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Exhibit 10.2

August 31, 2019

Via Email

Dee Datta

Re: Separation Agreement

Dear Dee:

This letter sets forth the substance of our agreement (“Agreement”) regarding the resignation of your employment with XOMA Corporation (the “Company”) and associated release of claims related to the Company and affiliated entities and persons as specified in the definition of “Releasees” in Section 8 of this Agreement (collectively, the “Releasees”). This Agreement will become effective upon the “Effective Date” defined in Section 9 of this Agreement and, except to the extent specified herein, shall then supersede all prior agreements, engagements, employments, arrangements, and relationships, whether written or oral, between you and the Releasees. This Agreement is the product of our discussions and negotiations over the past several weeks.

1.Separation. You hereby resign your employment as an employee, officer, and any position you hold with the Company effective as of August 31, 2019 (the “Separation Date”), and your status as an employee and officer of the Company ends on the Separation Date. In exchange for your covenants and releases in this Agreement, and provided that this Agreement becomes effective in accordance with Section 9 hereof and that you satisfy the requirements of Sections 6, 7, and 8 hereof, the Company will cause to be paid to you or on your behalf the following benefits: (i) transition pay in the gross amount of $172,001.50, less required withholdings, paid in ten (10) equal monthly installments on the Company’s regularly-scheduled payroll dates beginning with the first such payroll date following the Effective Date and reported as wages on form W-2; (ii) a lump sum payment of $140,728.50 payable within ten (10) days following the Effective Date and reported on form 1099; and iii) a payment of $87,270 to the firm of [*] in consideration of attorneys’ fees incurred by you in connection with this Agreement payable within ten (10) days of the Effective Date (collectively, the “Separation Benefits”).

2.Accrued Salary and Bonus. On the Separation Date, the Company shall pay to you via direct deposit all accrued salary earned through the Separation Date, subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings. The Company will pay to you via direct deposit your second quarter CAGS bonus in the amount of $19,918, subject to standard payroll deductions, within three (3) business days of the Separation Date. You are entitled to these payments by law.

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3.Equity Awards. The vesting of any equity awards granted to you by the Company, including but not limited to stock options or other equity awards, shall cease as of the Separation Date. In exchange for your promises and releases in this Agreement, and provided that this Agreement becomes effective, you shall have until December 31, 2020 to exercise any vested option shares priced at either $14.33 or $25.05 and you shall have until December 31, 2021 to exercise any option shares priced at $33.41 per share. You hereby agree to the amendment of your stock option grants and stock options agreements in conformity with this Section 3, and acknowledge and agree that you have sought independent advice regarding the potential tax consequences of this amendment. Attached as Exhibit 1 is an Options Statement confirming the number and strike price of the vested, exercisable options held by you effective as of the Separation Date. Within ten (10) days of the Effective Date the Company shall direct eTrade to make a manual override to the exercise dates of your options to conform to the terms of this Agreement. The override shall take effect within three (3) business days of the direction from the Company.

4.Other Compensation or Benefits. You acknowledge that, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, you will not receive any additional compensation, severance or benefits after the Separation Date. If an arbitrator pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement determines that you materially breached any provision of this Agreement, including but not limited to Sections 5, 6, or 7 of this Agreement, you shall be required to repay any transition pay you received after the date of the breach, and the stock option exercise period specified in Section 3 shall automatically expire on the date of the arbitrator’s determination. The prevailing party in an action brought to enforce this Section 4 shall be awarded attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the action.

5.Protection of Confidential and Proprietary Information and Return of the Company’s Property. You acknowledge your covenants and continuing obligations to the Company pursuant to your Proprietary Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement (the “PIIA”) and you agree that the PIIA shall continue to apply in full force and effect following the Separation Date, including but not limited to the provisions of Section 4 thereof. A copy of the PIIA is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 2. You hereby represent that you will, not later than the Separation Date, perform a diligent, good faith search for and return to the Company, attention Chris Wells, all documents, data, and information of or relating to or prepared by or for the Company (and all copies thereof), regardless of how stored or maintained, and all other property of the Company in your possession or control, including, but not limited to, files, correspondence, email and text communications, memoranda, notes, notebooks, work papers, drawings, books and records, plans, forecasts, reports, proposals, studies, agreements, financial information, accounting information, personnel information, sales and marketing information, research and development information, data, systems information, specifications, computer-recorded information, tangible property and equipment, credit cards, entry cards, identification badges and keys, computers of any type, and any materials of any kind that contain or embody any proprietary or confidential information of the Company (and all reproductions thereof in whole or in part) (“Company Property”) and with respect to the laptop computer provided to you by the Company return said item not later than the Effective Date; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) information and documentation you received solely in your capacity as a shareholder, option holder or restricted stock unit holder of the Company, or as a participant in any employee benefit plan that is sponsored by the Company, or (ii) the mobile phone iPhone 10 that you currently use for personal and business purposes, provided that you shall first coordinate with Frank Bernard to 

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make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the deletion of Company Property on such device and immediate transfer of responsibility for the cellular service/data plan for said phone out of the Company’s name.

6.Non-disparagement; Communication. For a period of [*] after the Separation Date, you agree not to disparage, denigrate, or discredit the Releasees or any of them in any manner likely to be harmful to their or any of their business(es), business reputations or personal reputations. You agree that should you materially breach this Section 6 the damages resulting to the Releasees would be difficult to quantify, and, therefore, in the event of any such breach by you [*], you shall pay to the affected Releasee the sum of [*] as liquidated damages for each such breach, in addition to such other or further relief as may be awarded to the Releasee(s) for such breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by legal process or subpoena, provided that you shall give written notice within three business days after receipt of any such legal process by you to the affected Releasee(s) that such legal process or subpoena has been received. The Company agrees that it will instruct and direct the following of its Directors and/or officers that he or she shall not, for a period of [*] following the Separation Date, not to disparage, denigrate, or discredit you in any manner likely to be harmful to your or your business, business reputation or personal reputation: [*]. In the event any of the listed officers or directors should receive an inquiry regarding your employment by the Company or your professional capabilities, he or she shall refer the inquiring party to the Company’s Form 8-K regarding your departure and shall decline any other or further comment.

7.Cooperation and Assistance. You agree that you will not voluntarily provide assistance, information, encouragement, or advice, directly or indirectly (including through agents or attorneys), to any non-governmental person or entity in connection with any claim against the Company, nor shall you induce or encourage any person or entity to do so. The foregoing sentence shall not prohibit you from testifying truthfully under subpoena or from communicating with Government Agencies (as defined in Section 8 below). You warrant that you have not previously provided assistance, information, encouragement, or advice, directly or indirectly, to any non-governmental person or entity in connection with any claim by or against the Company. You agree to provide (voluntarily and without legal compulsion) prompt cooperation and accurate and complete information to the Company in the event of litigation involving the Company or its officers or directors and to respect and preserve all privileges held by or available to the Company.

8.Release. In exchange for the consideration provided to you by this Agreement that you are not otherwise entitled to receive, you hereby generally and completely release the Company and its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents, attorneys, predecessors, successors, parent and subsidiary entities, insurers, affiliates, and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct, or omissions occurring prior to the date upon which you sign this Agreement. This general release includes, but is not limited to: (1) all claims arising from or in any way related to your relationship with, engagement by, or services provided by you to the Releasees or any of them; (2) all claims for breach of contract or any other agreement or arrangement between you and the Releasees or any of them; (3) all claims arising from or in any way related to your employment with the Releasees or any of them or the resignation of that employment; (4) all claims related to your compensation or benefits from the Releasees or 

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any of them, including, but not limited to, salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Releasees or any of them; (5) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (5) all tort claims, including, but not limited to, claims for fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, emotional distress, and discharge in violation of public policy; and (6) all federal, state, and local statutory claims, including, but not limited to, alleged claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, attorneys’ fees, emotional distress, or other claims arising under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended) (“ADEA” ), the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and the California Labor Code.

a.Civil Code Section 1542 waiver. You also acknowledge that you have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release ad that if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.” You hereby expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to any claims you may have against the Releasees.

b.Claims excluded from the Release. The claims described above that you are releasing do not include: (1) any rights which cannot be waived as a matter of law; and (2) any claims arising from breach of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement prevents you from filing a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (collectively, the “Government Agencies”). You understand this Agreement does not limit your ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Releasees. While this Agreement does not limit your right to receive an award for information provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission, you understand and agree that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, you are otherwise waiving any and all rights you may have to individual relief based on any claims that you have released and any rights you have waived by signing this Agreement.

9.ADEA Waiver. You acknowledge that you are knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights you may have under ADEA, and that the consideration given for the waiver and release in the preceding paragraph is in addition to anything of value to which you were already entitled. You further acknowledge that you have been advised by this writing that: (a) your waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the execution date of this Agreement; (b) you should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement; (c) you have twenty-one (21) days after the date of your receipt of this Agreement to consider this Agreement (although you may choose to voluntarily execute this Agreement earlier); (d) you have seven (7) days following the execution of this Agreement by the parties to revoke the Agreement; and (e) this Agreement will not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired without your having revoked (the “Effective Date”), and you will not receive the benefits specified by this Agreement unless and until it becomes effective.

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10.Release by the Company. In exchange for the consideration and covenants provided by you pursuant to this Agreement and provided that this Agreement becomes effective the Company hereby generally and completely releases you from any and all claims, liabilities and obligations, both known and unknown, that arise out of or are in any way related to events, acts, conduct, or omissions occurring prior to the date upon which the Company signs this Agreement. This general release includes, but is not limited to: (1) all claims arising from or in any way related to your relationship with, engagement by, or services provided by you to the Releasees or any of them; (2) all claims for breach of contract or any other agreement or arrangement between you and the Releasees or any of them; (3) all claims arising from or in any way related to your employment with the Releasees or any of them or the resignation of that employment; (4) all claims related to your compensation or benefits from the Releasees or any of them, including, but not limited to, salary, bonuses, commissions, vacation pay, expense reimbursements, severance pay, fringe benefits, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in the Releasees or any of them; (5) all claims for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (5) all tort claims, including, but not limited to, claims for fraud, misrepresentation, and defamation; and (6) all federal, state, and local statutory claims,.

a.Civil Code Section 1542 waiver. The Company also acknowledges that it has read and understands Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release ad that if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.” The Company You hereby expressly waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with respect to any claims it may have against you.

b.Claims excluded from the Release. The claims described above that the Company is releasing do not include: (1) any rights which cannot be waived as a matter of law; and (2) any claims arising from breach of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement prevents the Company from filing a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (collectively, the “Government Agencies”). This Agreement does not limit the Company’s ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to you.

11.Disputes. Any dispute or controversy between you and the Releasees arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the alleged breach of this Agreement shall be settled by binding arbitration conducted by and before a single arbitrator in Oakland, California administered by JAMS in accordance with its Employment Arbitration Rules (the “JAMS Rules”) then in effect and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Both you and the Company hereby waive the right to a trial by jury or judge, or by administrative proceeding, for any covered claim or dispute. To the extent the JAMS Rules conflict with any provision or aspect of this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award any remedy or relief that a court of competent jurisdiction could order or grant, including, without limitation, the issuance of an injunction. 

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However, either party may, without inconsistency with this arbitration provision, apply to any court having jurisdiction over such dispute or controversy and seek interim provisional, injunctive or other equitable relief until the arbitration award is rendered or the controversy is otherwise resolved. Except as necessary in court proceedings to enforce this arbitration provision or an award rendered hereunder, or to obtain interim relief, neither a party nor an arbitrator may disclose the existence, content or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company and you. This Agreement is made under the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C., Sections 1-14) (“FAA”) and will be construed and governed accordingly. It is the parties’ intention that both the procedural and the substantive provisions of the FAA shall apply. Questions of arbitrability (that is whether an issue is subject to arbitration under this agreement) shall be decided by the arbitrator. Likewise, procedural questions which grow out of the dispute and bear on the final disposition are also matters for the arbitrator. However, where a party already has initiated a judicial proceeding, a court may decide procedural questions that grow out of the dispute and bear on the final disposition of the matter. Each party shall bear its or his costs and expenses in any arbitration hereunder and one-half of the arbitrator’s fees and costs; provided, however, that the arbitrator shall have the discretion to award the prevailing party reimbursement of its or his reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, unless such award is prohibited by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you and the Releasees shall each have the right to resolve any dispute or cause of action involving trade secrets, proprietary information, or intellectual property (including, without limitation, inventions assignment rights, and rights under patent, trademark, or copyright law) by court action instead of arbitration.

12.Miscellaneous. This Agreement, together with the Exhibits hereto, constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between you and the Releasees with regard to this subject matter. It is entered into without reliance on any promise or representation, written or oral, other than those expressly contained herein, and it supersedes any other such promises, warranties or representations. This Agreement may not be modified or amended except in a writing signed by both you and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. This Agreement includes a compromise of disputed claims; the parties hereto deny any liability to the other, whether as alleged or otherwise and expressly deny any violation of any contract, statute, regulation, or provision of common law, state, local or federal. This Agreement will bind your heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns and inure to the benefit of both you and the Releasees, their heirs, successors and assigns. The failure to enforce any breach of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. For purposes of construing this Agreement, any ambiguities shall not be construed against either party as the drafter. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, this determination will not affect any other provision of this Agreement and the provision in question will be modified so as to be rendered enforceable in a manner consistent with the intent of the parties insofar as possible. This Agreement will be deemed to have been entered into and will be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied to contracts made and to be performed entirely within California. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts or with facsimile or PDF signatures, which shall be deemed equivalent to originals.

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Please sign and date below and return one original to me.

Sincerely,

XOMA CORPORATION

By: /s/ James R. Neal

James R. Neal, Chief Executive Officer

 

Agreed and Accepted:

/s/ Dee Datta

Dee DattaDate

 

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EXHIBIT 1

 

XOMA CORP PERSONNEL SUMMARY

AS OF 08/31/2019

 

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EXHIBIT 2

XOMA CORPORATION

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT

FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In consideration of my employment as an employee, the continuance of such employment, the compensation paid to me by XOMA CORPORATION, or any of its predecessors or successors or its subsidiary or affiliate companies (all hereafter called “the Company”) and other good and valuable consideration, I agree with the Company as follows:

1.I AGREE TO fully and promptly disclose to my immediate supervisor or to a member of the Legal Department of the Company all inventions. The word “inventions” as used herein shall include inventions, discoveries, improvements, ideas, conceptions, developments, and designs whether or not patentable or tested, including vectors, cell lines, hybridomas, antibodies, monoclonal or otherwise, proteins and fragments or portions thereof, and materials, techniques and processes for isolation, screening, preparation, cross-linking, and/or use of such materials, their conjugates or other derivatives thereof whether in applications to medical diagnostics and therapeutics or otherwise) which I may make, conceive, discover or develop, either solely or jointly with others, during my employment, whether or not during usual working hours, which relate to, result from or are suggested by any activities of the Company which I am exposed to or any work I may do for the Company. I agree that all such inventions shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and I agree to assign and hereby assign, all my right, title and interest in and to any such inventions of the Company. I agree to keep complete records of such inventions, which records shall be and remain the sole property of the Company, and to execute and deliver, either during or after my employment by the Company, all documents as the Company shall deem necessary or desirable to obtain Letters Patent, Utility Models, Inventor’s Certificates, Copyrights or other appropriate legal rights of the United States and foreign countries as the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect and to vest title thereto in the Company, its successors, assignees or nominees.

2.I AGREE FULLY and promptly to disclose and offer to the Company all inventions which I may make, conceive, discover or develop, either solely or jointly with others, within one (1) year after termination of my employment by the Company, which are based on or related to confidential information of the Company to which I was exposed during my employment by the Company. At the request of the Company I agree to assign to the Company my entire right, title and interest in and to such inventions and agree to execute and deliver all documents as the Company shall deem necessary and desirable to obtain Letters Patent, Utility Models, Inventor’s Certificates, Copyrights or other appropriate legal right of the United States and foreign countries as the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect and vest title thereto in the Company, its successors, assignees or nominees.

3.I UNDERSTAND THAT my employment results in a confidential relationship between myself and the Company. I agree to regard and preserve as confidential all information pertaining to the Company business known to me or that may be obtained by me including but not limited to information relating to the Company’s products, inventions, trade secrets, know-how systems, formulae, processes, compositions, manufacturing techniques, machinery, equipment, research projects, drawings, models, data processing and computer software techniques, programs, systems and customer information, and I agree not to use, communicate or disclose or authorize any other person to use, communicate or disclose such information orally, in writing or by publication, either during my employment or thereafter, except as expressly authorized in writing by the Company or as required in the line of my employment by the Company, unless and until such information becomes generally known in the relevant trade or industry to which it relates without fault on my part. I 

 

recognize that the Company has received and will receive confidential information from third parties, including customers. I will hold all such information in the strictest confidence and will not use the information or disclose it to anyone, except as necessary in carrying out my work for the Company. I agree to deliver to the Company all writings, drawings, models, equipment and other property of the Company within my custody and control upon termination of my employment by the Company.

4.I UNDERSTAND THAT the Company’s business relationships with its employees, customers, vendors, suppliers, consultants, business associates, and other persons are valuable business assets, and that I would not have access to these persons or entities and information related thereto but for my employment with the Company. I further acknowledge that engaging in the conduct proscribed below would involve the use or disclosure of Company trade secrets in breach of this Agreement. Accordingly, to forestall any such use or disclosure, I agree that during my employment by the Company and for a period of one (1) year after the date my employment by the Company ends for any reason, including but not limited to voluntary termination by me or involuntary termination by the Company, I will not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit or attempt to solicit any employee, independent contractor, or other provider of services to the Company to become an employee, independent contractor, or other provider of services to or for any other person or entity, or to otherwise alter their relationship with the Company; or (ii) solicit or attempt to solicit any customers or vendors or suppliers of the Company (including those persons or entities who were, at the time of my termination of employment, prospective customers or vendors or suppliers) of the Company with whom I had contact or whose identity I learned as a result of my employment with the Company to the fullest extent such restrictions are permissible under applicable law. I further agree that at anytime following my employment with the Company I shall not, directly or indirectly, use or attempt to use the Company’s trade secrets or any other means that would amount to unfair competition to divert from the Company any business of any kind, including, without limitation, the solicitation or interference with any of its current or prospective customers, vendors, or suppliers, or employees, independent contractors, or other service providers with whom I came into contact or learned of during my employment.

5.THIS AGREEMENT SHALL not embrace or include inventions applications for and/or Letters Patent owned or controlled by me prior to the commencement of my employment by the Company, all of which, if any, are fully identified on the reverse side hereof.

6.THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT APPLY to an invention which qualifies fully under the provisions of Section 2870 of the Labor Code of California**as an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of XOMA CORPORATION was used and which was developed entirely on the employee’s own time, and (a) which does not relate (1) to the business of XOMA CORPORATION or (2) to XOMA CORPORATION’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) which does not result from any work performed by the employee for XOMA CORPORATION.

7.I COVENANT THAT I have no undisclosed obligation by reason of prior employment or otherwise, which might in any way affect my ability to perform under this agreement, except as fully identified on the reverse side hereof.

8.I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to imply that the term of my employment is of any definite duration. Rather, I understand that I am employed by the Company on an “at-will” basis, which means that either the Company or I can terminate the employment relationship at anytime with or without advance notice or warning, and for any reason, with or without cause.

 

9.THIS AGREEMENT SHALL be binding upon me and my heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns. The Company shall have the right to assign this agreement to any successor to the business in which I am employed.

Name of Employee: Deepshikha Datta

Signature:/s/ Deepshikha Datta

Date: 12/18/2017

 

**Section 2870 of the Labor Code of California states:

(a) Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time without using the employer’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either:

(1) Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or

(2) Result from any work performed by the employee for the employer.

(b) To the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an employee to assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be assigned under subdivision (a), the provision

is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.Ex_10.1

		
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			NEWMONT 
SECTION 16 OFFICER AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM

		

		
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			NEWMONT
SECTION 16 OFFICER AND SENIOR EXECUTIVE ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
		

		
			(Effective January 1, 2019)
		

		
			PURPOSE
		

		
			This Section 16 Officer and Senior Executive Annual Incentive Compensation Program includes the Corporate Performance Bonus program.  This program is a restatement of the Section 16 Officer and Senior Executive Annual Incentive Compensation Program effective on January 1, 2018.  The purpose of the Corporate Performance Bonus program is to provide to those employees of Newmont Mining and its' Affiliated Entities that participate in this program a more direct interest in the success of the operations of Newmont Mining.  Employees of Newmont Mining and participating Affiliated Entities will be rewarded in accordance with the terms and conditions described below.
		

		
			This program is intended to be a program described in Department of Labor Regulation Sections 2510.3‐1(b) and 2510.3-2(c) and shall not be considered a plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
		

			
	
			
				 
			

			
	
			
			
SECTION I-DEFINITIONS

		
			1.1“Affiliated Entity(ies)”  means any corporation or other entity, now or hereafter formed, that is or shall become affiliated with Newmont Mining Corporation (“Newmont Mining”), either directly or indirectly, through stock ownership or control, and which is (a) included in the controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Code Section 1563(a) without regard to Code Section 1563(a)(4) and Code Section 1563(e)(3)(C)) in which Newmont Mining is also included and (b) included in the group of entities (whether or not incorporated) under common control (within the meaning of Code Section 414(c)) in which Newmont Mining is also included. 
		

		
			1.2“Board”  means the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining or its delegate.
		

		
			1.3“Bonus Eligible Earnings”  means the total base salary and regular earnings (collectively, “regular earnings”) of the Employee during the calendar year.  If an Employee is absent from work because of a work‐related injury, the Employee’s “Bonus Eligible Earnings” will be determined by his or her actual gross base earnings during the calendar year.  In the case of a Terminated Eligible Employee who is Disabled, “Bonus Eligible Earnings” will be determined by his or her actual gross base earnings, including short‐term disability pay received during the calendar year, but excluding pay from any other source.  If an Employee dies during the calendar year, the “Bonus Eligible Earnings” for such Terminated Eligible Employee will be determined by his or her actual gross base earnings.  If an Employee is on active military duty during a calendar year, the “Bonus Eligible Earnings” will be determined by his or her actual gross base earnings during the calendar year, exclusive of any government military pay.  If an Employee does not 

		 

		

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receive a W‐2, his or her “Bonus Eligible Earnings” shall be determined on the basis of his or her actual gross base earnings for the calendar year, or portion thereof, as shown on the payroll records of Newmont Mining or the Participating Employer.  In all cases, an Employee’s “Bonus Eligible Earnings” shall be computed before reduction for pre‐tax contributions to an employee benefit plan of Newmont Mining pursuant to Section 401(k) or Section 125 of the Code.  In the event of a Change of Control, the Bonus Eligible Earnings of each eligible Employee shall be equal to such Employee’s base salary, on an annualized basis, as of the date immediately preceding the Change of Control and, in the case of a Terminated Eligible Employee, such Employee’s base salary for the calendar year through the date of termination of employment.
		

		
			1.4  “Cash Sustaining Costs” means cash sustaining costs on a consolidated basis and measured on a per gold equivalent ounce basis, as adjusted for gold price, copper price, fuel and exchange rates, one-time accounting adjustments or other items as approved by the Board, and subject to metric adjustments provided with the performance targets as approved by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			1.5“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
		

		
			(i)The acquisition in one or a series of transactions by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d‐3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either (x) the then outstanding shares of common stock of Newmont Mining (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of Newmont Mining entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control:  (A) any acquisition directly from Newmont Mining other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege, unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from Newmont Mining, (B) any acquisition by Newmont Mining, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefits plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Newmont Mining or any corporation controlled by Newmont Mining or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (iii) below; or
		

		
			(ii)Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining (“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by Newmont Mining’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining; or
		

		
			

		 

		

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			(iii)Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Newmont Mining or an acquisition of assets of another entity (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities) and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body), as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns Newmont Mining or all or substantially all of Newmont Mining’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries (a “Parent Company”)) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (B) no person or entity (excluding Newmont Mining, any entity resulting from such Business Combination, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of Newmont Mining or its Affiliate or any entity resulting from such Business Combination or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any Parent Company for purposes of determining whether clause (A) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable Business Combination, such Parent Company) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent securities of the entity) resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or, for a non-corporate entity, equivalent governing body) of the entity, unless such ownership resulted solely from ownership of securities of Newmont Mining, prior to the Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (or, if reference was made to equity ownership of any Parent Company for purposes of determining whether clause (A) above is satisfied in connection with the applicable Business Combination, of the Parent Company) were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining, providing for such Business Combination; or
		

		
			(iv)  Approval by the stockholders of Newmont Mining of a complete liquidation or dissolution of Newmont Mining.
		

		
			1.6“Code”  means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
		

		
			1.7“Corporate Performance Bonus”  means the bonus payable to an Employee pursuant to Section III.
		

		
			1.8“Disability”  means a condition such that the salaried Employee has terminated employment with Newmont Mining or Affiliated Entities with a disability and has begun receiving benefits from the Long Term Disability Plan of Newmont Mining (or Affiliated Entity) or a successor plan.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			1.9“EBITDA” means annual approved AICP adjusted attributable EBITDA for the Performance Period, as adjusted for gold price, copper price, fuel and exchange rates, one-time accounting adjustments or other items as approved by the Board, compared to actual adjusted attributable EBITDA. For eligible Employees grade levels E1, E2 or E3, “EBITDA” means annual approved AICP adjusted attributable EBITDA Per Share for the Performance Period, as adjusted for gold price, copper price, fuel and exchange rates, one-time accounting adjustments or other items as approved by the Board, compared to actual adjusted attributable EBITDA Per Share. Actual results for EBITDA Per Share will be adjusted for any corporate approved share buy-backs that occur during the year.
		

		
			1.10“Economic Performance Driver” means EBITDA, Project Cost and Execution, Reserve and Resource Additions, Return on Capital Employed, Safety, Sustainability and Cash Sustaining Costs.
		

		
			1.11“Employee”  means an employee of Newmont Mining or an Affiliated Entity who satisfies the conditions for this program and who is not (a) an individual who performs services for Newmont Mining or an Affiliated Entity under an agreement, contract or arrangement (which may be written or oral) between the employer and the individual or with any other organization that provides the services of the individual to the Employer pursuant to which the individual is initially classified or treated as an independent contractor or whose remuneration for services has not been treated initially as subject to the withholding of federal income tax pursuant to Code § 3401, or who is otherwise treated as an employee of an entity other than Newmont Mining or an Affiliated Entity, irrespective of whether he or she is treated as an employee of Newmont Mining or an Affiliated Entity under common‐law employment principles or pursuant to the provisions of Code § 414(m), 414(n) or 414(o), even if the individual is subsequently reclassified as a common‐law employee as a result of a final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, the settlement of an administrative or judicial proceeding or a determination by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of the Treasury or the Department of Labor, (b) an individual who is a leased employee, (c) a temporary employee, or (d) an individual covered by a collective bargaining agreement unless otherwise provided for in such agreement.
		

		
			1.12“Integration” means selected integration metrics measured against target selected integration metrics, as adjusted from time to time as approved by the Board.
		

		
			1.13“Leadership Development and Compensation Committee”  means the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Newmont Mining.
		

		
			1.14“Newmont Mining” or “Newmont”  means Newmont Mining Corporation, known as Newmont Goldcorp Corporation after April 18, 2019.
		

		
			1.15“Participating Employer”  means Newmont Mining and any Affiliated Entity.
		

		
			1.16“Pay Grade”  means those jobs sharing a common salary range, as designated by the Board or its delegate.
		

		
			1.17“Project Cost and Execution”  means Newmont Mining’s performance against project cost,  schedule and project decision  milestones as determined by the Board and adjusted from time to time as approved by the Board.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			1.18“Reserve and Resource Additions” means annual gold reserve and resource additions measured against target annual reserve and resource additions, and as adjusted from time to time as approved by the Board.    For eligible Employees grade levels E1, E2 or E3, “Reserve and Resource Additions” means annual gold reserve and resource additions per share, measured against target annual reserve and resource additions per share, and as adjusted from time to time as approved by the Board. Actual results for Reserve and Resource Additions per share will be adjusted for any corporate approved share buy-backs that occur during the year.
		

		
			1.19“Retirement” means at least age 55, and, at least 5 years of continuous employment with Newmont Mining and/or an Affiliated Entity, and, a total of at least 65 when adding age plus years of employment.
		

		
			1.20“Return on Capital Employed” means annual approved AICP adjusted attributable Return on Capital Employed for the Performance Period, as adjusted for gold price, copper price, fuel and exchange rates, one-time accounting adjustments or other items as approved by the Board, compared to actual adjusted attributable ROCE earnings before interest and tax divided by average capital employed.
		

		
			1.21“Safety” means leading and lagging safety metrics measured against target annual leading and lagging safety metrics, as adjusted from time to time as approved by the Board.
		

		
			1.22“Sustainability” means selected leading and lagging sustainability metrics measured against target selected annual leading and lagging sustainability metrics, as adjusted from time to time as approved by the Board.
		

		
			1.23“Section 16 Officer” means an officer as defined in Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
		

		
			1.24“Terminated Eligible Employee” means an eligible Employee employed in a position located in Colorado or any Employee in an Executive grade level position who terminates employment with Newmont Mining and/or a Participating Employer during the calendar year on account of death, Retirement, Disability or involuntary termination entitling the Employee to benefits under the Executive Severance Plan of Newmont.  However, if an eligible Employee is terminated between January 1 and March 31 of any calendar year, and entitled to benefits under the Executive Severance Plan of Newmont, Employee shall not qualify for any bonus under this program for the period of January 1 to March 31 for the calendar year of the termination.
		

		
			SECTION II-ELIGIBILITY
		

		
			All Employees of a Participating Employer who participate in the Senior Executive Compensation Program of Newmont and Section 16 Officers in grade level E-5 not participating in the Senior Executive Compensation Program of Newmont are potentially eligible to receive a bonus payment under the Corporate Performance Bonus program, provided (i) they are on the payroll of a Participating Employer as of the last day of the calendar year, and on the payroll of a Participating Employer at the time of payment, or (ii) they are a Terminated Eligible Employee with respect to such calendar year.
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			

		 

		

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			SECTION III-CORPORATE PERFORMANCE BONUS
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.1Eligibility for Corporate Performance Bonus.  For the calendar year, the Corporate Performance Bonus will be determined pursuant to this section for each eligible Employee. For the calendar year, the performance bonus for each eligible Employee who is not assigned to the corporate office will have certain regional performance factors weighted into the Corporate Performance Bonus as stated in Appendix B.    Each operating site shall develop its own critical performance indicators for this purpose.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.2Target Amounts for Economic Performance Drivers.  The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee shall establish both the targets and the minimum and maximum amounts for each Economic Performance Driver on an annual basis.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.3Actual Performance for Economic Performance Drivers.  As soon as possible after the end of each calendar year, the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee shall certify the extent to which actual performance met the target amounts for each Economic Performance Driver, following a report from the Internal Audit department.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.4Aggregate Payout Percentage.  An aggregate payout factor (the “Aggregate Payout Percentage”) will be calculated based upon the funding schedule as approved by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(a)Calculating the Performance Percentage for each Economic Performance Driver.  For each Economic Performance Driver, actual performance will be compared to the target, minimum and maximum amounts to arrive at a performance percentage (“Performance Percentage”).  
		

		
			 
		

		
			(b)Calculating the Payout Percentage for each Economic Performance Driver.  The payout percentage for each Economic Performance Driver is the product of the Performance Percentage times the applicable weighting factor as listed in Appendix A (“Payout Percentage for each Economic Performance Driver”).  However, for application of the Safety Economic Performance Driver, the maximum potential payout will be 100% for the Total Reportable Injury Frequency Rate subset of the Safety Economic Performance Driver, rather than 200%, in the event of any fatality during the calendar year for which the Corporate Performance Bonus is being calculated, unless otherwise approved by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.
		

		
			 
		

		
			(c)Calculating the Aggregate Payout Percentage.  The Aggregate Payout Percentage is the sum of the Payout Percentages for each Performance Factor.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.5Determination of Target Performance Level.  An Employee’s Target Performance Level is determined by the Employee’s Pay Grade pursuant to the table in Appendix B.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.6Determination of the Corporate Performance Bonus.  The Corporate Performance Bonus for each eligible Employee is the product of the Aggregate Payout Percentage, times the Employee’s Target Performance Level, times the Employee’s Bonus Eligible Earnings.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			3.7Terminated Eligible Employees.  Terminated Eligible Employees shall be eligible to receive a Corporate Performance Bonus.  This bonus will be calculated according to Section III of this program, and pro-rated for the portion of the calendar year that Employee maintained employment with a Participating Employer.  
		

		
			 
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.8Adjustments.  The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee may adjust the Performance Percentage or any measure or otherwise increase or decrease the Corporate Performance Bonus otherwise payable in order to reflect changed circumstances or such other matters as the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee deems appropriate.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.9Pay Grade.  If an eligible Employee was in more than one Pay Grade during the calendar year, the bonus payable to such eligible Employee shall be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the amount of time spent by such eligible Employee in each Pay Grade during the calendar year.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.10Time and Method of Payment.  Any bonus payable under this program shall be payable to each eligible Employee in cash as soon as practicable following approval of bonuses by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.  All payments and the timing of such payments shall be made in accordance with practices and procedures established by the Participating Employer.  Payment under this program will be made no later than the 15th day of the third month following the calendar year in which an Employee’s right to payment is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event an Employee failed to complete any required ethics training or failed to comply with acknowledgement of any Code of Conduct of Newmont Mining or any Affiliated Entity, Newmont Mining may withhold payment under this program unless or until such Employee complies.
		

		
			 
		

		
			3.11Withholding Taxes.  All bonuses payable hereunder shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts as Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer may determine is required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable federal, state, local or foreign law or regulation.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			4.1In General.  In the event of a Change of Control, each eligible Employee employed at the time of the Change of Control shall become entitled to the payment of a Corporate Performance Bonus in accordance with the provisions of this section. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.2Calculation of Bonuses.  Upon a Change of Control, each eligible Employee employed as of the date of the Change of Control, shall become entitled to the payment of a target annual Corporate Performance Bonus if a Change of Control occurs between September 1 and December 31.  If a Change of Control occurs between January 1 and August 31 each eligible Employee employed as of the date of the Change of Control, shall become entitled to the payment of  a target pro-rated Corporate Performance Bonus.    
		

		
			 
		

		
			4.3Payment of Bonuses.  The bonuses payable in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be calculated and paid as soon as practicable following the date of the Change of Control.  Such payments shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts as Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer may determine is required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable federal, state or local law or regulation.  Upon the completion of such payments, eligible Employees shall have no further right to the payment of any bonus hereunder (other than any bonus payable hereunder with respect to a previous calendar year that has not yet been paid).  Payment of a bonus under this section along with any personal bonus payable in the event of a Change of Control under the Newmont Senior Executive Compensation Program shall fully satisfy Section 3.02(a)(i)(B) of the 2012 Executive Change of Control Plan of Newmont and Section 3.02(a)(i)(B) of the Executive Change of Control Plan of Newmont and no further payments under Section 3.02(a)(i)(B) 2012 Executive Change of Control Plan or 3.02(a)(i)(B) of the Executive Change of Control Plan of Newmont shall be due.
		

		
			 
		

			
	
			
				 
			

			
	
			
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			5.1Amount Payable Upon Death of Employee.  If an eligible Employee who is entitled to payment hereunder dies after becoming eligible for payment but before receiving full payment of the amount due, or if an eligible Employee dies and becomes a Terminated Eligible Employee, all amounts due shall be paid as soon as practicable after the death of the eligible Employee, in a cash lump sum, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the eligible Employee to receive life insurance proceeds under Group Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plan of Newmont USA Limited (or a successor plan) or a similar plan of a Participating Employer. In the absence of an effective beneficiary designation under said plan, any amount payable hereunder following the death of an eligible Employee shall be paid to the eligible Employee’s estate.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.2Right of Offset.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, Newmont Mining or a Participating Employer may, in its sole discretion, apply any bonus payments otherwise due and payable under this program against any eligible Employee or Terminated Eligible Employee loans outstanding to Newmont Mining, an Affiliated Entity, or Participating Employer, or other debts of the eligible Employee or Terminated Eligible Employee to Newmont Mining, an Affiliated Entity, or Participating Employer.  By accepting payments under this program, the eligible Employee consents to the reduction of any compensation paid to the eligible Employee by Newmont Mining, 

		 

		

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an Affiliated Entity, or Participating Employer to the extent the eligible Employee receives an overpayment from this program.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.3Termination.  The Board may at any time amend, modify, suspend or terminate this program.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.4Payments Due Minors or Incapacitated Persons.  If any person entitled to a payment under this program is a minor, or if the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee or its delegate determines that any such person is incapacitated by reason of physical or mental disability, whether or not legally adjudicated as incompetent, the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee or its delegate shall have the power to cause the payment becoming due to such person to be made to another for his or her benefit, without responsibility of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee or its delegate, Newmont Mining, or any other person or entity to see to the application of such payment. Payments made pursuant to such power shall operate as a complete discharge of the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee, this program, Newmont Mining, and Affiliated Entity or Participating Employer.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.5Severability.  If any section, subsection or specific provision is found to be illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this program, and this program shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision had never been set forth in this program.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.6No Right to Employment.  The establishment of this program shall not be deemed to confer upon any person any legal right to be employed by, or to be retained in the employ of, Newmont Mining, any Affiliated Entity, any Participating Employer, or to give any Employee or any person any right to receive any payment whatsoever, except as provided under this program.  All Employees shall remain subject to discharge from employment to the same extent as if this program had never been adopted.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.7Transferability.  Any bonus payable hereunder is personal to the Eligible Employee or Terminated Eligible Employee and may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.8Successors.  This program shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Newmont Mining, the Participating Employers and the eligible Employees and Terminated Eligible Employees and their respective heirs, representatives and successors.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.9Governing Law.  This program and all agreements hereunder shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, unless superseded by federal law.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.10Reimbursement.  The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee, to the full extent permitted by governing law, shall have the discretion to require reimbursement of any portion of the Corporate Performance Bonus previously paid to an eligible Employee pursuant to the terms of this compensation program if: a) the amount of such Corporate Performance Bonus 

		 

		

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was calculated based upon the achievement of certain financial results that were subsequently the subject of a restatement, and b) the amount of such Corporate Performance Bonus that would have been awarded to the eligible Employee had the financial results been reported as in the restatement would have been lower than the Corporate Performance Bonus actually awarded.  Additionally, the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee, to the full extent permitted by governing law, shall have the discretion to require reimbursement of any portion of a Corporate Performance Bonus previously paid to an eligible Employee pursuant to the terms of this compensation program if the eligible Employee is terminated for cause as defined in the Executive Change of Control Plan of Newmont.
		

		
			 
		

		
			5.11Section 409A.  It is the intention of Newmont Mining that payments under this compensation program comply with or be exempt from Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (collectively “Code Section 409A”), and Newmont Mining shall have complete discretion to interpret and construe this program and any related plan or agreement in any manner that establishes an exemption from (or compliance with) the requirements of Code Section 409A.  If for any reason, such as imprecision in drafting, any provision of this program and/or any such plan or agreement does not accurately reflect its intended establishment of an exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A, as demonstrated by consistent interpretations or other evidence of intent, such provision shall be considered ambiguous as to its exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A and shall be interpreted by Newmont Mining in a manner consistent with such intent, as determined in the discretion of Newmont Mining.  None of Newmont Mining nor any other Participating Employer shall be liable to any eligible Employee or any other person (i) if any provisions of this program do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, Code Section 409A, or (ii) as to any tax consequence expected, but not realized, by any eligible Employee or other person due to the any payment under this program.
		

		
			

		 

		

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APPENDIX A

Payout Percentage for each Economic Performance Driver
		

			
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

					
					
						 

				
	
					
						Safety

					
					
						Reserve 
and Resource
Additions (50% gold reserves and 50% resource) 

					
					
						Cash 
Sustaining 
Costs

					
					
						Integration

					
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milestones)

					
					
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Cost and 
Execution 

					
					
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						20%

					
					
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						53%

				
	
					
						E-4 RSVP

					
					
						53% Total- Weighted as Below:
Corporate AICP-25%(13.25% of base salary)
Regional AICP-75% (39.75% of base salary)

				
	
					
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