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Exhibit 10.1




AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT




This Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Employment Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2007 (the
“Agreement”), by and between Patriot Coal Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and
the undersigned executive (the “Executive”), is entered into as of the date set forth on the
signature page hereof. Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them
in the Agreement.



RECITALS




WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement as hereinafter set forth.



NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in the Agreement, as amended, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:



1. Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:




2. Term of Employment. Executive’s term of employment under this Agreement (the
“Term of Employment”) shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall continue until
terminated as provided in this Agreement.



2. Section 6.1 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:




Termination of Employment for Any Reason. In the event of a termination of
Executive’s employment for any reason, the Company shall pay to Executive (a) within five
(5) business days following the date of termination of Executive’s employment, a lump sum
equal to (i) Executive’s Base Salary earned on or prior to the date of such termination but
not yet paid to Executive in accordance with the Company’s customary procedures and
practices regarding the salaries of senior executives, (ii) any business expenses incurred
by Executive and not yet reimbursed by the Company under Section 5 above, as of the date of
such termination, (iii) any vacation time accrued but unused as of the date of such
termination, and (iv) any Bonus earned but not yet paid for any calendar year prior to the
date of such termination and (b) any benefits accrued and vested under any of the Company’s
employee benefit programs, plans and practices on or prior to the date of termination of
Executive’s employment (remuneration described in (a) and (b) above are collectively
referred to as the “Accrued Obligations” herein) in accordance with the terms of such
programs, plans and practices.



3. Section 6.2(a) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:




Termination Not for Cause or for Good Reason. (a) The Company or Executive may
terminate Executive’s Term of Employment at any time for any reason by providing



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notice to the other party at least thirty (30) days (or such other number of days specified
in this Agreement) in advance of the date of termination of Executive’s employment. If
Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, such notice shall describe the conduct
Executive believes to constitute Good Reason and the Company shall have the opportunity to
cure the Good Reason within thirty (30) days of receiving such notice. If the Company cures
the conduct that is the basis for the potential termination for Good Reason within such
thirty (30) day period, Executive’s notice of termination shall be deemed withdrawn.




     If Executive’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company other than for Cause (as
defined in Section 6.3(b) hereof), Disability (as defined in Section 6.4 hereof) or death or
(ii) by Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Section 6.2(b) hereof), and such
termination constitutes a Separation from Service (as hereinafter defined) the Company, as
severance, shall pay to Executive an amount (the “Severance Payment”) equal to the total of:




     (A) one (1) times Executive’s Base Salary, plus




     (B) an additional amount equal to one (1) times the greater of (x) Executive’s
target Bonus for the calendar year of termination of Executive’s employment or (y)
the annual average of the actual Bonus awards paid to Executive by the Company for
the three (3) calendar years preceding the date of termination of Executive’s
employment (or, if Executive has not yet been employed by the Company pursuant to
this Agreement for three (3) full calendar years as of the date his employment is
terminated, for the two (2) year or one (1) year period, as applicable, for which he
has been so employed and received a Bonus); plus




     (C) an additional amount equal to six percent (6%) of Executive’s Base Salary.



The Company shall pay to Executive (I) one-half (1/2) of such Severance Payment in a lump sum
payment on the six (6) month anniversary of Executive’s Separation from Service and (II) the
remaining one-half (1/2) of the Severance Payment in six (6) equal monthly payments beginning on
the seven (7) month anniversary of Executive’s Separation from Service.



“Separation from Service” means a “separation from service,” as such term is defined under Section
409A.



In addition, if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company other than for Cause (as
defined in Section 6.3(b) hereof), Disability (as defined in Section 6.4 hereof), or death or (ii)
by Executive for Good Reason (as defined in Section 6.2(b) hereof) and if such termination
constitutes a Separation from Service,




(1) The Company shall pay to Executive a prorated bonus (the “Prorated Bonus”) for
the calendar year of termination of Executive’s employment, calculated as the Bonus
Executive would have received in such year based on actual performance multiplied by
a fraction, the numerator of which is the number



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of business days during the
calendar year of termination that Executive was employed and the denominator of
which is the total number of business days during the calendar year of termination.
The Prorated Bonus shall be payable when annual bonuses are paid to other senior
executives of the Company, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year
following the later of (a) the calendar year in which the Bonus is earned or (b) the
calendar year in which the Bonus is no longer subject to a substantial risk of
forfeiture within the meaning of Section 409A.




(2) The Company shall also continue to provide Executive, as though he remained
actively employed, for a period of one (1) year following the date of termination of
Executive’s employment (the “Benefit Continuation Period”), life insurance, group
health coverage (including medical, dental, and vision benefits), accidental death &
dismemberment coverage, and the health care flexible spending account (to the extent
required to comply with COBRA continuation coverage requirements (collectively, the
“Continuation Benefits”) in accordance with the applicable plan terms;
provided, however, that any such coverage shall terminate to the
extent that Executive is offered or obtains comparable benefits from any other
employer during the Benefit Continuation Period; provided, further,
that the amount of Continuation Benefits provided during one calendar year shall not
affect the amount of Continuation Benefits provided during a subsequent calendar
year (except with respect to health plan maximums), the Continuation Benefits may
not be exchanged or substituted for other forms of compensation to Executive, and
any reimbursement or payment under the Continuation Benefit arrangements will be
paid in accordance with applicable plan terms and no later than the last day of
Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which he incurred the expense
giving rise to such reimbursement or payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
Executive breaches any provision of Section 13 hereof, the remaining balances of the
Severance Payment, the Prorated Bonus, and any Continuation Benefits shall be
forfeited.



4. The phrase “75% of Base Salary” opposite the phrase “Long-Term Incentive Award:” on the
schedule on the signature page of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the phrase “100% of Base Salary”.



5. This Amendment shall be construed, interpreted and governed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York, without reference to rules relating to conflicts of law.



6. This Amendment, the Agreement and the Ancillary Documents contain the entire understanding
between the parties hereto and supersede in all respects any prior or other agreement or
understanding, both written and oral, between the Company, any affiliate of the Company or any
predecessor of the Company or affiliate of the Company and Executive.



7. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an
original.



[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]





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	 	PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Richard M. Whiting
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Richard M. Whiting 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 
	 	EXECUTIVE

 	 
	 	 	/s/ Joseph W. Bean
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Joseph W. Bean 	 
	 	 	 
	 




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