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Title: GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 3/28/2007

GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, Parties: union national financial corp  , wilmington trust company
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                    GUARANTEE AGREEMENT



             UNION NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION



                  Dated as of October 14, 2004

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                       TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                          Page
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                          ARTICLE I

                  DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation................... 1

                          ARTICLE II

           POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE
SECTION 2.1 Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee....... 4
SECTION 2.2 Certain Rights of the Guarantee Trustee.......... 5
SECTION 2.3 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance
            of Guarantee .................................... 7
SECTION 2.4 Events of Default; Waiver........................ 7
SECTION 2.5 Events of Default; Notice........................ 8

                          ARTICLE III

                      THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 3.1 The Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility............... 8
SECTION 3.2 Appointment, Removal and Resignation
            of the Guarantee Trustee..... ................... 9

                          ARTICLE IV

                           GUARANTEE
SECTION 4.1 Guarantee ....................................... 9
SECTION 4.2 Waiver of Notice and Demand..................... 10
SECTION 4.3 Obligations Not Affected....................... 10
SECTION 4.4 Rights of Holders.............................. 11
SECTION 4.5 Guarantee of Payment........................... 11
SECTION 4.6 Subrogation.................................... 11
SECTION 4.7 Independent Obligations........................ 12
SECTION 4.8 Enforcement.................................... 12

                          ARTICLE V
            LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION


SECTION 5.1 Limitation of Transactions..................... 12
SECTION 5.2 Ranking........................................ 13

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                          ARTICLE VI
                          TERMINATION
SECTION 6.1 Termination.................................... 13

                          ARTICLE VII
                        INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 7.1 Exculpation.................................... 13
SECTION 7.2 Indemnification................................ 14
SECTION 7.3 Compensation; Reimbursement of Expenses ....... 15

                          ARTICLE VIII
                          MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.1 Successors and Assigns......................... 15
SECTION 8.2 Amendments..................................... 16
SECTION 8.3 Notices........................................ 16
SECTION 8.4 Benefit........................................ 16
SECTION 8.5 Governing Law.................................. 16
SECTION 8.6 Counterparts................ .................. 17

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                         GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
                         ___________________

        This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Guarantee"), dated as of
October 14, 2004, is executed and delivered by Union National
Financial Corporation, a bank holding company incorporated in
Pennsylvania (the "Guarantor"), and Wilmington Trust Company, a
Delaware banking corporation, as trustee (the "Guarantee
Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein)
from time to time of the Capital Securities (as defined herein)
of Union National Capital Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust
(the "Issuer").

        WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration
of Trust (the "Declaration"), dated as of October 14, 2004, among
the trustees named therein of the Issuer, Union National
Financial Corporation, as sponsor, and the Holders from time to
time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Issuer, the Issuer is issuing on the date hereof securities,
having an aggregate liquidation amount of $3,000,000, designated
in the Declaration as MMCapS sm (the "Capital Securities"); and

        WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to
agree, to the extent set forth in this Guarantee, to pay to the
Holders of Capital Securities the Guarantee Payments (as defined
herein) and to make certain other payments on the terms and conditions
set forth herein.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each
Holder of the Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor
hereby agrees shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes
and delivers this Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders.

                        ARTICLE I
               DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

        SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Interpretation.
                    _______________________________

        In this Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires:

        (a) capitalized terms used in this Guarantee 'but not
defined in the preamble above have the respective meanings
assigned to them in this Section 1.1;

        (b) a term defined anywhere in thisGuarantee has the same
meaning throughout;

         (c) all references to "the Guarantee" or "this Guarantee"
are to this Guarantee as modified, supplemented or amended from
time to time;

        (d) all references in this Guarantee to Articles and
Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Guarantee, unless
otherwise specified;

        (e) terms defined in the Declaration as of the date of
execution of this Guarantee have the same meanings when used in
this Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this Guarantee or
unless the context otherwise requires; and

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        (f) a reference to the singular includes the plural and
vice versa.

        "Beneficiaries" means any Person to whom the Issuer is or
hereafter becomes indebted or liable.

        "Common Securities" has the meaning specified in the
Declaration.

        "Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the
Guarantee Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate
trust business shall be principally administered, which at all
times shall be located within the United States and at the time
of the execution of this Guarantee shall be Rodney Square North,
1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19890-0001.

        "Covered Person" means any Holder of Capital Securities.

        "Debenture Issuer" means Union National Financial
Corporation or any successor entity resulting from any
consolidation, amalgamation, merger or other business
combination, in its capacity as issuer of the Debentures.

        "Debentures" means the junior subordinated debentures of the
Debenture Issuer that are designated in the Indenture as the
"Fixed/Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debt Securities due 2034" and
held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in the Declaration) of
the Issuer.

        "Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.4.

        "Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or
distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Capital
Securities, to the extent not paid or made by the Issuer: (i)
any accrued and unpaid Distributions (as defined in the
Declaration) which are required to be paid on such Capital
Securities to the extent the Issuer has funds available in the
Property Account (as defined in the Declaration) therefor at such
time, (ii) the price payable upon the redemption of any Capital
Securities to the extent the Issuer has funds available in the
Property Account therefor at such time, with respect to any
Capital Securities that are (1) called for redemption by the
Issuer or (2) mandatorily redeemed by the Issuer, in each case,
in accordance with the terms of such Capital Securities, and
(iii) upon a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution,
winding-up or termination of the Issuer (other than in connection
with the distribution of Debentures to the Holders of the Capital
Securities in exchange therefor as provided in the Declaration),
the lesser of (a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities and all accrued and unpaid Distributions on
the Capital Securities to the date of payment, to the extent the
Issuer has funds available in the Property Account therefor at
such time, and (b) the amount of assets of the Issuer remaining
available for distribution to Holders in
liquidation of the Issuer after satisfaction of liabilities to
creditors of the Issuer as required by applicable law (in either
case, the "Liquidation Distribution").

        "Guarantee Trustee" means Wilmington Trust Company, until
a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted
such appointment pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee and
thereafter means each such Successor Guarantee Trustee.

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        "Holder" means any Person in whose name any Capital
Securities are registered on the books and records of the Issuer;
provided, however, that, in determining whether the
holders of the requisite percentage of Capital Securities have
given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder"
shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the
Guarantor.

        "Indemnified Person" means the Guarantee Trustee
(including in its individual capacity), any Affiliate of the
Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees,
custodians or agents of the Guarantee Trustee.

        "Indenture" means the Indenture, dated as of October 14,
2004, between the Debenture Issuer and Wilmington Trust Company,
not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee, and any
indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which the Debentures
are to be issued to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.

        "Liquidation Distribution" has the meaning set forth in
the definition of "Guarantee Payments" herein.

        "Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities" means Holder(s) of outstanding Capital Securities,
voting together as a class, but separately from the holders of
Common Securities, of more than 50% of the aggregate liquidation
amount (including the amount that would be paid upon the
redemption, liquidation or otherwise on the date upon which
the voting percentages are determined, plus unpaid Distributions
accrued thereon to such date) of all Capital Securities then
outstanding.

        "Obligations" means any costs, expenses or liabilities
(but not including liabilities related to taxes) of the Issuer,
other than obligations of the Issuer to pay to holders of any
Trust Securities the amounts due such holders pursuant to the
terms of the Trust Securities.

        "Officer's Certificate" means, with respect to any
Person, a certificate signed by one Authorized Officer of such
Person. Any Officer's Certificate delivered with respect to
compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this
Guarantee shall include:
 
        (a) a statement that such officer signing the Officer's
Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the
definitions relating thereto;

        (b) a brief statement of the nature and scope of the
examination or investigation undertaken by such officer in
rendering the Officer's Certificate;

        (c) a statement that such officer has made such
examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is
necessary to enable such officer to express an informed opinion
as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied
with; and

        (d) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such
officer, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

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        "Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint stock company, limited liability company, trust,
unincorporated association, or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever
nature.

        "Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the
Guarantee Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office
of the Guarantee Trustee with direct responsibility for the
o administration of any matters relating to this Guarantee,
including any vice president, any assistant vice president, any
secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, any assistant
treasurer, any trust officer or other officer of the Corporate
Trust Office of the Guarantee Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular
corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is
referred because of that officer's knowledge of and familiarity
with the particular subject.

        "Successor Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Guarantee
Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee
under Section 3.1.

        "Trust Securities" means the Common Securities and the
Capital Securities.

                          ARTICLE II
         POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF THE GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

         SECTION 2.1 Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee.

         (a) This Guarantee shall be held by the Guarantee
Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities,
and the Guarantee Trustee shall not transfer this Guarantee to
any Person except a Holder of Capital Securities exercising his
or her rights pursuant to Section 4.4 (b) or to a Successor
Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such Successor Guarantee
Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor Guarantee Trustee.
The right, title and interest of the Guarantee Trustee shall
automatically vest in any Successor Guarantee Trustee, and such
vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or not
conveyancing documents have
been executed and delivered pursuant to the appointment of such
Successor Guarantee Trustee.

         (b) If an Event of Default actually known to a
Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is
continuing, the Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this
Guarantee for the benefit of the Holders of the Capital
Securities.

         (c) The Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any
Event of Default and alter the curing or waiving of all Events of
Default that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform only
such duties as are specifically set forth in this Guarantee, and
no implied covenants shall be read into this Guarantee against
the Guarantee Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred
(that has not been cured or waived pursuant to Section 2.4(b))
and is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Guarantee
Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall exercise such of the rights
and powers vested in it by this Guarantee, and use the same
degree of care and skilloin its
exercise thereof, as a prudent person would exercise or use under
the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

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         (d) No provision of this Guarantee shall be construed to
relieve the Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own
negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own
willful misconduct or bad faith, except that:

             (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default
       and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default
       that may have occurred:

                 (A) the duties and obligations of the Guarantee
            Trustee shall be determined solely by the express
            provisions of this Guarantee, and the Guarantee
            Trustee shall not be liable except for the
            performance of such duties and obligations as are
            specifically set forth in this Guarantee, and no
            implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
            this Guarantee against the Guarantee Trustee; and

                 (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part of
            the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee may
            conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements
            and the correctness of   the opinions expressed
            therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished
            to the Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
            requirements of this Guarantee; but in the case of
            any such certificates or opinions furnished to the
            Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall be
            under a duty to examine the same to determine
            whether or not on their face they conform to the
            requirements of this Guarantee;

            (ii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for
       any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible
       Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be
       proved that such Responsible Officer of the Guarantee
       Trustee or the Guarantee Trustee was negligent in
       ascertaining the pertinent facts upon which such judgment
       was made;

            (iii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with
       respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it
       in good faith in accordance with the written direction of
       the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
       Capital Securities relating to the time, method and place
       of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
       the Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
       conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this
       Guarantee; and

            (iv) no provision of this Guarantee shall require
       the Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or
       otherwise incur personal financial liability in the
       performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of
       any of its rights or powers, if the Guarantee Trustee
       shall have reasonable grounds for believing that the
       repayment of such funds is not reasonably assured to it
       under the terms of this Guarantee, or security and
       indemnity, reasonably satisfactory to the Guarantee
       Trustee, against such risk or liability is not reasonably
       assured to it.


         SECTION 2.2 Certain Rights of the Guarantee Trustee.

         (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1:

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            (i) The Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and
       shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from
       acting upon, any resolution, certificate, statement,
       instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction,
       consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
       indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to
       be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by
       the proper party or parties.

             (ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor
       contemplated by this Guarantee shall be sufficiently
       evidenced by an Officer's Certificate.

            (iii) Whenever, in the administration of this
       Guarantee, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable
       that a matter be proved or established before taking,
       suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Guarantee
       Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically
       prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
       request and conclusively rely upon an Officer's
       Certificate of the Guarantor which, upon receipt of such
       request, shall be promptly delivered by the Guarantor.

            (iv) The Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to see
       to any recording, filing or registration of any
       instrument or other writing (or any rerecording, refiling
       or reregistration thereof).

            (v) The Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel
       of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such
       counsel with respect to legal matters shall be full and
       complete authorization and protection in respect of any
       action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good
       faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion. Such
       counsel may be counsel to the Guarantor or any of its
       Affiliates and may include any of its employees. The
       Guarantee Trustee shall have the right at any time to
       seek instructions concerning the administration of this
       Guarantee from any court of competent jurisdiction.

            (vi) The Guarantee Trustee shall be under no
       obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested
       in it by this Guarantee at the request or direction of
       any Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the
       Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity, reasonably
       satisfactory to the Guarantee Trustee, against the costs,
       expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses and the
       expenses of the Guarantee Trustee's agents, nominees or
       custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it
       in complying with such request or direction, including
       such reasonable advances as may be requested by the
       Guarantee Trustee; provided, however, that nothing
       contained in this Section 2.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to
       relieve the Guarantee Trustee, upon the occurrence of an
       Event of Default, of its obligation to exercise the
       rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee.

            (vii) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to
       make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
       in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
       opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent,
       order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of
       indebtedness or other paper or document, but the
       Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may make such
       further inquiry or investigation into such facts or
       matters as it may see fit.

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            (viii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the
       trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties
       hereunder either directly or by or through agents,
       nomine


 
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