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.

Except as otherwise provided for in an Evidence of Award, upon a Change in Control, all then outstanding awards granted under this Plan shall vest or be earned upon the Change in Control if either # within a specified period, the Participant’s service is involuntarily terminated for reasons other than for cause or the Participant terminates his or her employment or service for good reason or # such awards are not assumed or converted into replacement awards in a manner described in the Evidence of Award. Unless otherwise provided in an Evidence of Award, awards granted under this Plan that vest or are earned subject to the achievement of Management Objectives that become vested in accordance with this Section 12 will vest or be earned based on the actual achievement of the applicable Management Objectives as if the applicable performance period ended on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the Change in Control, pro-rated for the number of days that have lapsed during the period of time beginning on the first day of the performance period and continuing through the date of the Change in Control.

Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall have the meaning provided in the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.

Change in Control. For purposes of this Plan, except as may be otherwise prescribed by the Committee in an Evidence of Award made under this Plan, a “Change in Control” will be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence (after the Effective Date) of any of the following events:

With respect to Awards other than Deferred Compensation Awards, the occurrence of any one or more of the following:

Change in Control. During the Term, if within 12 months after a Change in Control, the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause as provided in Section 3(d) or the Executive terminates her employment for Good Reason as provided in Section 3(e), then, subject to # the signing of the Separation Agreement and Release by the Executive, which shall be defined in the same manner as set forth in Section 4(b), except that it shall provide that if the Executive breaches any of the Continuing Obligations and fails to cure such breach (if curable) within 30 days following written notice of such breach from the CEO, all payments by the Company to the Executive pursuant to this Section 5(a) may be terminated by written notice to Executive, and # the Separation Agreement and Release becoming irrevocable, all within 60 days after the Date of Termination (or such shorter period as set forth in the Separation Agreement and Release):

Change in Control. Upon a Change in Control, the Award shall be subject to [Section 6.8] of the Plan.

Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, then the Restricted Stock Units shall vest or continue as set forth in the Plan.