FIRST AMENDMENT TO 2016 PERFORMANCE VESTED
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO 2016 PERFORMANCE VESTED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT,
dated as of [DATE], 2017 (this “Amendment”), is hereby entered into by and
between Westmoreland Coal Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and [Employee Name] (the “Employee”). Terms used in this Amendment with initial
capital letters that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Performance Vested Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement, by and between the Company and the Employee, dated May 18, 2016 (the
“Restricted Stock Agreement”).

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Restricted Stock Agreement to revise
the timing of the Committee’s review of the Performance Period, adjust the date
of vesting, require the Grantee to satisfy tax withholding obligations through
netting of shares awarded under the Restricted Stock Agreement and clarify the
calculation of total shareholder return to include companies that have gone
bankrupt since the execution of the Restricted Stock Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Section 12.9 of the Restricted Stock Agreement provides that it may
only be modified in a manner that could adversely affect Employee’s rights in a
writing that is approved by each of the Employee and the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 12.9 of the Restricted Stock Agreement, in
consideration of the mutual promises, conditions, and covenants contained herein
and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, and other good and valuable
consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree
as follows:

1. Section 3.2 of the Restricted Stock Agreement is amended by deleting said
Section in its entirety and replacing it with a new Section 3.2 as follows:

3.2     As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance
Period, and no later than seventy five (75) days following the end of the
Performance Period, the Committee will review and certify in writing (a)
whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals have been achieved, and (b)
the number of RSUs that Grantee shall earn, if any, subject to compliance with
the requirements of Section 5. Such certification shall be final, conclusive and
binding on the Grantee, and on all other persons, to the maximum extent
permitted by law.

2. Section 5.1 of the Restricted Stock Agreement is amended by deleting said
Section in its entirety and replacing it with a new Section 5.1 as follows:

5.1     Except as otherwise provided herein, the RSUs are subject to forfeiture
until they vest. The RSUs will vest and become nonforfeitable on the first day
of April following the Performance Period, to the extent the Performance Goals
are determined by the Committee to have been achieved, and provided that the
Grantee remains in Continuous Service through such date. The number of RSUs that
vest will be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

3. Section 11.1 of the Restricted Stock Agreement is amended by deleting said
Section in its entirety and replacing it with a new Section 11.1 as follows:

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11.1     The Grantee shall be required to pay to the Company, and the Company
shall have the right to deduct from any compensation paid to the Grantee
pursuant to the Plan, the amount of any required withholding taxes in respect of
the Restricted Stock Units and to take all such other action as the Committee
deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding
taxes. Any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the
exercise or acquisition or vesting of Common Stock under an Agreement will be
satisfied by the Company withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of
Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Grantee as a result of the exercise or
acquisition of Common Stock under the Agreement, provided, however, that no
shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the maximum
individual statutory tax rate.

4. Exhibit A of the Restricted Stock Agreement is amended to provide clarity
into the companies to be included in the calculation of relative total
shareholder return by deleting said exhibit in its entirety and replacing it
with a new Exhibit A attached hereto.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page to Follow.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Committee, to evidence its consent to this Amendment,
has caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer of the
Company, and the Employee, to evidence his consent and approval of all of the
terms hereof, has duly executed this Amendment, as of the date first written
above.

 
Westmoreland Coal Company
By:
 

Name:
Jennifer S. Grafton
Title:
CAO & CLO
 
 
 
Employee
By:
 

Name:
 

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Signature Page to First Amendment to 2016
Performance Vested Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE-BASED RSU METRICS
25%
25%
50%
Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)
Three Year Free Cash Flow Metric
Measured against the Market Vectors
Global Coal Index
Measured against the Russell 3000
Index
Based on the Global Consolidated Financial Budget for FY 2016-2018

Half of performance will be based on Relative Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”)
for fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018 (the “Performance Period”). Generally,
relative TSR measures the Westmoreland Coal Company (“Company”) share price over
the Performance Period relative to the share price of certain other designated
companies. The Company TSR will be measured separately against (1) the companies
comprising the Russell 3000 Index as of July 1, 2018 (“Russell Percentile
Rank”), and (2) companies in the Market Vectors Global Coal Index with a
principal place of business in the United States, Australia, or Canada as of the
grant date (“MVKOL Percentile Rank”). The Russell Percentile Rank will be
multiplied by 0.25. The MKVOL Percentile Rank will be multiplied by 0.25. The
sum of each weighting equals the Company Weighted TSR Percentile Rank and
determines performance in accordance with the following chart:

Performance Company Weighted TSR Percentile Rank Pay-out
•
Below 25th percentile – 0%

•
Threshold, 25th percentile – 50%

•
Target, 50th percentile – 100%

•
Maximum, 75th percentile and above – 150%

Pay-out is linear for performance between the 25th percentile and the 50th
percentile as well as for performance between the 50th percentile and 75th
percentile. All determinations of whether Performance Goals have been achieved,
the number of RSUs earned by the Grantee, and all other matters related to this
Award will be made by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Committee, in
its sole discretion, will make such changes to the peer group identified above
as may be required to appropriately and equitably reflect the elimination of an
index or other similar event.

TSR is defined as the share price appreciation plus the value of reinvested
dividends measured from the beginning to the end of the performance period. TSR
is calculated based on the average closing stock price for the 20 trading days
immediately prior to and including the beginning and end of the performance
period for the Company. No trading day average is used for the index
constituents. For companies traded on a foreign exchange, stock data will be
converted from local currency to USD.

Index Constituent Adjustments for Companies in the MKVOL. At the commencement of
the Performance Period, the Committee may determine that specific guidance be
considered in connection with possible adjustments to the MKVOL companies
involved in the calculation of the Company’s comparative performance with
respect to the Performance Goals during the Performance Period. Any such
determination

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will be in addition to, or will amend if it conflicts with, the following
guidelines, which will be used in connection with the calculation:

i.
If a MKVOL company becomes bankrupt, the bankrupt company will remain in the
MKVOL positioned at one level below the lowest performing non-bankrupt MKVOL
company. In the case of multiple bankruptcies, the bankrupt companies will be
positioned below the non-bankrupt companies in reverse chronological order by
bankruptcy date.

ii.
If a MKVOL company is acquired by another company, the acquired company will be
removed from the MKVOL for the entire Performance Period.

iii.
If a MKVOL company sells, spins-off, or disposes of a portion of its business,
the selling MKVOL company will remain in the MKVOL for the Performance Period
unless such disposition(s) results in the disposition of more than 50% of the
company’s total assets during the Performance Period.

iv.
If a MKVOL company acquires another company, the acquiring MKVOL company will
remain in the MKVOL for the Performance Period.

v.
If the price of a MKVOL company’s common stock (or its equivalent) is not
available on a consistent, reliable basis due to delisting on all major stock
exchanges and over-the-counter markets, such delisted MKVOL company will be
removed from the MKVOL for the entire Performance Period; provided, however,
that, if the company becomes bankrupt prior to the end of the Performance
Period, it shall be treated as in (i) above.

vi.
If the Company’s and/or any MKVOL company’s stock splits, such company’s
performance will be adjusted for the stock split so as not to give an advantage
or disadvantage to such company by comparison to the other companies.

For the other half of performance subject to the three-year free cash flow goal,
payout is as follows:
•
“Threshold” is meeting 80% of the three-year free cash flow goal and will payout
at 50%;

•
“Target” is meeting 100% of the three-year free cash flow goal and will payout
at 100%; and

•
“Maximum” is meeting or exceeding 120% of the three-year free cash flow goal and
will payout at 150%.