NORTHWAY FINANCIAL INC
EXHIBIT 10.3
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      Exhibit 10.3
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      10.3</u></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><strong>AMENDMENT
      TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
      Amendment to Employment Agreement (&#8220;Amendment&#8221;) is entered into by and among
      Northway Financial, Inc., a New Hampshire chartered corporation (&#8220;Northway&#8221;),
      The Berlin City Bank, a New Hampshire chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary
      of Northway with its principal office located in New Hampshire (Northway and
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      Berlin City Bank are hereinafter collectively referred to as the &#8220;Employer&#8221;),
      and William J. Woodward (the &#8220;Executive&#8221;).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
      the Employer and the Executive are parties to an Employment Agreement dated
      September 30, 1997 (the &#8220;Employment Agreement&#8221;); and</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">WHEREAS,
      the Employer and the Executive have determined that it is in their mutual best
      interest to amend the Employment Agreement as set forth below;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOW,
      THEREFORE, the Employer and the Executive agree as follows:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Employment Agreement is amended by adding the following to the end of Section
      7(d) (&#8220;Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation&#8221;):</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, in the event that the Executive becomes entitled to Termination
      Benefits pursuant to Section 6(f) (&#8220;Termination Following a Change of Control&#8221;),
      this Section 7(d) shall not apply to the Executive with respect to the
      Executive&#8217;s activities during any period following the termination of the
      Executive&#8217;s employment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
      Amendment shall be effective as of January 1, 1999 (the &#8220;Effective
      Date&#8221;).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><u>IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed as a sealed instrument by
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      Employer, by its duly authorized officer, and by the Executive, as of the
      Effective Date.</u></font></div>
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