SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2020-10-28

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i7a87c1d2873146ba8ae03da28f50c5c1_1"></div><div style="min-height:49.5pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;">SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Section 1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;">SEPARATION </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">I, John C. Rogers, understand that my employment with Peoples Bank (&#8220;Peoples&#8221; or &#8220;Company&#8221;) is terminating due to my retirement effective October 2, 2020. I am signing this Separation Agreement and General Release (&#8220;Agreement&#8221; or &#8220;General Release&#8221;) in return for the special severance benefit offered to me by Peoples, which is more than would otherwise be provided to me upon termination. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;">Section 2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%;text-decoration: underline;">SEPARATION BENEFIT </font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;"> I understand that in return for the promises and agreements set forth in this Separation Agreement, Peoples agrees as follows&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">a.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:9.68pt;">Peoples will pay me $248,250, minus required tax withholding and deductions, payable in a lump sum within twelve days after my execution of this Agreement (subject to Section 8, below)&#59; </font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">b.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:9pt;">Peoples will pay for the cost of my executive physical at the Cleveland Clinic in October 2020, and reimburse me for the reasonable cost of staying in a hotel the night before the physical&#59; </font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">c.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:9.68pt;">Peoples will pay me for the unused balance of my paid time off, which will be a gross pay amount of $23,551.95 included in the pay of October 15, 2020&#59; and</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:-18pt;padding-left:72pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">d.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;padding-left:9pt;">Peoples will not contest any application I may make for unemployment compensation benefits arising from the separation of my employment from Peoples.</font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt;text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;">I understand that (a) in no event shall any payment to me, or any part thereof, be considered earnings or compensation for any other Peoples employment purposes, including but not limited to benefits, benefit plans, and retirement plans, (b) all bonuses, payments, or other compensation owed, of any n