe A. Shearin (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, the
Company and Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (“EVBS”) have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December
13, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”) whereby EVBS will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”).

 

WHEREAS, Executive
is currently employed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of EVBS and its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, EVB.

 

WHEREAS, effective
upon the closing of the Merger (the “Effective Date”), the Company and the Bank wish to employ Executive as the President
and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company and the Bank, on the terms and conditions herein contained.

 

WHEREAS, Executive
wishes to accept such employment on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, conditioned upon the closing of the Merger, the parties
agree as follows:

 

1.            Employment
and Duties.

 

(a)          Executive
shall be employed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank (the “Position”) on the terms
and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. Executive accepts such employment and agrees to perform the managerial duties
and responsibilities of the Position, as may be assigned to Executive by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Bank. Unless
otherwise specified hereafter, any services performed by Executive shall be for the benefit of the Bank and, therefore, any payments
or benefits paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the Bank; provided, however, the Bank’s
obligation to make any payments owed to Executive under this Agreement shall be discharged to the extent compensation payments
are made by the Company.

 

(b)          Executive
shall devote his best efforts and full time to rendering services on behalf of the Employer in furtherance of its best interests.
Executive shall comply with all policies, standards and regulations of the Employer now or hereafter promulgated, and shall perform
his duties under this Agreement to the best of his abilities and in accordance with standards of conduct applicable to chief executive
officers of banks.

 

2.            Term.
The Term (as defined below) of this Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date and will continue through the earlier of (i)
December 31, 2020 (the “Initial Term”) or (ii) the date this Agreement otherwise terminates pursuant to Section 6 or
Section 16 below; provided, however, that, at the end of the Initial Term, if this Agreement has not been previously terminated
pursuant to Section 6 or Section 16 below, this Agreement shall be automatically extended for a two-year term (a “Renewal
Term”), commencing at the end of the

 

     

     

    

 

Initial Term, unless either party gives
written notice of non-renewal no later than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the Initial Term. This Agreement shall continue
to be further extended for an additional two-year term at the end of each Renewal Term, unless either party gives written notice
of non-renewal no later than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the applicable Renewal Term. During the Initial Term or any Renewal
Term, this Agreement may be terminated at any time pursuant to Section 6 or Section 16 below. The term of this Agreement, including
all Renewal Terms, if any, is referred to herein as the “Term.”

 

3.            Compensation.

 

(a)          Base
Salary. During the Term, the Employer shall cause Executive to be paid an annual base salary as determined by the Company’s
Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) or its Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”),
which total base salary shall not be less than $424,200 per year, subject to all applicable withholdings. The base salary shall
be paid in equal installments to Executive in accordance with the Employer’s established payroll practices (but no less frequently
than monthly). The Board of Directors or a committee thereof, in its discretion, may increase Executive’s base salary during
the Term. Without limiting the foregoing, the Compensation Committee shall review Executive’s base salary at its first meeting
immediately following the Effective Date and may increase, but not decrease, such base salary in connection with such review. The
Employer shall withhold state and federal income taxes, social security taxes and such other payroll deductions as may from time
to time be required by law or agreed upon in writing by Executive and the Employer. The Employer shall also withhold and remit
to the proper party any amounts agreed to in writing by the Employer and Executive for participation in any corporate sponsored
benefit plans for which a contribution is required. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, no compensation
shall be paid pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any month or portion thereof subsequent to any termination of Executive’s
employment by the Employer.

 

(b)          Annual
Bonuses. Executive shall receive only such annual bonuses as the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee, in its sole
discretion, decides to pay to Executive. Any such bonus shall be paid annually by March 15 of the year following the fiscal year
for which performance is being evaluated.

 

(c)          Equity
Awards. Executive will be eligible to receive equity awards from the Company, in such manner and subject to such terms and
conditions as the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine.

 

(d)          Clawback.
Executive agrees that any incentive compensation (including both equity and cash incentive compensation) that Executive receives
from the Employer or a related entity is subject to repayment (i.e., clawback) to the Employer or such related entity as determined
by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee in the event (i) of a restatement of the Company’s or the Bank’s
financial results (other than a restatement caused by a change in applicable accounting rules or interpretations) the result of
which is that the financial statements were materially inaccurate and any incentive compensation paid would have been a materially
lower amount had it been calculated based on such restated results or (ii) the repayment is otherwise required by applicable federal
or state law or regulation or stock exchange requirement, or by a separate “clawback” policy, as may be adopted from
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by the Board of Directors. Except where
offset of, or recoupment from, incentive compensation covered by Code Section 409A (as defined in Section 19 below) is prohibited
by Code Section 409A, to the extent allowed by law and as determined by the Compensation Committee, Executive agrees that such
repayment may, in the discretion of the Compensation Committee, be accomplished by withholding of future compensation to be paid
to Executive by the Employer. Any recovery of incentive compensation covered by Code Section 409A shall be implemented in a manner
which complies with Code Section 409A.

 

4.            Benefits.

 

(a)          Corporate
Benefit Plans. Executive shall be entitled to participate in or become a participant in any employee benefit plan maintained
by the Employer for which he is or will become eligible on such terms as the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee may,
in its discretion, establish, modify or otherwise change.

 

(b)          SERP.
Executive shall be entitled to the benefits under the Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
effective January 1, 2008, as amended effective November 20, 2014 (the “EVBS SERP”), as amended from time to time in
accordance with its terms.

 

(c)          Personal
and Sick Leave. Executive shall be entitled to the same personal and sick leave as the Board of Directors may from time to
time designate for all full-time employees of the Employer.

 

(d)          Vacations.
Executive shall be entitled to thirty (30) weekdays of vacation leave each year, which shall be taken at such time or times as
may be approved by the Employer and during which Executive’s compensation hereunder shall continue to be paid.

 

(e)          Club
Dues. The Employer shall pay (or reimburse Executive for) Executive’s assessment fees and membership dues at a private
club selected by Executive in Richmond, Virginia incurred during the Term. To the extent the Employer reimburses Executive for
any such fees or dues, such reimbursements shall be made no later than the last day of the calendar month following the calendar
month in which Executive submits the request for payment of the reimbursable expense, which shall be submitted no later than sixty
(60) days after the expense is incurred.

 

(f)          Automobile.
The Employer shall provide Executive with the use of an automobile that is appropriate for Executive’s Position during the
Term and shall pay (or reimburse Executive for) all operational expenses, including taxes, insurance, gasoline, oil, maintenance,
repairs and other similar expenses. Executive shall be entitled to a new automobile every three (3) years during the Term. To the
extent the Employer reimburses Executive for any such operational expenses, such reimbursements shall be made no later than the
last day of the calendar month following the calendar month in which Executive submits the request for payment of the reimbursable
expense, which shall be submitted no later than sixty (60) days after the expense is incurred.

 

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5.            Reimbursement
of Expenses. Executive shall be reimbursed upon Executive’s incurring reasonable and customary business expenses in connection
with the performance of his duties, subject to presentation of adequate substantiation, including receipts, for the reasonable
business travel, entertainment, lodging, and other business expenses incurred by Executive. In no event will such reimbursements
be made later than the last day of the calendar month following the calendar month in which Executive submits the request for payment
of the reimbursable expense, which shall be submitted no later than sixty (60) days after the expense is incurred.

 

6.            Termination
of Employment.

 

(a)          Death
or Incapacity. Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.
Executive’s spouse, if she survives Executive, or, if not, Executive’s estate shall receive (i) any unpaid base salary
which otherwise would be payable to Executive through the date of termination payable in a lump sum as soon as administratively
feasible following termination, but not later than thirty (30) days thereafter; (ii) any annual bonus compensation earned and awarded
pursuant to Section 3(b) above or any other incentive compensation for the prior fiscal year, but not yet paid as of the date of
termination, payable on the earlier of (A) the thirtieth (30th) day after the date of termination, or (B) when otherwise
due; (iii) any benefits or awards vested, due and owing pursuant to the terms of any other plans, policies or programs, payable
when otherwise due (hereinafter subsections (i) – (iii) collectively are referred to as the “Accrued Obligations”).
Executive’s spouse, if she survives Executive, or, if not, Executive’s estate shall also receive an amount equal to
Executive’s base salary from the date of his death through the end of the month in which his death occurs, payable in a lump
sum as soon as administratively feasible following his death, but not later than thirty (30) days thereafter. If the Employer determines
that Incapacity (as defined below) of Executive has occurred, it may terminate Executive’s employment and this Agreement
upon ninety (90) days’ written notice, provided that, within ninety (90) days after receipt of such notice, Executive shall
not have returned to full-time performance of Executive’s assigned duties. In the event of a termination due to “Incapacity,”
the Employer shall pay the Accrued Obligations to Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, “Incapacity” shall occur
if (i) Executive is unable to perform the material functions of his position for thirteen (13) consecutive weeks and is then deemed
to be permanently unable to continue in the Position by a physician selected by the Employer or its insurer, and acceptable to
Executive or his legal representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, or (ii) Executive is deemed disabled as
defined in the policy of disability insurance maintained by the Employer for the benefit of Executive (and others if a group policy).
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Employer shall comply with all requirements of the Americans with Disabilities
Act. Further, if Executive’s employment is terminated due to death or “Incapacity,” then no payments (other than
the Accrued Obligations and spousal death benefit described above) shall be owed or paid, including those under Section 7(a) or
Section 9(a).

 

(b)          Termination
by Employer With or Without Cause. The Employer may terminate Executive’s employment at any time during the Term of this
Agreement, with or without notice (unless otherwise required herein) and with or without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Cause” shall mean:

 

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(i)          Executive’s
willful misconduct in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties;

 

(ii)         Executive’s
misappropriation or embezzlement of funds or material property of the Employer or any affiliate;

 

(iii)        Executive’s
fraud or dishonesty with respect to the Employer or any affiliate;

 

(iv)        Executive’s
failure to perform any of the material duties and responsibilities required by the Position (other than by reason of Incapacity),
or Executive’s failure to follow reasonable instructions or policies of the Employer, in either case after being advised
in writing of such failure and being given a reasonable opportunity and period (as determined by the Employer in its reasonable
business judgment) to remedy such failure (if such breach or violation is capable of being remedied), which period shall be not
less than thirty (30) days;

 

(v)         Executive’s
conviction of, indictment for (or the procedural equivalent), or entering of a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to
any felony or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

 

(vi)        Executive’s
breach of a material term of this Agreement, or violation in any material respect of any policy, code or standard of behavior generally
applicable to officers of the Company and the Bank, after being advised in writing of such breach or violation and being given
a reasonable opportunity and period (as determined by the Employer in its reasonable business judgment) to remedy such breach or
violation (if such breach or violation is capable of being remedied), which period shall be not less than thirty (30) days;

 

(vii)       Executive’s
willful violation of any final cease and desist order;

 

(viii)      Executive’s
breach of any fiduciary duty owed to the Employer or its affiliates; or

 

(ix)         Executive’s
engaging in conduct that, if it became known by any regulatory or governmental agency or the public, would be or is reasonably
likely to result, in the good faith judgment of the Employer, in material injury to the Company or the Bank, monetarily or otherwise.

 

(c)           Termination
by Executive for Good Reason. Executive may terminate employment for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good
Reason” shall mean:

 

(i)          The
assignment of duties to Executive by the Employer which result in Executive having significantly less authority or responsibility
than he has on the Effective Date, without his express written consent;

 

(ii)         The
removal of Executive from the Position or any failure to nominate Executive for election to the Board of Directors, without his
express written consent;

 

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(iii)         Requiring
Executive to maintain his principal office outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia unless the Employer moves its principal executive
offices to the place to which Executive is required to move;

 

(iv)        A
reduction by the Employer of Executive’s base salary, as the same may have been increased from time to time;

 

(v)         The
failure of the Employer to provide Executive with substantially the same fringe benefits that are provided to him on the Effective
Date;

 

(vi)        The
failure of the Employer to comply with any material term of this Agreement;

 

(vii)       The
failure of the Employer to obtain the assumption of, and agreement to perform, this Agreement by any successor as contemplated
in Section 17 below; or

 

(viii)      Notice
by the Employer to Executive that the Employer does not intend to renew the Term of this Agreement for a Renewal Term upon the
expiration of the Initial Term or the then-current Renewal Term.

 

Executive is required to provide written
notice to the Employer detailing the existence of a condition described above in this Section 6(c) within a thirty (30) day period
after the initial existence of the condition, and the Employer shall have thirty (30) days after notice to remedy the condition
without liability. In addition to the foregoing requirements, to trigger payment under this Section 6(c), Executive must also terminate
employment within ninety (90) days after the initial occurrence of the event constituting “Good Reason” and the Employer
must have been allowed the full opportunity to cure, as set forth above.

 

Notwithstanding the above, “Good
Reason” shall not include any resignation by Executive where Cause for Executive’s termination by the Employer exists
under Section 6(b), or there is an isolated, insubstantial or inadvertent action by the Employer (provided that such action is
remedied by the Employer after written notice by Executive); and shall not include any action by the Employer taken before the
Effective Date of this Agreement.

 

(d)          Other.
Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated voluntarily by Executive upon ninety (90) days’ written notice to
the Employer or at any time by mutual agreement in writing. In the event of such voluntary termination notice by Executive, the
Employer may terminate Executive’s employment prior to the expiration of the notice period without incurring any liability
under Section 7, and the Employer shall be required only to pay Executive’s base salary through the balance of the notice
period (with such payments to be made in accordance with the Employer’s established payroll practices (but no less frequently
than monthly)), not to exceed ninety (90) days, plus any Accrued Obligation (as defined Section 6(a)).

 

7.            Obligations
Upon Termination.

 

(a)           Without
Cause or for Good Reason. If either the Employer terminates Executive’s employment without Cause (including termination
of employment upon the expiration or non-renewal of this Agreement at the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term)

 

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or Executive terminates his employment
for Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive, subject to any applicable delay set forth in Section 19 below:

 

(i)           The
Accrued Obligations (as defined in Section 6(a));

 

(ii)         Subject
to Executive's signing, delivering and not revoking the Release attached as Exhibit A, which Release must be signed,
delivered and not revoked within the period set forth in the Release:

 

(A)        Payment
of a monthly amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) his rate of annual base salary in effect immediately preceding such termination
for thirty-six (36) months beginning upon his termination of employment, with such payments to be made in accordance with the Employer’s
established payroll practices (but no less frequently than monthly) (the “Severance Benefit”);

 

(B)        For
thirty-six (36) months after the date of termination, Executive shall receive coverage under all employee health insurance programs
or plans (medical, dental and vision) (“Health Care Plans”) in which Executive and/or his spouse and any of his dependents
were entitled to participate immediately prior to such termination, with the Employer paying the full monthly cost of the premium
therefor (the “Heath Care Continuance Benefit”), provided that the continued participation of Executive and/or his
spouse and any of his dependents is possible under the general terms and provisions of the Health Care Plans. If the Employer cannot
maintain such coverage for Executive or his spouse or dependents under the terms and provisions of the Health Care Plans (or where
such continuation would adversely affect the tax status of the Health Care Plans pursuant to which the coverage is provided), the
Employer shall provide the Health Care Continuance Benefit by either providing substantially identical benefits directly or through
an insurance arrangement or by paying Executive the estimated cost of the expected premium for thirty-six (36) months after the
date of termination with such payments to be made in accordance with the Employer’s established payroll practices (but no
less frequently than monthly) for employees generally for the period during which such cash payments are to be provided. To the
extent allowed by applicable law, the 36-month Health Care Continuance Benefit period shall run concurrently with the period for
which Executive and/or his spouse and any of his dependents would be eligible for continuation coverage under the Consolidated
Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1985 (the “COBRA Period”), although the 36-month Health Care Continuance Benefit period
will continue to run after the COBRA Period has ended;

 

(C)         Complete
out-placement services, including job search services, paid by the Employer up to a total of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
The services will be provided by a recognized out-placement organization selected by Executive with the approval of the Employer
(which approval will not be unreasonably withheld). The services will be provided for up to two (2) years after the date Executive’s
employment by the Employer terminates (“Outplacement Services”); and

 

(D)        An
additional amount, payable in a lump sum on the date of termination, equal to the average of the annual bonus compensation pursuant
to Section 3(b) above earned by Executive for the three (3) immediately preceding complete fiscal years or such fewer number
of complete fiscal years as Executive may have been employed by the Employer. For the

 

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avoidance of any doubt, if the Employer
makes a determination to award no annual bonus compensation to Executive for a year, such determination shall be considered to
result in a bonus award of Zero Dollars ($0.00) and that shall be the amount used in calculating the average of the annual bonus
compensation for purposes of this Section 7(a)(ii)(D).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in addition
to the Employer’s remedies set forth in Section 7(f), all such payments and benefits under Section 7(a) otherwise to be made
after Executive’s termination of employment shall cease to be paid, and the Employer shall have no further obligation with
respect thereto, in the event Executive, without the consent of the Employer, engages in any activity prohibited in Section 7 or
any of its sub-parts.

 

(b)          Non-Competition.
In consideration for the Employer’s entering into this Agreement and in exchange for the benefits promised herein, and other
valuable consideration, Executive agrees that Executive will not engage in “Competition” for a period of twelve (12)
months after Executive’s employment with the Employer ceases for any reason, including termination of employment upon the
expiration or non-renewal of this Agreement at the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term. For purposes hereof, “Competition”
means Executive’s performing duties that are the same as or substantially similar to those duties performed by Executive
for the Company or the Bank or its affiliates during the twelve (12) months prior to the cessation of Executive’s employment,
as an officer, a director, an employee, a partner or in any other capacity, within a twenty-five (25) mile radius of the headquarters
of the Company and the headquarters of the Bank (or any Virginia headquarters of any successor of any of them in the event of a
merger consummated as of the last day of employment), as such locations exist as of the date Executive’s employment ceases,
if those duties are performed for a bank holding company of, or for, a bank or other financial institution that provides products
or services that are the same as or substantially similar to, and competitive with, any of the products or services provided by
the Bank at the time Executive’s employment ceases.

 

(c)          Non-Piracy.
In consideration for the Employer’s entering into this Agreement and in exchange for the benefits promised herein, and other
valuable consideration, Executive agrees that for a period of twelve (12) months after Executive’s employment ceases for
any reason, including termination of employment upon the expiration or non-renewal of this Agreement at the end of the Initial
Term or any Renewal Term, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, solicit, divert from the Bank or transact business with any
“Customers” of the Bank with whom Executive had “Material Contact” during the last twelve (12) months of
Executive’s employment or about whom Executive obtained information not known generally to the public while acting within
the scope of his employment during the last twelve (12) months of employment, if the purpose of such solicitation, diversion or
transaction is to provide products or services that are the same as or substantially similar to, and competitive with, those offered
by the Bank at the time Executive’s employment ceases. “Material Contact” means that Executive personally communicated
with the Customer, either orally or in writing, for the purpose of providing, offering to provide or assisting in providing products
or services of the Bank during the last twelve (12) months of Executive’s employment. “Customer” means any person
or entity with whom the Bank had a depository or other contractual relationship, pursuant to which the Bank provided products or
services within twelve (12) months prior to the cessation of Executive’s employment.

 

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(d)          Non-Solicitation.
In consideration for the Employer’s entering into this Agreement and in exchange for the benefits promised herein, and other
valuable consideration, Executive agrees that for a period of twelve (12) months after employment ceases for any reason, including
termination of employment upon the expiration or non-renewal of this Agreement at the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term,
Executive will not, directly or indirectly, hire any person employed by the Employer or solicit for hire or induce any person to
terminate employment with the Employer, if the purpose is to compete with the Employer. The parties agree that Executive will not
be in violation of this sub-paragraph (d) if he has no personal involvement, directly or indirectly, in the hiring, solicitation
or inducement of the Employer’s employee(s), as referenced above.

 

(e)           For
Cause; Other Than for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or if Executive voluntarily terminates
his employment other than for Good Reason, this Agreement shall terminate without any further obligation of the Employer to Executive
other than the payment to Executive of the Accrued Obligations and as provided in Section 6(d) above.

 

(f)           Remedies.
Executive acknowledges that the covenants set forth in Sections 7 and 8 of this Agreement are just, reasonable, and necessary to
protect the legitimate business interests of the Employer. Executive further acknowledges that if Executive breaches or threatens
to breach any provision of Sections 7 and 8, the Employer’s remedies at law will be inadequate, and the Employer will be
irreparably harmed. Accordingly, the Employer shall be entitled to an injunction, both preliminary and permanent, restraining Executive
from such breach or threatened breach, such injunctive relief not to preclude the Employer from pursuing all available legal and
equitable remedies, and being entitled to all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection with the breach,
threatened breach, or any challenge to the enforceability of Sections 7 or 8.

 

8.            Confidentiality.
As an employee of the Employer, Executive will have access to and may participate in the origination of non-public, proprietary
and confidential information relating to the Company and the Bank and/or their affiliates and Executive acknowledges a fiduciary
duty owed to the Employer and its affiliates not to disclose any such information. Confidential information may include, but is
not limited to, trade secrets, customer lists and information, internal corporate planning, methods of marketing and operation,
and other data or information of or concerning the Employer and its affiliates or their customers that is not generally known to
the public or generally in the banking industry. Executive agrees that for a period of five (5) years following the cessation of
employment, Executive will not use or disclose to any third party any such confidential information, either directly or indirectly,
except as may be authorized in writing specifically by the Employer; provided, however that to the extent the information covered
by this Section 8 is otherwise protected by the law, such as “trade secrets,” as defined by the Virginia Uniform Trade
Secrets Act, or customer information protected by banking privacy laws, that information shall not be disclosed or used for however
long the legal protections applicable to such information remain in effect.

 

Nothing in this Agreement
restricts or prohibits Executive or Executive’s counsel from initiating communications directly with, responding to any inquiry
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enforcement or other regulatory authority,
including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department
of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Congress, and any Office of
Inspector General (collectively, the “Regulators”), from participating in any reporting of, investigation into, or
proceeding regarding suspected violations of law, or from making other disclosures that are protected under or from receiving an
award for information provided under the whistleblower provisions of state or federal law or regulation.  Executive does not
need the prior authorization of the Company to engage in such communications with the Regulators, respond to such inquiries from
the Regulators, provide confidential information or documents containing confidential information to the Regulators, or make any
such reports or disclosures to the Regulators.  Executive is not required to notify the Employer that Executive has engaged
in such communications with the Regulators. Executive recognizes and agrees that, in connection with any such activity outlined
above, Executive must inform the Regulators that the information Executive is providing is confidential.

 

Federal law provides
certain protections to individuals who disclose a trade secret to their attorney, a court, or a government official in certain,
confidential circumstances.  Specifically, federal law provides that an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly
liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret under either of the following conditions:

 

		·	Where the disclosure is made (a) in confidence to a federal, state or local government official,
either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (b) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation
of law; or

 

		·	Where the disclosure is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding,
if such filing is made under seal. 

 

Federal law also provides
that an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the
trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual
(a) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (b) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court
order. 

 

9.          Termination
After Change of Control.

 

(a)          Without
Cause or for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is involuntarily terminated without Cause within one (1) year after
a Change of Control (as defined below) shall have occurred or if Executive resigns for Good Reason within one (1) year after a
Change of Control shall have occurred, Executive shall be entitled to receive, subject to any applicable delay set forth in Section
19 below:

 

(i)          The
Accrued Obligations (as defined in Section 6(a));

 

(ii)         Subject
to Executive's signing, delivering and not revoking the Release attached as Exhibit A, which Release must be signed,
delivered and not revoked within the period set forth in the Release:

 

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(A)         The
Severance Benefit (as defined in Section 7(a)(ii)(A));

 

(B)         The
Heath Care Continuance Benefit (as defined in Section 7(a)(ii)(B));

 

(C)         The
Outplacement Services (as defined in Section 7(a)(ii)(C)); and

 

(D)         An
additional amount, payable in a lump sum on the date of termination, equal to three (3) times the highest annual bonus compensation
pursuant to Section 3(b) above earned by Executive for the three (3) immediately preceding complete fiscal years or such fewer
number of complete fiscal years as Executive may have been employed by the Employer. For the avoidance of any doubt, if the Employer
makes a determination to award no annual bonus compensation to Executive for the three (3) immediately preceding complete
fiscal years or such fewer number of complete fiscal years as Executive may have been employed by the Employer, then no amount
is payable under this Section 9(a)(ii)(D).

 

(b)           Covenants
Cease to Apply. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, Executive’s obligations under Section 7(b), Section
7(c) and Section 7(d) above shall not apply (i) for the one (1) year period beginning on the Effective Date, and (ii) following
a Change of Control that occurs after the Effective Date.

 

(c)           Modified
Cutback of Compensation Deemed to be Contingent on a Change of Control. If any benefits or payments are to be made under the
terms of this Agreement or any other agreement between Executive and the Employer following a transaction that constitutes a change
in the ownership or effective control of the Employer or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Employer
such that the provisions of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations thereunder (“Code
Section 280G”) or Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code and any regulations thereunder could potentially apply to such
compensation, then the following provisions shall be applicable:

 

(i)           In
the event the independent accountants serving as auditors for the Employer on the date of a change of control within the meaning
of Code Section 280G (or any other accounting firm designated by the Employer) determine that some or all of the payments or benefits
scheduled under this Agreement, as well as any other payments or benefits on such change of control, would be nondeductible by
the Employer under Code Section 280G, then the payments scheduled under this Agreement and all other agreements between Executive
and the Employer will be reduced to one dollar less than the maximum amount which may be paid without causing any such payment
or benefit to be nondeductible. Any reduction of benefits or payments required to be made under this Section 9(c)(i) shall be taken
in the following order: first from cash compensation and then from payments or benefits not payable in cash, in each case in reverse
order beginning with payments or benefits which are to be paid the farthest in time from the date of determination.

 

(ii)          Notwithstanding
the foregoing Section 9(c)(i), in the event the independent accountants serving as auditors for the Employer on the date of a change
of control within the meaning of Code Section 280G (or any other accounting firm designated by the Employer) determine that the
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payment of all income and excise
taxes is greater without giving effect to Section 9(c)(i) than Executive’s net economic benefit after a reduction by reason
of the application of Section 9(c)(i), then Section 9(c)(i) shall be a nullity and without any force or effect. Any decisions regarding
the requirement or implementation of the reductions to compensation described in Section 9(c)(i) shall be made by the independent
accountants serving as auditors for the Employer on the date of a change of control within the meaning of Code Section 280G (or
any other accounting firm designated by the Employer), shall be made at the Employer’s expense and shall be binding on the
parties.

 

(d)          Superseding
Provisions. The benefits and payments set forth in Section 9(a) that may be due in connection with a Change of Control shall
supersede all payments, entitlements and benefits of Executive otherwise payable under Section 7(a). The benefits and payments
due under Section 9(a) replace those in Section 7(a), and are not cumulative thereof.

 

(e)          For
Cause; Other Than for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or if Executive voluntarily terminates
his employment other than for Good Reason, within one (1) year after a Change of Control, this Agreement shall terminate without
any further obligation of the Employer to Executive other than the payment to Executive of the Accrued Obligations.

 

10.          Change
of Control Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” occurs if (a) any person, including persons
acting as a group, as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, becomes the owner or beneficial owner
of securities of the Company having fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities
of the Company that may be cast for the election of the Company’s directors other than a result of an issuance of securities
initiated by the Company, or open market purchases approved by the Board of Directors, as long as the majority of the Board of
Directors approving the purchases constitutes a majority of the Board of Directors at the time the purchases are made; (b) during
any twelve-month period, as the direct or indirect result of, or in connection with, a tender or exchange offer, a merger or other
business combination, a sale of assets, a contested election of directors, or any combination of these events, the persons who
were directors of the Company before such events cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors or any successor’s
board, as applicable. For purposes of this Agreement, a Change of Control occurs on the date on which an event described in (a)
– (b) occurs. If a Change of Control occurs on account of a series of transactions or events, the Change of Control occurs
on the date of the last of such transactions or events. The above definition of Change of Control is intended to, and shall be
interpreted in a manner as to, comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A. For the avoidance of any doubt, for all purposes
under this Agreement except as specifically provided otherwise in Section 9(b), a Change of Control shall include the Merger or
any related transaction.

 

11.          Documents.
All documents, records, tapes and other media of any kind or description relating to the business of the Employer or any of its
affiliates or subsidiaries (the “Documents”), whether or not prepared by Executive, shall be the sole and exclusive
property of the Employer. The Documents (and any copies) shall be returned to the Employer upon

 

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Executive’s termination of employment
for any reason or at such earlier time or times as the Board of Directors of the Company or the Bank or its designee may specify.

 

12.          Suspension
or Temporary Prohibition of Services; Permanent Prohibition of Services. If Executive is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited
from participating in the conduct of the Employer’s affairs by a notice served pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act, the Employer’s obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service unless stayed by appropriate
proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Employer may in its discretion (a) pay Executive all or part of the
compensation withheld while its contract obligations were suspended, and (b) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of its obligations
which were suspended. If Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Employer’s
affairs by an order issued under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or the Code of Virginia, all obligations of the Employer under
this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the parties shall not be affected.

 

13.          Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement, or part thereof, is determined to be unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, it shall be severable
from the remainder of this Agreement and shall not invalidate or affect the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain
in full force and effect and shall be enforceable according to their terms. No covenant shall be dependent upon any other covenant
or provision herein, each of which stands independently.

 

14.          Governing
Law/Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The
parties further agree that venue in the event of a dispute shall be exclusively in the Circuit Court of Henrico, Virginia, or the
applicable federal court encompassing that jurisdiction, at the sole option of the Employer, and Executive agrees not to object
to venue.

 

15.          Notices.
All written notices required by this Agreement shall be deemed given when delivered personally or sent by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the parties at the following addresses (or to such other address as the party entitled to notice
shall hereafter designate in accordance with the terms hereof):

 

	To the Employer:	Chairman of the Board of Directors
	 	Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
	 	6830 Old Dominion Drive
	 	McLean, Virginia 22101
	 	 
	To Executive:	Joe A. Shearin
	 	At your home address as shown on the records of the Employer. 

 

16.          Amendment
and Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may not be varied, altered, modified or in any way amended except by an instrument
in writing executed by the parties hereto or their legal representatives. Except as specifically set forth herein, including pursuant
to the provisions of Section 6 above, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties
hereto or their legal representatives, provided,

 

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however, and notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer or its successor has the unilateral right to terminate this Agreement and pay out
the full value of all benefits hereunder in one lump sum payment in connection with a Change of Control pursuant to, and in compliance
with, Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B).

 

17.          Binding
Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon Executive and on the Employer, its successors and assigns on the Effective Date,
subject to the approval by the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank. The Employer will require any successor to all
or substantially all of the business, stock or assets of the Employer to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in
the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.
Failure of the Employer to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement
by the Employer. This Agreement shall be freely assignable by the Employer.

 

18.          No
Construction Against Any Party. This Agreement is the product of informed negotiations between Executive and the Employer.
If any part of this Agreement is deemed to be unclear or ambiguous, it shall be construed as if it were drafted jointly by all
parties. Executive and the Employer agree that neither party was in a superior bargaining position regarding the substantive terms
of this Agreement.

 

19.          Code
Section 409A Compliance.

 

(a)          The
intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, and applicable guidance thereunder (“Code Section 409A”) or comply with an exemption from the
application of Code Section 409A and, accordingly, all provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with
the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Code Section 409A.

 

(b)          A
termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the
form or timing of payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also
a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A) and, for purposes of any such provision of this
Agreement under which (and to the extent) deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A is paid, references to a “termination”
or “termination of employment” or like references shall mean separation from service. A “separation from service”
shall not occur under Code Section 409A unless such Executive has completely severed Executive’s relationship with the Employer
or Executive has permanently decreased Executive’s services to twenty percent (20%) or less of the average level of bona
fide services over the immediately preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or the full period if Executive has been providing services
for less than thirty-six (36) months). A leave of absence shall only trigger a termination of employment that constitutes a separation
from service at the time required under Code Section 409A. If Executive is deemed on the date of separation from service with the
Employer to be a “specified employee”, within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B) and using the
identification methodology selected by the Employer from time to time, or if none, the default methodology, then with regard to
any payment or benefit that is required to be delayed for six (6) months in compliance with Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B), such

 

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payment or benefit shall be paid with interest
on the earlier of (i) the first day of the seventh (7th) month measured from the date of Executive’s separation
from service or (ii) the date of Executive’s death. The amount of interest to be paid shall be based on the prime rate of
interest in effect on the first day of the month following the Executive's separation from service as reported in the Wall Street
Journal. In the case of benefits required to be delayed under Code Section 409A, however, Executive may pay the cost of benefit
coverage, and thereby obtain benefits, during such six (6) month delay period and then be reimbursed by the Employer thereafter
on the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the date of Executive’s separation from service or, if earlier,
on the date of Executive’s death.

 

(c)          With
regard to any provision herein that provides for reimbursement of expenses or in-kind benefits subject to Code Section 409A, except
as permitted by Code Section 409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange
for another benefit, and (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable
year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year, provided
that the foregoing clause (ii) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Code Section
105(b) solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect. All reimbursements
shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Employer’s reimbursement policies but in no event later than the calendar year
following the calendar year in which the related expense is incurred.

 

(d)          When,
if ever, a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., “payment shall
be made within ten (10) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period
shall be within the sole discretion of the Employer.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, Executive shall be solely liable, and the Employer shall not be liable in any way to Executive
if any payment or benefit which is to be provided pursuant to this Agreement and which is considered deferred compensation subject
to Code Section 409A otherwise fails to comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of Code Section 409A.

 

20.          Regulatory
Limitation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Employer nor any subsidiary shall be obligated
to make, and Executive shall have no right to receive, any payment, benefit or amount under this Agreement that would violate any
law, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Employer or the subsidiary at the time such payment is due, including without
limitation, any regulation or order of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System. Executive agrees that compliance by the Employer with such regulatory restrictions, even to the extent that compensation
or other benefits paid to Executive are limited, shall not be a breach of this Agreement by the Employer.

 

21.          Waiver
of Breach.  The failure at any time to enforce or exercise any right under any of the provisions of this Agreement
or to require at any time performance by the other parties of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed
to be a waiver of such provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement or any part of this Agreement,

 

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or the right of any party hereafter to
enforce or exercise its rights under each and every provision in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

22.          No
Attachment.  Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation,
commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge or hypothecation or to execution, attachment, levy or similar
process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be null,
void and of no effect; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 22 shall preclude the assumption of such rights by
executors, administrators or other legal representatives of Executive or Executive’s estate and their assigning any rights
under this Agreement to the person or persons entitled hereto.

 

23.          Full
Capacity.  The persons signing this Agreement represent that they have full authority and representative capacity to execute
this Agreement in the capacities indicated below and to perform all obligations under this Agreement.

 

24.          Representation
and Warranty of Executive.  Executive represents and warrants to the Employer that Executive is not under any obligation,
contractual or otherwise, to any other firm or corporation, which would prevent Executive from entering into the employ of the
Employer under this Agreement or prevent Executive from performing the terms of this Agreement.

 

25.          Entire
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect
to the matters addressed herein and, upon the Effective Date, it supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both
written and oral, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, including but not limited to Executive’s
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective January 1, 2008, as amended, effective March 19, 2015 (the “Prior Agreement”).
Executive expressly waives all rights and entitlements, if any, under the Prior Agreement, including but not limited to any rights
under Section 14 thereunder. Provided, however, nothing herein is intended to, or does, waive any restricted stock award granted
to Executive prior to the closing of the Merger, vested or unvested, in effect prior to the execution of this Agreement, or Executive's
rights under the EVBS SERP or any successor thereto.

 

26.          Survivability.
The provisions of Section 7 and 8 shall survive the termination, expiration or non-renewal of this Agreement.

 

27.          Counterparts/Facsimile.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

28.          Case
and Gender. Wherever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular or plural case and the masculine, feminine and
neuter genders shall be interchangeable. 

 

29.          Title.
The titles and sub-headings of each Section and Sub-Section in this Agreement are for convenience only and should not be considered
part of this Agreement to aid in interpretation or construction. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

	 	SOUTHERN NATIONAL BANCORP OF VIRGINIA, INC.
	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Georgia S. Derrico
	 	By:	Georgia S. Derrico
	 	Its:	Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	SONABANK
	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ Georgia S. Derrico
	 	By:	Georgia S. Derrico
	 	Its:	Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	JOE A. SHEARIN
	 	 	 
	 	/s/ Joe A. Shearin

 

[Shearin Employment Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

RELEASE

 

In consideration of
the benefits promised in the Employment Agreement to which this Release is attached as Exhibit A (and further defined below), Joe
A. Shearin (“Executive”), hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases, acquits, and forever discharges Southern
National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. and Sonabank, and each of their agents, directors, members, shareholders, affiliated entities,
officers, employees, former employees, attorneys, and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with any of them (collectively
“Releasees”) from any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, grievances, obligations, promises, agreements,
controversies, damages, policies, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts and expenses of any nature
whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, including, but not limited to, any rights arising out of alleged violations
or breaches of any contracts, express or implied, or any tort, or any legal restrictions on Releasees’ right to terminate
employees, or any federal, state or other governmental statute, regulation, law or ordinance, including without limitation (1)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991; (2) the Americans with Disabilities Act;
(3) 42 U.S.C. § 1981; (4) the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age discrimination); (5) the Older Workers
Benefit Protection Act; (6) the Equal Pay Act; (7) the Family and Medical Leave Act; and (8) the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act (“ERISA”) (“Claim” or “Claims”), which Executive now has, owns or holds, or claims
to have, own or hold, or which Executive at any time heretofore had owned or held, or claimed to have owned or held, against each
or any of the Releasees at any time up to and including the date of the execution of this Release.

 

Executive hereby acknowledges
and agrees that the execution of this Release and the cessation of Executive’s employment and all actions taken in connection
therewith are in compliance with the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
and that the releases set forth above shall be applicable, without limitation, to any claims brought under these Acts. Executive
further acknowledges and agrees that:

 

a.           The
Release given by Executive is given solely in exchange for the benefits set forth in the Employment Agreement dated as of June
23, 2017 between Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc., Sonabank and Executive (the “Employment Agreement”) to
which this Release was initially attached and such consideration is in addition to anything of value which Executive was entitled
to receive prior to entering into this Release;

 

b.           By
entering into this Release, Executive does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date this Release is executed;

 

c.           Executive
has been advised to consult an attorney prior to entering into this Release, and this provision of the Release satisfies the requirements
of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act that Executive be so advised in writing;

 

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d.           Executive
has been offered twenty-one (21) days [or 45 days if applicable] from receipt of this Release within which to consider whether
to sign this Release; and

 

e.           For
a period of seven (7) days following Executive’s execution of this Release, Executive may revoke this Release by delivering
the revocation to a Sonabank officer and it shall not become effective or enforceable until such seven (7) day period has expired.

 

This Release shall
be binding upon the heirs and personal representatives of Executive and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns
of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc. and Sonabank.

 

	 	 	 
	Date	 	JOE A. SHEARIN

  

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