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• Independent Covenants This Lease shall be construed as though the covenants herein between Landlord and Tenant are independent and not dependent and Tenant hereby expressly waives the benefit of any statute to the contrary and agrees that if Landlord fails to perform its obligations set forth herein, Tenant shall not be entitled to make any repairs or perform any acts hereunder at Landlord’s expense or to any setoff of the Rent or other amounts owing hereunder against Landlord.

• Independent Covenant 12 Section 10.06 Materiality............................................ 13

• Other Covenants and Agreements (a) The Shareholder hereby agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any such agreement, with respect to each such agreement to which the Shareholder is a party (i) each of the agreements set forth on Schedule B hereto shall be automatically terminated and of no further force and effect (including any provisions of any such agreement that, by its terms, survive such termination) effective as of, and subject to and conditioned upon the occurrence of, the Closing and (ii) upon such termination none of the Shareholder, the Company nor any of their respective Affiliates (including, from and after the Effective Time, Parent and its Affiliates) shall have any further obligations or liabilities under each such agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Parties hereby agrees to promptly execute and deliver all additional agreements, documents and instruments and take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or reasonably advisable in order to achieve the purpose of the preceding sentence. (b) The Shareholder shall be bound by and subject to (i) Section 6.4(a) and (b) (Confidentiality; Public Announcements) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the parties to the Merger Agreement, as if the Shareholder is directly party thereto; provided that, the foregoing shall bind and subject the Shareholder only to the confidentiality and non-use obligations of the Confidentiality Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and shall not bind nor subject the Shareholder to any other provisions thereof; provided further that, notwithstanding Section 6.4(b) of the Merger Agreement, the Shareholder shall be permitted to make a public announcement to the extent that such announcement is required by applicable stock exchange rule, (ii) the first sentence of Section 6.10(a) (No Solicitation) of the Merger Agreement and (iii) Section 6.7 (No Claim Against Trust Account) of the Merger Agreement to the same extent as such provisions apply to the Company, in each case, mutatis mutandis, as if the Shareholder is directly party thereto. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (x) the Shareholder shall not be responsible for the actions of the Company or the board of directors of the Company (or any committee thereof) or any officers, directors (in their capacity as such), employees and professional advisors of any of the foregoing (the “Company Related Parties”), including with respect to any of the matters contemplated by this Section 2(b) (y) the Shareholder is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the actions of any of the Company Related Parties, and (z) any breach by the Company of its obligations under the Merger Agreement shall not be considered a breach of this Section 2(b) (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Shareholder shall remain responsible for any breach by it of this Section 2(b)). (c) The Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that Parent and the other Parent Parties are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Shareholder entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement and but for the Shareholder entering into this Agreement and agreeing to be bound by, and perform, or otherwise comply with, as applicable, the agreements, covenants and obligations contained in this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub would not have entered into or agreed to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. (d) The Shareholder hereby waives any rights of appraisal, including under Section 262 of the DGCL, or any other rights to dissent from the Merger that the Shareholder may have under applicable Legal Requirements. (e) At or prior to the Closing, the Shareholder shall duly execute and deliver to the Company and Parent the Eighth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Shareholder and the other parties thereto substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

• Covenants and Agreements Performed Buyer shall have performed and complied with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement, if any, to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date in all material respects.

• Director Covenants (a) Director acknowledges that he or she has received substantial, valuable consideration, including confidential trade secret and proprietary information relating to the identity and special needs of current and prospective customers of PSB or any PSB Subsidiary, PSB’s and any PSB Subsidiary’s current and prospective services, PSB’s and any PSB Subsidiary’s business projections and market studies, PSB’s and any PSB Subsidiary’s business plans and strategies, and PSB’s and any PSB Subsidiary’s studies and information concerning special services unique to PSB and any PSB Subsidiary, respectively. Director further acknowledges that he or she has received similar confidential information from Summit regarding Summit and the Summit Subsidiaries as a result of the negotiations resulting in the Merger Agreement and will continue to receive such information through the consummation of the Merger. Director further acknowledges and agrees that this consideration constitutes fair and adequate consideration for the execution of the non-solicitation and non-competition restrictions set forth below. Accordingly, other than in any capacity for or on behalf of Summit or any subsidiary of Summit, Director agrees that for a period of 18 months after the Closing Date, Director will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as an employee, partner, officer, director or shareholder or in any other capacity whatsoever: (i) solicit the business of any person or entity who is a customer of PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit or any Summit Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement or as of the Closing Date on behalf of any other depository and lending institution (which term includes, for avoidance of doubt, credit unions); (A) acquire any interest in (directly or indirectly), charter, operate or enter into any franchise or other management agreement with, any insured depository institution that has a location within a 25-mile radius of any location of PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit or any Summit Subsidiary as of the date of this Agreement (the “Noncompete Area”) (but Director may (1) retain any existing ownership interest in any insured depository institution, (2) acquire an ownership interest in any depository institution, so long as that ownership interest does not exceed 3% of the total number of shares outstanding of that depository institution, and (3) invest in an existing mutual fund that invests, directly or indirectly, in such insured depository institutions), (B) serve as an officer, director or employee of, or an agent or consultant with respect to the provision of banking services for, any insured depository institution that has a location within the Noncompete Area, or (C) establish or operate a branch or other office of an insured depository institution within the Noncompete Area; or (iii) recruit, hire, assist others in recruiting or hiring, discuss employment with, or refer others concerning employment, any person who is, or within the 12 months preceding the Closing Date was, an employee of PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit or any Summit Subsidiary; provided that Director shall not be prohibited from recruiting, hiring, assisting others in recruiting or hiring, discussing employment with, or referring others concerning employment, any such employee if (i) such employee’s employment is terminated by PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit, any Summit Subsidiary or any of their respective affiliates or successors, or (ii) such employee responds to a general solicitation not targeted to employees of PSB, any PSB Subsidiary, Summit or any Summit Subsidiary or any of their respective affiliates or successors. Nothing in this Section 2(a)(iii) applies to employment other than in the financial services business. Director may not avoid the purpose and intent of this Section 2(a) by engaging in conduct within the geographically limited area from a remote location through means such as telecommunications, written correspondence, computer generated or assisted communications, or other similar methods. (b) If any court of competent jurisdiction should determine that the terms of this Section 2 are too broad in terms of time, geographic area, lines of commerce or otherwise, that court is to modify and revise any such terms so that they comply with applicable law. (c) Director agrees that (i) this Agreement is entered into in connection with the sale to Summit of the goodwill of the business of PSB, (ii) Director is receiving valuable consideration for this Agreement, (iii) the restrictions imposed upon Director by this Agreement are essential and necessary to ensure Summit acquires the goodwill of PSB and (iv) all the restrictions (including particularly the time and geographical limitations) set forth in this Agreement are fair and reasonable. (d) Director agrees that he or she will not make any unauthorized disclosure, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential Information of PSB, PSB Subsidiaries, Summit or Summit Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Disclosing Parties”) to third parties, or make any use thereof, directly or indirectly, other than in connection with the Merger or except as otherwise authorized. Director also agrees that he or she shall deliver promptly to Summit or PSB at any time at its reasonable request, without retaining any copies, all documents and other material in Director’s possession at that time relating, directly or indirectly, to any Confidential Information or other information of the Disclosing Parties, or Confidential Information or other information regarding third parties learned in such person’s position as a director, officer, employee or shareholder of PSB or PSB Subsidiaries, as applicable.

• Performance of Covenants and Agreements The Buyer and Buyer Sub each shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing.

• Covenants and Agreements Each Grantor hereby covenants and agrees as follows: (i) Each Grantor shall (A) cause all cash and all Proceeds received by such Grantor to be deposited in, or swept into, either the Mellon Account or, to the extent required by the Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Applicable Representative, the Concentration Account on a daily basis, except that cash to make Investments permitted by the Secured Debt Documents may be deposited in a Control Account; provided that after giving effect to such deposit and/or cash sweep, the amount of such cash and Proceeds on deposit in accounts other than the Mellon Account or the Concentration Account shall not exceed $1,000,000 (exclusive of the amounts in accounts for unpaid payroll, payroll taxes and withholding taxes), (B) to the extent required by the Collateral Agent, acting at the direction of the Applicable Representative, and to the extent that such cash and Proceeds are deposited in the Mellon Account and such cash and Proceeds exceed an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, such cash and Proceeds shall be deposited in, or swept into, the Concentration Account on a daily basis, (C) not establish or maintain, or permit any other Grantor to establish or maintain, any Securities Account or commodities account that is not a Control Account, and (D) not establish or maintain, or permit any other Grantor to establish or maintain, any account with any financial or other institution in which Proceeds are deposited other than the accounts listed on Schedule 3.5; provided that amounts in all such accounts are deposited in, or swept into, the Mellon Account as set forth in clause (A); provided, further, that the amount in the accounts so indicated on Schedule 3.5 which are for unpaid payroll, payroll taxes and withholding taxes are not required to be swept on a daily basis. So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing, a Grantor may transfer funds from the Blocked Account to any existing disbursement or Deposit Accounts of such Grantor. (ii) In the event (A) any Grantor or any Approved Securities Intermediary or Blocked Account Bank shall, after the date hereof, terminate an agreement with respect to the maintenance of a Control Account or Blocked Account for any reason, (B) the Collateral Agent shall demand the termination of an agreement with respect to the maintenance of a Control Account or a Blocked Account as a result of the failure of an Approved Securities Intermediary or Blocked Account Bank to comply with the terms of the applicable Control Account Letter or Blocked Account Letter, or (C) the Applicable Representative determines in its sole discretion that the financial condition of an Approved Securities Intermediary or Blocked Account Bank, as the case may be, has materially deteriorated, such Grantor agrees to notify all of its obligors that were making payments to such terminated Control Account or Blocked Account, as the case may be, to make all future payments to another Control Account or Blocked Account, as the case may be.

• Covenants and Additional Agreements 5.1. ACCESS; CONFIDENTIALITY.

• Covenants and Agreements as Independent Agreements Each of the covenants and agreements that is set forth in this Agreement shall be construed as a covenant and agreement independent of any other provision of this Agreement. The existence of any claim or cause of action of the Participant against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of the covenants and agreements that are set forth in this Agreement.

• Independent Contractor Status The Sub-Adviser shall for all purposes hereof be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall, unless otherwise provided or authorized, have no authority to act for or represent the Trust or the Adviser in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund or the Adviser.