Exhibit 10.1

 

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

OCTOBER 3, 2013

 

ARTICLE I

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE PLAN

 

Section 1.1                Purpose.   The Cloud Peak Energy Inc. Employee Stock
Purchase Plan is intended to encourage employee participation in the ownership
and economic progress of the Company.

 

Section 1.2                Definitions.   Unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise, the following terms have the meaning set forth below:

 

“Board of Directors” or “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.

 

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, together with any applicable regulations issued thereunder.

 

“Committee” shall mean the committee of officers established by the Board to
administer the Plan, which Committee shall administer the Plan as provided in
Section 1.3 hereof.

 

“Common Stock” shall mean shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
of the Company.

 

“Company” shall mean Cloud Peak Energy Inc., a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor corporation.

 

“Compensation” shall mean the fixed salary or base wage paid by the Company to
an Employee as reported by the Company to the United States government (or other
applicable government) for income tax purposes, including an Employee’s portion
of salary deferral contributions pursuant to Code Section 401(k) and any amount
excludable pursuant to Code Section 125, but excluding any bonus, fee, overtime
pay, severance pay, expenses, stock option or other equity incentive income, or
other special emolument or any credit or benefit under any employee plan
maintained by the Company.

 

“Continuous Service” shall mean the period of time, uninterrupted by a
termination of employment (other than a termination as a result of a transfer of
employment among the Parent, the Company or a Designated Subsidiary), that an
Employee has been employed by the Company, a Designated Subsidiary or the Parent
(or any combination of the foregoing) immediately preceding an Offering Date.
Such period of time shall include any approved leave of absence.

 

“Designated Subsidiary” shall mean each wholly owned direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Company.

 

“Employee” shall mean any person who is employed by the Company or a Designated
Subsidiary as a common law employee. Any individual who performs services for
the Company or a Designated Subsidiary solely through a leasing or employment
agency shall not be considered an Employee.

 

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from
time to time.

 

“Exercise Date” shall mean the last business day of each Plan Year, or such
other date(s) as determined by the Committee.

 

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“Fair Market Value” as of a particular date shall mean the fair market value of
a share of Common Stock as determined by the Administrator in its sole
discretion; provided, however, that (i) if the Common Stock is admitted to
trading on a national securities exchange, the fair market value of a share of
Common Stock on any date shall be the closing sale price reported for such share
on such exchange on such date or, if no sale was reported on such date, on the
last day preceding such date on which a sale was reported, or (ii) if the shares
of Common Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange, the
average of the highest reported bid and lowest reported asked prices for the
shares of Common Stock as reported by the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System for the last preceding date on which
there was a sale of such stock in such market, or (3) if the shares of Common
Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an
over-the-counter market or the value of such shares is not otherwise
determinable, such value as determined by the Committee in good faith and in
accordance with Code Section 409A.

 

“Maximum Offering” shall mean the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that
may be issued to each Participant under the Plan during any given time period.
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Maximum Offering during any
single Option Period shall be the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock
determined by multiplying $2,083 by the number of full months in the Option
Period and dividing the result by the Fair Market Value on the Option Period
commencement date of such Option Period.

 

“Offering Date” shall mean the first business day of each Plan Year, or such
other date(s) as determined by the Committee.

 

“Option Period” or “Period” shall mean each Plan Year commencing on the
Effective Date as specified by the Committee in accordance with Section 1.4.

 

“Option Price” shall mean the purchase price of a share of Common Stock
hereunder as provided in Section 3.1 hereof.

 

“Parent” shall mean any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations ending
with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock
possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of one of the other corporations in such chain.

 

“Participant” shall mean any Employee who (i) is eligible to participate in the
Plan under Section 2.1 hereof and (ii) elects to participate.

 

“Plan” shall mean the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as the same may be
amended from time to time.

 

“Plan Account” or “Account” shall mean an account established and maintained in
the name of each Participant.

 

“Plan Manager” shall mean any Employee appointed pursuant to Section 1.3 hereof.

 

“Plan Year” shall mean the twelve (12) month period commencing on the Effective
Date as determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 1.4, and each successive
twelve (12) month period thereafter, or such other period as may be specified by
the Committee.

 

“Stock Purchase Agreement” shall mean the form prescribed by the Committee or
the Company which must be completed and executed by an Employee who elects to
participate in the Plan.

 

Section 1.3                Administration of Plan.   Subject to oversight by the
Board of Directors or the Board’s Compensation Committee, the Committee shall
have the authority to administer the Plan and to make and adopt rules and
regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or the Code. The
Committee shall adopt the form of Stock Purchase Agreement and all notices
required hereunder. Its interpretations and decisions in respect to the Plan
shall, subject as aforesaid, be final and conclusive. The Committee shall have
the authority to appoint an Employee as Plan Manager and to delegate to the Plan
Manager such authority with respect to the administration of the Plan as the
Committee, in its sole discretion, deems advisable from time to time.

 

Section 1.4                Effective Date of Plan.   The Plan shall become
effective on the date established for that purpose by the Committee, if, prior
to that date, the Plan (i) has been adopted by the Board of Directors of the

 

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Company and (ii) has been approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of votes
cast by the holders of the Company’s common stock in person or by proxy and
entitled to vote on the proposal, at a meeting at which a quorum is present;
provided that the Committee shall select the first day of a calendar month as
the Effective Date. The first Plan Year shall commence on the Effective Date and
end on the date that is twelve (12) months thereafter.

 

Section 1.5                Extension or Termination of Plan.   The Plan shall
continue in effect through the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, unless
terminated prior thereto pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof, or by the Board of
Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board, each of which shall have
the right to extend the term of or terminate the Plan at any time. Upon any such
termination, the balance, if any, in each Participant’s Account shall be
refunded to him, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with policies and
procedures prescribed by the Committee in cases where such a refund may not be
possible.

 

ARTICLE II

PARTICIPATION

 

Section 2.1                Eligibility.   Subject to the restrictions in
Section 2.2 below, each Employee who is customarily employed as a full -time
Employee of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary shall be eligible to
participate in the Plan beginning on the later of the Effective Date or the date
that he or she completes six (6) months of Continuous Service.  Each Employee
who is customarily employed as a part-time employee of the Company or a
Designated Subsidiary shall be eligible to participate in the Plan beginning on
the later of the Effective Date or the date that he or she completes one year of
Continuous Service and has been credited with at least one thousand (1,000)
hours of service; provided, however, that if the Employee is customarily
employed for 20 hours or less per week, or if the Employee’s customary
employment is for no more than five months in any calendar year, that Employee
will not be eligible to participate.  All employment with the Company and/or a
Designated Subsidiary prior to the Effective Date shall be counted for purposes
of determining eligibility to participate in the Plan. For purposes of this
Section 2.1, whether an Employee is “customarily” employed shall be determined
by the Committee based on the Company’s or Designated Subsidiary’s policies and
procedures in effect from time to time.

 

Section 2.2                Ineligible Employees.   Notwithstanding any
provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee shall be granted a right to
purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan to the extent that:

 

(a)   immediately after the grant, such Employee would own stock,   and/or hold
or own options, possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company, the Parent or any
subsidiary corporation (determined under the rules of Sections 423(b)(3) and
424(d) of the Code);

 

(b)   immediately after the grant, such Employee’s right to purchase Company
Stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Section 423 of the
Code) of the Company and any related company would accrue at a rate which
exceeds $25,000 in Fair Market Value of such Company Stock (determined at the
time such purchase right is granted) for each calendar year in which such
purchase right would be outstanding at any time; or

 

(c)   such Employee is an officer or director who is subject to the reporting
requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 2.3                Payroll Deductions.   Payment for shares of Common
Stock purchased hereunder shall be made by authorized payroll deductions from
each payment of Compensation in accordance with instructions received from a
Participant. Said deductions shall be expressed as a whole dollar amount, but in
any event such deductions shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per pay
period and four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per Plan Year. A
Participant may increase or decrease the deduction on one occasion per Option
Period. During an Option Period, a Participant may discontinue payroll
deductions but have the payroll deductions previously made during that Option
Period remain in the Participant’s Account to purchase Common Stock on the next
Exercise Date, provided that he or she is an Employee as of that Exercise Date.
Any amount remaining in the Participant’s Account after the purchase of Common
Stock shall be automatically refunded without interest should the said
Participant elect not to participate in the next succeeding Option Period.  Any
Participant who discontinues payroll deductions during an Option Period may
again become a Participant for a subsequent Option Period by executing and
filing another Stock Purchase Agreement in accordance with Section 2.1. Amounts
deducted from a Participant’s Compensation pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be
credited to said Participant’s Account.

 

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ARTICLE III

PURCHASE OF SHARES

 

Section 3.1                Option Price.   The Option Price per share of the
Common Stock sold to Participants hereunder shall be the lesser of (i) ninety
percent (90%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Offering Date,
or (ii) ninety percent (90%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the
last day of the Option Period; provided, however, that the Option Price per
share of the Common Stock may be adjusted for subsequent Option Periods by the
Committee subject to the requirements of Section 423 of the Code (and in no
event shall the Option Price per share be less than the par value of the Common
Stock).

 

Section 3.2                Purchase of Shares.   On each Exercise Date, the
amount in a Participant’s Account shall be charged with the aggregate Option
Price of the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock which can be
purchased with said amount. The balance, if any, in such account shall be
carried forward to the next succeeding Option Period when Participant elects to
participate.

 

Section 3.3                Limitations on Purchase.   Notwithstanding any
provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Employee shall be granted an option
under the Plan if, immediately after the grant, such Employee’s right to
purchase Common Stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in
Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and any related company would accrue at
a rate which exceeds $25,000 in Market Value of such Common Stock (determined at
the time such purchase right is granted) for each calendar year in which such
purchase right would be outstanding at any time.

 

To the extent necessary to comply with Code Section 423(b)(8) and the
limitations on purchase in this Section 3.3, a Participant’s payroll deductions
may be decreased to 0% during any Option Period which is scheduled to end during
any calendar year, such that the aggregate of all payroll deductions accumulated
with respect to such Option Period and any other Option Period ending within the
same calendar year is no greater than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
Payroll deductions shall re-commence at the rate provided in such Participant’s
Stock Purchase Agreement at the beginning of the first Option Period which is
scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless suspended by the
Participant pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Plan.

 

Section 3.4                Transferability of Rights.   Rights to purchase
shares hereunder shall be exercisable only by the Participant. Such rights shall
not be transferable.

 

ARTICLE IV

PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMON STOCK

 

Section 4.1                Common Stock Reserved.    There shall be a maximum of
500,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for the Plan, subject to adjustment in
accordance with Section 4.2 hereof. The aggregate number of shares which may be
purchased under the Plan shall not exceed the number of shares reserved for the
Plan.

 

Section 4.2                Adjustment for Changes in Common Stock.    In the
event that adjustments are made in the number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock or said shares are exchanged for a different class of stock of the Company
or for shares of stock of any other corporation by reason of merger,
consolidation, stock dividend, stock split or otherwise, the Committee shall
make appropriate adjustments in (i) the number and class of shares or other
securities that may be reserved for purchase, or purchased, hereunder, and
(ii) the Option Price. All such adjustments shall be made in the sole discretion
of the Committee, and its decision shall be binding and conclusive.

 

Section 4.3                Insufficient Shares.    If the aggregate funds
available for purchase of Common Stock on any Exercise Date would cause an
issuance of shares in excess of (x) the number provided for in Section 4.1
hereof or (y) the Maximum Offering, (i) the Committee shall proportionately
reduce the number of shares which would otherwise be purchased by each
Participant in order to eliminate such excess and (ii) the Plan shall
automatically terminate immediately after such Exercise Date.

 

Section 4.4                Confirmation.    Confirmation of each purchase of
Common Stock hereunder shall be made available to the Participant in either
written or electronic format. A record of purchases shall be maintained by
appropriate entries on the books of the Company (or in such other manner as
specified by the Committee).

 

Section 4.5                Rights as Shareholders.    The shares of Common Stock
purchased by a Participant on an Exercise Date shall, for all purposes, be
deemed to have been issued and sold as of the close of business on such

 

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Exercise Date. Prior to that time, none of the rights or privileges of a
shareholder of the Company shall exist with respect to such shares.

 

ARTICLE V

TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION

 

Section 5.1                Voluntary Withdrawal.    A Participant may withdraw
from the Plan at any time by filing notice of withdrawal prior to the close of
business on an Exercise Date. Upon withdrawal, the entire amount, if any, in a
Participant’s Account shall be refunded to him without interest. Any Participant
who withdraws from the Plan may again become a Participant in accordance with
Section 2.1 hereof.

 

Section 5.2                Termination of Eligibility.    If a Participant
Retires, he may elect to (i) withdraw the entire amount, if any, in his Plan
Account, or (ii) have said amount used to purchase whole shares of Common Stock
pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof on the next succeeding Exercise Date and have any
remaining balance refunded without interest.

 

If a Participant ceases to be eligible under Section 2.1 hereof for any reason
other than retirement, the dollar amount and the number of unissued shares in
such Participant’s Account will be refunded or distributed to the Participant,
or, in the case of death, the Participant’s designated beneficiary or estate, or
otherwise disposed of in accordance with policies and procedures prescribed by
the Committee in cases where such a refund or distribution may not be possible.

 

ARTICLE VI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 6.1                Notices.    Any notice which a Participant files
pursuant to the Plan shall be made on forms prescribed by the Committee and
shall be effective only when received by the Company.

 

Section 6.2                Condition of Employment.    Neither the creation of
the Plan nor participation therein shall be deemed to create any right of
continued employment or in any way affect the right of the Company or a
Designated Subsidiary to terminate an Employee.

 

Section 6.3                Withholding of Taxes; Other Charges.    Each
Participant shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an option
under the Plan and/or shares of Common Stock first becomes includible in the
income of the Participant for income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make
arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding payment of, any taxes of
any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such option or shares of
Common Stock. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional
on the making of such payments or arrangements, and the Company shall, to the
extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any
payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant.

 

In particular, to the extent a Participant is subject to taxation under U.S.
Federal income tax law, if the Participant makes a disposition, within the
meaning of Code Section 424(c) of any share or shares of Common Stock issued to
Participant pursuant to Participant’s exercise of an option, and such
disposition occurs within the two-year period commencing on the day after the
Offering Date or within the one-year period commencing on the day after the
Exercise Date, Participant shall, within ten (10) days of such disposition,
notify the Company thereof and thereafter immediately deliver to the Company any
amount of federal, state or local income taxes and other amounts which the
Company informs the Participant the Company may be required to withhold.

 

Participants shall be solely responsible for any commissions or other charges
imposed with respect to the purchase or sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant
to the terms of this Plan.

 

Section 6.4                Amendment of the Plan.    The Board of Directors or
the Board’s Compensation Committee may at any time, or from time to time, amend
the Plan in any respect, except that, without approval of the shareholders, no
amendment may increase the aggregate number of shares reserved under the Plan
other than as provided in Section 4.2 hereof, materially increase the benefits
accruing to Participants or materially modify the requirements as to eligibility
for participation in the Plan. Any amendment of the Plan must be made in
accordance with applicable provisions of the Code and/or any regulations issued
thereunder, any other applicable law or regulations, and the requirements of the
principal exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed.

 

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Section 6.5                Application of Funds.    All funds received by the
Company by reason of purchases of Common Stock hereunder may be used for any
corporate purpose.

 

Section 6.6                Legal Restrictions.    The Company shall not be
obligated to sell shares of Common Stock hereunder if counsel to the Company
determines that such sale would violate any applicable law or regulation.

 

Section 6.7                Gender.    Whenever used herein, use of any gender
shall be applicable to both genders.

 

Section 6.8                Governing Law.    The Plan and all rights and
obligations thereunder shall be constructed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Delaware and any applicable provisions of the Code and the
related regulations.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Plan to be executed by its duly
authorized representative.

 

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

 

CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC.

 

 

 

By:

Cary W. Martin

 

Title:

SVP — Human Resources

 

Date:

10/14/2013

 

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