SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Copy

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

This Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of January 20, 2011 by and among Kevin T. Bottomley (the “Executive”), People’s United Financial, Inc. (the “Acquiror”) and People’s United Bank (the “Acquiror Bank”) (Acquiror and Acquiror Bank are referred to collectively herein as the “Buyer”), Danvers Bancorp, Inc. (the “Seller”) and Danversbank (the “Seller Bank”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Acquiror and Seller are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 20, 2011 (the “Merger Agreement”), and all capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Buyer, Seller, Seller Bank and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement, which shall supersede the employment agreement by and among Seller, the Seller Bank and the Executive dated January 2, 2008, (the “Employment Agreement”) effective immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, and in lieu of any rights and payments under the Employment Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to the rights and payments set forth herein (which for the avoidance of doubt shall be the rights and payments to which Executive is entitled upon a termination without Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) as contemplated by Section 5(b) and Section 6 of the Employment Agreement);

WHEREAS, the Buyer, Seller, Seller Bank and the Executive also desire to enter into this Agreement to confirm the payments due to Executive as a result of his participation in the Danversbank Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”) effective immediately following the Effective Time of the Merger, in lieu of any rights and payments under the SERP;

WHEREAS, the Buyer and the Executive have entered into a consulting agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Consulting Agreement”) and effective as of the Closing Date relating to future services Executive shall provide to Buyer as a consultant; and

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Executive, Buyer, Seller, and the Seller Bank agree as follows:

1.   Severance Amounts.

1.1.                              Employment Agreement Amount.  On the eighth day following the Closing Date, provided the Executive has not revoked the releases contained and referenced in Section 4 hereof, Buyer shall, or shall cause an affiliate to, pay to the Executive an amount equal to the total of:

(a)                               $2,538,777.00, in full satisfaction of the obligations of Seller and Seller Bank under Section 5(b)(i) of the Employment Agreement;

(b)                               a pro rata portion of Executive’s target cash bonus for the year 2011 based on the portion of the calendar year 2011 during which Executive was employed by Seller or Seller Bank, in full satisfaction of the obligations of Seller and Seller Bank with respect to such target bonus under the first sentence of Section 5(b) of the Employment Agreement; and

(c)                                  a Gross-Up Payment as contemplated by Section 6(b) of the Employment Agreement;

all less applicable tax withholdings (the total of such sum, the “Employment Agreement Amount”).

The parties hereby agree that the Employment Agreement Amount as determined in the manner provided under this Section 1.1 is final and binding on all parties and shall not be subject to further adjustment, except with respect to any adjustment to the Gross-Up Payment required as contemplated by Section 6(b) of the Employment Agreement, and that the Employment Agreement Amount shall not be paid until the waiting period described in Section 1.4 below has passed.  In consideration of the payment of the Employment Agreement Amount and the other provisions of this Agreement, including but not limited to the obligations of Buyer pursuant to Section 1.3 and Section 2 below, Executive, Buyer, Seller and Seller Bank hereby agree that effective immediately following the Effective Time of the Merger, the Executive ag rees that the full payment of the Employment Agreement Amount, together with satisfaction by Buyer of the other obligations set forth in this Agreement, shall be in complete satisfaction of all rights to payments or benefits due to Executive under the Employment Agreement or any other severance program, except with respect to Section 5(b)(iii) and Section 6(b) of the Employment Agreement, as set forth in this Agreement.

1.2.                              SERP Amount.  On the eighth day following the Closing Date, provided that the Executive has not revoked the releases contained and referenced in Section 4 hereof, at such time as provided under Section 1.4 below, Buyer shall pay to the Executive an amount equal to $5,489,039.96, less applicable tax withholdings (the “SERP Amount”).  The parties hereby agree that the SERP Amount as determined in the manner provided under this Section 1.2 is final and binding on all parties and shall not be subject to further adjustment a nd that the SERP Amount shall not be paid until the waiting period described in Section

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1.4 below has passed.  Executive, Buyer, Seller and Seller Bank hereby agree that payment of the SERP Amount, together with satisfaction of the obligations set forth in this Agreement, including but not limited to the obligations of Buyer pursuant to Section 1.3 below, shall be in complete satisfaction of all rights to payments or benefits due to Executive under the SERP.

1.3.                              Gross-Up Payment.  Buyer, Seller, Seller Bank and the Executive understand and agree that the amount of the Gross-Up Payment is subject to adjustment as specified in Section 6(b) of the Employment Agreement.  If requested by Buyer, Executive further agrees to make any election necessary to permit Buyer to prepay any and all taxes due under Section 4999 of the Code as imposed on the payments and benefits received or to be received by Executive, to which such taxes apply in connection with the Merger, in accordance with Treasury Regulation Sec. 1.2 80G-1, Q&A 11(c), and Buyer hereby agrees to prepay any and all such taxes accordingly.

1.4.                              Code Section 409A Compliance.  Executive acknowledges that the Employment Agreement Amount and the SERP Amount may be deemed to be “deferred compensation” and that Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and therefore payment of the Employment Agreement Amount and the SERP Amount may not be made by Buyer to Executive until the date that is six months after the date of Executive’s separation from service (and Buyer agrees that it shall, or shall cause an affiliate to, make such payments on the first day following such six month period).  For purposes of this Section 1.4, “separation from service” shall mean any termination of employment with the Seller, Seller Bank or any successor by the Merger (including Buyer and its affiliates) pursuant to which the aggregate level of services provided by the Executive to any such entity (whether as an employee or a consultant) is permanently reduced to a level of services that is 20% or less than the level of services provided in the 36 months immediately preceding the Closing Date. Executive and Buyer acknowledge that Executive’s employment with the Seller and/or Seller Bank will be terminated in connection with the Merger, effective immediately upon the Effective Time of the Merger, and that such termination will be a Separation from Service as an employee of Seller and Seller Bank.

2.   Fringe Benefits.  In satisfaction of the obligations under Section 5(b)(iii) of the Employment Agreement, Buyer agrees to provide (or cause to be provided) to Executive with continued group health, dental and vision insurance coverage pursuant to the policies currently offered by Seller Bank (or comparable policies offered to similarly-situated employees of Buyer) to Executive for thirty-six (36) calendar months following the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions of such policies, with the Executive responsible for paying the same share of any premiums as he was paying as an employee immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, except as set forth below in this Section 2.  Such insurance coverage shall include any dependents of the Executive who are covered under the applicable insurance coverage of Seller Bank immediately pri or to the Effective Time of the Merger.  In the event Executive’s participation in any such plan is barred by law or any such benefit plan is discontinued or the benefits thereunder are materially reduced during such thirty-six month period, Buyer shall, as required under Section 5(b) of the Employment Agreement, arrange to provide the Executive

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 with benefits substantially similar to those which the Executive would otherwise have received under such plans.  In addition, on the Closing Date, provided that the Executive has not revoked the releases contained and referenced in Section 4 hereof, Buyer shall pay (or shall cause an affiliate to pay) to Executive a lump sum cash amount equal to $103,511.52, less any required withholdings, if any, in order for the Executive to pay the remaining premiums due on the long-term care insurance policies maintained for the benefit of the Executive and his spouse (the “LTC Premium Amount”).

3.   Continued Services.  Executive agrees to provide consulting services to Buyer, as specified in the Consulting Agreement, in exchange for the consideration specified in the Consulting Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive and Buyer anticipate that the level of bona fide services Executive will perform after the Executive’s termination of employment immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger will permanently decrease to no more than 20 percent of the average level of bona fide services Executive performed over the thirty-six month period immediately preceding the Closing Date. Executive and Buyer further agree to take all actions necessary to ensure that Executive experiences a separation from service (as defined above) immediately upon the Effective Time of the Merger.

4.   Releases.

4.1 Release Upon Execution.  In consideration of Buyer’s agreement to pay (or to cause to be paid) to Executive the Employment Agreement Amount, the SERP Amount and the LTC Amount, and subject to the payment of the foregoing specified dollar amounts, all as provided under this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by Executive, the Executive, for himself and for his heirs, successors and assigns, does hereby release completely and forever discharge Buyer, Seller and Seller Bank, their respective affiliates , successors, predecessors, subsidiaries, related entities or assigns, and their respective current and former directors, officers, employees, agents, benefit plans, benefit plan administrators and trustees, attorneys, insurers, representatives, successors and assigns (any and all of which are referred to below a s the “Releasees”), from any and all obligations, claims, actions, causes of action, demands, liabilities, expenses or damages of any kind (including attorneys fees and costs actually incurred) under, arising out of or relating to the Employment Agreement and all employee benefit plans of Seller or Seller Bank, whether known or unknown to Executive, which Executive ever had or now has upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing, up to and including the day on which Executive signs this Agreement, and Executive agrees that this Agreement constitutes a full, complete and knowing waiver of all such claims, except, except for:  (i) the obligations of Buyer pursuant to Section 1.3 above; (ii) the obligations of Buyer to provide benefits pursuant to Section 2 above which shall continue for the period specified therein in accordance with the provisions thereof; and (iii) the obligations of Buyer to indemnify Executive as contemplated by Section 23 of the Employment A greement; provided that with respect to each such section, all obligations of Seller or Seller Bank shall be deemed to be obligations of  Buyer.  This Agreement shall not release Buyer, Seller or Seller Bank, as applicable, from any of the following: (a) obligations to pay to the Executive accrued but unpaid wages, and make payments for accrued but unused vacation, earned up to the