0001362310-09-002912 Sample Contracts

FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT WITH JOHN R. KOELMEL

Change in Control Agreement • February 27th, 2009 • First Niagara Financial Group Inc • Savings institutions, not federally chartered • New York

• Contract Type
  Change in Control Agreement
• Filed
  February 27th, 2009
• Company
  First Niagara Financial Group Inc
• Industry
  Savings institutions, not federally chartered
• Jurisdiction
  New York

This AGREEMENT, dated as of March 26, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), is between FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation with its executive offices at 6950 South Transit Road, P.O. Box 514, Lockport, NY 14095-0514 (the “Corporation”), and John R. Koelmel, an individual residing at 4702 Red Oak Court, Hamburg, NY 14075 (the “Executive”).

FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT WITH

Change in Control Agreement • February 27th, 2009 • First Niagara Financial Group Inc • Savings institutions, not federally chartered • New York

• Contract Type
  Change in Control Agreement
• Filed
  February 27th, 2009
• Company
  First Niagara Financial Group Inc
• Industry
  Savings institutions, not federally chartered
• Jurisdiction
  New York

This AGREEMENT, dated as of (the “Effective Date”), is between FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation with its executive offices at 6950 South Transit Road, P.O. Box 514, Lockport, NY 14095-0514 (the “Corporation”), and , (the “Executive”).