Termination; Change in Control. During the Term, your employment may be terminated by the Company or you for any reason at any time pursuant to written notice, and will terminate automatically on your death; provided, you shall give the Company not less than 30 days' prior written notice of any termination by you, with or without Good Reason (as defined on the Attachment hereto (the “Attachment”)). Any payments made and benefits provided to you under this Agreement will be in lieu of any termination or severance payments or benefits for which you (or your estate in the event of your death) otherwise may be eligible under any of the plans, practices, policies or programs of the Company or its affiliates. If termination occurs at a time when the Company is deemed to be in troubled condition by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") and is subject to the FDIC's golden parachute regulations under 12 C.F.R. Part 359, the payments referenced in this Section 7 shall be subject to prior regulatory approval and limited to an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of # 12 months of Base Salary, or # the amount otherwise owed to you hereunder. Any payment made pursuant to this Section 7 which is subject to the FDIC’s golden parachute regulations shall be subject to a right of the Company (or its successor) to recoup such payment from you if the Company (or its successor) subsequently determines, in its reasonable discretion, that you have engaged in any of the activities or offenses set forth in 12 C.F.R. Section 359.4(a)(i) - (iv). After receipt of written notice from the Company that it has made a determination as provided for in this Section 7, you agree to reimburse the Company for the subject payment made pursuant to this Section 7 within 30 days after receipt of such written notice. Further, you agree to indemnify the Company for any costs incurred by the Company in recouping such amount in the event that you fail to reimburse such amount within 30 days of receiving the Company written notice under this Section 7.

Change in Control Termination. If the Employment Period is terminated by the Company without Cause or by you for Good Reason, in each case, upon or within 12 months following the consummation of a Change in Control (as defined below), then, subject to your execution and non-revocation of a Release in the manner provided in Section 5(a) above, (except for the payments described in [clause (i) of this Section 5(b)], which shall not be subject to such Release requirement), you will be entitled to receive:

Termination; Change in Control. Your employment may be terminated by the Company or you for any reason at any time pursuant to written notice, and will terminate automatically on your death; provided, you shall give the Company not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of any termination by you, with or without Good Reason. Any payments made and benefits provided to you under this Agreement will be in lieu of any termination or severance payments or benefits for which you (or your estate in the event of your death) otherwise may be eligible under any of the plans, practices, policies or programs of the Company or its affiliates. If termination occurs at a time when the Bank is deemed to be in troubled condition by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and is subject to the FDIC’s golden parachute regulations under 12 C.F.R. Part 359, the payments referenced in this [Section 7] shall be subject to prior regulatory approval.

Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, if the Executive's employment hereunder is terminated by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Company on account of its failure to renew the Agreement in accordance with Section 1 or without Cause (other than on account of the Executive's death or Disability), in each case within twelve (12) months following a Change in Control, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Amounts and, subject to the Executive's compliance with Section 6, Section 7, Section 8 and Section 9 of this Agreement and his execution of a Release which becomes effective within the Release Execution Period, severance payments equal to the Executive’s Base salary for the year in which the Termination Date occurs (or if greater, the year immediately preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs). Such severance payments shall be paid in a single lump sum within 60 days following the Termination Date;

Termination; Change in Control. Your employment may be terminated by the Company or you for any reason at any time pursuant to written notice, and will terminate automatically on your death; provided, you shall give the Company not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of any termination by you, with or without Good Reason (as defined on the Attachment hereto (the “Attachment”)). Any payments made and benefits provided to you under this Agreement will be in lieu of any termination or severance payments or benefits for which you (or your estate in the event of your death) otherwise may be eligible under any of the plans, practices, policies or programs of the Company or its affiliates. If termination occurs at a time when the Company is deemed to be in troubled condition by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) and is subject to the FDIC’s golden parachute regulations under 12 C.F.R. Part 359, the payments referenced in this Section 7 shall be subject to prior regulatory approval and shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of # 12 months of Base Salary, or # the amount otherwise owed to you hereunder. Any payment made pursuant to this Section 7 which is subject to the FDIC’s golden parachute regulations shall be subject to a right of the Company (or its successor) to recoup such payment from you if the Company (or its successor) subsequently determines, in its reasonable discretion, that you have engaged in any of the activities or offenses set forth in 12 C.F.R. Section 359.4(a)(i) - (iv). After receipt of written notice from the Company that it has made a determination as provided for in this Section 7, you agree to reimburse the Company for the subject payment made pursuant to this Section 7 within 30 days after receipt of such written notice. Further, you agree to indemnify the Company for any costs incurred by the Company in recouping such amount in the event that you fail to reimburse such amount within 30 days of receiving the Company written notice under this Section 7.

Change in Control Termination. Upon a Change in Control Termination, the Participant will receive as severance an amount equal to the product of # the sum of the Participant’s Monthly Base Salary and Monthly Annual Target Bonus, and # the Participant’s applicable Severance Multiplier (the “Change in Control Cash Severance”). The Change in Control Cash Severance will be paid in a single lump sum, less all applicable withholdings and deductions; provided, however, that no payments will be made prior to the first business day to occur on or after the 60th day following the date of the Participant’s Qualifying Termination.

Change in Control Termination. If your employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (but not due to your death or Disability), or you resign for Good Reason, and in either case such termination or resignation occurs within twelve (12) months after the effective date of a Change in Control (as defined below), then subject to the preconditions set forth below in Section 7(f), you shall be eligible to receive the following severance benefits:

Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” means any of the following: # a transaction or series of transactions (other than an offering of our common stock to the general public through a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) whereby any person or related group of persons (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries, an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or a person that, prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership of securities of the Company possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition; provided, however, any change in the beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the board of directors will not be deemed to constitute a change in control; or # the consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of # a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination, or # a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets

Change in Control. “Change in Control” means any of the following events: # when any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than an affiliate of Peapack or a Subsidiary or an employee benefit plan established or maintained by Peapack, a Subsidiary or any of their respective affiliates, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d‑3 of the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly, of securities of Peapack representing more than thirty percent (30%) of the combined voting power of Peapack’s then outstanding securities (a “Control Person”), # upon the consummation of # a merger or consolidation of Peapack with or into another corporation (other than a merger or consolidation which is approved by at least two‑thirds of the Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined) and the definitive agreement for which provides that at least two‑thirds of the directors of the surviving or resulting corporation immediately after the transaction are Continuing Directors (a “Non‑Control Transaction”), or # a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of Peapack’s assets, # if during any one (1) year period , individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board (the “Continuing Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof or, following a Non‑Control Transaction, a majority of the board of directors of the surviving or resulting corporation; provided that any individual whose election or nomination for election as a member of the Board (or, following a Non‑Control Transaction, the board of directors of the surviving or resulting corporation) was approved by a vote of at least two‑thirds of the Continuing Directors then in office shall be considered a Continuing Director, or # upon a sale of # common stock of the Bank if after such sale any person (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) other than Peapack, an employee benefit plan established or maintained by Peapack or a Subsidiary, or an affiliate of Peapack or a Subsidiary, owns a majority of the Bank’s common stock or # all or substantially all of the Bank’s assets (other than in the ordinary course of business). No person shall be considered a Control Person for purposes of [clause (i) above] if # such person is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than ten percent (10%) but less than twenty‑five percent (25%) of the combined voting power of Peapack’s then outstanding securities if the acquisition of all voting securities in excess of ten percent (10%) was approved in advance by a majority of the Continuing Directors then in office or # such person acquires in excess of ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of Peapack’s then outstanding voting securities in violation of law and by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, settlement or otherwise, disposes or is required to dispose of all securities acquired in violation of law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the Code, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur under this Agreement unless it constitutes a “change in control” under Section 409A of the Code and the final regulations promulgated thereunder.

Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, all Restricted Stock Units which have not vested on the date of such Change in Control shall immediately vest.