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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 


QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019 or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number 000-29480 

 
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
 
 
Washington
 
91-1857900
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
201 Fifth Avenue SW,
Olympia
WA
 
98501
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(360) 943-1500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value
HFWA
NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer  
 
Non-accelerated filer  
Smaller reporting company  
 
 
 
Emerging growth company 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes      No  
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the last practicable date:
As of October 30, 2019 there were 36,618,381 shares of the registrant's common stock, no par value per share, outstanding.






HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
September 30, 2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
 
 
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ITEM 1.
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NOTE 1.
13
 
 
NOTE 2.
14
 
 
NOTE 3.
16
 
 
NOTE 4.
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NOTE 5.
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NOTE 6.
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NOTE 8.
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NOTE 9.
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NOTE 10.
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NOTE 11.
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NOTE 12.
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NOTE 13.
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NOTE 14.
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NOTE 15.
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ITEM 3.
72
ITEM 4.
73
Part II.
73
ITEM 1.
73
ITEM 1A.
73
ITEM 2.
73
ITEM 3.
74
ITEM 4.
74
ITEM 5.
74
ITEM 6.
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Glossary of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms

The acronyms, abbreviations, and terms listed below are used in various sections of the Form 10-Q, including “Item 1. Financial Statements” and “Item 2. Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".
As used throughout this report, the terms “we”, “our”, or “us” refer to Heritage Financial Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.
2018 Annual Form 10-K
 
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018
ALL
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
AOCI
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
ASC
 
Accounting Standards Codification
ASU
 
Accounting Standards Update
Bank
 
Heritage Bank
Basel III
 
A comprehensive capital framework and rules for U.S. banking organizations approved by the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC in 2013
BOLI
 
Bank owned life insurance
CDI
 
Core Deposit Intangible
CECL
 
Current Expected Credit Loss Model
Company
 
Heritage Financial Corporation
GAAP
 
U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Heritage
 
Heritage Financial Corporation
FASB
 
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FDIC
 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve
 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank
 
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
FHLB
 
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
LIBOR
 
London Interbank Offering Rate
OAEM
 
Other Assets Especially Mentioned
PCI
 
Purchased Credit Impaired; loans purchased with evidence of credit deterioration since origination for which it is probable that not all contractually required payments will be collected; accounted for under FASB ASC 310-30
Premier Merger
 
Merger with Premier Commercial Bancorp & Premier Community Bank completed July 2, 2018
Puget Sound Merger
 
Merger with Puget Sound Bancorp, Inc. & Puget Sound Bank completed January 16, 2018
Premier and Puget Mergers
 
Premier Merger and Puget Sound Mergers, collectively
ROU
 
Right-of-Use
SBA
 
Small Business Administration
SEC
 
Securities and Exchange Commission
TDR
 
Troubled Debt Restructured

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “potentially,” “probably,” “projects,” “outlook” or similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.” These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated, including but not limited to: customer and employee retention, which might be greater than expected; the credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in our allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses that may be

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effected by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate markets, which may lead to increased losses and nonperforming assets in our loan portfolio, and may result in our allowance for loan losses no longer being adequate to cover actual losses, and require us to increase our allowance for loan losses; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in our market areas; changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the relative differences between short and long term interest rates, deposit interest rates, our net interest margin and funding sources; risks related to acquiring assets in or entering markets in which we have not previously operated and may not be familiar; fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes and other properties and fluctuations in real estate values in our market areas; results of examinations of us by the bank regulators, including the possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, initiate an enforcement action against the Company or our bank subsidiary which could require us to increase our allowance for loan losses, write-down assets, change our regulatory capital position, affect our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, or impose additional requirements on us, any of which could affect our ability to continue our growth through mergers, acquisitions or similar transactions and adversely affect our liquidity and earnings; legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect our business including but not limited to, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and implementing regulations, changes in regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of regulatory capital or other rules as a result of Basel III; our ability to control operating costs and expenses; increases in premiums for deposit insurance; the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which estimates may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation; difficulties in reducing risk associated with the loans on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the implementation of corporate strategies that affect our workforce and potential associated charges; disruptions, security breaches, or other adverse events, failures or interruptions in, or attacks on, our information technology systems or on the third-party vendors who perform several of our critical processing functions; our ability to retain key members of our senior management team; costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; our ability to implement our growth strategies; our ability to successfully integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel we may acquire into our operations and our ability to realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames or at all, and any goodwill charges related thereto and costs or difficulties relating to integration matters, including but not limited to customer and employee retention, which might be greater than expected; increased competitive pressures among financial service companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules, or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; adverse changes in the securities markets; inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or the FASB, including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new accounting methods; and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services and other risks detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our 2018 Annual Form 10-K.
The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Moreover, you should treat these statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our actual results for future periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us, and could negatively affect the Company’s operating results and stock price performance.

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PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except shares)
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash on hand and in banks
 
$
115,500


$
92,704

Interest earning deposits
 
121,468


69,206

Cash and cash equivalents
 
236,968


161,910

Investment securities available for sale, at fair value
 
966,102


976,095

Loans held for sale
 
5,211

 
1,555

Loans receivable, net
 
3,731,343

 
3,654,160

Allowance for loan losses
 
(36,518
)
 
(35,042
)
Total loans receivable, net
 
3,694,825

 
3,619,118

Other real estate owned
 
841


1,983

Premises and equipment, net
 
86,563


81,100

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
 
6,377


6,076

Bank owned life insurance
 
102,981

 
93,612

Accrued interest receivable
 
14,722


15,403

Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
142,068


98,522

Other intangible assets, net
 
17,588


20,614

Goodwill
 
240,939


240,939

Total assets
 
$
5,515,185


$
5,316,927

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
$
4,562,257

 
$
4,432,402

Junior subordinated debentures
 
20,522

 
20,302

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
 
25,883

 
31,487

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
102,396

 
72,013

Total liabilities
 
4,711,058

 
4,556,204

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, no par value, 2,500,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018
 

 

Common stock, no par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 36,618,381 and 36,874,055 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively
 
585,581

 
591,806

Retained earnings
 
206,021

 
176,372

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
 
12,525

 
(7,455
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
804,127

 
760,723

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
5,515,185

 
$
5,316,927

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
INTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
47,845

 
$
48,301

 
$
142,651

 
$
127,601

Taxable interest on investment securities
 
5,704

 
4,662

 
17,460

 
12,259

Nontaxable interest on investment securities
 
798

 
1,085

 
2,641

 
3,646

Interest on other interest earning assets
 
537

 
558

 
1,155

 
1,016

Total interest income
 
54,884

 
54,606

 
163,907

 
144,522

INTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
4,250

 
3,014

 
11,870

 
7,169

Junior subordinated debentures
 
332

 
330

 
1,026

 
928

Other borrowings
 
59

 
136

 
444

 
721

Total interest expense
 
4,641

 
3,480

 
13,340

 
8,818

Net interest income
 
50,243

 
51,126

 
150,567

 
135,704

Provision for loan losses
 
466

 
1,065

 
2,753

 
3,967

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
49,777

 
50,061

 
147,814

 
131,737

NONINTEREST INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service charges and other fees
 
4,779

 
4,824

 
14,109

 
14,062

Gain on sale of investment securities, net
 
281

 
82

 
329

 
135

Gain on sale of loans, net
 
993

 
706

 
1,613

 
2,286

Interest rate swap fees
 
152

 

 
313

 
360

Other income
 
2,253

 
2,438

 
7,087

 
6,330

Total noninterest income
 
8,458

 
8,050

 
23,451

 
23,173

NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and employee benefits
 
21,733

 
23,804

 
65,629

 
64,492

Occupancy and equipment
 
5,268

 
5,020

 
16,177

 
14,457

Data processing
 
2,333

 
2,343

 
6,615

 
7,455

Marketing
 
816

 
876

 
3,020

 
2,507

Professional services
 
1,434

 
2,119

 
3,912

 
8,485

State/municipal business and use taxes
 
1,370

 
795

 
2,977

 
2,199

Federal deposit insurance premium
 
9

 
375

 
720

 
1,105

Other real estate owned, net
 
(35
)
 
18

 
340

 
18

Amortization of intangible assets
 
975

 
1,114

 
3,026

 
2,705

Other expense
 
2,816

 
2,997

 
8,375

 
8,491

Total noninterest expense
 
36,719

 
39,461

 
110,791

 
111,914

Income before income taxes
 
21,516

 
18,650

 
60,474

 
42,996

Income tax expense
 
3,621

 
3,146

 
10,043

 
6,548

Net income
 
$
17,895

 
$
15,504

 
$
50,431

 
$
36,448

Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.49

 
$
0.42

 
$
1.37

 
$
1.04

Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.48

 
$
0.42

 
$
1.36

 
$
1.04

Dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.19

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.55

 
$
0.45

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
 
$
17,895

 
$
15,504

 
$
50,431

 
$
36,448

Change in fair value of investment securities available for sale, net of tax of $799, $(887), $5,407, and $(3,525), respectively
 
2,993

 
(3,319
)
 
20,240

 
(13,193
)
Reclassification adjustment for net gain from sale of investment securities available for sale included in income, net of tax of $(59), $(17), $(69), and $(29), respectively
 
(222
)
 
(65
)
 
(260
)
 
(106
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
2,771

 
(3,384
)
 
19,980

 
(13,299
)
Comprehensive income
 
$
20,666

 
$
12,120

 
$
70,411

 
$
23,149

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
Number of
common
shares
 
Common
stock
 
Retained
earnings
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive income, net
 
Total
stockholders’
equity
Balance at June 30, 2019
36,883

 
$
591,703

 
$
195,168

 
$
9,754

 
$
796,625

Restricted stock units vested, net of forfeitures of restricted stock awards
1

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options
1

 
2

 

 

 
2

Stock-based compensation expense

 
830

 

 

 
830

Common stock repurchased
(267
)
 
(6,954
)
 

 

 
(6,954
)
Net income

 

 
17,895

 

 
17,895

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 
2,771

 
2,771

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.19 per share)

 

 
(7,042
)
 

 
(7,042
)
Balance at September 30, 2019
36,618

 
$
585,581

 
$
206,021

 
$
12,525

 
$
804,127


 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
Number of
common
shares
 
Common
stock
 
Retained
earnings
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive (loss) income, net
 
Total
stockholders’
equity
Balance at December 31, 2018
36,874

 
$
591,806

 
$
176,372

 
$
(7,455
)
 
$
760,723

Effects of implementation of accounting change related to operating leases

 

 
(399
)
 

 
(399
)
Restricted stock units vested, net of forfeitures of restricted stock awards
63

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options
4

 
44

 

 

 
44

Stock-based compensation expense

 
2,366

 

 

 
2,366

Common stock repurchased
(323
)
 
(8,635
)
 

 

 
(8,635
)
Net income

 

 
50,431

 

 
50,431

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 
19,980

 
19,980

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.55 per share)

 

 
(20,383
)
 

 
(20,383
)
Balance at September 30, 2019
36,618

 
$
585,581

 
$
206,021

 
$
12,525

 
$
804,127



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Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Number of
common
shares
 
Common
stock
 
Retained
earnings
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive loss, net
 
Total
stockholders’
equity
Balance at June 30, 2018
34,021

 
$
491,026

 
$
159,803

 
$
(11,306
)
 
$
639,523

Forfeitures of restricted stock awards, net of restricted stock units vested
(1
)
 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options
6

 
71

 

 

 
71

Stock-based compensation expense

 
709

 

 

 
709

Common stock repurchased
(1
)
 
(14
)
 

 

 
(14
)
Net income

 

 
15,504

 

 
15,504

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

 
(3,384
)
 
(3,384
)
Common stock issued in business combination
2,848

 
99,273

 

 

 
99,273

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.15 per share)

 

 
(5,549
)
 

 
(5,549
)
Balance at September 30, 2018
36,873

 
$
591,065

 
$
169,758

 
$
(14,690
)
 
$
746,133


 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Number of
common
shares
 
Common
stock
 
Retained
earnings
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive loss, net
 
Total
stockholders’
equity
Balance at December 31, 2017
29,928

 
$
360,590

 
$
149,013

 
$
(1,298
)
 
$
508,305

Effects of implementation of accounting change related to equity investments, net

 

 
93

 
(93
)
 

Restricted stock units vested, net of forfeitures of restricted stock awards
29

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options
9

 
118

 

 

 
118

Stock-based compensation expense

 
2,016

 

 

 
2,016

Common stock repurchased
(53
)
 
(1,702
)
 

 

 
(1,702
)
Net income

 

 
36,448

 

 
36,448

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

 
(13,299
)
 
(13,299
)
Common stock issued in business combination
6,960

 
230,043

 

 

 
230,043

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.45 per share)

 

 
(15,796
)
 

 
(15,796
)
Balance at September 30, 2018
36,873

 
$
591,065

 
$
169,758

 
$
(14,690
)
 
$
746,133

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
50,431

 
$
36,448

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation of premises and equipment, amortization of securities available for sale, and amortization of discount of junior subordinated debentures
 
6,220

 
7,538

Changes in net deferred loan costs, net of amortization
 
1,122

 
(38
)
Provision for loan losses
 
2,753

 
3,967

Net change in accrued interest receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, and accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
303

 
4,231

Stock-based compensation expense
 
2,366

 
2,016

Amortization of intangible assets
 
3,026

 
2,705

Origination of mortgage loans held for sale
 
(45,852
)
 
(60,994
)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans
 
43,544

 
63,330

Earnings on bank owned life insurance
 
(1,578
)
 
(1,079
)
Valuation adjustment on other real estate owned
 
51

 

Loss on sale of other real estate owned, net
 
227

 

Gain on sale of loans, net
 
(1,613
)
 
(2,286
)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net
 
(329
)
 
(135
)
Gain on sale of assets held for sale
 

 
(382
)
Impairment of assets held for sale
 

 
75

Impairment of right of use asset
 
117

 

(Gain) loss on sale of premises and equipment, net
 
(14
)
 
31

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
60,774

 
55,427

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Loans originated, net of principal payments
 
(82,879
)
 
(93,047
)
Maturities, calls and payments of investment securities available for sale
 
145,778

 
64,625

Purchase of investment securities available for sale
 
(156,501
)
 
(262,429
)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale
 
43,872

 
156,946

Purchase of premises and equipment
 
(10,526
)
 
(21,468
)
Proceeds from sale of other loans
 
3,562

 
9,993

Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned
 
864

 
198

Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale
 

 
603

Proceeds from redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
 
18,032

 
26,010

Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
 
(18,333
)
 
(21,996
)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment
 
35

 
26

Purchase of bank owned life insurance
 
(8,000
)
 

Capital contributions to low-income housing tax credit partnerships and new market tax credit partnerships, net
 
(16,992
)
 
(8,269
)
Net cash received from acquisitions
 

 
105,974

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(81,088
)
 
(42,834
)

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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Net increase in deposits
 
129,855

 
180,465

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
445,800

 
541,450

Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
(445,800
)
 
(649,950
)
Common stock cash dividends paid
 
(20,288
)
 
(15,796
)
Net decrease in securities sold under agreement to repurchase
 
(5,604
)
 
(50
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
 
44

 
118

Repurchase of common stock
 
(8,635
)
 
(1,702
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
95,372

 
54,535

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
75,058

 
67,128

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
161,910

 
103,015

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
236,968

 
$
170,143

 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
13,099

 
$
8,497

Cash paid for income taxes
 
7,098

 
4,647

 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental non-cash disclosures of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
Transfers of loans receivable to other real estate owned
 
$

 
$
434

Transfers of properties held for sale recorded in premises and equipment, net to prepaid expenses and other assets
 
1,533

 
1,835

Investment in low income housing tax credit partnership and related funding commitment
 
15,254

 

Purchase of investment securities available for sale not settled
 

 
5,454

Transfer of bank owned life insurance to prepaid expenses and other assets
 
209

 

     Business Combinations:
 
 
 
 
Common stock issued for business combinations
 

 
230,043

Assets acquired (liabilities assumed) in acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale
 

 
84,846

Loans receivable
 

 
718,547

Other real estate owned
 

 
1,796

Premises and equipment
 

 
3,785

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
 

 
1,743

Accrued interest receivable
 

 
2,454

Bank owned life insurance
 

 
17,116

Prepaid expenses and other assets
 

 
3,182

Other intangible assets
 

 
18,345

Goodwill
 

 
121,808

Deposits
 

 
(824,602
)
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 

 
(16,000
)
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
 

 
(462
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 

 
(8,489
)
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(1)
Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
(a) Description of Business
Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company that was incorporated in the State of Washington in August 1997. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of planning, directing and coordinating the business activities of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Heritage Bank. The Bank is a Washington-chartered commercial bank and its deposits are insured by the FDIC. The Bank is headquartered in Olympia, Washington and conducts business from its 62 branch offices as of September 30, 2019 located throughout Washington State and the greater Portland, Oregon area. The Bank’s business consists primarily of commercial lending and deposit relationships with small businesses and their owners in its market areas and attracting deposits from the general public. The Bank also makes real estate construction and land development loans, consumer loans and originates first mortgage loans on residential properties primarily located in its market areas.
Effective January 16, 2018, the Company completed the Puget Sound Merger and on July 2, 2018, the Company completed the Premier Merger, collectively called the "Premier and Puget Mergers." See Note (2) Business Combinations for additional information on the Premier and Puget Mergers.

(b) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. It is recommended that these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes be read with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes included in the 2018 Annual Form 10-K. In management's opinion, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019. In preparing the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures. Management believes that the judgments, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the financial statements are appropriate based on the facts and circumstances at the time. Actual results, however, could differ significantly from those estimates.

(c) Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies used in preparation of the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are disclosed in the 2018 Annual Form 10-K. There have not been any material changes in the Company's significant accounting policies from those contained in the 2018 Annual Form 10-K, except for the accounting policy relating to operating leases adopted January 1, 2019, as discussed below.
Operating leases
During the normal course of business, the Company enters into agreements, and at inception it determines if a particular agreement is a lease. The Company's noncancelable operating lease agreements relate to certain banking offices, back-office operational facilities, office equipment, and sublease agreements. The agreements are recorded as ROU assets and liabilities within prepaid expenses and other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. Operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term, and represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. As the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease pre-payments made and excludes lease incentives. The Company's lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

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The Company elected an exclusion policy for ROU assets and liabilities for operating leases with a term of twelve months or less and a capitalization threshold policy for total contractual lease payments of $25,000 or more. The Company does not account for any leases at a portfolio level.

(d) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
FASB ASU 2016-02Leases (Topic 842), as amended by ASU 2017-13, 2018-01, 2018-10, ASU 2018-11, and ASU 2019-01 was originally issued in February 2016, to increase transparency and comparability of leases among organizations and to disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The ASU sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessees and lessors. The Company adopted the ASU on January 1, 2019 and elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which allowed the Company to carry forward the historical determination of contracts as leases, to carry forward lease classifications, and to not reassess initial direct costs for historical lease arrangements. The adoption of this ASU resulted in the initial recognition of operating lease ROU assets and liabilities of approximately $29.2 million and $29.8 million, respectively, in prepaid expenses and other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition. This change also resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to beginning retained earnings of $399,000, net of tax, under the modified retrospective approach. As a result of electing this transition method, prior periods have not been restated.
FASB ASU 2016-13Financial Instruments: Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as amended by ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05, was originally issued in June 2016. Commonly referred to as CECL, this ASU requires financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. For public business entities, this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted for fiscal years after December 15, 2018. The Company is anticipating adopting the Update on January 1, 2020. Upon adoption, the Company expects a change in the processes, internal controls and procedures to calculate the allowance for loan losses, including changes in assumptions and estimates to consider expected credit losses over the life of the loan versus the current accounting practice that utilizes the incurred loss model. In addition, the current accounting policy and procedures for other-than-temporary impairment on investment securities available for sale will be replaced with an allowance approach. The new guidance may result in an increase in the allowance for loan losses which will also reflect the new requirement to include the nonaccretable principal differences on PCI loans; however, the Company is still in the process of determining the magnitude of the increase and its impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. During 2017, the Company's management created a CECL steering committee to develop and implement processes and procedures to ensure it is fully compliant with the amendments at the adoption date. In late 2017 the CECL steering committee selected a vendor to assist the Company in the adoption of a model, completed the implementation discovery sessions, and selected an appropriate methodology. During 2019, the Company compiled historical loan data and finalized data queries from the core system for current periods. Management is finalizing assumptions used in the model and running and analyzing CECL ALLL outcomes. The Company anticipates providing an estimated ALLL under the CECL model in January 2020.
FASB ASU 2017-04Goodwill (Topic 350), was issued in January 2017 and eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The ASU is effective for annual periods or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019 using a prospective transition method and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the ASU will have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
FASB ASU 2018-13, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, was issued in August 2018 and modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not expect the ASU will have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)
Business Combinations
There were no acquisitions or mergers completed during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Puget Sound Merger:
The Puget Sound Merger was effective on January 16, 2018. As of the acquisition date, Puget Sound merged into Heritage and Puget Sound Bank merged into Heritage Bank. The Puget Sound Merger resulted in $68.5 million of goodwill.

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The Company incurred no acquisition-related costs for the Puget Sound Merger during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $75,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company incurred acquisition-related costs of $67,000 and $5.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, for the Puget Sound Merger.
Premier Merger:
The Premier Merger was effective on July 2, 2018. As of the acquisition date, Premier Commercial Bancorp merged into Heritage and Premier Community Bank merged into Heritage Bank. The Premier Merger resulted in $53.4 million of goodwill.
The Company incurred no acquisition-related costs for the Premier Merger during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $57,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company incurred acquisition-related costs of approximately $3.3 million and $4.0 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, for the Premier Merger.
The Company finalized the purchase price allocation for both mergers as of December 31, 2018.
The following table presents certain pro forma information, for illustrative purposes only, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 as if the Premier and Puget Mergers had occurred on January 1, 2017. The estimated pro forma information combines the historical results of Premier Commercial and Puget Sound with the Company's consolidated historical results and includes certain adjustments reflecting the estimated impact of certain fair value adjustments for the respective periods. The pro forma information is not indicative of what would have occurred had the Premier and Puget Mergers occurred on January 1, 2017. In particular, the pro forma information does not consider any changes to the provision for loan losses resulting from recorded loans at fair value. Additionally, Heritage expected to achieve further operating savings and other business synergies, including interest income growth, as a result of the Premier and Puget Mergers which are not reflected in the pro forma amounts in the following table. As a result, actual amounts will differ from the pro forma information presented.
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net interest income
$
49,942

 
$
143,740

Net Income
18,950

 
50,225

Basic earnings per share
$
0.51

 
$
1.36

Dilutive earnings per share
$
0.51

 
$
1.35




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(3)
Investment Securities
(a) Securities by Type and Maturity
The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and fair values of investment securities available for sale at the dates indicated:
 
September 30, 2019
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
(In thousands)
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies
$
112,045

 
$
813

 
$
(7
)
 
$
112,851

Municipal securities
122,733

 
4,582

 

 
127,315

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
343,909

 
3,394

 
(626
)
 
346,677

Commercial
324,153

 
7,621

 
(444
)
 
331,330

Corporate obligations
23,873

 
309

 
(26
)
 
24,156

Other asset-backed securities
23,517

 
280

 
(24
)
 
23,773

Total
$
950,230

 
$
16,999

 
$
(1,127
)
 
$
966,102


(1) 
Issued and guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies.
 
December 31, 2018
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
(In thousands)
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies
$
101,595

 
$
155

 
$
(147
)
 
$
101,603

Municipal securities
158,461

 
1,209

 
(806
)
 
158,864

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
337,295

 
426

 
(6,119
)
 
331,602

Commercial
338,250

 
1,035

 
(5,524
)
 
333,761

Corporate obligations
25,662

 
36

 
(135
)
 
25,563

Other asset-backed securities
24,278

 
424

 

 
24,702

Total
$
985,541

 
$
3,285

 
$
(12,731
)
 
$
976,095

(1) 
Issued and guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies.
There were no securities classified as trading or held to maturity at September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.
The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale at September 30, 2019, by contractual maturity, are set forth below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
(In thousands)
Due in one year or less
$
37,675

 
$
37,742

Due after one year through five years
194,742

 
197,144

Due after five years through ten years
275,903

 
282,814

Due after ten years
441,910

 
448,402

Total
$
950,230

 
$
966,102



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(b) Unrealized Losses and Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company's investment securities available for sale that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in continuous unrealized loss positions as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In thousands)
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies
$
6,993

 
$
(7
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
6,993

 
$
(7
)
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
46,175

 
(210
)
 
47,952

 
(416
)
 
94,127

 
(626
)
Commercial
29,842

 
(72
)
 
46,210

 
(372
)
 
76,052

 
(444
)
Corporate obligations

 

 
1,974

 
(26
)
 
1,974

 
(26
)
Other asset-backed securities
3,453

 
(11
)
 
1,704

 
(13
)
 
5,157

 
(24
)
Total
$
86,463

 
$
(300
)
 
$
97,840

 
$
(827
)
 
$
184,303

 
$
(1,127
)
(1) 
Issued and guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies.
 
December 31, 2018
 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In thousands)
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies
$
46,992

 
$
(58
)
 
$
7,350

 
$
(89
)
 
$
54,342

 
$
(147
)
Municipal securities
31,157

 
(159
)
 
38,792

 
(647
)
 
69,949

 
(806
)
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
66,620

 
(247
)
 
193,726

 
(5,872
)
 
260,346

 
(6,119
)
Commercial
43,531

 
(272
)
 
190,585

 
(5,252
)
 
234,116

 
(5,524
)
Corporate obligations
13,736

 
(87
)
 
1,951

 
(48
)
 
15,687

 
(135
)
Total
$
202,036

 
$
(823
)
 
$
432,404

 
$
(11,908
)
 
$
634,440

 
$
(12,731
)

(1) 
Issued and guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies.

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The Company has evaluated these investment securities available for sale as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and has determined that the decline in their value is not other-than-temporary. The unrealized losses are primarily due to increases in market interest rates since purchase of the securities. The fair value of these securities is expected to recover as the securities approach their maturity date. None of the underlying issuers of the municipal securities and corporate obligations had credit ratings that were below investment grade levels at September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018. The Company has the ability and intent to hold the investments until recovery of the securities' amortized cost, which may be the maturity date of the securities.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, there were no other-than-temporary charges recorded to net income.

(c) Realized Gains and Losses
The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses on the sale of securities available for sale for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Gross realized gains
$
281

 
$
145

 
$
557

 
$
267

Gross realized losses

 
(63
)
 
(228
)
 
(132
)
Net realized gains
$
281

 
$
82

 
$
329

 
$
135



(d) Pledged Securities
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale that are pledged as collateral for the following obligations at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Fair
Value
 
(In thousands)
Washington and Oregon state public deposits
$
188,219

 
$
191,336

 
$
199,026

 
$
196,786

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
40,481

 
40,830

 
48,173

 
47,407

Other securities pledged
20,559

 
21,128

 
20,778

 
20,482

Total
$
249,259

 
$
253,294

 
$
267,977

 
$
264,675



(4)
Loans Receivable
(a) Loan Origination/Risk Management
The Company originates loans in the ordinary course of business and has also acquired loans through mergers and acquisitions. Disclosures related to the Company's recorded investment in loans receivable generally exclude accrued interest receivable and net deferred fees or costs as they were deemed insignificant.
Loans acquired in a business combination are further classified as “purchased” loans. Loans purchased with evidence of credit deterioration since origination for which it is probable that not all contractually required payments will be collected are accounted for under FASB ASC 310-30, Receivables—Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. These loans are identified as "PCI" loans. Loans purchased that are not accounted for under FASB ASC 310-30 are accounted for under FASB ASC 310-20, Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, and are referred to as "non-PCI" loans. There were no PCI loans acquired in the Premier and Puget Mergers.
The Company categorizes loans in one of the four segments of the total loan portfolio: commercial business, one-to-four family residential, real estate construction and land development and consumer. Within these segments are classes of loans for which management monitors and assesses credit risk in the loan portfolios.

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Loans receivable at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 consisted of the following portfolio segments and classes:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
853,995

 
$
853,606

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
787,591

 
779,814

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
1,316,992

 
1,304,463

Total commercial business
2,958,578

 
2,937,883

One-to-four family residential
121,174

 
101,763

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
98,034

 
102,730

Five or more family residential and commercial properties
147,686

 
112,730

Total real estate construction and land development
245,720

 
215,460

Consumer
403,485

 
395,545

Gross loans receivable
3,728,957

 
3,650,651

Net deferred loan costs
2,386

 
3,509

 Loans receivable, net
3,731,343

 
3,654,160

Allowance for loan losses
(36,518
)
 
(35,042
)
 Total loans receivable, net
$
3,694,825

 
$
3,619,118


(b) Concentrations of Credit
As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, there were no concentrations of loans related to any single industry in excess of 10% of the Company’s total loans.
(c) Credit Quality Indicators
As part of the on-going monitoring of the credit quality of the Company’s loan portfolio, management tracks certain credit quality indicators including trends related to (i) the risk grade of the loans, (ii) the level of classified loans, (iii) net charge-offs, (iv) nonperforming loans and (v) the general economic conditions of the United States of America, and specifically the states of Washington and Oregon. The Company utilizes a risk grading matrix to assign a risk grade to each loan on a scale of 1 to 10. Risk grades are aggregated to create the risk categories of "Pass" for grades 1 to 6, OAEM for grade 7, "Substandard" for grade 8, "Doubtful" for grade 9 and "Loss" for grade 10.

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The following tables present the balance of loans receivable by credit quality indicator as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
Pass
 
OAEM
 
Substandard
 
Doubtful/Loss
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
777,165

 
$
20,310

 
$
56,520

 
$

 
$
853,995

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
753,386

 
20,498

 
13,707

 

 
787,591

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
1,293,780

 
9,989

 
13,223

 

 
1,316,992

Total commercial business
2,824,331

 
50,797

 
83,450

 

 
2,958,578

One-to-four family residential
119,914

 

 
1,260

 

 
121,174

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
96,300

 

 
1,734

 

 
98,034

Five or more family residential and commercial properties
147,177

 
509

 

 

 
147,686

Total real estate construction and land development
243,477

 
509

 
1,734

 

 
245,720

Consumer
399,203

 

 
3,758

 
524

 
403,485

Gross loans receivable
$
3,586,925

 
$
51,306

 
$
90,202

 
$
524

 
$
3,728,957

 
December 31, 2018
 
Pass
 
OAEM
 
Substandard
 
Doubtful/Loss
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
788,395

 
$
16,168

 
$
49,043

 
$

 
$
853,606

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
741,227

 
27,724

 
10,863

 

 
779,814

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
1,283,077

 
9,438

 
11,948

 

 
1,304,463

Total commercial business
2,812,699

 
53,330

 
71,854

 

 
2,937,883

One-to-four family residential
100,401

 

 
1,362

 

 
101,763

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
101,519

 
258

 
953

 

 
102,730

Five or more family residential and commercial properties
112,678

 
52

 

 

 
112,730

Total real estate construction and land development
214,197

 
310

 
953

 

 
215,460

Consumer
390,808

 

 
4,213

 
524

 
395,545

Gross loans receivable
$
3,518,105

 
$
53,640

 
$
78,382

 
$
524

 
$
3,650,651


Potential problem loans are loans classified as OAEM or worse that are currently accruing interest and are not considered impaired, but which management is closely monitoring because the financial information of the borrower causes concern as to their ability to meet their loan repayment terms. Potential problem loans may include PCI loans

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as these loans continue to accrete loan discounts established at acquisition based on the guidance of FASB ASC 310-30. Potential problem loans as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $85.3 million and $101.3 million, respectively.
(d) Nonaccrual Loans
Nonaccrual loans, segregated by segments and classes of loans, were as follows as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
30,014

 
$
6,639

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
4,176

 
4,212

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
6,552

 
1,713

Total commercial business
40,742

 
12,564

One-to-four family residential
19

 
71

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
560

 
899

Consumer
190

 
169

Nonaccrual loans
$
41,511

 
$
13,703


PCI loans are not included in the nonaccrual loan table above because these loans are accounted for under FASB ASC 310-30, which provides that accretable yield is calculated based on a loan or pool's expected cash flow even if the loan or pool is not performing under its contractual terms, except for non-pooled PCI loans which are no longer accreting loan discounts established at acquisition.
(e) Past due loans
The Company performs an aging analysis of past due loans using policies consistent with regulatory reporting requirements with categories of 30-89 days past due and 90 or more days past due. PCI loans are included in the past due loans table below solely to reconcile to total Gross Loans Receivable.

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The balances of past due loans, segregated by segments and classes of loans, as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
September 30, 2019
 
30-89 Days
 
90 Days or
Greater
 
Total Past 
Due
 
Current
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
832

 
$
3,562

 
$
4,394

 
$
847,202

 
$
851,596

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
158

 
757

 
915

 
779,880

 
780,795

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
2,971

 
2,029

 
5,000

 
1,305,725

 
1,310,725

Total commercial business
3,961

 
6,348

 
10,309

 
2,932,807

 
2,943,116

One-to-four family residential

 

 

 
117,669

 
117,669

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential

 
560

 
560

 
97,474

 
98,034

Five or more family residential and commercial properties

 

 

 
147,686

 
147,686

Total real estate construction and land development

 
560

 
560

 
245,160

 
245,720

Consumer
1,667

 

 
1,667

 
399,717

 
401,384

Past due gross loans receivable, excluding PCI loans
5,628

 
6,908

 
12,536

 
3,695,353

 
3,707,889

PCI loans
934

 
155

 
1,089

 
19,979

 
21,068

Gross loans receivable
$
6,562

 
$
7,063

 
$
13,625

 
$
3,715,332

 
$
3,728,957



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December 31, 2018
 
30-89 Days
 
90 Days or
Greater
 
Total Past 
Due
 
Current
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
2,711

 
$
2,281

 
$
4,992

 
$
845,181

 
$
850,173

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
513

 
408

 
921

 
771,677

 
772,598

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
3,412

 
1,103

 
4,515

 
1,292,888

 
1,297,403

Total commercial business
6,636

 
3,792

 
10,428

 
2,909,746

 
2,920,174

One-to-four family residential
227

 

 
227

 
98,221

 
98,448

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
665

 
234

 
899

 
101,451

 
102,350

Five or more family residential and commercial properties

 

 

 
112,688

 
112,688

Total real estate construction and land development
665

 
234

 
899

 
214,139

 
215,038

Consumer
2,559

 

 
2,559

 
389,525

 
392,084

Past due gross loans receivable, excluding PCI loans
10,087

 
4,026

 
14,113

 
3,611,631

 
3,625,744

PCI loans
2,271

 
550

 
2,821

 
22,086

 
24,907

Gross loans receivable
$
12,358

 
$
4,576

 
$
16,934

 
$
3,633,717

 
$
3,650,651


There were no loans 90 days or more past due that were still accruing interest as of September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018, excluding PCI loans.

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(f) Impaired loans
Impaired loans include nonaccrual loans, performing TDR loans, and other loans with a specific valuation allowance. The balances of impaired loans as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are set forth in the following tables:
 
September 30, 2019
 
Recorded
Investment With
No Specific
Valuation
Allowance
 
Recorded
Investment With
Specific
Valuation
Allowance
 
Total
Recorded
Investment
 
Unpaid
Contractual
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Specific
Valuation
Allowance
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
26,099

 
$
16,338

 
$
42,437

 
$
43,845

 
$
1,879

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
3,031

 
2,503

 
5,534

 
5,925

 
453

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
5,394

 
4,518

 
9,912

 
9,997

 
316

Total commercial business
34,524

 
23,359

 
57,883

 
59,767

 
2,648

One-to-four family residential

 
220

 
220

 
227

 
57

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
560

 

 
560

 
638

 

Consumer

 
575

 
575

 
589

 
148

Total
$
35,084

 
$
24,154

 
$
59,238

 
$
61,221

 
$
2,853

 
December 31, 2018
 
Recorded
Investment With
No Specific
Valuation
Allowance
 
Recorded
Investment With
Specific
Valuation
Allowance
 
Total
Recorded
Investment
 
Unpaid
Contractual
Principal
Balance
 
Related
Specific
Valuation
Allowance
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
2,523

 
$
20,119

 
$
22,642

 
$
24,176

 
$
2,607

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
816

 
5,000

 
5,816

 
6,150

 
1,142

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
3,352

 
2,924

 
6,276

 
6,414

 
206

Total commercial business
6,691

 
28,043

 
34,734

 
36,740

 
3,955

One-to-four family residential

 
279

 
279

 
293

 
76

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
899

 

 
899

 
1,662

 

Consumer

 
527

 
527

 
538

 
139

Total
$
7,590

 
$
28,849

 
$
36,439

 
$
39,233

 
$
4,170



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The average recorded investment of impaired loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are set forth in the following table:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
35,022

 
$
16,252

 
$
28,929

 
$
15,258

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
5,918

 
12,533

 
5,927

 
12,687

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
9,793

 
10,265

 
8,108

 
10,311

Total commercial business
50,733

 
39,050

 
42,964

 
38,256

One-to-four family residential
222

 
288

 
249

 
292

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
676

 
1,080

 
794

 
1,139

Five or more family residential and commercial properties

 

 

 
161

Total real estate construction and land development
676

 
1,080

 
794

 
1,300

Consumer
596

 
396

 
579

 
403

Total
$
52,227

 
$
40,814

 
$
44,586

 
$
40,251


For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, no interest income was recognized subsequent to a loan’s classification as nonaccrual. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Bank recorded $282,000 and $980,000, respectively, of interest income related to performing TDR loans. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Bank recorded $361,000 and $1.0 million, respectively, of interest income related to performing TDR loans.
(g) Troubled Debt Restructured Loans
The recorded investment balance and related allowance for loan losses of performing and nonaccrual TDR loans as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Performing
TDR loans
 
Nonaccrual
TDR loans
 
Performing
TDR loans
 
Nonaccrual
TDR loans
 
(In thousands)
TDR loans
$
19,416

 
$
17,529

 
$
22,736

 
$
6,943

Allowance for loan losses on TDR loans
1,850

 
494

 
2,257

 
658


The unfunded commitment to borrowers related to TDR loans was $2.0 million and $943,000 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

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Loans that were modified as TDR loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are set forth in the following tables:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
Number of
Contracts
 
Recorded Investment(1)
 
Number of
Contracts
 
Recorded Investment(1)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
15

 
$
5,266

 
11

 
$
2,352

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
2

 
1,214

 
2

 
1,081

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
3

 
2,597

 
2

 
2,776

Total commercial business
20

 
9,077

 
15

 
6,209

Consumer
3

 
26

 
1

 
25

Total loans modified as TDR loans
23

 
$
9,103

 
16

 
$
6,234

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
Number of
Contracts
(2)
 
Recorded Investment(1,2)
 
Number of
Contracts(2)
 
Recorded Investment(1,2)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
33

 
$
22,414

 
22

 
$
4,445

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
3

 
1,612

 
3

 
1,639

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
4

 
5,568

 
3

 
2,976

Total commercial business
40

 
29,594

 
28

 
9,060

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
1

 
560

 
2

 
767

Consumer
10

 
155

 
8

 
133

Total TDR loans
51

 
$
30,309

 
38

 
$
9,960


(1) 
Includes subsequent payments after modifications and reflects the balance as of period end. As the Bank did not forgive any principal or interest balance as part of the loan modification, the Bank’s recorded investment in each loan at the date of modification (pre-modification) did not change as a result of the modification (post-modification), except when the modification was the initial advance on a one-to-four family residential real estate construction and land development loan under a master guidance line. There were no advances on these types of loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
(2) 
Number of contracts and outstanding principal balance represent loans which have balances as of period end as certain loans may have been paid-down or charged-off during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
The tables above include seven and 17 loans, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and nine and 15 loans, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 that were previously reported as TDR loans. The Bank typically grants shorter extension periods to continually monitor these TDR loans despite the fact that the extended date might not be the date the Bank expects sufficient cash flow from these borrowers. The Bank does not consider these modifications a subsequent default of a TDR as new loan terms, specifically new maturity dates, were granted. Of the remaining first-reported TDR loans, the concessions granted largely consisted of maturity extensions, interest rate modifications or a combination of both. The potential losses related to TDR loans are considered in the period the loan was first reported as a TDR loan and are adjusted, as necessary, in the current period based on more recent information. The related specific valuation allowance at September 30, 2019 for loans that were modified as TDR loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $1.8 million.

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Loans that were modified during the previous twelve months that subsequently defaulted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are set forth in the following tables:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
Number of
Contracts
 
Recorded Investments
 
Number of
Contracts
 
Recorded Investments
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
4

 
$
2,056

 
2

 
$
1,742

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
1

 
2,971

 

 

Total commercial business
5

 
5,027

 
2

 
1,742

Total
5

 
$
5,027

 
2

 
$
1,742

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
Number of
Contracts(1)
 
Recorded Investments(1)
 
Number of
Contracts
(1)
 
Recorded Investments(1)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
9

 
$
3,230

 
3

 
$
2,020

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
2

 
1,101

 
1

 
69

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
2

 
3,541

 

 

Total commercial business
13

 
7,872

 
4

 
2,089

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
1

 
560

 
2

 
767

Total
14

 
$
8,432

 
6

 
$
2,856


(1) 
Number of contracts and outstanding principal balance represent loans which have balances as of period end as certain loans may have been paid-down or charged-off during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, three and 12 TDR loans, respectively, defaulted because each was past its modified maturity date, and the borrower has not subsequently repaid the credits. The Bank has chosen not to extend further the maturity date on these loans. In addition, during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, two TDR loans defaulted because the borrowers were more than 90 days delinquent on their scheduled loan payments. The Bank had a specific valuation allowance of $412,000 at September 30, 2019 related to these TDR loans which defaulted during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, two and three TDR loans, respectively, defaulted because each was past its modified maturity date, and the borrower has not subsequently repaid the credits. The Bank had chosen not to extend the maturities on these loans. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, three TDR loans defaulted because the borrowers were more than 90 days delinquent on their scheduled loan payments. The Bank had a specific valuation allowance of $320,000 at September 30, 2018 related to TDR loans which defaulted during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

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(h) Purchased Credit Impaired Loans
The following table reflects the outstanding principal balance and recorded investment of the PCI loans at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Outstanding Principal
 
Recorded Investment
 
Outstanding Principal
 
Recorded Investment
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
4,541

 
$
2,399

 
$
6,319

 
$
3,433

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
6,879

 
6,796

 
7,830

 
7,215

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
7,887

 
6,267

 
8,685

 
7,059

Total commercial business
19,307

 
15,462

 
22,834

 
17,707

One-to-four family residential
3,011

 
3,505

 
3,169

 
3,315

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential

 

 
67

 
380

Five or more family residential and commercial properties

 

 
188

 
43

Total real estate construction and land development

 

 
255

 
423

Consumer
825

 
2,101

 
2,203

 
3,462

Gross PCI loans
$
23,143

 
$
21,068

 
$
28,461

 
$
24,907

On the acquisition dates, the amount by which the undiscounted expected cash flows of the PCI loans exceeded the estimated fair value of the loan is the “accretable yield.” The accretable yield is then measured at each financial reporting date and represents the difference between the remaining undiscounted expected cash flows and the current carrying value of the PCI loans.
The following table summarizes the accretable yield on the PCI loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Balance at the beginning of the period
$
8,572

 
$
10,060

 
$
9,493

 
$
11,224

Accretion
(423
)
 
(644
)
 
(1,517
)
 
(2,011
)
Disposal and other
(94
)
 
(164
)
 
(744
)
 
(2,136
)
Reclassification from nonaccretable difference

 
1,198

 
823

 
3,373

Balance at the end of the period
$
8,055

 
$
10,450

 
$
8,055

 
$
10,450





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(5)
Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level deemed appropriate by management to provide for probable incurred credit losses in the loan portfolio. The following tables detail the activity in the allowance for loan losses disaggregated by segment and class for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
Charge-offs
 
Recoveries
 
Provision for Loan Losses
 
Balance at End of Period
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
11,993

 
$
(306
)
 
$
43

 
$
449

 
$
12,179

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
5,066

 

 
46

 
(656
)
 
4,456

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
8,064

 

 
292

 
(525
)
 
7,831

Total commercial business
25,123

 
(306
)
 
381

 
(732
)
 
24,466

One-to-four family residential
1,345

 
(15
)
 

 
81

 
1,411

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
1,471

 

 
3

 
(133
)
 
1,341

Five or more family residential and commercial properties
1,060

 

 

 
229

 
1,289

Total real estate construction and land development
2,531

 

 
3

 
96

 
2,630

Consumer
6,540

 
(501
)
 
127

 
621

 
6,787

Unallocated
824

 

 

 
400

 
1,224

Total
$
36,363

 
$
(822
)
 
$
511

 
$
466

 
$
36,518


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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
Charge-offs
 
Recoveries
 
Provision for Loan Losses
 
Balance at End of Period
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
11,343

 
$
(1,183
)
 
$
112

 
$
1,907

 
$
12,179

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
4,898

 

 
49

 
(491
)
 
4,456

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
7,470

 

 
441

 
(80
)
 
7,831

Total commercial business
23,711

 
(1,183
)
 
602

 
1,336

 
24,466

One-to-four family residential
1,203

 
(45
)
 

 
253

 
1,411

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
1,240

 

 
628

 
(527
)
 
1,341

Five or more family residential and commercial properties
954

 

 

 
335

 
1,289

Total real estate construction and land development
2,194

 

 
628

 
(192
)
 
2,630

Consumer
6,581

 
(1,653
)
 
374

 
1,485

 
6,787

Unallocated
1,353

 

 

 
(129
)
 
1,224

Total
$
35,042

 
$
(2,881
)
 
$
1,604

 
$
2,753

 
$
36,518

The following table details the allowance for loan losses disaggregated on the basis of the Company's impairment method as of September 30, 2019:
 
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment
 
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment
 
PCI Loans(1)
 
Total Allowance for Loan Losses
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
1,879

 
$
9,666

 
$
634

 
$
12,179

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
453

 
3,447

 
556

 
4,456

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
316

 
7,015

 
500

 
7,831

Total commercial business
2,648

 
20,128

 
1,690

 
24,466

One-to-four family residential
57

 
1,260

 
94

 
1,411

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential

 
1,172

 
169

 
1,341

Five or more family residential and commercial properties

 
1,211

 
78

 
1,289

Total real estate construction and land development

 
2,383

 
247

 
2,630

Consumer
148

 
6,269

 
370

 
6,787

Unallocated

 
1,224

 

 
1,224

Total
$
2,853

 
$
31,264

 
$
2,401

 
$
36,518


(1) 
Includes non-pooled PCI loans that are evaluated for individual impairment.

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The following table details the recorded investment balance of the loan receivables disaggregated on the basis of the Company’s impairment method as of September 30, 2019:
 
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment
 
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment
 
PCI Loans(1)
 
Total Gross Loans Receivable
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
42,437

 
$
809,159

 
$
2,399

 
$
853,995

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
5,534

 
775,261

 
6,796

 
787,591

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
9,912

 
1,300,813

 
6,267

 
1,316,992

Total commercial business
57,883

 
2,885,233

 
15,462

 
2,958,578

One-to-four family residential
220

 
117,449

 
3,505

 
121,174

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
560

 
97,474

 

 
98,034

Five or more family residential and commercial properties

 
147,686

 

 
147,686

Total real estate construction and land development
560

 
245,160

 

 
245,720

Consumer
575

 
400,809

 
2,101

 
403,485

Total
$
59,238

 
$
3,648,651

 
$
21,068

 
$
3,728,957


(1) 
Includes non-pooled PCI loans that are evaluated for individual impairment.

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The following tables detail activity in the allowance for loan losses disaggregated by segment and class for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
Charge-offs
 
Recoveries
 
Provision for Loan Losses
 
Balance at End of Period
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
10,188

 
$
(151
)
 
$
119

 
$
122

 
$
10,278

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
5,246

 

 
2

 
181

 
5,429

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
7,726

 
(149
)
 

 
71

 
7,648

Total commercial business
23,160

 
(300
)
 
121

 
374

 
23,355

One-to-four family residential
1,121

 
(15
)
 

 
50

 
1,156

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
1,016

 

 
3

 
156

 
1,175

Five or more family residential and commercial properties
1,044

 

 

 
(15
)
 
1,029

Total real estate construction and land development
2,060

 

 
3

 
141

 
2,204

Consumer
6,305

 
(530
)
 
159

 
474

 
6,408

Unallocated
1,326

 

 

 
26

 
1,352

Total
$
33,972

 
$
(845
)
 
$
283

 
$
1,065

 
$
34,475


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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Balance at Beginning of Period
 
Charge-offs
 
Recoveries
 
Provision for Loan Losses
 
Balance at End of Period
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
9,910

 
$
(773
)
 
$
683

 
$
458

 
$
10,278

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
3,992

 
(1
)
 
7

 
1,431

 
5,429

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
8,097

 
(149
)
 

 
(300
)
 
7,648

Total commercial business
21,999

 
(923
)
 
690

 
1,589

 
23,355

One-to-four family residential
1,056

 
(30
)
 

 
130

 
1,156

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
862

 

 
5

 
308

 
1,175

Five or more family residential and commercial properties
1,190

 

 

 
(161
)
 
1,029

Total real estate construction and land development
2,052

 

 
5

 
147

 
2,204

Consumer
6,081

 
(1,709
)
 
389

 
1,647

 
6,408

Unallocated
898

 

 

 
454

 
1,352

Total
$
32,086

 
$
(2,662
)
 
$
1,084

 
$
3,967

 
$
34,475

The following table details the allowance for loan losses disaggregated on the basis of the Company's impairment method as of December 31, 2018:
 
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment
 
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment
 
PCI Loans
 
Total Allowance for Loan Losses
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
2,607

 
$
7,913

 
$
823

 
$
11,343

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
1,142

 
3,063

 
693

 
4,898

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
206

 
6,630

 
634

 
7,470

Total commercial business
3,955

 
17,606

 
2,150

 
23,711

One-to-four family residential
76

 
1,015

 
112

 
1,203

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential

 
1,040

 
200

 
1,240

Five or more family residential and commercial properties

 
875

 
79

 
954

Total real estate construction and land development

 
1,915

 
279

 
2,194

Consumer
139

 
5,965

 
477

 
6,581

Unallocated

 
1,353

 

 
1,353

Total
$
4,170

 
$
27,854

 
$
3,018

 
$
35,042



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The following table details the recorded investment balance of the loan receivables disaggregated on the basis of the Company’s impairment method as of December 31, 2018:
 
Loans Individually Evaluated for Impairment
 
Loans Collectively Evaluated for Impairment
 
PCI Loans
 
Total Gross Loans Receivable
 
(In thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
22,642

 
$
827,531

 
$
3,433

 
$
853,606

Owner-occupied commercial real estate
5,816

 
766,783

 
7,215

 
779,814

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
6,276

 
1,291,128

 
7,059

 
1,304,463

Total commercial business
34,734

 
2,885,442

 
17,707

 
2,937,883

One-to-four family residential
279

 
98,169

 
3,315

 
101,763

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
899

 
101,451

 
380

 
102,730

Five or more family residential and commercial properties

 
112,687

 
43

 
112,730

Total real estate construction and land development
899

 
214,138

 
423

 
215,460

Consumer
527

 
391,556

 
3,462

 
395,545

Total
$
36,439


$
3,589,305

 
$
24,907

 
$
3,650,651



(6)
Other Real Estate Owned
Changes in other real estate owned during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Balance at the beginning of the period
$
1,224

 
$
434

 
$
1,983

 
$

Additions

 

 

 
434

Additions from acquisitions

 
1,796

 

 
1,796

Proceeds from dispositions
(435
)
 
(198
)
 
(864
)
 
(198
)
Gain (loss) on sales, net
52

 

 
(227
)
 

Valuation adjustment

 

 
(51
)
 

Balance at the end of the period
$
841

 
$
2,032

 
$
841

 
$
2,032



At September 30, 2019, there was no other real estate owned that was the result of foreclosure and obtaining physical possession of residential real estate properties. At September 30, 2019, there were no consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties (included in the one-to-four family residential loans in Note (4) Loans Receivable) for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process.

(7)
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

(a) Goodwill
The Company’s goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in the following mergers and acquisitions: Premier Commercial Bancorp on July 2, 2018; Puget Sound Bancorp on January 16, 2018; Washington Banking Company on May 1, 2014; Valley Community Bancshares on July 15, 2013; Western Washington Bancorp in 2006 and North Pacific Bank in 1998. The Company’s goodwill is assigned to the Bank and is evaluated for impairment at the Bank level (reporting unit).

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The following table presents the change in goodwill for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Balance at the beginning of the period
$
240,939

 
$
187,549

 
$
240,939

 
$
119,029

Additions as a result of acquisitions (1)

 
53,288

 

 
121,808

Balance at the end of the period
$
240,939

 
$
240,837

 
$
240,939

 
$
240,837

(1) See Note (2) Business Combinations
The Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test during the fourth quarter of 2018 and determined based on its Step 1 analysis that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded the carrying value, such that the Company's goodwill was not considered impaired. Changes in the economic environment, operations of the reporting unit or other adverse events could result in future impairment charges which could have a material impact on the Company’s operating results. No events or circumstances since the annual impairment test were noted that would indicate it was more likely than not a goodwill impairment existed during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

(b) Other Intangible Assets
Other intangible assets represent CDI acquired in business combinations. The useful life of the CDI was estimated to be ten years for the acquisitions of Premier Commercial Bancorp, Puget Sound Bancorp, Washington Banking Company, and Valley Community Bancshares, and was estimated to be five years for the acquisition of Northwest Commercial Bank.
The following table presents the change in other intangible assets for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Balance at the beginning of the period
$
18,563

 
$
15,767

 
$
20,614

 
$
6,088

Additions as a result of acquisitions (1)

 
7,075

 

 
18,345

Amortization
(975
)
 
(1,114
)
 
(3,026
)
 
(2,705
)
Balance at the end of the period
$
17,588

 
$
21,728

 
$
17,588

 
$
21,728

(1) See Note (2) Business Combinations

(8)
Junior Subordinated Debentures
As part of the acquisition of Washington Banking Company on May 1, 2014, the Company assumed trust preferred securities and junior subordinated debentures with a total fair value of $18.9 million at the merger date. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the balance of the junior subordinated debentures, net of unaccreted discount, was $20.5 million and $20.3 million, respectively.
The adjustable rate of the trust preferred securities at September 30, 2019 was 3.65%. The following table presents the weighted average rate of the junior subordinated debentures for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Weighted average rate (1)
6.43
%
 
6.49
%
 
6.72
%
 
6.17
%
(1) 
The weighted average rate includes the accretion of the discount established at the merger date which is amortized over the life of the trust preferred securities.


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(9)
Securities Sold Under Agreement to Repurchase
The Company utilizes securities sold under agreement to repurchase with one day maturities secured by pledged investment securities available for sale as a supplement to funding sources. For additional information on the total value of investment securities pledged for securities sold under agreement to repurchase see Note (3) Investment Securities.
The following table presents the Company's securities sold under agreement to repurchase obligations by class of collateral pledged at the dates indicated:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
(In thousands)
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies
$
6,912

 
$
4,878

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations: (1)
 
 
 
Residential
10,254

 
9,335

Commercial
8,717

 
17,274

Total securities sold under agreement to repurchase
$
25,883

 
$
31,487

(1) Issued and guaranteed by U.S. Government-sponsored agencies.

(10)
Other Borrowings
(a) FHLB
The FHLB functions as a member-owned cooperative providing credit for member financial institutions. At September 30, 2019, the Bank maintained a credit facility with the FHLB with available borrowing capacity of $930.6 million. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 the Bank had no FHLB advances outstanding.
The following table sets forth the details of FHLB advances during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
FHLB Advances:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average balance during the period
$
3,755

 
$
20,892

 
$
15,909

 
$
45,194

Maximum month-end balance during the period
$

 
$
50,500

 
$
90,700

 
$
154,500

Weighted average rate during the period
1.16
%
 
2.22
%
 
2.56
%
 
1.98
%

Advances from the FHLB are collateralized by a blanket pledge on FHLB stock owned by the Bank, deposits at the FHLB, certain one-to-four single family residential loans or other assets, investment securities which are obligations of or guaranteed by the United States, or other assets. In accordance with the pledge agreement, the Company must maintain unencumbered collateral in an amount equal to varying percentages ranging from 100% to 160% of outstanding advances depending on the type of collateral.
(b) Federal Funds Purchased
The Bank maintains advance lines with Wells Fargo Bank, US Bank, The Independent Bankers Bank, Pacific Coast Bankers’ Bank and JP Morgan Chase to purchase federal funds of up to $140.0 million as of September 30, 2019. The lines generally mature annually or are reviewed annually. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no federal funds purchased.
(c) Credit Facilities
The Bank maintains a credit facility with the Federal Reserve Bank with available borrowing capacity of $40.4 million as of September 30, 2019. There were no borrowings outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Any advances on the credit facility would have to be first secured by the Bank's investment securities or loans receivable.


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(11)
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company has entered into certain interest rate swap contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments. The purpose of these derivative contracts is primarily to provide commercial business loan customers the ability to convert their loans from variable to fixed interest rates. Upon the origination of a derivative contract with a customer, the Company simultaneously enters into an offsetting derivative contract with a third party in order to offset its exposure on the variable and fixed rate components of the customer agreement. The Company recognizes immediate income based upon the difference in the bid/ask spread of the underlying transactions with its customers and the third party, which is recorded in interest rate swap fees on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Because the Company acts only as an intermediary for its customer, subsequent changes in the fair value of the underlying derivative contracts offset each other and do not significantly impact the Company’s results of operations.
The following table presents the notional amounts and estimated fair values of interest rate derivative contracts outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Notional Amounts
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Notional Amounts
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
(In thousands)
Non-hedging interest rate derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap asset (1)
$
181,360

 
$
12,026

 
$
171,798

 
$
5,095

Interest rate swap liability (1)
181,360

 
(12,026
)
 
171,798

 
(5,095
)

 (1) The estimated fair value of derivatives with customers was $12,026 and $(1,643) as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The estimated fair value of derivatives with third parties was $(12,026) and $1,643 as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

(12)
Stockholders’ Equity
(a) Earnings Per Common Share
The following table illustrates the reconciliation of weighted average shares used for earnings per common share computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Net income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
17,895

 
$
15,504

 
$
50,431

 
$
36,448

Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
(10
)
 
(48
)
 
(48
)
 
(252
)
Net income allocated to common shareholders
$
17,885

 
$
15,456

 
$
50,383

 
$
36,196

Basic:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
36,764,810

 
36,839,615

 
36,846,884

 
34,744,788

Restricted stock awards
(21,948
)
 
(67,669
)
 
(34,336
)
 
(94,340
)
Total basic weighted average common shares outstanding
36,742,862

 
36,771,946

 
36,812,548

 
34,650,448

Diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
36,742,862

 
36,771,946

 
36,812,548

 
34,650,448

Effect of potentially dilutive common shares (1)
133,686

 
191,298

 
160,476

 
170,154

Total diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
36,876,548

 
36,963,244

 
36,973,024

 
34,820,602


(1) 
Represents the effect of the assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock awards and units.

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Potential dilutive shares are excluded from the computation of earnings per share if their effect is anti-dilutive. Anti-dilution occurs when the exercise price of a stock option or the unrecognized compensation cost per share of a restricted stock award exceeds the market price of the Company’s stock. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were 108,501 and 70,372 anti-dilutive shares outstanding, respectively. There were no anti-dilutive shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.
(b) Dividends
The timing and amount of cash dividends paid on the Company's common stock depends on the Company’s earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other relevant factors. Dividends on common stock from the Company depend substantially upon receipt of dividends from the Bank, which is the Company’s predominant source of income.
The following table summarizes the dividend activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and calendar year 2018:
Declared
 
Cash Dividend per Share
 
Record Date
 
Paid Date
 
January 24, 2018
 
$0.15
 
February 7, 2018
 
February 21, 2018
 
April 25, 2018
 
$0.15
 
May 10, 2018
 
May 24, 2018
 
July 24, 2018
 
$0.15
 
August 9, 2018
 
August 23, 2018
 
October 24, 2018
 
$0.17
 
November 7, 2018
 
November 21, 2018
 
October 24, 2018
 
$0.10
 
November 7, 2018
 
November 21, 2018
*
January 23, 2019
 
$0.18
 
February 7, 2019
 
February 21, 2019
 
April 24, 2019
 
$0.18
 
May 8, 2019
 
May 22, 2019
 
July 24, 2019
 
$0.19
 
August 8, 2019
 
August 22, 2019
 

* Denotes a special dividend.
The FDIC and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Banks have the authority under their supervisory powers to prohibit the payment of dividends by the Bank to the Company. Additionally, current guidance from the Federal Reserve provides, among other things, that dividends per share on the Company’s common stock generally should not exceed earnings per share, measured over the previous four fiscal quarters. Current regulations allow the Company and the Bank to pay dividends on their common stock if the Company’s or the Bank’s regulatory capital would not be reduced below the statutory capital requirements set by the Federal Reserve and the FDIC.
(c) Stock Repurchase Program
The Company has had various stock repurchase programs since March 1999. On October 23, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 5% of the Company's outstanding common shares, or approximately 1,513,000 shares, under the eleventh stock repurchase plan. The number, timing and price of shares repurchased will depend on business and market conditions and other factors, including opportunities to deploy the Company's capital.
Since the inception of the eleventh plan, the Company has repurchased 872,678 shares at an average share price of $20.03, including 264,712 and 292,712 shares repurchased at an average share price of $26.23 and $26.50 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. No shares were repurchased under this plan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

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In addition to the stock repurchases under a plan, the Company repurchases shares to pay withholding taxes on the vesting of restricted stock awards and units. The following table provides total repurchased shares for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Repurchased shares to pay withholding taxes (1)
405

 
368

 
28,434

 
53,188

Stock repurchase to pay withholding taxes average share price
$
27.67

 
$
36.34

 
$
30.83

 
$
31.99

(1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased 26,741 shares related to the withholding taxes due on the accelerated vesting of the restricted stock units of Puget Sound which were converted to Heritage common stock shares with an average share price of $31.80 under the terms of the Puget Sound Merger. See Note (2) Business Combinations.

(13)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), all of which are due to changes in the fair value of available for sale securities and are net of tax, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Balance of AOCI at the beginning of period
$
9,754

 
$
(11,306
)
 
$
(7,455
)
 
$
(1,298
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
2,993

 
(3,319
)
 
20,240

 
(13,193
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI for gain on sale of investment securities included in net income
(222
)
 
(65
)
 
(260
)
 
(106
)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
2,771

 
(3,384
)
 
19,980

 
(13,299
)
Effects of implementation of accounting change related to equity investments, net

 

 

 
(93
)
Balance of AOCI at the end of period
$
12,525

 
$
(14,690
)
 
$
12,525

 
$
(14,690
)


(14)
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:
Level 1: Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, or interest in open-end mutual funds that allow the Company to sell its ownership interest back to the fund at net asset value on a daily basis. Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets, liabilities, or funds.
Level 2: Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer or broker markets, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or valuations using methodologies with observable inputs.
Level 3: Valuations for assets and liabilities that are derived from other valuation methodologies, such as option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques using unobservable inputs, and not based on market exchange, dealer, or broker traded transactions. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets or liabilities.


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(a) Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to measure the fair value of certain assets on a recurring and nonrecurring basis:
Investment Securities Available for Sale:
The fair values of all investment securities are based upon the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the security. If available, fair values of investment securities are determined by quoted market prices (Level 1). For investment securities where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices on similar securities (Level 2). For investment securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated by using observable and unobservable inputs such as discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3). Security valuations are obtained from third party pricing services for comparable assets or liabilities.
Impaired Loans:
At the time a loan is considered impaired, its impairment is measured based on either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the observable market price, or the fair market value of the collateral (less costs to sell) if the loan is collateral-dependent. Impaired loans for which impairment is measured using the discounted cash flow approach are not considered to be measured at fair value because the loan’s effective interest rate is generally not a fair value input, and for the purposes of fair value disclosures, the fair value of these loans are measured commensurate with non-impaired loans. If the Company utilizes the fair market value of the collateral method, the fair value used to measure impairment is commonly based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value based on the borrower’s financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of the valuation and management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business (Level 3). Impaired loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis and impairment is adjusted accordingly.
Other Real Estate Owned:
Assets acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at lower of cost or fair value less costs to sell. Fair value is commonly based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.
Appraisals for both collateral-dependent impaired loans and other real estate owned are performed by certified general appraisers for commercial properties or certified residential appraisers for residential properties whose qualifications and licenses have been reviewed and verified by the Company. Once received, the Company reviews the assumptions and approaches utilized in the appraisal as well as the resulting fair value in comparison with independent data sources such as recent market data or industry-wide statistics. On a quarterly basis, the Company compares the actual selling price of collateral that has been liquidated to the most recent appraised value to determine what additional adjustment should be made to the appraisal value to arrive at fair value.
Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Company obtains broker or dealer quotes to value its interest rate derivative contracts, which use valuation models using observable market data as of the measurement date (Level 2).

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The following tables summarize the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
(In thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies
$
112,851

 
$
16,090

 
$
96,761

 
$

Municipal securities
127,315

 

 
127,315

 

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
346,677

 

 
346,677

 

Commercial
331,330

 

 
331,330

 

Corporate obligations
24,156

 

 
24,156

 

Other asset-backed securities
23,773

 

 
23,773

 

Total investment securities available for sale
966,102

 
16,090

 
950,012

 

Equity Security
147

 
147

 

 

Derivative assets - interest rate swaps
12,026

 

 
12,026

 

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps
$
12,026

 
$

 
$
12,026

 
$

 
December 31, 2018
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
(In thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment securities available for sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government-sponsored agencies
$
101,603

 
$
15,936

 
$
85,667

 
$

Municipal securities
158,864

 

 
158,864

 

Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Residential
331,602

 

 
331,602

 

Commercial
333,761

 

 
333,761

 

Corporate obligations
25,563

 

 
25,563

 

Other asset-backed securities
24,702

 

 
24,702

 

Total investment securities available for sale
976,095

 
15,936

 
960,159

 

Equity Security
114

 
114

 

 

Derivative assets - interest rate swaps
5,095

 

 
5,095

 

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps
$
5,095

 
$

 
$
5,095

 
$


There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Nonrecurring Basis
The Company may be required to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These adjustments to fair value usually result from application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

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The following tables below represent assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and the net losses recorded in earnings during three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Basis(1)
 
Fair Value at September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Net Losses
Recorded in
Earnings
During the
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
Net Losses
Recorded in
Earnings
During the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
(In thousands)
Impaired loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
2,503

 
$
1,872

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,872

 
$
48

 
$
134

Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
$
2,503

 
$
1,872

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,872

 
$
48

 
$
134

(1) 
Basis represents the unpaid principal balance of impaired loans.
 
Basis(1)
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Net Losses
Recorded in
Earnings 
During
the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Net Losses
Recorded in
Earnings 
During
the Six Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
(In thousands)
Impaired loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
117

 
$
107

 
$

 
$

 
$
107

 
$
11

 
$
11

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
1,378

 
1,102

 

 

 
1,102

 
149

 
149

 Total commercial business
1,495

 
1,209

 

 

 
1,209

 
160

 
160

Consumer
9

 
7

 

 

 
7

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
$
1,504

 
$
1,216

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,216

 
$
160

 
$
160

(1) 
Basis represents the unpaid principal balance of impaired loans.

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The following tables present quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements for financial instruments measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
Fair
Value
 
Valuation
Technique(s)
 
Unobservable Input(s)
 
Range of Inputs; Weighted
Average
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Impaired loans
$
1,872

 
Market approach
 
Adjustment for differences between the comparable sales
 
240.9% - (16.0%); 62.4%
 
December 31, 2018
 
Fair
Value
 
Valuation
Technique(s)
 
Unobservable Input(s)
 
Range of Inputs; Weighted
Average
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Impaired loans
$
1,216

 
Market approach
 
Adjustment for differences between the comparable sales
 
10.4% - (37.3%); (10.9%)


(b) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Because broadly traded markets do not exist for most of the Company’s financial instruments, the fair value calculations attempt to incorporate the effect of current market conditions at a specific time. These determinations are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and do not include tax ramifications; therefore, the results cannot be determined with precision, substantiated by comparison to independent markets and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the instruments. There may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the results. For all of these reasons, the aggregation of the fair value calculations presented herein do not represent, and should not be construed to represent, the underlying value of the Company.

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The following tables present the carrying value amount of the Company’s financial instruments and their corresponding estimated fair values at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
Carrying Value

Fair Value

Fair Value Measurements Using:
 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3
 
(In thousands)
Financial Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
236,968

 
$
236,968

 
$
236,968

 
$

 
$

Investment securities available for sale
966,102

 
966,102

 
16,090

 
950,012

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
6,377

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

Loans held for sale
5,211

 
5,375

 

 

 
5,375

Total loans receivable, net
3,694,825

 
3,758,359

 

 

 
3,758,359

Accrued interest receivable
14,722

 
14,722

 
104

 
3,650

 
10,968

Derivative assets - interest rate swaps
12,026

 
12,026

 


12,026

 

Equity security
147

 
147

 
147

 

 

Financial Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest deposits, interest bearing demand deposits, money market accounts and savings accounts
$
4,037,947

 
$
4,037,947

 
$
4,037,947

 
$

 
$

Certificate of deposit accounts
524,310

 
529,925

 

 
529,925

 

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
25,883

 
25,883

 
25,883

 

 

Junior subordinated debentures
20,522

 
19,750

 

 

 
19,750

Accrued interest payable
212

 
212

 
96

 
76

 
40

Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps
12,026

 
12,026

 

 
12,026

 


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December 31, 2018
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Fair Value Measurements Using:
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
(In thousands)
Financial Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
161,910

 
$
161,910

 
$
161,910

 
$

 
$

Investment securities available for sale
976,095

 
976,095

 
15,936

 
960,159

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
6,076

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

Loans held for sale
1,555

 
1,605

 

 
1,605

 

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses
3,619,118

 
3,614,348

 

 

 
3,614,348

Accrued interest receivable
15,403

 
15,403

 
68

 
4,091

 
11,244

Derivative assets - interest rate swaps
5,095

 
5,095

 

 
5,095

 

Equity security
114

 
114

 
114

 

 

Financial Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest deposits, interest bearing demand deposits, money market accounts and savings accounts
$
3,965,510

 
$
3,965,510

 
$
3,965,510

 
$

 
$

Certificate of deposit accounts
466,892

 
470,222

 

 
470,222

 

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
31,487

 
31,487

 
31,487

 

 

Junior subordinated debentures
20,302

 
20,500

 

 

 
20,500

Accrued interest payable
191

 
191

 
63

 
81

 
47

Derivative liabilities - interest rate swaps
5,095

 
5,095

 

 
5,095

 



(15)
Cash Requirement
The Company is required to maintain an average reserve balance with the Federal Reserve Bank or maintain such reserve balance in the form of cash. The required reserve balance at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was $16.2 million and $9.2 million, respectively, and was met by holding cash and maintaining an average balance with the Federal Reserve Bank.

(16)
Leases
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases, as further explained in Note (1) Description of Business, Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.
As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s lease ROU assets and related lease liabilities were $26.6 million and $27.9 million, respectively. The Company does not have leases designated as finance leases.

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The table below summarizes the net lease cost recognized during the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
(In thousands)
Operating Lease Cost
$
1,231

 
$
3,718

Variable Lease Cost
193

 
588

Sublease Income
(24
)
 
(47
)
Total net lease cost
$
1,400

 
$
4,259

The tables below summarize other information related to the Company's operating leases during the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
(In thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
$
1,220

 
$
3,621

ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities, excluding adoption impact
$
363

 
$
703


 
 
September 30,
2019
Weighted average remaining lease term of operating leases, in years
 
8.13

Weighted average discount rate of operating leases
 
3.31
%

The following table outlines lease payment obligations as outlined in the Company’s lease agreements for each of the next five years, as of September 30, 2019, and thereafter in addition to a reconcilement to the Company’s right of use liability at the date indicated:
 
Year Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2019
$
1,224

2020
4,652

2021
4,228

2022
3,806

2023
3,816

Thereafter
14,279

Total lease payments
32,005

Implied interest
(4,082
)
Right of use liability
$
27,923



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For comparative purposes as of December 31, 2018, the estimated future minimum annual rental commitments under noncancelable leases having an original or remaining term of more than one year as calculated prior to applying the modified retrospective method of ASU 2016-02 implementation are as follows:
 
Year Ending December 31,
 
(In thousands)
2019
$
4,766

2020
4,251

2021
2,477

2022
1,704

2023
1,568

Thereafter
1,788

 
$
16,554


As of September 30, 2019, the Company had not entered into any material leases that have not yet commenced.

ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of the Company as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The information contained in this section should be read with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes included herein, and the December 31, 2018 audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes included in our 2018 Annual Form 10-K.

Overview
Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company which primarily engages in the business activities of our wholly-owned financial institution subsidiary, Heritage Bank. We provide financial services to our local communities with an ongoing strategic focus on our commercial banking relationships, market expansion and asset quality. At September 30, 2019, we had total assets of $5.52 billion, total liabilities of $4.71 billion and total stockholders’ equity of $804.1 million. The Company’s business activities generally are limited to passive investment activities and oversight of its investment in the Bank. Accordingly, the information set forth in this report relates primarily to the Bank’s operations.
Our business consists primarily of commercial lending and deposit relationships with small businesses and their owners in our market areas and attracting deposits from the general public. We also make real estate construction and land development loans and consumer loans. We additionally originate for sale or for investment purposes one-to-four family residential loans on residential properties located primarily in our markets.
Our core profitability depends primarily on our net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between interest income, which is the income that we earn on interest earning assets, comprised primarily of loans and investment securities, and interest expense, which is the amount we pay on our interest bearing liabilities, consisting primarily of deposits. Management strives to match the repricing characteristics of the interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities to protect net interest income from changes in market interest rates and changes in the shape of the yield curve. Like most financial institutions, our net interest income is affected significantly by general and local economic conditions, particularly changes in market interest rates, and by governmental policies and actions of regulatory agencies. Net interest income is additionally affected by changes on the volume and mix of interest earning assets, interest earned on these assets, the volume and mix of interest bearing liabilities and interest paid on these liabilities.
Our net income is affected by many factors, including the provision for loan losses. The provision for loan losses is dependent on changes in the loan portfolio and management’s assessment of the collectability of the loan portfolio as well as prevailing economic and market conditions. The allowance for loan losses reflects the amount that we believe is appropriate to provide for probable incurred credit losses in our loan portfolio.
Net income is also affected by noninterest income and noninterest expense. Noninterest income primarily consists of service charges and other fees and other income. Noninterest expense consists primarily of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment, data processing and professional services. Compensation and

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employee benefits consist primarily of the salaries and wages paid to our employees, payroll taxes, expenses for retirement and other employee benefits. Occupancy and equipment expenses are the fixed and variable costs of buildings and equipment, and consist primarily of lease payments, depreciation charges, maintenance, and costs of utilities. Data processing consists primarily of processing and network services related to the Bank’s core operating system, including account processing systems, electronic payments processing of products and services, and internet and mobile banking channels.
Results of operations may also be affected significantly by general and local economic and competitive conditions, governmental policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Other income and other expenses are also impacted by growth of operations and growth in the number of loan and deposit accounts through acquisitions and core banking business growth.

Earnings Summary
Comparison of quarter ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable quarter in the prior year.
Net income was $17.9 million, or $0.48 per diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $15.5 million, or $0.42 per diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2018. Net income increased $2.4 million, or 15.4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to a decrease in the noninterest expense as a result of a decrease in acquisition-related costs of $3.4 million, or 100.0%, for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018. The impact of the decrease in noninterest expense was offset partially by a decrease in net interest income of $883,000, or 1.7%. The decrease in net interest income compared to the prior period in 2018 was primarily due to a decrease in the loan yield, primarily as a result of lower incremental accretion on purchased loans, and an increase in the cost of total interest bearing deposits, offset partially by a higher average balance and yield on taxable security investments.
Net interest income as a percentage of average interest earning assets, or net interest margin, decreased 20 basis points to 4.21% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 4.41% for the same period in 2018. The decrease in net interest margin was due primarily to decreases in loan yields and increases in the cost of total interest bearing deposits.
The efficiency ratio consists of noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income before provision for loan losses plus noninterest income. The Company’s efficiency ratio was 62.55% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 66.68% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The improvement in the efficiency ratio was primarily attributable to the decrease in acquisition-related expenses previously mentioned.
Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable period in the prior year.
Net income was $50.4 million, or $1.36 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $36.4 million, or $1.04 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Net income increased $14.0 million, or 38.4%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to an increase in net interest income of $14.9 million, or 11.0%. The increase in net interest income compared to the same period in 2018 was primarily due to an increase the average loan balance, as a result of the Premier and Puget Mergers completed during 2018, and an increase in loan yield primarily due to a higher targeted federal funds rate during the first half of 2019.
The net interest margin increased three basis points to 4.29% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 4.26% for the same period in 2018. The increase in net interest margin was primarily due to increases in yields on interest earning assets and the ratio of average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities, offset partially by increases in the cost of total interest bearing liabilities.
The Company’s efficiency ratio was 63.67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 70.44% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The improvement in the efficiency ratio was primarily attributable to a decrease in acquisition-related expenses of $9.0 million, or 98.6%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Net Interest Income
One of the Company's key sources of earnings is net interest income. There are several factors that affect net interest income including, but not limited to, the volume, pricing, mix and maturity of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities; the volume of noninterest bearing deposits and other liabilities and stockholders' equity; the volume of noninterest earning assets; market interest rate fluctuations; and asset quality.

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Comparison of quarter ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable quarter in the prior year.
Net interest income decreased $883,000, or 1.7%, to $50.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $51.1 million for the same period in 2018. The following table provides relevant net interest income information for the dates indicated:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Earned/
Paid
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
(1)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Earned/
Paid
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
(1)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Earning Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans receivable, net (2) (3)
$
3,677,405

 
$
47,845

 
5.16
%
 
$
3,618,031

 
$
48,301

 
5.30
%
Taxable securities
823,498

 
5,704

 
2.75

 
707,597

 
4,662

 
2.61

Nontaxable securities (3) 
129,061

 
798

 
2.45

 
176,322

 
1,085

 
2.44

Other interest earning assets
106,740

 
537

 
2.00

 
94,784

 
558

 
2.34

Total interest earning assets
4,736,704

 
54,884

 
4.60
%
 
4,596,734

 
54,606

 
4.71
%
Noninterest earning assets
679,687

 
 
 
 
 
681,831

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
5,416,391

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,278,565

 
 
 
 
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit
$
508,092

 
$
1,861

 
1.45
%
 
$
512,547

 
$
1,184

 
0.92
%
Savings accounts
507,533

 
680

 
0.53

 
518,937

 
541

 
0.41

Interest bearing demand and money market accounts
2,040,926

 
1,709

 
0.33

 
2,044,236

 
1,289

 
0.25

Total interest bearing deposits
3,056,551

 
4,250

 
0.55

 
3,075,720

 
3,014

 
0.39

Junior subordinated debentures
20,474

 
332

 
6.43

 
20,181

 
330

 
6.49

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
29,258

 
48

 
0.65

 
33,394

 
19

 
0.23

FHLB advances and other borrowings
3,755

 
11

 
1.16

 
20,892

 
117

 
2.22

Total interest bearing liabilities
3,110,038

 
4,641

 
0.59
%
 
3,150,187

 
3,480

 
0.44
%
Demand and other noninterest bearing deposits
1,416,336

 
 
 
 
 
1,314,203

 
 
 
 
Other noninterest bearing liabilities
88,624

 
 
 
 
 
69,786

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
801,393

 
 
 
 
 
744,389

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
5,416,391

 
 
 
 
 
$
5,278,565

 
 
 
 
Net interest income

 
$
50,243

 
 
 
 
 
$
51,126

 
 
Net interest spread
 
 
 
 
4.01
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.27
%
Net interest margin
 
 
 
 
4.21
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.41
%
Average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
152.30
%
 
 
 
 
 
145.92
%
(1) Annualized
(2) The average loan balances presented in the table are net of allowances for loan losses. Nonaccrual loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.
(3) Yields on tax-exempt securities and loans have not been stated on a tax-equivalent basis.

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Interest Income
Total interest income increased $278,000, or 0.5%, to $54.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $54.6 million for the same period in 2018. The balance of average interest earning assets increased $140.0 million, or 3.0%, to $4.74 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $4.60 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and the yield on total interest earning assets decreased 11 basis points to 4.60% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 4.71% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in total interest income was primarily due to an increase in the balance of average interest earning assets, offset partially by a decrease in the loan yield, primarily as a result of lower incremental accretion on purchased loans.
Interest income from interest and fees on loans decreased $456,000, or 0.9%, to $47.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $48.3 million for the same period in 2018 due primarily to a decrease in loan yield of 14 basis points to 5.16% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 5.30% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in loan yield was primarily due to a 17 basis points decrease in incremental accretion on purchased loans and secondarily due to a five basis point impact on the reversal of loan interest income related to one agricultural business relationship of $20.0 million which was transferred to nonaccrual status during the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in loan yield was offset partially by an increase in the average balance of loans receivable of $59.4 million, or 1.6%, to $3.68 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $3.62 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2018.
Incremental accretion income was $1.1 million and $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The incremental accretion and the impact to loan yield will change during any quarter based on the volume of prepayments, but is expected to decrease over time as the balance of the purchased loans continues to decrease. The decrease for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 was substantially due to less accretion on loans acquired in the Premier and Puget Mergers.
The following table presents the loan yield and effects of the incremental accretion on purchased loans for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Loan yield (GAAP)
 
5.16
%
 
5.30
%
Exclude impact on loan yield from incremental accretion on purchased loans (1)
 
0.12

 
0.29

Loan yield, excluding incremental accretion on purchased loans (non-GAAP) (1)(2)
 
5.04
%
 
5.01
%
 
 
 
 
 
Incremental accretion on purchased loans (1)
 
$
1,090

 
$
2,637

(1) 
As of the date of completion of each merger and acquisition transaction, purchased loans were recorded at their estimated fair value, including our estimate of future expected cash flows until the ultimate resolution of these credits. The difference between the contractual loan balance and the fair value represents the purchased discount. The purchased discount is accreted into income over the estimated remaining life of the loan or pool of loans, based upon results of the quarterly cash flow re-estimation. The incremental accretion income represents the amount of income recorded on the purchased loans in excess of the contractual stated interest rate in the individual loan notes.
(2) 
For additional information, see "Non-GAAP Financial Information."
Interest income on investment securities increased $755,000, or 13.1%, to $6.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $5.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018, primarily as a result of the increase in average balance of total investment securities which increased by $68.6 million, or 7.8%, to $952.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $883.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in investment securities included a $115.9 million, or 16.4%, increase in the average balance of taxable securities and a $47.3 million, or 26.8%, decrease in the average balance of tax exempt securities as the Company actively managed portfolio performance in the changing interest rate environment. Additionally, interest income on taxable investment securities increased due to the effect of higher yielding interest rates on new purchases of investment securities for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. Yields on taxable securities increased 14 basis points to 2.75% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 2.61% for the same period in 2018. Yields on nontaxable securities increased one basis points to 2.45% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 2.44% for the same period in 2018.

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Interest Expense
Total interest expense increased $1.2 million, or 33.4%, to $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $3.5 million for the same period in 2018, due to an increase in the cost of interest bearing liabilities as a result of the rise in market interest rates. The average cost of interest bearing liabilities increased 15 basis points to 0.59% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 0.44% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in interest expense was offset partially by the decrease in the average balance of interest bearing liabilities of $40.1 million, or 1.3%, to $3.11 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $3.15 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2018.
Interest expense on total interest bearing deposits increased $1.2 million, or 41.0%, to $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $3.0 million for the same period in 2018 due primarily to an increase in market interest rates and competitive pressures in a challenging rate environment. The cost of total interest bearing deposits increased 16 basis points to 0.55% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 0.39% for the same period in 2018. The increase in interest expense on total interest bearing deposits is primarily related to certificates of deposit and interest bearing demand and money market deposits. The cost of certificates of deposit increased 53 basis points to 1.45% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 0.92% for the same period in 2018, and the average balance of certificates of deposit accounts decreased $4.5 million, or 0.9%, to $508.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $512.5 million for the same period in 2018. The cost of interest bearing demand and money market deposits increased eight basis points to 0.33% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 0.25% for the same period in 2018, and the average balance of interest bearing demand and money market deposits decreased $3.3 million, or 0.2%, to $2.04 billion during both the three months ended September 30, 2019 and same period in 2018.
The Company was able to reduce the impact of the rising market interest rates by increasing the average balance of demand and other noninterest bearing deposits at a higher growth rate than the total interest bearing deposits described above. The average balance of demand and other noninterest bearing deposits increased by $102.1 million, or 7.8%, to $1.42 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $1.31 billion for the same period in 2018. The cost of total deposits increased 11 basis points to 0.38% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 0.27% for the same period in 2018.
Interest expense on FHLB advances and other borrowings decreased by $106,000, or 90.6%, to $11,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $117,000 for the same period in 2018 due to a decrease in the average balance of $17.1 million, or 82.0%, to $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $20.9 million for the same period in 2018. The Company was able to fund loan growth from the increase in noninterest bearing deposits.
The average rate of the junior subordinated debentures, including the effects of accretion of the discount established as of the date of the merger with Washington Banking Company, decreased six basis points to 6.43% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 6.49% for the same period in 2018. The rate decrease on the debentures was due to a decrease in the average three-month LIBOR rate to 2.20% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 2.34% for the same period in 2018.
Net Interest Margin
Net interest margin decreased 20 basis points to 4.21% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 4.41% for the same period in 2018 primarily due to the above mentioned changes in asset yields and costs of funds. The net interest spread decreased 26 basis points to 4.01% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 4.27% for the same period in 2018 primarily due to the increase in the cost of total interest bearing liabilities.

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Net interest margin is impacted by the incremental accretion on purchased loans. The following table presents the net interest margin and effects of the incremental accretion on purchased loans for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Net interest margin (GAAP)
 
4.21
%
 
4.41
%
Exclude impact on net interest margin from incremental accretion on purchased loans (1)
 
0.09

 
0.23

Net interest margin, excluding incremental accretion on purchased loans (non-GAAP)(1)(2)
 
4.12
%
 
4.18
%
(1) 
As of the date of completion of each merger and acquisition transaction, purchased loans were recorded at their estimated fair value, including our estimate of future expected cash flows until the ultimate resolution of these credits. The difference between the contractual loan balance and the fair value represents the purchased discount. The purchased discount is accreted into income over the estimated remaining life of the loan or pool of loans, based upon results of the quarterly cash flow re-estimation. The incremental accretion income represents the amount of income recorded on the purchased loans in excess of the contractual stated interest rate in the individual loan notes.
(2) 
For additional information, see "Non-GAAP Financial Information."

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Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable period in the prior year
Net interest income increased $14.9 million, or 11.0%, to $150.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $135.7 million for the same period in 2018. The following table provides relevant net interest income information for the dates indicated:

 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Earned/
Paid
 
Average
Yield/
Rate (1)
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
Earned/
Paid
 
Average
Yield/
Rate
 (1)
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest Earning Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total loans receivable, net (2) (3)
$
3,651,659

 
$
142,651

 
5.22
%
 
$
3,346,709

 
$
127,601

 
5.10
%
Taxable securities
828,254

 
17,460

 
2.82

 
645,866

 
12,259

 
2.54

Nontaxable securities (3)
139,312

 
2,641

 
2.53

 
200,179

 
3,646

 
2.44

Other interest earning assets
70,280

 
1,155

 
2.20

 
66,619

 
1,016

 
2.04

Total interest earning assets
4,689,505

 
163,907

 
4.67
%
 
4,259,373

 
144,522

 
4.54
%
Noninterest earning assets
672,365

 
 
 
 
 
596,239

 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
5,361,870

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,855,612

 
 
 
 
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificates of deposit
$
508,177

 
$
4,994

 
1.31
%
 
$
451,741

 
$
2,741

 
0.81
%
Savings accounts
505,112

 
2,061

 
0.55

 
512,689

 
1,444

 
0.38

Interest bearing demand and money market accounts
2,036,253

 
4,815

 
0.32

 
1,863,135

 
2,984

 
0.21

Total interest bearing deposits
3,049,542

 
11,870

 
0.52

 
2,827,565

 
7,169

 
0.34

Junior subordinated debentures
20,401

 
1,026

 
6.72

 
20,108

 
928

 
6.17

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
30,512

 
139

 
0.61

 
30,543

 
52

 
0.23

FHLB advances and other borrowings
15,909

 
305

 
2.56

 
45,194

 
669

 
1.98

Total interest bearing liabilities
3,116,364

 
13,340

 
0.57
%
 
2,923,410

 
8,818

 
0.40
%
Demand and other noninterest bearing deposits
1,365,134

 
 
 
 
 
1,201,676

 
 
 
 
Other noninterest bearing liabilities
96,723

 
 
 
 
 
64,686

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
783,649

 
 
 
 
 
665,840

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
5,361,870

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,855,612

 
 
 
 
Net interest income
 
 
$
150,567

 
 
 
 
 
$
135,704

 
 
Net interest spread
 
 
 
 
4.10
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.14
%
Net interest margin
 
 
 
 
4.29
%
 
 
 
 
 
4.26
%
Average interest earning assets to average interest bearing liabilities
 
 
 
 
150.48
%
 
 
 
 
 
145.70
%
(1) 
Annualized
(2) 
The average loan balances presented in the table are net of allowances for loan losses. Nonaccrual loans have been included in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.
(3) 
Yields on tax-exempt securities and loans have not been stated on a tax-equivalent basis.
Interest Income
Total interest income increased $19.4 million, or 13.4%, to $163.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $144.5 million for the same period in 2018 due primarily to an increase in average balance of total loans receivable and taxable securities and to a lesser extent the increase in yields due to the higher rate environment for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. The balance of average interest earning assets increased $430.1 million, or 10.1%, to $4.69 billion for the nine months ended

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September 30, 2019 from $4.26 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the yield on total interest earning assets increased 13 basis points to 4.67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 4.54% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Interest income from interest and fees on loans increased $15.1 million, or 11.8%, to $142.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $127.6 million for the same period in 2018 due primarily to an increase in the average balance of total loans receivable, net of $305.0 million, or 9.1%, to $3.65 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $3.35 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily as a result of the Premier Merger. Loan yields increased 12 basis points to 5.22% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 5.10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in loan yield was due to higher contractual loan rates as a result of the higher interest rate environment during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018, offset partially by a decrease in incremental accretion on purchased loans.
Incremental accretion income was $3.9 million and $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The incremental accretion and the impact to loan yield will change during any period based on the volume of prepayments, but is expected to decrease over time as the balance of the purchased loans continues to decrease. The decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 was substantially due to less accretion on loans acquired in the Premier and Puget Mergers.
The following table presents the loan yield and effects of the incremental accretion on purchased loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Loan yield (GAAP)
 
5.22
%
 
5.10
%
Exclude impact on loan yield from incremental accretion on purchased loans (1)
 
0.14

 
0.25

Loan yield, excluding incremental accretion on purchased loans (non-GAAP) (1)(2)
 
5.08
%
 
4.85
%
 
 
 
 
 
Incremental accretion on purchased loans (1)
 
$
3,879

 
$
6,261

(1) 
As of the date of completion of each merger and acquisition transaction, purchased loans were recorded at their estimated fair value, including our estimate of future expected cash flows until the ultimate resolution of these credits. The difference between the contractual loan balance and the fair value represents the purchased discount. The purchased discount is accreted into income over the estimated remaining life of the loan or pool of loans, based upon results of the quarterly cash flow re-estimation. The incremental accretion income represents the amount of income recorded on the purchased loans in excess of the contractual stated interest rate in the individual loan notes.
(2) 
For additional information, see "Non-GAAP Financial Information."
Interest income on investment securities increased $4.2 million, or 26.4%, to $20.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $15.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily as a result of the increase in average balance of $121.5 million, or 14.4%, to $967.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $846.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in interest income on investment securities included an increase in the average balance of taxable securities of $182.4 million, or 28.2%, and a decrease in the average balance of tax exempt securities of $60.9 million, or 30.4%, as the Company actively managed portfolio performance in the changing rate environment. Additionally, interest income increased as a result of an increase in the investment yields, reflecting the effect of the higher interest rates and higher yields on new investment purchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. Yields on taxable securities increased 28 basis points to 2.82% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2.54% for the same period in 2018. Yields on nontaxable securities increased nine basis points to 2.53% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 2.44% for the same period in 2018.
Interest Expense
Total interest expense increased $4.5 million, or 51.3%, to $13.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $8.8 million for the same period in 2018 primarily as a result of competitive pressures and the rise in market interest rates. The cost of total interest bearing liabilities increased 17 basis points to 0.57% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 0.40% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The average balance of total interest bearing liabilities increased $193.0 million, or 6.6%, to $3.12 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $2.92 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

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Interest expense on total interest bearing deposits increased $4.7 million, or 65.6%, to $11.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $7.2 million for the same period in 2018 due to a combination of an increase in market interest rates and competitive pressures and an increase in the average balance due primarily to the Premier Merger. The cost of total interest bearing deposits increased 18 basis points to 0.52% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 0.34% for the same period in 2018. The increase in interest expense on total interest bearing deposits is primarily related to certificates of deposit and interest bearing demand and money market deposits accounts. The cost of certificates of deposit increased 50 basis points to 1.31% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 0.81% for the same period in 2018. The average balance of certificates of deposit increased $56.4 million, or 12.5%, to $508.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $451.7 million for the same period in 2018. The cost of interest bearing demand and money market deposits increased 11 basis points to 0.32% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 0.21% for the same period in 2018, and the average balance of interest bearing demand and money market deposits increased $173.1 million, or 9.3%, to $2.04 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $1.86 billion during the same period in 2018.
The Company was able to reduce the impact of the rising market interest rates by increasing the average balance of demand and other noninterest bearing deposits at a higher growth rate than total interest bearing deposits described above. The average balance of demand and other noninterest bearing deposits increased $163.5 million, or 13.6%, to $1.37 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $1.20 billion for the same period in 2018. The cost of total deposits increased 12 basis points to 0.36% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 0.24% for the same period in 2018.
Interest expense on FHLB advances and other borrowings decreased $364,000, or 54.4%, to $305,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $669,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 due to a decrease in the average balance, partially offset by an increase in the cost. The average balance for FHLB advances and other borrowings decreased by $29.3 million, or 64.8%, to $15.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $45.2 million for the same period in 2018 due to a decline in the utilization of overnight FHLB advances reflecting the increase in the average deposit balances. The average rate of the FHLB advances and other borrowings increased 58 basis points to 2.56% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 1.98% for the same period in 2018 as a result of the increase in market rates.
The average rate of the junior subordinated debentures, including the effects of accretion of the discount established as of the date of the merger with Washington Banking Company, increased 55 basis points to 6.72% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 6.17% for the same period in 2018. The rate increase on the debentures was due to an increase in the average three-month LIBOR rates to 2.46% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 2.20% for the same period in 2018.
Net Interest Margin
Net interest margin increased three basis points to 4.29% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 4.26% for the same period in 2018 primarily due to the above mentioned changes in asset yields and costs of funds. The net interest spread decreased four basis points to 4.10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from 4.14% for the same period in 2018 primarily due to the increase in cost of total interest bearing liabilities.
Net interest margin is impacted by the incremental accretion on purchased loans. The following table presents the net interest margin and effects of the incremental accretion on purchased loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Net interest margin (GAAP)
 
4.29
%
 
4.26
%
Exclude impact on net interest margin from incremental accretion on purchased loans (1)
 
0.11

 
0.20

Net interest margin, excluding incremental accretion on purchased loans (non-GAAP) (1)(2)
 
4.18
%
 
4.06
%
(1) 
As of the date of completion of each merger and acquisition transaction, purchased loans were recorded at their estimated fair value, including our estimate of future expected cash flows until the ultimate resolution of these credits. The difference between the contractual loan balance and the fair value represents the purchased discount. The purchased discount is accreted into income over the estimated remaining life of the loan or pool of loans, based upon results of the quarterly cash flow re-estimation. The incremental accretion income represents the amount of income recorded on the purchased loans in excess of the contractual stated interest rate in the individual loan notes.
(2) 
For additional information, see "Non-GAAP Financial Information."


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Provision for Loan Losses
Comparison of quarter ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable quarter in the prior year.
The Bank has established a comprehensive methodology for determining its allowance for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses is increased by provisions for loan losses charged to expense, and is reduced by loans charged-off, net of loan recoveries or a recovery of previous provision. The amount of the provision expense recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was calculated in accordance with the Bank's methodology. For additional information, see the section entitled "Analysis of Allowance for Loan Losses" below.
The provision for loan losses is dependent on the Bank’s ability to manage asset quality and control the level of net charge-offs through prudent underwriting standards. In addition, a decline in general economic conditions could increase future provisions for loan losses and have a material effect on the Company’s net income.
The provision for loan losses decreased $599,000, or 56.2%, to $466,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 due primarily to the provision expense necessary as a result of the Premier Merger during the quarter ended September 30, 2018. Based on a thorough review of the loan portfolio, the Bank determined that the provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was appropriate as it was calculated in accordance with the Bank's methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses.
Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable period in the prior year.
The provision for loan losses decreased $1.2 million, or 30.6%, to $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily as the result of lower loan growth, higher provision expense necessary as a result of the Premier and Puget Mergers during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and the mix and volume of the loan portfolio during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Based on a thorough review of the loan portfolio, the Bank determined that the provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was appropriate as it was calculated in accordance with the Bank's methodology for determining the allowance for loan losses.

Noninterest Income
Comparison of quarter ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable quarter in the prior year.
Total noninterest income increased $408,000, or 5.1%, to $8.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $8.1 million for the same period in 2018. The following table presents the change in the key components of noninterest income for the periods noted:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
Percentage Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Service charges and other fees
$
4,779

 
$
4,824

 
$
(45
)
 
(0.9
)%
Gain on sale of investment securities, net
281

 
82

 
199

 
242.7

Gain on sale of loans, net
993

 
706

 
287

 
40.7

Interest rate swap fees
152

 

 
152

 
100.0

Other income
2,253

 
2,438

 
(185
)
 
(7.6
)
Total noninterest income
$
8,458

 
$
8,050

 
$
408

 
5.1
 %

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Gain on sale of loans, net increased $287,000, or 40.7%, to $993,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $706,000 for the same period in 2018 due primarily to the Bank resuming sales of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans based on favorable market conditions. The detail of gain on sale of loans, net is included in the following schedule:
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
Percentage Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Gain on sale of mortgage loans, net
$
728

 
$
706

 
$
22

 
3.1
%
Gain on sale of guaranteed portion of SBA loans, net
265

 

 
265

 
100.0

     Gain on sale of loans, net
$
993

 
$
706

 
$
287

 
40.7
%
In addition to gain on sale of loans, net, total noninterest income increased due to higher volume of sales of investment securities executed during the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.
Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable period in the prior year
Total noninterest income increased $278,000, or 1.2%, to $23.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $23.2 million for the same period in 2018. The following table presents the change in the key components of noninterest income for the periods noted:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
Percentage Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Service charges and other fees
$
14,109

 
$
14,062

 
$
47

 
0.3
 %
Gain on sale of investment securities, net
329

 
135

 
194

 
143.7

Gain on sale of loans, net
1,613

 
2,286

 
(673
)
 
(29.4
)
Interest rate swap fees
313

 
360

 
(47
)
 
(13.1
)
Other income
7,087

 
6,330

 
757

 
12.0

Total noninterest income
$
23,451

 
$
23,173

 
$
278

 
1.2
 %
Other income increased $757,000, or 12.0%, to $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $6.3 million for the same period in 2018 due primarily to higher BOLI income, fees earned from Wealth Management and Trust Services, and recoveries of zero-balance purchased loan notes which were charged-off prior to the consummation of the related acquisition during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily from our merger with Washington Banking Company. In addition, the Bank recognized a gain on sale of a branch held for sale of $382,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Gain on sale of investment securities, net increased $194,000, or 143.7%, to $329,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $135,000 during the same in 2018 due to a higher volume of sales of investment securities available for sale executed during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018.

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The increase in noninterest income was offset partially by a decrease in gain on sale of loans, net of $673,000, or 29.4%, to $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $2.3 million for the same period in 2018 primarily due to lower mortgage origination volume. Mortgage loan originations decreased by $15.1 million, or 24.8%, to $45.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $61.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The following table presents gain on sale of loans, net for the periods noted:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
Percentage Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Gain on sale of mortgage loans, net
$
1,348

 
$
1,930

 
$
(582
)
 
(30.2
)%
Gain on sale of guaranteed portion of SBA loans, net
265

 
356

 
(91
)
 
(25.6
)
     Gain on sale of loans, net
$
1,613

 
$
2,286

 
$
(673
)
 
(29.4
)%


Noninterest Expense
Comparison of quarter ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable quarter in the prior year.
Noninterest expense decreased $2.7 million, or 6.9%, to $36.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $39.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018 due primarily to acquisition-related expenses incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2018. While there were no acquisition-related expenses incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2019, acquisition-related expenses incurred as a result of the Premier and Puget Mergers were $3.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018, including compensation and employee benefits expense of $1.9 million and professional services expense of $1.1 million. The following table presents changes in the key components of noninterest expense for the periods noted:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
Percentage Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Compensation and employee benefits
$
21,733

 
$
23,804

 
$
(2,071
)
 
(8.7
)%
Occupancy and equipment
5,268

 
5,020

 
248

 
4.9

Data processing
2,333

 
2,343

 
(10
)
 
(0.4
)
Marketing
816

 
876

 
(60
)
 
(6.8
)
Professional services
1,434

 
2,119

 
(685
)
 
(32.3
)
State/municipal business and use tax
1,370

 
795

 
575

 
72.3

Federal deposit insurance premium
9

 
375

 
(366
)
 
(97.6
)
Other real estate owned, net
(35
)
 
18

 
(53
)
 
(294.4
)
Amortization of intangible assets
975

 
1,114

 
(139
)
 
(12.5
)
Other expense
2,816

 
2,997

 
(181
)
 
(6.0
)
Total noninterest expense
$
36,719

 
$
39,461

 
$
(2,742
)
 
(6.9
)%

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Acquisition-related expenses incurred as a result of the Premier and Puget Mergers during the three months ended September 30, 2018 are included in the following components of noninterest expense:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Compensation and employee benefits
$
1,907

Occupancy and equipment
7

Data processing
370

Marketing
1

Professional services
1,081

Other expense
36

Total acquisition costs
$
3,402

Without the impact of acquisition-related costs, the increase in noninterest expense during the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018 was due to an increase in state/municipal business and use taxes expense as a result of an assessment in the amount of $537,000 from a Washington State Department of Revenue Business and Occupation audit and in professional service expense of $171,000 due to consulting fees related to the implementation efforts for the pending Current Expected Credit Losses accounting standard. The increase in noninterest expense was partially offset by a decrease in federal deposit insurance premium expense as a result of a small bank credit awarded by the FDIC that was recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2019. The Bank has $883,000 in small bank credits on future assessments remaining as of September 30, 2019, which may be recognized in future periods when allowed for by the FDIC upon insurance fund levels being met.
The ratio of noninterest expense to average total assets (annualized) was 2.69% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 2.97% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in acquisition-related expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable period in the prior year
Noninterest expense decreased $1.1 million, or 1.0%, to $110.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $111.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The following table presents changes in the key components of noninterest expense for the periods noted:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
Percentage Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Compensation and employee benefits
$
65,629

 
$
64,492

 
$
1,137

 
1.8
 %
Occupancy and equipment
16,177

 
14,457

 
1,720

 
11.9

Data processing
6,615

 
7,455

 
(840
)
 
(11.3
)
Marketing
3,020

 
2,507

 
513

 
20.5

Professional services
3,912

 
8,485

 
(4,573
)
 
(53.9
)
State/municipal business and use tax
2,977

 
2,199

 
778

 
35.4

Federal deposit insurance premium
720

 
1,105

 
(385
)
 
(34.8
)
Other real estate owned, net
340

 
18

 
322

 
1,788.9

Amortization of intangible assets
3,026

 
2,705

 
321

 
11.9

Other expense
8,375

 
8,491

 
(116
)
 
(1.4
)
Total noninterest expense
$
110,791

 
$
111,914

 
$
(1,123
)
 
(1.0
)%

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Acquisition-related expenses incurred as a result of the Premier and Puget Mergers during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are included in the following components of noninterest expense:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Compensation and employee benefits
$
76

 
$
4,798

Occupancy and equipment

 
44

Data processing
55

 
1,147

Marketing

 
6

Professional services
1

 
3,016

Other expense

 
79

Total acquisition costs
$
132

 
$
9,090

Compensation and employee benefits increased $1.1 million, or 1.8%, to $65.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $64.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and increased $5.9 million, or 9.8%, after adjusting for acquisition-related expenses. The increases are primarily as a result of additional employees acquired in the Premier Merger, the expansion of the commercial banking team in greater Portland, Oregon in January 2019, and standard salary increases. The average full time equivalent employees increased to 878 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 831 for the same period in 2018.
Occupancy and equipment increased $1.7 million, or 11.9%, to $16.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $14.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 due substantially to branch expansion, including additional leased space in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington and in Portland and other Oregon markets. The Bellevue expansion included the lease acquired from the Puget Sound Merger and additional space leased subsequent to the merger. The Oregon expansion included five leases acquired in the Premier Merger.
Marketing increased $513,000, or 20.5%, to $3.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $2.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to timing of various marketing campaigns.
Professional services decreased $4.6 million, or 53.9%, to $3.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $8.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 primarily due to a decrease in acquisition-related expenses and the buy-out of a third-party contract in the amount of $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The Company expects the accumulated savings in future professional services expenses to fully offset the cost of the buy-out by the end of 2019.
State/municipal business and use tax expense increased and federal deposit insurance premium expense decreased primarily due to the reasons stated above in the discussion for the three months ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable quarter in the prior year.
The ratio of noninterest expense to average total assets (annualized) was 2.76% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 3.08% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily a result of lower acquisition-related expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the buy-out of a third-party contract during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Income Tax Expense
Comparison of quarter ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable quarter in the prior year.
Income tax expense increased $475,000, or 15.1%, to $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The effective tax rate was 16.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 16.9% for the same period in 2018.
Comparison of nine months ended September 30, 2019 to the comparable period in the prior year.
Income tax expense increased $3.5 million, or 53.4%, to $10.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 from $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The effective tax rate was 16.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 15.2% for the same period in 2018. The increase in the income tax expense and effective tax rate during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to a decrease

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in tax-exempt securities, the impact of stock-based compensation activity, an increased Oregon presence, and higher pre-tax income.

Non-GAAP Financial Information
This report contains certain financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These measures include net interest income, interest and fees on loans, and loan yield and net interest margin excluding the effect of the incremental accretion on purchased loans acquired through mergers. Our management uses these non-GAAP measures, together with the related GAAP measures, in its analysis of our performance and in making business decisions. Management also uses these measures for peer comparisons. Management believes that presenting loan yield and net interest margin excluding the effect of the acquisition accounting discount accretion on loans acquired through mergers is useful in assessing the impact of acquisition accounting on loan yield and net interest margin, as the effect of loan discount accretion is expected to decrease as the acquired loans mature or roll off our balance sheet. These disclosures should not be viewed as substitutes for the results determined to be in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.
Reconciliations of the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures on net interest income, interest and fees on loans, loan yield and net interest margin are presented below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Net interest income and interest and fees on loans:
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (GAAP)
$
50,243

 
$
51,126

 
$
150,567

 
$
135,704

Exclude incremental accretion on purchased loans
(1,090
)
 
(2,637
)
 
(3,879
)
 
(6,261
)
Adjusted net interest income (non-GAAP)
$
49,153

 
$
48,489

 
$
146,688

 
$
129,443

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average total interest earning assets, net
$
4,736,704

 
$
4,596,734

 
$
4,689,505

 
$
4,259,373

Net interest margin, annualized (GAAP)
4.21
%
 
4.41
%
 
4.29
%
 
4.26
%
Net interest margin, excluding incremental accretion on purchased loans, annualized (non-GAAP)
4.12
%
 
4.18
%
 
4.18
%
 
4.06
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans (GAAP)
$
47,845

 
$
48,301

 
$
142,651

 
$
127,601

Exclude incremental accretion on purchased loans
(1,090
)
 
(2,637
)
 
(3,879
)
 
(6,261
)
Adjusted interest and fees on loans (non-GAAP)
$
46,755

 
$
45,664

 
$
138,772

 
$
121,340

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average total loans receivable, net
$
3,677,405

 
$
3,618,031

 
$
3,651,659

 
$
3,346,709

Loan yield, annualized (GAAP)
5.16
%
 
5.30
%
 
5.22
%
 
5.10
%
Loan yield, excluding incremental accretion on purchased loans, annualized (non-GAAP)
5.04
%
 
5.01
%
 
5.08
%
 
4.85
%

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Financial Condition Overview
The table below provides a comparison of the changes in the Company's financial condition from December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2019:
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Change
 
% Change
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
236,968

 
$
161,910

 
$
75,058

 
46.4
 %
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value
 
966,102

 
976,095

 
(9,993
)
 
(1.0
)
Loans held for sale
 
5,211

 
1,555

 
3,656

 
235.1

Total loans receivable, net
 
3,694,825

 
3,619,118

 
75,707

 
2.1

Other real estate owned
 
841

 
1,983

 
(1,142
)
 
(57.6
)
Premises and equipment, net
 
86,563

 
81,100

 
5,463

 
6.7

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
 
6,377

 
6,076

 
301

 
5.0

Bank owned life insurance
 
102,981

 
93,612

 
9,369

 
10.0

Accrued interest receivable
 
14,722

 
15,403

 
(681
)
 
(4.4
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
142,068

 
98,522

 
43,546

 
44.2

Other intangible assets, net
 
17,588

 
20,614

 
(3,026
)
 
(14.7
)
Goodwill
 
240,939

 
240,939

 

 

Total assets
 
$
5,515,185

 
$
5,316,927

 
$
198,258

 
3.7
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
$
4,562,257

 
$
4,432,402

 
$
129,855

 
2.9
 %
Junior subordinated debentures
 
20,522

 
20,302

 
220

 
1.1

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
 
25,883

 
31,487

 
(5,604
)
 
(17.8
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
102,396

 
72,013

 
30,383

 
42.2

Total liabilities
 
4,711,058

 
4,556,204

 
154,854

 
3.4

Stockholders' equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock
 
585,581

 
591,806

 
(6,225
)
 
(1.1
)
Retained earnings
 
206,021

 
176,372

 
29,649

 
16.8

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), net
 
12,525

 
(7,455
)
 
19,980

 
(268.0
)
Total stockholders' equity
 
804,127

 
760,723

 
43,404

 
5.7

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
5,515,185

 
$
5,316,927

 
$
198,258

 
3.7
 %
Total assets increased $198.3 million, or 3.7%, to $5.52 billion as of September 30, 2019 compared to $5.32 billion as of December 31, 2018.
Total loans receivable, net, increased $75.7 million, or 2.1%, to $3.69 billion at September 30, 2019 compared to $3.62 billion as of December 31, 2018 due primarily to an increase in total real estate construction and land development loans of $30.3 million, total commercial business loans of $20.7 million and one-to-four family residential loans of $19.4 million.
Prepaid and other assets increased $43.5 million, or 44.2%, to $142.1 million at September 30, 2019 compared to $98.5 million as of December 31, 2018 due primarily to the ROU lease asset of $26.6 million that was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to the implementation of ASU 2016-02 and an increase in our investment in Low Income Housing Tax Credit of $11.6 million.
Total deposits increased $129.9 million, or 2.9%, to $4.56 billion at September 30, 2019 from $4.43 billion at December 31, 2018 due primarily to an increase in total non-maturity deposits of $72.4 million, or 1.8%. Noninterest demand deposits increased $67.2 million, or 4.9%, to $1.43 billion at September 30, 2019 from $1.36 billion at December 31, 2018. Certificate of deposit accounts increased $57.4 million, or 12.3%, to $524.3 million at

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September 30, 2019 from $466.9 million at December 31, 2018. Non-maturity deposits as a percentage of total deposits decreased slightly to 88.5% as of September 30, 2019 from 89.5% at December 31, 2018.
Accrued expenses and other liabilities increased $30.4 million, or 42.2%, to $102.4 million at September 30, 2019 compared to $72.0 million as of December 31, 2018 due primarily to the lease ROU obligation of $27.9 million that was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 based on the implementation of ASU 2016-02.

Lending Activities
The Bank is a full service commercial bank, which originates a wide variety of loans with a focus on commercial business loans. Total loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses, increased $75.7 million, or 2.1%, to $3.69 billion at September 30, 2019 from $3.62 billion at December 31, 2018.
The following table provides information about our loan portfolio by type of loan at the dates indicated and the change between these dates. These balances are prior to deduction for the allowance for loan losses.
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
Balance (1)
 
% of Total (2)
 
Balance (1)
 
% of Total (2)
 
Change
 
%of Balance Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial business:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial and industrial
$
853,995

 
22.9
%
 
$
853,606

 
23.4
%
 
$
389

 
 %
Owner-occupied commercial real estate
787,591

 
21.1

 
779,814

 
21.3

 
7,777

 
1.0

Non-owner occupied commercial real estate
1,316,992

 
35.3

 
1,304,463

 
35.7

 
12,529

 
1.0

Total commercial business
2,958,578

 
79.3

 
2,937,883

 
80.4

 
20,695

 
0.7

One-to-four family residential (3)
121,174

 
3.2

 
101,763

 
2.8

 
19,411

 
19.1

Real estate construction and land development:
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
One-to-four family residential
98,034

 
2.6

 
102,730

 
2.8

 
(4,696
)
 
(4.6
)
Five or more family residential and commercial properties
147,686

 
4.0

 
112,730

 
3.1

 
34,956

 
31.0

Total real estate construction and land development
245,720

 
6.6

 
215,460

 
5.9

 
30,260

 
14.0

Consumer
403,485

 
10.8

 
395,545

 
10.8

 
7,940

 
2.0

Gross loans receivable
3,728,957

 
99.9

 
3,650,651

 
99.9

 
78,306

 
2.1

Net deferred loan costs
2,386

 
0.1

 
3,509

 
0.1

 
(1,123
)
 
(32.0
)
Loans receivable, net
$
3,731,343

 
100.0
%
 
$
3,654,160

 
100.0
%
 
$
77,183

 
2.1
 %
(1) Balances do not include undisbursed loan commitments.
(2) Percent of loans receivable, net.
(3) Excludes loans held for sale of $5.2 million and $1.6 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.


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Nonperforming Assets and Credit Quality Metrics
The following table provides information about our nonaccrual loans, other real estate owned and performing TDR loans for the indicated dates:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans:
 
 
 
Commercial business
$
40,742

 
$
12,564

One-to-four family residential
19

 
71

Real estate construction and land development
560

 
899

Consumer
190

 
169

Total nonaccrual loans (1)
41,511

 
13,703

Other real estate owned
841

 
1,983

Total nonperforming assets
$
42,352

 
$
15,686

 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
36,518

 
$
35,042

Nonperforming loans to loans receivable, net
1.11
%
 
0.37
%
Allowance for loan losses to loans receivable, net
0.98
%
 
0.96
%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
87.97
%
 
255.73
%
Nonperforming assets to total assets
0.77
%
 
0.30
%
 
 
 
 
Performing TDR loans:
 
 
 
Commercial business
$
18,831

 
$
22,170

One-to-four family residential
200

 
208

Consumer
385

 
358

Total performing TDR loans
$
19,416

 
$
22,736

Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
$

 
$

Potential problem loans
85,339

 
101,349

(1) 
At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, $17.5 million and $6.9 million of nonaccrual loans were considered nonperforming TDR loans, respectively.
Nonaccrual Loans.    Nonaccrual loans increased $27.8 million to $41.5 million, or 1.11% of loans receivable, net, at September 30, 2019 from $13.7 million, or 0.37% of loans receivable, net, at December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily related to the addition of seven commercial lending relationships totaling $31.0 million which showed increased signs of cash flow deterioration, including three agricultural business relationships of $23.9 million, of which $5.6 million which was previously classified as a TDR loan.

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The following table reflects the changes in nonaccrual loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Nonaccrual loans
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
13,703

 
$
10,703

   Addition of previously classified pass graded loans
3,858

 
5,373

   Addition of previously classified potential problem loans
21,998

 
4,336

   Addition of acquired loans

 
130

   Addition of previously classified TDR loans
7,051

 

   Net principal payments
(4,400
)
 
(5,038
)
   Charge-offs
(699
)
 
(724
)
Balance, end of period
$
41,511

 
$
14,780

At September 30, 2019, nonaccrual loans of $6.1 million had related allowance for loan losses of $932,000 and nonaccrual loans of $35.4 million had no related allowance for loan losses. At December 31, 2018, nonaccrual loans of $9.5 million had related allowance for loan losses of $1.9 million and nonaccrual loans of $4.2 million had no allowance for loan losses.
At September 30, 2019, nonperforming TDR loans, included in the nonaccrual loan table above, were $17.5 million and had a related allowance for loan losses of $494,000, including $13.7 million of nonperforming TDR loans with no related allowance for loan losses. At December 31, 2018, nonperforming TDR loans were $6.9 million and had a related allowance for loan losses of $658,000.
Nonperforming Assets.    Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned. Nonperforming assets increased $26.7 million to $42.4 million, or 0.77% of total assets, at September 30, 2019 from $15.7 million, or 0.30% of total assets, at December 31, 2018 due primarily to the increase in nonaccrual loans, discussed above, offset partially by a decrease in other real estate owned of $1.1 million, or 57.6%, to $841,000 at September 30, 2019 from $2.0 million at December 31, 2018 as a result of a disposition of properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Troubled Debt Restructured Loans. TDR loans are considered impaired and are separately measured for impairment whether on accrual or nonaccrual status. The performing TDR loans are not considered nonperforming assets as they continue to accrue interest despite being considered impaired due to the restructured status. Performing TDR loans decreased $3.3 million, or 14.6%, to $19.4 million at September 30, 2019 from $22.7 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease was due primarily to net principal payments and the transfer to nonaccrual status, including the one agricultural business relationship of $5.6 million previously discussed. The decrease was partially offset by the addition of TDR loans as a result of extending maturities on four commercial lending relationships totaling $8.1 million, including $5.1 million related to agricultural borrowers, which showed signs of cash flow deterioration.

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The following table reflects the changes in performing TDR loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In thousands)
Performing TDR loans
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
22,736

 
$
26,757

   Addition of previously classified pass graded loans
2,633

 
1,909

   Addition of previously classified potential problem loans
8,341

 
907

   Transfers of loans to nonaccrual status
(7,051
)
 

   Charge-offs
(20
)
 

   Net principal payments
(7,223
)
 
(5,124
)
Balance, end of period
$
19,416

 
$
24,449

The related allowance for loan losses on performing TDR loans was $1.9 million as of September 30, 2019 and $2.3 million as of December 31, 2018.
Potential Problem Loans. Potential problem loans decreased $16.0 million, or 15.8%, to $85.3 million at September 30, 2019 compared to $101.3 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease was primarily attributed to the transfer of loans to nonaccrual and TDR status, including $11.3 million related to the one agricultural business relationship previously discussed. Included in the net principal payments are loans paid in full of $13.1 million and the significant pay down of four commercial lines of credit totaling $6.3 million. Offsetting these decreases in potential problem loans was the addition of $46.2 million of previously classified pass graded loans. The risk rating downgrade of these relationships will enhance the Company's monitoring of these credits.
The following table reflects the changes in potential problem loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
Potential problem loans
 
Balance, beginning of period
$
101,349

 
$
83,543

   Addition of previously classified pass graded loans
46,243

 
48,915

   Acquired in Premier and Puget Mergers

 
14,630

   Upgrades to pass graded loan status
(8,816
)
 
(15,273
)
   Net principal payments
(22,588
)
 
(20,530
)
   Transfers of loans to nonaccrual and TDR status
(30,339
)
 
(5,243
)
   Charge-offs
(510
)
 
(300
)
Balance, end of period
$
85,339

 
$
105,742


Analysis of Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses charged against earnings. The balance of the allowance for loan losses is maintained at the amount management believes will be appropriate to absorb probable incurred credit losses in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance for loan losses is determined by applying estimated loss factors to the credit exposure from outstanding loans.
We assess the estimated credit losses inherent in our loan portfolio by considering a number of elements including:
historical loss experience in the loan portfolio;
impact of environmental factors, including:

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levels of and trends in delinquencies, classified and impaired loans;
levels of and trends in charge-offs and recoveries;
trends in volume and terms of loans;
effects of changes in risk selection and underwriting standards, and other changes in lending policies, procedures and practices;
experience, ability, and depth of lending management and other relevant staff;
national and local economic trends and conditions;
other external factors such as competition, legal and regulatory;
effects of changes in credit concentrations; and
other factors
We calculate an appropriate allowance for loan losses for the loans in our loan portfolio by applying historical loss factors for homogeneous classes of the portfolio, adjusted for changes to the above-noted environmental factors. We may record specific provisions for impaired loans, including loans on nonaccrual status, TDR loans and other loans with a specific valuation allowance, after a careful analysis of each loan’s credit and collateral factors. Our analysis of an appropriate allowance for loan losses combines the provisions made for our non-impaired loans and the specific provisions made for each impaired loan.
The allowance for loan losses on loans designated as non-PCI loans is similar to the methodology described above except that for non-PCI loans, the remaining unaccreted discounts resulting from the fair value adjustments recorded at the time the loans were purchased are additionally factored into the allowance methodology.
For the PCI loans, the acquisition date fair value incorporated our estimate of future expected cash flows until the ultimate resolution of these credits. To the extent actual or projected cash flows are less than previously estimated, additional provisions for loan losses on the PCI loan portfolio will be recognized immediately into earnings. To the extent actual or projected cash flows are more than previously estimated, the increase in cash flows is recognized immediately as a recapture of provision for loan losses up to the previously recognized provision for that loan or pool of loans, if any, and then prospectively recognized in interest income as a yield adjustment. Non-pooled nonaccrual or performing TDR PCI loans may become classified as impaired if the loans are no longer accreting loan discounts established at acquisition based on the guidance of FASB ASC 310-30.
While we believe we use the best information available to determine the allowance for loan losses, our results of operations could be significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in determining the allowance. A decline in national and local economic conditions, or other factors, could result in a material increase in the allowance for loan losses and may adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the determination of the amount of the allowance for loan losses is subject to review by bank regulators, as part of their routine examination process, which may result in the establishment of an additional allowance for loan losses based upon their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination.

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The following table provides information regarding changes in our allowance for loan losses at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Allowance for loan losses on loans at the beginning of the period
$
36,363

 
$
33,972

 
$
35,042

 
$
32,086

Provision for loan losses
466

 
1,065

 
2,753

 
3,967

Charge-offs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial business
(306
)
 
(300
)
 
(1,183
)
 
(923
)
One-to-four family residential
(15
)
 
(15
)
 
(45
)
 
(30
)
Real estate construction and land development

 

 

 

Consumer
(501
)
 
(530
)
 
(1,653
)
 
(1,709
)
Total charge-offs
(822
)
 
(845
)
 
(2,881
)
 
(2,662
)
Recoveries:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial business
381

 
121

 
602

 
690

One-to-four family residential

 

 

 

Real estate construction and land development
3

 
3

 
628

 
5

Consumer
127

 
159

 
374

 
389

Total recoveries
511

 
283

 
1,604

 
1,084

Net charge-offs
(311
)
 
(562
)
 
(1,277
)
 
(1,578
)
Allowance for loan losses at the end of the period
$
36,518

 
$
34,475

 
$
36,518

 
$
34,475

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses to loans receivable, net
0.98
%
 
0.94
%
 
0.98
%
 
0.94
%
Net recoveries on loans to average loans, annualized
0.03
%
 
0.06
%
 
0.05
%
 
0.06
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans receivable, net at the end of the period (1)
$
3,731,343

 
$
3,649,054

 
$
3,731,343

 
$
3,649,054

Average loans receivable during the period (1)
3,677,405

 
3,618,031

 
3,651,659

 
3,346,709

(1) Excludes loans held for sale.
The allowance for loan losses increased $1.5 million, or 4.2%, to $36.5 million at September 30, 2019 from $35.0 million at December 31, 2018. The increase was the result of provision for loan losses of $2.8 million recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, offset partially by net charge-offs of $1.3 million recorded during the same period. The allowance for loan losses to loans receivable, net increased to 0.98% at September 30, 2019 from 0.96% at December 31, 2018. Included in the carrying value of loans are net fair value discounts on loans purchased in mergers and acquisitions which may reduce the need for an allowance for loan losses on these loans because they are carried at an amount below the outstanding principal balance. As these fair value discounts are accreted, thereby increasing the loan balance, the Company may record an allowance for loan loss, which has the net impact of increasing the allowance for loan losses to loans receivable, net. The remaining net fair value discount on purchased loans was $9.1 million at September 30, 2019 compared to $11.8 million at December 31, 2018.
The Company recorded charge-offs of $2.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due primarily to charge-offs of four commercial lending relationships totaling $995,000, including one agricultural business relationship charge-off of $342,000, and small dollar charge-offs on a large volume of consumer loans. The Company recorded recoveries of $1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to the recovery of a one-to-four family residential construction loan of $602,000 as a result of a bankruptcy resolution, a recovery of $292,000 from a previously charged off non-owner occupied commercial real estate loan and small recoveries on a large volume of small dollar consumer loans.
As of September 30, 2019, the Bank identified $41.5 million of nonaccrual loans, $19.4 million of performing TDR loans, and $699,000 of other loans with a specific valuation allowance for a total of $59.2 million of impaired loans. Of these impaired loans, $35.1 million had no allowances for loan losses as their estimated collateral value or

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discounted expected cash flow is equal to or exceeds their carrying costs. The remaining $24.2 million of impaired loans had related allowances for loan losses totaling $2.9 million. As of December 31, 2018, the Bank identified $13.7 million of nonaccrual loans and $22.7 million of performing TDR loans for a total of $36.4 million of impaired loans. Of these impaired loans, $7.6 million had no allowances for loan losses. The remaining $28.8 million of impaired loans had related allowances for loan losses totaling $4.2 million.
The following table outlines the allowance for loan losses and related loan balances on loans at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
(Dollars in thousands)
General Valuation Allowance:
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
31,264

 
$
27,854

Gross loans, excluding PCI and impaired loans
$
3,648,651

 
$
3,589,305

Percentage
0.86
%
 
0.78
%
 
 
 
 
PCI Allowance:
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
2,401

 
$
3,018

Gross PCI loans
$
21,068

 
$
24,907

Percentage
11.40
%
 
12.12
%
 
 
 
 
Specific Valuation Allowance:
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
2,853

 
$
4,170

Gross impaired loans
$
59,238

 
$
36,439

Percentage
4.82
%
 
11.44
%
 
 
 
 
Total Allowance for Loan Losses:
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
36,518

 
$
35,042

Gross loans receivable
$
3,728,957

 
$
3,650,651

Percentage
0.98
%
 
0.96
%
Based on the Bank's established comprehensive methodology, management deemed the allowance for loan losses of $36.5 million (0.98% of loans receivable, net and 87.97% of nonperforming loans) at September 30, 2019 appropriate to provide for probable incurred credit losses based on an evaluation of known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio at that date. This compares to an allowance for loan losses of $35.0 million (0.96% of loans receivable, net and 255.73% of nonperforming loans) at December 31, 2018.
While we believe we use the best information available to determine the allowance for loan losses, our results of operations could be significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in determining the allowance. A decline in national and local economic conditions, or other factors, could result in a material increase in the allowance for loan losses and may adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the determination of the amount of the allowance for loan losses is subject to review by bank regulators, as part of their routine examination process, which may result in the establishment of an additional allowance for loan losses based upon their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination. Because future events affecting borrowers and collateral cannot be predicted with certainty, there can be no assurance that the existing allowance for loan losses is appropriate or that increased provisions will not be necessary should the quality of the loans deteriorate. Any material increase in the allowance for loan losses would adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Deposits and Other Borrowings
Total deposits increased $129.9 million, or 2.9%, to $4.56 billion at September 30, 2019 from $4.43 billion at December 31, 2018. Non-maturity deposits as a percentage of total deposits decreased to 88.5% at September 30, 2019 from 89.5% at December 31, 2018 and the percentage of certificates of deposit to total deposits increased to 11.5% at September 30, 2019 from 10.5% at December 31, 2018.

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The following table summarizes the Company's deposits as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
Balance
 
% of Total
 
Balance
 
% of Total
 
Change
 
% of Balance Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
Noninterest demand deposits
$
1,429,435

 
31.3
%
 
$
1,362,268

 
30.7
%
 
$
67,167

 
4.9
 %
Interest bearing demand deposits
1,324,177

 
29.0

 
1,317,513

 
29.7

 
6,664

 
0.5

Money market accounts
776,107

 
17.0

 
765,316

 
17.3

 
10,791

 
1.4

Savings accounts
508,228

 
11.2

 
520,413

 
11.8

 
(12,185
)
 
(2.3
)
Total non-maturity deposits
4,037,947

 
88.5

 
3,965,510

 
89.5

 
72,437

 
1.8

Certificates of deposit
524,310

 
11.5

 
466,892

 
10.5

 
57,418

 
12.3

Total deposits
$
4,562,257

 
100.0
%
 
$
4,432,402

 
100.0
%
 
$
129,855

 
2.9

Borrowings may be used on a short-term basis to compensate for reductions in other sources of funds (such as deposit inflows at less than projected levels). Borrowings may also be used on a longer-term basis to support expanded lending activities and match the maturity of repricing intervals of assets. The Bank also utilizes securities sold under agreement to repurchase as a supplement to its funding sources. Our securities sold under agreement to repurchase are secured by available for sale investment securities. At September 30, 2019, the Bank had securities sold under agreement to repurchase of $25.9 million, a decrease of $5.6 million, or 17.8%, from $31.5 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease was the result of customer activity during the period.
The Company also has junior subordinated debentures with a par value of $25.0 million which pay quarterly interest based on three-month LIBOR plus 1.56%. The debentures mature in 2037. The balance of the junior subordinated debentures was $20.5 million at September 30, 2019, which reflects the fair value of the junior subordinated debentures established during the Washington Banking Merger, adjusted for the accretion of discount from purchase accounting fair value adjustment.
At September 30, 2019, the Bank maintained credit facilities with the FHLB for $930.6 million and credit facilities with the Federal Reserve Bank for $40.4 million. The Company had no FHLB advances outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The average cost of the FHLB advances during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was 2.56% and 1.98%, respectively. The Bank also maintains lines of credit with five correspondent banks to purchase federal funds totaling $140.0 million as of September 30, 2019. There were no federal funds purchased as of September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

Liquidity and Cash Flows
Our primary sources of funds are customer and local government deposits, loan principal and interest payments, and interest earned on and proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities. These funds, together with retained earnings, equity, and other borrowed funds, are used to make loans, acquire investment securities and other assets, and fund continuing operations. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans are a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by the level of interest rates, economic conditions and competition.
Heritage Bank: The principal objective of the Bank’s liquidity management program is to maintain the ability to meet day-to-day cash flow requirements of its customers who either wish to withdraw funds or to draw upon credit facilities to meet their cash needs. The Bank monitors the sources and uses of funds on a daily basis to maintain an acceptable liquidity position. In addition to liquidity from core deposits and the repayment and maturities of loans, the Bank can utilize established credit facilities and lines with correspondent banks or sale of investment securities.
Heritage Financial Corporation: The Company is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity. Substantially all of the Company’s revenues are obtained from dividends declared and paid by the Bank. There are statutory and regulatory provisions that could limit the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. However, management believes that such restrictions will not have an adverse impact on the ability of the Company to meets its ongoing cash obligations. At September 30, 2019, the Company (on an unconsolidated basis) had cash and cash equivalents of $10.6 million.
We are required to maintain an adequate level of liquidity to ensure the availability of sufficient funds to fund loan originations and deposit withdrawals, satisfy other financial commitments and fund operations. We generally

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maintain sufficient cash and short-term investments to meet short-term liquidity needs. At September 30, 2019, cash and cash equivalents totaled $237.0 million, or 4.3% of total assets. The fair value of investment securities available for sale totaled $966.1 million at September 30, 2019, of which $253.3 million were pledged to secure public deposits or borrowing arrangements. The fair value of investment securities available for sale that were not pledged totaled $712.8 million, or 12.9% of total assets, at September 30, 2019. The fair value of investment securities available for sale with contractual maturities of one year or less were $37.7 million, or 0.7% of total assets, at September 30, 2019.
Consolidated Cash Flows: As disclosed in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, net cash provided by operating activities was $60.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and primarily consisted of net income of $50.4 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, net cash used by investing activities was $81.1 million, which consisted primarily of net loan originations of $82.9 million. Net cash provided by financing activities was $95.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and primarily consisted of a net increase in deposits of $129.9 million, partially offset by dividends paid of $20.3 million and repurchases of common stock of $8.6 million during the period.

Capital and Capital Requirements
Stockholders’ equity was $804.1 million at September 30, 2019 compared to $760.7 million at December 31, 2018. The Company’s stockholders' equity to assets ratio was 14.6% as of September 30, 2019 and 14.3% as of December 31, 2018. The following table reflects the changes to stockholders' equity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(In Thousands)
Balance, beginning of period
$
796,625

 
$
639,523

 
$
760,723

 
$
508,305

   Common stock issued in the Premier and Puget Mergers

 
99,273

 

 
230,043

   Net income
17,895

 
15,504

 
50,431

 
36,448

   Dividends declared
(7,042
)
 
(5,549
)
 
(20,383
)
 
(15,796
)
   Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
2,771

 
(3,384
)
 
19,980

 
(13,299
)
   Effects of implementation of accounting change related to operating leases

 

 
(399
)
 

   Repurchase of common stock
(6,954
)
 
(14
)
 
(8,635
)
 
(1,702
)
   Other
832

 
780

 
2,410

 
2,134

Balance, end of period
$
804,127

 
$
746,133

 
$
804,127

 
$
746,133

During the quarter ended September 30, 2019, the Company repurchased 264,712 shares of its common stock at an average price per share of $26.23, or $6.9 million in total, under its current stock repurchase plan. As of September 30, 2019, there were 639,922 shares available for repurchase under the current stock repurchase plan.
The Company has historically paid cash dividends to its common shareholders. Payments of future cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors after taking into account various factors, including our business, operating results and financial condition, capital requirements, current and anticipated cash needs, plans for expansion, any legal or contractual limitation on our ability to pay dividends and other relevant factors. Dividends on common stock from the Company depend substantially upon receipt of dividends from the Bank, which is the Company’s predominant source of income. On October 23, 2019 , the Company’s Board of Directors declared a regular dividend of $0.19 per common share and a special dividend in the amount of $0.10 per common share which are both payable on November 21, 2019 to shareholders of record on November 7, 2019.
The Company is a bank holding company under the supervision of the Federal Reserve Bank. Bank holding companies are subject to capital adequacy requirements of the Federal Reserve under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the regulations of the Federal Reserve. Heritage Bank is a federally insured institution and thereby is subject to the capital requirements established by the FDIC. The Federal Reserve capital requirements generally parallel the FDIC requirements. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and operations. Management believes as of September 30, 2019, the Company and the Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

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As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the most recent regulatory notifications categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank's categories. The following table represents the minimum required ratios of the Company and the Bank and the actual capital ratios at the periods indicated:
 
 
Minimum Requirements
 
Well-Capitalized Requirements
 
Actual
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
As of September 30, 2019:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
 
$
208,039

 
4.5
%
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
$
537,068

 
11.6
%
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets
 
207,052

 
4.0

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
557,590

 
10.8

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
 
277,385

 
6.0

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
557,590

 
12.1

Total capital to risk-weighted assets
 
369,846

 
8.0

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
594,414

 
12.9

Heritage Bank
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
 
207,773

 
4.5

 
$
300,116

 
6.5
%
 
543,455

 
11.8

Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets
 
205,730

 
4.0

 
257,162

 
5.0

 
543,455

 
10.6

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
 
277,030

 
6.0

 
369,374

 
8.0

 
543,455

 
11.8

Total capital to risk-weighted assets
 
369,374

 
8.0

 
461,717

 
10.0

 
580,279

 
12.6

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
 
$
197,189

 
4.5
%
 
N/A

 
N/A

 
$
510,618

 
11.7
%
Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets
 
201,920

 
4.0

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
530,920

 
10.5

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
 
262,918

 
6.0

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
530,920

 
12.1

Total capital to risk-weighted assets
 
350,558

 
8.0

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
566,268

 
12.9

Heritage Bank
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
 
197,004

 
4.5

 
$
284,561

 
6.5
%
 
513,993

 
11.7

Tier 1 leverage capital to average assets
 
203,339

 
4.0

 
254,174

 
5.0

 
513,993

 
10.1

Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets
 
262,671

 
6.0

 
350,229

 
8.0

 
513,993

 
11.7

Total capital to risk-weighted assets
 
350,229

 
8.0

 
437,786

 
10.0

 
549,341

 
12.5

Under applicable capital requirements both the Company and the Bank are required to have a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%, a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4.0%, a Tier 1 risk-based ratio of 6.0% and a total risk-based ratio of 8.0%. Both the Company and the Bank are also required to maintain a capital conservation buffer above 2.5% to avoid restrictions on certain activities including payment of dividends, stock repurchases and discretionary bonuses to executive officers. At September 30, 2019, the capital conservation buffer was 4.9% and 4.6% for the Company and the Bank, respectively.

ITEM 3.     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to interest rate risk through our lending and deposit gathering activities. Our results of operations are highly dependent upon our ability to manage interest rate risk. We consider interest rate risk to be a significant market risk that could have a material effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Interest rate risk is measured and assessed on a quarterly basis. In our opinion, there has not been a material change in our interest rate risk exposure since the information disclosed in our 2018 Annual Form 10-K.

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Neither we, nor the Bank, maintain a trading account for any class of financial instrument, nor do we, or the Bank, engage in hedging activities or purchase high risk derivative instruments. Moreover, neither we, nor the Bank, are subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk or commodity price risk.

ITEM 4.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedure (as defined in Section 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”)) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and the Company’s Disclosure Committee as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Based on their evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2019 are effective in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management (including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company does not expect that its internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedure are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any control procedure also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control procedure, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We, and our Bank, are not a party to any material pending legal proceedings other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business of the Bank.

ITEM 1A.     RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Part I. Item 1A of the Company’s 2018 Annual Form 10-K.

ITEM 2.     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.

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(c) Repurchase Plans
The Company has had various stock repurchase programs since March 1999. On October 23, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 5% of the Company's outstanding common shares, or approximately 1,513,000 shares, under the eleventh stock repurchase plan. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were approximately 639,922 and 932,634 shares remaining to be purchased under the eleventh stock repurchase plan. The number, timing and price of shares repurchased will depend on business and market conditions and other factors, including opportunities to deploy the Company's capital.
Since the inception of the eleventh plan, the Company has repurchased 872,678 shares at an average share price of $20.03, including 264,712 and 292,712 shares repurchased at an average share price of $26.23 and $26.50 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. No shares were repurchased under this plan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.
In addition to the stock repurchases under a plan, the Company repurchases shares to pay withholding taxes on the vesting of restricted stock awards and units. The following table provides total repurchased shares for the periods indicated:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Repurchased shares to pay withholding taxes (1)
405

 
368

 
28,434

 
53,188

Stock repurchase to pay withholding taxes average share price
$
27.67

 
$
36.34

 
$
30.83

 
$
31.99

(1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased 26,741 of shares related to the withholding taxes due on the accelerated vesting of the restricted stock units of Puget Sound which were converted to Heritage common stock shares with an average share price of $31.80 under the terms of the merger agreement.
The following table sets forth information about the Company’s purchases of its outstanding common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2019:
Period
 
Total Number 
of Shares 
Purchased(1)
 
Average Price
Paid Per 
Share(1)
 
Cumulative Total Number of  Shares Purchased as 
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or Programs
 
Maximum Number 
of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs
July 1, 2019— July 31, 2019
 

 
$

 
7,921,389

 
904,634

August 1, 2019— August 31, 2019
 
232,012

 
26.31

 
8,153,401

 
672,622

September 1, 2019— September 30, 2019
 
33,105

 
25.66

 
8,153,401

 
639,922

Total
 
265,117

 
$
26.23

 


 


(1) Of the common shares repurchased by the Company between July 1, 2019 and September 30, 2019, 405 represented the cancellation of stock to pay withholding taxes on vested restricted stock awards or units.

ITEM 3.     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None

ITEM 4.     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable

ITEM 5.        OTHER INFORMATION
None

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ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS

 
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
Form
 
Exhibit
 
Filing Date/Period End Date
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.5
 
 
8-K
 
2.1
 
7/27/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.6
 
 
8-K
 
2.1
 
3/9/2018
10.15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.33
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.35
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.36
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.37
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
32.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Filed herewith.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
 
Date:
 
 
November 5, 2019
 
/S/ JEFFREY J. DEUEL
 
 
Jeffrey J. Deuel
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
Date:
 
 
November 5, 2019
 
/S/ DONALD J. HINSON
 
 
Donald J. Hinson
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT - ADDENDUM
This Participation Agreement Addendum (“Addendum”) is hereby entered into by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and JEFFREY J. DEUEL, an employee of the Company (the “Participant,” and together with the Company, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
A.
The Company has adopted the Heritage Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, effective July 1, 2012, as amended and restated August 29, 2012 (the “Plan”);
B.
The Parties entered into a Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 2012 (the “Participation Agreement”), as amended by the Participation Agreement – Addendum, dated December 19, 2016;
C.
The Committee has determined that the Participation Agreement should be extended to provide additional benefits to the Participant for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 calendar years; and
D.
This Addendum is attached to and made a part of the Participation Agreement, incorporates all defined terms therein unless otherwise defined herein, and in the event of any conflict between the terms contained in this Addendum and the terms contained in the Participation Agreement, the terms contained in this Addendum shall supersede and control the obligations and liabilities of the Parties.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the parties hereto set forth in this Addendum, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1.Company Contributions. The Company shall continue to make a Company Contribution for Plan Years 2020, 2021, and 2022, on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, with the performance metrics and targets in connection with such Company Contributions for such Plan Years to be established in the sole discretion of the Committee, following consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Section 2.    Entire Agreement. This Addendum, in addition to the Participation Agreement and the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, agreements, and arrangements with respect thereto, whether written or oral.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have duly executed this Addendum as of the date set forth below.
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:     
Its:     
PARTICIPANT
        
JEFFREY J. DEUEL


Date:     

1260981

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT - ADDENDUM
This Participation Agreement Addendum (“Addendum”) is hereby entered into by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and DONALD J. HINSON, an employee of the Company (the “Participant,” and together with the Company, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
A.
The Company has adopted the Heritage Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, effective July 1, 2012, as amended and restated August 29, 2012 (the “Plan”);
B.
The Parties entered into a Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 2012 (the “Participation Agreement”), as amended by the Participation Agreement – Addendum, dated December 19, 2016;
C.
The Committee has determined that the Participation Agreement should be extended to provide additional benefits to the Participant for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 calendar years; and
D.
This Addendum is attached to and made a part of the Participation Agreement, incorporates all defined terms therein unless otherwise defined herein, and in the event of any conflict between the terms contained in this Addendum and the terms contained in the Participation Agreement, the terms contained in this Addendum shall supersede and control the obligations and liabilities of the Parties.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the parties hereto set forth in this Addendum, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1.Company Contributions. The Company shall continue to make a Company Contribution for Plan Years 2020, 2021, and 2022, on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, with the performance metrics and targets in connection with such Company Contributions for such Plan Years to be established in the sole discretion of the Committee, following consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Section 2.    Entire Agreement. This Addendum, in addition to the Participation Agreement and the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, agreements, and arrangements with respect thereto, whether written or oral.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have duly executed this Addendum as of the date set forth below.
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:     
Its:     
PARTICIPANT
        
DONALD J. HINSON


Date:     

1658012

HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into on November 4, 2019, effective as of July 1, 2019, by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION and DONALD J. HINSON. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in Section 20.
RECITALS
A.Executive is currently employed by the Company pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement, effective July 1, 2012 (the “Prior Agreement”).
B.Heritage Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
C.The Company desires to continue to employ Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company pursuant to such terms.
D.The Parties have made commitments to each other on a variety of important issues concerning Executive’s employment with the Company, including the performance that will be expected of Executive, the compensation Executive will be paid, how long and under what circumstances Executive will remain employed, and the financial details relating to any decision that either the Company or Executive may make to terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company.
E.The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement as of the Effective Date and, to the extent provided herein, to have this Agreement supersede all prior employment agreements between the Parties, whether or not in writing, and to have any such prior employment agreements (specifically including the Prior Agreement) become null and void as of the Effective Date.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the Parties set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:
1.Employment Period. The Company shall continue to employ Executive during the Employment Period and Executive shall continue to remain in the employ of the Company and provide services to the Company during the Employment Period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The “Employment Period” shall be the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 2022, unless sooner terminated as provided herein. The Employment Period shall be extended automatically for one additional year beginning on July 1, 2020 and on each July 1 thereafter unless either Party notifies the other Party, by written notice delivered no later than 90


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days prior to such July 1, that the Employment Period shall not be extended for an additional year. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall remain in effect for the two-year period immediately following the Change in Control and shall then terminate.
2.    Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time, energy and talent to serving as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Heritage Bank, subject to the direction of the President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company and Heritage Bank, respectively. Executive shall have the duties that are commensurate with Executive’s position(s) and any other duties that may be assigned to Executive by the CEO and Executive shall perform all such duties faithfully and efficiently. Executive shall have such powers as are inherent to the undertakings applicable to Executive’s position and necessary to carry out the duties required of Executive hereunder. Executive shall perform the duties required by this Agreement at the Company’s Principal Business Location, unless the nature of such duties requires otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, during the Employment Period, Executive may devote reasonable time to activities other than those required under this Agreement, including activities of a charitable, educational, religious, or similar nature to the extent such activities do not, in the judgment of the CEO, inhibit, prohibit, interfere with, or conflict with Executive’s duties under this Agreement or conflict in any material way with the business of the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that Executive shall not serve on the board of directors of any business (other than the Company or an Affiliate) or hold any other position with any business without receiving the prior written consent of the CEO.
3.    Compensation and Benefits. During the Employment Period, while Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall compensate Executive for Executive’s services as follows:
(a)    Executive shall be paid a base salary at an annual rate of Three Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety-Four Dollars and Eight Cents ($339,694.08) (the “Annual Base Salary”), which shall be payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company then in effect. Each year during the Employment Period, Executive’s Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Board to determine if any increase (but not decrease) is appropriate, with any such increase to be effective as of July 1 of the year of such adjustment.
(b)    Executive shall be eligible to receive performance-based annual incentive bonuses (each, the “Incentive Bonus”) from the Company for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period. Incentive Bonuses shall be established and determined in accordance with the Company’s annual cash incentive plan, as may be in effect from time to time, or otherwise as determined by the Board. Executive’s target Incentive Bonus opportunity shall be thirty-five percent (35%) of Annual Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”), subject at all times to the discretion of the Board. Any Incentive Bonus shall be paid to Executive no later than two and one-half months after the close of the year in which it is earned, provided that any Incentive Bonus shall not be considered earned until the Board has made all determinations and taken all actions necessary to establish such Incentive Bonus.

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(c)    Executive shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all incentive plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives (excluding participation in any non-qualified retirement or deferred compensation programs, unless specifically selected for participation by the Company). During the Employment Period, Executive and Executive’s dependents, as the case may be, shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all tax qualified retirement and similar benefit plans and all medical, dental, disability, group and executive life, accidental death and travel accident insurance, and other similar welfare benefit plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives.
(d)    Executive shall be entitled to accrue paid vacation in accordance with and subject to the Company’s vacation programs and policies as may be in effect from time to time.
(e)    Executive shall be eligible to be reimbursed by the Company, on terms that are substantially similar to those that apply to other similarly situated and performing executives employed by the Company, for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for entertainment, travel, meals, lodging, and similar items that are consistent with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and that are actually incurred by Executive in the promotion of the Company’s business.
4.    Rights upon Termination. This Agreement and Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated for any of the reasons described in this Section 4. Executive’s right to benefits, if any, for periods after the Termination Date shall be determined in accordance with this Section 4:
(a)    Minimum Benefits. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to the Minimum Benefits, in addition to any other benefits to which Executive may be entitled under the following provisions of this Section 4 or the express terms of any employee benefit plan or as required by law. Any benefits to be provided to Executive pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be provided within 30 days after the Termination Date; provided, however, that any benefits, incentives or awards payable as described in Section 4(g) shall be provided in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement. Except as may expressly be provided to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring Executive to be treated as employed by the Company or any Affiliate following the Termination Date for purposes of any plan, program, or arrangement.
(b)    Termination for Cause; Death; Disability; Voluntary Resignation; Non-Renewal. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period and is a result of a Termination for Cause, Executive’s death or Disability, or a termination by Executive other than for Good Reason, or if this Agreement expires due to notice of non-renewal by either Party as provided under Section 1 or at the end of a Covered Period, then, other than the Minimum Benefits, Executive shall have no right to benefits under this Agreement (and the Company and its Affiliates shall have no obligation to provide any such benefits) for periods after the Termination Date.

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(c)    Termination other than for Cause; Termination for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination other than during a Covered Period, then, in addition to the Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:
(i)    On the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date, Executive shall commence receiving the Severance Amount (less any amount described in Section 4(c)(ii)), with such amount to be paid in 24 substantially equal monthly installments, with each successive payment being due on the monthly anniversary of the Termination Date, or the next regularly scheduled payroll dates following such dates.
(ii)    To the extent any portion of the Severance Amount exceeds the “safe harbor” amount described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A), Executive shall receive such portion of the Severance Amount that exceeds the “safe harbor” amount in a single lump sum payment payable on the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date.
(iii)    Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits described in Section 4(e).
(iv)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied all service-based vesting requirements, and performance–based vesting requirements shall be based upon actual Company performance for the applicable periods and settled thereafter as if Executive had continued service through the end of the applicable performance period (without proration for duration of employment), and with such vesting to be no less than as otherwise provided in the applicable plan and award agreements.
(v)    Any Company contributions made pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan that are subject to vesting requirements shall be treated as having satisfied such vesting requirements.
(d)    Termination upon a Change in Control. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination within a Covered Period, then, in addition to Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:
(i)    On the 45th day following the Termination Date, the Company shall pay Executive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the Severance Amount.
(ii)    Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 4(e).
(iii)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied such vesting, performance, and target requirements at target level performance (without proration for duration of employment).

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(e)    Medical and Dental Benefits. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination, then to the extent that Executive or any of Executive’s dependents may be covered under the terms of any medical or dental plans of the Company (or an Affiliate) for active employees immediately prior to the Termination Date, then, provided Executive is eligible for and elects coverage under the health care continuation rules of COBRA, the Company shall provide Executive and those dependents with coverage equivalent to the coverage in effect immediately prior to the Termination. For a period of twelve (12) months (18 months for a Termination during a Covered Period), Executive shall be required to pay the same amount as Executive would pay if Executive continued in employment with the Company during such period and thereafter Executive shall be responsible for the full cost of such continued coverage; provided, however, that such coverage shall be provided only to the extent that it does not result in any additional tax or other penalty being imposed on the Company (or an Affiliate) or violate any nondiscrimination requirements then applicable with respect to the applicable plans. The coverages under this Section 4(e) may be procured directly by the Company (or an Affiliate, if appropriate) apart from, and outside of the terms of the respective plans, provided that Executive and Executive’s dependents comply with all of the terms of the substitute medical or dental plans, and provided, further, that the cost to the Company and its Affiliates shall not exceed the cost for continued COBRA coverage under the Company’s (or an Affiliate’s) plans, as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. In the event Executive or any of Executive’s dependents is or becomes eligible for coverage under the terms of any other medical and/or dental plan of a subsequent employer with plan benefits that are comparable to Company (or Affiliate) plan benefits, the Company’s and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Section 4(e) shall cease with respect to the eligible Executive and/or dependent. Executive and Executive’s dependents must notify the Company of any subsequent employment and provide information regarding medical and/or dental coverage available.
(f)    Golden Parachute Payment Adjustment.
(i)    If the value of any payment or other benefit Executive would receive in connection with a Change in Control (the “Benefit”) would (A) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G, and (B) but for this sentence, be subject to the Excise Tax, then the Benefit shall be reduced to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (1) the largest portion of the Benefit that would result in no portion of the Benefit being subject to the Excise Tax or (2) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Benefit, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state, and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Benefit may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Benefit equals the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the following order unless Executive elects in writing a different order (provided, however, that such election shall be subject to the Company’s approval if made on or after the date on which the event that triggers the Benefit occurs and to the extent that such election does not violate Code Section 409A): reduction of cash payments; cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards; reduction of employee benefits. In the event that accelerated vesting of stock awards is to be reduced, such accelerated vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse

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order of the grant date of Executive’s stock awards unless Executive elects in writing a different order for cancellation.
(ii)    The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the day prior to the effective date of the Change in Control shall perform any calculations necessary in connection with this Section 4(f). If the accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity, or group effecting the Change in Control, the Company shall appoint a nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder. The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder.
(iii)    The accounting firm engaged to make the determinations under this Section 4(f) shall provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to Executive and the Company within 15 calendar days after the date on which Executive’s right to a Benefit is triggered (if requested at that time by Executive or the Company) or such other time as requested by Executive or the Company. If the accounting firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable with respect to a Benefit, it shall furnish Executive and the Company with an opinion reasonably acceptable to Executive that no Excise Tax will be imposed with respect to such Benefit. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon Executive and the Company, except as set forth below.
(iv)    If, notwithstanding any reduction described in this Section 4(f), the IRS determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax as a result of the receipt of the payment of benefits as described above, then Executive shall be obligated to pay back to the Company, within 30 days after a final IRS determination, or, in the event Executive challenges the final IRS determination, within 30 days after a final judicial determination, a portion of the payment equal to the Repayment Amount. The “Repayment Amount” with respect to the payment of benefits shall be the smallest amount, if any, required to be paid to the Company so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to any payment of benefits (after taking into account the payment of the Excise Tax and all other applicable taxes imposed on such payment) are maximized. The Repayment Amount with respect to the payment of benefits shall be $0 if a Repayment Amount of more than $0 would not result in Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of such benefits being maximized. If the Excise Tax is not eliminated pursuant to this Section 4(f), Executive shall pay the Excise Tax.
(v)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4(f), if (A) there is a reduction in the payment of benefits as described in this Section 4(f), (B) the IRS later determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax, the payment of which would result in the maximization of Executive’s net after-tax proceeds (calculated as if Executive’s benefits had not previously been reduced), and (C) Executive pays the Excise Tax, then the Company shall pay to Executive those benefits that were reduced pursuant to Section 4(f) contemporaneously or as soon as administratively possible after Executive pays the Excise

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Tax so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of benefits is maximized.
(g)    Other Benefits.
(i)    Executive’s rights following a termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason with respect to any benefits, incentives, or awards provided to Executive pursuant to the terms of any plan, program, or arrangement sponsored or maintained by the Company or its Affiliates, whether tax-qualified or not, which are not specifically addressed herein, shall be subject to the terms of such plan, program, or arrangement and this Agreement shall have no effect upon such terms except as specifically provided herein.
(ii)    Except as specifically provided herein, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.
(h)    Removal from any Boards and Positions. Upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason under this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to resign (i) if a member, from the Board and the board of directors of any Affiliate and any other board to which Executive has been appointed or nominated by or on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, (ii) from each position with the Company and any Affiliate, including as an officer of the Company or an Affiliate and (iii) as a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan of the Company and any Affiliate.
(i)    Regulatory Suspension and Termination.
(i)    If Executive is suspended or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Company or an Affiliate by a notice served under Section 8(e) or 8(g) of the FDIA, or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings; if the charges in such notice are dismissed, the Company may in its discretion (A) pay Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while its and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Agreement were suspended and (B) reinstate in whole or in part any of its and its Affiliates’ obligations that were suspended, all in accordance with Code Section 409A.
(ii)    If Executive is removed or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Company or an Affiliate by an order issued under Section 8(e) or 8(g) of the FDIA, or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.
(iii)    If the Company is in default as defined in Section 3(x) of the FDIA, all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.

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(iv)    All obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent determined by the FDIC that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the institution, at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Company under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA, or when the Company is determined by the FDIC to be in an unsafe or unsound condition, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.
(v)    Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the FDIA.
(j)    Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Severance Restrictions require the recapture or “clawback” of any Severance Amount paid to Executive under this Agreement, Executive shall repay to the Company the aggregate amount of any such payments, with such repayment to occur no later than 30 days following Executive’s receipt of a written notice from the Company (setting forth in detail the particulars of the applicable Severance Restrictions) indicating that payments received by Executive under this Agreement are subject to recapture or clawback pursuant to the Severance Restrictions.
5.    Release. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no benefits owed to Executive under Section 4(c), 4(d) or 4(e) (other than the Minimum Benefits) shall be provided to Executive unless Executive executes (without subsequent revocation) and delivers to the Company a Release within 21 days (or such longer period to the extent required by applicable law) following the Termination Date.
6.    Restrictive Covenants. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been and will continue to be provided intimate knowledge of the business practices, trade secrets, and other confidential and proprietary information of the Company and its Affiliates (including the Confidential Information), which, if exploited by Executive, would seriously, adversely, and irreparably affect the interests of the Company and its Affiliates and the ability of each to continue its business and therefore hereby agrees to be bound by the restrictions contained in this Section 6 (the “Restrictive Covenants”).
(a)    Confidential Information.
(i)    Executive acknowledges that, during the course of Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates, Executive may produce and have access to Confidential Information. Executive shall not directly or indirectly use, disclose, copy, or make lists of Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company, either during or after Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates, except to the extent that such information is or thereafter becomes lawfully available from public sources, or such disclosure is authorized in writing by the Company, required by law, or otherwise as reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder. If Executive receives a subpoena or other court order or is otherwise required by law to provide information to a governmental authority or

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other person concerning the activities of the Company or its Affiliates, or Executive’s activities in connection with the business of the Company or its Affiliates, Executive shall immediately notify the Company of such subpoena, court order, or other requirement and deliver forthwith to the Company a copy thereof and any attachments and non-privileged correspondence related thereto. Executive shall take reasonable precautions to protect against the inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall abide by the Company’s and its Affiliates’ policies, as in effect from time to time, respecting avoidance of interests conflicting with those of the Company and its Affiliates. In this regard, Executive shall not directly or indirectly render services to any person or entity where Executive’s service would involve the use or disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall not use any Confidential Information to guide Executive in searching publications or other publicly available information, selecting a series of items of knowledge from unconnected sources, and fitting them together to claim that Executive did not violate any terms set forth in this Agreement.
(ii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Accordingly, Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to Federal, State, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to authorize, or limit liability for, an act that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as the unlawful access of material by unauthorized means.
(iii)    Nothing contained herein shall impede Executive’s ability to report possible federal securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies (i) without the Company’s prior approval, and (ii) without having to forfeit or forego any resulting whistleblower awards.
(iv)    Nothing contained herein shall impede Executive’s ability to disclose sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work related events coordinated by or through Employer, or between employees, or between employees off of the Employer premises.
(b)    Documents and Property.
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with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder, shall not be removed from the premises of the Company or its Affiliates without the Company’s prior written consent, and shall be immediately returned to the Company upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, together with all copies (including copies or recordings in electronic form), abstracts, notes, or reproductions of any kind made from or about the records, files, documents, or other materials. Executive shall disclose to the Company all computer and internet user identifications and passwords used by Executive in the course of Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or necessary for accessing information on the Company’s or its Affiliates’ computer systems upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.
(ii)    Executive acknowledges that Executive’s access to and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and all Company and Affiliate information contained therein, is restricted to legitimate business purposes on behalf of the Company. Any other access to or use of such systems, network, equipment, and information is without authorization and is prohibited. The restrictions contained in this Section 6(b) extend to any personal computers or other electronic devices of Executive that are used for business purposes relating to the Company or its Affiliates (including smart phones, PDAs, digital tablets, or other portable electronic devices). Executive shall not transfer any Company or Affiliate information to any personal computer or other electronic device that is not otherwise used for any business purpose relating to the Company or an Affiliate. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive’s authorization to access and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and any Company and Affiliate information contained therein, shall cease.
(c)    Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. The primary service area of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ businesses in which Executive will actively participate extends separately to the Restricted Area. Therefore, as an essential ingredient of and in consideration of this Agreement and Executive’s employment, or continued employment, with the Company and its Affiliates, Executive shall not, during Executive’s employment or during the Restricted Period, whether the termination of Executive’s employment occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter, directly or indirectly do any of the following:
(i)    Engage or invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, participate in the ownership, management, operation, or control of, be employed by, associated with, or in any manner connected with, serve as a director, officer, or consultant to, lend Executive’s name or any similar name to, lend Executive’s credit to, or render services or advice to, any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or trust that owns, operates, or is in the process of forming a Competitor with an office located, or to be located at an address identified in a filing with any regulatory authority, within the Restricted Area; provided, however, that the ownership by Executive of shares of the capital stock of any institution, which shares are listed on a securities exchange and that do not represent more than 1% of the institution’s outstanding capital stock, shall not violate any terms of this Agreement. For purposes of clarification and not limitation or expansion, it is the intent of

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the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area;
(ii)    (A) Induce or attempt to induce an employee of the Company or its Affiliates (limited to all officer-level employees, Executive’s direct reports, or members of Executive’s department or area of responsibility) to leave the employ of the Company or its Affiliates; (B) in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and any management-level employee of the Company or its Affiliates; or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, or other business relation of the Company or its Affiliates to cease doing business with the Company or its Affiliates or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and their respective customers, suppliers, licensees, or other business relations.
(iii)    Solicit the business of any person or entity known to Executive to be a customer of the Company or its Affiliates, where Executive, or any person reporting to Executive, had accessed Confidential Information of, had an ongoing business relationship with, or had made Substantial Business Efforts with respect to, such person or entity, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.
(iv)    Serve as the agent, broker, or representative of, or otherwise assist, any person or entity in obtaining services or products from any Competitor within the Restricted Area, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.
(v)    Accept employment, provide services to, or act in any other such capacity for or with any Competitor, if in such employment or capacity Executive would, because of Executive’s knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets, inevitably use and/or disclose Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets in Executive’s work or service for such Competitor. For purposes of clarification and not limitation or expansion, it is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area.
(d)    Works Made for Hire Provisions. The Parties acknowledge that all work performed by Executive for the Company or its Affiliates shall be deemed a work made for hire. The Company shall at all times own and have exclusive right, title, and interest in and to all Confidential Information and Inventions, and the Company shall retain the exclusive right to license, sell, transfer, and otherwise use and dispose of the same. All enhancements of the technology of the Company or its Affiliates that are developed by Executive shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive hereby assigns to the Company any right, title, and interest in and to all Inventions that Executive may have, by law or equity, without additional consideration of any kind

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whatsoever from the Company or its Affiliates. Executive shall execute and deliver any instruments or documents and do all other things (including the giving of testimony) requested by the Company (both during and after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company) in order to vest more fully in the Company or its Affiliates all ownership rights in the Inventions (including obtaining patent, copyright, or trademark protection therefore in the United States and/or foreign countries). To the extent required by applicable state statute, this Section 6(d) shall not apply to an Invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Company or its Affiliates was used and that was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless the Invention (i) relates to the business of the Company or an Affiliate or to the Company’s or an Affiliate’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development or (ii) results from any work performed by Executive for the Company or an Affiliate.
(e)    Remedies for Breach of Restrictive Covenants. Executive has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement with legal counsel, or has been given adequate opportunity to seek such counsel, and Executive acknowledges that the covenants contained in this Section 6 are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographical area, and scope. Executive further acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the Company and its Affiliates, that they create no undue hardships, that any violation of these restrictions would cause substantial injury to the Company and its Affiliates and such interests, and that such restrictions were a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement. In the event of any violation or threatened violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company and the Affiliates, in addition to and not in limitation of, any other rights, remedies, or damages available under this Agreement or otherwise at law or in equity, (i) shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive, as the case may be, without any requirement that the Company or an Affiliate post bond and (ii) shall be temporarily relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement during such dispute until the final adjudication is made, and if Executive is found to have violated the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company will be permanently relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement.
(f)    Other Agreements. In the event of the existence of another agreement between the Parties that (i) is in effect during the Restricted Period, and (ii) contains restrictive covenants that conflict with any of the provisions of this Section 6, then the more restrictive of such provisions from the two agreements shall control for the period during which both agreements would otherwise be in effect.
7.    No Set-Off; No Mitigation. Except as provided herein, the Company’s obligation to provide benefits under this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other right the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.

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8.    Notices. Notices and all other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: if to the Company, Heritage Financial Corporation; Attention: Director of Human Resources; 201 Fifth Avenue S.W.; Olympia, Washington 98501; and if to Executive, to Executive’s most recent address in the Company’s records; or, in each respective case, to such other address as either Party may furnish to the other in writing, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
9.    Applicable Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Washington applicable to agreements made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction.
10.    Mandatory Arbitration. Except as provided in Section 6(e), if any dispute or controversy arises under or in connection with this Agreement, and such dispute or controversy cannot be settled through negotiation, the Parties shall first try in good faith to settle the dispute or controversy by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Procedures. If such mediation is not successful, the dispute or controversy shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may resort to the Superior Court of Thurston County, Washington for injunctive relief and such other relief as may be available in the event that the Employee engages in conduct, after termination of this Agreement, that amounts to a violation of the Washington Trade Secrets Act, amounts to unlawful interference with the business expectations of the Company or its Affiliates, or violates the Restrictive Covenants contained herein. The FDIC may appear at any arbitration hearing but any decision made thereunder shall not be binding on the FDIC.
11.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, agreements, and arrangements with respect thereto, whether written or oral (specifically including the Prior Agreement). By way of clarification and not limitation, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the applicable plan documents with respect to any particular Company benefit plan shall control with respect to the benefits provided thereunder. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The various covenants and provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable and to constitute independent and distinct binding obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the scope of any covenant contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement to its full extent, such covenant shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the Parties hereby agree that such scope may be judicially modified accordingly.

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12.    Withholding of Taxes. The Company may withhold from any benefits payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city and other taxes as may be required pursuant to any law, governmental regulation, or ruling.
13.    No Assignment. Executive’s rights to receive benefits under this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable whether by pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise, other than a transfer by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. In the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 13, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees.
14.    Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors, and assigns.
15.    Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights in accordance with and under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.
16.    Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written agreement signed by the Parties.
17.    Code Section 409A.
(a)    To the extent any provision of this Agreement or action by the Company would subject Executive to liability for interest or additional taxes under Code Section 409A, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Company. It is intended that this Agreement will comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A, and this Agreement shall be administered accordingly and interpreted and construed on a basis consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no termination or similar payments or benefits (which constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A) shall be payable hereunder on account of Executive’s termination of employment unless such termination constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A, all installment payments of deferred compensation made hereunder, or pursuant to another plan or arrangement, shall be deemed to be separate payments. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefit payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A, such reimbursements and in-kind benefit payments shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). This Agreement may be amended to the extent necessary (including retroactively) by the Company to avoid the application of taxes or interest under Code Section 409A, while maintaining to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of this Agreement. This Section 17 shall not be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax effect for Executive’s benefits under this Agreement and the Company does not guarantee that any such benefits will satisfy the provisions of Code Section 409A.

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(b)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is determined to be a Specified Employee as of the Termination Date, then, only to the extent required pursuant to Code Section 409A, payments due under this Agreement that are deemed to be deferred compensation shall be subject to a six-month delay following the Termination Date; and all delayed payments shall be accumulated and paid in a lump-sum payment as of the first day of the seventh month following the Termination Date (or, if earlier, as of Executive’s death), with all such delayed payments being credited with interest (compounded monthly) for this period of delay equal to the prime rate in effect on the first day of such six-month period (based on the prime rate as reflected in the Wall Street Journal). Any portion of the benefits hereunder that were not otherwise due to be paid during the six-month period following the Termination Date shall be paid to Executive in accordance with the payment schedule established herein.
18.    Scope of Company and Affiliate Obligations. Although the Company and its Affiliates may have jointly obligated themselves to Executive under certain provisions of this Agreement, in no event shall Executive be entitled to more than what is explicitly provided for hereunder, such that no duplicative payments shall be provided under this Agreement.
19.    Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”; (c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
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(a)    1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(b)    Affiliate” means each Business Entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with, the Company, where “control” means (i) the ownership of 51% or more of the Voting Securities or other voting or equity interests of any Business Entity, or (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Business Entity.
(c)    Agreement” means this employment agreement, made and entered into as of the Effective Date, by and between the Parties.
(d)    Annual Base Salary” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
(e)    Average Incentive Bonus” means the average of Incentive Bonuses determined for the immediately preceding three completed fiscal year performance periods of the Company; provided, however, that if an Incentive Bonus has not yet been determined for a previously completed fiscal year performance period as of the Termination Date, then Target Bonus shall be used with respect to such fiscal year for purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus. For purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus, fiscal years for which no bonus was determined to have been earned shall be included in the calculation of the three-year average.
(f)    Base Compensation” means the amount equal to the sum of (i) the greater of Executive’s then-current Annual Base Salary or Executive’s Annual Base Salary as of the date one day prior to the Change in Control, and (ii) the Average Incentive Bonus.
(g)    Benefit” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(i).
(h)    Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(i)    Business Entity” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, partnership, business trust or other business entity.
(j)    Change in Control” means the first to occur of the following:
(i)    The acquisition in one or more transactions by any “person” (for purposes of this definition, as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the 1934 Act) of “beneficial ownership” (for purposes of this definition, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, the Voting Securities acquired directly from the Company by any person shall be excluded from the determination of such person’s beneficial ownership of Voting Securities (but such Voting Securities shall be included in the calculation of the total number of Voting Securities then outstanding); or
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shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or
(iii)    The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such merger or consolidation do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger or consolidation, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately before such merger or consolidation; or
(iv)    The consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(v)    Acceptance by the Company’s shareholders of shares in a share exchange if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such share exchange do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such share exchange, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such share exchange in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities outstanding immediately before such share exchange.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because 50% or more of the then outstanding Voting Securities is acquired by (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (B) any corporation that, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the Company’s shareholders in the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior to such acquisition.
Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person (the “Subject Person”) acquires beneficial ownership of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company that, by reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares beneficially owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the beneficial owner of any additional Voting Securities that increases the percentage of the then outstanding Voting Securities beneficially owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred.

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Notwithstanding anything in this Change in Control definition to the contrary, in the event that any amount or benefit under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation and the settlement of or distribution of such amount or benefit is to be triggered by a Change in Control, then such settlement or distribution shall be subject to the event constituting the Change in Control also constituting a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.
(k)    COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.
(l)    Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(m)    Company” means Heritage Financial Corporation.
(n)    Competitor” means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or similar financial institution.
(o)    Confidential Information” means confidential or proprietary, non-public information concerning the Company or its Affiliates, including research, development, designs, formulae, processes, specifications, technologies, marketing materials, financial and other information concerning customers and prospective customers, customer lists, records, data, computer programs, source codes, object codes, database structures, trade secrets, proprietary business information, pricing and profitability information and policies, strategic planning, commitments, plans, procedures, litigation, pending litigation, and other information not generally available to the public.
(p)    Covered Period” means the period beginning six months prior to a Change in Control and ending on the date that is 24 months after the Change in Control.
(q)    Deferred Compensation Plan” means the Heritage Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, as may be amended from time to time.
(r)    Disability” means that (i) Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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) Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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 or health plan covering employees of the Company.
(s)    Effective Date” means July 1, 2019.
(t)    Employment Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.
(u)    Excise Tax” means the excise tax imposed under Code Section 4999.
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(w)    FDIA” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(x)    FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(y)    Good Reason” means the occurrence of any one of the following events, unless Executive agrees in writing that such event shall not constitute Good Reason:
(i)    A material and adverse change in the nature, scope, or status of Executive’s position, authorities, or duties from those in effect in accordance with Section 2 immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;
(ii)    A material reduction in Executive’s Annual Base Salary or Target Bonus opportunity, or a material reduction in Executive’s aggregate benefits or other compensation plans in effect immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;
(iii)    A relocation of Executive’s primary place of employment of more than 25 miles from the Principal Business Location immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable, prior to the Covered Period, or a requirement that Executive engage in travel that is materially greater than prior to the Covered Period;
(iv)    The failure by an acquirer to assume this Agreement at the time of a Change in Control; or
(v)    A material breach by the Company of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Good Reason definition to the contrary, (A) prior to Executive’s Termination for Good Reason, Executive must give the Company written notice of the existence of any condition set forth in a clause immediately above within 90 days of its initial existence and the Company shall have 30 days from the date of such notice in which to cure the condition giving rise to Good Reason, if curable, and if, during such 30-day period, the Company cures the condition giving rise to Good Reason, such condition shall not constitute Good Reason and (B) any Termination for Good Reason must occur within six months of the initial existence of the condition constituting Good Reason.
(z)    Heritage Board” means the Board of Directors of Heritage Bank.
(aa)    Incentive Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b), and for purposes of determining a Severance Amount, the term shall include any amounts subject to Executive’s elective deferrals under a deferred compensation plan of the Company and shall specifically exclude Company contributions under a deferred compensation plan of the Company.
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(cc)    Inventions” means any and all inventions, innovations, technology, trade secrets, mask works, ideas, concepts, plans, processes, formulas, source and object codes, data, databases, programs, works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs, methods, techniques, forms, templates, outlines, systems, procedures, methods, processes, and algorithms, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets, including all improvements thereto and derivative works thereof, and including all copies and tangible embodiments thereof, in whatever form or medium.
(dd)    IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
(ee)    Minimum Benefits” means, as applicable, the following:
(i)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary for the period ending on the Termination Date;
(ii)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Incentive Bonus, if any, for any completed fiscal year preceding the Termination Date; provided, however, that Executive shall not be entitled to any Incentive Bonus in the event of a Termination for Cause;
(iii)    Executive’s accrued but unpaid vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date;
(iv)    Executive’s unreimbursed business expenses and all other items earned and owed to Executive by the Company through and including the Termination Date, provided that all required submissions for expense reimbursement are made in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and within 15 days following the Termination Date; and
(v)    The benefits, incentives, and awards described in Section 4(g)(i).
(ff)    Parties” means the Company and Executive.
(gg)    Principal Business Location” means the Company’s primary office located in Olympia, WA, or as mutually agreed by the Parties.
(hh)    Reduced Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(i).
(ii)    Release” means a general release and waiver substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(jj)    Repayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(iv).
(kk)    Restricted Area” means the area that encompasses a 25-mile radius from each banking or other office location of the Company and its Affiliates; provided, however, that in the event of a Change in Control, the Restricted Area shall be determined as of the date immediately preceding the Change in Control.

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(ll)    Restricted Period” means at all time during the Employment Period and for a period of 12 months with respect Sections 6(c)(i), 6(c)(v) and a period of 24 months with respect to Sections 6(c)(ii), 6(c)(iii), and 6(c)(iv) immediately following the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, whether such termination occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter; provided, however, that with respect to any termination that occurs during a Covered Period the Restricted Period, in all cases, shall be a period of 12 months; provided further, that in the event of delivery of notice of non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company and the termination of Executive’s employment as of or following the end of the Employment Period, the Restricted Period, in all cases shall end as of the Executive’s last day of employment.
(mm)    Restrictive Covenant” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.
(nn)    Severance Amount” means
(i)    For any Termination that occurs during the Employment Period and not during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 100% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination; or
(ii)    For any Termination that occurs during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 200% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination.
(oo)    Severance Restrictions” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, or regulatory interpretation or other guidance, including FIL-66-2010 and any related or successor FDIC guidance, that would require the Company or any Affiliate to seek or demand repayment or return of any payments made to Executive for any reason, including the Company, an Affiliate or their successors later obtaining information indicating that Executive has committed, is substantially responsible for, or has violated, the respective acts or omissions, conditions, or offenses outlined under 12 C.F.R. 359.4(a)(4).
(pp)    Specified Employee” means any person who is a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof), as determined by the Company based upon the 12-month period ending on each December 31st (such 12-month period is referred to below as the “identification period”). If Executive is determined to be a key employee, Executive shall be treated as a Specified Employee for purposes of this Agreement during the 12-month period that begins on the April 1 following the close of the identification period. For purposes of determining whether Executive is a key employee, “compensation” means Executive’s W-2 compensation as reported by the Company for a particular calendar year.
(qq)    Subject Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 20(i).
(rr)    Substantial Business Efforts” means marketing, promotional, purchasing, sales, or solicitation activities undertaken on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, which include (i) in person and voice communications and (ii) either or both of (A) delivery of a quote, bid, proposal, or request for any of the foregoing or (B) visits to the site of the actual or potential business development and other similar meetings or visits (conducted alone or with other employees of the

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Company or an Affiliate), where such activities would enjoy a reasonable prospect of success in the absence of any breach of this Agreement.
(ss)    Target Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
(tt)    Termination” means a termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates during the Employment Period either:
(i)    By the Company, other than (A) a Termination for Cause or (B) a termination as a result of Executive’s death or Disability; or
(ii)    By Executive for Good Reason.
(uu)    Termination Date” means the date of termination (whether or not such termination constitutes a “Termination”) of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates.
(vv)    Termination for Cause” means a termination of Executive’s employment by the Company as a result of any of the following (in each case as determined by the Board):
(i)    Executive’s willful and continuing failure to perform Executive’s obligations hereunder, which failure is not remedied within ten business days after receipt of written notice of such failure from the Company;
(ii)    Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a crime of embezzlement or fraud or any felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof;
(iii)    Executive’s breach of fiduciary responsibility;
(iv)    An act of dishonesty by Executive that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate;
(v)    Executive’s engagement in one or more unsafe or unsound banking practices that have a material adverse effect on the Company or an Affiliate;
(vi)    Executive’s removal or permanent suspension from banking pursuant to Section 8(e) of the FDIA or any other applicable state or federal law;
(vii)    A material breach by Executive of this Agreement;
(viii)    An act or omission by Executive that leads to a material harm (financial or reputational) to the Company or an Affiliate in the community; or
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Further, a Termination for Cause shall be deemed to have occurred if, during the twelve (12) month period following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and any Affiliate, facts and circumstances arising during the Employment Term are discovered that would have warranted a Termination for Cause.
Further, with respect to subsections (i), (vii), (viii), and (ix) of this definition, Executive shall be entitled to at least 30 days’ prior written notice of the Company’s intention to terminate Executive’s employment in a Termination for Cause, which notice shall specify the grounds for the Termination for Cause; and Executive shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to cure any conduct or act, if curable, alleged as grounds for the Termination for Cause, and a reasonable opportunity to present to the Board Executive’s position regarding any dispute relating to the existence of any grounds for Termination for Cause.
Further, all rights Executive has or may have under this Agreement shall be suspended automatically during (A) the pendency of any investigation (such suspension not exceeding 60 days) by the Board or its designee, or (B) any negotiations (without regard to such 60 day limitation) between the Board or its designee and Executive regarding any actual or alleged act or omission by Executive of the type that would warrant a Termination for Cause and any such suspension shall not give rise to a claim of Good Reason by Executive.
(ww)    Voting Securities” means any securities that ordinarily possess the power to vote in the election of directors without the happening of any precondition or contingency.
21.    Survival. The provisions of Section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, and Executive acknowledges understanding and acceptance of, and agrees to, the terms of this Agreement, all as of the Effective Date.
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:     
Jeffrey J. Deuel
President and Chief Executive Officer
EXECUTIVE
By:     
Donald J. Hinson



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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AND WAIVER
This AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and [_______________] (“Executive”).
WHEREAS, Executive and the Company desire to settle fully and amicably all issues between them, including any issues arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment; and
WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of [_______________], as amended (the “Employment Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and sufficient consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive and the Company (collectively, the “Parties” and, individually, each a “Party”), intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1.    Termination of Employment. Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective as of the close of business on [_______________] (the “Termination Date”).
2.    Compensation and Benefits. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall compensate Executive under this Agreement as follows (collectively, the “Severance Payments”):
(a)    Severance Amount. [_______________].
(b)    Accrued Salary and Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to a lump sum payment in an amount equal to Executive’s earned but unpaid annual base salary and vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date, with such payment to be made on the first payroll date following the Termination Date.
(c)    COBRA Benefits. [_______________].
(d)    Executive Acknowledgement. Executive acknowledges that, subject to fulfillment of all obligations provided for herein, Executive has been fully compensated by the Company, including under all applicable laws, and that nothing further is owed to Executive with respect to wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits. Executive further acknowledges that the Severance Payments (other than (b) above) are consideration for Executive’s promises contained in this Agreement, and that the Severance Payments are above and beyond any wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits to which Executive is entitled from the Company under the terms of Executive’s employment or under any other contract or law that Executive would be entitled to absent execution of this Agreement.
(e)    Withholding. The Severance Payments shall be treated as wages and subject to all taxes and other payroll deductions required by law.

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3.    Termination of Benefits. Except as provided in Section 2 above or as may be required by law, Executive’s participation in all employee benefit (pension and welfare) and compensation plans of the Company shall cease as of the Termination Date. Nothing contained herein shall limit or otherwise impair Executive’s right to receive pension or similar benefit payments that are vested as of the Termination Date under any applicable tax-qualified pension or other plans, pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan.
4.    Release of Claims and Waiver of Rights. Executive, on Executive’s own behalf and that of Executive’s heirs, executors, attorneys, administrators, successors, and assigns, fully releases and discharges the Company, its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns, and its and their directors, officers, trustees, employees, and agents, both in their individual and official capacities, and the current and former trustees and administrators of each retirement and other benefit plan applicable to the employees and former employees of the Company, both in their official and individual capacities (the “Releasees”) from all liability, claims, demands, and actions Executive now has, may have had, or may ever have, whether currently known or unknown, as of or prior to Executive’s execution of this Agreement (the “Release”), including liability claims, demands, and actions:
(a)    Arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or other association with the Company, or the termination of such employment,
(b)    Relating to wages, bonuses, other compensation, or benefits,
(c)    Relating to any employment or change in control contract,
(d)    Relating to any employment law, including
(i)
The United States and State of Washington Constitutions,
(ii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964,
(iii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1991,
(iv)
The Equal Pay Act,
(v)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
(vi)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (the “ADEA”),
(vii)
The Americans with Disabilities Act,
(viii)
Executive Order 11246, and
(ix)
Any other federal, state, or local statute, ordinance, or regulation relating to employment,
(e)    Relating to any right of payment for disability,
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(g)    For relief on the basis of any alleged tort or breach of contract under the common law of the State of Washington or any other state, including defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, and negligence.
Executive acknowledges that Executive is aware that statutes exist that render null and void releases and discharges of any claims, rights, demands, liabilities, actions, and causes of action that are unknown to the releasing or discharging party at the time of execution of the release and discharge. Executive waives, surrenders, and shall forego any protection to which Executive would otherwise be entitled by virtue of the existence of any such statutes in any jurisdiction, including the State of Washington.
5.    Exclusions from General Release. Excluded from the Release are any claims or rights that cannot be waived by law, as well as Executive’s right to file a charge with an administrative agency or participate in any agency investigation. Executive is, however, waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge or investigation. Executive is also waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge filed by any other individual or by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal or state agency.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive is not waiving the right to report possible securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies or the right to receive any resulting whistleblower awards.
6.    Covenant Not to Sue.
(a)    A “covenant not to sue” is a legal term that means Executive promises not to file a lawsuit in court. It is different from the release of claims and waiver of rights contained in Section 4 above. Besides waiving and releasing the claims covered by Section 4 above, Executive shall never sue the Releasees in any forum for any reason covered by the Release. Notwithstanding this covenant not to sue, Executive may bring a claim against the Company to enforce this Agreement, to challenge the validity of this Agreement under the ADEA or for any claim that arises after execution of this Agreement. If Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, Executive shall be liable to them for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other litigation costs incurred in defending against Executive’s suit. In addition, if Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, the Company can require Executive to return all but a sum of $100 of the Severance Payments, which sum is, by itself, adequate consideration for the promises and covenants in this Agreement. In that event, the Company shall have no obligation to make any further Severance Payments.
(b)    If Executive has previously filed any lawsuit against any of the Releasees, Executive shall immediately take all necessary steps and execute all necessary documents to withdraw or dismiss such lawsuit to the extent Executive’s agreement to withdraw, dismiss, or not file a lawsuit would not be a violation of any applicable law or regulation.
7.    Representations by Executive. Executive warrants that Executive is legally competent to execute this Agreement and that Executive has not relied on any statements or explanations made by the Company or its attorneys. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been afforded the opportunity to be advised by legal counsel regarding the terms of this

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Agreement, including the Release. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been offered at least 21 days to consider this Agreement. After being so advised, and without coercion of any kind, Executive freely, knowingly, and voluntarily enters into this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive may revoke this Agreement within seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement and acknowledges understanding that this Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement (the “Effective Date”), as evidenced by the date set forth below Executive’s signature on the signature page hereto. Any revocation must be in writing and directed to [_______________]. If sent by mail, any revocation must be postmarked within the seven-day period described above and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
8.    Restrictive Covenants. Section 6 of the Employment Agreement (entitled “Restrictive Covenants”), shall continue in full force and effect as if fully restated herein.
9.    Non-Disparagement. Executive shall not engage in any disparagement or vilification of the Releasees, and shall refrain from making any false, negative, critical, or disparaging statements, implied or expressed, concerning the Releasees, including regarding management style, methods of doing business, the quality of products and services, role in the community, or treatment of employees. Executive shall do nothing that would damage the Company’s business reputation or goodwill.
10.    Company Property.
(a)    Executive shall return to the Company all information, property, and supplies belonging to the Company or any of its affiliates, including any confidential or proprietary information, Company autos, keys (for equipment or facilities), laptop computers and related equipment, cellular phones, smart phones or PDAs (including SIM cards), security cards, corporate credit cards, and the originals and all copies of all files, materials, and documents (whether in tangible or electronic form) containing confidential or proprietary information or relating to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates.
(b)    Executive shall not, at any time on or after the Termination Date, directly or indirectly use, access, or in any way alter or modify any of the databases, e-mail systems, software, computer systems, or hardware or other electronic, computerized, or technological systems of the Company or any of its affiliates. Executive acknowledges that any such conduct by Executive would be illegal and would subject Executive to legal action by the Company, including claims for damages and/or appropriate injunctive relief.
11.    No Admissions. The Company denies that the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their employees or agents, has taken any improper action against Executive, and this Agreement shall not be admissible in any proceeding as evidence of improper action by the Company or any of its affiliates or any of their employees or agents.
12.    Confidentiality of Agreement. Executive shall keep the existence and the terms of this Agreement confidential, except for Executive’s immediate family members and Executive’s legal and tax advisors in connection with services related hereto and except as may be required by law or in connection with the preparation of tax returns.

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13.    Non-Waiver. The Company’s waiver of a breach of this Agreement by Executive shall not be construed or operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Executive of the same or of any other provision of this Agreement.
14.    Applicable Law; Mandatory Arbitration and Equitable Relief. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by Sections 9 and 10 of the Employment Agreement as if restated herein in their entirety.
15.    Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.
16.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and shall be final and binding as to all claims that have been or could have been advanced on behalf of Executive pursuant to any claim arising out of or related in any way to Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment.
17.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
18.    Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.
19.    Enforcement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be regarded as divisible and separable and if any provision should be declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. If the scope of any restriction or requirement contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction or requirement to its full extent, then such restriction or requirement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and Executive hereby consents that any court of competent jurisdiction may so modify such scope in any proceeding brought to enforce such restriction or requirement. In addition, Executive stipulates that breach by Executive of restrictions and requirements under this Agreement will cause irreparable damage to the Releasees in the case of Executive’s breach and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without Executive binding Executive to these restrictions and requirements. In the event of Executive’s breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies the Company may have, and without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the Company may have for Executive’s breach of this Agreement, the Company shall be relieved of any obligation to provide Severance Payments and shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive. Executive stipulates that the restrictive period for which the Company is entitled to an injunction shall be extended in for a period that equals the time period during which Executive is or has been in violation of the restrictions contained herein.

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20.    Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”; (c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority, or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions; and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.
21.    Future Cooperation. In connection with any and all claims, disputes, negotiations, governmental, internal or other investigations, lawsuits, or administrative proceedings (the “Legal Matters”) involving the Company or any affiliate, or any of their current or former officers, employees or board members (collectively, the “Disputing Parties” and, individually, each a “Disputing Party”), Executive shall make himself reasonably available, upon reasonable notice from the Company and without the necessity of subpoena, to provide information and documents, provide declarations and statements regarding a Disputing Party, meet with attorneys and other representatives of a Disputing Party, prepare for and give depositions and testimony, and otherwise cooperate in the investigation, defense, and prosecution of any and all such Legal Matters, as may, in the good faith and judgment of the Company, be reasonably requested. The Company shall consult with Executive and make reasonable efforts to schedule such assistance so as not to materially disrupt Executive’s business and personal affairs. The Company shall reimburse all reasonable expenses incurred by Executive in connection with such assistance, including travel, meals, rental car, and hotel expenses, if any; provided such expenses are approved in advance by the Company and are documented in a manner consistent with expense reporting policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below their respective signatures below.

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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE
By:                   
   [Name]
[Title]
Date:                    
   
[Name] 
Date:     



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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT - ADDENDUM
This Participation Agreement Addendum (“Addendum”) is hereby entered into by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and DAVID A. SPURLING, an employee of the Company (the “Participant,” and together with the Company, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
A.
The Company has adopted the Heritage Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, effective July 1, 2012, as amended and restated August 29, 2012 (the “Plan”);
B.
The Parties entered into a Participation Agreement, dated January 2, 2014 (the “Participation Agreement”), as amended by the Participation Agreement – Addendum, dated December 19, 2016;
C.
The Committee has determined that the Participation Agreement should be extended to provide additional benefits to the Participant for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 calendar years; and
D.
This Addendum is attached to and made a part of the Participation Agreement, incorporates all defined terms therein unless otherwise defined herein, and in the event of any conflict between the terms contained in this Addendum and the terms contained in the Participation Agreement, the terms contained in this Addendum shall supersede and control the obligations and liabilities of the Parties.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the parties hereto set forth in this Addendum, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1.Company Contributions. The Company shall continue to make a Company Contribution for Plan Years 2020, 2021, and 2022, on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, with the performance metrics and targets in connection with such Company Contributions for such Plan Years to be established in the sole discretion of the Committee, following consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Section 2.    Entire Agreement. This Addendum, in addition to the Participation Agreement and the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, agreements, and arrangements with respect thereto, whether written or oral.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have duly executed this Addendum as of the date set forth below.
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:     
Its:     
PARTICIPANT
        
DAVID A. SPURLING


Date:     

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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into on November 4, 2019, effective as of July 1, 2019, by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION and DAVID A. SPURLING. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in Section 20.

RECITALS

A.Executive is currently employed by the Company pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2014 (the “Prior Agreement”).

B.
Heritage Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

C.The Company desires to continue to employ Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company pursuant to such terms.

D.The Parties have made commitments to each other on a variety of important issues concerning Executive’s employment with the Company, including the performance that will be expected of Executive, the compensation Executive will be paid, how long and under what circumstances Executive will remain employed, and the financial details relating to any decision that either the Company or Executive may make to terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company.

E.The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement as of the Effective Date and, to the extent provided herein, to have this Agreement supersede all prior employment agreements between the Parties, whether or not in writing, and to have any such prior employment agreements (specifically including the Prior Agreement) become null and void as of the Effective Date.

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the Parties set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:

1.    Employment Period. The Company shall continue to employ Executive during the Employment Period and Executive shall continue to remain in the employ of the Company and provide services to the Company during the Employment Period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The “Employment Period” shall be the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 2022, unless sooner terminated as provided herein. The Employment Period shall be extended automatically for one additional year beginning on July 1, 2020 and on each July




1 thereafter unless either Party notifies the other Party, by written notice delivered no later than 90 days prior to such July 1, that the Employment Period shall not be extended for an additional year. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall remain in effect for the two-year period immediately following the Change in Control and shall then terminate.

2.    Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time, energy and talent to serving as an Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Company and as an Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Heritage Bank, subject to the direction of the President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company and Heritage Bank, respectively. Executive shall have the duties that are commensurate with Executive’s position(s) and any other duties that may be assigned to Executive by the CEO and Executive shall perform all such duties faithfully and efficiently. Executive shall have such powers as are inherent to the undertakings applicable to Executive’s position and necessary to carry out the duties required of Executive hereunder. Executive shall perform the duties required by this Agreement at the Company’s Principal Business Location, unless the nature of such duties requires otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, during the Employment Period, Executive may devote reasonable time to activities other than those required under this Agreement, including activities of a charitable, educational, religious, or similar nature to the extent such activities do not, in the judgment of the CEO, inhibit, prohibit, interfere with, or conflict with Executive’s duties under this Agreement or conflict in any material way with the business of the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that Executive shall not serve on the board of directors of any business (other than the Company or an Affiliate) or hold any other position with any business without receiving the prior written consent of the CEO.

3.    Compensation and Benefits. During the Employment Period, while Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall compensate Executive for Executive’s services as follows:

(a)    Executive shall be paid a base salary at an annual rate of Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand One Hundred and Thirty-Seven Dollars and Twenty Cents ($317,137.20) (the “Annual Base Salary”), which shall be payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company then in effect. Each year during the Employment Period, Executive’s Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Board to determine if any increase (but not decrease) is appropriate, with any such increase to be effective as of July 1 of the year of such adjustment.

(b)    Executive shall be eligible to receive performance-based annual incentive bonuses (each, the “Incentive Bonus”) from the Company for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period. Incentive Bonuses shall be established and determined in accordance with the Company’s annual cash incentive plan, as may be in effect from time to time, or otherwise as determined by the Board. Executive’s target Incentive Bonus opportunity shall be thirty-five percent (35%) of Annual Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”), subject at all times to the discretion of the Board. Any Incentive Bonus shall be paid to Executive no later than two and one-half months after the close of the year in which it is earned, provided that any Incentive Bonus shall not be considered earned until the Board has made all determinations and taken all actions necessary to establish such Incentive Bonus.





(c)    Executive shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all incentive plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives (excluding participation in any non-qualified retirement or deferred compensation programs, unless specifically selected for participation by the Company). During the Employment Period, Executive and Executive’s dependents, as the case may be, shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all tax qualified retirement and similar benefit plans and all medical, dental, disability, group and executive life, accidental death and travel accident insurance, and other similar welfare benefit plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives.

(d)    Executive shall be entitled to accrue paid vacation in accordance with and subject to the Company’s vacation programs and policies as may be in effect from time to time.

(e)    Executive shall be eligible to be reimbursed by the Company, on terms that are substantially similar to those that apply to other similarly situated and performing executives employed by the Company, for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for entertainment, travel, meals, lodging, and similar items that are consistent with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and that are actually incurred by Executive in the promotion of the Company’s business.

4.    Rights upon Termination. This Agreement and Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated for any of the reasons described in this Section 4. Executive’s right to benefits, if any, for periods after the Termination Date shall be determined in accordance with this Section 4:

(a)    Minimum Benefits. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to the Minimum Benefits, in addition to any other benefits to which Executive may be entitled under the following provisions of this Section 4 or the express terms of any employee benefit plan or as required by law. Any benefits to be provided to Executive pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be provided within 30 days after the Termination Date; provided, however, that any benefits, incentives or awards payable as described in Section 4(g) shall be provided in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement. Except as may expressly be provided to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring Executive to be treated as employed by the Company or any Affiliate following the Termination Date for purposes of any plan, program, or arrangement.

(b)    Termination for Cause; Death; Disability; Voluntary Resignation; Non-Renewal. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period and is a result of a Termination for Cause, Executive’s death or Disability, or a termination by Executive other than for Good Reason, or if this Agreement expires due to notice of non-renewal by either Party as provided under Section 1 or at the end of a Covered Period, then, other than the Minimum Benefits, Executive shall have no right to benefits under this Agreement (and the Company and its Affiliates shall have no obligation to provide any such benefits) for periods after the Termination Date.





(c)    Termination other than for Cause; Termination for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination other than during a Covered Period, then, in addition to the Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:

(i)    On the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date, Executive shall commence receiving the Severance Amount (less any amount described in Section 4(c)(ii)), with such amount to be paid in 24 substantially equal monthly installments, with each successive payment being due on the monthly anniversary of the Termination Date, or the next regularly scheduled payroll dates following such dates.

(ii)    To the extent any portion of the Severance Amount exceeds the “safe harbor” amount described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A), Executive shall receive such portion of the Severance Amount that exceeds the “safe harbor” amount in a single lump sum payment payable on the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date.

(iii)    Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits described in Section 4(e).

(iv)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied all service-based vesting requirements, and performance–based vesting requirements shall be based upon actual Company performance for the applicable periods and settled thereafter as if Executive had continued service through the end of the applicable performance period (without proration for duration of employment), and with such vesting to be no less than as otherwise provided in the applicable plan and award agreements.

(v)    Any Company contributions made pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan that are subject to vesting requirements shall be treated as having satisfied such vesting requirements.

(d)    Termination upon a Change in Control. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination within a Covered Period, then, in addition to Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:

(i)    On the 45th day following the Termination Date, the Company shall pay Executive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the Severance Amount Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 4(e).

(ii)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied such vesting, performance, and target requirements at target level performance (without proration for duration of employment).





(e)    Medical and Dental Benefits. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination, then to the extent that Executive or any of Executive’s dependents may be covered under the terms of any medical or dental plans of the Company (or an Affiliate) for active employees immediately prior to the Termination Date, then, provided Executive is eligible for and elects coverage under the health care continuation rules of COBRA, the Company shall provide Executive and those dependents with coverage equivalent to the coverage in effect immediately prior to the Termination. For a period of twelve (12) months (18 months for a Termination during a Covered Period), Executive shall be required to pay the same amount as Executive would pay if Executive continued in employment with the Company during such period and thereafter Executive shall be responsible for the full cost of such continued coverage; provided, however, that such coverage shall be provided only to the extent that it does not result in any additional tax or other penalty being imposed on the Company (or an Affiliate) or violate any nondiscrimination requirements then applicable with respect to the applicable plans. The coverages under this Section 4(e) may be procured directly by the Company (or an Affiliate, if appropriate) apart from, and outside of the terms of the respective plans, provided that Executive and Executive’s dependents comply with all of the terms of the substitute medical or dental plans, and provided, further, that the cost to the Company and its Affiliates shall not exceed the cost for continued COBRA coverage under the Company’s (or an Affiliate’s) plans, as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. In the event Executive or any of Executive’s dependents is or becomes eligible for coverage under the terms of any other medical and/or dental plan of a subsequent employer with plan benefits that are comparable to Company (or Affiliate) plan benefits, the Company’s and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Section 4(e) shall cease with respect to the eligible Executive and/or dependent. Executive and Executive’s dependents must notify the Company of any subsequent employment and provide information regarding medical and/or dental coverage available.

(f)
Golden Parachute Payment Adjustment.

(i)    If the value of any payment or other benefit Executive would receive in connection with a Change in Control (the “Benefit”) would (A) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G, and (B) but for this sentence, be subject to the Excise Tax, then the Benefit shall be reduced to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (1) the largest portion of the Benefit that would result in no portion of the Benefit being subject to the Excise Tax or (2) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Benefit, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state, and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Benefit may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Benefit equals the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the following order unless Executive elects in writing a different order (provided, however, that such election shall be subject to the Company’s approval if made on or after the date on which the event that triggers the Benefit occurs and to the extent that such election does not violate Code Section 409A): reduction of cash payments; cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards; reduction of employee benefits. In the event that accelerated vesting of stock awards is to be reduced, such accelerated vesting shall




be cancelled in the reverse order of the grant date of Executive’s stock awards unless Executive elects in writing a different order for cancellation.

(ii)    The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the day prior to the effective date of the Change in Control shall perform any calculations necessary in connection with this Section 4(f). If the accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity, or group effecting the Change in Control, the Company shall appoint a nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder. The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder.

(iii)    The accounting firm engaged to make the determinations under this Section 4(f) shall provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to Executive and the Company within 15 calendar days after the date on which Executive’s right to a Benefit is triggered (if requested at that time by Executive or the Company) or such other time as requested by Executive or the Company. If the accounting firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable with respect to a Benefit, it shall furnish Executive and the Company with an opinion reasonably acceptable to Executive that no Excise Tax will be imposed with respect to such Benefit. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon Executive and the Company, except as set forth below.

(iv)    If, notwithstanding any reduction described in this Section 4(f), the IRS determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax as a result of the receipt of the payment of benefits as described above, then Executive shall be obligated to pay back to the Company, within 30 days after a final IRS determination, or, in the event Executive challenges the final IRS determination, within 30 days after a final judicial determination, a portion of the payment equal to the Repayment Amount. The “Repayment Amount” with respect to the payment of benefits shall be the smallest amount, if any, required to be paid to the Company so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to any payment of benefits (after taking into account the payment of the Excise Tax and all other applicable taxes imposed on such payment) are maximized. The Repayment Amount with respect to the payment of benefits shall be $0 if a Repayment Amount of more than $0 would not result in Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of such benefits being maximized. If the Excise Tax is not eliminated pursuant to this Section 4(f), Executive shall pay the Excise Tax

(v)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4(f), if there is a reduction in the payment of benefits as described in this Section 4(f), the IRS later determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax, the payment of which would result in the maximization of Executive’s net after-tax proceeds (calculated as if Executive’s benefits had not previously been reduced), and (C) Executive pays the Excise Tax, then the Company shall pay to Executive those benefits that were reduced pursuant to Section 4(f) contemporaneously or as soon as administratively possible after Executive pays the Excise




Tax so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of benefits is maximized.

(g)
Other Benefits.

(i)    Executive’s rights following a termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason with respect to any benefits, incentives, or awards provided to Executive pursuant to the terms of any plan, program, or arrangement sponsored or maintained by the Company or its Affiliates, whether tax-qualified or not, which are not specifically addressed herein, shall be subject to the terms of such plan, program, or arrangement and this Agreement shall have no effect upon such terms except as specifically provided herein.

(ii)    Except as specifically provided herein, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.

(h)    Removal from any Boards and Positions. Upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason under this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to resign (i) if a member, from the Board and the board of directors of any Affiliate and any other board to which Executive has been appointed or nominated by or on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate,
(ii)from each position with the Company and any Affiliate, including as an officer of the Company or an Affiliate and (iii) as a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan of the Company and any Affiliate.

(i)
Regulatory Suspension and Termination.

(i)    If Executive is suspended or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Company or an Affiliate by a notice served under Section 8(e) or 8(g) of the FDIA, or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings; if the charges in such notice are dismissed, the Company may in its discretion (A) pay Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while its and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Agreement were suspended and (B) reinstate in whole or in part any of its and its Affiliates’ obligations that were suspended, all in accordance with Code Section 409A. If Executive is removed or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Company or an Affiliate by an order issued under Section 8(e) or 8(g) of the FDIA, or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.

(ii)    If the Company is in default as defined in Section 3(x) of the FDIA, all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.





(iii)    All obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent determined by the FDIC that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the institution, at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Company under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA, or when the Company is determined by the FDIC to be in an unsafe or unsound condition, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.

(iv)    Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the FDIA.

(j) Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Severance Restrictions require the recapture or “clawback” of any Severance Amount paid to Executive under this Agreement, Executive shall repay to the Company the aggregate amount of any such payments, with such repayment to occur no later than 30 days following Executive’s receipt of a written notice from the Company (setting forth in detail the particulars of the applicable Severance Restrictions) indicating that payments received by Executive under this Agreement are subject to recapture or clawback pursuant to the Severance Restrictions.

5.    Release. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no benefits owed to Executive under Section 4(c), 4(d) or 4(e) (other than the Minimum Benefits) shall be provided to Executive unless Executive executes (without subsequent revocation) and delivers to the Company a Release within 21 days (or such longer period to the extent required by applicable law) following the Termination Date.

6.    Restrictive Covenants. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been and will continue to be provided intimate knowledge of the business practices, trade secrets, and other confidential and proprietary information of the Company and its Affiliates (including the Confidential Information), which, if exploited by Executive, would seriously, adversely, and irreparably affect the interests of the Company and its Affiliates and the ability of each to continue its business and therefore hereby agrees to be bound by the restrictions contained in this Section 6 (the “Restrictive Covenants”).
(a)    Confidential Information.

(i)    Executive acknowledges that, during the course of Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates, Executive may produce and have access to Confidential Information. Executive shall not directly or indirectly use, disclose, copy, or make lists of Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company, either during or after Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates, except to the extent that such information is or thereafter becomes lawfully available from public sources, or such disclosure is authorized in writing by the Company, required by law, or otherwise as reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder. If Executive receives a subpoena or other court order or is otherwise required by law to provide information to a governmental authority or




other person concerning the activities of the Company or its Affiliates, or Executive’s activities in connection with the business of the Company or its Affiliates, Executive shall immediately notify the Company of such subpoena, court order, or other requirement and deliver forthwith to the Company a copy thereof and any attachments and non-privileged correspondence related thereto. Executive shall take reasonable precautions to protect against the inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall abide by the Company’s and its Affiliates’ policies, as in effect from time to time, respecting avoidance of interests conflicting with those of the Company and its Affiliates. In this regard, Executive shall not directly or indirectly render services to any person or entity where Executive’s service would involve the use or disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall not use any Confidential Information to guide Executive in searching publications or other publicly available information, selecting a series of items of knowledge from unconnected sources, and fitting them together to claim that Executive did not violate any terms set forth in this Agreement.

(ii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Accordingly, Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to Federal, State, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to authorize, or limit liability for, an act that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as the unlawful access of material by unauthorized means.

(iii)    Nothing contained herein shall impede Executive’s ability to report possible federal securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies (i) without the Company’s prior approval, and (ii) without having to forfeit or forego any resulting whistleblower awards.

(iv)    Nothing contained herein shall impede Executive’s ability to disclose sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work related events coordinated by or through Employer, or between employees, or between employees off of the Employer premises.

(b)
Documents and Property.

(i)    All records, files, documents, and other materials or copies thereof relating to the business of the Company or its Affiliates that Executive prepares, receives,




or uses, shall be and remain the sole property of the Company and, other than in connection with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder, shall not be removed from the premises of the Company or its Affiliates without the Company’s prior written consent, and shall be immediately returned to the Company upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, together with all copies (including copies or recordings in electronic form), abstracts, notes, or reproductions of any kind made from or about the records, files, documents, or other materials. Executive shall disclose to the Company all computer and internet user identifications and passwords used by Executive in the course of Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or necessary for accessing information on the Company’s or its Affiliates’ computer systems upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.

(ii)    Executive acknowledges that Executive’s access to and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and all Company and Affiliate information contained therein, is restricted to legitimate business purposes on behalf of the Company. Any other access to or use of such systems, network, equipment, and information is without authorization and is prohibited. The restrictions contained in this Section 6(b) extend to any personal computers or other electronic devices of Executive that are used for business purposes relating to the Company or its Affiliates (including smart phones, PDAs, digital tablets, or other portable electronic devices). Executive shall not transfer any Company or Affiliate information to any personal computer or other electronic device that is not otherwise used for any business purpose relating to the Company or an Affiliate. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive’s authorization to access and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and any Company and Affiliate information contained therein, shall cease.

(c)    Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. The primary service area of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ businesses in which Executive will actively participate extends separately to the Restricted Area. Therefore, as an essential ingredient of and in consideration of this Agreement and Executive’s employment, or continued employment, with the Company and its Affiliates, Executive shall not, during Executive’s employment or during the Restricted Period, whether the termination of Executive’s employment occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter, directly or indirectly do any of the following:

(i)    Engage or invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, participate in the ownership, management, operation, or control of, be employed by, associated with, or in any manner connected with, serve as a director, officer, or consultant to, lend Executive’s name or any similar name to, lend Executive’s credit to, or render services or advice to, any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or trust that owns, operates, or is in the process of forming a Competitor with an office located, or to be located at an address identified in a filing with any regulatory authority, within the Restricted Area; provided, however, that the ownership by Executive of shares of the capital stock of any institution, which shares are listed on a securities exchange and that do not represent more than 1% of the institution’s outstanding capital stock, shall not violate any terms of this




Agreement. For purposes of clarification and not limitation or expansion, it is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area;

(ii)    (A) Induce or attempt to induce an employee of the Company or its Affiliates (limited to all officer-level employees, Executive’s direct reports, or members of Executive’s department or area of responsibility) to leave the employ of the Company or its Affiliates; (B) in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and any management-level employee of the Company or its Affiliates; or
(A)induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, or other business relation of the Company or its Affiliates to cease doing business with the Company or its Affiliates or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and their respective customers, suppliers, licensees, or other business relations.

(iii)    Solicit the business of any person or entity known to Executive to be a customer of the Company or its Affiliates, where Executive, or any person reporting to Executive, had accessed Confidential Information of, had an ongoing business relationship with, or had made Substantial Business Efforts with respect to, such person or entity, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.

(iv)    Serve as the agent, broker, or representative of, or otherwise assist, any person or entity in obtaining services or products from any Competitor within the Restricted Area, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.

(v)    Accept employment, provide services to, or act in any other such capacity for or with any Competitor, if in such employment or capacity Executive would, because of Executive’s knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets, inevitably use and/or disclose Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets in Executive’s work or service for such Competitor. For purposes of clarification and not limitation or expansion, it is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area.

(d)    Works Made for Hire Provisions. The Parties acknowledge that all work performed by Executive for the Company or its Affiliates shall be deemed a work made for hire. The Company shall at all times own and have exclusive right, title, and interest in and to all Confidential Information and Inventions, and the Company shall retain the exclusive right to license, sell, transfer, and otherwise use and dispose of the same. All enhancements of the technology of the Company or its Affiliates that are developed by Executive shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive hereby assigns to the Company any right, title, and interest in and to all




Inventions that Executive may have, by law or equity, without additional consideration of any kind whatsoever from the Company or its Affiliates. Executive shall execute and deliver any instruments or documents and do all other things (including the giving of testimony) requested by the Company (both during and after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company) in order to vest more fully in the Company or its Affiliates all ownership rights in the Inventions (including obtaining patent, copyright, or trademark protection therefore in the United States and/or foreign countries). To the extent required by applicable state statute, this Section 6(d) shall not apply to an Invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Company or its Affiliates was used and that was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless the Invention (i) relates to the business of the Company or an Affiliate or to the Company’s or an Affiliate’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development or (ii) results from any work performed by Executive for the Company or an Affiliate.

(e)    Remedies for Breach of Restrictive Covenants. Executive has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement with legal counsel, or has been given adequate opportunity to seek such counsel, and Executive acknowledges that the covenants contained in this Section 6 are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographical area, and scope. Executive further acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the Company and its Affiliates, that they create no undue hardships, that any violation of these restrictions would cause substantial injury to the Company and its Affiliates and such interests, and that such restrictions were a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement. In the event of any violation or threatened violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company and the Affiliates, in addition to and not in limitation of, any other rights, remedies, or damages available under this Agreement or otherwise at law or in equity, (i) shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive, as the case may be, without any requirement that the Company or an Affiliate post bond and (ii) shall be temporarily relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement during such dispute until the final adjudication is made, and if Executive is found to have violated the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company will be permanently relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement.

(f)    Other Agreements. In the event of the existence of another agreement between the Parties that (i) is in effect during the Restricted Period, and (ii) contains restrictive covenants that conflict with any of the provisions of this Section 6, then the more restrictive of such provisions from the two agreements shall control for the period during which both agreements would otherwise be in effect.

7.    No Set-Off; No Mitigation. Except as provided herein, the Company’s obligation to provide benefits under this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other right the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.





8.    Notices. Notices and all other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: if to the Company, Heritage Financial Corporation; Attention: Director of Human Resources; 201 Fifth Avenue S.W.; Olympia, Washington 98501; and if to Executive, to Executive’s most recent address in the Company’s records; or, in each respective case, to such other address as either Party may furnish to the other in writing, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

9.    Applicable Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Washington applicable to agreements made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction.

10.    Mandatory Arbitration. Except as provided in Section 6(e), if any dispute or controversy arises under or in connection with this Agreement, and such dispute or controversy cannot be settled through negotiation, the Parties shall first try in good faith to settle the dispute or controversy by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Procedures. If such mediation is not successful, the dispute or controversy shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may resort to the Superior Court of Thurston County, Washington for injunctive relief and such other relief as may be available in the event that the Employee engages in conduct, after termination of this Agreement, that amounts to a violation of the Washington Trade Secrets Act, amounts to unlawful interference with the business expectations of the Company or its Affiliates, or violates the Restrictive Covenants contained herein. The FDIC may appear at any arbitration hearing but any decision made thereunder shall not be binding on the FDIC.
11.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, agreements, and arrangements with respect thereto, whether written or oral (specifically including the Prior Agreement). By way of clarification and not limitation, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the applicable plan documents with respect to any particular Company benefit plan shall control with respect to the benefits provided thereunder. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The various covenants and provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable and to constitute independent and distinct binding obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the scope of any covenant contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement to its full extent, such covenant shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the Parties hereby agree that such scope may be judicially modified accordingly.





12.    Withholding of Taxes. The Company may withhold from any benefits payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city and other taxes as may be required pursuant to any law, governmental regulation, or ruling.

13.    No Assignment. Executive’s rights to receive benefits under this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable whether by pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise, other than a transfer by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. In the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 13, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees.

14.    Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors, and assigns.

15.    Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights in accordance with and under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.

16.    Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written agreement signed by the Parties.

17.
Code Section 409A.

(a)    To the extent any provision of this Agreement or action by the Company would subject Executive to liability for interest or additional taxes under Code Section 409A, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Company. It is intended that this Agreement will comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A, and this Agreement shall be administered accordingly and interpreted and construed on a basis consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no termination or similar payments or benefits (which constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A) shall be payable hereunder on account of Executive’s termination of employment unless such termination constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A, all installment payments of deferred compensation made hereunder, or pursuant to another plan or arrangement, shall be deemed to be separate payments. To the extent any reimbursements or in- kind benefit payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A, such reimbursements and in-kind benefit payments shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). This Agreement may be amended to the extent necessary (including retroactively) by the Company to avoid the application of taxes or interest under Code Section 409A, while maintaining to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of this Agreement. This Section 17 shall not be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax effect for Executive’s benefits under this Agreement and the Company does not guarantee that any such benefits will satisfy the provisions of Code Section 409A.





(b)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is determined to be a Specified Employee as of the Termination Date, then, only to the extent required pursuant to Code Section 409A, payments due under this Agreement that are deemed to be deferred compensation shall be subject to a six-month delay following the Termination Date; and all delayed payments shall be accumulated and paid in a lump-sum payment as of the first day of the seventh month following the Termination Date (or, if earlier, as of Executive’s death), with all such delayed payments being credited with interest (compounded monthly) for this period of delay equal to the prime rate in effect on the first day of such six- month period (based on the prime rate as reflected in the Wall Street Journal). Any portion of the benefits hereunder that were not otherwise due to be paid during the six-month period following the Termination Date shall be paid to Executive in accordance with the payment schedule established herein.

18.    Scope of Company and Affiliate Obligations. Although the Company and its Affiliates may have jointly obligated themselves to Executive under certain provisions of this Agreement, in no event shall Executive be entitled to more than what is explicitly provided for hereunder, such that no duplicative payments shall be provided under this Agreement.

19.    Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”;
(c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

20.    Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms defined in this Section 20 have the meanings set forth below.





(a)    1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b)    Affiliate” means each Business Entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with, the Company, where “control” means
(i) the ownership of 51% or more of the Voting Securities or other voting or equity interests of any Business Entity, or (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Business Entity.

(c)    Agreement” means this employment agreement, made and entered into as of the Effective Date, by and between the Parties.

(d)
Annual Base Salary” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

(e)    Average Incentive Bonus” means the average of Incentive Bonuses determined for the immediately preceding three completed fiscal year performance periods of the Company; provided, however, that if an Incentive Bonus has not yet been determined for a previously completed fiscal year performance period as of the Termination Date, then Target Bonus shall be used with respect to such fiscal year for purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus. For purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus, fiscal years for which no bonus was determined to have been earned shall be included in the calculation of the three-year average.

(f)    Base Compensation” means the amount equal to the sum of (i) the greater of Executive’s then-current Annual Base Salary or Executive’s Annual Base Salary as of the date one day prior to the Change in Control, and (ii) the Average Incentive Bonus.

(g)
Benefit” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(i).
(h)
Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(i)    Business Entity” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, partnership, business trust or other business entity.

(j)
Change in Control” means the first to occur of the following:

(i)    The acquisition in one or more transactions by any “person” (for purposes of this definition, as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the 1934 Act) of “beneficial ownership” (for purposes of this definition, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, the Voting Securities acquired directly from the Company by any person shall be excluded from the determination of such person’s beneficial ownership of Voting Securities (but such Voting Securities shall be included in the calculation of the total number of Voting Securities then outstanding); or

(ii)    During any 12-month period, the individuals who are members of the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to constitute more than 50% of the Board;




provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or

(iii)    The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such merger or consolidation do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger or consolidation, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately before such merger or consolidation; or

(iv)    The consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

(v)    Acceptance by the Company’s shareholders of shares in a share exchange if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such share exchange do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such share exchange, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such share exchange in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities outstanding immediately before such share exchange.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because 50% or more of the then outstanding Voting Securities is acquired by (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (B) any corporation that, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the Company’s shareholders in the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior to such acquisition.

Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person (the “Subject Person”) acquires beneficial ownership of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company that, by reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares beneficially owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the beneficial owner of any additional Voting Securities that increases the percentage of the then outstanding Voting Securities beneficially owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred.





Notwithstanding anything in this Change in Control definition to the contrary, in the event that any amount or benefit under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation and the settlement of or distribution of such amount or benefit is to be triggered by a Change in Control, then such settlement or distribution shall be subject to the event constituting the Change in Control also constituting a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.

(k)
COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

of 1985.

(l)
Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 
(m)
Company” means Heritage Financial Corporation.

(n)
Competitor” means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association,

credit union, or similar financial institution.

(o)    Confidential Information” means confidential or proprietary, non- public information concerning the Company or its Affiliates, including research, development, designs, formulae, processes, specifications, technologies, marketing materials, financial and other information concerning customers and prospective customers, customer lists, records, data, computer programs, source codes, object codes, database structures, trade secrets, proprietary business information, pricing and profitability information and policies, strategic planning, commitments, plans, procedures, litigation, pending litigation, and other information not generally available to the public.
(p)    Covered Period” means the period beginning six months prior to a Change in Control and ending on the date that is 24 months after the Change in Control.

(q)    Deferred Compensation Plan” means the Heritage Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

(r)    Disability” means that (i) Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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) Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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 or health plan covering employees of the Company.

(s)
Effective Date” means July 1, 2019.

(t)
Employment Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

(u)
Excise Tax” means the excise tax imposed under Code Section 4999.





(v)
Executive” means David A. Spurling.

(w)
FDIA” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

(x)
FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(y)    Good Reason” means the occurrence of any one of the following events, unless Executive agrees in writing that such event shall not constitute Good Reason:

(i)    A material and adverse change in the nature, scope, or status of Executive’s position, authorities, or duties from those in effect in accordance with Section 2 immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;

(ii)    A material reduction in Executive’s Annual Base Salary or Target Bonus opportunity, or a material reduction in Executive’s aggregate benefits or other compensation plans in effect immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;

(iii)    A relocation of Executive’s primary place of employment of more than 35 miles from the Principal Business Location immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable, prior to the Covered Period, or a requirement that Executive engage in travel that is materially greater than prior to the Covered Period;

(iv)    The failure by an acquirer to assume this Agreement at the time of a Change in Control; or
(v)
A material breach by the Company of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Good Reason definition to the contrary, (A) prior to Executive’s Termination for Good Reason, Executive must give the Company written notice of the existence of any condition set forth in a clause immediately above within 90 days of its initial existence and the Company shall have 30 days from the date of such notice in which to cure the condition giving rise to Good Reason, if curable, and if, during such 30-day period, the Company cures the condition giving rise to Good Reason, such condition shall not constitute Good Reason and (B) any Termination for Good Reason must occur within six months of the initial existence of the condition constituting Good Reason.

(z)
Heritage Board” means the Board of Directors of Heritage Bank.

(aa) “Incentive Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b), and for purposes of determining a Severance Amount, the term shall include any amounts subject to Executive’s elective deferrals under a deferred compensation plan of the Company and shall specifically exclude Company contributions under a deferred compensation plan of the Company.

(bb)    “Incumbent Board” means the members of the Board as of the Effective Date.





(cc)    “Inventions” means any and all inventions, innovations, technology, trade secrets, mask works, ideas, concepts, plans, processes, formulas, source and object codes, data, databases, programs, works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs, methods, techniques, forms, templates, outlines, systems, procedures, methods, processes, and algorithms, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets, including all improvements thereto and derivative works thereof, and including all copies and tangible embodiments thereof, in whatever form or medium.

(dd)    IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

(ee)    Minimum Benefits” means, as applicable, the following:

(i)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary for the period ending on the Termination Date;

(ii)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Incentive Bonus, if any, for any completed fiscal year preceding the Termination Date; provided, however, that Executive shall not be entitled to any Incentive Bonus in the event of a Termination for Cause;

(iii)    Executive’s accrued but unpaid vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date;

(iv)    Executive’s unreimbursed business expenses and all other items earned and owed to Executive by the Company through and including the Termination





Date, provided that all required submissions for expense reimbursement are made in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and within 15 days following the Termination Date; and

(v)    The benefits, incentives, and awards described in Section 4(g)(i). (ff)    Parties” means the Company and Executive.
(gg) Principal Business Location” means the Company’s primary office located in Tacoma, WA, or as mutually agreed by the Parties.

(hh)    Reduced Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(i).

(ii)Release” means a general release and waiver substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(jj)    Repayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(iv).

(kk) Restricted Area” means the area that encompasses a 25-mile radius from each banking or other office location of the Company and its Affiliates; provided, however, that in the event of a Change in Control, the Restricted Area shall be determined as of the date immediately preceding the Change in Control.

(ll) Restricted Period” means at all time during the Employment Period and for a period of 12 months with respect Sections 6(c)(i), 6(c)(v) and a period of 24 months with respect to Sections 6(c)(ii), 6(c)(iii), and 6(c)(iv) immediately following the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, whether such termination occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter; provided, however, that with respect to any termination that occurs during a Covered Period the Restricted Period, in all cases, shall be a period of 12 months; provided further, that in the event of delivery of notice of non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company and the termination of Executive’s employment as of or following the end of the Employment Period, the Restricted Period, in all cases shall end as of the Executive’s last day of employment.

(mm) Restrictive Covenant” has the meaning set forth in Section 6. (nn)    Severance Amount” means
(i)    For any Termination that occurs during the Employment Period and not during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 100% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination; or

(ii)    For any Termination that occurs during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 200% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination.
(oo) Severance Restrictions” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, or regulatory interpretation or other guidance, including FIL-66-2010 and any related or successor FDIC guidance, that would require the Company or any Affiliate to seek or demand repayment or




return of any payments made to Executive for any reason, including the Company, an Affiliate or their successors later obtaining information indicating that Executive has committed, is substantially responsible for, or has violated, the respective acts or omissions, conditions, or offenses outlined under 12 C.F.R. 359.4(a)(4).

(pp) Specified Employee” means any person who is a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof), as determined by the Company based upon the 12-month period ending on each December 31st (such 12-month period is referred to below as the “identification period”). If Executive is determined to be a key employee, Executive shall be treated as a Specified Employee for purposes of this Agreement during the 12-month period that begins on the April 1 following the close of the identification period. For purposes of determining whether Executive is a key employee, “compensation” means Executive’s W-2 compensation as reported by the Company for a particular calendar year.

(qq)    Subject Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 20(i).

(rr) Substantial Business Efforts” means marketing, promotional, purchasing, sales, or solicitation activities undertaken on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, which include (i) in person and voice communications and (ii) either or both of (A) delivery of a quote, bid, proposal, or request for any of the foregoing or (B) visits to the site of the actual or potential business development and other similar meetings or visits (conducted alone or with other employees of the Company or an Affiliate), where such activities would enjoy a reasonable prospect of success in the absence of any breach of this Agreement.

(ss)    Target Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

(tt) Termination” means a termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates during the Employment Period either:

(i)By the Company, other than (A) a Termination for Cause or (B) a termination as a result of Executive’s death or Disability; or

(ii)
By Executive for Good Reason.

(uu) Termination Date” means the date of termination (whether or not such termination constitutes a “Termination”) of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates.

(x)Termination for Cause” means a termination of Executive’s employment by the Company as a result of any of the following (in each case as determined by the Board):
(i)    Executive’s willful and continuing failure to perform Executive’s obligations hereunder, which failure is not remedied within ten business days after receipt of written notice of such failure from the Company;

(ii)    Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a crime of embezzlement or fraud or any felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof;





(iii)
Executive’s breach of fiduciary responsibility;

(iv)    An act of dishonesty by Executive that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate;

(v)    Executive’s engagement in one or more unsafe or unsound banking practices that have a material adverse effect on the Company or an Affiliate;

(vi)    Executive’s removal or permanent suspension from banking pursuant to Section 8(e) of the FDIA or any other applicable state or federal law;

(vii)
A material breach by Executive of this Agreement;

(viii)    An act or omission by Executive that leads to a material harm (financial or reputational) to the Company or an Affiliate in the community; or

(ix)
A material breach of Company policies as may be in effect from
time to time.

Further, a Termination for Cause shall be deemed to have occurred if,
during the twelve (12) month period following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and any Affiliate, facts and circumstances arising during the Employment Term are discovered that would have warranted a Termination for Cause.

Further, with respect to subsections (i), (vii), (viii), and (ix) of this definition, Executive shall be entitled to at least 30 days’ prior written notice of the Company’s intention to terminate Executive’s employment in a Termination for Cause, which notice shall specify the grounds for the Termination for Cause; and Executive shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to cure any conduct or act, if curable, alleged as grounds for the Termination for Cause, and a reasonable opportunity to present to the Board Executive’s position regarding any dispute relating to the existence of any grounds for Termination for Cause.

Further, all rights Executive has or may have under this Agreement shall be suspended automatically during (A) the pendency of any investigation (such suspension not exceeding 60 days) by the Board or its designee, or (B) any negotiations (without regard to such 60 day limitation) between the Board or its designee and Executive regarding any actual or alleged act or omission by Executive of the type that would warrant a Termination for Cause and any such suspension shall not give rise to a claim of Good Reason by Executive.

(ww) Voting Securities” means any securities that ordinarily possess the power to vote in the election of directors without the happening of any precondition or contingency.

21.    Survival.    The provisions of Section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.





[Signature page follows]





IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, and Executive acknowledges understanding and acceptance of, and agrees to, the terms of this Agreement, all as of the Effective Date.


HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By:
____________________________________ Jeffrey J. Deuel
President and Chief Executive Officer


EXECUTIVE

By:
_____________________________________ David A. Spurling





EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AND WAIVER

This AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and [     ] (“Executive”).

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company desire to settle fully and amicably all issues between them, including any issues arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment; and

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of [     ], as amended (the “Employment Agreement”).

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and sufficient consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive and the Company (collectively, the “Parties” and, individually, each a “Party”), intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1.Termination of Employment. Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective as of the close of business on [     ] (the “Termination Date”).

2.Compensation and Benefits. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall compensate Executive under this Agreement as follows (collectively, the “Severance Payments”):
(a)    Severance Amount. [     ].

(b)    Accrued Salary and Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to a lump sum payment in an amount equal to Executive’s earned but unpaid annual base salary and vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date, with such payment to be made on the first payroll date following the Termination Date.
(c)
COBRA Benefits. [     ].

(d)    Executive Acknowledgement. Executive acknowledges that, subject to fulfillment of all obligations provided for herein, Executive has been fully compensated by the Company, including under all applicable laws, and that nothing further is owed to Executive with respect to wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits. Executive further acknowledges that the Severance Payments (other than (b) above) are consideration for Executive’s promises contained in this Agreement, and that the Severance Payments are above and beyond any wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits to which Executive is entitled from the Company under the terms of Executive’s employment or under any other contract or law that Executive would be entitled to absent execution of this Agreement.






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(e)    Withholding.    The Severance Payments shall be treated as wages and subject to all taxes and other payroll deductions required by law.

3.Termination of Benefits. Except as provided in Section 2 above or as may be required by law, Executive’s participation in all employee benefit (pension and welfare) and compensation plans of the Company shall cease as of the Termination Date. Nothing contained herein shall limit or otherwise impair Executive’s right to receive pension or similar benefit payments that are vested as of the Termination Date under any applicable tax-qualified pension or other plans, pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan.

4.Release of Claims and Waiver of Rights. Executive, on Executive’s own behalf and that of Executive’s heirs, executors, attorneys, administrators, successors, and assigns, fully releases and discharges the Company, its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns, and its and their directors, officers, trustees, employees, and agents, both in their individual and official capacities, and the current and former trustees and administrators of each retirement and other benefit plan applicable to the employees and former employees of the Company, both in their official and individual capacities (the “Releasees”) from all liability, claims, demands, and actions Executive now has, may have had, or may ever have, whether currently known or unknown, as of or prior to Executive’s execution of this Agreement (the “Release”), including liability claims, demands, and actions:

(a)    Arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or other association with the Company, or the termination of such employment,
(b)
Relating to wages, bonuses, other compensation, or benefits,
(c)
Relating to any employment or change in control contract,
(d)
Relating to any employment law, including
(i)
The United States and State of Washington Constitutions,
(ii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964,
(iii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1991,
(iv)
The Equal Pay Act,
(v)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
(vi)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (the “ADEA”),
(vii)
The Americans with Disabilities Act,
(viii)
Executive Order 11246, and

(ix)
Any other federal, state, or local statute, ordinance, or regulation relating to employment,




(e)
Relating to any right of payment for disability,
(f)
Relating to any statutory or contractual right of payment, and

(g)    For relief on the basis of any alleged tort or breach of contract under the common law of the State of Washington or any other state, including defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, and negligence.

Executive acknowledges that Executive is aware that statutes exist that render null and void releases and discharges of any claims, rights, demands, liabilities, actions, and causes of action that are unknown to the releasing or discharging party at the time of execution of the release and discharge. Executive waives, surrenders, and shall forego any protection to which Executive would otherwise be entitled by virtue of the existence of any such statutes in any jurisdiction, including the State of Washington.

5.Exclusions from General Release. Excluded from the Release are any claims or rights that cannot be waived by law, as well as Executive’s right to file a charge with an administrative agency or participate in any agency investigation. Executive is, however, waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge or investigation. Executive is also waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge filed by any other individual or by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal or state agency.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive is not waiving the right to report possible securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies or the right to receive any resulting whistleblower awards.
6.
Covenant Not to Sue.
(a)    A “covenant not to sue” is a legal term that means Executive promises not to file a lawsuit in court. It is different from the release of claims and waiver of rights contained in Section 4 above. Besides waiving and releasing the claims covered by Section 4 above, Executive shall never sue the Releasees in any forum for any reason covered by the Release. Notwithstanding this covenant not to sue, Executive may bring a claim against the Company to enforce this Agreement, to challenge the validity of this Agreement under the ADEA or for any claim that arises after execution of this Agreement. If Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, Executive shall be liable to them for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other litigation costs incurred in defending against Executive’s suit. In addition, if Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, the Company can require Executive to return all but a sum of $100 of the Severance Payments, which sum is, by itself, adequate consideration for the promises and covenants in this Agreement. In that event, the Company shall have no obligation to make any further Severance Payments.

(b)    If Executive has previously filed any lawsuit against any of the Releasees, Executive shall immediately take all necessary steps and execute all necessary documents to withdraw or dismiss such lawsuit to the extent Executive’s agreement to withdraw, dismiss, or not file a lawsuit would not be a violation of any applicable law or regulation.









7.Representations by Executive. Executive warrants that Executive is legally competent to execute this Agreement and that Executive has not relied on any statements or explanations made by the Company or its attorneys. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been afforded the opportunity to be advised by legal counsel regarding the terms of this Agreement, including the Release. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been offered at least 21 days to consider this Agreement. After being so advised, and without coercion of any kind, Executive freely, knowingly, and voluntarily enters into this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive may revoke this Agreement within seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement and acknowledges understanding that this Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement (the “Effective Date”), as evidenced by the date set forth below Executive’s signature on the signature page hereto. Any revocation must be in writing and directed to [     ]. If sent by mail, any revocation must be postmarked within the seven-day period described above and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

8.Restrictive Covenants. Section 6 of the Employment Agreement (entitled “Restrictive Covenants”), shall continue in full force and effect as if fully restated herein.

9.Non-Disparagement. Executive shall not engage in any disparagement or vilification of the Releasees, and shall refrain from making any false, negative, critical, or disparaging statements, implied or expressed, concerning the Releasees, including regarding management style, methods of doing business, the quality of products and services, role in the community, or treatment of employees. Executive shall do nothing that would damage the Company’s business reputation or goodwill.
10.
Company Property.
(a)    Executive shall return to the Company all information, property, and supplies belonging to the Company or any of its affiliates, including any confidential or proprietary information, Company autos, keys (for equipment or facilities), laptop computers and related equipment, cellular phones, smart phones or PDAs (including SIM cards), security cards, corporate credit cards, and the originals and all copies of all files, materials, and documents (whether in tangible or electronic form) containing confidential or proprietary information or relating to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates.

(b)    Executive shall not, at any time on or after the Termination Date, directly or indirectly use, access, or in any way alter or modify any of the databases, e-mail systems, software, computer systems, or hardware or other electronic, computerized, or technological systems of the Company or any of its affiliates. Executive acknowledges that any such conduct by Executive would be illegal and would subject Executive to legal action by the Company, including claims for damages and/or appropriate injunctive relief.

11.No Admissions. The Company denies that the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their employees or agents, has taken any improper action against Executive, and this Agreement shall not be admissible in any proceeding as evidence of improper action by the Company or any of its affiliates or any of their employees or agents.





12.Confidentiality of Agreement. Executive shall keep the existence and the terms of this Agreement confidential, except for Executive’s immediate family members and Executive’s legal and tax advisors in connection with services related hereto and except as may be required by law or in connection with the preparation of tax returns.

13.Non-Waiver. The Company’s waiver of a breach of this Agreement by Executive shall not be construed or operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Executive of the same or of any other provision of this Agreement.

14.Applicable Law; Mandatory Arbitration and Equitable Relief. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by Sections 9 and 10 of the Employment Agreement as if restated herein in their entirety.

15.Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.

16.Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and shall be final and binding as to all claims that have been or could have been advanced on behalf of Executive pursuant to any claim arising out of or related in any way to Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment.

17.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

18.Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.

19.Enforcement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be regarded as divisible and separable and if any provision should be declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. If the scope of any restriction or requirement contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction or requirement to its full extent, then such restriction or requirement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and Executive hereby consents that any court of competent jurisdiction may so modify such scope in any proceeding brought to enforce such restriction or requirement. In addition, Executive stipulates that breach by Executive of restrictions and requirements under this Agreement will cause irreparable damage to the Releasees in the case of Executive’s breach and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without Executive binding Executive to these restrictions and requirements. In the event of Executive’s breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies the Company may have, and without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the Company may




have for Executive’s breach of this Agreement, the Company shall be relieved of any obligation to provide Severance Payments and shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive. Executive stipulates that the restrictive period for which the Company is entitled to an injunction shall be extended in for a period that equals the time period during which Executive is or has been in violation of the restrictions contained herein.

20.Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”;
(c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority, or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions; and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.

21.Future Cooperation. In connection with any and all claims, disputes, negotiations, governmental, internal or other investigations, lawsuits, or administrative proceedings (the “Legal Matters”) involving the Company or any affiliate, or any of their current or former officers, employees or board members (collectively, the “Disputing Parties” and, individually, each a “Disputing Party”), Executive shall make himself reasonably available, upon reasonable notice from the Company and without the necessity of subpoena, to provide information and documents, provide declarations and statements regarding a Disputing Party, meet with attorneys and other representatives of a Disputing Party, prepare for and give depositions and testimony, and otherwise cooperate in the investigation, defense, and prosecution of any and all such Legal Matters, as may, in the good faith and judgment of the Company, be reasonably requested. The Company shall consult with Executive and make reasonable efforts to schedule such assistance so as not to materially disrupt Executive’s business and personal affairs. The Company shall reimburse all reasonable expenses incurred by Executive in connection with such assistance, including travel, meals, rental car, and hotel expenses, if any; provided such expenses are approved in advance by the Company and are documented in a manner consistent with expense reporting policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time.





IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below their respective signatures below.





HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE

By:    [Name]
[Title]
Date:    

        [Name]

Date:    




HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT - ADDENDUM
This Participation Agreement Addendum (“Addendum”) is hereby entered into by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and BRYAN MCDONALD, an employee of the Company (the “Participant,” and together with the Company, the “Parties”).
RECITALS
A.
The Company has adopted the Heritage Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, effective July 1, 2012, as amended and restated August 29, 2012 (the “Plan”);
B.
The Parties entered into a Participation Agreement, dated January 1, 2015 (the “Participation Agreement”), as amended by the Participation Agreement – Addendum, dated December 19, 2016;
C.
The Committee has determined that the Participation Agreement should be extended to provide additional benefits to the Participant for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 calendar years; and
D.
This Addendum is attached to and made a part of the Participation Agreement, incorporates all defined terms therein unless otherwise defined herein, and in the event of any conflict between the terms contained in this Addendum and the terms contained in the Participation Agreement, the terms contained in this Addendum shall supersede and control the obligations and liabilities of the Parties.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the parties hereto set forth in this Addendum, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1.Company Contributions. The Company shall continue to make a Company Contribution for Plan Years 2020, 2021, and 2022, on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Participant Agreement, with the performance metrics and targets in connection with such Company Contributions for such Plan Years to be established in the sole discretion of the Committee, following consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Section 2.    Entire Agreement. This Addendum, in addition to the Participation Agreement and the Plan, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, agreements, and arrangements with respect thereto, whether written or oral.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have duly executed this Addendum as of the date set forth below.
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:     
Its:     
PARTICIPANT
        
BRYAN MCDONALD


Date:     

1658013



HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into on November 4, 2019, effective as of July 1, 2019, by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION and BRYAN MCDONALD. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in Section 20.

RECITALS

A.Executive is currently employed by the Company pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement, effective July 1, 2018 (the “Prior Agreement”).

B.
Heritage Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

C.The Company desires to continue to employ Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company pursuant to such terms.

D.The Parties have made commitments to each other on a variety of important issues concerning Executive’s employment with the Company, including the performance that will be expected of Executive, the compensation Executive will be paid, how long and under what circumstances Executive will remain employed, and the financial details relating to any decision that either the Company or Executive may make to terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company.

E.The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement as of the Effective Date and, to the extent provided herein, to have this Agreement supersede all prior employment agreements between the Parties, whether or not in writing, and to have any such prior employment agreements (specifically including the Prior Agreement) become null and void as of the Effective Date.

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the Parties set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:

1.    Employment Period. The Company shall continue to employ Executive during the Employment Period and Executive shall continue to remain in the employ of the Company and provide services to the Company during the Employment Period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The “Employment Period” shall be the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 2022, unless sooner terminated as provided herein. The Employment Period shall be extended automatically for one additional year beginning on July 1, 2020 and on each July 1




thereafter unless either Party notifies the other Party, by written notice delivered no later than 90 days prior to such July 1, that the Employment Period shall not be extended for an additional year. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall remain in effect for the two-year period immediately following the Change in Control and shall then terminate.

2.    Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time, energy and talent to serving as an Executive Vice President of the Company and the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Heritage Bank, subject to the direction of the President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company and Heritage Bank, respectively. Executive shall have the duties that are commensurate with Executive’s position(s) and any other duties that may be assigned to Executive by the CEO and Executive shall perform all such duties faithfully and efficiently. Executive shall have such powers as are inherent to the undertakings applicable to Executive’s position and necessary to carry out the duties required of Executive hereunder. Executive shall perform the duties required by this Agreement at the Company’s Principal Business Location, unless the nature of such duties requires otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, during the Employment Period, Executive may devote reasonable time to activities other than those required under this Agreement, including activities of a charitable, educational, religious, or similar nature to the extent such activities do not, in the judgment of the CEO, inhibit, prohibit, interfere with, or conflict with Executive’s duties under this Agreement or conflict in any material way with the business of the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that Executive shall not serve on the board of directors of any business (other than the Company or an Affiliate) or hold any other position with any business without receiving the prior written consent of the CEO.

3.    Compensation and Benefits. During the Employment Period, while Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall compensate Executive for Executive’s services as follows:

(a)    Executive shall be paid a base salary at an annual rate of Three Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Twenty Dollars ($385,020.00) (the “Annual Base Salary”), which shall be payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company then in effect. Each year during the Employment Period, Executive’s Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Board to determine if any increase (but not decrease) is appropriate, with any such increase to be effective as of July 1 of the year of such adjustment.

(b)    Executive shall be eligible to receive performance-based annual incentive bonuses (each, the “Incentive Bonus”) from the Company for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period. Incentive Bonuses shall be established and determined in accordance with the Company’s annual cash incentive plan, as may be in effect from time to time, or otherwise as determined by the Board. Executive’s target Incentive Bonus opportunity shall be forty percent (40%) of Annual Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”), subject at all times to the discretion of the Board. Any Incentive Bonus shall be paid to Executive no later than two and one-half months after the close of the year in which it is earned, provided that any Incentive Bonus shall not be considered




earned until the Board has made all determinations and taken all actions necessary to establish such Incentive Bonus.

(c)    Executive shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all incentive plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives (excluding participation in any non-qualified retirement or deferred compensation programs, unless specifically selected for participation by the Company). During the Employment Period, Executive and Executive’s dependents, as the case may be, shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all tax qualified retirement and similar benefit plans and all medical, dental, disability, group and executive life, accidental death and travel accident insurance, and other similar welfare benefit plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives.

(d)    Executive shall be entitled to accrue paid vacation in accordance with and subject to the Company’s vacation programs and policies as may be in effect from time to time.

(e)    Executive shall be eligible to be reimbursed by the Company, on terms that are substantially similar to those that apply to other similarly situated and performing executives employed by the Company, for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for entertainment, travel, meals, lodging, and similar items that are consistent with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and that are actually incurred by Executive in the promotion of the Company’s business.

(f)    Executive shall be provided an automobile for Executive’s business use. The automobile provided shall be determined by the Board or its delegate in its sole discretion, taking into account the reasonable preferences of Executive and Executive’s positions with the Company and Heritage Bank. The Company reserves the right to substitute a car allowance policy in lieu of providing a Company owned automobile, provided such policy or program provides similar, but not necessarily exact, economic benefit to Executive.

4.    Rights upon Termination. This Agreement and Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated for any of the reasons described in this Section 4. Executive’s right to benefits, if any, for periods after the Termination Date shall be determined in accordance with this Section 4:

(a)    Minimum Benefits. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to the Minimum Benefits, in addition to any other benefits to which Executive may be entitled under the following provisions of this Section 4 or the express terms of any employee benefit plan or as required by law. Any benefits to be provided to Executive pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be provided within 30 days after the Termination Date; provided, however, that any benefits, incentives or awards payable as described in Section 4(g) shall be provided in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement. Except as may expressly be provided to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall




be construed as requiring Executive to be treated as employed by the Company or any Affiliate following the Termination Date for purposes of any plan, program, or arrangement.

(b)    Termination for Cause; Death; Disability; Voluntary Resignation; Non-Renewal. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period and is a result of a Termination for Cause, Executive’s death or Disability, or a termination by Executive other than for Good Reason, or if this Agreement expires due to notice of non-renewal by either Party as provided under Section 1 or at the end of a Covered Period, then, other than the Minimum Benefits, Executive shall have no right to benefits under this Agreement (and the Company and its Affiliates shall have no obligation to provide any such benefits) for periods after the Termination Date.

(c)    Termination other than for Cause; Termination for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination other than during a Covered Period, then, in addition to the Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:

(i)    On the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date, Executive shall commence receiving the Severance Amount (less any amount described in Section 4(c)(ii)), with such amount to be paid in 24 substantially equal monthly installments, with each successive payment being due on the monthly anniversary of the Termination Date, or the next regularly scheduled payroll dates following such dates.

(ii)    To the extent any portion of the Severance Amount exceeds the “safe harbor” amount described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A), Executive shall receive such portion of the Severance Amount that exceeds the “safe harbor” amount in a single lump sum payment payable on the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date.

(iii)    Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits described in Section 4(e).

(iv)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied all service-based vesting requirements, and performance–based vesting requirements shall be based upon actual Company performance for the applicable periods and settled thereafter as if Executive had continued service through the end of the applicable performance period (without proration for duration of employment), and with such vesting to be no less than as otherwise provided in the applicable plan and award agreements.

(v)    Any Company contributions made pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan that are subject to vesting requirements shall be treated as having satisfied such vesting requirements.





(d)    Termination upon a Change in Control. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination within a Covered Period, then, in addition to Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:

(i)    On the 45th day following the Termination Date, the Company shall pay Executive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the Severance Amount.

(ii)    Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 4(e).

(iii)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied such vesting, performance, and target requirements at target level performance (without proration for duration of employment).

(e)    Medical and Dental Benefits. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination, then to the extent that Executive or any of Executive’s dependents may be covered under the terms of any medical or dental plans of the Company (or an Affiliate) for active employees immediately prior to the Termination Date, then, provided Executive is eligible for and elects coverage under the health care continuation rules of COBRA, the Company shall provide Executive and those dependents with coverage equivalent to the coverage in effect immediately prior to the Termination. For a period of twelve (12) months (18 months for a Termination during a Covered Period), Executive shall be required to pay the same amount as Executive would pay if Executive continued in employment with the Company during such period and thereafter Executive shall be responsible for the full cost of such continued coverage; provided, however, that such coverage shall be provided only to the extent that it does not result in any additional tax or other penalty being imposed on the Company (or an Affiliate) or violate any nondiscrimination requirements then applicable with respect to the applicable plans. The coverages under this Section 4(e) may be procured directly by the Company (or an Affiliate, if appropriate) apart from, and outside of the terms of the respective plans, provided that Executive and Executive’s dependents comply with all of the terms of the substitute medical or dental plans, and provided, further, that the cost to the Company and its Affiliates shall not exceed the cost for continued COBRA coverage under the Company’s (or an Affiliate’s) plans, as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. In the event Executive or any of Executive’s dependents is or becomes eligible for coverage under the terms of any other medical and/or dental plan of a subsequent employer with plan benefits that are comparable to Company (or Affiliate) plan benefits, the Company’s and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Section 4(e) shall cease with respect to the eligible Executive and/or dependent. Executive and Executive’s dependents must notify the Company of any subsequent employment and provide information regarding medical and/or dental coverage available.

(f)
Golden Parachute Payment Adjustment.

(i)    If the value of any payment or other benefit Executive would receive in connection with a Change in Control (the “Benefit”) would (A) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G, and (B) but for this sentence, be subject




to the Excise Tax, then the Benefit shall be reduced to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (1) the largest portion of the Benefit that would result in no portion of the Benefit being subject to the Excise Tax or (2) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Benefit, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state, and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Benefit may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Benefit equals the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the following order unless Executive elects in writing a different order (provided, however, that such election shall be subject to the Company’s approval if made on or after the date on which the event that triggers the Benefit occurs and to the extent that such election does not violate Code Section 409A): reduction of cash payments; cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards; reduction of employee benefits. In the event that accelerated vesting of stock awards is to be reduced, such accelerated vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse order of the grant date of Executive’s stock awards unless Executive elects in writing a different order for cancellation.

(ii)    The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the day prior to the effective date of the Change in Control shall perform any calculations necessary in connection with this Section 4(f). If the accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity, or group effecting the Change in Control, the Company shall appoint a nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder. The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder.

(iii)    The accounting firm engaged to make the determinations under this Section 4(f) shall provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to Executive and the Company within 15 calendar days after the date on which Executive’s right to a Benefit is triggered (if requested at that time by Executive or the Company) or such other time as requested by Executive or the Company. If the accounting firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable with respect to a Benefit, it shall furnish Executive and the Company with an opinion reasonably acceptable to Executive that no Excise Tax will be imposed with respect to such Benefit. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon Executive and the Company, except as set forth below.

(iv)    If, notwithstanding any reduction described in this Section 4(f), the IRS determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax as a result of the receipt of the payment of benefits as described above, then Executive shall be obligated to pay back to the Company, within 30 days after a final IRS determination, or, in the event Executive challenges the final IRS determination, within 30 days after a final judicial determination, a portion of the payment equal to the Repayment Amount. The “Repayment Amount” with respect to the payment of benefits shall be the smallest amount, if any, required to be paid to the Company so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to any payment of benefits (after taking into account the payment of the Excise Tax and all other applicable taxes imposed on such payment) are maximized. The Repayment Amount with respect to the payment of benefits shall




be $0 if a Repayment Amount of more than $0 would not result in Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of such benefits being maximized. If the Excise Tax is not eliminated pursuant to this Section 4(f), Executive shall pay the Excise Tax.

(v)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4(f), if
(A)there is a reduction in the payment of benefits as described in this Section 4(f),
(B)the IRS later determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax, the payment of which would result in the maximization of Executive’s net after-tax proceeds (calculated as if Executive’s benefits had not previously been reduced), and (C) Executive pays the Excise Tax, then the Company shall pay to Executive those benefits that were reduced pursuant to Section 4(f) contemporaneously or as soon as administratively possible after Executive pays the Excise Tax so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of benefits is maximized.

(g)
Other Benefits.

(i)    Executive’s rights following a termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason with respect to any benefits, incentives, or awards provided to Executive pursuant to the terms of any plan, program, or arrangement sponsored or maintained by the Company or its Affiliates, whether tax-qualified or not, which are not specifically addressed herein, shall be subject to the terms of such plan, program, or arrangement and this Agreement shall have no effect upon such terms except as specifically provided herein.

(ii)    Except as specifically provided herein, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.

(h)    Removal from any Boards and Positions. Upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason under this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to resign (i) if a member, from the Board and the board of directors of any Affiliate and any other board to which Executive has been appointed or nominated by or on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate,
(ii)from each position with the Company and any Affiliate, including as an officer of the Company or an Affiliate and (iii) as a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan of the Company and any Affiliate.

(i)
Regulatory Suspension and Termination.

(i)    If Executive is suspended or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Company or an Affiliate by a notice served under Section 8(e) or 8(g) of the FDIA, or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings; if the charges in such notice are dismissed, the Company may in its discretion (A) pay Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while its and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Agreement were suspended and (B) reinstate in whole or in part any of its and its Affiliates’ obligations that were suspended, all in accordance with Code Section 409A.





(ii)    If Executive is removed or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Company or an Affiliate by an order issued under Section 8(e) or 8(g) of the FDIA, or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.

(iii)    If the Company is in default as defined in Section 3(x) of the FDIA, all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.

(iv)    All obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent determined by the FDIC that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the institution, at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Company under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA, or when the Company is determined by the FDIC to be in an unsafe or unsound condition, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.

(v)    Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the FDIA.

(j) Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Severance Restrictions require the recapture or “clawback” of any Severance Amount paid to Executive under this Agreement, Executive shall repay to the Company the aggregate amount of any such payments, with such repayment to occur no later than 30 days following Executive’s receipt of a written notice from the Company (setting forth in detail the particulars of the applicable Severance Restrictions) indicating that payments received by Executive under this Agreement are subject to recapture or clawback pursuant to the Severance Restrictions.

5.    Release. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no benefits owed to Executive under Section 4(c), 4(d) or 4(e) (other than the Minimum Benefits) shall be provided to Executive unless Executive executes (without subsequent revocation) and delivers to the Company a Release within 21 days (or such longer period to the extent required by applicable law) following the Termination Date.
6.    Restrictive Covenants. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been and will continue to be provided intimate knowledge of the business practices, trade secrets, and other confidential and proprietary information of the Company and its Affiliates (including the Confidential Information), which, if exploited by Executive, would seriously, adversely, and irreparably affect the interests of the Company and its Affiliates and the ability of each to continue its business and therefore hereby agrees to be bound by the restrictions contained in this Section 6 (the “Restrictive Covenants”).





(a)    Confidential Information.

(i)    Executive acknowledges that, during the course of Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates, Executive may produce and have access to Confidential Information. Executive shall not directly or indirectly use, disclose, copy, or make lists of Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company, either during or after Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates, except to the extent that such information is or thereafter becomes lawfully available from public sources, or such disclosure is authorized in writing by the Company, required by law, or otherwise as reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder. If Executive receives a subpoena or other court order or is otherwise required by law to provide information to a governmental authority or other person concerning the activities of the Company or its Affiliates, or Executive’s activities in connection with the business of the Company or its Affiliates, Executive shall immediately notify the Company of such subpoena, court order, or other requirement and deliver forthwith to the Company a copy thereof and any attachments and non-privileged correspondence related thereto. Executive shall take reasonable precautions to protect against the inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall abide by the Company’s and its Affiliates’ policies, as in effect from time to time, respecting avoidance of interests conflicting with those of the Company and its Affiliates. In this regard, Executive shall not directly or indirectly render services to any person or entity where Executive’s service would involve the use or disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall not use any Confidential Information to guide Executive in searching publications or other publicly available information, selecting a series of items of knowledge from unconnected sources, and fitting them together to claim that Executive did not violate any terms set forth in this Agreement.

(ii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Accordingly, Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to Federal, State, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to authorize, or limit liability for, an act that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as the unlawful access of material by unauthorized means.

(iii)    Nothing contained herein shall impede Executive’s ability to report possible federal securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and




other governmental agencies (i) without the Company’s prior approval, and (ii) without having to forfeit or forego any resulting whistleblower awards.

(iv)    Nothing contained herein shall impede Executive’s ability to disclose sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work related events coordinated by or through Employer, or between employees, or between employees off of the Employer premises.

(b)
Documents and Property.

(i)    All records, files, documents, and other materials or copies thereof relating to the business of the Company or its Affiliates that Executive prepares, receives, or uses, shall be and remain the sole property of the Company and, other than in connection with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder, shall not be removed from the premises of the Company or its Affiliates without the Company’s prior written consent, and shall be immediately returned to the Company upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, together with all copies (including copies or recordings in electronic form), abstracts, notes, or reproductions of any kind made from or about the records, files, documents, or other materials. Executive shall disclose to the Company all computer and internet user identifications and passwords used by Executive in the course of Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or necessary for accessing information on the Company’s or its Affiliates’ computer systems upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.

(ii)    Executive acknowledges that Executive’s access to and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and all Company and Affiliate information contained therein, is restricted to legitimate business purposes on behalf of the Company. Any other access to or use of such systems, network, equipment, and information is without authorization and is prohibited. The restrictions contained in this Section 6(b) extend to any personal computers or other electronic devices of Executive that are used for business purposes relating to the Company or its Affiliates (including smart phones, PDAs, digital tablets, or other portable electronic devices). Executive shall not transfer any Company or Affiliate information to any personal computer or other electronic device that is not otherwise used for any business purpose relating to the Company or an Affiliate. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive’s authorization to access and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and any Company and Affiliate information contained therein, shall cease.

(c)    Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. The primary service area of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ businesses in which Executive will actively participate extends separately to the Restricted Area. Therefore, as an essential ingredient of and in consideration of this Agreement and Executive’s employment, or continued employment, with the Company and its Affiliates, Executive shall not, during Executive’s employment or during the Restricted Period,




whether the termination of Executive’s employment occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter, directly or indirectly do any of the following:

(i)    Engage or invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, participate in the ownership, management, operation, or control of, be employed by, associated with, or in any manner connected with, serve as a director, officer, or consultant to, lend Executive’s name or any similar name to, lend Executive’s credit to, or render services or advice to, any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or trust that owns, operates, or is in the process of forming a Competitor with an office located, or to be located at an address identified in a filing with any regulatory authority, within the Restricted Area; provided, however, that the ownership by Executive of shares of the capital stock of any institution, which shares are listed on a securities exchange and that do not represent more than 1% of the institution’s outstanding capital stock, shall not violate any terms of this Agreement. For purposes of clarification and not limitation or expansion, it is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area;

(ii)    (A) Induce or attempt to induce an employee of the Company or its Affiliates (limited to all officer-level employees, Executive’s direct reports, or members of Executive’s department or area of responsibility) to leave the employ of the Company or its Affiliates; (B) in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and any management-level employee of the Company or its Affiliates; or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, or other business relation of the Company or its Affiliates to cease doing business with the Company or its Affiliates or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and their respective customers, suppliers, licensees, or other business relations.

(iii)    Solicit the business of any person or entity known to Executive to be a customer of the Company or its Affiliates, where Executive, or any person reporting to Executive, had accessed Confidential Information of, had an ongoing business relationship with, or had made Substantial Business Efforts with respect to, such person or entity, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.
(iv)    Serve as the agent, broker, or representative of, or otherwise assist, any person or entity in obtaining services or products from any Competitor within the Restricted Area, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.

(v)    Accept employment, provide services to, or act in any other such capacity for or with any Competitor, if in such employment or capacity Executive would, because of Executive’s knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets, inevitably use and/or disclose Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets in Executive’s work or service for such Competitor. For purposes of clarification and not




limitation or expansion, it is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area.

(d)    Works Made for Hire Provisions. The Parties acknowledge that all work performed by Executive for the Company or its Affiliates shall be deemed a work made for hire. The Company shall at all times own and have exclusive right, title, and interest in and to all Confidential Information and Inventions, and the Company shall retain the exclusive right to license, sell, transfer, and otherwise use and dispose of the same. All enhancements of the technology of the Company or its Affiliates that are developed by Executive shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive hereby assigns to the Company any right, title, and interest in and to all Inventions that Executive may have, by law or equity, without additional consideration of any kind whatsoever from the Company or its Affiliates. Executive shall execute and deliver any instruments or documents and do all other things (including the giving of testimony) requested by the Company (both during and after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company) in order to vest more fully in the Company or its Affiliates all ownership rights in the Inventions (including obtaining patent, copyright, or trademark protection therefore in the United States and/or foreign countries). To the extent required by applicable state statute, this Section 6(d) shall not apply to an Invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Company or its Affiliates was used and that was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless the Invention (i) relates to the business of the Company or an Affiliate or to the Company’s or an Affiliate’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development or (ii) results from any work performed by Executive for the Company or an Affiliate.

(e)    Remedies for Breach of Restrictive Covenants. Executive has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement with legal counsel, or has been given adequate opportunity to seek such counsel, and Executive acknowledges that the covenants contained in this Section 6 are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographical area, and scope. Executive further acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the Company and its Affiliates, that they create no undue hardships, that any violation of these restrictions would cause substantial injury to the Company and its Affiliates and such interests, and that such restrictions were a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement. In the event of any violation or threatened violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company and the Affiliates, in addition to and not in limitation of, any other rights, remedies, or damages available under this Agreement or otherwise at law or in equity, (i) shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive, as the case may be, without any requirement that the Company or an Affiliate post bond and (ii) shall be temporarily relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement during such dispute until the final adjudication is made, and if Executive is found to have violated the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company will be permanently relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement.





(f)    Other Agreements. In the event of the existence of another agreement between the Parties that (i) is in effect during the Restricted Period, and (ii) contains restrictive covenants that conflict with any of the provisions of this Section 6, then the more restrictive of such provisions from the two agreements shall control for the period during which both agreements would otherwise be in effect.

7.    No Set-Off; No Mitigation. Except as provided herein, the Company’s obligation to provide benefits under this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other right the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.

8.    Notices. Notices and all other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: if to the Company, Heritage Financial Corporation; Attention: Director of Human Resources; 201 Fifth Avenue S.W.; Olympia, Washington 98501; and if to Executive, to Executive’s most recent address in the Company’s records; or, in each respective case, to such other address as either Party may furnish to the other in writing, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

9.    Applicable Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Washington applicable to agreements made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction.

10.    Mandatory Arbitration. Except as provided in Section 6(e), if any dispute or controversy arises under or in connection with this Agreement, and such dispute or controversy cannot be settled through negotiation, the Parties shall first try in good faith to settle the dispute or controversy by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Procedures. If such mediation is not successful, the dispute or controversy shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may resort to the Superior Court of Thurston County, Washington for injunctive relief and such other relief as may be available in the event that the Employee engages in conduct, after termination of this Agreement, that amounts to a violation of the Washington Trade Secrets Act, amounts to unlawful interference with the business expectations of the Company or its Affiliates, or violates the Restrictive Covenants contained herein. The FDIC may appear at any arbitration hearing but any decision made thereunder shall not be binding on the FDIC.

11.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, agreements, and arrangements with respect thereto, whether written or oral (specifically including the Prior Agreement). By way of clarification and not limitation, except as specifically provided in




this Agreement, the applicable plan documents with respect to any particular Company benefit plan shall control with respect to the benefits provided thereunder. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The various covenants and provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable and to constitute independent and distinct binding obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the scope of any covenant contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement to its full extent, such covenant shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the Parties hereby agree that such scope may be judicially modified accordingly.

12.    Withholding of Taxes. The Company may withhold from any benefits payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city and other taxes as may be required pursuant to any law, governmental regulation, or ruling.

13.    No Assignment. Executive’s rights to receive benefits under this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable whether by pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise, other than a transfer by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. In the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 13, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees.

14.    Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors, and assigns.

15.    Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights in accordance with and under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.
16.    Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written agreement signed by the Parties.

17.
Code Section 409A.

(a)    To the extent any provision of this Agreement or action by the Company would subject Executive to liability for interest or additional taxes under Code Section 409A, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Company. It is intended that this Agreement will comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A, and this Agreement shall be administered accordingly and interpreted and construed on a basis consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no termination or similar payments or benefits (which constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A) shall be payable hereunder on account of Executive’s termination of employment unless such termination constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of




Code Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A, all installment payments of deferred compensation made hereunder, or pursuant to another plan or arrangement, shall be deemed to be separate payments. To the extent any reimbursements or in- kind benefit payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A, such reimbursements and in-kind benefit payments shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). This Agreement may be amended to the extent necessary (including retroactively) by the Company to avoid the application of taxes or interest under Code Section 409A, while maintaining to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of this Agreement. This Section 17 shall not be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax effect for Executive’s benefits under this Agreement and the Company does not guarantee that any such benefits will satisfy the provisions of Code Section 409A.

(b)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is determined to be a Specified Employee as of the Termination Date, then, only to the extent required pursuant to Code Section 409A, payments due under this Agreement that are deemed to be deferred compensation shall be subject to a six-month delay following the Termination Date; and all delayed payments shall be accumulated and paid in a lump-sum payment as of the first day of the seventh month following the Termination Date (or, if earlier, as of Executive’s death), with all such delayed payments being credited with interest (compounded monthly) for this period of delay equal to the prime rate in effect on the first day of such six- month period (based on the prime rate as reflected in the Wall Street Journal). Any portion of the benefits hereunder that were not otherwise due to be paid during the six-month period following the Termination Date shall be paid to Executive in accordance with the payment schedule established herein.

18.    Scope of Company and Affiliate Obligations. Although the Company and its Affiliates may have jointly obligated themselves to Executive under certain provisions of this Agreement, in no event shall Executive be entitled to more than what is explicitly provided for hereunder, such that no duplicative payments shall be provided under this Agreement.

19.    Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”; (c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for




convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

20.    Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms defined in this Section 20 have the meanings set forth below.

(a)    1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b)    Affiliate” means each Business Entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with, the Company, where “control” means
(i) the ownership of 51% or more of the Voting Securities or other voting or equity interests of any Business Entity, or (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Business Entity.

(c)    Agreement” means this employment agreement, made and entered into as of the Effective Date, by and between the Parties.

(d)
Annual Base Salary” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

(e)    Average Incentive Bonus” means the average of Incentive Bonuses determined for the immediately preceding three completed fiscal year performance periods of the Company; provided, however, that if an Incentive Bonus has not yet been determined for a previously completed fiscal year performance period as of the Termination Date, then Target Bonus shall be used with respect to such fiscal year for purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus. For purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus, fiscal years for which no bonus was determined to have been earned shall be included in the calculation of the three-year average.

(f)    Base Compensation” means the amount equal to the sum of (i) the greater of Executive’s then-current Annual Base Salary or Executive’s Annual Base Salary as of the date one day prior to the Change in Control, and (ii) the Average Incentive Bonus.

(g)
Benefit” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(i).

(h)
Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(i)    Business Entity” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, partnership, business trust or other business entity.

(j)
Change in Control” means the first to occur of the following:

(i)    The acquisition in one or more transactions by any “person” (for purposes of this definition, as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the 1934 Act) of “beneficial ownership” (for purposes of this definition, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting




power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, the Voting Securities acquired directly from the Company by any person shall be excluded from the determination of such person’s beneficial ownership of Voting Securities (but such Voting Securities shall be included in the calculation of the total number of Voting Securities then outstanding); or

(ii)    During any 12-month period, the individuals who are members of the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to constitute more than 50% of the Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or

(iii)    The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such merger or consolidation do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger or consolidation, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately before such merger or consolidation; or
(iv)    The consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

(v)    Acceptance by the Company’s shareholders of shares in a share exchange if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such share exchange do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such share exchange, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such share exchange in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities outstanding immediately before such share exchange.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because 50% or more of the then outstanding Voting Securities is acquired by (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (B) any corporation that, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the Company’s shareholders in the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior to such acquisition.

Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person (the “Subject Person”) acquires beneficial ownership of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting Securities as a result




of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company that, by reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares beneficially owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the beneficial owner of any additional Voting Securities that increases the percentage of the then outstanding Voting Securities beneficially owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred.

Notwithstanding anything in this Change in Control definition to the contrary, in the event that any amount or benefit under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation and the settlement of or distribution of such amount or benefit is to be triggered by a Change in Control, then such settlement or distribution shall be subject to the event constituting the Change in Control also constituting a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.

(k)
COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

of 1985.

(l)
Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(m)
Company” means Heritage Financial Corporation.

(n)
Competitor” means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association,





credit union, or similar financial institution.
(o)    Confidential Information” means confidential or proprietary, non- public information concerning the Company or its Affiliates, including research, development, designs, formulae, processes, specifications, technologies, marketing materials, financial and other information concerning customers and prospective customers, customer lists, records, data, computer programs, source codes, object codes, database structures, trade secrets, proprietary business information, pricing and profitability information and policies, strategic planning, commitments, plans, procedures, litigation, pending litigation, and other information not generally available to the public.

(p)    Covered Period” means the period beginning six months prior to a Change in Control and ending on the date that is 24 months after the Change in Control.

(q)    Deferred Compensation Plan” means the Heritage Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

(r)    Disability” means that (i) Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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) Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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 or health plan covering employees of the Company.

(s)
Effective Date” means July 1, 2019.

(t)
Employment Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

(u)
Excise Tax” means the excise tax imposed under Code Section 4999.

(v)
Executive” means Bryan McDonald.

(w)
FDIA” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

(x)
FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(y)    Good Reason” means the occurrence of any one of the following events, unless Executive agrees in writing that such event shall not constitute Good Reason:

(i)    A material and adverse change in the nature, scope, or status of Executive’s position, authorities, or duties from those in effect in accordance with Section 2 immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;





(ii)    A material reduction in Executive’s Annual Base Salary or Target Bonus opportunity, or a material reduction in Executive’s aggregate benefits or other compensation plans in effect immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;

(iii)    A relocation of Executive’s primary place of employment of more than 25 miles from the Principal Business Location immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable, prior to the Covered Period, or a requirement that Executive engage in travel that is materially greater than prior to the Covered Period;

(iv)    The failure by an acquirer to assume this Agreement at the time of a Change in Control; or

(v)
A material breach by the Company of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Good Reason definition to the contrary, (A) prior to Executive’s Termination for Good Reason, Executive must give the Company written notice of the existence of any condition set forth in a clause immediately above within 90 days of its initial existence and the Company shall have 30 days from the date of such notice in which to cure the condition giving rise to Good Reason, if curable, and if, during such 30-day period, the Company cures the condition giving rise to Good Reason, such condition shall not constitute Good Reason and (B) any Termination for Good Reason must occur within six months of the initial existence of the condition constituting Good Reason.

(z)
Heritage Board” means the Board of Directors of Heritage Bank.

(aa) “Incentive Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b), and for purposes of determining a Severance Amount, the term shall include any amounts subject to Executive’s elective deferrals under a deferred compensation plan of the Company and shall specifically exclude Company contributions under a deferred compensation plan of the Company.

(bb)    Incumbent Board” means the members of the Board as of the Effective

(cc)    “Inventions” means any and all inventions, innovations, technology, trade secrets, mask works, ideas, concepts, plans, processes, formulas, source and object codes, data, databases, programs, works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs, methods, techniques, forms, templates, outlines, systems, procedures, methods, processes, and algorithms, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets, including all improvements thereto and derivative works thereof, and including all copies and tangible embodiments thereof, in whatever form or medium.

(dd)    IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

(ee)    Minimum Benefits” means, as applicable, the following:





(i)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary for the period ending on the Termination Date;

(ii)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Incentive Bonus, if any, for any completed fiscal year preceding the Termination Date; provided, however, that Executive shall not be entitled to any Incentive Bonus in the event of a Termination for Cause;

(iii)    Executive’s accrued but unpaid vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date;

(iv)    Executive’s unreimbursed business expenses and all other items earned and owed to Executive by the Company through and including the Termination Date, provided that all required submissions for expense reimbursement are made in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and within 15 days following the Termination Date; and

(v)    The benefits, incentives, and awards described in Section 4(g)(i). (ff)    Parties” means the Company and Executive.
(gg) Principal Business Location” means the Company’s primary office located in Bellevue, WA, or as mutually agreed by the Parties.

(hh)    Reduced Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(i).

(ii)Release” means a general release and waiver substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(jj)    Repayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(iv).

(kk) Restricted Area” means the area that encompasses a 25-mile radius from each banking or other office location of the Company and its Affiliates; provided, however, that in the event of a Change in Control, the Restricted Area shall be determined as of the date immediately preceding the Change in Control.

(ll) Restricted Period” means at all time during the Employment Period and for a period of 12 months with respect Sections 6(c)(i), 6(c)(v) and a period of 24 months with respect to Sections 6(c)(ii), 6(c)(iii), and 6(c)(iv) immediately following the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, whether such termination occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter; provided, however, that with respect to any termination that occurs during a Covered Period the Restricted Period, in all cases, shall be a period of 12 months; provided further, that in the event of delivery of notice of non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company and the termination of Executive’s employment as of or following the end of the Employment Period, the Restricted Period, in all cases shall end as of the Executive’s last day of employment.





(mm) Restrictive Covenant” has the meaning set forth in Section 6. (nn)    Severance Amount” means
(i)    For any Termination that occurs during the Employment Period and not during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 100% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination; or

(ii)    For any Termination that occurs during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 200% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination.

(oo) Severance Restrictions” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, or regulatory interpretation or other guidance, including FIL-66-2010 and any related or successor FDIC guidance, that would require the Company or any Affiliate to seek or demand repayment or return of any payments made to Executive for any reason, including the Company, an Affiliate or their successors later obtaining information indicating that Executive has committed, is substantially responsible for, or has violated, the respective acts or omissions, conditions, or offenses outlined under 12 C.F.R. 359.4(a)(4).

(pp) Specified Employee” means any person who is a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof), as determined by the Company based upon the 12-month period ending on each December 31st (such 12-month period is referred to below as the “identification period”). If Executive is determined to be a key employee, Executive shall be treated as a Specified Employee for purposes of this Agreement during the 12-month period that begins on the April 1 following the close of the identification period. For purposes of determining whether Executive is a key employee, “compensation” means Executive’s W-2 compensation as reported by the Company for a particular calendar year.

(qq)    Subject Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 20(i).

(rr) Substantial Business Efforts” means marketing, promotional, purchasing, sales, or solicitation activities undertaken on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, which include (i) in person and voice communications and (ii) either or both of (A) delivery of a quote, bid, proposal, or request for any of the foregoing or (B) visits to the site of the actual or potential business development and other similar meetings or visits (conducted alone or with other employees of the Company or an Affiliate), where such activities would enjoy a reasonable prospect of success in the absence of any breach of this Agreement.

(ss)    Target Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

(tt) Termination” means a termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates during the Employment Period either:
(i)By the Company, other than (A) a Termination for Cause or (B) a termination as a result of Executive’s death or Disability; or

(ii)
By Executive for Good Reason.





(uu) Termination Date” means the date of termination (whether or not such termination constitutes a “Termination”) of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates.

(x)Termination for Cause” means a termination of Executive’s employment by the Company as a result of any of the following (in each case as determined by the Board):

(i)    Executive’s willful and continuing failure to perform Executive’s obligations hereunder, which failure is not remedied within ten business days after receipt of written notice of such failure from the Company;

(ii)    Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a crime of embezzlement or fraud or any felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof;

(iii)
Executive’s breach of fiduciary responsibility;

(iv)    An act of dishonesty by Executive that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate;

(v)    Executive’s engagement in one or more unsafe or unsound banking practices that have a material adverse effect on the Company or an Affiliate;

(vi)    Executive’s removal or permanent suspension from banking pursuant to Section 8(e) of the FDIA or any other applicable state or federal law;

(vii)
A material breach by Executive of this Agreement;

(viii)    An act or omission by Executive that leads to a material harm (financial or reputational) to the Company or an Affiliate in the community; or

(ix)
A material breach of Company policies as may be in effect from
time to time.

Further, a Termination for Cause shall be deemed to have occurred if, during the twelve (12) month period following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and any Affiliate, facts and circumstances arising during the Employment Term are discovered that would have warranted a Termination for Cause.
Further, with respect to subsections (i), (vii), (viii), and (ix) of this definition, Executive shall be entitled to at least 30 days’ prior written notice of the Company’s intention to terminate Executive’s employment in a Termination for Cause, which notice shall specify the grounds for the Termination for Cause; and Executive shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to cure any conduct or act, if curable, alleged as grounds for the Termination for Cause, and a reasonable opportunity to present to the Board Executive’s position regarding any dispute relating to the existence of any grounds for Termination for Cause.




Further, all rights Executive has or may have under this Agreement shall be suspended automatically during (A) the pendency of any investigation (such suspension not exceeding 60 days) by the Board or its designee, or (B) any negotiations (without regard to such 60 day limitation) between the Board or its designee and Executive regarding any actual or alleged act or omission by Executive of the type that would warrant a Termination for Cause and any such suspension shall not give rise to a claim of Good Reason by Executive.

(ww) Voting Securities” means any securities that ordinarily possess the power to vote in the election of directors without the happening of any precondition or contingency.

21.    Survival.    The provisions of Section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

[Signature page follows]





IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, and Executive acknowledges understanding and acceptance of, and agrees to, the terms of this Agreement, all as of the Effective Date.


HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

By:
___________________________________ Jeffrey J. Deuel
President and Chief Executive Officer


EXECUTIVE

By:
____________________________________ Bryan McDonald





EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AND WAIVER

This AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and [     ] (“Executive”).

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company desire to settle fully and amicably all issues between them, including any issues arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment; and

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of [     ], as amended (the “Employment Agreement”).

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and sufficient consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive and the Company (collectively, the “Parties” and, individually, each a “Party”), intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1.Termination of Employment. Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective as of the close of business on [     ] (the “Termination Date”).

2.Compensation and Benefits. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall compensate Executive under this Agreement as follows (collectively, the “Severance Payments”):
(a)    Severance Amount. [     ].

(b)    Accrued Salary and Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to a lump sum payment in an amount equal to Executive’s earned but unpaid annual base salary and vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date, with such payment to be made on the first payroll date following the Termination Date.
(c)
COBRA Benefits. [     ].

(d)    Executive Acknowledgement. Executive acknowledges that, subject to fulfillment of all obligations provided for herein, Executive has been fully compensated by the Company, including under all applicable laws, and that nothing further is owed to Executive with respect to wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits. Executive further acknowledges that the Severance Payments (other than (b) above) are consideration for Executive’s promises contained in this Agreement, and that the Severance Payments are above and beyond any wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits to which Executive is entitled from the Company under the terms of Executive’s employment or under any other contract or law that Executive would be entitled to absent execution of this Agreement.






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(e)    Withholding.    The Severance Payments shall be treated as wages and subject to all taxes and other payroll deductions required by law.

3.Termination of Benefits. Except as provided in Section 2 above or as may be required by law, Executive’s participation in all employee benefit (pension and welfare) and compensation plans of the Company shall cease as of the Termination Date. Nothing contained herein shall limit or otherwise impair Executive’s right to receive pension or similar benefit payments that are vested as of the Termination Date under any applicable tax-qualified pension or other plans, pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan.

4.Release of Claims and Waiver of Rights. Executive, on Executive’s own behalf and that of Executive’s heirs, executors, attorneys, administrators, successors, and assigns, fully releases and discharges the Company, its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns, and its and their directors, officers, trustees, employees, and agents, both in their individual and official capacities, and the current and former trustees and administrators of each retirement and other benefit plan applicable to the employees and former employees of the Company, both in their official and individual capacities (the “Releasees”) from all liability, claims, demands, and actions Executive now has, may have had, or may ever have, whether currently known or unknown, as of or prior to Executive’s execution of this Agreement (the “Release”), including liability claims, demands, and actions:

(a)    Arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or other association with the Company, or the termination of such employment,
(b)
Relating to wages, bonuses, other compensation, or benefits,
(c)
Relating to any employment or change in control contract,
(d)
Relating to any employment law, including
(i)
The United States and State of Washington Constitutions,
(ii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964,
(iii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1991,
(iv)
The Equal Pay Act,
(v)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
(vi)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (the “ADEA”),
(vii)
The Americans with Disabilities Act,
(viii)
Executive Order 11246, and

(ix)
Any other federal, state, or local statute, ordinance, or regulation relating to employment,









(e)
Relating to any right of payment for disability,
(f)
Relating to any statutory or contractual right of payment, and

(g)    For relief on the basis of any alleged tort or breach of contract under the common law of the State of Washington or any other state, including defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, and negligence.

Executive acknowledges that Executive is aware that statutes exist that render null and void releases and discharges of any claims, rights, demands, liabilities, actions, and causes of action that are unknown to the releasing or discharging party at the time of execution of the release and discharge. Executive waives, surrenders, and shall forego any protection to which Executive would otherwise be entitled by virtue of the existence of any such statutes in any jurisdiction, including the State of Washington.

5.Exclusions from General Release. Excluded from the Release are any claims or rights that cannot be waived by law, as well as Executive’s right to file a charge with an administrative agency or participate in any agency investigation. Executive is, however, waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge or investigation. Executive is also waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge filed by any other individual or by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal or state agency.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive is not waiving the right to report possible securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies or the right to receive any resulting whistleblower awards.
6.
Covenant Not to Sue.
(a)    A “covenant not to sue” is a legal term that means Executive promises not to file a lawsuit in court. It is different from the release of claims and waiver of rights contained in Section 4 above. Besides waiving and releasing the claims covered by Section 4 above, Executive shall never sue the Releasees in any forum for any reason covered by the Release. Notwithstanding this covenant not to sue, Executive may bring a claim against the Company to enforce this Agreement, to challenge the validity of this Agreement under the ADEA or for any claim that arises after execution of this Agreement. If Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, Executive shall be liable to them for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other litigation costs incurred in defending against Executive’s suit. In addition, if Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, the Company can require Executive to return all but a sum of $100 of the Severance Payments, which sum is, by itself, adequate consideration for the promises and covenants in this Agreement. In that event, the Company shall have no obligation to make any further Severance Payments.

(b)    If Executive has previously filed any lawsuit against any of the Releasees, Executive shall immediately take all necessary steps and execute all necessary documents to withdraw or dismiss such lawsuit to the extent Executive’s agreement to withdraw, dismiss, or not file a lawsuit would not be a violation of any applicable law or regulation.









7.Representations by Executive. Executive warrants that Executive is legally competent to execute this Agreement and that Executive has not relied on any statements or explanations made by the Company or its attorneys. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been afforded the opportunity to be advised by legal counsel regarding the terms of this Agreement, including the Release. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been offered at least 21 days to consider this Agreement. After being so advised, and without coercion of any kind, Executive freely, knowingly, and voluntarily enters into this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive may revoke this Agreement within seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement and acknowledges understanding that this Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement (the “Effective Date”), as evidenced by the date set forth below Executive’s signature on the signature page hereto. Any revocation must be in writing and directed to [     ]. If sent by mail, any revocation must be postmarked within the seven-day period described above and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

8.Restrictive Covenants. Section 6 of the Employment Agreement (entitled “Restrictive Covenants”), shall continue in full force and effect as if fully restated herein.

9.Non-Disparagement. Executive shall not engage in any disparagement or vilification of the Releasees, and shall refrain from making any false, negative, critical, or disparaging statements, implied or expressed, concerning the Releasees, including regarding management style, methods of doing business, the quality of products and services, role in the community, or treatment of employees. Executive shall do nothing that would damage the Company’s business reputation or goodwill.
10.
Company Property.
(a)    Executive shall return to the Company all information, property, and supplies belonging to the Company or any of its affiliates, including any confidential or proprietary information, Company autos, keys (for equipment or facilities), laptop computers and related equipment, cellular phones, smart phones or PDAs (including SIM cards), security cards, corporate credit cards, and the originals and all copies of all files, materials, and documents (whether in tangible or electronic form) containing confidential or proprietary information or relating to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates.

(b)    Executive shall not, at any time on or after the Termination Date, directly or indirectly use, access, or in any way alter or modify any of the databases, e-mail systems, software, computer systems, or hardware or other electronic, computerized, or technological systems of the Company or any of its affiliates. Executive acknowledges that any such conduct by Executive would be illegal and would subject Executive to legal action by the Company, including claims for damages and/or appropriate injunctive relief.

11.No Admissions. The Company denies that the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their employees or agents, has taken any improper action against Executive, and this Agreement shall not be admissible in any proceeding as evidence of improper action by the Company or any of its affiliates or any of their employees or agents.





12.Confidentiality of Agreement. Executive shall keep the existence and the terms of this Agreement confidential, except for Executive’s immediate family members and





Executive’s legal and tax advisors in connection with services related hereto and except as may be required by law or in connection with the preparation of tax returns.

13.Non-Waiver. The Company’s waiver of a breach of this Agreement by Executive shall not be construed or operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Executive of the same or of any other provision of this Agreement.

14.Applicable Law; Mandatory Arbitration and Equitable Relief. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by Sections 9 and 10 of the Employment Agreement as if restated herein in their entirety.

15.Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.

16.Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and shall be final and binding as to all claims that have been or could have been advanced on behalf of Executive pursuant to any claim arising out of or related in any way to Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment.

17.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

18.Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.

19.Enforcement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be regarded as divisible and separable and if any provision should be declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. If the scope of any restriction or requirement contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction or requirement to its full extent, then such restriction or requirement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and Executive hereby consents that any court of competent jurisdiction may so modify such scope in any proceeding brought to enforce such restriction or requirement. In addition, Executive stipulates that breach by Executive of restrictions and requirements under this Agreement will cause irreparable damage to the Releasees in the case of Executive’s breach and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without Executive binding Executive to these restrictions and requirements. In the event of Executive’s breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies the Company may have, and without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the Company may have for Executive’s breach of this Agreement, the Company shall be relieved of any obligation to provide Severance Payments and shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive. Executive




stipulates that the restrictive period for which the Company is entitled to an injunction shall be extended in for a





period that equals the time period during which Executive is or has been in violation of the restrictions contained herein.

20.Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”;
(c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority, or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions; and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.

21.Future Cooperation. In connection with any and all claims, disputes, negotiations, governmental, internal or other investigations, lawsuits, or administrative proceedings (the “Legal Matters”) involving the Company or any affiliate, or any of their current or former officers, employees or board members (collectively, the “Disputing Parties” and, individually, each a “Disputing Party”), Executive shall make himself reasonably available, upon reasonable notice from the Company and without the necessity of subpoena, to provide information and documents, provide declarations and statements regarding a Disputing Party, meet with attorneys and other representatives of a Disputing Party, prepare for and give depositions and testimony, and otherwise cooperate in the investigation, defense, and prosecution of any and all such Legal Matters, as may, in the good faith and judgment of the Company, be reasonably requested. The Company shall consult with Executive and make reasonable efforts to schedule such assistance so as not to materially disrupt Executive’s business and personal affairs. The Company shall reimburse all reasonable expenses incurred by Executive in connection with such assistance, including travel, meals, rental car, and hotel expenses, if any; provided such expenses are approved in advance by the Company and are documented in a manner consistent with expense reporting policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below their respective signatures below.









HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE

By:    [Name]
[Title]
Date:    

        [Name]

Date:    





HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into on November 4, 2019, effective as of July 1, 2019, by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION and CINDY HUNTLEY. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in Section 20.
RECITALS
A.Executive is currently employed by the Company.
B.Heritage Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
C.The Company desires to continue to employ Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company pursuant to such terms.
D.The Parties have made commitments to each other on a variety of important issues concerning Executive’s employment with the Company, including the performance that will be expected of Executive, the compensation Executive will be paid, how long and under what circumstances Executive will remain employed, and the financial details relating to any decision that either the Company or Executive may make to terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company.
E.The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement as of the Effective Date and, to the extent provided herein, to have this Agreement supersede all prior employment agreements between the Parties, whether or not in writing, and to have any such prior employment agreements become null and void as of the Effective Date.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the Parties set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:
1.Employment Period. The Company shall continue to employ Executive during the Employment Period and Executive shall continue to remain in the employ of the Company and provide services to the Company during the Employment Period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The “Employment Period” shall be the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 2022, unless sooner terminated as provided herein. The Employment Period shall be extended automatically for one additional year beginning on July 1, 2020 and on each July 1 thereafter unless either Party notifies the other Party, by written notice delivered no later than 90 days prior to such July 1, that the Employment Period shall not be extended for an additional year.


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Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall remain in effect for the two-year period immediately following the Change in Control and shall then terminate.
2.    Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time, energy and talent to serving as an Executive Vice President of the Company and as an Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of Heritage Bank, subject to the direction of the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Heritage Bank. Executive shall have the duties that are commensurate with Executive’s position(s) and any other duties that may be assigned to Executive by the COO and Executive shall perform all such duties faithfully and efficiently. Executive shall have such powers as are inherent to the undertakings applicable to Executive’s position and necessary to carry out the duties required of Executive hereunder. Executive shall perform the duties required by this Agreement at the Company’s Principal Business Location, unless the nature of such duties requires otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, during the Employment Period, Executive may devote reasonable time to activities other than those required under this Agreement, including activities of a charitable, educational, religious, or similar nature to the extent such activities do not, in the judgment of the COO or the President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company and Heritage Bank, inhibit, prohibit, interfere with, or conflict with Executive’s duties under this Agreement or conflict in any material way with the business of the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that Executive shall not serve on the board of directors of any business (other than the Company or an Affiliate) or hold any other position with any business without receiving the prior written consent of the COO or the CEO.
3.    Compensation and Benefits. During the Employment Period, while Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall compensate Executive for Executive’s services as follows:
(a)    Executive shall be paid a base salary at an annual rate of Two Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand and Forty Dollars ($263,040.00) (the “Annual Base Salary”), which shall be payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company then in effect. Each year during the Employment Period, Executive’s Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Board to determine if any increase (but not decrease) is appropriate, with any such increase to be effective as of July 1 of the year of such adjustment.
(b)    Executive shall be eligible to receive performance-based annual incentive bonuses (each, the “Incentive Bonus”) from the Company for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period. Incentive Bonuses shall be established and determined in accordance with the Company’s annual cash incentive plan, as may be in effect from time to time, or otherwise as determined by the Board. Executive’s target Incentive Bonus opportunity shall be twenty-five percent (25%) of Annual Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”), subject at all times to the discretion of the Board; provided, however, that Executive’s target Incentive Bonus opportunity shall increase to thirty-five (35%) as of July 1, 2019. Any Incentive Bonus shall be paid to Executive no later than two and one-half months after the close of the year in which it is earned, provided that any Incentive Bonus shall not be considered earned until the Board has made all determinations and taken all actions necessary to establish such Incentive Bonus.

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(c)    Executive shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all incentive plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives (excluding participation in any non-qualified retirement or deferred compensation programs, unless specifically selected for participation by the Company). During the Employment Period, Executive and Executive’s dependents, as the case may be, shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all tax qualified retirement and similar benefit plans and all medical, dental, disability, group and executive life, accidental death and travel accident insurance, and other similar welfare benefit plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives.
(d)    Executive shall be entitled to a grant of restricted stock units, subject to approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board, with a grant date fair value of $75,000, subject to the Company’s standard award agreement and terms, and based upon a eight‑year vesting schedule. Executive shall be entitled to a second grant of restricted stock units during the first quarter of 2020, subject to approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board, with a grant date fair value of $75,000, subject to the Company’s standard award agreement and terms, and based upon a seven‑year vesting schedule; provided that Executive’s employment has not terminated, for any reason, prior to the grant date of such second grant.
(e)    Executive shall be entitled to accrue paid vacation in accordance with and subject to the Company’s vacation programs and policies as may be in effect from time to time.
(f)    Executive shall be eligible to be reimbursed by the Company, on terms that are substantially similar to those that apply to other similarly situated and performing executives employed by the Company, for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for entertainment, travel, meals, lodging, and similar items that are consistent with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and that are actually incurred by Executive in the promotion of the Company’s business.
4.    Rights upon Termination. This Agreement and Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated for any of the reasons described in this Section 4. Executive’s right to benefits, if any, for periods after the Termination Date shall be determined in accordance with this Section 4:
(a)    Minimum Benefits. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to the Minimum Benefits, in addition to any other benefits to which Executive may be entitled under the following provisions of this Section 4 or the express terms of any employee benefit plan or as required by law. Any benefits to be provided to Executive pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be provided within 30 days after the Termination Date; provided, however, that any benefits, incentives or awards payable as described in Section 4(g) shall be provided in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement. Except as may expressly be provided to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring Executive to be treated as employed by the Company or any Affiliate following the Termination Date for purposes of any plan, program, or arrangement.

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(b)    Termination for Cause; Death; Disability; Voluntary Resignation; Non-Renewal. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period and is a result of a Termination for Cause, Executive’s death or Disability, or a termination by Executive other than for Good Reason, or if this Agreement expires due to notice of non-renewal by either Party as provided under Section 1 or at the end of a Covered Period, then, other than the Minimum Benefits, Executive shall have no right to benefits under this Agreement (and the Company and its Affiliates shall have no obligation to provide any such benefits) for periods after the Termination Date.
(c)    Termination other than for Cause; Termination for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination other than during a Covered Period, then, in addition to the Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:
(i)    On the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date, Executive shall commence receiving the Severance Amount (less any amount described in Section 4(c)(ii)), with such amount to be paid in 24 substantially equal monthly installments, with each successive payment being due on the monthly anniversary of the Termination Date, or the next regularly scheduled payroll dates following such dates.
(ii)    To the extent any portion of the Severance Amount exceeds the “safe harbor” amount described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A), Executive shall receive such portion of the Severance Amount that exceeds the “safe harbor” amount in a single lump sum payment payable on the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date.
(iii)    Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits described in Section 4(e).
(iv)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied all service-based vesting requirements, and performance–based vesting requirements shall be based upon actual Company performance for the applicable periods and settled thereafter as if Executive had continued service through the end of the applicable performance period (without proration for duration of employment), and with such vesting to be no less than as otherwise provided in the applicable plan and award agreements.
(v)    Any Company contributions made pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan that are subject to vesting requirements shall be treated as having satisfied such vesting requirements.
(d)    Termination upon a Change in Control. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination within a Covered Period, then, in addition to Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:
(i)    On the 45th day following the Termination Date, the Company shall pay Executive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the Severance Amount.

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(ii)    Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 4(e).
(iii)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied such vesting, performance, and target requirements at target level performance (without proration for duration of employment).
(e)    Medical and Dental Benefits. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination, then to the extent that Executive or any of Executive’s dependents may be covered under the terms of any medical or dental plans of the Company (or an Affiliate) for active employees immediately prior to the Termination Date, then, provided Executive is eligible for and elects coverage under the health care continuation rules of COBRA, the Company shall provide Executive and those dependents with coverage equivalent to the coverage in effect immediately prior to the Termination. For a period of twelve (12) months (18 months for a Termination during a Covered Period), Executive shall be required to pay the same amount as Executive would pay if Executive continued in employment with the Company during such period and thereafter Executive shall be responsible for the full cost of such continued coverage; provided, however, that such coverage shall be provided only to the extent that it does not result in any additional tax or other penalty being imposed on the Company (or an Affiliate) or violate any nondiscrimination requirements then applicable with respect to the applicable plans. The coverages under this Section 4(e) may be procured directly by the Company (or an Affiliate, if appropriate) apart from, and outside of the terms of the respective plans, provided that Executive and Executive’s dependents comply with all of the terms of the substitute medical or dental plans, and provided, further, that the cost to the Company and its Affiliates shall not exceed the cost for continued COBRA coverage under the Company’s (or an Affiliate’s) plans, as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. In the event Executive or any of Executive’s dependents is or becomes eligible for coverage under the terms of any other medical and/or dental plan of a subsequent employer with plan benefits that are comparable to Company (or Affiliate) plan benefits, the Company’s and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Section 4(e) shall cease with respect to the eligible Executive and/or dependent. Executive and Executive’s dependents must notify the Company of any subsequent employment and provide information regarding medical and/or dental coverage available.
(f)    Golden Parachute Payment Adjustment.
(i)    If the value of any payment or other benefit Executive would receive in connection with a Change in Control (the “Benefit”) would (A) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G, and (B) but for this sentence, be subject to the Excise Tax, then the Benefit shall be reduced to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (1) the largest portion of the Benefit that would result in no portion of the Benefit being subject to the Excise Tax or (2) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Benefit, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state, and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Benefit may

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be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Benefit equals the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the following order unless Executive elects in writing a different order (provided, however, that such election shall be subject to the Company’s approval if made on or after the date on which the event that triggers the Benefit occurs and to the extent that such election does not violate Code Section 409A): reduction of cash payments; cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards; reduction of employee benefits. In the event that accelerated vesting of stock awards is to be reduced, such accelerated vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse order of the grant date of Executive’s stock awards unless Executive elects in writing a different order for cancellation.
(ii)    The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the day prior to the effective date of the Change in Control shall perform any calculations necessary in connection with this Section 4(f). If the accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity, or group effecting the Change in Control, the Company shall appoint a nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder. The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder.
(iii)    The accounting firm engaged to make the determinations under this Section 4(f) shall provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to Executive and the Company within 15 calendar days after the date on which Executive’s right to a Benefit is triggered (if requested at that time by Executive or the Company) or such other time as requested by Executive or the Company. If the accounting firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable with respect to a Benefit, it shall furnish Executive and the Company with an opinion reasonably acceptable to Executive that no Excise Tax will be imposed with respect to such Benefit. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon Executive and the Company, except as set forth below.
(iv)    If, notwithstanding any reduction described in this Section 4(f), the IRS determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax as a result of the receipt of the payment of benefits as described above, then Executive shall be obligated to pay back to the Company, within 30 days after a final IRS determination, or, in the event Executive challenges the final IRS determination, within 30 days after a final judicial determination, a portion of the payment equal to the Repayment Amount. The “Repayment Amount” with respect to the payment of benefits shall be the smallest amount, if any, required to be paid to the Company so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to any payment of benefits (after taking into account the payment of the Excise Tax and all other applicable taxes imposed on such payment) are maximized. The Repayment Amount with respect to the payment of benefits shall be $0 if a Repayment Amount of more than $0 would not result in Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of such benefits being maximized. If the Excise Tax is not eliminated pursuant to this Section 4(f), Executive shall pay the Excise Tax.

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(v)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4(f), if (A) there is a reduction in the payment of benefits as described in this Section 4(f), (B) the IRS later determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax, the payment of which would result in the maximization of Executive’s net after-tax proceeds (calculated as if Executive’s benefits had not previously been reduced), and (C) Executive pays the Excise Tax, then the Company shall pay to Executive those benefits that were reduced pursuant to Section 4(f) contemporaneously or as soon as administratively possible after Executive pays the Excise Tax so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of benefits is maximized.
(g)    Other Benefits.
(i)    Executive’s rights following a termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason with respect to any benefits, incentives, or awards provided to Executive pursuant to the terms of any plan, program, or arrangement sponsored or maintained by the Company or its Affiliates, whether tax-qualified or not, which are not specifically addressed herein, shall be subject to the terms of such plan, program, or arrangement and this Agreement shall have no effect upon such terms except as specifically provided herein.
(ii)    Except as specifically provided herein, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.
(h)    Removal from any Boards and Positions. Upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason under this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to resign (i) if a member, from the Board and the board of directors of any Affiliate and any other board to which Executive has been appointed or nominated by or on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, (ii) from each position with the Company and any Affiliate, including as an officer of the Company or an Affiliate and (iii) as a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan of the Company and any Affiliate.
(i)    Regulatory Suspension and Termination.
(i)    If Executive is suspended or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Company or an Affiliate by a notice served under Section 8(e) or 8(g) of the FDIA, or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings; if the charges in such notice are dismissed, the Company may in its discretion (A) pay Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while its and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Agreement were suspended and (B) reinstate in whole or in part any of its and its Affiliates’ obligations that were suspended, all in accordance with Code Section 409A.
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Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.
(iii)    If the Company is in default as defined in Section 3(x) of the FDIA, all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.
(iv)    All obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent determined by the FDIC that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the institution, at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Company under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA, or when the Company is determined by the FDIC to be in an unsafe or unsound condition, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.
(v)    Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the FDIA.
(j)    Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Severance Restrictions require the recapture or “clawback” of any Severance Amount paid to Executive under this Agreement, Executive shall repay to the Company the aggregate amount of any such payments, with such repayment to occur no later than 30 days following Executive’s receipt of a written notice from the Company (setting forth in detail the particulars of the applicable Severance Restrictions) indicating that payments received by Executive under this Agreement are subject to recapture or clawback pursuant to the Severance Restrictions.
5.    Release. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no benefits owed to Executive under Section 4(c), 4(d) or 4(e) (other than the Minimum Benefits) shall be provided to Executive unless Executive executes (without subsequent revocation) and delivers to the Company a Release within 21 days (or such longer period to the extent required by applicable law) following the Termination Date.
6.    Restrictive Covenants. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been and will continue to be provided intimate knowledge of the business practices, trade secrets, and other confidential and proprietary information of the Company and its Affiliates (including the Confidential Information), which, if exploited by Executive, would seriously, adversely, and irreparably affect the interests of the Company and its Affiliates and the ability of each to continue its business and therefore hereby agrees to be bound by the restrictions contained in this Section 6 (the “Restrictive Covenants”).
(a)    Confidential Information.
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to Confidential Information. Executive shall not directly or indirectly use, disclose, copy, or make lists of Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company, either during or after Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates, except to the extent that such information is or thereafter becomes lawfully available from public sources, or such disclosure is authorized in writing by the Company, required by law, or otherwise as reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder. If Executive receives a subpoena or other court order or is otherwise required by law to provide information to a governmental authority or other person concerning the activities of the Company or its Affiliates, or Executive’s activities in connection with the business of the Company or its Affiliates, Executive shall immediately notify the Company of such subpoena, court order, or other requirement and deliver forthwith to the Company a copy thereof and any attachments and non-privileged correspondence related thereto. Executive shall take reasonable precautions to protect against the inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall abide by the Company’s and its Affiliates’ policies, as in effect from time to time, respecting avoidance of interests conflicting with those of the Company and its Affiliates. In this regard, Executive shall not directly or indirectly render services to any person or entity where Executive’s service would involve the use or disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall not use any Confidential Information to guide Executive in searching publications or other publicly available information, selecting a series of items of knowledge from unconnected sources, and fitting them together to claim that Executive did not violate any terms set forth in this Agreement.
(ii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Accordingly, Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to Federal, State, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to authorize, or limit liability for, an act that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as the unlawful access of material by unauthorized means.
(iii)    Nothing contained herein shall impede Executive’s ability to report possible federal securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies (i) without the Company’s prior approval, and (ii) without having to forfeit or forego any resulting whistleblower awards.

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(iv)    Nothing contained herein shall impede Executive’s ability to disclose sexual harassment or sexual assault occurring in the workplace, at work related events coordinated by or through Employer, or between employees, or between employees off of the Employer premises.
(b)    Documents and Property.
(i)    All records, files, documents, and other materials or copies thereof relating to the business of the Company or its Affiliates that Executive prepares, receives, or uses, shall be and remain the sole property of the Company and, other than in connection with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder, shall not be removed from the premises of the Company or its Affiliates without the Company’s prior written consent, and shall be immediately returned to the Company upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, together with all copies (including copies or recordings in electronic form), abstracts, notes, or reproductions of any kind made from or about the records, files, documents, or other materials. Executive shall disclose to the Company all computer and internet user identifications and passwords used by Executive in the course of Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or necessary for accessing information on the Company’s or its Affiliates’ computer systems upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.
(ii)    Executive acknowledges that Executive’s access to and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and all Company and Affiliate information contained therein, is restricted to legitimate business purposes on behalf of the Company. Any other access to or use of such systems, network, equipment, and information is without authorization and is prohibited. The restrictions contained in this Section 6(b) extend to any personal computers or other electronic devices of Executive that are used for business purposes relating to the Company or its Affiliates (including smart phones, PDAs, digital tablets, or other portable electronic devices). Executive shall not transfer any Company or Affiliate information to any personal computer or other electronic device that is not otherwise used for any business purpose relating to the Company or an Affiliate. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive’s authorization to access and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and any Company and Affiliate information contained therein, shall cease.
(c)    Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. The primary service area of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ businesses in which Executive will actively participate extends separately to the Restricted Area. Therefore, as an essential ingredient of and in consideration of this Agreement and Executive’s employment, or continued employment, with the Company and its Affiliates, Executive shall not, during Executive’s employment or during the Restricted Period, whether the termination of Executive’s employment occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter, directly or indirectly do any of the following:
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associated with, or in any manner connected with, serve as a director, officer, or consultant to, lend Executive’s name or any similar name to, lend Executive’s credit to, or render services or advice to, any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or trust that owns, operates, or is in the process of forming a Competitor with an office located, or to be located at an address identified in a filing with any regulatory authority, within the Restricted Area; provided, however, that the ownership by Executive of shares of the capital stock of any institution, which shares are listed on a securities exchange and that do not represent more than 1% of the institution’s outstanding capital stock, shall not violate any terms of this Agreement. For purposes of clarification and not limitation or expansion, it is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area;
(ii)    (A) Induce or attempt to induce an employee of the Company or its Affiliates (limited to all officer-level employees, Executive’s direct reports, or members of Executive’s department or area of responsibility) to leave the employ of the Company or its Affiliates; (B) in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and any management-level employee of the Company or its Affiliates; or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, or other business relation of the Company or its Affiliates to cease doing business with the Company or its Affiliates or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and their respective customers, suppliers, licensees, or other business relations.
(iii)    Solicit the business of any person or entity known to Executive to be a customer of the Company or its Affiliates, where Executive, or any person reporting to Executive, had accessed Confidential Information of, had an ongoing business relationship with, or had made Substantial Business Efforts with respect to, such person or entity, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.
(iv)    Serve as the agent, broker, or representative of, or otherwise assist, any person or entity in obtaining services or products from any Competitor within the Restricted Area, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.
(v)    Accept employment, provide services to, or act in any other such capacity for or with any Competitor, if in such employment or capacity Executive would, because of Executive’s knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets, inevitably use and/or disclose Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets in Executive’s work or service for such Competitor. For purposes of clarification and not limitation or expansion, it is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless

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Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area.
(d)    Works Made for Hire Provisions. The Parties acknowledge that all work performed by Executive for the Company or its Affiliates shall be deemed a work made for hire. The Company shall at all times own and have exclusive right, title, and interest in and to all Confidential Information and Inventions, and the Company shall retain the exclusive right to license, sell, transfer, and otherwise use and dispose of the same. All enhancements of the technology of the Company or its Affiliates that are developed by Executive shall be the exclusive property of the Company. Executive hereby assigns to the Company any right, title, and interest in and to all Inventions that Executive may have, by law or equity, without additional consideration of any kind whatsoever from the Company or its Affiliates. Executive shall execute and deliver any instruments or documents and do all other things (including the giving of testimony) requested by the Company (both during and after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company) in order to vest more fully in the Company or its Affiliates all ownership rights in the Inventions (including obtaining patent, copyright, or trademark protection therefore in the United States and/or foreign countries). To the extent required by applicable state statute, this Section 6(d) shall not apply to an Invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Company or its Affiliates was used and that was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless the Invention (i) relates to the business of the Company or an Affiliate or to the Company’s or an Affiliate’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development or (ii) results from any work performed by Executive for the Company or an Affiliate.
(e)    Remedies for Breach of Restrictive Covenants. Executive has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement with legal counsel, or has been given adequate opportunity to seek such counsel, and Executive acknowledges that the covenants contained in this Section 6 are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographical area, and scope. Executive further acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the Company and its Affiliates, that they create no undue hardships, that any violation of these restrictions would cause substantial injury to the Company and its Affiliates and such interests, and that such restrictions were a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement. In the event of any violation or threatened violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company and the Affiliates, in addition to and not in limitation of, any other rights, remedies, or damages available under this Agreement or otherwise at law or in equity, (i) shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive, as the case may be, without any requirement that the Company or an Affiliate post bond and (ii) shall be temporarily relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement during such dispute until the final adjudication is made, and if Executive is found to have violated the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company will be permanently relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement.
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covenants that conflict with any of the provisions of this Section 6, then the more restrictive of such provisions from the two agreements shall control for the period during which both agreements would otherwise be in effect.
7.    No Set-Off; No Mitigation. Except as provided herein, the Company’s obligation to provide benefits under this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other right the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.
8.    Notices. Notices and all other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: if to the Company, Heritage Financial Corporation; Attention: Director of Human Resources; 201 Fifth Avenue S.W.; Olympia, Washington 98501; and if to Executive, to Executive’s most recent address in the Company’s records; or, in each respective case, to such other address as either Party may furnish to the other in writing, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
9.    Applicable Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Washington applicable to agreements made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction.
10.    Mandatory Arbitration. Except as provided in Section 6(e), if any dispute or controversy arises under or in connection with this Agreement, and such dispute or controversy cannot be settled through negotiation, the Parties shall first try in good faith to settle the dispute or controversy by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Procedures. If such mediation is not successful, the dispute or controversy shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may resort to the Superior Court of Thurston County, Washington for injunctive relief and such other relief as may be available in the event that the Employee engages in conduct, after termination of this Agreement, that amounts to a violation of the Washington Trade Secrets Act, amounts to unlawful interference with the business expectations of the Company or its Affiliates, or violates the Restrictive Covenants contained herein. The FDIC may appear at any arbitration hearing but any decision made thereunder shall not be binding on the FDIC.
11.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, agreements, and arrangements with respect thereto, whether written or oral. By way of clarification and not limitation, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the applicable plan documents with respect to any particular Company benefit plan shall control with respect to the benefits provided

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thereunder. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The various covenants and provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable and to constitute independent and distinct binding obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the scope of any covenant contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement to its full extent, such covenant shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the Parties hereby agree that such scope may be judicially modified accordingly.
12.    Withholding of Taxes. The Company may withhold from any benefits payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city and other taxes as may be required pursuant to any law, governmental regulation, or ruling.
13.    No Assignment. Executive’s rights to receive benefits under this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable whether by pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise, other than a transfer by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. In the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 13, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees.
14.    Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors, and assigns.
15.    Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights in accordance with and under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.
16.    Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written agreement signed by the Parties.
17.    Code Section 409A.
(a)    To the extent any provision of this Agreement or action by the Company would subject Executive to liability for interest or additional taxes under Code Section 409A, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Company. It is intended that this Agreement will comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A, and this Agreement shall be administered accordingly and interpreted and construed on a basis consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no termination or similar payments or benefits (which constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A) shall be payable hereunder on account of Executive’s termination of employment unless such termination constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A, all installment payments of deferred

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compensation made hereunder, or pursuant to another plan or arrangement, shall be deemed to be separate payments. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefit payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A, such reimbursements and in-kind benefit payments shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). This Agreement may be amended to the extent necessary (including retroactively) by the Company to avoid the application of taxes or interest under Code Section 409A, while maintaining to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of this Agreement. This Section 17 shall not be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax effect for Executive’s benefits under this Agreement and the Company does not guarantee that any such benefits will satisfy the provisions of Code Section 409A.
(b)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is determined to be a Specified Employee as of the Termination Date, then, only to the extent required pursuant to Code Section 409A, payments due under this Agreement that are deemed to be deferred compensation shall be subject to a six-month delay following the Termination Date; and all delayed payments shall be accumulated and paid in a lump-sum payment as of the first day of the seventh month following the Termination Date (or, if earlier, as of Executive’s death), with all such delayed payments being credited with interest (compounded monthly) for this period of delay equal to the prime rate in effect on the first day of such six-month period (based on the prime rate as reflected in the Wall Street Journal). Any portion of the benefits hereunder that were not otherwise due to be paid during the six-month period following the Termination Date shall be paid to Executive in accordance with the payment schedule established herein.
18.    Scope of Company and Affiliate Obligations. Although the Company and its Affiliates may have jointly obligated themselves to Executive under certain provisions of this Agreement, in no event shall Executive be entitled to more than what is explicitly provided for hereunder, such that no duplicative payments shall be provided under this Agreement.
19.    Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”; (c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances

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and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
20.    Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms defined in this Section 20 have the meanings set forth below.
(a)    1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(b)    Affiliate” means each Business Entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with, the Company, where “control” means (i) the ownership of 51% or more of the Voting Securities or other voting or equity interests of any Business Entity, or (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Business Entity.
(c)    Agreement” means this employment agreement, made and entered into as of the Effective Date, by and between the Parties.
(d)    Annual Base Salary” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
(e)    Average Incentive Bonus” means the average of Incentive Bonuses determined for the immediately preceding three completed fiscal year performance periods of the Company; provided, however, that if an Incentive Bonus has not yet been determined for a previously completed fiscal year performance period as of the Termination Date, then Target Bonus shall be used with respect to such fiscal year for purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus. For purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus, fiscal years for which no bonus was determined to have been earned shall be included in the calculation of the three-year average.
(f)    Base Compensation” means the amount equal to the sum of (i) the greater of Executive’s then-current Annual Base Salary or Executive’s Annual Base Salary as of the date one day prior to the Change in Control, and (ii) the Average Incentive Bonus.
(g)    Benefit” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(i).
(h)    Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(i)    Business Entity” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, partnership, business trust or other business entity.
(j)    Change in Control” means the first to occur of the following:
(i)    The acquisition in one or more transactions by any “person” (for purposes of this definition, as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of

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the 1934 Act) of “beneficial ownership” (for purposes of this definition, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, the Voting Securities acquired directly from the Company by any person shall be excluded from the determination of such person’s beneficial ownership of Voting Securities (but such Voting Securities shall be included in the calculation of the total number of Voting Securities then outstanding); or
(ii)    During any 12-month period, the individuals who are members of the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to constitute more than 50% of the Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or
(iii)    The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such merger or consolidation do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger or consolidation, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately before such merger or consolidation; or
(iv)    The consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(v)    Acceptance by the Company’s shareholders of shares in a share exchange if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such share exchange do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such share exchange, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such share exchange in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities outstanding immediately before such share exchange.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because 50% or more of the then outstanding Voting Securities is acquired by (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (B) any corporation that, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the Company’s shareholders in the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior to such acquisition.

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Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person (the “Subject Person”) acquires beneficial ownership of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company that, by reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares beneficially owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the beneficial owner of any additional Voting Securities that increases the percentage of the then outstanding Voting Securities beneficially owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred.
Notwithstanding anything in this Change in Control definition to the contrary, in the event that any amount or benefit under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation and the settlement of or distribution of such amount or benefit is to be triggered by a Change in Control, then such settlement or distribution shall be subject to the event constituting the Change in Control also constituting a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.
(k)    COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.
(l)    Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(m)    Company” means Heritage Financial Corporation.
(n)    Competitor” means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or similar financial institution.
(o)    Confidential Information” means confidential or proprietary, non-public information concerning the Company or its Affiliates, including research, development, designs, formulae, processes, specifications, technologies, marketing materials, financial and other information concerning customers and prospective customers, customer lists, records, data, computer programs, source codes, object codes, database structures, trade secrets, proprietary business information, pricing and profitability information and policies, strategic planning, commitments, plans, procedures, litigation, pending litigation, and other information not generally available to the public.
(p)    Covered Period” means the period beginning six months prior to a Change in Control and ending on the date that is 24 months after the Change in Control.
(q)    Deferred Compensation Plan” means the Heritage Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, as may be amended from time to time.
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be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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 or health plan covering employees of the Company.
(s)    Effective Date” means July 1, 2019.
(t)    Employment Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.
(u)    Excise Tax” means the excise tax imposed under Code Section 4999.
(v)    Executive” means Cindy Huntley.
(w)    FDIA” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(x)    FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(y)    Good Reason” means the occurrence of any one of the following events, unless Executive agrees in writing that such event shall not constitute Good Reason:
(i)    A material and adverse change in the nature, scope, or status of Executive’s position, authorities, or duties from those in effect in accordance with Section 2 immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;
(ii)    A material reduction in Executive’s Annual Base Salary or Target Bonus opportunity, or a material reduction in Executive’s aggregate benefits or other compensation plans in effect immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;
(iii)    A relocation of Executive’s primary place of employment of more than 25 miles from the Principal Business Location immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable, prior to the Covered Period, or a requirement that Executive engage in travel that is materially greater than prior to the Covered Period;
(iv)    The failure by an acquirer to assume this Agreement at the time of a Change in Control; or
(v)    A material breach by the Company of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Good Reason definition to the contrary, (A) prior to Executive’s Termination for Good Reason, Executive must give the Company written notice of the existence of any condition set forth in a clause immediately above within 90 days of its initial existence and the Company shall have 30 days from the date of such notice in which to cure the condition giving rise to Good Reason, if curable, and if, during such 30-day period, the Company cures the condition giving rise to Good Reason,

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such condition shall not constitute Good Reason and (B) any Termination for Good Reason must occur within six months of the initial existence of the condition constituting Good Reason.
(z)    Heritage Board” means the Board of Directors of Heritage Bank.
(aa)    Incentive Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b), and for purposes of determining a Severance Amount, the term shall include any amounts subject to Executive’s elective deferrals under a deferred compensation plan of the Company and shall specifically exclude Company contributions under a deferred compensation plan of the Company.
(bb)    Incumbent Board” means the members of the Board as of the Effective Date.
(cc)    Inventions” means any and all inventions, innovations, technology, trade secrets, mask works, ideas, concepts, plans, processes, formulas, source and object codes, data, databases, programs, works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs, methods, techniques, forms, templates, outlines, systems, procedures, methods, processes, and algorithms, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets, including all improvements thereto and derivative works thereof, and including all copies and tangible embodiments thereof, in whatever form or medium.
(dd)    IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
(ee)    Minimum Benefits” means, as applicable, the following:
(i)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary for the period ending on the Termination Date;
(ii)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Incentive Bonus, if any, for any completed fiscal year preceding the Termination Date; provided, however, that Executive shall not be entitled to any Incentive Bonus in the event of a Termination for Cause;
(iii)    Executive’s accrued but unpaid vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date;
(iv)    Executive’s unreimbursed business expenses and all other items earned and owed to Executive by the Company through and including the Termination Date, provided that all required submissions for expense reimbursement are made in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and within 15 days following the Termination Date; and
(v)    The benefits, incentives, and awards described in Section 4(g)(i).
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(gg)    Principal Business Location” means the Company’s primary office located in Tacoma, WA, or as mutually agreed by the Parties.
(hh)    Reduced Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(i).
(ii)    Release” means a general release and waiver substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(jj)    Repayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(iv).
(kk)    Restricted Area” means the area that encompasses a 25-mile radius from each banking or other office location of the Company and its Affiliates; provided, however, that in the event of a Change in Control, the Restricted Area shall be determined as of the date immediately preceding the Change in Control.
(ll)    Restricted Period” means at all time during the Employment Period and for a period of 12 months with respect Sections 6(c)(i), 6(c)(v) and a period of 24 months with respect to Sections 6(c)(ii), 6(c)(iii), and 6(c)(iv) immediately following the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, whether such termination occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter; provided, however, that with respect to any termination that occurs during a Covered Period the Restricted Period, in all cases, shall be a period of 12 months; provided further, that in the event of delivery of notice of non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company and the termination of Executive’s employment as of or following the end of the Employment Period, the Restricted Period, in all cases shall end as of the Executive’s last day of employment.
(mm)    Restrictive Covenant” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.
(nn)    Severance Amount” means
(i)    For any Termination that occurs during the Employment Period and not during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 100% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination; or
(ii)    For any Termination that occurs during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 200% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination.
(oo)    Severance Restrictions” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, or regulatory interpretation or other guidance, including FIL-66-2010 and any related or successor FDIC guidance, that would require the Company or any Affiliate to seek or demand repayment or return of any payments made to Executive for any reason, including the Company, an Affiliate or their successors later obtaining information indicating that Executive has committed, is substantially responsible for, or has violated, the respective acts or omissions, conditions, or offenses outlined under 12 C.F.R. 359.4(a)(4).
(pp)    Specified Employee” means any person who is a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof), as determined by the Company based upon the 12-month period ending on each December 31st (such 12-month period

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is referred to below as the “identification period”). If Executive is determined to be a key employee, Executive shall be treated as a Specified Employee for purposes of this Agreement during the 12-month period that begins on the April 1 following the close of the identification period. For purposes of determining whether Executive is a key employee, “compensation” means Executive’s W-2 compensation as reported by the Company for a particular calendar year.
(qq)    Subject Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 20(i).
(rr)    Substantial Business Efforts” means marketing, promotional, purchasing, sales, or solicitation activities undertaken on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, which include (i) in person and voice communications and (ii) either or both of (A) delivery of a quote, bid, proposal, or request for any of the foregoing or (B) visits to the site of the actual or potential business development and other similar meetings or visits (conducted alone or with other employees of the Company or an Affiliate), where such activities would enjoy a reasonable prospect of success in the absence of any breach of this Agreement.
(ss)    Target Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
(tt)    Termination” means a termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates during the Employment Period either:
(i)    By the Company, other than (A) a Termination for Cause or (B) a termination as a result of Executive’s death or Disability; or
(ii)    By Executive for Good Reason.
(uu)    Termination Date” means the date of termination (whether or not such termination constitutes a “Termination”) of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates.
(vv)    Termination for Cause” means a termination of Executive’s employment by the Company as a result of any of the following (in each case as determined by the Board):
(i)    Executive’s willful and continuing failure to perform Executive’s obligations hereunder, which failure is not remedied within ten business days after receipt of written notice of such failure from the Company;
(ii)    Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a crime of embezzlement or fraud or any felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof;
(iii)    Executive’s breach of fiduciary responsibility;
(iv)    An act of dishonesty by Executive that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate;
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(vi)    Executive’s removal or permanent suspension from banking pursuant to Section 8(e) of the FDIA or any other applicable state or federal law;
(vii)    A material breach by Executive of this Agreement;
(viii)    An act or omission by Executive that leads to a material harm (financial or reputational) to the Company or an Affiliate in the community; or
(ix)    A material breach of Company policies as may be in effect from time to time.
Further, a Termination for Cause shall be deemed to have occurred if, during the twelve (12) month period following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and any Affiliate, facts and circumstances arising during the Employment Term are discovered that would have warranted a Termination for Cause.
Further, with respect to subsections (i), (vii), (viii), and (ix) of this definition, Executive shall be entitled to at least 30 days’ prior written notice of the Company’s intention to terminate Executive’s employment in a Termination for Cause, which notice shall specify the grounds for the Termination for Cause; and Executive shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to cure any conduct or act, if curable, alleged as grounds for the Termination for Cause, and a reasonable opportunity to present to the Board Executive’s position regarding any dispute relating to the existence of any grounds for Termination for Cause.
Further, all rights Executive has or may have under this Agreement shall be suspended automatically during (A) the pendency of any investigation (such suspension not exceeding 60 days) by the Board or its designee, or (B) any negotiations (without regard to such 60 day limitation) between the Board or its designee and Executive regarding any actual or alleged act or omission by Executive of the type that would warrant a Termination for Cause and any such suspension shall not give rise to a claim of Good Reason by Executive.
(ww)    Voting Securities” means any securities that ordinarily possess the power to vote in the election of directors without the happening of any precondition or contingency.
21.    Survival. The provisions of Section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, and Executive acknowledges understanding and acceptance of, and agrees to, the terms of this Agreement, all as of the Effective Date.
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:     
Jeffrey J. Deuel
President and Chief Executive Officer
EXECUTIVE
By:     
Cindy Huntley



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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AND WAIVER
This AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and [_______________] (“Executive”).
WHEREAS, Executive and the Company desire to settle fully and amicably all issues between them, including any issues arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment; and
WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of [_______________], as amended (the “Employment Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and sufficient consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive and the Company (collectively, the “Parties” and, individually, each a “Party”), intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1.    Termination of Employment. Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective as of the close of business on [_______________] (the “Termination Date”).
2.    Compensation and Benefits. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall compensate Executive under this Agreement as follows (collectively, the “Severance Payments”):
(a)    Severance Amount. [_______________].
(b)    Accrued Salary and Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to a lump sum payment in an amount equal to Executive’s earned but unpaid annual base salary and vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date, with such payment to be made on the first payroll date following the Termination Date.
(c)    COBRA Benefits. [_______________].
(d)    Executive Acknowledgement. Executive acknowledges that, subject to fulfillment of all obligations provided for herein, Executive has been fully compensated by the Company, including under all applicable laws, and that nothing further is owed to Executive with respect to wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits. Executive further acknowledges that the Severance Payments (other than (b) above) are consideration for Executive’s promises contained in this Agreement, and that the Severance Payments are above and beyond any wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits to which Executive is entitled from the Company under the terms of Executive’s employment or under any other contract or law that Executive would be entitled to absent execution of this Agreement.
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3.    Termination of Benefits. Except as provided in Section 2 above or as may be required by law, Executive’s participation in all employee benefit (pension and welfare) and compensation plans of the Company shall cease as of the Termination Date. Nothing contained herein shall limit or otherwise impair Executive’s right to receive pension or similar benefit payments that are vested as of the Termination Date under any applicable tax-qualified pension or other plans, pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan.
4.    Release of Claims and Waiver of Rights. Executive, on Executive’s own behalf and that of Executive’s heirs, executors, attorneys, administrators, successors, and assigns, fully releases and discharges the Company, its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns, and its and their directors, officers, trustees, employees, and agents, both in their individual and official capacities, and the current and former trustees and administrators of each retirement and other benefit plan applicable to the employees and former employees of the Company, both in their official and individual capacities (the “Releasees”) from all liability, claims, demands, and actions Executive now has, may have had, or may ever have, whether currently known or unknown, as of or prior to Executive’s execution of this Agreement (the “Release”), including liability claims, demands, and actions:
(a)    Arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or other association with the Company, or the termination of such employment,
(b)    Relating to wages, bonuses, other compensation, or benefits,
(c)    Relating to any employment or change in control contract,
(d)    Relating to any employment law, including
(i)
The United States and State of Washington Constitutions,
(ii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964,
(iii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1991,
(iv)
The Equal Pay Act,
(v)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
(vi)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (the “ADEA”),
(vii)
The Americans with Disabilities Act,
(viii)
Executive Order 11246, and
(ix)
Any other federal, state, or local statute, ordinance, or regulation relating to employment,
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(g)    For relief on the basis of any alleged tort or breach of contract under the common law of the State of Washington or any other state, including defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, and negligence.
Executive acknowledges that Executive is aware that statutes exist that render null and void releases and discharges of any claims, rights, demands, liabilities, actions, and causes of action that are unknown to the releasing or discharging party at the time of execution of the release and discharge. Executive waives, surrenders, and shall forego any protection to which Executive would otherwise be entitled by virtue of the existence of any such statutes in any jurisdiction, including the State of Washington.
5.    Exclusions from General Release. Excluded from the Release are any claims or rights that cannot be waived by law, as well as Executive’s right to file a charge with an administrative agency or participate in any agency investigation. Executive is, however, waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge or investigation. Executive is also waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge filed by any other individual or by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal or state agency.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive is not waiving the right to report possible securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies or the right to receive any resulting whistleblower awards.
6.    Covenant Not to Sue.
(a)    A “covenant not to sue” is a legal term that means Executive promises not to file a lawsuit in court. It is different from the release of claims and waiver of rights contained in Section 4 above. Besides waiving and releasing the claims covered by Section 4 above, Executive shall never sue the Releasees in any forum for any reason covered by the Release. Notwithstanding this covenant not to sue, Executive may bring a claim against the Company to enforce this Agreement, to challenge the validity of this Agreement under the ADEA or for any claim that arises after execution of this Agreement. If Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, Executive shall be liable to them for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other litigation costs incurred in defending against Executive’s suit. In addition, if Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, the Company can require Executive to return all but a sum of $100 of the Severance Payments, which sum is, by itself, adequate consideration for the promises and covenants in this Agreement. In that event, the Company shall have no obligation to make any further Severance Payments.
(b)    If Executive has previously filed any lawsuit against any of the Releasees, Executive shall immediately take all necessary steps and execute all necessary documents to withdraw or dismiss such lawsuit to the extent Executive’s agreement to withdraw, dismiss, or not file a lawsuit would not be a violation of any applicable law or regulation.
7.    Representations by Executive. Executive warrants that Executive is legally competent to execute this Agreement and that Executive has not relied on any statements or explanations made by the Company or its attorneys. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been afforded the opportunity to be advised by legal counsel regarding the terms of this

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Agreement, including the Release. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been offered at least 21 days to consider this Agreement. After being so advised, and without coercion of any kind, Executive freely, knowingly, and voluntarily enters into this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive may revoke this Agreement within seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement and acknowledges understanding that this Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement (the “Effective Date”), as evidenced by the date set forth below Executive’s signature on the signature page hereto. Any revocation must be in writing and directed to [_______________]. If sent by mail, any revocation must be postmarked within the seven-day period described above and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
8.    Restrictive Covenants. Section 6 of the Employment Agreement (entitled “Restrictive Covenants”), shall continue in full force and effect as if fully restated herein.
9.    Non-Disparagement. Executive shall not engage in any disparagement or vilification of the Releasees, and shall refrain from making any false, negative, critical, or disparaging statements, implied or expressed, concerning the Releasees, including regarding management style, methods of doing business, the quality of products and services, role in the community, or treatment of employees. Executive shall do nothing that would damage the Company’s business reputation or goodwill.
10.    Company Property.
(a)    Executive shall return to the Company all information, property, and supplies belonging to the Company or any of its affiliates, including any confidential or proprietary information, Company autos, keys (for equipment or facilities), laptop computers and related equipment, cellular phones, smart phones or PDAs (including SIM cards), security cards, corporate credit cards, and the originals and all copies of all files, materials, and documents (whether in tangible or electronic form) containing confidential or proprietary information or relating to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates.
(b)    Executive shall not, at any time on or after the Termination Date, directly or indirectly use, access, or in any way alter or modify any of the databases, e-mail systems, software, computer systems, or hardware or other electronic, computerized, or technological systems of the Company or any of its affiliates. Executive acknowledges that any such conduct by Executive would be illegal and would subject Executive to legal action by the Company, including claims for damages and/or appropriate injunctive relief.
11.    No Admissions. The Company denies that the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their employees or agents, has taken any improper action against Executive, and this Agreement shall not be admissible in any proceeding as evidence of improper action by the Company or any of its affiliates or any of their employees or agents.
12.    Confidentiality of Agreement. Executive shall keep the existence and the terms of this Agreement confidential, except for Executive’s immediate family members and Executive’s legal and tax advisors in connection with services related hereto and except as may be required by law or in connection with the preparation of tax returns.

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13.    Non-Waiver. The Company’s waiver of a breach of this Agreement by Executive shall not be construed or operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Executive of the same or of any other provision of this Agreement.
14.    Applicable Law; Mandatory Arbitration and Equitable Relief. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by Sections 9 and 10 of the Employment Agreement as if restated herein in their entirety.
15.    Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.
16.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and shall be final and binding as to all claims that have been or could have been advanced on behalf of Executive pursuant to any claim arising out of or related in any way to Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment.
17.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
18.    Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.
19.    Enforcement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be regarded as divisible and separable and if any provision should be declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. If the scope of any restriction or requirement contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction or requirement to its full extent, then such restriction or requirement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and Executive hereby consents that any court of competent jurisdiction may so modify such scope in any proceeding brought to enforce such restriction or requirement. In addition, Executive stipulates that breach by Executive of restrictions and requirements under this Agreement will cause irreparable damage to the Releasees in the case of Executive’s breach and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without Executive binding Executive to these restrictions and requirements. In the event of Executive’s breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies the Company may have, and without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the Company may have for Executive’s breach of this Agreement, the Company shall be relieved of any obligation to provide Severance Payments and shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive. Executive stipulates that the restrictive period for which the Company is entitled to an injunction shall be extended in for a period that equals the time period during which Executive is or has been in violation of the restrictions contained herein.

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20.    Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”; (c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority, or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions; and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.
21.    Future Cooperation. In connection with any and all claims, disputes, negotiations, governmental, internal or other investigations, lawsuits, or administrative proceedings (the “Legal Matters”) involving the Company or any affiliate, or any of their current or former officers, employees or board members (collectively, the “Disputing Parties” and, individually, each a “Disputing Party”), Executive shall make himself reasonably available, upon reasonable notice from the Company and without the necessity of subpoena, to provide information and documents, provide declarations and statements regarding a Disputing Party, meet with attorneys and other representatives of a Disputing Party, prepare for and give depositions and testimony, and otherwise cooperate in the investigation, defense, and prosecution of any and all such Legal Matters, as may, in the good faith and judgment of the Company, be reasonably requested. The Company shall consult with Executive and make reasonable efforts to schedule such assistance so as not to materially disrupt Executive’s business and personal affairs. The Company shall reimburse all reasonable expenses incurred by Executive in connection with such assistance, including travel, meals, rental car, and hotel expenses, if any; provided such expenses are approved in advance by the Company and are documented in a manner consistent with expense reporting policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below their respective signatures below.

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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE
By:                   
   [Name]
[Title]
Date:                    
   
[Name] 
Date:     



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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
This Participation Agreement (“Participation Agreement”) is entered into as of November 4, 2019 (the “Award Date”) by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and CINDY HUNTLEY, an employee of the Company (the “Participant”). Except for terms defined herein, any capitalized term in this Participation Agreement has the meaning ascribed to that term under the Heritage Financial Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (the “Plan”).
WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Plan, effective July 1, 2012, as amended and restated August 29, 2012, and the Committee has determined that the Participant is eligible to receive Company Contributions under the Plan subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Participation Agreement.
WHEREAS, this Participation Agreement is being offered to the Participant in connection with the Participant’s entering into an employment agreement with the Company concurrent herewith, and all rights and obligations set forth herein shall be strictly subject and contingent upon the Participant entering into such employment agreement contemporaneous herewith.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the parties hereto set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:
Section 1.Company Contributions.
(a)    For Plan Years 2020 through (and including) 2022, the Company shall make Company Contributions, to be reflected in the Participant’s Company Contribution Account, as determined in accordance with Exhibit A hereto. The performance metrics and targets in connection with such Company Contributions shall be established each year in the sole discretion of the Committee, following consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In the event Company performance relative to the established performance metrics and targets is impacted by a decision or activity that is outside of the Company’s current annual financial plan, but supports the Company's long-term strategic plan, the Committee shall give consideration to overall corporate results and achievements. The Committee may exercise discretion regarding the performance metrics used to assess overall corporate performance relative to both the Company’s current annual financial plan and long-term strategic plan when determining Company Contributions. Decisions and activities that may occur that are outside of the Company’s current annual financial plan may include acquisitions, acquisition-related accounting issues, changes in FDIC premiums, special

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assessments, gains or losses on bank-owned properties and other events that were not foreseeable at the time the Company’s current annual financial plan was prepared.
(b)    Any Company Contributions made pursuant to this Participation Agreement shall be reflected in the Participant’s Company Contribution Account effective as of the January 1 immediately following the Plan Year to which the Company Contribution relates.
(c)    In order to be eligible to receive a Company Contribution for a Plan Year, the Participant must (i) have a performance rating of at least “accomplished” for the Plan Year to which the Company Contribution relates (as determined by the Committee) and (ii) not have incurred a Separation from Service prior to the end of the Plan Year to which the Company Contribution relates; provided, however, that the Participant shall be eligible to receive a pro rata Company Contribution for any Plan Year during which the Participant incurs a Separation from Service due to the Participant’s Disability or death, termination by the Company without Cause or termination by the Participant for Good Reason or following age 65, with such pro rata Company Contribution based upon the number of days in such Plan Year prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service and actual Company performance for the entire Plan Year.
Section 2.    Company Contribution Account. The Participant’s Company Contribution Account shall, in accordance with the Plan, be credited with the Interest Rate as of each Valuation Date until all amounts in such Company Contribution Account have been fully distributed or forfeited.
Section 3.    Vesting and Forfeiture of Company Contribution Account
(a)    Subject to Section 3(b), Section 3(c) and Section 3(d) below, the portion of the Participant’s Company Contribution Account attributable to this Participation Agreement shall vest in accordance with the following schedule, with no pro rata vesting, provided that the Participant has not incurred a Separation from Service prior to the respective vesting date:

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Percentage of Company Contribution
Vesting Date
0%
Award Date
Initial 10%
January 1, 2021
Additional 10%
January 1, 2022
Additional 10%
January 1, 2023
Additional 10%
January 1, 2024
Additional 10%
January 1, 2025
Additional 10%
January 1, 2026
Additional 10%
January 1, 2027
Final 30%
January 1, 2028
(b)    The Participant’s entire Company Contribution Account shall fully vest upon (i) a Change in Control that occurs on or before the Participant’s Separation from Service, (ii) the Participant’s Disability, and (iii) the Participant’s death.
(c)    In the event the Participant’s Separation from Service, other than as provided in Section 3(b) above and other than for Cause, occurs prior to the vesting of the Participant’s Company Contribution Account, the Participant shall forfeit all rights, title and interest in and to any unvested amounts in the Participant’s Company Contribution Account as of the Participant’s Separation from Service.
(d)    In the event of the Participant’s Separation from Service for Cause, the Participant shall forfeit all rights, title and interest in and to any vested and unvested amounts in the Participant’s Company Contribution Account as of the Participant’s Separation from Service.
Section 4.    Distribution of Company Contribution Account
(a)    Distribution Events.
(i)    Subject to Section 15(l) of the Plan, distribution of the vested portion of the Participant’s Company Contribution Account shall commence on the fifth day of the month following the later to occur of the Participant’s attainment of age 65 or the Participant’s Separation from Service other than due to the Participant’s Disability or death.
(ii)    Notwithstanding Section 4(a)(i) above, in the event of the Participant’s Disability or death, distribution of the vested portion of the Participant’s Company Contribution Account shall commence on the fifth day of the month following such Disability or death.

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(b)    Form of Distribution.
(i)    Subject to Section 15(l) of the Plan, in the event of distribution of the Participant’s Company Contribution Account due to the Participant’s attainment of age 65 or the Participant’s Separation from Service other than due to the Participant’s Disability or death, such distribution shall be paid in [_] 24 or [_] 60 equal monthly installments (Select one) per the selection below; provided, however, that if such Separation from Service occurs within 24 months following a Change in Control, such distribution shall be in a lump sum.
(ii)    In the event of distribution of the Participant’s Company Contribution Account due to the Participant’s Disability or death, such distribution shall be in a lump sum.
(c)    Change in Distribution. The Participant may elect to change the timing of distribution set forth in this Section 4 to a later date, in accordance with Code Section 409A and such rules and procedures as the Company may prescribe, subject to the following:
(i)    Such election may not take effect until at least 12 months after the date it is filed with the Company;
(ii)    Such election must be made not later than 12 months prior to the first scheduled payment date; and
(iii)    To the extent required under Code Section 409A, the revised payment date must be not sooner than the five-year anniversary of the previously-scheduled payment date.
Section 5.    Miscellaneous
(a)    Restrictive Covenants. The Participant shall be bound by the restrictive covenants and other terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit B hereto.
(b)    Tax Withholding. The Company may withhold any taxes that are required to be withheld from the benefits provided under this Participation Agreement and the Plan. The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s sole liability regarding taxes is to forward any amounts withheld to the appropriate taxing authorities and to satisfy all applicable reporting requirements.
(c)    Plan Governs. Notwithstanding any provision of this Participation Agreement to the contrary, this Participation Agreement is subject to the terms of the Plan, a copy of which may be obtained by the Participant from the Company. This Participation Agreement is subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations promulgated by the Committee from time to time pursuant to the Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Participation Agreement to the contrary, in the event of any discrepancy between the corporate records of the Company and this Participation Agreement, the corporate records of the Company shall control.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Participation Agreement to be executed as of the Award Date.
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:     
Its:     
PARTICIPANT
        
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Cindy Huntley
EVP Chief Banking Officer
Exhibit A – DCP Agreement
Company Contribution – 2020 Plan Year
(TO BE UPDATED TO CORESPOND PERFORMANCE METRICS
FOR EXECUTIVES FOR 2020)

Pursuant to Section 1 of the Participation Agreement, a Company Contribution shall be made for the 2020 Plan Year contingent upon achievement of the applicable “Performance Metrics” set forth in the table immediately below.

Company Contribution Opportunities (as % of Annual Base Salary)
 
EPS (50%)
Net Charge-offs/Avg Loans (NCO) (50%)
Total Company Contribution (as % of Annual Base Salary†)
Minimum
5%
5%
10.00%
Target
10%
10%
20.00%
Maximum or above
17.5%
17.5%
35.00%
†As in effect on December 31 of the applicable Plan Year.
Results falling between Minimum and Target or Target to Maximum will be prorated.



Results of the 2020 Plan Year Performance Criteria and Company Contribution Percentages
Performance Metric*
Weighting
Minimum*
Target*
Maximum*
Actual Performance Result
Company Contribution (%) ‡
Company Contribution ($)
EPS
50%
$TBD 
(5% Company Contribution)
$TBD 
(10% Company Contribution)
$TBD 
(17.5% Company Contribution)
 
 
 
Net Charge-offs/Avg Loans (NCO)
50%
TBD%
(5% Company Contribution)
TBD%
(10% Company Contribution)
TBD% 
(17.5% Company Contribution)
 
 
 
Total 2020 Plan Year Company Contribution
 
 
*The above Performance Metrics and Minimums, Targets and Maximums shall be established each year in the sole discretion of the Committee, following consultation with the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
‡As % of Annual Base Salary as of December 31, 2020.



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Exhibit B
Restrictive Covenants
(a)Restrictive Covenants. The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the non-competition, non-solicitation and other restrictive covenants (the “Restrictive Covenants”) set forth in Section 6 of that certain Employment Agreement made and entered into by and between the Participant and the Company, entered into [________], 2019 (the “Employment Agreement”), are hereby incorporated into this Participation Agreement by reference as if fully and independently restated herein. Such Restrictive Covenants shall only be modified for purposes of this Participation Agreement by an amendment of this Participation Agreement by the parties hereto in writing and shall be unaffected by any amendment or termination of the Employment Agreement unless this Participation Agreement is amended independently.
(b)Remedies for Breach of Restrictive Covenants. The Participant has reviewed the provisions of this Exhibit B with legal counsel, or has been given adequate opportunity to seek such counsel, and the Participant acknowledges and expressly agrees that the covenants contained in this Exhibit B are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographical area and scope. The Participant further acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Exhibit B are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests and confidential information of the Company, that they create no undue hardships, that any violation of these restrictions would cause substantial injury to the Company and such interests, and that such restrictions were a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Participation Agreement. In the event of any violation or threatened violation of the restrictions contained in this Exhibit B, in addition to and not in limitation of, any other rights, remedies or damages available to the Company under this Participation Agreement or otherwise at law or in equity,
i.    The Company shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such violation by the Participant and any and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with the Participant, as the case may be; and
ii.    The Participant shall forfeit all rights, title and interest in and to any vested and unvested amounts in the Participant’s Company Contribution Account.
(c)Condition Precedent. Compliance with the Restrictive Covenants shall be a condition precedent to distribution of any amounts from the Participant’s Company Contribution Account.
(d)Similar Restrictive Covenants. In the event of the existence of any other agreement between the Participant and the Company or an affiliate that (i) is in effect during the restricted periods under the Restrictive Covenants, and (ii) contains restrictive covenants that conflict with any of the provisions of this Exhibit B, then the more restrictive of such provisions from the agreements shall control for the period during which the agreements would otherwise be in effect.

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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into on November 4, 2019, effective as of July 1, 2019, by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION and WILLIAM GLASBY. As used in this Agreement, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in Section 20.
RECITALS
A.Executive is currently employed by the Company.
B.Heritage Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
C.The Company desires to continue to employ Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company pursuant to such terms.
D.The Parties have made commitments to each other on a variety of important issues concerning Executive’s employment with the Company, including the performance that will be expected of Executive, the compensation Executive will be paid, how long and under what circumstances Executive will remain employed, and the financial details relating to any decision that either the Company or Executive may make to terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company.
E.The Parties desire to enter into this Agreement as of the Effective Date and, to the extent provided herein, to have this Agreement supersede all prior employment agreements between the Parties, whether or not in writing, and to have any such prior employment agreements become null and void as of the Effective Date.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises and covenants of the Parties set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby expressly covenant and agree as follows:
1.Employment Period. The Company shall continue to employ Executive during the Employment Period and Executive shall continue to remain in the employ of the Company and provide services to the Company during the Employment Period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The “Employment Period” shall be the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 2022, unless sooner terminated as provided herein. The Employment Period shall be extended automatically for one additional year beginning on July 1, 2020 and on each July 1 thereafter unless either Party notifies the other Party, by written notice delivered no later than 90 days prior to such July 1, that the Employment Period shall not be extended for an additional year.

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Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change in Control occurs during the Employment Period, this Agreement shall remain in effect for the two-year period immediately following the Change in Control and shall then terminate.
2.    Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall devote Executive’s full business time, energy and talent to serving as an Executive Vice President of the Company and as an Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Heritage Bank, subject to the direction of the Executive Vice President Chief Operations Officer (“COO”) of the Company and Heritage Bank, respectively. Executive shall have the duties that are commensurate with Executive’s position(s) and any other duties that may be assigned to Executive by the COO and Executive shall perform all such duties faithfully and efficiently. Executive shall have such powers as are inherent to the undertakings applicable to Executive’s position and necessary to carry out the duties required of Executive hereunder. Executive shall perform the duties required by this Agreement at the Company’s Principal Business Location, unless the nature of such duties requires otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, during the Employment Period, Executive may devote reasonable time to activities other than those required under this Agreement, including activities of a charitable, educational, religious, or similar nature to the extent such activities do not, in the judgment of the COO, inhibit, prohibit, interfere with, or conflict with Executive’s duties under this Agreement or conflict in any material way with the business of the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that Executive shall not serve on the board of directors of any business (other than the Company or an Affiliate) or hold any other position with any business without receiving the prior written consent of the COO.
3.    Compensation and Benefits. During the Employment Period, while Executive is employed by the Company, the Company shall compensate Executive for Executive’s services as follows:
(a)    Executive shall be paid a base salary at an annual rate of Two Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-Five Dollars and Twelve Cents ($248,745.12) (the “Annual Base Salary”), which shall be payable in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company then in effect. Each year during the Employment Period, Executive’s Annual Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Board to determine if any increase (but not decrease) is appropriate, with any such increase to be effective as of July 1 of the year of such adjustment.
(b)    Executive shall be eligible to receive performance-based annual incentive bonuses (each, the “Incentive Bonus”) from the Company for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period. Incentive Bonuses shall be established and determined in accordance with the Company’s annual cash incentive plan, as may be in effect from time to time, or otherwise as determined by the Board. Executive’s target Incentive Bonus opportunity shall be twenty-five percent (25%) of Annual Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”), subject at all times to the discretion of the Board. Any Incentive Bonus shall be paid to Executive no later than two and one-half months after the close of the year in which it is earned, provided that any Incentive Bonus shall not be considered earned until the Board has made all determinations and taken all actions necessary to establish such Incentive Bonus.

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(c)    Executive shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all incentive plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives (excluding participation in any non-qualified retirement or deferred compensation programs, unless specifically selected for participation by the Company). During the Employment Period, Executive and Executive’s dependents, as the case may be, shall be eligible to participate, subject to the terms thereof, in all tax qualified retirement and similar benefit plans and all medical, dental, disability, group and executive life, accidental death and travel accident insurance, and other similar welfare benefit plans of the Company as may be in effect from time to time with respect to senior executives employed by the Company, on as favorable a basis as other similarly situated and performing executives.
(d)    Executive shall be entitled to a grant of restricted stock units, subject to approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board, with a grant date fair value of $75,000, subject to the Company’s standard award agreement and terms, and based upon a ten‑year vesting schedule. Executive shall be entitled to a second grant of restricted stock units during the first quarter of 2020, subject to approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board, with a grant date fair value of $75,000, subject to the Company’s standard award agreement and terms, and based upon a ten‑year vesting schedule; provided that Executive’s employment has not terminated, for any reason, prior to the grant date of such second grant.
(e)    Executive shall be entitled to accrue paid vacation in accordance with and subject to the Company’s vacation programs and policies as may be in effect from time to time.
(f)    Executive shall be eligible to be reimbursed by the Company, on terms that are substantially similar to those that apply to other similarly situated and performing executives employed by the Company, for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for entertainment, travel, meals, lodging, and similar items that are consistent with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and that are actually incurred by Executive in the promotion of the Company’s business.
4.    Rights upon Termination. This Agreement and Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated for any of the reasons described in this Section 4. Executive’s right to benefits, if any, for periods after the Termination Date shall be determined in accordance with this Section 4:
(a)    Minimum Benefits. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to the Minimum Benefits, in addition to any other benefits to which Executive may be entitled under the following provisions of this Section 4 or the express terms of any employee benefit plan or as required by law. Any benefits to be provided to Executive pursuant to this Section 4(a) shall be provided within 30 days after the Termination Date; provided, however, that any benefits, incentives or awards payable as described in Section 4(g) shall be provided in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement. Except as may expressly be provided to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring Executive to be treated as employed by the Company or any Affiliate following the Termination Date for purposes of any plan, program, or arrangement.

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(b)    Termination for Cause; Death; Disability; Voluntary Resignation; Non-Renewal. If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment Period and is a result of a Termination for Cause, Executive’s death or Disability, or a termination by Executive other than for Good Reason, or if this Agreement expires due to notice of non-renewal by either Party as provided under Section 1 or at the end of a Covered Period, then, other than the Minimum Benefits, Executive shall have no right to benefits under this Agreement (and the Company and its Affiliates shall have no obligation to provide any such benefits) for periods after the Termination Date.
(c)    Termination other than for Cause; Termination for Good Reason. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination other than during a Covered Period, then, in addition to the Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:
(i)    On the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date, Executive shall commence receiving the Severance Amount (less any amount described in Section 4(c)(ii)), with such amount to be paid in 24 substantially equal monthly installments, with each successive payment being due on the monthly anniversary of the Termination Date, or the next regularly scheduled payroll dates following such dates.
(ii)    To the extent any portion of the Severance Amount exceeds the “safe harbor” amount described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A), Executive shall receive such portion of the Severance Amount that exceeds the “safe harbor” amount in a single lump sum payment payable on the first regularly-scheduled payroll date following the 45th day following the Termination Date.
(iii)    Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits described in Section 4(e).
(iv)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied all service-based vesting requirements, and performance–based vesting requirements shall be based upon actual Company performance for the applicable periods and settled thereafter as if Executive had continued service through the end of the applicable performance period (without proration for duration of employment), and with such vesting to be no less than as otherwise provided in the applicable plan and award agreements.
(d)    Termination upon a Change in Control. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination within a Covered Period, then, in addition to Minimum Benefits, the Company shall provide Executive the following benefits:
(i)    On the 45th day following the Termination Date, the Company shall pay Executive a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the Severance Amount.
(ii)    Executive (and Executive’s dependents, as may be applicable) shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 4(e).

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(iii)    Any equity awards granted to Executive by the Company that are subject to vesting, performance, or target requirements shall be treated as having satisfied such vesting, performance, and target requirements at target level performance (without proration for duration of employment).
(e)    Medical and Dental Benefits. If Executive’s employment is subject to a Termination, then to the extent that Executive or any of Executive’s dependents may be covered under the terms of any medical or dental plans of the Company (or an Affiliate) for active employees immediately prior to the Termination Date, then, provided Executive is eligible for and elects coverage under the health care continuation rules of COBRA, the Company shall provide Executive and those dependents with coverage equivalent to the coverage in effect immediately prior to the Termination. For a period of twelve (12) months (18 months for a Termination during a Covered Period), Executive shall be required to pay the same amount as Executive would pay if Executive continued in employment with the Company during such period and thereafter Executive shall be responsible for the full cost of such continued coverage; provided, however, that such coverage shall be provided only to the extent that it does not result in any additional tax or other penalty being imposed on the Company (or an Affiliate) or violate any nondiscrimination requirements then applicable with respect to the applicable plans. The coverages under this Section 4(e) may be procured directly by the Company (or an Affiliate, if appropriate) apart from, and outside of the terms of the respective plans, provided that Executive and Executive’s dependents comply with all of the terms of the substitute medical or dental plans, and provided, further, that the cost to the Company and its Affiliates shall not exceed the cost for continued COBRA coverage under the Company’s (or an Affiliate’s) plans, as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. In the event Executive or any of Executive’s dependents is or becomes eligible for coverage under the terms of any other medical and/or dental plan of a subsequent employer with plan benefits that are comparable to Company (or Affiliate) plan benefits, the Company’s and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Section 4(e) shall cease with respect to the eligible Executive and/or dependent. Executive and Executive’s dependents must notify the Company of any subsequent employment and provide information regarding medical and/or dental coverage available.
(f)    Golden Parachute Payment Adjustment.
(i)    If the value of any payment or other benefit Executive would receive in connection with a Change in Control (the “Benefit”) would (A) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G, and (B) but for this sentence, be subject to the Excise Tax, then the Benefit shall be reduced to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (1) the largest portion of the Benefit that would result in no portion of the Benefit being subject to the Excise Tax or (2) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Benefit, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state, and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Benefit notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Benefit may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Benefit equals the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the following order unless Executive elects in writing a different order (provided, however,

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that such election shall be subject to the Company’s approval if made on or after the date on which the event that triggers the Benefit occurs and to the extent that such election does not violate Code Section 409A): reduction of cash payments; cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards; reduction of employee benefits. In the event that accelerated vesting of stock awards is to be reduced, such accelerated vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse order of the grant date of Executive’s stock awards unless Executive elects in writing a different order for cancellation.
(ii)    The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the day prior to the effective date of the Change in Control shall perform any calculations necessary in connection with this Section 4(f). If the accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity, or group effecting the Change in Control, the Company shall appoint a nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder. The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder.
(iii)    The accounting firm engaged to make the determinations under this Section 4(f) shall provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to Executive and the Company within 15 calendar days after the date on which Executive’s right to a Benefit is triggered (if requested at that time by Executive or the Company) or such other time as requested by Executive or the Company. If the accounting firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable with respect to a Benefit, it shall furnish Executive and the Company with an opinion reasonably acceptable to Executive that no Excise Tax will be imposed with respect to such Benefit. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder shall be final, binding, and conclusive upon Executive and the Company, except as set forth below.
(iv)    If, notwithstanding any reduction described in this Section 4(f), the IRS determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax as a result of the receipt of the payment of benefits as described above, then Executive shall be obligated to pay back to the Company, within 30 days after a final IRS determination, or, in the event Executive challenges the final IRS determination, within 30 days after a final judicial determination, a portion of the payment equal to the Repayment Amount. The “Repayment Amount” with respect to the payment of benefits shall be the smallest amount, if any, required to be paid to the Company so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to any payment of benefits (after taking into account the payment of the Excise Tax and all other applicable taxes imposed on such payment) are maximized. The Repayment Amount with respect to the payment of benefits shall be $0 if a Repayment Amount of more than $0 would not result in Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of such benefits being maximized. If the Excise Tax is not eliminated pursuant to this Section 4(f), Executive shall pay the Excise Tax.
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determines that Executive is liable for the Excise Tax, the payment of which would result in the maximization of Executive’s net after-tax proceeds (calculated as if Executive’s benefits had not previously been reduced), and (C) Executive pays the Excise Tax, then the Company shall pay to Executive those benefits that were reduced pursuant to Section 4(f) contemporaneously or as soon as administratively possible after Executive pays the Excise Tax so that Executive’s net after-tax proceeds with respect to the payment of benefits is maximized.
(g)    Other Benefits.
(i)    Executive’s rights following a termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates for any reason with respect to any benefits, incentives, or awards provided to Executive pursuant to the terms of any plan, program, or arrangement sponsored or maintained by the Company or its Affiliates, whether tax-qualified or not, which are not specifically addressed herein, shall be subject to the terms of such plan, program, or arrangement and this Agreement shall have no effect upon such terms except as specifically provided herein.
(ii)    Except as specifically provided herein, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no further obligations to Executive under this Agreement following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.
(h)    Removal from any Boards and Positions. Upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason under this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to resign (i) if a member, from the Board and the board of directors of any Affiliate and any other board to which Executive has been appointed or nominated by or on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, (ii) from each position with the Company and any Affiliate, including as an officer of the Company or an Affiliate and (iii) as a fiduciary of any employee benefit plan of the Company and any Affiliate.
(i)    Regulatory Suspension and Termination.
(i)    If Executive is suspended or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Company or an Affiliate by a notice served under Section 8(e) or 8(g) of the FDIA, or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings; if the charges in such notice are dismissed, the Company may in its discretion (A) pay Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while its and its Affiliates’ obligations under this Agreement were suspended and (B) reinstate in whole or in part any of its and its Affiliates’ obligations that were suspended, all in accordance with Code Section 409A.
(ii)    If Executive is removed or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the affairs of the Company or an Affiliate by an order issued under Section 8(e) or 8(g) of the FDIA, or pursuant to Section 30.12.040 of the Revised Code of Washington, all obligations of the Company and its Affiliates under this Agreement shall

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terminate as of the effective date of the order, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.
(iii)    If the Company is in default as defined in Section 3(x) of the FDIA, all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.
(iv)    All obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent determined by the FDIC that continuation of this Agreement is necessary for the continued operation of the institution, at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Company under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA, or when the Company is determined by the FDIC to be in an unsafe or unsound condition, provided that this Section 4(i) shall not affect any vested rights of the Parties.
(v)    Any payments made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the FDIA.
(j)    Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Severance Restrictions require the recapture or “clawback” of any Severance Amount paid to Executive under this Agreement, Executive shall repay to the Company the aggregate amount of any such payments, with such repayment to occur no later than 30 days following Executive’s receipt of a written notice from the Company (setting forth in detail the particulars of the applicable Severance Restrictions) indicating that payments received by Executive under this Agreement are subject to recapture or clawback pursuant to the Severance Restrictions.
5.    Release. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no benefits owed to Executive under Section 4(c), 4(d) or 4(e) (other than the Minimum Benefits) shall be provided to Executive unless Executive executes (without subsequent revocation) and delivers to the Company a Release within 21 days (or such longer period to the extent required by applicable law) following the Termination Date.
6.    Restrictive Covenants. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been and will continue to be provided intimate knowledge of the business practices, trade secrets, and other confidential and proprietary information of the Company and its Affiliates (including the Confidential Information), which, if exploited by Executive, would seriously, adversely, and irreparably affect the interests of the Company and its Affiliates and the ability of each to continue its business and therefore hereby agrees to be bound by the restrictions contained in this Section 6 (the “Restrictive Covenants”).
(a)    Confidential Information.
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or make lists of Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company, either during or after Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates, except to the extent that such information is or thereafter becomes lawfully available from public sources, or such disclosure is authorized in writing by the Company, required by law, or otherwise as reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder. If Executive receives a subpoena or other court order or is otherwise required by law to provide information to a governmental authority or other person concerning the activities of the Company or its Affiliates, or Executive’s activities in connection with the business of the Company or its Affiliates, Executive shall immediately notify the Company of such subpoena, court order, or other requirement and deliver forthwith to the Company a copy thereof and any attachments and non-privileged correspondence related thereto. Executive shall take reasonable precautions to protect against the inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall abide by the Company’s and its Affiliates’ policies, as in effect from time to time, respecting avoidance of interests conflicting with those of the Company and its Affiliates. In this regard, Executive shall not directly or indirectly render services to any person or entity where Executive’s service would involve the use or disclosure of Confidential Information. Executive shall not use any Confidential Information to guide Executive in searching publications or other publicly available information, selecting a series of items of knowledge from unconnected sources, and fitting them together to claim that Executive did not violate any terms set forth in this Agreement.
(ii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Accordingly, Executive has the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to Federal, State, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. Executive also has the right to disclose trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to authorize, or limit liability for, an act that is otherwise prohibited by law, such as the unlawful access of material by unauthorized means.
(iii)    Nothing contained herein shall impede Executive’s ability to report possible federal securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies (i) without the Company’s prior approval, and (ii) without having to forfeit or forego any resulting whistleblower awards.
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coordinated by or through Employer, or between employees, or between employees off of the Employer premises.
(b)    Documents and Property.
(i)    All records, files, documents, and other materials or copies thereof relating to the business of the Company or its Affiliates that Executive prepares, receives, or uses, shall be and remain the sole property of the Company and, other than in connection with the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder, shall not be removed from the premises of the Company or its Affiliates without the Company’s prior written consent, and shall be immediately returned to the Company upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason, together with all copies (including copies or recordings in electronic form), abstracts, notes, or reproductions of any kind made from or about the records, files, documents, or other materials. Executive shall disclose to the Company all computer and internet user identifications and passwords used by Executive in the course of Executive’s performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or necessary for accessing information on the Company’s or its Affiliates’ computer systems upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason.
(ii)    Executive acknowledges that Executive’s access to and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and all Company and Affiliate information contained therein, is restricted to legitimate business purposes on behalf of the Company. Any other access to or use of such systems, network, equipment, and information is without authorization and is prohibited. The restrictions contained in this Section 6(b) extend to any personal computers or other electronic devices of Executive that are used for business purposes relating to the Company or its Affiliates (including smart phones, PDAs, digital tablets, or other portable electronic devices). Executive shall not transfer any Company or Affiliate information to any personal computer or other electronic device that is not otherwise used for any business purpose relating to the Company or an Affiliate. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive’s authorization to access and permission to use the Company’s and its Affiliates’ computer systems, networks, and equipment, and any Company and Affiliate information contained therein, shall cease.
(c)    Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. The primary service area of the Company’s and its Affiliates’ businesses in which Executive will actively participate extends separately to the Restricted Area. Therefore, as an essential ingredient of and in consideration of this Agreement and Executive’s employment, or continued employment, with the Company and its Affiliates, Executive shall not, during Executive’s employment or during the Restricted Period, whether the termination of Executive’s employment occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter, directly or indirectly do any of the following:
(i)    Engage or invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, participate in the ownership, management, operation, or control of, be employed by, associated with, or in any manner connected with, serve as a director, officer, or consultant to, lend Executive’s name or any similar name to, lend Executive’s credit to, or render

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services or advice to, any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or trust that owns, operates, or is in the process of forming a Competitor with an office located, or to be located at an address identified in a filing with any regulatory authority, within the Restricted Area; provided, however, that the ownership by Executive of shares of the capital stock of any institution, which shares are listed on a securities exchange and that do not represent more than 1% of the institution’s outstanding capital stock, shall not violate any terms of this Agreement. For purposes of clarification and not limitation or expansion, it is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area;
(ii)    (A) Induce or attempt to induce an employee of the Company or its Affiliates (limited to all officer-level employees, Executive’s direct reports, or members of Executive’s department or area of responsibility) to leave the employ of the Company or its Affiliates; (B) in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and any management-level employee of the Company or its Affiliates; or (C) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, or other business relation of the Company or its Affiliates to cease doing business with the Company or its Affiliates or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliates and their respective customers, suppliers, licensees, or other business relations.
(iii)    Solicit the business of any person or entity known to Executive to be a customer of the Company or its Affiliates, where Executive, or any person reporting to Executive, had accessed Confidential Information of, had an ongoing business relationship with, or had made Substantial Business Efforts with respect to, such person or entity, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.
(iv)    Serve as the agent, broker, or representative of, or otherwise assist, any person or entity in obtaining services or products from any Competitor within the Restricted Area, with respect to products, activities, or services that compete in whole or in part with the products, activities, or services of the Company or its Affiliates.
(v)    Accept employment, provide services to, or act in any other such capacity for or with any Competitor, if in such employment or capacity Executive would, because of Executive’s knowledge of the Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets, inevitably use and/or disclose Company’s Confidential Information or trade secrets in Executive’s work or service for such Competitor. For purposes of clarification and not limitation or expansion, it is the intent of the Parties that the foregoing is not intended to limit Executive from performing services outside of the Restricted Area for a person or entity solely because the person or entity has a location within the Restricted Area, unless Executive’s services are directed towards activities on behalf of such person or entity within the Restricted Area.
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(i)    Executive hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that all Inventions and all Confidential Information, including all Proprietary Rights therein and thereto, made or obtained by Executive, solely or jointly with others, that (a) result from any work performed by Executive for the Company or its Affiliates, (b) are developed using the Company’s or its Affiliates’ equipment, facilities, supplies, or trade secrets or (c) relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice to the Company’s or its Affiliates’ business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research and development (collectively, “Company Inventions”) are and shall be deemed to be specially commissioned “works made for hire” by Executive to the Company, and all authorship rights, ownership rights, and other Proprietary Rights therein and thereto shall vest initially in and to, and shall remain in perpetuity with, the Company pursuant, for example and without limitation, to the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), as amended.
(ii)    Executive hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that it is a material and core component of the Company’s bargain hereunder that Company Inventions and all Proprietary Rights therein and thereto, shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company alone to the fullest possible extent. In furtherance of the foregoing, to the extent the Company does not obtain any authorship rights, ownership rights, or Proprietary Rights in or to any Company Inventions pursuant to Section 6(d)(i), Executive hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers, and quitclaims to the Company (or such third party as the Company may elect) all right, title, and interest Executive may have or hereafter acquire in and to all Company Inventions along with all related Proprietary Rights, said rights to be held and enjoyed by the Company for its own use and benefit and for the use and benefit of its successors, assigns and other legal representatives, along with any other right, title or interest Executive may have in the Company Inventions and any related Proprietary Rights. To the extent the foregoing assignment is ineffective for any reason, Executive hereby grants to the Company the exclusive, royalty-free, fully-paid-up, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, worldwide right and license (including the right to sublicense through multiple tiers of sublicensees) to reproduce, modify, make derivative works of, display, perform, distribute, practice and otherwise exploit Company Inventions and all related Proprietary Rights. To the extent the foregoing license is ineffective for any reason, Executive hereby irrevocably and perpetually waives all Proprietary Rights he may have in or to Company Inventions to the sole benefit of the Company, and hereby covenants not to bring or participate in any action against the Company or any of the Company’s successors in interest or customers, distributors, resellers and other licensees or end users of products and services of the Company or any of the Company’s successors in interest for infringement of such Proprietary Rights.
(iii)    During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company fully and in writing all Inventions authored, conceived, or reduced to practice by Executive, either alone or jointly with others. In addition, Executive shall promptly disclose to the Company all patent applications filed by Executive or on Executive’s behalf within such period. Executive shall keep and maintain adequate and current records (in the form of notes, sketches, drawings and in any other form that may be requested by the Company) of all Company Inventions made or developed by him during the period of

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Executive’s employment by the Company, which records shall be considered Confidential Information hereunder.
(iv)    Executive shall assist the Company to the best of his ability to obtain, vest in the name of the Company alone, and enforce, all Proprietary Rights relating to Company Inventions in all jurisdictions. In furtherance thereof, Executive shall execute, verify, and deliver such documents and perform such other acts, including appearances as a witness, as the Company may reasonably request for use in applying for, obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining, and enforcing such Proprietary Rights and assignment thereof. Executive shall execute, verify and deliver assignments of such Proprietary Rights to the Company or its designee upon request. The foregoing obligations to assist the Company with respect to Proprietary Rights relating to Company Inventions shall continue beyond the termination of Executive’s employment, but the Company shall compensate Executive at a reasonable rate for the time actually spent by him at the Company’s request in such assistance after such termination.
(v)    To the extent required by applicable state statute, this Section 6(d) shall not apply to an Invention for which no equipment, facilities, supplies, or trade secret information of the Company or its Affiliates was used and that was developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless the Invention (i) relates to the business of the Company or an Affiliate or to the Company’s or an Affiliate’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development or (ii) results from any work performed by Executive for the Company or an Affiliate.
(e)    Remedies for Breach of Restrictive Covenants. Executive has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement with legal counsel, or has been given adequate opportunity to seek such counsel, and Executive acknowledges that the covenants contained in this Section 6 are reasonable with respect to their duration, geographical area, and scope. Executive further acknowledges that the restrictions contained in this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests of the Company and its Affiliates, that they create no undue hardships, that any violation of these restrictions would cause substantial injury to the Company and its Affiliates and such interests, and that such restrictions were a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement. In the event of any violation or threatened violation of the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company and the Affiliates, in addition to and not in limitation of, any other rights, remedies, or damages available under this Agreement or otherwise at law or in equity, (i) shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive, as the case may be, without any requirement that the Company or an Affiliate post bond and (ii) shall be temporarily relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement during such dispute until the final adjudication is made, and if Executive is found to have violated the restrictions contained in this Section 6, the Company will be permanently relieved of any obligation to pay or provide any amounts or benefits pursuant to this Agreement.

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(f)    Other Agreements. In the event of the existence of another agreement between the Parties that (i) is in effect during the Restricted Period, and (ii) contains restrictive covenants that conflict with any of the provisions of this Section 6, then the more restrictive of such provisions from the two agreements shall control for the period during which both agreements would otherwise be in effect.
7.    No Set-Off; No Mitigation. Except as provided herein, the Company’s obligation to provide benefits under this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other right the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement, and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment.
8.    Notices. Notices and all other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when mailed by United States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: if to the Company, Heritage Financial Corporation; Attention: Director of Human Resources; 201 Fifth Avenue S.W.; Olympia, Washington 98501; and if to Executive, to Executive’s most recent address in the Company’s records; or, in each respective case, to such other address as either Party may furnish to the other in writing, except that notices of changes of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
9.    Applicable Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Washington applicable to agreements made and wholly to be performed in such state without regard to conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction.
10.    Mandatory Arbitration. Except as provided in Section 6(d), if any dispute or controversy arises under or in connection with this Agreement, and such dispute or controversy cannot be settled through negotiation, the Parties shall first try in good faith to settle the dispute or controversy by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Procedures. If such mediation is not successful, the dispute or controversy shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may resort to the Superior Court of Thurston County, Washington for injunctive relief and such other relief as may be available in the event that the Employee engages in conduct, after termination of this Agreement, that amounts to a violation of the Washington Trade Secrets Act, amounts to unlawful interference with the business expectations of the Company or its Affiliates, or violates the Restrictive Covenants contained herein. The FDIC may appear at any arbitration hearing but any decision made thereunder shall not be binding on the FDIC.
11.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, undertakings, agreements, and arrangements with respect thereto, whether written or oral. By way of clarification

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and not limitation, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the applicable plan documents with respect to any particular Company benefit plan shall control with respect to the benefits provided thereunder. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of that provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The various covenants and provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable and to constitute independent and distinct binding obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the scope of any covenant contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement to its full extent, such covenant shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the Parties hereby agree that such scope may be judicially modified accordingly.
12.    Withholding of Taxes. The Company may withhold from any benefits payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city and other taxes as may be required pursuant to any law, governmental regulation, or ruling.
13.    No Assignment. Executive’s rights to receive benefits under this Agreement shall not be assignable or transferable whether by pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise, other than a transfer by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. In the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this Section 13, the Company and its Affiliates shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted to be assigned or transferred. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s personal and legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees.
14.    Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors, and assigns.
15.    Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights in accordance with and under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.
16.    Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written agreement signed by the Parties.
17.    Code Section 409A.
(a)    To the extent any provision of this Agreement or action by the Company would subject Executive to liability for interest or additional taxes under Code Section 409A, it shall be deemed null and void, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Company. It is intended that this Agreement will comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A, and this Agreement shall be administered accordingly and interpreted and construed on a basis consistent with such intent. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no termination or similar payments or benefits (which constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A) shall be payable hereunder on account of Executive’s termination of

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employment unless such termination constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A. For purposes of Code Section 409A, all installment payments of deferred compensation made hereunder, or pursuant to another plan or arrangement, shall be deemed to be separate payments. To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefit payments under this Agreement are subject to Code Section 409A, such reimbursements and in-kind benefit payments shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). This Agreement may be amended to the extent necessary (including retroactively) by the Company to avoid the application of taxes or interest under Code Section 409A, while maintaining to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of this Agreement. This Section 17 shall not be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax effect for Executive’s benefits under this Agreement and the Company does not guarantee that any such benefits will satisfy the provisions of Code Section 409A.
(b)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is determined to be a Specified Employee as of the Termination Date, then, only to the extent required pursuant to Code Section 409A, payments due under this Agreement that are deemed to be deferred compensation shall be subject to a six-month delay following the Termination Date; and all delayed payments shall be accumulated and paid in a lump-sum payment as of the first day of the seventh month following the Termination Date (or, if earlier, as of Executive’s death), with all such delayed payments being credited with interest (compounded monthly) for this period of delay equal to the prime rate in effect on the first day of such six-month period (based on the prime rate as reflected in the Wall Street Journal). Any portion of the benefits hereunder that were not otherwise due to be paid during the six-month period following the Termination Date shall be paid to Executive in accordance with the payment schedule established herein.
18.    Scope of Company and Affiliate Obligations. Although the Company and its Affiliates may have jointly obligated themselves to Executive under certain provisions of this Agreement, in no event shall Executive be entitled to more than what is explicitly provided for hereunder, such that no duplicative payments shall be provided under this Agreement.
19.    Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”; (c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended

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from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
20.    Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms defined in this Section 20 have the meanings set forth below.
(a)    1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(b)    Affiliate” means each Business Entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with, the Company, where “control” means (i) the ownership of 51% or more of the Voting Securities or other voting or equity interests of any Business Entity, or (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Business Entity.
(c)    Agreement” means this employment agreement, made and entered into as of the Effective Date, by and between the Parties.
(d)    Annual Base Salary” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).
(e)    Average Incentive Bonus” means the average of Incentive Bonuses determined for the immediately preceding three completed fiscal year performance periods of the Company; provided, however, that if an Incentive Bonus has not yet been determined for a previously completed fiscal year performance period as of the Termination Date, then Target Bonus shall be used with respect to such fiscal year for purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus. For purposes of calculating the Average Incentive Bonus, fiscal years for which no bonus was determined to have been earned shall be included in the calculation of the three-year average.
(f)    Base Compensation” means the amount equal to the sum of (i) the greater of Executive’s then-current Annual Base Salary or Executive’s Annual Base Salary as of the date one day prior to the Change in Control, and (ii) the Average Incentive Bonus.
(g)    Benefit” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(i).
(h)    Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(i)    Business Entity” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, partnership, business trust or other business entity.
(j)    Change in Control” means the first to occur of the following:

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(i)    The acquisition in one or more transactions by any “person” (for purposes of this definition, as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the 1934 Act) of “beneficial ownership” (for purposes of this definition, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition, the Voting Securities acquired directly from the Company by any person shall be excluded from the determination of such person’s beneficial ownership of Voting Securities (but such Voting Securities shall be included in the calculation of the total number of Voting Securities then outstanding); or
(ii)    During any 12-month period, the individuals who are members of the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to constitute more than 50% of the Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or
(iii)    The consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Company if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such merger or consolidation do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger or consolidation, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately before such merger or consolidation; or
(iv)    The consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
(v)    Acceptance by the Company’s shareholders of shares in a share exchange if the Company’s shareholders immediately before such share exchange do not own, directly or indirectly immediately following such share exchange, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such share exchange in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities outstanding immediately before such share exchange.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because 50% or more of the then outstanding Voting Securities is acquired by (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or (B) any corporation that, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the Company’s shareholders in the same proportion as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior to such acquisition.

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Moreover, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person (the “Subject Person”) acquires beneficial ownership of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company that, by reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares beneficially owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the beneficial owner of any additional Voting Securities that increases the percentage of the then outstanding Voting Securities beneficially owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred.
Notwithstanding anything in this Change in Control definition to the contrary, in the event that any amount or benefit under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation and the settlement of or distribution of such amount or benefit is to be triggered by a Change in Control, then such settlement or distribution shall be subject to the event constituting the Change in Control also constituting a “change in control event” under Code Section 409A.
(k)    COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.
(l)    Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(m)    Company” means Heritage Financial Corporation.
(n)    Competitor” means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or similar financial institution.
(o)    Confidential Information” means confidential or proprietary, non-public information concerning the Company or its Affiliates, including research, development, designs, formulae, processes, specifications, technologies, marketing materials, financial and other information concerning customers and prospective customers, customer lists, records, data, computer programs, source codes, object codes, database structures, trade secrets, proprietary business information, pricing and profitability information and policies, strategic planning, commitments, plans, procedures, litigation, pending litigation, and other information not generally available to the public.
(p)    Covered Period” means the period beginning six months prior to a Change in Control and ending on the date that is 24 months after the Change in Control.
(q)    Disability” means that (i) Executive is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that 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) Executive is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less

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than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident or health plan covering employees of the Company.
(r)    Effective Date” means July 1, 2019.
(s)    Employment Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.
(t)    Excise Tax” means the excise tax imposed under Code Section 4999.
(u)    Executive” means William Glasby.
(v)    FDIA” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(w)    FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(x)    Good Reason” means the occurrence of any one of the following events, unless Executive agrees in writing that such event shall not constitute Good Reason:
(i)    A material and adverse change in the nature, scope, or status of Executive’s position, authorities, or duties from those in effect in accordance with Section 2 immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;
(ii)    A material reduction in Executive’s Annual Base Salary or Target Bonus opportunity, or a material reduction in Executive’s aggregate benefits or other compensation plans in effect immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable and greater, immediately prior to the Covered Period;
(iii)    A relocation of Executive’s primary place of employment of more than 25 miles from the Principal Business Location immediately following the Effective Date, or if applicable, prior to the Covered Period, or a requirement that Executive engage in travel that is materially greater than prior to the Covered Period;
(iv)    The failure by an acquirer to assume this Agreement at the time of a Change in Control; or
(v)    A material breach by the Company of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Good Reason definition to the contrary, (A) prior to Executive’s Termination for Good Reason, Executive must give the Company written notice of the existence of any condition set forth in a clause immediately above within 90 days of its initial existence and the Company shall have 30 days from the date of such notice in which to cure the condition giving rise to Good Reason, if curable, and if, during such 30-day period, the Company cures the condition giving rise to Good Reason, such condition shall not constitute Good Reason and (B) any Termination for Good Reason must occur within six months of the initial existence of the condition constituting Good Reason.

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(y)    Heritage Board” means the Board of Directors of Heritage Bank.
(z)    Incentive Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b), and for purposes of determining a Severance Amount, the term shall include any amounts subject to Executive’s elective deferrals under a deferred compensation plan of the Company and shall specifically exclude Company contributions under a deferred compensation plan of the Company.
(aa)    Incumbent Board” means the members of the Board as of the Effective Date.
(bb)    Inventions” means any and all inventions, innovations, technology, trade secrets, mask works, ideas, concepts, plans, processes, formulas, source and object codes, data, databases, programs, works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs, methods, techniques, forms, templates, outlines, systems, procedures, methods, processes, and algorithms, whether or not patentable, copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets, including all improvements thereto and derivative works thereof, and including all copies and tangible embodiments thereof, in whatever form or medium.
(cc)    IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
(dd)    Minimum Benefits” means, as applicable, the following:
(i)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Annual Base Salary for the period ending on the Termination Date;
(ii)    Executive’s earned but unpaid Incentive Bonus, if any, for any completed fiscal year preceding the Termination Date; provided, however, that Executive shall not be entitled to any Incentive Bonus in the event of a Termination for Cause;
(iii)    Executive’s accrued but unpaid vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date;
(iv)    Executive’s unreimbursed business expenses and all other items earned and owed to Executive by the Company through and including the Termination Date, provided that all required submissions for expense reimbursement are made in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy and within 15 days following the Termination Date; and
(v)    The benefits, incentives, and awards described in Section 4(g)(i).
(ee)    Parties” means the Company and Executive.
(ff)    Principal Business Location” means the Company’s primary office located in Seattle, WA, or as mutually agreed by the Parties.
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(hh)    Release” means a general release and waiver substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(ii)    Repayment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(f)(iv)
(jj)    Restricted Area” means the area that encompasses a 25-mile radius from each banking or other office location of the Company and its Affiliates; provided, however, that in the event of a Change in Control, the Restricted Area shall be determined as of the date immediately preceding the Change in Control.
(kk)    Restricted Period” means at all time during the Employment Period and for a period of 12 months with respect Sections 6(c)(i), 6(c)(v) and a period of 24 months with respect to Sections 6(c)(ii), 6(c)(iii), and 6(c)(iv) immediately following the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, whether such termination occurs during the Employment Period or thereafter; provided, however, that with respect to any termination that occurs during a Covered Period the Restricted Period, in all cases, shall be a period of 12 months; provided further, that in the event of delivery of notice of non-renewal of this Agreement by the Company and the termination of Executive’s employment as of or following the end of the Employment Period, the Restricted Period, in all cases shall end as of the Executive’s last day of employment.
(ll)    Restrictive Covenant” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.
(mm)    Severance Amount” means
(i)    For any Termination that occurs during the Employment Period and not during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 100% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination; or
(ii)    For any Termination that occurs during a Covered Period, an amount equal to 200% of Executive’s Base Compensation as of the respective Termination.
(nn)    Severance Restrictions” means any applicable statute, law, regulation, or regulatory interpretation or other guidance, including FIL-66-2010 and any related or successor FDIC guidance, that would require the Company or any Affiliate to seek or demand repayment or return of any payments made to Executive for any reason, including the Company, an Affiliate or their successors later obtaining information indicating that Executive has committed, is substantially responsible for, or has violated, the respective acts or omissions, conditions, or offenses outlined under 12 C.F.R. 359.4(a)(4).
(oo)    Specified Employee” means any person who is a “key employee” (as defined in Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof), as determined by the Company based upon the 12-month period ending on each December 31st (such 12-month period is referred to below as the “identification period”). If Executive is determined to be a key employee, Executive shall be treated as a Specified Employee for purposes of this Agreement during the 12-month period that begins on the April 1 following the close of the identification period. For purposes

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of determining whether Executive is a key employee, “compensation” means Executive’s W-2 compensation as reported by the Company for a particular calendar year.
(pp)    Subject Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 20(i).
(qq)    Substantial Business Efforts” means marketing, promotional, purchasing, sales, or solicitation activities undertaken on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate, which include (i) in person and voice communications and (ii) either or both of (A) delivery of a quote, bid, proposal, or request for any of the foregoing or (B) visits to the site of the actual or potential business development and other similar meetings or visits (conducted alone or with other employees of the Company or an Affiliate), where such activities would enjoy a reasonable prospect of success in the absence of any breach of this Agreement.
(rr)    Target Bonus” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).
(ss)    Termination” means a termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates during the Employment Period either:
(i)    By the Company, other than (A) a Termination for Cause or (B) a termination as a result of Executive’s death or Disability; or
(ii)    By Executive for Good Reason.
(tt)    Termination Date” means the date of termination (whether or not such termination constitutes a “Termination”) of Executive’s employment with the Company and all Affiliates.
(uu)    Termination for Cause” means a termination of Executive’s employment by the Company as a result of any of the following (in each case as determined by the Board):
(i)    Executive’s willful and continuing failure to perform Executive’s obligations hereunder, which failure is not remedied within ten business days after receipt of written notice of such failure from the Company;
(ii)    Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a crime of embezzlement or fraud or any felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof;
(iii)    Executive’s breach of fiduciary responsibility;
(iv)    An act of dishonesty by Executive that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate;
(v)    Executive’s engagement in one or more unsafe or unsound banking practices that have a material adverse effect on the Company or an Affiliate;
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(vii)    A material breach by Executive of this Agreement;
(viii)    An act or omission by Executive that leads to a material harm (financial or reputational) to the Company or an Affiliate in the community; or
(ix)    A material breach of Company policies as may be in effect from time to time.
Further, a Termination for Cause shall be deemed to have occurred if, during the twelve (12) month period following the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and any Affiliate, facts and circumstances arising during the Employment Term are discovered that would have warranted a Termination for Cause.
Further, with respect to subsections (i), (vii), (viii), and (ix) of this definition, Executive shall be entitled to at least 30 days’ prior written notice of the Company’s intention to terminate Executive’s employment in a Termination for Cause, which notice shall specify the grounds for the Termination for Cause; and Executive shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to cure any conduct or act, if curable, alleged as grounds for the Termination for Cause, and a reasonable opportunity to present to the Board Executive’s position regarding any dispute relating to the existence of any grounds for Termination for Cause.
Further, all rights Executive has or may have under this Agreement shall be suspended automatically during (A) the pendency of any investigation (such suspension not exceeding 60 days) by the Board or its designee, or (B) any negotiations (without regard to such 60 day limitation) between the Board or its designee and Executive regarding any actual or alleged act or omission by Executive of the type that would warrant a Termination for Cause and any such suspension shall not give rise to a claim of Good Reason by Executive.
(vv)    Voting Securities” means any securities that ordinarily possess the power to vote in the election of directors without the happening of any precondition or contingency.
21.    Survival. The provisions of Section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf, and Executive acknowledges understanding and acceptance of, and agrees to, the terms of this Agreement, all as of the Effective Date.
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:     
Jeffrey J. Deuel
President and Chief Executive Officer
EXECUTIVE
By:     
William Glasby



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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AND WAIVER
This AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and [_______________] (“Executive”).
WHEREAS, Executive and the Company desire to settle fully and amicably all issues between them, including any issues arising out of Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment; and
WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Employment Agreement, made and entered into as of [_______________], as amended (the “Employment Agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and sufficient consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Executive and the Company (collectively, the “Parties” and, individually, each a “Party”), intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1.    Termination of Employment. Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective as of the close of business on [_______________] (the “Termination Date”).
2.    Compensation and Benefits. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall compensate Executive under this Agreement as follows (collectively, the “Severance Payments”):
(a)    Severance Amount. [_______________].
(b)    Accrued Salary and Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to a lump sum payment in an amount equal to Executive’s earned but unpaid annual base salary and vacation pay for the period ending on the Termination Date, with such payment to be made on the first payroll date following the Termination Date.
(c)    COBRA Benefits. [_______________].
(d)    Executive Acknowledgement. Executive acknowledges that, subject to fulfillment of all obligations provided for herein, Executive has been fully compensated by the Company, including under all applicable laws, and that nothing further is owed to Executive with respect to wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits. Executive further acknowledges that the Severance Payments (other than (b) above) are consideration for Executive’s promises contained in this Agreement, and that the Severance Payments are above and beyond any wages, bonuses, severance, other compensation, or benefits to which Executive is entitled from the Company under the terms of Executive’s employment or under any other contract or law that Executive would be entitled to absent execution of this Agreement.


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(e)    Withholding. The Severance Payments shall be treated as wages and subject to all taxes and other payroll deductions required by law.
3.    Termination of Benefits. Except as provided in Section 2 above or as may be required by law, Executive’s participation in all employee benefit (pension and welfare) and compensation plans of the Company shall cease as of the Termination Date. Nothing contained herein shall limit or otherwise impair Executive’s right to receive pension or similar benefit payments that are vested as of the Termination Date under any applicable tax-qualified pension or other plans, pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan.
4.    Release of Claims and Waiver of Rights. Executive, on Executive’s own behalf and that of Executive’s heirs, executors, attorneys, administrators, successors, and assigns, fully releases and discharges the Company, its predecessors, successors, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns, and its and their directors, officers, trustees, employees, and agents, both in their individual and official capacities, and the current and former trustees and administrators of each retirement and other benefit plan applicable to the employees and former employees of the Company, both in their official and individual capacities (the “Releasees”) from all liability, claims, demands, and actions Executive now has, may have had, or may ever have, whether currently known or unknown, as of or prior to Executive’s execution of this Agreement (the “Release”), including liability claims, demands, and actions:
(a)    Arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or other association with the Company, or the termination of such employment,
(b)    Relating to wages, bonuses, other compensation, or benefits,
(c)    Relating to any employment or change in control contract,
(d)    Relating to any employment law, including
(i)
The United States and State of Washington Constitutions,
(ii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964,
(iii)
The Civil Rights Act of 1991,
(iv)
The Equal Pay Act,
(v)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
(vi)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (the “ADEA”),
(vii)
The Americans with Disabilities Act,
(viii)
Executive Order 11246, and
(ix)
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(e)    Relating to any right of payment for disability,
(f)    Relating to any statutory or contractual right of payment, and
(g)    For relief on the basis of any alleged tort or breach of contract under the common law of the State of Washington or any other state, including defamation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, and negligence.
Executive acknowledges that Executive is aware that statutes exist that render null and void releases and discharges of any claims, rights, demands, liabilities, actions, and causes of action that are unknown to the releasing or discharging party at the time of execution of the release and discharge. Executive waives, surrenders, and shall forego any protection to which Executive would otherwise be entitled by virtue of the existence of any such statutes in any jurisdiction, including the State of Washington.
5.    Exclusions from General Release. Excluded from the Release are any claims or rights that cannot be waived by law, as well as Executive’s right to file a charge with an administrative agency or participate in any agency investigation. Executive is, however, waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge or investigation. Executive is also waiving the right to recover any money in connection with a charge filed by any other individual or by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other federal or state agency.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive is not waiving the right to report possible securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other governmental agencies or the right to receive any resulting whistleblower awards.
6.    Covenant Not to Sue.
(a)    A “covenant not to sue” is a legal term that means Executive promises not to file a lawsuit in court. It is different from the release of claims and waiver of rights contained in Section 4 above. Besides waiving and releasing the claims covered by Section 4 above, Executive shall never sue the Releasees in any forum for any reason covered by the Release. Notwithstanding this covenant not to sue, Executive may bring a claim against the Company to enforce this Agreement, to challenge the validity of this Agreement under the ADEA or for any claim that arises after execution of this Agreement. If Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, Executive shall be liable to them for their reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other litigation costs incurred in defending against Executive’s suit. In addition, if Executive sues any of the Releasees in violation of this Agreement, the Company can require Executive to return all but a sum of $100 of the Severance Payments, which sum is, by itself, adequate consideration for the promises and covenants in this Agreement. In that event, the Company shall have no obligation to make any further Severance Payments.
(b)    If Executive has previously filed any lawsuit against any of the Releasees, Executive shall immediately take all necessary steps and execute all necessary documents to withdraw or dismiss such lawsuit to the extent Executive’s agreement to withdraw, dismiss, or not file a lawsuit would not be a violation of any applicable law or regulation.

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7.    Representations by Executive. Executive warrants that Executive is legally competent to execute this Agreement and that Executive has not relied on any statements or explanations made by the Company or its attorneys. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been afforded the opportunity to be advised by legal counsel regarding the terms of this Agreement, including the Release. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been offered at least 21 days to consider this Agreement. After being so advised, and without coercion of any kind, Executive freely, knowingly, and voluntarily enters into this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive may revoke this Agreement within seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement and acknowledges understanding that this Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until seven days after Executive has signed this Agreement (the “Effective Date”), as evidenced by the date set forth below Executive’s signature on the signature page hereto. Any revocation must be in writing and directed to [_______________]. If sent by mail, any revocation must be postmarked within the seven-day period described above and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.
8.    Restrictive Covenants. Section 6 of the Employment Agreement (entitled “Restrictive Covenants”), shall continue in full force and effect as if fully restated herein.
9.    Non-Disparagement. Executive shall not engage in any disparagement or vilification of the Releasees, and shall refrain from making any false, negative, critical, or disparaging statements, implied or expressed, concerning the Releasees, including regarding management style, methods of doing business, the quality of products and services, role in the community, or treatment of employees. Executive shall do nothing that would damage the Company’s business reputation or goodwill.
10.    Company Property.
(a)    Executive shall return to the Company all information, property, and supplies belonging to the Company or any of its affiliates, including any confidential or proprietary information, Company autos, keys (for equipment or facilities), laptop computers and related equipment, cellular phones, smart phones or PDAs (including SIM cards), security cards, corporate credit cards, and the originals and all copies of all files, materials, and documents (whether in tangible or electronic form) containing confidential or proprietary information or relating to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates.
(b)    Executive shall not, at any time on or after the Termination Date, directly or indirectly use, access, or in any way alter or modify any of the databases, e-mail systems, software, computer systems, or hardware or other electronic, computerized, or technological systems of the Company or any of its affiliates. Executive acknowledges that any such conduct by Executive would be illegal and would subject Executive to legal action by the Company, including claims for damages and/or appropriate injunctive relief.
11.    No Admissions. The Company denies that the Company or any of its affiliates, or any of their employees or agents, has taken any improper action against Executive, and this Agreement shall not be admissible in any proceeding as evidence of improper action by the Company or any of its affiliates or any of their employees or agents.

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12.    Confidentiality of Agreement. Executive shall keep the existence and the terms of this Agreement confidential, except for Executive’s immediate family members and Executive’s legal and tax advisors in connection with services related hereto and except as may be required by law or in connection with the preparation of tax returns.
13.    Non-Waiver. The Company’s waiver of a breach of this Agreement by Executive shall not be construed or operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Executive of the same or of any other provision of this Agreement.
14.    Applicable Law; Mandatory Arbitration and Equitable Relief. All questions concerning the construction, validity, and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement shall be governed by Sections 9 and 10 of the Employment Agreement as if restated herein in their entirety.
15.    Legal Fees. In the event that either Party commences mediation, arbitration, or litigation to enforce or protect such Party’s rights under this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.
16.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and shall be final and binding as to all claims that have been or could have been advanced on behalf of Executive pursuant to any claim arising out of or related in any way to Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of that employment.
17.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
18.    Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns.
19.    Enforcement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be regarded as divisible and separable and if any provision should be declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. If the scope of any restriction or requirement contained in this Agreement is too broad to permit enforcement of such restriction or requirement to its full extent, then such restriction or requirement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and Executive hereby consents that any court of competent jurisdiction may so modify such scope in any proceeding brought to enforce such restriction or requirement. In addition, Executive stipulates that breach by Executive of restrictions and requirements under this Agreement will cause irreparable damage to the Releasees in the case of Executive’s breach and that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement without Executive binding Executive to these restrictions and requirements. In the event of Executive’s breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies the Company may have, and without bond and without prejudice to any other rights and remedies that the Company may have for Executive’s breach of this Agreement, the Company shall be relieved of any obligation to provide Severance Payments and shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent or restrain any such violation by Executive and all persons directly or indirectly acting for or with Executive. Executive

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stipulates that the restrictive period for which the Company is entitled to an injunction shall be extended in for a period that equals the time period during which Executive is or has been in violation of the restrictions contained herein.
20.    Construction. In this Agreement, unless otherwise stated, the following uses apply: (a) references to a statute shall refer to the statute and any amendments and any successor statutes, and to all regulations promulgated under or implementing the statute, as amended, or its successors, as in effect at the relevant time; (b) in computing periods from a specified date to a later specified date, the words “from” and “commencing on” (and the like) mean “from and including, “ and the words “to,” “until,” and “ending on” (and the like) mean “to, but excluding”; (c) references to a governmental or quasi-governmental agency, authority, or instrumentality shall also refer to a regulatory body that succeeds to the functions of the agency, authority, or instrumentality; (d) indications of time of day shall be based upon the time applicable to the location of the principal headquarters of the Company; (e) the words “include,” “includes,” and “including” (and the like) mean “include, without limitation,” “includes, without limitation,” and “including, without limitation,” (and the like) respectively; (f) all references to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits are to preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits in or to this Agreement; (g) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” (and the like) refer to this Agreement as a whole (including exhibits); (h) any reference to a document or set of documents, and the rights and obligations of the parties under any such documents, means such document or documents as amended from time to time, and all modifications, extensions, renewals, substitutions, or replacements thereof; (i) all words used shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances and context require; (j) the captions and headings of preambles, recitals, sections, and exhibits appearing in or attached to this Agreement have been inserted solely for convenience of reference and shall not be considered a part of this Agreement, nor shall any of them affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any of its provisions; and (k) all accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.
21.    Future Cooperation. In connection with any and all claims, disputes, negotiations, governmental, internal or other investigations, lawsuits, or administrative proceedings (the “Legal Matters”) involving the Company or any affiliate, or any of their current or former officers, employees or board members (collectively, the “Disputing Parties” and, individually, each a “Disputing Party”), Executive shall make himself reasonably available, upon reasonable notice from the Company and without the necessity of subpoena, to provide information and documents, provide declarations and statements regarding a Disputing Party, meet with attorneys and other representatives of a Disputing Party, prepare for and give depositions and testimony, and otherwise cooperate in the investigation, defense, and prosecution of any and all such Legal Matters, as may, in the good faith and judgment of the Company, be reasonably requested. The Company shall consult with Executive and make reasonable efforts to schedule such assistance so as not to materially disrupt Executive’s business and personal affairs. The Company shall reimburse all reasonable expenses incurred by Executive in connection with such assistance, including travel, meals, rental car, and hotel expenses, if any; provided such expenses are approved in advance by the Company and are documented in a manner consistent with expense reporting policies of the Company as may be in effect from time to time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the dates set forth below their respective signatures below.

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HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

EXECUTIVE
By:                   
   [Name]
[Title]
Date:                    
   
[Name] 
Date:     



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EXHIBIT 31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
I, Jeffrey J. Deuel, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Heritage Financial Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of and for the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
November 5, 2019
/s/ Jeffrey J. Deuel
Jeffrey J. Deuel
Chief Executive Officer
Principal Executive Officer


EXHIBIT 31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer
I, Donald J. Hinson, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Heritage Financial Corporation;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of and for the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
November 5, 2019
 
/s/ Donald J. Hinson
Donald J. Hinson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer


EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Heritage Financial Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Jeffrey J. Deuel, Chief Executive Officer and Donald J. Hinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify in our capacity as officers of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods presented in the financial statements included in such Report.
    
November 5, 2019
/s/ Jeffrey J. Deuel
 
Jeffrey J. Deuel
 
Chief Executive Officer
Principal Executive Officer
 
 
November 5, 2019
/s/ Donald J. Hinson
 
Donald J. Hinson
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer