(b) (c) On November 27, 2012, the Company announced that Luis Massiani will succeed Steven V. Masterson as Chief Financial Officer of Provident New York Bancorp (the "Company") and its principal subsidiary, Provident Bank effective as of December 15, 2012. Mr. Masterson's departure is not because of any disagreement with the Company.

Mr. Massiani, age 46, was most recently Director of the investment banking department of Credit Suisse Securities LLC. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in May 2011, Mr. Massiani served first as Vice President, then later as Director, of the investment banking department of Citadel Securities LLC, from September 2009. From December 2007 until September 2009, Mr. Massiani worked in the Financial Institutions Group of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., first as an associate, and later as vice president in the financial institutions group.

A press release announcing Mr. Massiani's appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

(e) Employment Agreement with Mr. Massiani. The Company and Provident Bank have entered into a three-year employment agreement with Mr. Massiani that will provide him with an annual base salary of $350,000 and an annual bonus under the Company's Short-Term Incentive Plan and eligibility under the Company's Long Term Compensation Program. Upon the commencement of his employment, Mr. Massiani will receive an incentive stock option covering 25,000 shares of Common Stock with a vesting period of 3 years, a restricted stock grant covering 12,000 shares of the Company's common stock with a vesting period of 3 years, and he will be eligible to participate in the Company's customary compensation and benefit plans. His employment agreement will provide for severance benefits in the event he is terminated following a change in control by the Company without "cause" or if he terminates his employment for "good reason" (as those terms are defined in his employment agreement), subject to timely execution of a general release of claims. Mr. Massiani has agreed to post-termination non-solicitation restrictions.

Separation Agreement with Mr. Masterson. The Company and Provident Bank have entered into a separation agreement with Mr. Masterson. Under the terms of that agreement, Mr. Masterson will continue to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer until 11:59 P.M. on December 14, 2012 (the "Resignation Date"). Thereafter, the Company will continue to pay Mr. Masterson's salary through January 8, 2013. As of the Resignation Date, the incentive stock option covering 25,000 shares of the Company's common stock and the restricted stock award covering 7,000 shares of the Company's common stock will each be cancelled in their entirety in exchange for a cash payment calculated as set forth in the separation agreement. Mr. Masterson has provided a release of claims in connection with his resignation.

The above descriptions of Mr. Massiani's employment agreement and Mr. Masterson's separation agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the copies of agreement, which are respectively filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Amendments to the Employment Agreements of Messrs. Kopnisky, Whitwell, Peoples, and Bagatelle. Effective November 26, 2012, entered into amended employment agreements with each of Messrs. Kopnisky, Whitwell, Peoples, and Bagatelle. Under the amendments, each executive's existing employment agreement will extend through November 30, 2015. Additionally, since Messrs. Bagatelle's and Whitwell's employment contracts had expired, the amendments were implemented by reinstating those contracts and also extending them through

The foregoing description of the amended employment agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of the agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
  No.

10.1         Employment Agreement among Provident New York Bancorp, Provident Bank
             and Luis Massiani †

10.2         Separation Agreement among Provident New York Bancorp, Provident Bank
             and Stephen V. Masterson †

10.3         Amendment to Employment Agreement among Provident New York Bancorp,
             Provident Bank and Mr. Kopnisky †

10.4         Amendment to Employment Agreement among Provident New York Bancorp,
             Provident Bank and Mr. Peoples †

10.5         Reinstated Employment Agreement among Provident New York Bancorp,
             Provident Bank and Mr. Whitwell †

10.6         Reinstated Employment Agreement among Provident New York Bancorp,
             Provident Bank and Mr. Whitwell † and Bagatelle

99.1         November 27, 2012 Press Release

† Management compensatory plan or arrangement