Cause. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent its termination by Employer at any time for “cause”. For purposes of this Agreement, “cause” shall mean # the willful and material failure of Employee to perform or observe (other than by reason of disability as contemplated in paragraph 8(a)) any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, including the failure of Employee to follow the reasonable written directions of Employer’s President and Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, # dishonesty or misconduct on the part of Employee that is or is reasonably likely to be damaging or detrimental to the business of Employer, # conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, # habitual insobriety or failure to perform duties due to abuse of alcohol or drugs, or # misappropriation of funds. Prior to terminating this Agreement on account of Employee’s failure to perform or observe any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (but not for any of the other enumerated “causes” stated in [(ii) through (v) above]), Employer shall give Employee thirty (30) days written notice and an opportunity to cure such failure to the satisfaction of Employer. Upon termination for cause, Employer shall pay to Employee all sums due to Employee through the date of such termination. Following such a termination, Employer shall have no further duty or obligation to Employee; provided, however, that Employee shall continue to be bound by [Sections 11 through 13].

Cause. The term “Cause” means one or more of the following:

Cause. For the purposes of this Agreement, Cause shall mean: # Executive’s conviction of a felony or similar crime causing material harm to the standing and reputation of the Company; or # Executive’s dishonesty or fraud that causes material harm to the Company; # Executive’s gross negligence or ongoing neglect in the performance of his duties as Chief Executive Officer; or # Executive’s fiscal or fiduciary malfeasance.

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement only, "Cause" means # repeated violations of the Employee's employment obligations (other than as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness), which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on Employee's part and which are not remedied in a reasonable period after written notice from the Company specifying such violations; or # conviction for (or plea of nolo contendere to) a felony.

Cause. If a Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause or if the Committee has reasonably determined in good faith that such cessation of Services has resulted in connection with an act or failure to act constituting Cause (or such Participant’s Services could have been terminated for Cause (without regard to the lapsing of any required notice or cure periods in connection therewith) at the time such Participant terminated Services), then, the Committee may require in its sole discretion either contemporaneously with or after the Participant’s termination that Participant’s Options (whether or not vested) shall expire effective as of Participant’s Termination Date, but in any event no later than the expiration date of the Options. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, an employment agreement or other applicable agreement, Cause shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

Cause. The term “Cause” shall mean that the Executive shall, prior to any Termination of Employment (as that term is hereafter defined), have:

Cause. For purposes of this Agreement “Cause” with respect to the termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean # willful and continued failure by the Executive to perform his/her duties for the Company under this Agreement after at least one (1) warning in writing from the Board of Directors of Peapack (the “Board”) identifying specifically any such failure; # the willful engaging by the Executive in misconduct which causes material injury to the Company as specified in a written notice to the Executive from the Board; or # conviction of a crime, other than a traffic violation, habitual drunkenness, drug abuse, or excessive absenteeism other than for illness, after a warning (with respect to drunkenness or absenteeism only) in writing from the Board to refrain from such behavior. No act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered willful unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interest of the Company.

Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the Employment Period with or without Cause. “Cause” means:

Termination by the Company for Cause. If the Grantee's employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated for Cause, then all Restricted Stock Units that have not vested prior to the date of termination of Grantee's employment will be forfeited and the Grantee shall have no further rights with respect to such Restricted Stock Units.

Termination by the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate CFO’s employment under this Agreement for “Cause” (as defined below) by delivery of written notice to CFO. Any notice of termination given pursuant to this section shall effect termination as of the date of the notice, or as of such other date specified in the notice.