HUDSON UNITED BANCORP
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
10.k</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT
TO THE</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CHANGE
IN CONTROL,</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SEVERANCE
AND EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR
JAMES MAYO</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Amendment to
the Change in Control, Severance and Employment Agreement for James Mayo (the
&#147;Amendment&#148;), is made this 17th day of September, 2003, between Hudson United
Bancorp and Hudson United Bank (collectively, the &#147;Company&#148;), a New Jersey
corporation which maintains its principal office at 1000 MacArthur Boulevard,
Mahwah, New Jersey, and James Mayo (the &#147;Executive&#148;), and amends the Change in
Control, Severance and Employment Agreement for James Mayo, which was made
effective as of January 30, 2002 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;).</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, the
Executive is presently an executive officer of the Company;&#160; and</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, the
Executive and the Company wish to amend the Agreement to clarify certain
provisions therein, and to provide a greater period of protection for the
Executive under the terms of the Agreement;</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOW, THEREFORE,
for the good and valuable consideration set forth herein and the Executive&#146;s
continued employment with the Company, the Company and the Executive, each
intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Paragraph
1(c) of the Agreement, relating to the term &#147;Contract Period,&#148; is amended by
deleting the words &#147;one year&#148; from subparagraph (i) thereof, and replacing them
with the words &#147;three years&#148;.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Paragraph
9(c) of the Agreement, relating to &#147;Payments and Benefits,&#148; is amended by
deleting the first sentence thereof, and replacing it with the following:</p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.25in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;If the Company
terminates the Executive&#146;s employment during the Contract Period without Cause
or if the Executive resigns for Good Reason under paragraph 9(b), the Company
shall, as promptly as practical but in no event later than 10 business days
after the termination of employment pay the Executive a lump sum (the &#147;Lump
Sum&#148;) equal to 2.0 times the sum of (i)</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.25in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the annual salary
of the Executive immediately prior to the Change in Control, and (ii) the
highest bonus paid to the Executive during the three fiscal years prior to the Change
in Control.&#160; For purposes of the
calculation of the bonus amount component of the Lump Sum only, Paragraph
1(b)(ii)(B), regarding the Time of the Change of Control, will be disregarded.&#148;</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Company agrees that it will not treat (for tax reporting purposes or for
calculation purposes under Section 10 of the Agreement) any benefits under the
Hudson United Bancorp Supplemental Employees&#146; Retirement Plan (the &#147;SERP&#148;) as
parachute payments under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, to the extent
that such benefits were vested and accrued prior to the occurrence of such
change of control, as the SERP was not adopted in contemplation of a change of
control.</p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, Company has caused this Amendment to be signed by its duly authorized representatives
pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors&#146; Compensation Committee,
and the Executive has personally executed this Agreement, all as of the day and
year first above written.</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Charles F.X. Poggi</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman, Compensation Committee</font></p>
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