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HUDSON UNITED BANCORP INC. SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT PLAN

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 Exhibit 10(m)
  HUDSON UNITED BANCORP
  SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT PLAN
  (As Amended and Restated Effective October 1, 2002)

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PREAMBLE
 	  
 	  1
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
 	  2
 
	  
 	  1.1
 	  
Actuarial Equivalent
 	  2
 
	  
 	  1.2
 	  
Anniversary Date
 	  2
 
	  
 	  1.3
 	  
Average Monthly Compensation
 	  2
 
	  
 	  1.4
 	  
Board of Directors
 	  2
 
	  
 	 1.5
 	  
Change of Control
 	  3
 
	  
 	  1.6
 	  
Company
 	  4
 
	  
 	  1.7
 	  
Compensation
 	  4
 
	  
 	  1.8
 	  
Compensation Committee
 	  5
 
	  
 	  1.9
 	  
Credited Service
 	  5
 
	  
 	 1.10
 	  
Early Retirement Date
 	  5
 
	  
 	  1.11
 	  
Eligible Employee
 	  5
 
	  
 	  1.12
 	  
Employer
 	  5
 
	  
 	  1.13
 	  
Member
 	  5
 
	  
 	  1.14
 	  
Monthly Covered Compensation
 	  5
 
	  
 	 1.15
 	  
Normal Retirement Date
 	  5
 
	  
 	  1.16
 	  
Pension Plan
 	  5
 
	  
 	  1.17
 	  
Pension Plan Benefit
 	  6
 
	  
 	  1.18
 	  
Plan
 	  6
 
	  
 	  1.19
 	  
Plan Year
 	  6
 
	  
 	 1.20
 	  
SERP Benefit
 	  6
 
	  
 	  1.21
 	  
Years of Service
 	  6
 
	  
 	  
 
	  
ARTICLE II PARTICIPATION
 	  6
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
ARTICLE III SERP BENEFIT
 	  7
 
	  
 	  3.1
 	  
Amount of SERP Benefit
 	  7
 
	  
 	 3.2
 	  
Benefits Upon Reemployment
 	  7
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
ARTICLE IV VESTING
 	  8
 
	  
 	  
 
	  
ARTICLE V DEATH BENEFITS
 	  8
 
	  
 	  5.1
 	  
Death Prior to SERP Benefit Commencement
 	  8
 
	  
 	  5.2
 	  
Death After SERP Benefit Commencement
 	  9
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 
ARTICLE VI TIME AND FORM OF PAYMENT
 	  9
 
	  
 	  6.1
 	  
Time of Payment
 	  9
 
	  
 	  6.2
 	  
Form of Payment
 	  9
 
	  
 	  6.3
 	  
Calculation of Lump Sum Amount
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ARTICLE VII ADMINISTRATION
 	  11
 
	  
 	  7.1
 	  
Compensation Committee
 	  11
 
	  
 	  7.2
 	  
Responsibilities and Powers of the Compensation Committee
 	  11
 
	  
 	  7.3
 	  
Operation of the Compensation Committee
 	  12
 
	  
 	  7.4
 	  
Indemnification
 	  12
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS
 	  13
 
	  
 	  8.1
 	  
Benefits Payable by the Employer
 	  13
 
	  
 	  8.2
 	  
Amendment or Termination
 	  13
 
	  
 	  8.3
 	  
Status of Employment
 	  14
 
	  
 	  8.4
 	  
Payments to Minors and Incompetents
 	  14
 
	  
 	 8.5
 	  
Inalienability of Benefits
 	  15
 
	  
 	  8.6
 	  
Taxes
 	  15
 
	  
 	  8.7
 	  
Governing Law
 	  15
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
APPENDIX A
 	  16
 
					

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PREAMBLE
  Effective as of January 1, 1996, Hudson United Bancorp (the “Company”) established the Hudson United Bancorp
Supplemental Employees’ Retirement Plan (the “Plan”).  Effective October 1, 2002, the Company is amending and restating the Plan in its entirety as hereinafter set forth in this plan document.  The Plan, as amended and
restated herein, is a continuation of the Plan as amended and in effect on December 31, 2001.  Adoption of this amended and restated Plan shall not have the effect of reducing any Member’s benefit accrued under the Plan as of the date
of adoption.
  The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded pension plan maintained primarily for a select group of management or highly compensated employees which is exempt from Parts 2, 3, and 4
of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.  The Plan provides pension benefits which are in addition to the benefits provided under the Employee’s Retirement Plan of Hudson United Bancorp (the
“Pension Plan”).  The Plan is not a qualified plan under the Code and benefits are paid by the Employer out of its general assets when due.

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 ARTICLE I
  Definitions

	  1.1
 	  Actuarial Equivalent

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 “Actuarial Equivalent” means an amount or benefit of equal value based on the following interest rate and mortality table:
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  Mortality:  1983 Group Annuity Mortality Table weighted fifty percent (50%) male and fifty percent (50%) female.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  Interest:  The interest discount rate used by Hudson United Bancorp to calculate pension expense in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 87 for the Plan Year in which the Member receives a distribution from the Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 All factors will be interpolated based on years and completed months.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.2
 	 
Anniversary Date
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Anniversary Date” means the Anniversary Date as defined in the Pension Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.3
 	  Average Monthly Compensation

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 “Average Monthly Compensation” means the Member’s Compensation averaged over the sixty (60) consecutive months of Credited Service in the prior one
hundred twenty (120) consecutive months which produce the highest average if as of the date of determination he has been an Employee for more than sixty (60) consecutive months, or the Member’s total months of Credited Service if as of the date
of determination he has been an Employee less than sixty (60) consecutive months.  Compensation subsequent to termination of participation in the Plan shall not be recognized.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.4
 	 
Board of Directors
 
	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of Hudson United Bancorp
 

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	  1.5
 	 
Change of Control
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the Company:
 
	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (a)
 	  The acquisition of the beneficial ownership, as defined under the Exchange Act, of twenty-five (25%) or more of the Company’s voting securities or all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company by a single person or entity or group of affiliated persons or entities;
 
	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (b)
 	  The merger, consolidation or combination of the Company with an unaffiliated corporation in which the directors of the Company as applicable immediately prior to such
merger, consolidation or combination constitute less than a majority of the board of directors of the surviving, new or combined entity unless one-half of the board of directors of the surviving, new or combined entity were directors of the Company
immediately prior to such transaction and the Company’s chief executive officer immediately prior to such transaction continues as the chief executive officer of the surviving, new or combined entity; or
 
	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 (c)
 	  During any period of two (2) consecutive calendar years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company cease for any
reason to constitute at least two-thirds (2/3) thereof, unless the election or nomination for the election by the Company’s stockholders of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in
office who were directors at the beginning of the period; or
 
	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (d)
 	  The transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or all or substantially all of the assets of its primary subsidiaries.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  For purposes of this Plan, a Change in Control of the Company shall be deemed to occur on the earlier of:
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 (e)
 	  The first date on which a single person or entity or group of affiliated persons or entities acquire the beneficial ownership of twenty-five (25%) or more of the
Company’s voting securities; or
 
				

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 	  (f)
 	  Forty-five (45) days prior to the date the Company enters into a definitive agreement to merge, consolidate, combine or sell the assets of the Company; provided however, that for
purposes of any resignation by a Member, the Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur until the consummation of the merger, consolidation, combination or sale, as the case may be, except if this Plan is not expressly assumed in writing by the
acquiring company, then the Change in Control shall be deemed to occur the day before the consummation; and further provided that if any definitive agreement to merge, consolidate, combine or sell assets is terminated without consummation of the
acquisition, then no Change in Control shall have been deemed to have occurred; or
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 (g)
 	  The date upon which the election of directors occurs qualifying under Section (c) above.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.6
 	 
Company
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Company” means Hudson United Bancorp
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.7
 	 
Compensation
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Compensation” means one-twelfth (1/12th) of a Member’s annual rate of compensation, including cash bonus, but excluding overtime pay, commissions,
other extraordinary payments, reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash and non-cash), moving expenses, deferred compensation, and welfare benefits, paid by the Employer to such Employee for services rendered by him to the
Employer as may be reflected on Form W-2 issued by the Employer to the Employee for the calendar year immediately preceding the Anniversary Date.  If the Member had not been employed for a full calendar year, his annual rate of compensation
from the Employer as of the Anniversary Date shall be treated as his annual compensation for such year.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Compensation shall include any amount which is contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction
agreement and which is not includible in the gross income of the Employee under Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), or 403(b) of the Code.
 

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	  1.8
 	  Compensation Committee

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.9
 	 
Credited Service
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Credited Service” means the Member’s Credited Service under the Pension Plan; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Credited Service
for purposes of the Plan shall not include any period of service with an employer whose business has merged with or has been taken over by the Employer.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 1.10
 	  Early Retirement Date

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Early Retirement Date” means the Early Retirement Date as defined in the Pension Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.11
 	 
Eligible Employee
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Eligible Employee” means any person employed by the Employer who is a participant in the Pension Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 1.12
 	 
Employer
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Employer” shall mean the Company, any successor thereto, and any member of the controlled group of corporations which includes the Company which adopts the
Plan with the consent of the Compensation Committee.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.13
 	 
Member
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Member” means an Eligible Employee who becomes a Member pursuant to Article II.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.14
 	  Monthly Covered Compensation

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 “Monthly Covered Compensation” means Monthly Covered Compensation as defined in the Pension Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.15
 	  Normal Retirement Date

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Normal Retirement Date” means the Normal Retirement Date as defined in the Pension Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.16
 	 
Pension Plan
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 “Pension Plan” means the Employees’ Retirement Plan of Hudson United Bancorp
 

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	  1.17
 	 
Pension Plan Benefit
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Pension Plan Benefit” means the aggregate annual retirement benefit payable to or on account of a Member from the Pension Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.18
 	 
Plan
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Plan” means this Hudson United Bancorp Supplemental Employees’ Retirement Plan, as set forth herein, as amended from time to time.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 1.19
 	 
Plan Year
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Plan Year” means each twelve (12) consecutive month period commencing each January 1 and ending on the following December 31.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.20
 	 
SERP Benefit
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “SERP Benefit” shall mean the annual retirement benefit payable pursuant to the terms of this Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 1.21
 	 
Years of Service
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  “Years of Service” means Years of Service as defined under the Pension Plan for vesting purposes.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  1.22
 	  For purposes of this Plan, unless the context requires otherwise, the masculine includes the feminine, the singular the plural, and vice-versa.  Any reference to
a “Section” or “Article” shall mean the indicated section or article of this Plan unless otherwise specified.
 

 
 ARTICLE II
  Participation
  An Eligible Employee listed in
Appendix A shall remain a Member of the Plan effective as of October 1, 2002.  Each other Eligible Employee shall become a Member upon appointment by the Compensation Committee, effective as of the effective date specified by the
Compensation Committee and contingent upon his or her executing and delivering to the Compensation Committee a Participation Agreement in the form specified by the Compensation Committee.
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 ARTICLE III
  SERP Benefit

	  3.1
 	 
Amount of SERP Benefit
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  Each Member who retires on or after his Normal Retirement Date under the Pension Plan shall be entitled to a SERP Benefit.  The amount of a Member’s SERP
Benefit shall be equal to the sum of (a) and (b) minus (c) and multiplied by (d) as follows:
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (a)
 	  one percent (1%) of his Average Monthly Compensation multiplied by his number of years of Credited Service; plus
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 (b)
 	  one-half of one percent (1/2%) of his Average Monthly Compensation in excess of his Monthly Covered Compensation multiplied by his number of years of Credited Service;
minus
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (c)
 	  the Member’s vested Pension Plan Benefit, expressed as a straight life annuity with no ancillary benefits; multiplied by
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (d)
 	  the Member’s vested percentage determined in accordance with Article IV.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  For purposes of (c) above, a Member’s Pension Plan Benefit shall be computed without regard to any Credited Service (as defined in the Pension Plan) which is
applicable to a period of service with an employer whose business was merged with or taken over by an Employer.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 3.2
 	  Benefits Upon Reemployment

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  If a Member is rehired after he is entitled to a SERP Benefit, his SERP Benefit shall not be paid during such period of reemployment prior to Normal Retirement Date,
but shall commence or resume not sooner than the first day of the month following his subsequent retirement or separation.  The SERP Benefit payable after his subsequent retirement or separation shall be the benefits earlier applicable, plus
any additional benefits computed in accordance with Section 3.1 insofar as additional employment entitled him to additional benefits.
 

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 ARTICLE IV
  Vesting
  A Member shall be vested in his SERP
Benefit in accordance with the following schedule:

	  Year(s) of Service
 	  Vested Percentage
 
	 
 	  
 	 
 
	 Less than 1 Year of Service
 	  0%
 
	  1 Year of Service, but less than 2 Years of Service
 	  20%
 
	  2 Years of Service, but less than 3 Years of Service
 	  40%
 
	  3 Years of Service, but less than 4 Years of Service
 	  60%
 
	  4 Years of Service, but less than 5 Years of Service
 	  80%
 
	  5 or More Years of Service
 	  100%
 
			

 If a Member terminates employment with the Employer and each affiliated employer with less than five (5) Years of Service, any portion of the Member’s SERP Benefit which
is not vested shall be forfeited.
  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Member shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested in his SERP Benefit accrued as of a Change of Control.
 
 ARTICLE V
  Death Benefits

	  5.1
 	 
Death Prior to SERP Benefit Commencement
 	  
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  If the Member dies prior to commencement of the SERP Benefit, the Member’s surviving spouse shall be entitled to a survivor annuity which is equal to the SERP
Benefit the Member would have received if he retired the day prior to his death and elected a single
 
				

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 	  life annuity form of payment under the Pension Plan.  In the event the Member’s death occurs prior to the date the Member would have been eligible for Early
Retirement under the Pension Plan, the Member’s SERP Benefit shall be calculated under Section 3.1, reduced in accordance with reduction factors specified in the Pension Plan for Early Retirement to age fifty-five (55) and reduced on an
Actuarial Equivalent basis for the period of time prior to the Member’s attainment of age fifty-five (55).  Such SERP Benefit shall be payable to the surviving spouse until his/her date of death.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  5.2
 	 
Death After SERP Benefit Commencement
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  If the Member dies after commencement of the SERP Benefit, the Member’s surviving spouse shall receive a one hundred percent (100%) survivor annuity equal to the
SERP Benefit the Member had been receiving.  Such SERP Benefit shall be payable to the surviving spouse until his/her date of death.
 

 
ARTICLE VI
  Time and Form of Payment

	  6.1
 	 
Time of Payment
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  Payment of a Member’s SERP Benefit under Article III of this Plan will commence at the same time as the Member’s Pension Plan Benefit under the Pension
Plan.  Except as hereinafter provided, in the event the Member retires prior to reaching his Normal Retirement Date, his SERP Benefit shall be reduced in accordance with the reduction factors specified in the Pension Plan for Early
Retirement.  If the Member retires in accordance with Section 7.1(c) of the Pension Plan because of disability, an unreduced SERP Benefit shall be payable to the Member.  If a Member ceases to receive a disability benefit under Section
7.1(c) of the Pension Plan because the Member is no longer disabled, annuity payments being made under this Plan shall also cease.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  6.2
 	 
Form of Payment
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 Upon becoming a Member in the Plan or, if later, within thirty (30) days of the adoption of this restated Plan, the Member shall elect the form of distribution of his
SERP Benefit on a form provided by the Compensation Committee for such purpose.  If a Member fails
 

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 	  to timely elect a form of distribution, the default election shall be the option described in Section 6.2(a).  An election hereunder shall be irrevocable except
as hereinafter provided.  A Member may elect a different form of distribution in accordance with procedures established by the Compensation Committee.  However, any such election shall be null and void if made less than twelve (12) months
prior to the Member’s termination of employment in which case the form of distribution shall be determined by the terms of the last election (including a default election) validly in effect.  The following distribution options are
available:
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (a)
 	  A joint and one hundred percent (100%) survivor annuity which provides monthly payments to the Member for the Member’s life and one hundred percent (100%) of the amount
payable to the Member paid to his/her surviving spouse until the date of such spouse’s death.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 (b)
 	  A joint and fifty percent (50%) survivor annuity which provides increased monthly payments to the Member for the Member’s life and fifty percent (50%) of the amount payable
to the Member paid to his/her surviving spouse until the date of such spouse’s death.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (c)
 	  A joint and seventy-five percent (75%) survivor annuity which provides increased monthly payments to the Member for the Member’s life and seventy-five percent (75%) of the
amount payable to the Member paid to his/her surviving spouse until the date of such spouse’s death.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (d)
 	  A lump sum amount which is the Actuarial Equivalent of the SERP Benefit described in (a) above, calculated in accordance with Section 6.3 payable as soon as administratively
practicable following the Employee’s termination of employment other than by reason of death.  The lump sum shall include the value of the survivor annuity payable pursuant to Section 5.2.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 For purposes of this Article VI, an Employee shall not be deemed to have terminated employment until he has terminated employment with the Employer and any
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 	  In the event the Member has less than five (5) Years of Service as of the date the Member terminates employment, the Compensation Committee shall pay the Member’s
SERP Benefit in a lump sum under Section 6.3 notwithstanding any prior election made by the Member.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  6.3
 	  Calculation of Lump Sum Amount

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  A lump sum amount payable under the Plan shall be calculated by determining the amount of the monthly immediate annuity payable in accordance with the otherwise
applicable provisions of the Plan in the distribution form described in Section 6.2(a) and multiplying such amount by a factor derived from the Actuarial Equivalent assumptions described in Section 1.1.
 

 
ARTICLE VII
  Administration

	  7.1
 	  Compensation Committee

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  The Compensation Committee shall supervise the daily management and administration of the Plan.  The members of the Compensation Committee shall serve without
compensation.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  7.2
 	 
Responsibilities and Powers of the Compensation Committee
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  The Compensation Committee shall have the responsibility:
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 (a)
 	  To administer the Plan in accordance with the terms hereof, and to exercise all powers specifically conferred upon the Compensation Committee hereby or necessary to carry out the
provisions thereof.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (b)
 	  To construe the Plan, which construction shall be conclusive, correct any defects, supply omissions, and reconcile inconsistencies to the extent necessary to effectuate the
Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (c)
 	  To keep all records relating to Members of the Plan and such other records as are necessary for proper operation of the Plan.
 

 
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 	 (d)
 	  To provide each Member with a statement of their benefit within thirty days after their termination of employment.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  7.3
 	 
Operation of the Compensation Committee
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  In carrying out the Compensation Committee’s functions hereunder:
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (a)
 	  The Compensation Committee may adopt rules and regulations necessary for the administration of the Plan and which are consistent with the provisions hereof.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 (b)
 	  All acts and decisions of the Compensation Committee shall be approved by a majority of the members of the Compensation Committee and shall apply uniformly to all Members in like
circumstances.  Written records shall be kept of all acts and decisions.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (c)
 	  The Compensation Committee may authorize one or more of its members to act on its behalf.  The Compensation Committee may also delegate, in writing, any of its
responsibilities and powers to an individual(s) who is not a Compensation Committee member.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (d)
 	  The Compensation Committee shall have the right to hire, at the expense of the Employer, such professional assistants and consultants as it, in its sole discretion, deems
necessary or advisable, including, but not limited to, accountants, actuaries, consultants, counsel and such clerical assistance as is necessary for proper discharge of its duties.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 7.4
 	 
Indemnification
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  In addition to any other indemnification that a fiduciary, including but not limited to a member of the Compensation Committee, is entitled to, the Employer shall
indemnify such fiduciary from all claims for liability, loss or damage (including payment of expenses in connection with defense against such claim) arising from any act or failure to act which constitutes a breach of such individual’s
fiduciary responsibilities with respect to this Plan under any aspects of the law.
 

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 ARTICLE VIII
  Miscellaneous

	  8.1
 	  Benefits Payable by the Employer

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 All benefits payable under this Plan constitute an unfunded obligation of the Employer.  Payments shall be made, as due, from the general funds of the
Employer.  The Employer, at its option, may maintain one or more bookkeeping reserve accounts to reflect its obligations under the Plan and may make such investments as it may deem desirable to assist it in meeting with obligations. 
Nothing contained in this Section 8.1 shall limit the ability of the Employer to pay benefits hereunder through a Rabbi Trust.  Any such investments shall be assets of the Employer subject to claims of its general creditors.  No person
eligible for a benefit under this Plan shall have any right, title to interest in any such investments.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  8.2
 	  Amendment or Termination

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (a)
 	  The Board of Directors reserves the right to amend, modify, or restate or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such action by the Board of Directors shall reduce a
Member’s SERP Benefit accrued as of the time thereof.  The provisions of this Section prohibiting an action by the Board of Directors which would reduce a Member’s accrued SERP Benefit cannot be amended without the consent of all
Members (including those who have retired).  Any amendment to the Plan shall be made in writing by the Board of Directors, with or without a meeting, or shall be made in writing by the Compensation Committee, to the extent that Board of
Directors has specifically delegated the authority to make such amendment to the Plan to the Compensation Committee.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 (b)
 	  This Plan constitutes the entire agreement of the Company with respect to the provision of SERP Benefits and cannot be modified orally or in any writing other than a resolution
pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.2(a).
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  (c)
 	  If the Plan is terminated, a determination shall be made of each Member’s SERP Benefit as of the Plan termination date (determined in accordance with Section 

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 	  8.2(a)) as if the Member had terminated employment with the Employer and each affiliated employer on such date (or the Member’s actual date of termination of employment, if
earlier).  A Member’s SERP Benefit, as determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested upon Plan termination if such Member is an Employee on the Plan termination date.  The amount of
such vested SERP Benefit shall be payable to the Member in accordance with the otherwise applicable terms of the Plan unless the Plan is amended to provide otherwise and the Member consents in writing to such amendment.  In the event payment of
a SERP Benefit occurs prior to the date the Member would be eligible for Early Retirement under the Pension Plan by reason of the termination of the Plan, the Member’s SERP Benefit shall be calculated under Section 3.1, reduced in accordance
with the reduction factors specified in the Pension Plan for Early Retirement to age fifty-five (55) and reduced on an Actuarial Equivalent basis for the period of time prior to the Member’s attainment of age fifty-five (55).
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	 8.3
 	  Status of Employment

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  Nothing herein contained shall be construed as conferring any rights upon any Member of any person for a continuation of employment, nor shall it be construed as
limiting in any way the right of the Employer to discharge any Member or to treat him without regard to the effect which such treatment might have upon him as a Member of the Plan.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  8.4
 	  Payments to Minors and Incompetents

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  If a Member or beneficiary entitled to receive any benefit hereunder is a minor or is deemed by the Compensation Committee or is adjudged to be legally incapable of
giving valid receipt and discharge for such benefits, they will be paid to the duly appointed guardian of such minor or incompetent or to such other legally appointed person as the Compensation Committee might designate.  Such payment shall, to
the extent made, be deemed a complete discharge of any liability for such payment under the Plan.
 

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	  8.5
 	  Inalienability of Benefits

 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  The right of any person to any benefit or payment under the Plan shall not be subject to voluntary or involuntary transfer, alienation or assignment, and, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be subject to attachment, execution, garnishment, sequestration or other legal or equitable process.  In the event a person who is receiving or is entitled to receive benefits under the Plan attempts
to assign, transfer or dispose of such right, or if an attempt is made to subject said right to such process, such assignment, transfer or disposition shall be null and void.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  8.6
 	 
Taxes
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 It is the intent of the Company that amounts deferred under the Plan shall not be subject to federal income tax until distributed from the Plan.  However, the
Company does not guarantee or warrant that Plan benefits will be excludable from a Member’s gross income for federal or state income tax purposes until distributed, and the Member (or Beneficiary) shall in all cases be liable for any taxes due
on benefits attributable to such Member or Beneficiary.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	  The Compensation Committee shall make appropriate arrangements to (a) withhold FICA/FUTA taxes due on amounts accrued and vested under the Plan and (b) withhold
federal and state income taxes due on amounts distributed from the Plan.  Further, the Compensation Committee may make any arrangements it deems appropriate to withhold for any other taxes required to be withheld by any government or
governmental agency.
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  8.7
 	 
Governing Law
 
	  
 	  
 	  
 
	  
 	 Except to the extent pre-empted by federal law, the provisions of the Plan will be construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey.
 

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 APPENDIX A
  The following Eligible Employee is a Member of the Plan as of October 1, 2002:

	  
 	  William A. Houlihan
 
	  
 	  James Mayo
 
	  
 	  Kenneth T. Neilson
 
	  
 	  Thomas R. Nelson
 
	  
 	  James T. Rudgers
 
	  
 	  Thomas J. Shara
 
	  
 	  D. Lynn Van Borkulo-Nuzzo
 

 16HUDSON UNITED BANCORP 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN DATED 04/17/2002

  Exhibit 10(p)
  HUDSON UNITED BANCORP
 2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN
  ARTICLE I.  PURPOSE
                 The purposes of the 2002
Stock Option Plan are (i) to attract and retain highly-qualified executives, (ii) to align executive and stockholder long-term interests by creating a direct link between executive compensation and stockholder return, (iii) to enable executives of
Hudson United Bancorp (the “Corporation”) to develop and maintain stock ownership positions in the Corporation, and (iv) to provide incentives to such executives to contribute to the success of the Corporation.  To achieve these
objectives, the Plan provides for the granting of “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and nonqualified stock options.
  ARTICLE II.  DEFINITIONS
                 Whenever the following terms are used in this
Plan, they shall have the meaning specified below:
                 “Affiliate” shall mean the Corporation,
a Subsidiary, or any employee benefit plan established or maintained by the Corporation or a Subsidiary.
                 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
                “Cause” shall mean (i) the conviction of the Participant of a felony by a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) the
indictment of the Participant by a state or Federal grand jury of competent jurisdiction for embezzlement or misappropriation of funds of the Corporation or for any act of dishonesty or lack of fidelity towards the Corporation, (iii) the written
confession by the Participant of any act of dishonesty towards the Corporation or any embezzlement or misappropriation of the Corporation’s funds, or (iv) the willful or gross neglect of the duties for which the Participant was responsible; all
as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine.
                 “Change in Control” shall mean the
occurrence of one or more of the following events: (i) the Corporation acquires actual knowledge that any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) other than an Affiliate is or becomes the beneficial owner
(as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities, (ii) the first purchase of Common
Stock pursuant to a tender or exchange offer (other than a tender or exchange offer made by an Affiliate), (iii) the approval by the Corporation’s stockholders of (a) a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another corporation
(other than a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation and which does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the Corporation’s then outstanding shares of Common Stock or a change in the
Corporation’s directors, other than the addition of not more than three directors), (b) a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets, or (c) a plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation, (iv)
during any period of two consecutive calendar years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Corporation cease for any reason to constitute at least two-thirds thereof, unless the election or
nomination for the election by the Corporation’s stockholders of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period, or (v) a sale of (a)
Common Stock of the Corporation if after such sale any person (as defined above) other than an Affiliate owns a majority of the Corporation’s Common Stock or (b) all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets (other than in the
ordinary course of business).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of clause (i) above if a person is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 10% but
less than 25% of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities if the acquisition of all voting securities in excess of 10% was approved in advance by two-thirds of the directors then in office.

                 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now in effect
or as hereafter amended.  (All citations to sections of the Code are to such sections as they may from time to time be amended or renumbered.).
                 “Committee” shall mean the committee consisting of at least three (3) directors of the Corporation appointed by the
Board to administer the Plan pursuant to the provisions of Article III of the Plan.
                 “Common
Stock” or “Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Corporation, no par value.
                 “Disability” shall mean permanent and total disability within the meaning of Section 105(d)(4) of the Code.

                “Employee” shall mean a common law employee (as defined in accordance with the regulations and Revenue
Rulings then applicable under Section 3401(c) of the Code) of an Affiliate.
                 “Exchange Act”
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
                 “Incentive Option” shall mean
an Option whose terms satisfy the requirements imposed by Section 422 of the Code and which is intended by the Committee to be treated as an Incentive Option.
                “Non-qualified Option” shall mean either (i) any Option which, when granted, is not an Incentive Option, and (ii) an
Incentive Option which, subsequent to its grant, ceases to qualify as an Incentive Option because of a failure to satisfy the requirements of Section 422(b) of the Code.
                 “Option” shall mean a right to purchase Common Stock which is awarded in accordance with the terms of this
Plan.
                 “Participant” shall mean an Employee who has been granted an Option under the
Plan.
                 “Plan” shall mean the Hudson United Bancorp 2002 Stock Option Plan, as such plan may
be amended from time to time.
                 “Retirement” shall mean any normal or early retirement by a
Participant pursuant to the terms of any pension plan or policy of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is applicable to such Participant at the time of his or her Termination of Service.
                 “Secretary” shall mean the corporate secretary of the Corporation.
                 “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.
                “Shares” shall mean shares of Common Stock.
                 “Subsidiary(ies)” shall mean any corporation or other legal entity, domestic or foreign, more than 50% of the voting
power of which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly by the Corporation.
                 “Terminate
(Termination of) Service (or Termination)” shall mean the time at which the Participant ceases to provide services to the Corporation as an employee, but shall not include a lapse in providing services which the Committee determines to be a
temporary leave of absence.
  ARTICLE III.  ADMINISTRATION
                 The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the “Committee”) selected by the Board from among its members, which shall
consist of not less than three members, each of whom must be both (i) a “disinterested person” within the meaning of the rules promulgated under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) an “outside director” within the meaning
of Section 162(m) of the Code.  The Committee shall hold meetings at
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   such times as may be necessary for the proper administration of the Plan and shall keep minutes of its meetings.  A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum and
a majority of the quorum may authorize any action.
                Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall
have sole authority, in its absolute discretion: (i) to determine which of the eligible Employees of the Corporation shall be granted Options; (ii) to grant Options; (iii) to determine the times when Options may be granted and the number of Shares
that may be purchased pursuant to such Options; (iv) to determine the exercise price of the Shares subject to each Option, which price shall be not less than the minimum specified in Section 6.1; (v) to determine the time or times when each Option
becomes exercisable, the duration of the exercise period, and any other restrictions on the exercise of Options issued hereunder; (vi) to prescribe the form or forms of the Option agreements under the Plan; (vii) to determine the circumstances under
which the time for exercising Options should be accelerated and to accelerate the time for exercising outstanding Options; (viii) to determine the duration and purposes for leaves of absence which may be granted to a Participant without constituting
a Termination of Service for purposes of the Plan;  (ix) to adopt, amend and rescind such rules and regulations as, in its opinion, may be advisable in the administration of the Plan; and (x) to construe and interpret the Plan, the rules and
regulations and the Option agreements under the Plan, and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan; provided, however, that with respect to those eligible Employees who are not
“officers” of the Corporation, within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Committee may delegate to any person or persons (“Subcommittee”) all or any part of its authority as set forth in (i) through (x)
above.  All references in the Plan to the powers of a Subcommittee to act for the Committee shall be applicable only to the extent consistent with the forgoing provision and only to the extend consistent with the powers which have actually been
delegated to it.  All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Committee, or Subcommittee, to the extent consistent with such delegation, shall be final and binding.
 ARTICLE IV.  SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN
                 The maximum number of Shares that may
be made subject to Options granted pursuant to the Plan is 1,250,000 (or the number and kind of Shares or other securities which are substituted for those Shares or to which those Shares are adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII of the
Plan).  The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options may be granted to any one person during the term of the plan shall not exceed 400,000 (or the number and kind of Shares or other securities which are substituted for those
Shares or to which those Shares are adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII of the Plan).  The Corporation shall reserve such number of Shares for the purposes of the Plan out of its authorized but unissued shares, or out of Shares
held in the Corporation’s treasury, or partly out of each, as shall be determined by the Board.  No fractional Shares shall be issued with respect to Options granted under the Plan.  Once this Plan is approved by Shareholders in
accordance with Article XIII, no further Options shall be awarded by the Corporation under the Corporation’s 1995 or 1999 Stock Option Plans.
                 In the event that any outstanding Option under the Plan for any reason expires, is terminated, forfeited or is cancelled prior to the
expiration date of the Plan, the Shares called for by the unexercised portion of such Option shall again be subject to an Option under the Plan.
  ARTICLE V.  ELIGIBILITY FOR
AWARD OF OPTIONS
                 The Committee may designate any officer of the Corporation, any group or divisional
officer, and any other key Employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary as eligible to receive Options under the Plan.  Non-employee directors shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan.
 ARTICLE VI.  GRANT OF OPTIONS
                 The Committee (or Subcommittee) may, in its
sole discretion, grant Options to such officers and key Employees of the Corporation or a Subsidiary as it determines appropriate consistent with Article V.  Options shall be evidenced by Option agreements (which need not be identical) in such
forms as the Committee may from time to time approve.
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                  Option agreements shall conform to the terms and conditions of the Plan.  Such
agreements may provide that the grant of any Option under the Plan, or that Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of any Option, shall be subject to such other conditions (whether or not applicable to the Option or Stock received by any other
optionee) as the Committee determines appropriate, including, without limitation, provisions conditioning exercise upon the occurrence of certain events or performance or the passage of time, provisions to assist the optionee in financing the
purchase of Stock through the exercise of Options, provisions for forfeiture, or restrictions on resale or other disposition, of shares acquired under the Plan, provisions giving the Corporation the right to repurchase shares acquired under the Plan
in the event the Participant elects to dispose of such shares, and provisions to comply with federal and state securities laws and federal and state income tax and other payroll tax withholding requirements.  Options granted under this Plan
which are intended to qualify as Incentive Options shall be specifically designated as such in the Option agreement.
                6.1.  OPTION PRICE.  The exercise price for each Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee or
Subcommittee; provided, however, that it shall not be less than the fair market value of the Stock on the date of grant.  The fair market value shall be deemed for all purposes of the Plan to be the mean between the highest and lowest sale
prices reported as having occurred on any national stock exchange with which the Stock may be listed and traded on the date chosen to determine such fair market value, or, if there are no such sales on that date, then on the last preceding date on
which such a sale was reported.  If the Stock is not listed on any exchange but the Stock is quoted on the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) System on a last sale basis, then
the fair market value of the Stock shall be deemed to be the mean between the high and low price reported on the date of grant.  If the Stock is not quoted on the NASDAQ on a last sale basis, then the fair market value of the Stock shall mean
the amount determined by the Board to be the fair market value based upon a good faith attempt to value the Stock accurately and computed in accordance with applicable regulations of the Internal Revenue Service.
                 6.2.  EXERCISABILITY AND TERMS OF OPTIONS.  The Committee or Subcommittee shall determine the dates after which Options
may be exercised, in whole or in part, and may establish a vesting schedule that must be satisfied before Options may be exercised; provided, however, that no Option may be exercisable within six months of the date it is granted.  If an Option
is exercisable in installments, installments which are exercisable and not exercised shall remain exercisable.
                Subject to Section 6.7 in the case of Incentive Options, all Options shall have a term of no more than ten years from the date of grant;
provided, however, that upon the Termination of Service of a Participant, Options that have not become exercisable before the date the Participant Terminates Service shall be forfeited and terminated immediately.  Without limiting the
foregoing, no Option shall be exercisable after the date of termination, if the Termination of Service is by the Corporation or any Subsidiary for Cause.
                 If a Participant shall Terminate Service by reason of his death or Disability, all vested Options held by such Participant may be
exercised by the Participant, his estate or beneficiary, or his representative, as the case may be, for a period of six months from the date of such Termination, or until the expiration of the stated term of such Option, whichever period is
shorter.  If a Participant shall Terminate Service by reason of Retirement, voluntary resignation or dismissal without Cause, all vested Options held by such Participant may be exercised for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of
Termination or until the expiration of the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter.
                 In the
event of a Change In Control, any Option granted under the Plan to a Participant which has not, as of the date of the Change In Control, become exercisable, shall become fully exercisable.
                 6.3.  NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTION RIGHTS.  No Option shall be transferable except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and then shall be limited by Section 6.2.  During the lifetime of the Participant, the Option shall be exercisable only by him.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, the Committee may, in its discretion,
authorize all or a portion of any Non-qualified Options heretofore granted or hereafter to be granted to a Participant to permit a transfer without value or for value (i.e., a sale) by such Participant to Family Members, provided that (i) the Option
agreement pursuant to which such Options are granted or an amendment permitting transferability is approved by the Committee, and expressly provides for transferability in a manner consistent with this Section, and (ii) subsequent transfers of
transferred Options are prohibited except by
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   will or the laws of descent and distribution.  As used herein, the term “Family Member” means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent,
spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or
employee), a trust in which these persons have more than fifty percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity, including a family limited
partnership or limited liability company in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than fifty percent of the voting interests.  
                 Following transfer, any such Options shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior
to transfer.  Provisions in the Plan and the Option agreement applicable to an option held by a Participant upon termination of such Participant’s employment for any reason (including death or disability) shall be equally applicable to
such options when held by a transferee.  In any permitted transfer for value, the transferee shall acknowledge in writing to the Company that the shares to be received upon exercise of the Option will not be registered under the federal or
state securities laws and may not be resold except pursuant to an applicable exemption.  The following transactions shall not be considered transfers for value: (i) a transfer under a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property
rights; and (ii) a transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent of the voting interests are owned by Family Members (or the Optionee) in exchange for an interest in that entity. 
                6.4.  NO OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE OPTION.  The grant of an Option shall impose no obligation on the Participant to
exercise such Option.
                 6.5.  CANCELLATION OF OPTIONS.  The Committee (or Subcommittee), in
its discretion, may, with the consent of any Participant, cancel any outstanding Option.
                 6.6. 
NO RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER.  A Participant or a transferee of an Option shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Share covered by his Option until he shall have become the holder of record of such Share, and he
shall not be entitled to any dividends or distributions or other rights in respect of such Share for which the record date is prior to the date on which be shall have become the holder of record thereof.
                 6.7.  SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO INCENTIVE OPTIONS.  To the extent the aggregate fair market value (determined as
of the time the Option is granted) of the Stock with respect to which any Options granted hereunder which are intended to be Incentive Options may be exercisable for the first time by the Participant in any calendar year (under this Plan or any
other stock option plan of the Corporation or any parent or Subsidiary thereof) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall not be considered Incentive Options.
                 No Incentive Option may be granted to an individual who, at the time the Option is granted, owns directly, or indirectly within the
meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code, stock possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or of any parent or Subsidiary thereof, unless such Option (i) has an Option price of at least
110 percent of the fair market value of the Stock on the date of the grant of such option and (ii) cannot be exercised more than five years after the date it is granted.
                Each Participant who receives an Incentive Option must agree to notify the Corporation in writing immediately after the Participant
makes a disqualifying disposition of any Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Option.  A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including any sale) of such Stock before the later of (i) two years after the date the
optionee was granted the Incentive Option or (ii) one year after the date the Participant acquired Stock by exercising the Incentive Option.  Any transfer of ownership to a broker or nominee shall be deemed to be a disposition unless the
Participant provides proof satisfactory to the Committee of his continued beneficial ownership of the Stock.
                 Any other provision of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Incentive Option shall be granted after the date which is ten years
from the date this Plan is adopted, or the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders, whichever is earlier.
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   ARTICLE VII.  EXERCISE OF OPTION
                 Any Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time subsequent to such Option becoming exercisable during the term of such
Option; provided, however, that each partial exercise shall be for whole Shares only.  Each Option, or any exercisable portion thereof, may only be exercised by delivery to the Secretary or his office of (i) notice in writing signed by the
Participant (or other person then entitled to exercise such Option) that such Option, or a specified portion thereof, is being exercised;  (ii) payment in full for the purchased Shares (as specified in Section 7.2 below); (iii) such
representations and documents as are necessary or advisable to effect compliance with all applicable provisions of Federal or state securities laws or regulations;  (iv) in the event that the Option or portion thereof shall be exercised
pursuant to Section 6.3 by any person or persons other than the Participant, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option or portion thereof; and  (v) full payment to the Corporation of all amounts which,
under federal or state law, it is required to withhold upon exercise of the Option.
                7.1.  SHARE
CERTIFICATES.  Upon receiving notice and payment, the Corporation will cause to be delivered to the Participant, as soon as practicable, a certificate in the Participant’s name for the Shares purchased.  The Shares issuable and
deliverable upon the exercise of a Stock Option shall be fully paid and non-assessable.  The Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for Shares purchased upon the complete or partial exercise of the
Stock Option prior to fulfillment of (i) the completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any federal or state law or under rulings or regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or of any other governmental
regulatory body which may be necessary or advisable and (ii) the obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any federal or state governmental agency which may be necessary or advisable.
                 7.2.  PAYMENT FOR SHARES.  Payment for Shares purchased under an Option granted hereunder shall be made in full upon
exercise of the Option, by certified or bank cashier’s check payable to the order of the Corporation or, unless otherwise prohibited by the terms of an Option agreement, by one or more of the following:  (i) in the form of unrestricted
Shares already owned by the Participant based in any such instance on the fair market value of the unrestricted Shares on the date the Option is exercised; provided, however, that, in the case of an Incentive Option, the right to make a payment in
the form of already owned Shares may be authorized only at the time the Option is granted; (ii) by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Corporation, together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to
the Corporation the amount of sale or loan proceeds to pay the purchase price; (iii) by a combination thereof, in each case in the manner provided in the Option agreement; or (iv) by any other means acceptable to the Corporation.  To facilitate
the foregoing, the Corporation may enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or more brokerage firms.  To the extent the Option exercise price may be paid in Shares as provided above, Shares delivered by the Participant may be
(i) Shares which were received by the Participant upon exercise of one or more Incentive Options, but only if such Shares have been held by the Participant for at least the greater of (a) two years from the date the Incentive Options were granted or
(b) one year after the transfer of Shares to the Participant, or (ii) Shares which were received by the Participant upon exercise of one or more Non-qualified Options, but only if such Shares have been held by the Participant for at least six
months.
                7.3.  SHARE WITHHOLDING.  The Committee shall require that a Participant pay to the
Corporation, at the time of exercise of a Nonqualified Option, such amount as the Committee deems necessary to satisfy the Corporation’s obligation to withhold federal or state income or other taxes incurred by reason of the exercise or the
transfer of Shares thereupon.  A Participant may satisfy such withholding requirements by having the Corporation withhold from the number of Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option that number of shares having an aggregate fair
market value on the date of exercise equal to the minimum amount required by law to be withheld; provided, however, that in the case of an exercise by a Participant subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Participant must (i) exercise the
Option during the period beginning on the third business day following the date of release to the press of the quarterly or annual summary of earnings for the Corporation, and ending on the twelfth business day following such date, or (ii)
irrevocably elect to utilize Share withholding at least six months prior to the date of exercise.
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   ARTICLE VIII.  ADJUSTMENT FOR RECAPITALIZATION, ETC.
                 The aggregate number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to Options granted, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding
Option, and the price per share thereof in each such Option shall be appropriately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of outstanding Shares resulting from a stock split or other subdivision or consolidation of Shares or for other
capital adjustments or payments of stock dividends or distributions, other increases or decreases in the outstanding Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Corporation, or reorganization, merger or consolidation, or other similar
change affecting the Shares.
                Such adjustment to an Option shall be made without a change to the total price
applicable to the unexercised portion of the Option (except for any change in the aggregate price resulting from rounding-off of Share quantities or prices).  Any such adjustment made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon all
Participants, the Corporation, their representatives, and all other interested persons.  No fractional Shares shall be issued as a result of such adjustment.
                 In the event of a Change in Control involving (i) the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation, (ii) a merger or consolidation in
which the Corporation is not the surviving corporation or (iii) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets, provision shall be made in connection with such transaction for the assumption of Options
theretofore granted under the Plan, or the substitution for such Options of new options of the successor corporation, with appropriate adjustment as to the number and kind of Shares and the purchase price for Shares thereunder, or, in the discretion
of the Committee, the Plan and the Options issued hereunder shall terminate on the effective date of such transaction if appropriate provision is made for payment to the Participant of an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of the Options
less the exercise price for such Options.
  ARTICLE IX.  GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND
 REGISTRATION OF SHARES
                 The Plan, and the grant and exercise of Options thereunder, and the Corporation’s obligation to sell and deliver stock under such
Options, shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may be required.
                Each Option is subject to the requirement that if, at any time, the Committee determines, in its absolute discretion, that the listing,
registration or qualification of Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan is required by any securities exchange or NASDAQ or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a
condition of, or in connection with, the issuance of Shares, no Shares shall be issued, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained, free of any conditions not acceptable
to the Committee.  The Corporation shall not be deemed, by reason of the granting of any Option, to have any obligation to register the Shares subject to such Option under the Securities Act or to maintain in effect any registration of such
Shares which may be made at any time under the Securities Act.
                 Unless a registration statement under the
Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder is then in effect with respect to Shares issued upon exercise of any Option (which registration shall not be required), the Corporation shall require that the offer and sale of such
shares be exempt from the registration provisions of said Act.  In furtherance of such exemption, the Corporation may require, as a condition precedent to the exercise of any Option, that the person exercising the Option give to the Corporation
written representation and undertaking, satisfactory in form and substance to the Corporation, that he is acquiring the Shares for his own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof and otherwise establish to
the Corporation’s satisfaction that the offer or sale of the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option will not constitute or result in any breach or violation of the Securities Act or any similar state act or statute or any rules or
regulations thereunder.  In the event a Registration Statement under the Securities Act is not then in effect with respect to the Shares issued upon exercise of an Option, the Corporation shall place upon any stock certificate an appropriate
legend referring to the restrictions on disposition under the Act.
                The Corporation is relieved from any
liability for the non-issuance or non-transfer or any delay in issuance or transfer of any Shares subject to Options under the Plan which results from the inability of the
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   Corporation to obtain, or in any delay in obtaining, from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, all requisite authority to issue or transfer Shares upon exercise of the
Options under the Plan if counsel for the Corporation deems such authority necessary for lawful issuance or transfer of any such Shares.  Appropriate legends may be placed on the stock certificates evidencing Shares issued upon exercise of
Options to reflect such transfer restrictions.
  ARTICLE X.  OTHER PROVISIONS
                 The validity, interpretation and administration of the Plan and any rules, regulations, determinations or decisions made thereunder, and
the rights of any and all persons having or claiming to have any interest therein or thereunder, shall be determined exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
                 As used herein, the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender.
                 The headings in the Plan are for reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of the Plan.

               All notices or other communications made or given pursuant to this Plan shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently
made or given if hand-delivered or mailed by certified mail, addressed to any Participant at the address contained in the records of the Corporation or to the Corporation at its principal office.
                 The proceeds received from the sale of Shares pursuant to the Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.
                 Nothing in the Plan or in any Option granted hereunder shall confer on any Participant or eligible Employee any right to continue
in the employ of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or to interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate such Participant’s or Employee’s employment at any time.
                 The Plan is intended to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and the Committee shall interpret and
administer the provisions of the Plan or any Option in a manner consistent therewith.  Any provisions inconsistent with such Rule shall be inoperative and shall not affect the validity of the Plan.
                 All expenses and costs incurred in connection with the operation of the Plan shall be borne by the Corporation.
                 The adoption of this Plan shall not affect any other compensation or incentive plans in effect for the Corporation.  Nothing
in this Plan shall be construed to limit the right of the Corporation (i) to establish, alter or terminate any other forms of incentives, benefits or compensation for Employees of the Corporation, including, without limitation, conditioning the
right to receive other incentives, benefits or compensation on an Employee not participating in this Plan; or (ii) to grant or assume options otherwise than under this Plan in connection with any proper corporate purpose, including, without
limitation, the grant or assumption of stock options in connection with the acquisition by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business, stock, or assets of any corporation, firm or association.
                Participants shall have no rights as shareholders unless and until certificates for Shares are registered in their names in satisfaction
of a properly exercised Option.
                 If the Committee or Subcommittee shall find that any person to whom any
amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such person or his estate (unless a prior claim therefore has been made by a duly appointed legal
representative), may, if the Committee or Subcommittee so directs the Corporation, be paid to his spouse, child, relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the Committee
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   to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment.  Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the
Corporation therefore.
  ARTICLE XI.  EFFECTIVE DATE AND EXPIRATION DATE OF PLAN
                 The Plan was approved by the Board on February 20, 2002 and is subject to approval by the stockholders of the Corporation in a manner
which complies with Section 422 of the Code and applicable national stock exchange listing rules.  The expiration date of the Plan, after which no Option may be granted hereunder, shall be February 20, 2012, provided the Plan is approved by
shareholders at the Annual Meeting on April 17, 2002.
 ARTICLE XII.  AMENDMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE OF PLAN
                 The Board may, without the consent of the Corporation’s stockholders or Participants under the Plan, at any time terminate the Plan
entirely, and at any time or from time to time amend or modify the Plan, provided that no such action shall adversely affect Options theretofore granted hereunder without the Participant’s consent, and provided further that no such action by
the Board, without approval of the stockholders, may (i) increase the total number of Shares which may be purchased or acquired pursuant to Options granted under the Plan, either in the aggregate or for any Participant or eligible Employee, except
as contemplated in Article VIII; (ii) expand the class of employees eligible to receive Options under the Plan; (iii) decrease the minimum Option price; or (iv) extend the maximum term of Options granted hereunder.
                 No amendment or modification may become effective if it would cause the Plan to fail to meet the applicable requirements of Rule
16b-3.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no provision of the Plan shall be amended more than once in any six month period, other than to comport with changes in the Code, the Exchange Act or the rules thereunder.
  ARTICLE XIII.  SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL
                 Anything
in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, the grant of Options hereunder shall be of no force or effect, and no Option granted hereunder shall vest or become exercisable in any respect, unless and until the Plan is approved by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the votes cast at a meeting a shareholders of the Corporation within 12 months after the plan is adopted by the Board.
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