EXHIBIT10.4 WILLOWFINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. AMENDEDAND RESTATED 2005 RECOGNITION ANDRETENTION PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT ARTICLEI ESTABLISHMENTOF THE PLAN AND TRUST

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EXHIBIT 10.4
WILLOW FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 RECOGNITION
AND RETENTION PLAN AND TRUST AGREEMENT


ARTICLE I
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN AND TRUST

1.01           Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc. (formerly known as “Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc.”) (the “Corporation”) hereby amends and restates its 2005 Recognition and Retention Plan (the “Plan”) and Trust (the “Trust”) upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated in this amended and restated 2005 Recognition and Retention Plan and Trust Agreement (the “Agreement”), with the amendment and restatement effective as of October 28, 2008.

1.02           The Trustee hereby accepts this Trust and agrees to hold the Trust assets existing on the date of this Agreement and all additions and accretions thereto upon the terms and conditions hereinafter stated.

ARTICLE II
PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

The purpose of the Plan is to (i) retain personnel of experience and ability in key positions by providing Employees and Non-Employee Directors with a proprietary interest in the Corporation and its Subsidiary Companies as compensation for their contributions to the Corporation and the Subsidiary Companies and as an incentive to make such contributions in the future, and (ii) replace certain cash based benefit plans previously provided by the Corporation to Officers and Non-Employee Directors.  Each Recipient of a Plan Share Award hereunder is advised to consult with his or her personal tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences under federal, state, local and other tax laws of the receipt of a Plan Share Award hereunder.

ARTICLE III
DEFINITIONS

The following words and phrases when used in this Agreement with an initial capital letter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the meanings set forth below.  Wherever appropriate, the masculine pronouns shall include the feminine pronouns and the singular shall include the plural.

3.01           “Advisory Director” means a person appointed to serve as an advisory or emeritus director by the Board of either the Corporation or the Bank or the successors thereto.

3.02           “Bank” means Willow Financial Bank (formerly known as “Willow Grove Bank”), the wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.

3.03           “Beneficiary” means the person or persons designated by a Recipient to receive any benefits payable under the Plan in the event of such Recipient’s death.  Such person or persons shall be designated in writing on forms provided for this purpose by the Committee and may be changed from time to time by similar written notice to the Committee.  In the absence of a written designation, the Beneficiary shall be the Recipient’s surviving spouse, if any, or if none, his or her estate.

3.04           “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

3.05           "Change in Control" shall mean a change in the ownership of the Corporation, a change in the effective control of the Corporation or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation, in each case as provided under Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

3.06           “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

3.07           “Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board pursuant to Article IV hereof.

3.08           “Common Stock” means shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Corporation.

3.09           “Director” means a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company or any successors thereto, including Non-Employee Directors as well as Officers and Employees serving as Directors.

3.10           “Director Emeritus” and “Advisory Director” mean a person appointed to serve in such capacity by the Board of either the Corporation or the Bank or the successors thereto.

3.11           “Disability” means the Recipient (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Corporation or the Bank (or would have received such benefits for at least three months if he had been eligible to participate in such plan).

3.12           “Effective Date” means the day upon which the Board originally adopted this Plan, which was September 27, 2005.
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3.13           “Employee” means any person who is employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company or is an Officer of the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company, but not including directors who are not also Officers of or otherwise employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company.

3.14           “Employer Group” means the Corporation and any Subsidiary Company which, with the consent of the Board, agrees to participate in the Plan.

3.15           “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

3.16           “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board (including advisory boards, if any) of the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company or any successor thereto, including an Advisory Director of the Board of the Corporation and/or any Subsidiary Company or a former Officer or Employee of the Corporation and/or any Subsidiary Company serving as a Director, Advisory Director or Director Emeritus who is not an Officer or Employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company.

3.17           “Officer” means an Employee whose position in the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company is that of a corporate officer, as determined by the Board.

3.18           “Plan Shares” or “Shares” means shares of Common Stock which may be distributed to a Recipient pursuant to the Plan.

3.19           “Plan Share Award” or “Award” means a right granted under this Plan to receive a distribution of Plan Shares upon completion of the service requirements described in Article VII hereof.

3.20           “Recipient” means an Employee or Non-Employee Director or former Employee or Non-Employee Director who receives a Plan Share Award under the Plan.

3.21           “Retirement” means:

(a)           A voluntary termination of employment after the later of (i) the one-year anniversary of the date a Plan Share Award is granted or (ii) reaching 65 years of age; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection (a) will not apply as long as a Recipient continues to serve as a Non-Employee Director.

(b)           With respect to Non-Employee Directors, retirement means retirement from service on the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company or any successors thereto (including service as an Advisory Director to the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company) after the later of (i) the one-year anniversary of the date a Plan Share Award is granted or (ii) reaching 62 years of age.

3.21           “Subsidiary Companies” means those subsidiaries of the Corporation, including the Bank, which meet the definition of “subsidiary corporations” set forth in Section 424(f) of the Code, at the time of the granting of the Plan Share Award in question.
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3.22           “Trustee” means such firm, entity or persons approved by the Board to hold legal title to the Plan and the Plan assets for the purposes set forth herein.

ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

4.01           Duties of the Committee.  The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee, which shall consist of the Compensation Committee of the Board or, if there is no Compensation Committee, two or more members of the Board, each of whom shall be a Non-Employee Director, as defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) of the Exchange Act.  Each member of the Committee shall be an “independent director” as such term is defined in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market.  The Committee shall have all of the powers allocated to it in this and other Sections of the Plan.  The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provisions of the Plan or of any Plan Share Award granted hereunder shall be final and binding in the absence of action by the Board.  The Committee shall act by vote or written consent of a majority of its members.  Subject to the express provisions and limitations of the Plan, the Committee may adopt such rules, regulations and procedures as it deems appropriate for the conduct of its affairs.  The Committee shall report its actions and decisions with respect to the Plan to the Board at appropriate times, but in no event less than once per calendar year.

4.02           Role of the Board.  The members of the Committee and the Trustee shall be appointed or approved by, and will serve at the pleasure of, the Board.  The Board may in its discretion from time to time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee, and may remove or replace the Trustee, provided that any directors who are selected as members of the Committee shall be Non-Employee Directors.

4.03           Revocation for Misconduct.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Board or the Committee may by resolution immediately revoke, rescind and terminate any Plan Share Award, or portion thereof, to the extent not yet vested, previously granted or awarded under this Plan to an Employee who is discharged from the employ of the Corporation or a Subsidiary Company for cause, which, for purposes hereof, shall mean termination because of the Employee’s personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violation of any law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses) or final cease-and-desist order.  Unvested Plan Share Awards to a Non-Employee Director who is removed for cause pursuant to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or the Bank’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or the constituent documents of such other Subsidiary Company on whose board he or she serves shall terminate as of the effective date of such removal.
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4.04           Limitation on Liability.  No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Plan Shares or Plan Share Awards granted under it.  If a member of the Board or the Committee is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of anything done or not done by him in such capacity under or with respect to the Plan, the Corporation shall, subject to the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, indemnify such member against all liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of  the Corporation and any Subsidiary Companies and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

4.05           Compliance with Laws and Regulations.  All Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency or shareholders as may be required.   The Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates for shares of Common Stock prior to the completion of any registration or qualification of or obtaining of consents or approvals with respect to such shares under any federal or state law or any rule or regulation of any government body, which the Corporation shall, in its sole discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable.

4.06           Restrictions on Transfer.  The Corporation may place a legend upon any certificate representing shares issued pursuant to a Plan Share Award noting that such shares may be restricted by applicable laws and regulations.


ARTICLE V
CONTRIBUTIONS

5.01           Amount and Timing of Contributions.  The Board shall determine the amount (or the method of computing the amount) and timing of any contributions by the Corporation and any Subsidiary Companies to the Trust established under this Plan.  Such amounts may be paid in cash or in shares of Common Stock and shall be paid to the Trust at the designated time of contribution.  No contributions by Employees or Non-Employee Directors shall be permitted.

5.02           Investment of Trust Assets; Number of Plan Shares.  Subject to Section 8.02 hereof, the Trustee shall invest all of the Trust’s assets primarily in Common Stock.  The aggregate number of Plan Shares available for distribution pursuant to this Plan shall be 350,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.01 hereof, which shares shall be purchased (from the Corporation and/or, if permitted by applicable regulations, from shareholders thereof) by the Trust with funds contributed by the Corporation.  During the time this Plan remains in effect, Plan Share Awards to Non-Employee Directors in the aggregate shall not exceed 30% of the number of shares initially available under this Plan (subject to adjustment in the event of, and consistent with, any adjustments pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof).
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ARTICLE VI
ELIGIBILITY; ALLOCATIONS

6.01           Awards.  Plan Share Awards may be made to such Employees and Non-Employee Directors as may be selected by the Board or the Committee.  In selecting those Employees to whom Plan Share Awards may be granted and the number of Shares covered by such Awards, the Board or the Committee shall consider the duties, responsibilities and performance of each respective Employee and Non-Employee Director, his or her present and potential contributions to the growth and success of the Corporation, his or her salary or other compensation and such other factors as deemed relevant to accomplishing the purposes of the Plan.  The Board or the Committee may but shall not be required to request the written recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation other than with respect to Plan Share Awards to be granted to him or her.

6.02           Form of Allocation.  As promptly as practicable after a determination pursuant to Section 6.01 that a Plan Share Award is to be issued, the Board or the Committee shall notify the Recipient in writing of the grant of the Award, the number of Plan Shares covered by the Award, and the terms upon which the Plan Shares subject to the Award shall be distributed to the Recipient (except that Plan Shares covered by the Award shall not be issued or transferred to a Recipient earlier than the date upon which Plan Shares are earned and vested).  The Board or the Committee shall maintain records as to all grants of Plan Share Awards under the Plan.

6.03           Allocations Not Required to any Specific Employee or Non-Employee Director.  No Employee or Non-Employee Director shall have any right or entitlement to receive a Plan Share Award hereunder, with such Awards being at the total discretion of the Board or the Committee.

ARTICLE VII
EARNING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLAN SHARES; VOTING RIGHTS

7.01           Earning Plan Shares; Forfeitures.

(a)           General Rules.  Subject to the terms hereof, Plan Share Awards shall become vested and earned by a Recipient at a rate no more rapid than one-third (33⅓%) of the aggregate number of Shares covered by the Award as of each annual anniversary of the date of grant of the Award, with the actual vesting rate to be determined by the Committee.  If the employment of an Employee or service as a Non-Employee Director (including for purposes hereof service as an Advisory Director) is terminated before the Plan Share Award has been completely earned for any reason (except as specifically provided in subsection (b) below), the Recipient shall forfeit the right to any Shares subject to the Award which have not theretofore been earned.  In the event of a forfeiture of the right to any Shares subject to an Award, such forfeited Shares shall become available for allocation pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof as if no Award had been previously granted with respect to such Shares.  No fractional shares shall be distributed pursuant to this Plan.
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(b)           Exception for Terminations Due to Retirement, Death, Disability or Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the general rule contained in Section 7.01(a), all Plan Shares subject to a Plan Share Award held by a Recipient whose employment with the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company or service as a Non-Employee Director (including for purposes hereof service as an Advisory Director or Director Emeritus) terminates due to Retirement, death or Disability shall be deemed earned as of the Recipient’s last day of employment with or service to the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company (provided, however, no such accelerated vesting shall occur if a Recipient remains employed by or continues to serve as a Director (including for purposes hereof service as an Advisory Director or Director Emeritus) of at least one member of the Employer Group) and shall be distributed as soon as practicable thereafter.  Furthermore, notwithstanding the general rule contained in Section 7.01(a), all Plan Shares subject to a Plan Share Award held by a Recipient shall be deemed earned as of the effective date of a Change in Control.

7.02           Distribution of Dividends.  Any cash dividends, stock dividends or returns of capital declared in respect of each unvested Plan Share Award will be held by the Trust for the benefit of the Recipient on whose behalf such Plan Share Award is then held by the Trust, and such dividends or returns of capital, including any interest thereon, will be paid out proportionately by the Trust to the Recipient thereof as the Plan Share Award becomes earned.

7.03           Distribution of Plan Shares.

(a)           Timing of Distributions:  General Rule.  Except as set forth below and subject to the provisions of Section 7.05 hereof, Plan Shares shall be distributed to the Recipient or his or her Beneficiary, as the case may be, as soon as practicable after they have been earned.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the case of a “key employee” of the Corporation, any such distributions made on account of separation from service (including Retirement but excluding death, disability and Change in Control) may not be made earlier than six months after the date of the separation (or, if earlier, upon the death of the Employee).  For this purpose, a “key employee” is a key employee as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code.

(b)           Form of Distributions.  All Plan Shares, together with any Shares representing stock dividends, shall be distributed in the form of Common Stock.  One share of Common Stock shall be given for each Plan Share earned and distributable.  Payments representing cash dividends shall be made in cash or by check.

(c)           Withholding.  The Trustee may withhold from any cash payment or Common Stock distribution made under this Plan sufficient amounts to cover any applicable withholding and employment taxes, and if the amount of a cash payment is insufficient, the Trustee may require the Recipient or Beneficiary to pay to the Trustee the amount required to be withheld as a condition of delivering the Plan Shares.  The Trustee shall pay over to the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company which employs or employed such Recipient any such amount withheld from or paid by the Recipient or Beneficiary.
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(d)           Restrictions on Selling of Plan Shares.  Plan Share Awards may not be sold, assigned, pledged or otherwise disposed of prior to the time that they are earned and distributed pursuant to the terms of this Plan.  Upon distribution, the Board or the Committee may require the Recipient or his or her Beneficiary, as the case may be, to agree not to sell or otherwise dispose of his distributed Plan Shares except in accordance with all then applicable federal and state securities laws, and the Board or the Committee may cause a legend to be placed on the stock certificate(s) representing the distributed Plan Shares in order to restrict the transfer of the distributed Plan Shares for such period of time or under such circumstances as the Board or the Committee, upon the advice of counsel, may deem appropriate.

7.04           Voting of Plan Shares.  All shares of Common Stock held by the Trust shall be voted by the Trustee in its discretion.

7.05           Nontransferable.  Plan Share Awards and rights to Plan Shares shall not be transferable by a Recipient, and during the lifetime of the Recipient, Plan Shares may only be earned by and paid to a Recipient who was notified in writing of an Award by the Committee pursuant to Section 6.02.  No Recipient or Beneficiary shall have any right in or claim to any assets of the Plan or Trust, nor shall the Corporation or any Subsidiary Company be subject to any claim for benefits hereunder.

ARTICLE VIII
TRUST

8.01           Trust.  The Trustee shall receive, hold, administer, invest and make distributions and disbursements from the Trust in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and Trust and the applicable directions, rules, regulations, procedures and policies established by the Committee pursuant to the Plan.

8.02           Management of Trust.  It is the intent of this Plan and Trust that the Trustee shall have complete authority and discretion with respect to the arrangement, control and investment of the Trust, and that the Trustee shall invest all assets of the Trust in Common Stock to the fullest extent practicable, except to the extent that the Trustee determines that the holding of monies in cash or cash equivalents is appropriate to meet the obligations of the Trust.  In performing its duties, the Trustee shall have the power to do all things and execute such instruments as may be deemed necessary or proper, including the following powers:

(a)           To invest up to one hundred percent (100%) of all Trust assets in Common Stock without regard to any law now or hereafter in force limiting investments for trustees or other fiduciaries.  The investment authorized herein may constitute the only investment of the Trust, and in making such investment, the Trustee is authorized to purchase Common Stock from the Corporation or from any other source, and such Common Stock so purchased may be outstanding, newly issued, or treasury shares.
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(b)           To invest any Trust assets not otherwise invested in accordance with (a) above, in such deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit, obligations of the United States Government or its agencies or such other investments as shall be considered the equivalent of cash.

(c)           To cause stocks, bonds or other securities to be registered in the name of a nominee, without the addition of words indicating that such security is an asset of the Trust (but accurate records shall be maintained showing that such security is an asset of the Trust).

(d)           To hold cash without interest in such amounts as may in the opinion of the Trustee be reasonable for the proper operation of the Plan and Trust.

(e)           To employ brokers, agents, custodians, consultants and accountants.

(f)           To hire counsel to render advice with respect to its rights, duties and obligations hereunder, and such other legal services or representation as it may deem desirable.

(g)           To hold funds and securities representing the amounts to be distributed to a Recipient or his Beneficiary as a consequence of a dispute as to the disposition thereof, whether in a segregated account or held in common with other assets of the Trust.

Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the Trustee shall not be required to make any inventory, appraisal or settlement or report to any court, or to secure any order of court for the exercise of any power herein contained, or give bond.

8.03           Records and Accounts.  The Trustee shall maintain accurate and detailed records and accounts of all transactions of the Trust, which shall be available at all reasonable times for inspection by any legally entitled person or entity to the extent required by applicable law, or any other person determined by the Board or the Committee.

8.04           Expenses.  All costs and expenses incurred in the operation and administration of this Plan shall be borne by the Corporation or, in the discretion of the Corporation, the Trust.

8.05           Indemnification.  Subject to the requirements of applicable laws and regulations, the Corporation shall indemnify, defend and hold the Trustee harmless against all claims, expenses and liabilities arising out of or related to the exercise of the Trustee’s powers and the discharge of its duties hereunder, unless the same shall be due to its gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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ARTICLE IX
DEFERRED PAYMENTS


9.01           Deferral of Plan Shares.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, any Recipient may elect, with the approval of the Committee and consistent with any rules, regulations and deferred compensation plans established by the Board, to defer beyond the scheduled vesting date the receipt of Plan Shares granted hereunder in accordance with the Corporation’s Deferred Compensation Plan.

9.02           Timing of Election.  The election to defer the delivery of any Plan Shares must be made no later than the last day of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the Recipient would otherwise have an unrestricted right to receive such Shares (or by such earlier date as may be required by Section 409A of the Code).  Deferrals of eligible Plan Shares shall only be allowed for Plan Share Awards for which all applicable restrictions lapse while the Recipient is in active service with the Corporation or one of the Subsidiary Companies.  Any election to defer the proceeds from an eligible Plan Share Award shall be irrevocable as long as the Recipient remains an Employee or a Non-Employee Director.  In the event receipt of any Plan Shares are deferred pursuant hereto, any distribution from the deferred compensation plans or arrangements established hereby with respect to such deferred Plan Shares shall be only in shares of Common Stock.

9.03           Section 83(b) Election.  No election under Section 83(b) of the Code may be made with respect to the grant of any Plan Share Award under this Plan.

ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS

10.01         Adjustments for Capital Changes.  The aggregate number of Plan Shares available for distribution pursuant to the Plan Share Awards and the number of Shares to which any unvested Plan Share Award relates shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock issued subsequent to the Effective Date of the Plan resulting from any split, subdivision or consolidation of shares or other capital adjustment, the payment of a stock dividend or other increase or decrease in such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Corporation.  If, upon a merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation, recapitalization or the like of the Corporation or of another corporation, the shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock shall be exchanged for other securities of the Corporation or of another corporation, each Recipient of a Plan Share Award shall be entitled, subject to the conditions herein stated, to receive such number of shares of Common Stock or amount of other securities of the Corporation or such other corporation as were exchangeable for the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation which such Recipients would have been entitled to receive except for such action.
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10.02      Amendment and Termination of Plan.  The Board may, by resolution, at any time amend or terminate the Plan, subject to any required shareholder approval or any shareholder approval which the Board may deem to be advisable for any reason, such as for the purpose of obtaining or retaining any statutory or regulatory benefits under tax, securities or other laws or satisfying any applicable stock exchange listing requirements.  The Board may not, without the consent of the Recipient, alter or impair his or her Plan Share Award except as specifically authorized herein.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Board determines, after a review of Section 409A of the Code and all applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance, that the Plan or any provision thereof or any Plan Share Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Board may further amend the Plan or the Plan Share Award to make any changes required for it to comply with Section 409A of the Code, in each case without the consent of any Recipient.

10.03      Employment or Service Rights.  Neither the Plan nor any grant of a Plan Share Award or Plan Shares hereunder nor any action taken by the Trustee, the Committee or the Board in connection with the Plan shall create any right on the part of any Employee or Non-Employee Director to continue in such capacity.

10.04      Voting and Dividend Rights.  No Recipient shall have any voting or dividend rights or other rights of a shareholder in respect of any Plan Shares covered by a Plan Share Award, except as expressly provided in Section 7.02 above, prior to the time said Plan Shares are actually earned and distributed to him.

10.05       Governing Law.  To the extent not governed by federal law, the Plan and Trust shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

10.06       Effective Date.  This Plan as originally adopted was effective as of the Effective Date.  The amendment and restatement of this Plan shall be effective as of the date set forth in Section 1.01 above.

10.07        Term of Plan.  This Plan shall remain in effect until the earlier of (i) ten (10) years from the Effective Date, (ii) termination by the Board, or (iii) the distribution to Recipients and Beneficiaries of all the assets of the Trust.

10.08        Tax Status of Trust.  It is intended that the trust established hereby be treated as a Grantor Trust of the Corporation under the provisions of Section 671 et seq. of the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officers and the Trustees of the Trust established pursuant hereto have duly and validly executed this Agreement, all on this 28th day of October, 2008.
 
 
 
WILLOW FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.            
TRUSTEES:
   
   
By:
/s/ Donna M. Coughey
 
/s/ Donna M. Coughey
 
Donna M. Coughey
Donna M. Coughey
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
    /s/ Ammon J. Baus
   
Ammon J. Baus
     
   
/s/ Neelesh Kalani
   
Neelesh Kalani
     
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