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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-069126
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190308
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:		20190308
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190308

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000944745
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				341558688
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36192
		FILM NUMBER:		19669227

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST WATER ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 5016
		CITY:			SANDUSKY
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44870
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4196254121

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST WATER ST
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 5016
		CITY:			SANDUSKY
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44870

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST CITIZENS BANC CORP /OH
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950502
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>March&nbsp;8, 2019 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>Civista
Bancshares, Inc.</U> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>100 East Water Street, P.O. Box 5016, Sandusky, Ohio 44870 </U></B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (419) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">625-4121</FONT> </B></P>
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or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On March&nbsp;8, 2019, Civista Bancshares, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) and its banking subsidiary, Civista Bank (the &#147;Bank&#148;), entered into Change in Control Agreements (the &#147;CIC Agreements&#148;) with seven of its executive officers. Previously, the Bank had change in control
agreements in place with James O. Miller (the Company&#146;s Chairman), Dennis G. Shaffer (the Company&#146;s President and CEO), Todd A. Michel (the Company&#146;s Senior Vice President and Controller) and four other officers, two of which have
since retired. The CIC Agreements replace and supersede the prior change in control agreements for Dennis G. Shaffer, Todd A. Michel and Richard J. Dutton (the Company&#146;s Senior Vice President) and three other executives. Additionally, a new CIC
Agreement was executed by the Company, the Bank and Lance A. Morrison (the Company&#146;s Senior Vice President and General Counsel), and shall be utilized for any future agreements that may be executed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The CIC Agreements are intended to secure the services of key officers during the period of transition in the event of a change in control (as defined in the
CIC Agreements). Unless there has been a change in control and termination (as defined in the CIC agreements) of the officer&#146;s employment, the CIC Agreements do not require either the Company or the Bank to retain the officers in its employ or
to pay any specified level of compensation or benefits. Each CIC Agreement provides that, upon a change in control and termination of the officer&#146;s employment, the officer shall receive a severance payment equal to (A)&nbsp;one and <FONT
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preceding the date upon which a Change in Control occurs, <I>plus</I> (B)&nbsp;the average of the cash value of the compensation, other than the annual base salary, awarded to the Employee during the three (3)&nbsp;calendar years immediately
preceding the date upon which the Change in Control occurs. Also, under each CIC Agreement, the officer will be entitled to receive a severance payment following a change in control and termination if the officer agrees not to compete with the
Company for twelve (12)&nbsp;months following said termination. If the officer agrees to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compete</FONT> restrictions, the officer shall receive the additional severance payment equal to (A)&nbsp;one (1) times
the Employee&#146;s annual base salary in effect during the twelve (12)&nbsp;month period immediately prior to the date of termination, <I>plus</I> (B)&nbsp;the cash value of all other compensation, other than the annual base salary, awarded to the
Employee during the year immediately preceding the date of termination, plus eighteen months of COBRA premiums. If the officer does not agree to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compete</FONT> restrictions, the officer will be entitled only
to an additional severance payment of one dollar. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the CIC Agreements is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the forms of the CIC Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 and are incorporated by reference herein. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Exhibits</U>. The following exhibit is included with this Current Report on Form <FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d712612dex101.htm">Form of amended and restated Change of Control Agreement by and among Civista Bancshares, Inc., Civista Bank and certain executive officers previously subject to a change in control
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Civista Bancshares, Inc. is a $2.1&nbsp;billion financial holding company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio and may be accessed
at www.civb.com. The Company&#146;s common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &#147;CIVB&#148;. The Company&#146;s depositary shares, each representing a 1/40<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>
ownership interest in a Series B Preferred Share, are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol &#147;CIVBP&#148;. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Exhibit 10.1 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT</B> (&#147;<B>Agreement</B>&#148;) is entered into as of the
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>&nbsp;day of
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20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (the &#147;<B>Effective Date</B>&#148;), by and among <B>CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC. </B>(formerly known as FIRST CITIZENS BANC CORP), an Ohio corporation (the &#147;<B>Corporation</B>&#148;),
<B>CIVISTA BANK</B> (formerly known as THE CITIZENS BANKING COMPANY), an Ohio bank (the &#147;<B>Bank</B>&#148;), and
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, an employee of the Corporation and/or the Bank
and/or of a subsidiary of either (the &#147;<B>Employee</B>&#148;). The Corporation, the Bank and any subsidiary of either, that employs the Employee are collectively referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Employer</B>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Employer and the Employee entered into a Change in Control Agreement dated as of
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20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (the &#147;<B>Prior Agreement</B>&#148;); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Employer
wishes to assure itself of the continuity of the Employee&#146;s services in the event of any actual change in control of the Corporation; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Employer and the Employee accordingly desire to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below and
replace the Prior Agreement with this Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOW</B>, <B>THEREFORE</B>, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set
forth herein, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>T<SMALL>ERM</SMALL>
<SMALL>OF</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The &#147;<B>Term</B>&#148; of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue through December&nbsp;31,
20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>; <I>provided, however</I>, that on such date and on each December&nbsp;31 thereafter, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than
the preceding January&nbsp;1 either party shall have given written notice to the other that such party does not wish to extend the Term; and provided, however, that if a Change in Control (as defined in Section&nbsp;4 below) shall have occurred
during the original or any extended Term of this Agreement, the Term of this Agreement shall continue for a period of twenty-four (24)&nbsp;calendar months commencing with the calendar month in which such Change in Control occurs and shall end upon
the expiration of such twenty-four (24)&nbsp;month period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>R<SMALL>ETENTION</SMALL>
B<SMALL>ONUS</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. If, during the Term, a Change in Control occurs and a Termination occurs upon or within twenty-four (24)&nbsp;months following the date of consummation of such Change in Control, the
Employer shall pay to the Employee (within (30)&nbsp;days after the date of Termination) a bonus in a lump sum amount equal to the sum of (A)&nbsp;one and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-half</FONT>
(1<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:top">1</SUP>&#8260;<SUB STYLE="vertical-align:bottom">2</SUB>)&nbsp;times the Employee&#146;s annual base salary in effect during the twelve (12)&nbsp;month period immediately preceding the date upon which a Change in
Control occurs, <I>plus</I> (B)&nbsp;the average of the cash value of the compensation, other than the annual base salary, awarded to the Employee during the three (3)&nbsp;calendar years immediately preceding the date upon which the Change in
Control occurs. In this Agreement, the &#147;cash value of the compensation&#148; shall be determined by the full amount or face value of the compensation award without reduction due to any restrictions, vesting periods or possible unasserted future
clawbacks that may apply to the compensation. </P>
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<SMALL>A</SMALL> C<SMALL>HANGE</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL> C<SMALL>ONTROL</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. If the Employee is in the employ of the Employer on the date of a Change in Control, the Employer hereby agrees to continue the
Employee in its employ for the period commencing on the date of the Change in Control and ending on the <I>earlier of</I> the last day of the Term of this Agreement <I>or</I> the date of the Employee&#146;s termination of employment described in
(i)&nbsp;or (ii) of this Section&nbsp;3 (the &#147;<B>Employment Period</B>&#148;). During the Employment Period, the Employee shall hold such position with the Employer and exercise such authority and perform such employment duties as are
commensurate with the Employee&#146;s position, authority and duties immediately prior to the Change in Control. The Employee agrees that during the Employment Period the Employee shall devote full business time exclusively to the Employee&#146;s
duties and perform such duties faithfully and efficiently; <I>provided, however</I>, that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent <I>either</I> (i)&nbsp;the Employee from voluntarily resigning from employment upon at least sixty (60)&nbsp;days&#146;
written notice to the Employer under circumstances which do not constitute a Termination (as defined below in Section&nbsp;6), <I>or </I>(ii)&nbsp;the Employer terminating the Employee for &#147;Cause&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;6 hereof or for
any other reason or no reason. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>4.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>C<SMALL>HANGE</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL>
C<SMALL>ONTROL</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. For purposes of this Agreement, a &#147;<B>Change in Control</B>&#148; means the happening of any of the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any Person (other than those Persons in control of the Corporation and/or the Bank, as applicable, as of the
Effective Date, or other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation and/or the Bank, as applicable) becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the &#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148;)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation and/or the Bank, as applicable, representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined
voting power of the Corporation&#146;s (or the Bank&#146;s, as applicable) then outstanding securities; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During any period of two (2)&nbsp;consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date),
individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the board of directors of the Corporation (and any new director, whose election by the Corporation&#146;s stockholders or the Bank&#146;s stockholders, as applicable, was approved by a vote
of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved), cease for any reason
to constitute a majority thereof; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>C.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The consummation of (A)&nbsp;a plan of complete liquidation of the
Corporation or the Bank; or (B)&nbsp;an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Corporation&#146;s or Bank&#146;s assets; or (C)&nbsp;a merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Corporation and/or the Bank with or
involving any other corporation, other than a merger, consolidation, or reorganization that would result in the voting securities of the Corporation or the Bank (as applicable) outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or the Bank (as applicable) (or such surviving entity)
outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, or reorganization. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, in no event shall a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred, with respect to
the Employee, if the Employee is part of a purchasing group which consummates the Change in Control transaction. The Employee shall be deemed &#147;part of a purchasing group&#148; for purposes of the preceding sentence if the Employee is an equity
participant in the purchasing company or group (except for: (i)&nbsp;passive ownership of less than three percent (3%) of the stock of the purchasing company; or (ii)&nbsp;ownership of equity participation in the purchasing company or group which is
otherwise not significant, as determined prior to the Change in Control by a majority of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> continuing directors of the Corporation, as applicable). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used herein, the term &#147;<B>Person</B>&#148; shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) thereof, including a &#147;group&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;13(d). The term &#147;Person&#148; shall not include the Corporation or the Bank, any officer or director of the Corporation, the Bank, or a subsidiary of the Corporation or
the Bank, or a group controlled by such directors or officers, or any employee benefit plan of the Corporation, the Bank, or a subsidiary of the Corporation or Bank; provided, however, that the term &#147;Person&#148; shall include any individual
who is a director or an officer on the Effective Date, and who as of the Effective Date beneficially owned five percent (5%) or more of the voting shares of common stock of the Corporation, or a group controlled by such director or officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>5.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>C<SMALL>OMPENSATION</SMALL> D<SMALL>URING</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> E<SMALL>MPLOYMENT</SMALL>
P<SMALL>ERIOD</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. During the Employment Period, the Employee shall be compensated as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Employee shall receive compensation which is not less than the total compensation, including the base
salary, incentive compensation and any other compensation paid by the Employer to the Employee, whether in cash or in any other form during the year immediately prior to the Employment Period; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Employer employee benefit plans which are not materially
less favorable to the Employee than the Employer employee benefit plans in which the Employee participated in immediately prior to the Employment Period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>6.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>T<SMALL>ERMINATION</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. For purposes of this Agreement, the
term &#147;<B>Termination</B>&#148; shall mean termination of the employment of the Employee <I>either</I> (i)&nbsp;by the Employer, for any reason <I>other than </I>death, Disability (as defined below), or Cause (as described below), <I>or</I>
(ii)&nbsp;by resignation of the Employee upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
significant change in the nature or scope of the Employee&#146;s authorities or duties from those described in Section&nbsp;3 above, a breach of any of the provisions of Section&nbsp;5 above, or the breach by the Employer of any other provision of
this Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The relocation of the Employee&#146;s office to a location more than thirty-five
(35)<B></B>&nbsp;miles from the location of the Employee&#146;s office immediately prior to the Employment Period; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>C.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The failure of the Corporation to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to
perform this Agreement as contemplated in Section&nbsp;16 below. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The date of the Employee&#146;s Termination under this Section&nbsp;6 shall be the date specified by the
Employee <I>or</I> the Employer, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other party complying with the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 below. For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be considered to have a &#147;Disability&#148;
if the Employee is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration. For purposes of this Agreement, the term &#147;Cause&#148; means, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of the Employer,
(i)&nbsp;the willful and continued failure by the Employee to substantially perform the Employee&#146;s duties with the Employer after written notification by the Employer, or (ii)&nbsp;the willful engaging by the Employee in conduct which is
demonstrably injurious to the Employer, monetarily or otherwise, or (iii)&nbsp;the engaging by the Employee in egregious misconduct involving moral turpitude. For purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee&#146;s part
shall be deemed &#147;willful&#148; unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief that such action was in the best interest of the Employer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>7.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>S<SMALL>EVERANCE</SMALL> P<SMALL>AYMENTS</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. In the event of
a Termination described in Section&nbsp;6 above, the Employee shall be entitled to receive (in addition to the Employee&#146;s unpaid salary, accrued vacation pay and unreimbursed business expenses through and including the date of Termination)
whichever of the following, A. or B., that the Employee shall select (which selection shall be by written notice from the Employee to the Employer, and in the event the Employee fails to so select, the Employee shall be deemed to have selected B.):
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For a period of twelve (12)&nbsp;consecutive calendar months after the Employee&#146;s Termination, he
will not, without the Employer&#146;s written consent, either directly or indirectly engage in, make any investment in or have any interest in any business in competition with the Employer&#146;s business that is located or conducting business in
any county in which the Employer conducted business on the date of his Termination. In consideration thereof, the Employee shall be entitled to receive a lump sum payment in cash no later than thirty (30)&nbsp;business days after the date of
Termination equal to the sum of: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>i.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>an amount equal to one (1)&nbsp;times (a) the Employee&#146;s annual base salary<B> </B>in<B> </B>effect
immediately prior to the date of Termination, <I>plus</I> (b)&nbsp;the cash value of all other compensation (determined by the full amount or face value of the compensation award without reduction due to any restrictions, vesting periods or possible
unasserted future clawbacks that may apply to the compensation), other the annual base salary, awarded to the Employee during the year immediately preceding the date of Termination; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ii.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">an amount equal to eighteen (18)&nbsp;multiplied by the amount of the monthly COBRA premium for family coverage
in effect under the Employer&#146;s group health plan on the date of Termination (provided, however, if upon the issuance of future regulatory or other guidance, the foregoing formula would constitute or create a discriminatory insured plan of the
Employer in violation of Sections 2716(a) and 2716(b) of the Public Health Service Act (as added by Section&nbsp;1001(5) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by Section&nbsp;10101(d) thereof) (a &#147;<B>Discriminatory
Insured</B> <B>Plan</B>&#148;), the Employer and the Employee agree to amend such formula in a manner that shall provide substantially the same economic benefit to the Employee but shall not be a Discriminatory Insured Plan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The parties recognize that the Employer will have no adequate remedy at law for breach by the Employee of
the restrictions imposed by this Section&nbsp;7A. and that the Employer could suffer substantial and irreparable damage if he breaches any of these restrictions. For this reason, the Employee agrees that, if the Employee breaches any of the
restrictions imposed under this Section&nbsp;7A, the Employer may seek a temporary and/or permanent injunction to restrain any breach or threatened breach of these restrictions or a decree of specific performance, mandamus, or other appropriate
remedy to enforce compliance with the restrictions imposed under this Section&nbsp;7A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of One
Dollar ($1.00). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>8.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>E<SMALL>XCESS</SMALL> P<SMALL>ARACHUTE</SMALL> P<SMALL>AYMENT</SMALL>
L<SMALL>IMITATION</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the sum of the payments to the Employee described in this Agreement and in any other agreement, program, or plan between the
Employee and the Employer (or an affiliate of the Employer) attributable to the same Change in Control constitute &#147;excess parachute payments&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;280G(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(&#147;<B>Code</B>&#148;)), the Employer shall reduce the amounts otherwise payable to the Employee under this Agreement so that the Employee&#146;s total &#147;parachute payment&#148; (as defined in Code Section&nbsp;280G(b)(2)(A)) under this
Agreement and any other agreements, programs, or plans shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) less than the amount that would be an &#147;excess parachute payment.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>9.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>W<SMALL>ITHHOLDING</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. All payments to the Employee under
this Agreement will be subject to all applicable withholding of state and federal taxes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>10.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>C<SMALL>ONFIDENTIALITY</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL>
N<SMALL>ON</SMALL><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-S</FONT><SMALL>OLICITATION</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The Employee agrees that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as may be required by the lawful order of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction, or except to
the extent that the Employee has express authorization from the Employer, the Employee agrees to keep secret and confidential all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT> information concerning the Employer (or any entity controlled by the
Employer) which was acquired by or disclosed to the Employee during the course of the Employee&#146;s employment with the Employer (or any entity controlled by the Employer), and not to disclose the same, either directly or indirectly, to any other
person, firm or business entity or to use it in any way. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except to the extent that the Employee has
express authorization from the Employer, while the Employee is employed by the Employer and for a period of twelve (12)&nbsp;months after the date of the Employee&#146;s Termination or other termination of employment with the Employer, the Employee
covenants and agrees that Employee will not (whether for the Employee or for any other person, business, partnership, association, firm, company or corporation) initiate contact with, solicit, divert or take away any of the Employer&#146;s
(i)&nbsp;customers (entities or individuals from which the Employer, or any entity controlled by the Employer, received or receives payment for services), or (ii)&nbsp;employees (or employees of any entity controlled by the Employer). </P>
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S<SMALL>ET</SMALL><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-O</FONT><SMALL>FF</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise. The Employer shall not be entitled to set off against the amounts payable to the Employee under this Agreement any amounts earned by the Employee in other employment after termination of employment with the Employer, or any amounts
which might have been earned by the Employee in other employment had he sought such other employment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>12.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>N<SMALL>OTICES</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. Any notice of Termination of the
Employee&#146;s employment by the Employer or the Employee for any reason under Section&nbsp;6 above shall be upon no less than fifteen (15)&nbsp;days&#146; and no greater than forty-four (45)&nbsp;days&#146; advance written notice to the other
party. Any notices, requests, demand and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent by registered or certified mail to the Employee at the last address the Employee has filed in writing with the
Employer or, in the case of the Employer, to the attention of the Secretary of the Employer, at its principal executive offices. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>13.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B><U>N<SMALL>ON</SMALL><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-A</FONT><SMALL>LIENATION</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The Employee shall not have any right to pledge, hypothecate, anticipate or in any way create a lien upon any amounts
provided under this Agreement; and no amounts payable hereunder shall be assignable in anticipation of payment either by voluntary or involuntary acts, or by operation of law. Nothing in this Section&nbsp;13 shall limit the Employee&#146;s rights or
powers to dispose of the Employee&#146;s property by Last Will and Testament or limit any rights or powers which the Employee&#146;s executor or administrator would otherwise have. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
the Employee&#146;s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, designees, devisees, and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount is still payable to the Employee hereunder had the Employee continued
to live, all such amounts shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the Employee&#146;s designees, devisees, or legatee, or if there are none, to the Employee&#146;s estate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>14.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>G<SMALL>OVERNING</SMALL> L<SMALL>AW</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The provisions of
this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without application of conflict of laws provisions thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>15.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>E<SMALL>NTIRE</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL>;
A<SMALL>MENDMENT</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to this matter and supersedes the Prior Agreement and any other agreement, communication or representation
between the parties, oral or written, covering the same subject matter. This Agreement may be amended or canceled by mutual agreement of the parties in writing without the consent of any other person and, except as specifically provided in
Section&nbsp;16 hereof, so long as the Employee lives, no person, other than the parties hereto, shall have any rights under or interest in this Agreement or the subject matter hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>16.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>S<SMALL>UCCESSORS</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL>
E<SMALL>MPLOYER</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Employer and any successor of the Employer. The Employer shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Employer to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be
required to perform it if no succession had taken place. </P>
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S<SMALL>TATUS</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to create an employment agreement between the Employer and the Employee, providing for the employment of the Employee by the Employer for any fixed
period of time. The Employee&#146;s employment with the Employer is terminable at will by the Employer or the Employee, and each shall have the right to terminate the Employee&#146;s employment with the Employer at any time, with or without Cause,
subject to (i)&nbsp;the notice provisions of this Agreement, and (ii)&nbsp;the Employer&#146;s obligation to provide severance payments if and as required by Section&nbsp;7. Upon a termination of the Employee&#146;s employment prior to the date of a
Change in Control, there shall be no rights of the Employee under this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>18.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>S<SMALL>EVERABILITY</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. In the event that any provision or
portion of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>19.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>S<SMALL>URVIVAL</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement to the contrary, Sections 10 and 16 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Employee&#146;s employment with the Employer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>20.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>C<SMALL>OUNTERPARTS</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. This Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, any one of which shall be deemed the original without reference to the others. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(The balance of this page was
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and year first above written, but on the dates indicated below each. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC. (formerly known</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT</B> (&#147;<B>Agreement</B>&#148;) is entered into as of the <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> day
of <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>,
20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> (the &#147;<B>Effective Date</B>&#148;), by and among <B>CIVISTA BANCSHARES, INC. </B>(formerly known as FIRST CITIZENS BANC CORP), an Ohio corporation (the &#147;<B>Corporation</B>&#148;),
<B>CIVISTA BANK</B> (formerly known as THE CITIZENS BANKING COMPANY), an Ohio bank (the &#147;<B>Bank</B>&#148;), and
<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>, an employee of the Corporation and/or the Bank
and/or of a subsidiary of either (the &#147;<B>Employee</B>&#148;). The Corporation, the Bank and any subsidiary of either, that employs the Employee are collectively referred to herein as the &#147;<B>Employer</B>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Employer wishes to assure itself of the continuity of the Employee&#146;s services in the event of any actual change in control of the
Corporation; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Employer and the Employee accordingly desire to enter into this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth
below; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOW</B>, <B>THEREFORE</B>, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth herein, it is hereby agreed by and between the
parties as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>T<SMALL>ERM</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL>
A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The &#147;<B>Term</B>&#148; of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue through December&nbsp;31,
20<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>; <I>provided, however</I>, that on such date and on each December&nbsp;31 thereafter, the Term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one additional year unless, not later than
the preceding January&nbsp;1 either party shall have given written notice to the other that such party does not wish to extend the Term; and provided, however, that if a Change in Control (as defined in Section&nbsp;4 below) shall have occurred
during the original or any extended Term of this Agreement, the Term of this Agreement shall continue for a period of twenty-four (24)&nbsp;calendar months commencing with the calendar month in which such Change in Control occurs and shall end upon
the expiration of such twenty-four (24)&nbsp;month period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>R<SMALL>ETENTION</SMALL>
B<SMALL>ONUS</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. If, during the Term, a Change in Control occurs and a Termination occurs upon or within twenty-four (24)&nbsp;months following the date of consummation of such Change in Control, the
Employer shall pay to the Employee (within (30)&nbsp;days after the date of Termination) a bonus in a lump sum amount equal to the sum of (A)&nbsp;one and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-half</FONT>
(1<SUP STYLE="vertical-align:top">1</SUP>&#8260;<SUB STYLE="vertical-align:bottom">2</SUB>)&nbsp;times the Employee&#146;s annual base salary in effect during the twelve (12)&nbsp;month period immediately preceding the date upon which a Change in
Control occurs, <I>plus</I> (B)&nbsp;the average of the cash value of the compensation, other than the annual base salary, awarded to the Employee during the three (3)&nbsp;calendar years immediately preceding the date upon which the Change in
Control occurs. In this Agreement, the &#147;cash value of the compensation&#148; shall be determined by the full amount or face value of the compensation award without reduction due to any restrictions, vesting periods or possible unasserted future
clawbacks that may apply to the compensation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>E<SMALL>MPLOYMENT</SMALL> A<SMALL>FTER</SMALL>
<SMALL>A</SMALL> C<SMALL>HANGE</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL> C<SMALL>ONTROL</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. If the Employee is in the employ of the Employer on the date of a Change in Control, the Employer hereby agrees to continue the
Employee in its employ for the period commencing on the date of the Change in Control and ending on the <I>earlier of</I> the last day of the Term of this Agreement <I>or</I> the date of the Employee&#146;s termination of employment described in
(i)&nbsp;or (ii) of this Section&nbsp;3 (the &#147;<B>Employment Period</B>&#148;). </P>
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During the Employment Period, the Employee shall hold such position with the Employer and exercise such authority and perform such employment duties as are commensurate with the Employee&#146;s
position, authority and duties immediately prior to the Change in Control. The Employee agrees that during the Employment Period the Employee shall devote full business time exclusively to the Employee&#146;s duties and perform such duties
faithfully and efficiently; <I>provided, however</I>, that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent <I>either</I> (i)&nbsp;the Employee from voluntarily resigning from employment upon at least sixty (60)&nbsp;days&#146; written notice to the Employer
under circumstances which do not constitute a Termination (as defined below in Section&nbsp;6), <I>or </I>(ii)&nbsp;the Employer terminating the Employee for &#147;Cause&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;6 hereof or for any other reason or no reason.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>4.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>C<SMALL>HANGE</SMALL> <SMALL>IN</SMALL>
C<SMALL>ONTROL</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. For purposes of this Agreement, a &#147;<B>Change in Control</B>&#148; means the happening of any of the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any Person (other than those Persons in control of the Corporation and/or the Bank, as applicable, as of the
Effective Date, or other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation and/or the Bank, as applicable) becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the &#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148;)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation and/or the Bank, as applicable, representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined
voting power of the Corporation&#146;s (or the Bank&#146;s, as applicable) then outstanding securities; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During any period of two (2)&nbsp;consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date),
individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the board of directors of the Corporation (and any new director, whose election by the Corporation&#146;s stockholders or the Bank&#146;s stockholders, as applicable, was approved by a vote
of at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-thirds</FONT> (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved), cease for any reason
to constitute a majority thereof; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>C.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The consummation of (A)&nbsp;a plan of complete liquidation of the
Corporation or the Bank; or (B)&nbsp;an agreement for the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the Corporation&#146;s or Bank&#146;s assets; or (C)&nbsp;a merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Corporation and/or the Bank with or
involving any other corporation, other than a merger, consolidation, or reorganization that would result in the voting securities of the Corporation or the Bank (as applicable) outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity), at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or the Bank (as applicable) (or such surviving entity)
outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, or reorganization. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">However, in no event shall a Change in Control be deemed to
have occurred, with respect to the Employee, if the Employee is part of a purchasing group which consummates the Change in Control transaction. The Employee shall be deemed &#147;part of a purchasing group&#148; for purposes of the preceding
sentence if the Employee is an equity participant in the purchasing company or group (except for: (i)&nbsp;passive ownership of less than three percent (3%) of the stock of </P>
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the purchasing company; or (ii)&nbsp;ownership of equity participation in the purchasing company or group which is otherwise not significant, as determined prior to the Change in Control by a
majority of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> continuing directors of the Corporation, as applicable). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used
herein, the term &#147;<B>Person</B>&#148; shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a &#147;group&#148; as defined in Section&nbsp;13(d). The term &#147;Person&#148;
shall not include the Corporation or the Bank, any officer or director of the Corporation, the Bank, or a subsidiary of the Corporation or the Bank, or a group controlled by such directors or officers, or any employee benefit plan of the
Corporation, the Bank, or a subsidiary of the Corporation or Bank; provided, however, that the term &#147;Person&#148; shall include any individual who is a director or an officer on the Effective Date, and who as of the Effective Date beneficially
owned five percent (5%) or more of the voting shares of common stock of the Corporation, or a group controlled by such director or officer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>5.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>C<SMALL>OMPENSATION</SMALL> D<SMALL>URING</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL> E<SMALL>MPLOYMENT</SMALL>
P<SMALL>ERIOD</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. During the Employment Period, the Employee shall be compensated as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Employee shall receive compensation which is not less than the total compensation, including the base
salary, incentive compensation and any other compensation paid by the Employer to the Employee, whether in cash or in any other form during the year immediately prior to the Employment Period; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Employer employee benefit plans which are not materially
less favorable to the Employee than the Employer employee benefit plans in which the Employee participated in immediately prior to the Employment Period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>6.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>T<SMALL>ERMINATION</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. For purposes of this Agreement, the
term &#147;<B>Termination</B>&#148; shall mean termination of the employment of the Employee <I>either</I> (i)&nbsp;by the Employer, for any reason <I>other than </I>death, Disability (as defined below), or Cause (as described below), <I>or</I>
(ii)&nbsp;by resignation of the Employee upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
significant change in the nature or scope of the Employee&#146;s authorities or duties from those described in Section&nbsp;3 above, a breach of any of the provisions of Section&nbsp;5 above, or the breach by the Employer of any other provision of
this Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The relocation of the Employee&#146;s office to a location more than thirty-five
(35)<B></B>&nbsp;miles from the location of the Employee&#146;s office immediately prior to the Employment Period; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>C.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The failure of the Corporation to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to
perform this Agreement as contemplated in Section&nbsp;16 below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The date of the Employee&#146;s Termination under this Section&nbsp;6 shall be the date
specified by the Employee <I>or</I> the Employer, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other party complying with the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 below. For purposes of this Agreement, the Employee shall be considered to have a
&#147;Disability&#148; if the Employee is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration. For purposes of this Agreement, the term &#147;Cause&#148; means, in </P>
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the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of the Employer, (i)&nbsp;the willful and continued failure by the Employee to substantially perform the Employee&#146;s duties with the Employer
after written notification by the Employer, or (ii)&nbsp;the willful engaging by the Employee in conduct which is demonstrably injurious to the Employer, monetarily or otherwise, or (iii)&nbsp;the engaging by the Employee in egregious misconduct
involving moral turpitude. For purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on the Employee&#146;s part shall be deemed &#147;willful&#148; unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and without reasonable belief
that such action was in the best interest of the Employer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>7.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>S<SMALL>EVERANCE</SMALL>
P<SMALL>AYMENTS</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. In the event of a Termination described in Section&nbsp;6 above, the Employee shall be entitled to receive (in addition to the Employee&#146;s unpaid salary, accrued vacation pay and
unreimbursed business expenses through and including the date of Termination) whichever of the following, A. or B., that the Employee shall select (which selection shall be by written notice from the Employee to the Employer, and in the event the
Employee fails to so select, the Employee shall be deemed to have selected B.): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For a period of twelve
(12)&nbsp;consecutive calendar months after the Employee&#146;s Termination, he will not, without the Employer&#146;s written consent, either directly or indirectly engage in, make any investment in or have any interest in any business in
competition with the Employer&#146;s business that is located or conducting business in any county in which the Employer conducted business on the date of his Termination. In consideration thereof, the Employee shall be entitled to receive a lump
sum payment in cash no later than thirty (30)&nbsp;business days after the date of Termination equal to the sum of: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>an amount equal to one (1)&nbsp;times (a) the Employee&#146;s annual base salary<B> </B>in<B> </B>effect
immediately prior to the date of Termination, <I>plus</I> (b)&nbsp;the cash value of all other compensation (determined by the full amount or face value of the compensation award without reduction due to any restrictions, vesting periods or possible
unasserted future clawbacks that may apply to the compensation), other the annual base salary, awarded to the Employee during the year immediately preceding the date of Termination; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B></B>an amount equal to eighteen (18)&nbsp;multiplied by the amount of the monthly COBRA premium for family
coverage in effect under the Employer&#146;s group health plan on the date of Termination (provided, however, if upon the issuance of future regulatory or other guidance, the foregoing formula would constitute or create a discriminatory insured plan
of the Employer in violation of Sections 2716(a) and 2716(b) of the Public Health Service Act (as added by Section&nbsp;1001(5) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by Section&nbsp;10101(d) thereof) (a
&#147;<B>Discriminatory Insured Plan</B>&#148;), the Employer and the Employee agree to amend such formula in a manner that shall provide substantially the same economic benefit to the Employee but shall not be a Discriminatory Insured Plan.
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the restrictions imposed by this Section&nbsp;7A. and that the Employer could suffer substantial and irreparable damage if he breaches any of these restrictions. For this reason, the Employee agrees that, if the Employee breaches any of the
restrictions imposed under this Section&nbsp;7.A., the Employer may seek a temporary and/or permanent injunction to restrain any breach or threatened breach of these restrictions or a decree of specific performance, mandamus, or other appropriate
remedy to enforce compliance with the restrictions imposed under this Section&nbsp;7.A. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amount of
One Dollar ($1.00). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>8.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>E<SMALL>XCESS</SMALL> P<SMALL>ARACHUTE</SMALL> P<SMALL>AYMENT</SMALL>
L<SMALL>IMITATION</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the sum of the payments to the Employee described in this Agreement and in any other agreement, program, or plan between the
Employee and the Employer (or an affiliate of the Employer) attributable to the same Change in Control constitute &#147;excess parachute payments&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;280G(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(&#147;<B>Code</B>&#148;)), the Employer shall reduce the amounts otherwise payable to the Employee under this Agreement so that the Employee&#146;s total &#147;parachute payment&#148; (as defined in Code Section&nbsp;280G(b)(2)(A)) under this
Agreement and any other agreements, programs, or plans shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) less than the amount that would be an &#147;excess parachute payment.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>9.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>W<SMALL>ITHHOLDING</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. All payments to the Employee under
this Agreement will be subject to all applicable withholding of state and federal taxes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>10.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>C<SMALL>ONFIDENTIALITY</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL>
N<SMALL>ON</SMALL><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-S</FONT><SMALL>OLICITATION</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The Employee agrees that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as may be required by the lawful order of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction, or except to
the extent that the Employee has express authorization from the Employer, the Employee agrees to keep secret and confidential all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT> information concerning the Employer (or any entity controlled by the
Employer) which was acquired by or disclosed to the Employee during the course of the Employee&#146;s employment with the Employer (or any entity controlled by the Employer), and not to disclose the same, either directly or indirectly, to any other
person, firm or business entity or to use it in any way. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except to the extent that the Employee has
express authorization from the Employer, while the Employee is employed by the Employer and for a period of twelve (12)&nbsp;months after the date of the Employee&#146;s Termination or other termination of employment with the Employer, the Employee
covenants and agrees that Employee will not (whether for the Employee or for any other person, business, partnership, association, firm, company or corporation) initiate contact with, solicit, divert or take away any of the Employer&#146;s
(i)&nbsp;customers (entities or individuals from which the Employer, or any entity controlled by the Employer, received or receives payment for services), or (ii)&nbsp;employees (or employees of any entity controlled by the Employer). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>11.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>M<SMALL>ITIGATION</SMALL> <SMALL>AND</SMALL>
S<SMALL>ET</SMALL><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-O</FONT><SMALL>FF</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise. The Employer shall not be entitled to set off against the amounts payable to the Employee under this Agreement any amounts earned by the Employee in other employment after termination of employment with the Employer, or any amounts
which might have been earned by the Employee in other employment had he sought such other employment. </P>
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Employee&#146;s employment by the Employer or the Employee for any reason under Section&nbsp;6 above shall be upon no less than fifteen (15)&nbsp;days&#146; and no greater than forty-four (45)&nbsp;days&#146; advance written notice to the other
party. Any notices, requests, demand and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent by registered or certified mail to the Employee at the last address the Employee has filed in writing with the
Employer or, in the case of the Employer, to the attention of the Secretary of the Employer, at its principal executive offices. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>13.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B><U>N<SMALL>ON</SMALL><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-A</FONT><SMALL>LIENATION</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The Employee shall not have any right to pledge, hypothecate, anticipate or in any way create a lien upon any amounts
provided under this Agreement; and no amounts payable hereunder shall be assignable in anticipation of payment either by voluntary or involuntary acts, or by operation of law. Nothing in this Section&nbsp;13 shall limit the Employee&#146;s rights or
powers to dispose of the Employee&#146;s property by Last Will and Testament or limit any rights or powers which the Employee&#146;s executor or administrator would otherwise have. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
the Employee&#146;s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, designees, devisees, and legatees. If the Employee should die while any amount is still payable to the Employee hereunder had the Employee continued
to live, all such amounts shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the Employee&#146;s designees, devisees, or legatee, or if there are none, to the Employee&#146;s estate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>14.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>G<SMALL>OVERNING</SMALL> L<SMALL>AW</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. The provisions of
this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, without application of conflict of laws provisions thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>15.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>E<SMALL>NTIRE</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL>;
A<SMALL>MENDMENT</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to this matter and supersedes any other agreement, communication or representation between the parties, oral
or written, covering the same subject matter. This Agreement may be amended or canceled by mutual agreement of the parties in writing without the consent of any other person and, except as specifically provided in Section&nbsp;16 hereof, so long as
the Employee lives, no person, other than the parties hereto, shall have any rights under or interest in this Agreement or the subject matter hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>16.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>S<SMALL>UCCESSORS</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> <SMALL>THE</SMALL>
E<SMALL>MPLOYER</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Employer and any successor of the Employer. The Employer shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Employer to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be
required to perform it if no succession had taken place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>17.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>E<SMALL>MPLOYMENT</SMALL>
S<SMALL>TATUS</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to create an employment agreement between the Employer and the Employee, providing for the employment of the Employee by the Employer for any fixed
period of time. The Employee&#146;s employment with the Employer is terminable at will by the Employer or the Employee, and each shall have the right to terminate the Employee&#146;s employment with the Employer at any time, with or without Cause,
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subject to (i)&nbsp;the notice provisions of this Agreement, and (ii)&nbsp;the Employer&#146;s obligation to provide severance payments if and as required by Section&nbsp;7. Upon a termination of
the Employee&#146;s employment prior to the date of a Change in Control, there shall be no rights of the Employee under this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>18.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>S<SMALL>EVERABILITY</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. In the event that any provision or
portion of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>19.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>S<SMALL>URVIVAL</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement to the contrary, Sections 10 and 16 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Employee&#146;s employment with the Employer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>20.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><U>C<SMALL>OUNTERPARTS</SMALL></U><SMALL></SMALL></B><SMALL></SMALL>. This Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, any one of which shall be deemed the original without reference to the others. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(The balance of this page was
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CIVISTA BANK (formerly known as THE</P>
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