JOHNSON’s employment with SMARTBANK will end as of the close of business on May 31, 2019 (“Separation Date”), and he will perform no work on behalf of SMARTBANK after that date. JOHNSON may elect to resign in lieu of involuntary termination, in which case SMARTBANK agrees to accept his resignation which will be deemed effective as of May 31, 2019; however, under no circumstances will JOHNSON’s employment extend past May 31, 2019. For the remainder of his employment and through the Separation Date (“Transition Period”), JOHNSON will retain the title of Chief Financial Officer of SMARTBANK and will (i) continue his employment with SMARTBANK, including, to the extent requested by SMARTBANK, conducting his regular job duties diligently and to the best of his ability and providing any cooperation, assistance, and/or training reasonably requested by SMARTBANK to transition his work, responsibilities, files, and systems, as and to the extent determined in SMARTBANK’s sole discretion; and (ii) be available as an advisor to SMARTBANK and the Board(s) of Directors thereof (the foregoing duties, collectively, the “Transition Services”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, JOHNSON acknowledges and agrees that, during the Transition Period, he will not have final authority over finance or accounting matters, including finance or accounting department staff, and will confer with and defer to Ron Gorczynski, SMARTBANK’S Chief Administrative Officer, on all such matters, except that JOHNSON shall retain final authority and responsibility for the preparation, review, signing and filing of SmartFinancial, Inc.’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. In exchange for providing the Transition Services, JOHNSON will remain employed with SMARTBANK until the Separation Date, and will continue to receive his current compensation and benefits through and including the Separation Date. If JOHNSON elects to resign, and to the extent SMARTBANK receives inquiries regarding the termination of JOHNSON’s employment from third parties including prospective employers, it will indicate that he voluntarily resigned his employment with SMARTBANK, unless JOHNSON is terminated for Cause pursuant to Paragraph 3 of this Agreement prior to the Separation Date.