0001362310-09-002912 Sample Contracts

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”).

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”).