Normal Benefit. Upon Separation from Service after Normal Benefit Date, the Employer shall pay the Executive the Deferral Account balance calculated at Separation from Service. This benefit shall be paid in quarterly installments between 2 years and 10 years, at the selection of the Executive, and shall commence the first day of the immediately subsequent quarter following Separation from Service. During the payment period, interest shall be credited on the unpaid portion of the Deferral Account balance as described in [Section 3.1(b)(ii)]. The quarterly payments shall be amortized in such a way so as to produce equal payments over the remaining payment period. This will require quarterly reamortization for changes in the Crediting Rate.

Retirement Benefit. If the Executive provides prior written notice to the CEO of the Company of his intent to retire from his employment with the Company during the Employment Term, then notwithstanding that he does not have five years of service with Valley and his written notice does not meet the required period for notice, the Executive’s retirement shall be treated as a qualified Retirement under the Stock Plans and his award agreements. With respect to any performance restricted stock units, the units will remain outstanding after the executive’s retirement from his employment with the Corporation and the Bank and vest, or be forfeited, in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement and Stock Plan. If the Executive retires or announces his retirement prior to the meeting of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee awarding bonuses for 2017 performance, he nonetheless will be entitled to an equity award and cash bonus for his service in 2017, the amount of which shall be in the discretion of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee.

Accrued Benefit. The amount of the monthly pension payable to a

Survivor Benefit. In the event that Executive dies prior to the termination of the Employment Agreement, as well as prior to the attainment of full vesting under the Pension Plan and Pension SERP, Executive’s spouse shall be entitled to the benefits described in Section 5 of this Agreement based upon Executive’s benefit accrual service earned as of his date of death. Such benefits shall be paid to Executive’s spouse in the same amount and in the same form, and at the same time, all as prescribed under [Section 3A.1] of the Pension SERP.

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Benefit Plans. During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to participate, at a level commensurate with his position, in all benefit plans Employer presently has or hereafter adopts for its officers or employees, including (without limitation) directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, pension, profit sharing, stock option or any group life or health insurance, hospitalization or other similar plans, any eligibility or waiting periods to be waived to the extent feasible.

of this [Section 6.02(a)], present value for the Beneficiary of a deceased Participant who entered the Program before July 1, 2006 and commenced payment prior to August 12, 2015,shall be determined assuming that the Beneficiary lives the number of years equal to his or her Life Expectancy on the date of death of the Participant.

Benefit Payments. The benefit under this Article 6 shall be paid to the deceased Participant's Beneficiary, or, if no such Beneficiary, to the Participant's estate, in a single lump sum payment as of the first of the month following the date of the Participant's death, and the provisions of Article 4 regarding payment to a Specified Employee and the 5-year delay of payments following certain elections shall be disregarded for purposes of the payment of benefits pursuant to this Article 6.

ESBP Benefit. “ESBP Benefit” means the actuarial lump sum present value of a Participant’s survivor benefit under the ESBP determined as of a particular determination date under [Section 3.4] but without regard to whether the Participant had experienced either an “early retirement” or “normal retirement” under the Target Pension Plan as provided under the ESBP. The present value of such survivor benefit will be determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion based on such interest rates, mortality factors and other assumptions deemed appropriate by the Company.

Employee Benefit Plans. Except for the sponsorship of Assumed Employee Benefit Plans, Purchaser shall not assume any Employee Benefit Plan or any Liability thereunder or related thereto and Purchaser shall provide only those benefits to Continuing Employees as of or after the Closing as Purchaser shall determine. In addition, Purchaser shall assume all responsibility for, and honor, paying any unpaid base wages and base salaries, accrued commissions, vacation, sick leave, personal time of the Continuing Employees but only to the extent not paid as of the Closing Date and set forth in the Financial Statements (the “Unpaid Compensation”). Except for obligations relating solely to the Assumed Employee Benefit Plans specifically assumed under [Section 2.3(c)] and the Unpaid Compensation, and as set forth in Sections 9.3 and 9.4, Sellers shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser from and against all obligations, claims or Liabilities at any time arising under or in connection with any Employee Benefit Plan. Except as set forth in Sections 9.3 and 9.4, nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied: # shall be construed to establish, amend or modify any benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement; # shall alter or limit the ability of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate any benefit or compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement at any time assumed, established, sponsored or maintained by any of them; or # is intended to confer