This Award is also subject to Valley’s clawback policies in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement.

Forfeiture Events. The Administrator may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award will be subject to the reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, recoupment, reimbursement, or reacquisition upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary under this Plan, an Award shall be subject to the Company’s clawback policy as may be established and/or amended from time to time to comply with Applicable Laws (including without limitation pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as may be required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) (the “Clawback Policy”). The Administrator may require a Participant to forfeit, return or reimburse the Company all or a portion of the Award and any amounts paid thereunder pursuant to the terms of the Clawback Policy or as necessary or appropriate to comply with Applicable Laws. Unless this Section 24 specifically is mentioned and waived in an Award Agreement or other document, no recovery of compensation under a Clawback Policy or otherwise will constitute an event that triggers or contributes to any right of a Participant to resign for “good reason” or “constructive termination” (or similar term) under any agreement with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.

13 Clawback. CPI has the right to take any action with respect to this Award (and the shares of Stock subject to this Award) that the Committee reasonably determines is required for CPI to comply with the clawback provisions of the Dodd‑Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The Company may # cause the cancellation of any Award, # require reimbursement of any Award by a Participant or Beneficiary, and # effect any other right of recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under this Plan or otherwise in accordance with any Company policies that currently exist or that may from time to time be adopted or modified in the future by the Company and/or applicable law (each, a “Clawback Policy”). In addition, a Participant may be required to repay to the Company certain previously paid compensation, whether provided under this Plan or an Award Agreement or otherwise, in accordance with any Clawback Policy. By accepting an Award, a Participant is also agreeing to be bound by any existing or future Clawback Policy adopted by the Company, or any amendments that may from time to time be made to the Clawback Policy in the future by the Company in its discretion (including without limitation any Clawback Policy adopted or amended to comply with applicable laws or stock exchange requirements) and is further agreeing that all of the Participant’s Award Agreements (and/or awards issued under the Prior Plan) may be unilaterally amended by the Company, without the Participant’s consent, to the extent that the Company in its discretion determines to be necessary or appropriate to comply with any Clawback Policy.

Clawback/Forfeiture. If the Participant receives any amount in excess of what the Participant should have received under the terms of this Award Agreement for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), the Participant shall be required to repay any such excess amount to the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, all Restricted Stock shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law.

“Clawback” shall mean the recoupment or forfeiture of a Covered Employee’s Incentive Compensation whether paid, vested, granted or accrued, upon the occurrence of a Covered Event.

No claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from forfeiture of the Award or recoupment of any shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan resulting from # the termination of the Participant's employment by the Corporation or the Employer (regardless of the reason for such termination and whether or not the termination is later found to be invalid or in breach of employment laws); and/or # the application of the Corporation’s Recoupment Policy or any recovery or clawback policy required by law.

Clawback. In the event of the Company’s material restatement of its financial results the Participant shall repay the entire Cash Bonus, or forfeit such if not already paid, whether vested or unvested, to the extent the restatement is caused or substantially caused by the fraud or intentional misconduct of the Participant. In the event such material restatement is not caused or substantially caused by the fraud or intentional misconduct of the Participant, the participant shall repay, or forfeit if not already paid, whether vested or unvested, so much of the Cash Bonus that was or would have been earned and awarded based on the achievement of financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement.

Clawback. In the event of Albany’s material restatement of its financial results, Employee shall repay the entire Retention Incentive, or forfeit such if not already paid, whether vested or unvested, to the extent the restatement is caused or substantially caused by fraud or intentional misconduct on the part of Employee.

Clawback. Section 2 of the Option Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph # as follows: