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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-009309
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200130
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200131
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200131

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001056943
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				232391852
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36388
		FILM NUMBER:		20565512

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 N WASHINGTON AVE
		CITY:			SCRANTON
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18503
		BUSINESS PHONE:		570-346-7741

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 N WASHINGTON AVE
		CITY:			SCRANTON
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			18503

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980303
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report: January 30, 2020</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Date of earliest event reported)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP.</P>

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name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 47%; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">23-2391852</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">150 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503-1848</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(570) 346-7741</B></P>

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area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions
(see General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</P>

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growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">Item 5.02</TD><TD>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On January 30, 2020, Peoples Security Bank
and Trust Company (the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;), the banking subsidiary of Peoples Financial Services Corp. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;),
and Craig W. Best, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, adopted a Second Amendment to the Amended
and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan #2 (the &ldquo;Best Plan&rdquo;). The Best Plan is an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation
plan pursuant to which the Bank has made and will make contributions to Mr. Best&rsquo;s account. The second amendment provides
for a contribution of $80,000 each August 1 from 2020 through 2024, each conditioned on Mr. Best&rsquo;s continued employment through
the applicable date. The amendment further provides that with respect to the benefit attributable to contributions accrued on August
1, 2020 and thereafter, subject to the other terms and conditions of the Best Plan, such benefit will be paid in a lump sum within
forty-five (45) days following Mr. Best&rsquo;s separation from service.</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing description of the second
amendment to the Best Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the second amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in">Item 9.01</TD><TD>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d) Exhibits</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following exhibits are filed with this
Form 8-K:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 88%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Description</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><A HREF="tm206290d1_ex10-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">10.1</FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><A HREF="tm206290d1_ex10-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt;">Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan #2, dated January 30, 2020, by and between Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company and Craig Best</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%"></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 47%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Craig
    W. Best</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Craig W. Best</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;January 31, 2020</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 6pt"><A HREF="tm206290d1_ex10-1.htm">Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan #2, dated January 30, 2020, by and between Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company and Craig Best</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECOND AMENDMENT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>TO THE </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN #2 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">THIS SECOND AMENDMENT (the &ldquo;Amendment&rdquo;)
is adopted this 30th day of January, 2020, by Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company (the &ldquo;Employer&rdquo;) and Craig Best
(the &ldquo;Executive&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">WHEREAS, the Bank adopted the Amended and
Restated Deferred Compensation Plan #2 on April&nbsp;22, 2014, (as amended, the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;) to provide deferred compensation
benefits to the Executive); and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">WHEREAS, the Bank and the Executive now
wish to amend the Plan to make additional Contributions on behalf of the Executive and make other changes as well;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">NOW, THEREFORE, the Bank and the Executive,
intending to be legally bound, adopt the following amendments to the Plan:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><I>Section&nbsp;2.1 of the Plan shall be
deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following</I>:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">2.1 <I>Contributions Generally</I>. The
Employer shall contribute the following amounts, at the following times and conditioned on Executive&rsquo;s continued employment
through such date, to the Contribution Account described in Article 3.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date</P>
        <P STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Contribution</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt; width: 80%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">January 1, 2011</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right; width: 17%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">61,375</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2011</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">60,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2012</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">60,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2013</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">60,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2014</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">60,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September 1, 2015</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,258</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2016</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2018</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2019</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2020</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2022</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2023</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">August 1, 2024</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$ </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">80,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><I>Section&nbsp;4.1 of the Plan shall be
deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following</I>:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><I>4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Normal
Benefit</I>. Except as provided in Section&nbsp;4.2, upon Separation from Service the Employer shall pay the Executive the Contribution
Account balance calculated at Separation from Service in lieu of any other benefit hereunder. With respect to the benefit attributable
to contributions accrued through August 1, 2019, such benefit shall be paid in one hundred twenty (120)&nbsp;consecutive monthly
installments and shall commence the month following Separation from Service. With respect to the benefit attributable to contributions
accrued on August 1, 2020 and thereafter, such benefit shall be paid in a lump sum within forty-five (45)&nbsp;days following Separation
from Service, with the actual date of payment determined by the Employer in its sole discretion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has caused
this Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officer, and the Executive has executed this Agreement, in each case on the
date indicated above.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 48%; text-align: left">/s/Linda Gardner</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SVP/Human Resources Mgr.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"></TD><TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/&nbsp;Craig Best</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"></TD><TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Craig Best</FONT></TD></TR>
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