Exhibit 10.7

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2012 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES
This Performance Share Unit Award Agreement set forth below (this “Agreement”)
is dated as of the grant date (the “Grant Date”) set forth on Exhibit A and is
between Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Alpha”), and the
Eligible Person to whom the Committee (or its designee) has made this
Performance Grant (the “Award Recipient”).
Alpha has established its Amended and Restated 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”) to advance the interests of Alpha and its stockholders by providing
incentives to certain Eligible Persons who contribute significantly to the
strategic and long-term performance objectives and growth of Alpha and any
parent, subsidiary or affiliate of Alpha. All capitalized terms not otherwise
defined in this Agreement have the same meaning given such capitalized terms in
the Plan.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee or its Designated
Administrator has full power and authority to direct the execution and delivery
of this Agreement in the name and on behalf of Alpha, and has authorized the
execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Agreement
The parties agree as follows:
Section 1.    Performance Share Unit Award. Subject to and pursuant to all terms
and conditions stated in this Agreement and in the Plan, as of the Grant Date,
Alpha hereby makes a Performance Grant to Award Recipient in the form of
performance share units (“Performance Share Units”). Each Performance Share Unit
awarded under this Agreement shall represent a right to receive cash, with each
Unit representing the economic equivalent of one share of Alpha’s Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), to the extent such Performance
Share Unit is earned pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Section 2.    Performance Share Units. The target number of Performance Share
Units covered by and subject to the terms of this Agreement (the “Target Award”)
is set forth on Exhibit A.
Section 3.    Performance Period. The “Performance Period” means the performance
period for the total Performance Share Units, based upon satisfaction of the
cash flow from operations performance measure, as set forth on Exhibit A, (the
“Performance Period”).
Section 4.    Performance Measure. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement,
Alpha shall deliver to the Award Recipient cash in an amount equal to the number
of Performance Share Units deemed earned by the Committee in accordance with
Exhibit A, and not otherwise forfeited, multiplied by the closing market price
per share of the Common Stock on January 31, 2017 (or, if not a trading date,
the next trading date thereafter); provided, however, that the Committee may

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reduce the number of Performance Share Units earned under this Award, but in no
event may the Committee increase the number of Performance Share Units earned
under this Award beyond the performance levels achieved.
Section 5.    Settlement. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and
subject to satisfaction of the applicable tax withholding requirements set forth
in Section 9, Alpha shall cause the amount of compensation earned and determined
under Section 4 to be delivered to the Award Recipient as soon as practicable on
or after January 31, 2017, but in no event later than March 15, 2017 (the
“Settlement Date”); provided, however, that: (i) except as provided below, no
such compensation shall be delivered with respect to Performance Share Units
unless the Committee has certified in writing on or before March 15th of such
calendar year that the performance measure set forth on Exhibit A and other
material terms of this Agreement have been achieved; and (ii) the Company shall
not deliver such compensation if the Committee or Designated Administrator or
other authorized agent determines, in its or his sole discretion, that the
delivery of such compensation would violate the terms of the Plan, this
Agreement or applicable law.
Section 6.    Separation from Service.
(a)    Except as set forth in this Section 6 or as otherwise provided in a
Company plan applicable to Award Recipient or any agreement between the Award
Recipient and the Company, if (i) Award Recipient Separates from Service for any
reason prior to December 31, 2016, or (ii) Award Recipient breaches the
confidentiality covenant as described in Section 12, then effective at the close
of business on the date the Award Recipient Separates from Service, or the date
the Award Recipient breaches the confidentiality covenant as described in
Section 12 hereof, as applicable, all of Award Recipient’s Performance Share
Units covered by this Agreement, whether earned or unearned, shall be
automatically cancelled and forfeited in their entirety without any further
obligation on the part of Alpha, such that Alpha shall not be obligated to
deliver any compensation to Award Recipient with respect to such cancelled and
forfeited Performance Share Units.
(b)    Unless otherwise provided in a Company plan applicable to Award Recipient
or any agreement between the Award Recipient and the Company, if prior to
December 31, 2016 (i) the Award Recipient Separates from Service as a result of
Award Recipient’s Permanent Disability (as defined below) or death, (ii) the
Award Recipient experiences an involuntary Separation from Service by the
Company other than for Cause (as defined below), or (iii) the Award Recipient
Separates from Service as a result of Award Recipient’s Retirement (as defined
below), the Award Recipient shall be entitled to receive a prorated portion of
the Performance Share Units to the extent earned pursuant to Section 4 above,
and based on the ratio of the number of complete months the Award Recipient is
employed or serves during the period commencing January 1, 2014 and ending
December 31, 2016 (the “Vesting Period”) to the total number of months in the
Vesting Period. Any compensation which Award Recipient becomes entitled to
receive pursuant to the preceding sentence will be issued and delivered to Award
Recipient in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement;
provided, that any payments due on the Award Recipient’s death shall be paid to
the Award Recipient’s estate.
(c)    Unless otherwise provided in a Company plan applicable to Award Recipient
or any agreement between the Award Recipient and the Company, in the event that
a Change of Control

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(as defined below) occurs prior to the end of the Vesting Period and (i) the
Award Recipient experiences an involuntary Separation from Service by the
Company other than for Cause (1) within the 90-day period immediately preceding
a Change of Control, or (2) prior to the end of the Vesting Period and on or
within the one (1) year period following such Change of Control or (ii) the
acquiring entity in a Change of Control does not assume this Agreement and
convert the Performance Share Units into a substantially comparable award of
capital stock or other equity incentive instrument in such acquiring entity, the
Performance Share Units that have not been previously cancelled and forfeited
shall automatically be deemed earned, become fully vested and payable, and the
performance measure shall be deemed attained at the Target Award level (or at a
higher level if the performance measure set forth on Exhibit A is deemed to be
earned at a level higher than at the Target Award level by the Committee prior
to the Change of Control), and the Performance Period and Vesting Period shall
thereafter be deemed to have terminated. Any compensation to which Award
Recipient becomes entitled to receive pursuant to the preceding sentence will be
issued and delivered to Award Recipient contemporaneous with the consummation of
the Change of Control or, if later under (i), on or before the sixtieth (60th)
day following the Award Recipient’s Separation from Service (but, in each case,
within the short-term deferral exception as specified in Treas. Reg. §
1.409A-1(b)(4)).
(d)    For purposes of this Agreement and unless otherwise defined in a Company
plan applicable to Award Recipient or an agreement between the Award Recipient
and the Company, if any, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(i) a “Change of Control” shall mean (A) any merger, consolidation or business
combination in which the stockholders of Alpha immediately prior to the merger,
consolidation or business combination do not own at least a majority of the
outstanding equity interests of the surviving parent entity, (B) the sale of all
or substantially all of the Company’s assets in a single transaction or a series
of related transactions, (C) the acquisition of beneficial ownership or control
of (including, without limitation, power to vote) a majority of the outstanding
Common Stock by any person or entity (including a “group” as defined by or under
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), (D) the stockholders of Alpha approve any
plan for the dissolution or liquidation of Alpha, or (E) a contested election of
directors, as a result of which or in connection with which the persons who were
directors of Alpha before such election or their nominees cease to constitute a
majority of the Board; (ii) the term “Permanent Disability” shall mean Award
Recipient’s physical or mental incapacity to perform his or her usual duties
with such condition likely to remain continuously and permanently as determined
by the Company; (iii) the term “Cause” shall mean “Employer Cause” as set forth
in any employment agreement between the Award Recipient and the Company or, in
the absence of such an agreement, “Cause” as defined by the Company’s employment
policies in effect at the time of Separation from Service; (iv) the term
“Retirement” shall mean (A) the date Award Recipient reaches the age of 62 with
ten (10) Years of Service, (B) the date the Award Recipient reaches the age of
65, or (C) a combination of age and Years of Service which equals 80 (for
example, an Award Recipient who reaches the age of 50 with thirty (30) Years of
Service); and (v) the term “Years of Service” shall mean the aggregate annual
periods of continuous employment or other service with the Company measured from
the Award Recipient’s date of hire (or re-hire) and ending on the date the Award
Recipient Separates from Service, including employment or other service with any
affiliates or subsidiaries which become such after the Grant Date, including any
predecessors and any other entities for this purpose as approved by the
Committee (or its delegatee(s)), and provided that an absence or leave approved

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by the Company, to the extent permitted by applicable provisions of the Code,
shall not be considered an interruption of employment or performance of services
for any purpose under this Agreement. Whether an Award Recipient has experienced
a Separation from Service will be determined based on all of the facts and
circumstances in accordance with the guidance issued under Section 409A and, to
the extent not inconsistent therewith, the terms of the Plan.
Section 7.    Clawback/Recoupment.
(a)    The Committee may, to the extent permitted by governing law, require
reimbursement of any payment received in settlement of this Award if the Award
Recipient is an employee of pay grade 22 or higher as of the Grant Date where:
(i) the payment was predicated upon the achievement of certain financial results
that were subsequently the subject of a restatement of the Company’s financial
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which restatement
occurs no more than three years from the date of settlement of this Award, where
the Committee reasonably determines that any employee engaged in intentional
misconduct that caused or partially caused the need for the restatement, and a
lower payment would have been made to the Award Recipient based upon the
restated financial results; provided, however, that the Committee reserves the
discretion to determine that any Award Recipient shall not be subject to this
provision; or (ii) the Award Recipient engaged in ethical misconduct in
violation of the Company’s Code of Business Ethics, which the Committee
reasonably determines caused material business or reputational harm to the
Company.
(b)    If the Committee reasonably determines that any payment received in
settlement of this Award should be reimbursed under subsections (a)(i) or
(a)(ii), then the following shall apply: (i) in the event reimbursement is
required under subsection (a)(i), the Award Recipient shall be required to
reimburse the Company in an amount equal to the payment received in excess of
what the Award Recipient would have received on such date had the payment been
based upon such restated financial results; or (ii) in the event reimbursement
is required under subsection (a)(ii), the Award Recipient shall be required to
promptly reimburse the Company in an amount the Committee reasonably determines
to be appropriate, which could equal the full value of the payment the Award
Recipient received during such three-year period. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company shall not be required to make any additional payment in the event
that the restated financial results would have resulted in a greater amount of
payment of the Award to the Award Recipient.
(c)    In the event the Award Recipient is obligated to reimburse the Company
for amounts under subsections (b)(i) or (b)(ii), the Company may, at its sole
election: (i) require the Award Recipient to pay the amount in a lump sum within
30 days of such determination; (ii) deduct the amount from any other
compensation owed to the Award Recipient (as a condition to receiving the
performance-based compensation under this Award, the Award Recipient agrees to
permit the deduction provided for by this subsection); or (iii) a combination of
subsections (c)(i) and (c)(ii).
(d)    By accepting this Award, the Award Recipient agrees that timely payment
to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is reasonable and necessary, and
that timely payment to the Company as set forth in this Section 7 is not a
penalty, and it does not preclude the Company from seeking all other remedies
that may be available to the Company. The Award Recipient further acknowledges
and agrees that the Award Recipient’s Performance Share Units shall be cancelled

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and forfeited without payment by the Company if the Committee reasonably
determines that the Award Recipient has engaged in the conduct specified under
subsection (a).
(e)    Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, if this Award
becomes subject to recovery under any law, government regulation, stock exchange
listing requirement, and/or Company policy, this Award shall be subject to such
deductions, recoupment and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to
such law, government regulation, stock exchange listing requirement and/or
Company policy.
Section 8.    Limitation of Rights. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or
this Agreement, no holder of Performance Share Units shall be, or have any of
the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of Alpha by virtue of the Performance
Share Units or this Agreement.
Section 9.    Income Taxes. Award Recipient acknowledges that any income for
federal, state or local income tax purposes that Award Recipient is required to
recognize on account of the payment in settlement of the Performance Share Units
to Award Recipient shall be subject to withholding of tax by the Company. In
accordance with administrative procedures established by the Company, the
Company shall automatically satisfy (and without providing the Award Recipient
with an election) an Award Recipient’s minimum statutory withholding tax
obligations, if any, by withholding from the payment to be made to the Award
Recipient hereunder a sufficient amount equal to the applicable minimum
statutory withholding tax obligation. Notwithstanding any provision herein to
the contrary, in the event an Award becomes subject to FICA taxes before the
full amount of the Award would otherwise be paid, the Company shall (and without
providing the Award Recipient with an election) settle a sufficient number of
Performance Share Units determined based on the closing market price per share
of Common Stock on the date of settlement, that does not exceed the applicable
minimum statutory withholding tax obligation with respect to such FICA taxes and
any federal, state or local income taxes that may apply as a result of such
accelerated settlement of Performance Share Units and the Company shall withhold
such amounts to satisfy such FICA and any related income tax liability;
provided, however, that any such accelerated settlement of Performance Share
Units shall be made only to the extent permitted under Treasury Regulations
section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(vi).
Section 10.    Rights to Continued Employment. Neither the Plan nor this
Agreement shall be deemed to give Award Recipient any right to continue to be
employed by, or provide services to, the Company, nor shall the Plan or the
Agreement be deemed to limit in any way the Company’s right to terminate the
employment or services of the Award Recipient at any time.
Section 11.    Further Assistance. Award Recipient will provide assistance
reasonably requested by the Company in connection with actions taken by Award
Recipient while employed by the Company, including, but not limited to,
assistance in connection with any lawsuits or other claims against the Company
arising from events during the period in which Award Recipient was employed by
the Company.
Section 12.    Confidentiality. Award Recipient acknowledges that the business
of the Company is highly competitive and that the Company’s strategies, methods,
books, records, and documents, technical information concerning their products,
equipment, services, and processes,

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procurement procedures and pricing techniques, the names of and other
information (such as credit and financial data) concerning former, present or
prospective customers and business affiliates, all comprise confidential
business information and trade secrets which are valuable, special, and unique
assets which the Company uses in its business to obtain a competitive advantage
over competitors. Award Recipient further acknowledges that protection of such
confidential business information and trade secrets against unauthorized
disclosure and use is of critical importance to the Company in maintaining its
competitive position. Award Recipient acknowledges that by reason of Award
Recipient’s duties to an association with the Company, Award Recipient has had
and will have access to and has and will become informed of confidential
business information which is a competitive asset of the Company. Award
Recipient hereby agrees that Award Recipient will not, at any time during or
after employment, make any unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business
information or trade secrets of the Company, or make any use thereof, except in
the carrying out of employment responsibilities. Award Recipient shall take all
necessary and appropriate steps to safeguard confidential business information
and protect it against disclosure, misappropriation, misuse, loss and theft.
Confidential business information shall not include information in the public
domain (but only if the same becomes part of the public domain through a means
other than a disclosure prohibited hereunder). The above notwithstanding, a
disclosure shall not be unauthorized if (i) it is required by law or by a court
of competent jurisdiction or (ii) it is in connection with any judicial,
arbitration, dispute resolution or other legal proceeding in which Award
Recipient’s legal rights and obligations as an employee or under this Agreement
are at issue; provided, however, that Award Recipient shall, to the extent
practicable and lawful in any such events, give prior notice to the Company of
Award Recipient’s intent to disclose any such confidential business information
in such context so as to allow the Company an opportunity (which Award Recipient
will not oppose) to obtain such protective orders or similar relief with respect
thereto as may be deemed appropriate. Any information not specifically related
to the Company would not be considered confidential to the Company. In addition
to any other remedy available at law or in equity, in the event of any breach by
Award Recipient of the provisions of this Section 12 which is not waived in
writing by the Company, all vesting of the Performance Share Units shall cease
effective upon the occurrence of the actions or inactions by Award Recipient
constituting a breach by Award Recipient of the provisions of this Section 12.
Section 13.    Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and Award
Recipient and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted
assigns. This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person
other than the Company and the Award Recipient and their respective heirs,
representatives, successors and permitted assigns. The parties agree that this
Agreement shall survive the cash settlement of the Performance Share Units.
Section 14.    Agreement to Abide by Plan; Conflict between Plan and Agreement.
The Plan is hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement and is made a
part hereof as though fully set forth in this Agreement. Award Recipient, by
execution of this Agreement, (i) represents that he or she is familiar with the
terms and provisions of the Plan, and (ii) agrees to abide by all of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan. Award Recipient accepts as
binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Designated
Administrator of the Plan upon any question arising under the Plan and this
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date of Award Recipient’s Separation from Service). In the event of any conflict
between the Plan and this Agreement, the Plan shall control and this Agreement
shall be deemed to be modified accordingly, except to the extent that the Plan
gives the Designated Administrator the express authority to vary the terms of
the Plan by means of this Agreement, in which case, this Agreement shall govern.
Section 15.    Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, in any
Company plan applicable to the Award Recipient, or in any other agreement
between Award Recipient and the Company, this Agreement and the Plan, each of
which Award Recipient has reviewed and accepted in connection with the grant of
the Performance Share Units reflected by this Agreement, constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior understandings,
agreements, or representations by or between the parties, written or oral, to
the extent they related in any way to the subject matter of this Agreement. For
purposes of clarity, it is expressly agreed by the parties that this Award shall
be treated as a performance based equity award for purposes of [applicable plan
or agreement].
Section 16.    Choice of Law. To the extent not superseded by federal law, the
laws of the state of Delaware (without regard to the conflicts laws of Delaware)
shall control in all matters relating to this Agreement and any action relating
to this Agreement must be brought in State and Federal Courts located in the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
Section 17.    Notice. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications under this Agreement shall be in writing. Any notice, request,
demand, claim, or other communication under this Agreement shall be deemed duly
given if (and then two business days after) it is sent by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed to the
intended recipient and, if to Alpha, at its address provided in Section 20, and,
if to the Award Recipient, the Award Recipient’s most recent address set forth
in the Company’s records. Either party to this Agreement may send any notice,
request, demand, claim, or other communication under this Agreement to the
intended recipient at such address using any other means (including personal
delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy, ordinary mail, or
electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand, claim, or other
communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it
actually is received by the intended recipient. Either party to this Agreement
may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other party notice in
the manner set forth in this section.
Section 18.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 19.    Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified at any time
by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, or as otherwise
provided under the Plan. Notwithstanding, Alpha may, in its sole discretion and
subject to the terms of the Plan, modify or amend the terms of this Agreement,
impose conditions on the timing and effectiveness of the cash settlement for the
Performance Share Units, or take any other action it deems necessary or
advisable, to cause this Award to be excepted from Section 409A of the Code (or
to comply therewith to the extent Alpha determines it is not excepted).

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Section 20.    Acknowledgements.
(a)    By accepting this Award of Performance Share Units, the Award Recipient
acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, and the prospectus relating to this
Award of Performance Share Units, and agrees to be bound by the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, as in effect and/or amended
from time to time.
(b)    The Plan and related documents, which may include but do not necessarily
include the Plan prospectus, this Agreement and financial reports of the
Company, may be delivered to you electronically. Such means of delivery may
include but do not necessarily include the delivery of a link to a Company
intranet site or the internet site of a third party involved in administering
the Plan, the delivery of the documents via e-mail or CD-ROM or such other
delivery determined at the Designated Administrator’s discretion. Both Internet
Email and the World Wide Web are required in order to access documents
electronically.
(c)    This Award is intended to be compliant with, or excepted from coverage
under, Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and
shall be interpreted and construed accordingly. Notwithstanding, Award Recipient
recognizes and acknowledges that Section 409A of the Code may impose upon the
Award Recipient certain taxes or interest charges for which the Award Recipient
is and shall remain solely responsible.
(d)    Award Recipient acknowledges that, by receipt of this Award, Award
Recipient has read this Section 20 and consents to the electronic delivery of
the Plan and related documents, as described in this Section 20. Award Recipient
acknowledges that Award Recipient may receive from the Company a paper copy of
any documents delivered electronically at no cost if Award Recipient contacts
the Vice President-Compensation and Payroll of the Company by telephone at (276)
619-4027 or by mail to One Alpha Place, P.O. Box 16429, Bristol, VA 24209. Award
Recipient further acknowledges that Award Recipient will be provided with a
paper copy of any documents delivered electronically if electronic delivery
fails.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of this
__________, 201_.

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.

By________________________________________
Name:
Title:

Address:
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
One Alpha Place
P.O. Box 16429
Bristol, VA 24209
Attn: Vice President-Compensation and Payroll

AWARD RECIPIENT

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EXHIBIT A
Name of Award Recipient:

 
Grant Date:

 
Target Award
(Number of Performance Share Units):

 
Performance Period:

 

Range of Performance Opportunities:

Performance Measure: