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Exhibit 10.5

COAL SUPPLY AGREEMENT

          This Coal Supply Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [Spinoff Date]
(the “Effective Date”) by and between COALSALES II, LLC, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PEABODY COALSALES
COMPANY (hereinafter “COALSALES II”), and PATRIOT COAL SALES LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“Patriot”).

RECITALS:

	A.	 	COALSALES II currently purchases coal from one or more affiliates of Patriot for resale to
COALSALES II’s customers (each such customer, an “End Customer”; and each contract for the
sale of coal from COALSALES II to an End Customer, an “End Customer Contract”).
	 
	B.	 	Patriot operates one or more coal mines designated as approved sources as set forth in the
the terms and conditions in Exhibit A attached hereto (such terms and conditions, the
“Exhibit A Terms”); and such mine(s) have supplied coal to COALSALES II to enable COALSALES II
to fulfill its supply obligations under the End Customer Contract(s).
	 
	C.	 	Immediately prior to the Effective Date, COALSALES II and Patriot were both indirect
subsidiaries of Peabody Energy Corporation. Commencing on or after the Effective Date, as a
result of a spin-off transaction, Patriot will no longer be an indirect subsidiary of Peabody
Energy Corporation.
	 
	D.	 	It is the intent of the parties to allow COALSALES II to continue to meet its obligations
under the End Customer Contract(s) with respect to Specification “A” coal by purchasing
Specification “A” coal from Patriot in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.

AGREEMENT:

          NOW, THEREFORE, COALSALES II and Patriot agree as follows:

	1.	 	INCORPORATION OF EXHIBIT A TERMS

	 	1.1	 	Incorporation of Exhibit A Terms. It is the intent of the parties that, except
where expressly provided otherwise in the body this Agreement, the Exhibit A Terms
(including the rights, obligations and benefits of “Seller” and “Buyer” thereunder)
shall apply to Patriot as if Patriot were the named “Seller” thereunder, and to
COALSALES II as if COALSALES II were the named “Buyer” thereunder. Accordingly, the
Exhibit A Terms are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement, with the same
force and effect as if fully set forth herein, subject to the modifications thereto set
forth below.
	 
	 	1.2	 	No Assignment or Privity. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement does not
constitute a subcontract, delegation or assignment by COALSALES II of the End Customer
Contract(s), and there will be no privity of contract between End Customer(s) and
Patriot under or in respect of the End Customer Contract(s).

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	 	1.3	 	Communications For Scheduling, Transportation, and Related Activities. Patriot
shall have the right, without obtaining the prior written consent of COALSALES II, to
communicate directly with End Customer for any purposes and/or activities which by
their nature require direct communication between Patriot and End Customer, such as
scheduling and transportation, but expressly excluding any communications that a
reasonable person would perceive as detrimental to COALSALES II’s interests under the
End Customer Contract(s) including, without limitation, communications relating to
pricing, amendments to the End Customer Contract(s), termination of the End Customer
Contract(s), or any material modifications to price, quality, or quantity terms.
Patriot shall promptly notify COALSALES II of all substantive communications exchanged
between Patriot and End Customer in relation to the End Customer Contract(s). Where End
Customer’s direct involvement is necessary to effectuate the scheduling and
transportation of the coal, Patriot shall be responsible for making the necessary
arrangements with End Customer to satisfy the obligations of COALSALES II under the End
Customer Contract(s) that address the specific performance obligations expected from
End Customer related to coal shipped to End Customer hereunder. Under no circumstances
shall COALSALES II be liable to Patriot for damages of any kind arising out of or
relating to End Customer’s failure to meet any of its obligations relating to the
scheduling and transportation of coal; provided, that if Patriot has any claims or
defenses arising under COALSALES II’s rights in connection with a failure of the End
Customer to satisfy its performance obligations under the End Customer Contract(s),
COALSALES II shall, subject to Section 1.6 hereof, use commercially reasonable efforts
to pursue all such rights and defenses on Patriot’s behalf or for the benefit of
Patriot.
	 
	 	1.4	 	Assumption of Rights, Remedies, Responsibilities and Obligations. In
furtherance of the foregoing, Patriot hereby assumes toward COALSALES II all
obligations and responsibilities that the “Seller” has toward the “Buyer” under the
Exhibit A Terms; and COALSALES II will have the benefit of all rights and remedies
against Patriot that the “Buyer” has against the “Seller” under the Exhibit A Terms, in
each case subject to the modifications set forth below. Likewise, except for certain
obligations for which End Customer may assume direct responsibility pursuant to
separate communications between Patriot and End Customer as set forth in Sections 1.3
and 4.3 hereof, COALSALES II hereby assumes toward Patriot all obligations and
responsibilities that the “Buyer” has toward the “Seller” under the Exhibit A Terms;
and Patriot will have the benefit of all rights and remedies against COALSALES II that
the “Seller” has against the “Buyer” under the Exhibit A Terms, in each case subject to
the modifications set forth below. For the sake of clarity, the Exhibit A Terms, as
modified by the body of this Agreement, will apply to Specification “A” coal that is
resold by COALSALES II.

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	 	1.5	 	Conflicting Terms. If there is a conflict or inconsistency between a provision
of the Exhibit A Terms and a provision of the body of this Agreement, the provision of
the body of this Agreement will control.
	 
	 	1.6	 	Legal Proceedings. In addition to all other rights and remedies available under
this Agreement, including the Exhibit A Terms, the following shall apply:

	 	(a)	 	COALSALES II will use commercially reasonable efforts to defend
its rights against End Customer(s) under the End Customer Contract(s) and to
pursue all necessary legal action to enforce its rights against End Customer(s)
under the End Customer Contract(s); provided, however, that COALSALES II shall
have the right, in its sole discretion, to determine whether or not it will
pursue or defend a given legal action; and in the event COALSALES II determines
not to pursue or defend a given legal action, it shall notify Patriot of such
determination. COALSALES II agrees that in the course of defending or pursuing
its rights against End Customer(s) under the End Customer Contract(s) that it
will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to avoid taking any actions that
it knows or would reasonably be expected to know would be detrimental to
Patriot without first advising Patriot of such actions. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing in this Section 1.6(a) will be construed to limit any right
that Patriot may have against COALSALES II under this Agreement as a result of
such action by, or inaction of, COALSALES II.
	 
	 	(b)	 	If the parties are co-defendants in any legal proceeding
arising out of the End Customer Contract(s), the parties agree to work together
in good faith and in the spirit of mutual cooperation to defend such action in
a manner beneficial to both parties, provided, that each party shall have the
right to engage counsel of its choosing, and will bear the costs of its own
legal defense.

	2.	 	COAL PREPAYMENT 2008-2011

	 	2.1	 	Monthly Prepayment; Prepayment Supply Period. As consideration for Patriot’s
entering in to this Agreement, subject to fulfillment by Patriot of its obligations
hereunder, and as additional consideration for coal deliveries to be made during the
period beginning January 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2011 (the “Prepayment Supply
Period”), COALSALES II shall pay to Patriot forty eight (48) equal, monthly,
non-refundable payments in the amount of $1,041,666 (each a “Monthly Prepayment”),
beginning on December 20, 2007 and continuing through November 20, 2011. Each Monthly
Prepayment shall represent consideration for the coal deliveries made to COALSALES II
during the month of the Prepayment Supply Period immediately following the month in
which such Monthly Prepayment is due and payable. (By way of example, the Monthly
Prepayment made on December 20, 2007 shall represent consideration

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	 	 	 	for the coal deliveries made during January, 2008 of the Prepayment Supply Period,
and each Monthly Prepayment thereafter shall likewise be applied as consideration
for each consecutive month of the Prepayment Supply Period). In the event no coal
deliveries are made during a given month of the Prepayment Supply Period, the
Monthly Prepayment made with respect to that month shall not be refunded, but shall
be applied as additional consideration for coal deliveries made during the following
month of the Prepayment Supply Period. The Monthly Prepayments shall entitle
COALSALES II to a first priority right for production for quantities to be delivered
under this Agreement from the sources and reserves of coal for Specification “A”
coal shown on Exhibit 1 of the Exhibit A Terms, except, that if Patriot experiences
an event of force majeure, as that term is described in Article XII of the Exhibit A
Terms, deliveries shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of Article XII
of the Exhibit A Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, the Monthly Prepayment is in
addition to, and shall not serve as a reduction of, any amounts due and payable by
COALSALES II under Sections 4.7 and 4.8.
	 
	 	2.2	 	Taxes and Royalties. If at any point in time Patriot notifies COALSALES II in
writing that it is obligated to pay federal, state or local taxes (except for taxes on
Patriot’s income or property), or private royalties as a result of a Monthly Prepayment
received, then COALSALES II shall promptly reimburse Patriot for all such taxes or
royalties assessed against and actually paid by Patriot related to such Monthly
Prepayment.

	3.	 	GENERAL MODIFICATIONS TO EXHIBIT A TERMS
	 
	 	 	The purpose of this Agreement is to allow COALSALES II to continue to meet its obligations
under the End Customer Contract(s) with respect to Specification “A” coal by purchasing
Specification “A” coal from Patriot in accordance with the terms and conditions agreed to
hereunder. Accordingly, this Agreement will be construed and performed in furtherance of
such purpose notwithstanding that the parties may not have adequately modified the Exhibit A
Terms.
	 
	 	 	The following provisions of this Article 3 set forth general modifications to be made to,
and rules of construction to be applied to, the Exhibit A Terms.

	 	3.1	 	Notices and Information. To the extent certain provisions of the Exhibit A
Terms require that the “Buyer” or the “Seller” provide the other with notice within a
period of two (2) business days or less, for purposes of incorporating such requirement
into this Agreement, each party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
promptly relay such notice to the other party, taking into consideration the notice
requirement under the Exhibit A Terms. In all other situations under the Exhibit A
Terms requiring the “Buyer” to provide notice or information to the “Seller” within a
period of time greater than two (2) business days, for purposes of incorporating such
requirement into this Agreement, such period of time shall be extended by two (2)
business days to account for the possibility that End Customer(s) may not provide such
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	 	 	 	COALSALES II under the End Customer Contract(s) until the end of the specified
period, provided, however, that upon receipt of any notice given by End Customer,
COALSALES II will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly forward such
notice to Patriot. Likewise, except for any provisions under the Exhibit A Terms
requiring two (2) business days’ or less notice, whenever the Exhibit A Terms
require the “Seller” to provide notice or information to the “Buyer” within a
specified period of time, for purposes of incorporating such requirement into this
Agreement, such period of time shall be shortened by two (2) business days to enable
COALSALES II sufficient time to provide the same notice or information to End
Customer(s) under the End Customer Contract(s).
	 
	 	3.2	 	Confidentiality. To the extent that Patriot has possession or knowledge of the
terms of existing End Customer Contract(s), Patriot covenants that during the term of
this Agreement and continuing after termination of this Agreement until otherwise
permitted in writing by COALSALES II, it will hold the End Customer Contract(s) and the
information contained therein in strictest confidence and will protect the End Customer
Contract(s) from any unauthorized disclosure. Except as expressly provided for herein,
Patriot will not disclose to any third parties any information of any nature, specific
or general, pertaining to the End Customer Contract(s), and will only disclose such
information to those of its employees who have a need to know in order for Patriot to
perform its obligations hereunder. In the event Patriot has a legitimate business
and/or financial need to disclose the terms of the End Customer Contract(s) to a third
party, Patriot shall promptly notify COALSALES II of the circumstances necessitating
the need to disclose, and COALSALES II shall act in good faith and use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain the End Customer’s written consent to Patriot’s disclosure
of the End Customer Contract(s) under those limited circumstances. The foregoing
notwithstanding, either party may disclose the terms of this Agreement to such party’s
lenders, counsel, accountants or prospective permitted purchasers, directly or
indirectly, of all or substantially all of such party’s assets or of any rights under
this Agreement, in each case who have agreed to keep such terms confidential, or in
order to comply with any applicable law, order, regulation or exchange rule; provided,
such party shall notify the other party of any proceeding of which it is aware which
may result in disclosure and use reasonable efforts to prevent or limit the disclosure.
	 
	 	3.3	 	Audit and Inspection Rights. Whenever the End Customer Contract(s) grants End
Customer(s) the right to conduct an audit or inspection of, or access to coal
production facilities, processes, books, records, or otherwise, End Customer(s) will be
entitled, as applicable, to enforce or exercise such audit, inspection and/or access
rights against Patriot. If COALSALES II has the right under an End Customer Contract to
conduct any inspections of an End Customer’s books, records, or premises, such right
does not directly pass through to Patriot under this Agreement; however, Patriot may
request such inspection rights from COALSALES II, and COALSALES II shall contact that
End Customer and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain that End Customer’s
consent to such request. In the event End Customer refuses Patriot’s request to
inspect,

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	 	 	 	COALSALES II shall be obligated to promptly conduct the inspection on Patriot’s
behalf and at Patriot’s sole expense, and shall report the results of such
inspection to Patriot promptly upon completion, provided, that disclosure of such
results does not violate the terms of confidentiality under the End Customer
Contract(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3.3 does not eliminate or
modify COALSALES II’s audit, inspection or access rights under the Exhibit A Terms
with respect to Patriot or Patriot’s facilities, processes, books or records.
	 
	 	3.4	 	Rejected Deliveries. If, pursuant to the Exhibit A Terms, COALSALES II
exercises its right to reject any non-conforming coal shipments or to suspend
deliveries, COALSALES II shall, subject to the notice provisions set forth in Section
3.1 hereof, notify Patriot. Patriot will, at its sole expense, take all necessary
measures to correct the conditions giving rise to the failure of the coal to conform to
specifications under the Exhibit A Terms, and will reimburse COALSALES II for any and
all costs and expenses incurred by COALSALES II as a result of Patriot’s shipment of
non-conforming coal. COALSALES II and Patriot will work together in good faith to
expeditiously resolve any disputes arising from non-conforming coal or suspended
shipments. If, however, an End Customer exercises its right to hold COALSALES II in
anticipatory breach of its End Customer Contract as a result of Patriot’s failure to
provide conforming coal pursuant to this Agreement, and not as a result of any action
or inaction of COALSALES II, Patriot shall indemnify COALSALES II in accordance with
the terms of Section 3.8 hereof for any damages arising on or after the Effective Date
hereof that are pursued by End Customer against COALSALES II by reason of such breach.
	 
	 	3.5	 	References to End Customer Contract(s). Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, references herein to the End Customer Contract(s) shall not
expand Patriot’s liability to COALSALES II beyond the liability Patriot has to
COALSALES II according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
	 
	 	3.6	 	Assignment. Neither party shall assign this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may, without the need of consent
from the other party (and without relieving itself from liability hereunder), (a)
transfer, sell, pledge, encumber, or assign this Agreement or the account, revenues or
proceeds hereof in connection with any financing or other financial arrangement; (b)
transfer or assign this Agreement to an affiliate of such party; or (c) transfer or
assign this Agreement to any person or entity succeeding to all or substantially all of
the assets of such party by way of merger, reorganization, or otherwise, provided,
however, that in each such case, any such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound
by the terms and conditions hereof, and that no such assignment shall in any way
relieve the assignor from liability or full performance under this Agreement.
	 
	 	3.7	 	Venue and Dispute Resolution. Subject to Article 6 of this Agreement, venue for
the resolution of disputes between COALSALES II and Patriot under this

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	 	 	 	Agreement will lie exclusively in the federal courts of jurisdiction in the Eastern
District of Missouri.
	 
	 	3.8	 	Indemnification. Subject to the limitations in Article XVIII of the Exhibit A
Terms, each party hereto (as the “Indemnifying Party”) shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the other party, its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates
(collectively, the “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all suits, actions,
legal or administrative proceedings, claims, demands, actual damages, fines, punitive
damages, losses, costs, liabilities, interest, and attorneys’ fees (including any such
fees and expenses incurred in enforcing this indemnity) incurred by the Indemnified
Party arising from a breach by the Indemnifying Party of its obligations to the
Indemnified Party under this Agreement.
	 
	 	3.9	 	Specification “A” Coal and Sourcing. It is understood and agreed by the parties
hereto that this Agreement applies solely to Specification “A” coal, as defined in the
Exhibit A Terms, and such coal shall be supplied from the sources and reserves of coal
for Specification “A” coal shown on Exhibit 1 of the Exhibit A Terms plus any
additional sources approved pursuant to this Agreement.

	4.	 	SPECIFIC MODIFICATIONS TO EXHIBIT A TERMS
	 
	 	 	The following provisions of this Article 4 set forth specific modifications to be made to
specified provisions of the Exhibit A Terms. All references to sections or pages are to
sections or pages of the Exhibit A Terms, unless specifically indicated otherwise.

	 	4.1	 	Definitions. All defined terms in the Exhibit A Terms shall have the same
meanings under this Agreement; and all capitalized terms herein that are not otherwise
defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Exhibit A Terms.
	 
	 	4.2	 	Article 1, Section 1 (Term of Agreement).

	 	(a)	 	Original and Extended Terms. The Original Term (as
defined in the Exhibit A Terms) when applied to this Agreement shall commence
on the Effective Date hereof and continue until December 31, 2012. If it is
determined that an existing End Customer has the valid right to extend its End
Customer Contract, and if End Customer exercises such right, on or before
January 1, 2012 to extend the term of that End Customer Contract (the “Extended
Term”), then the term of this Agreement will likewise be extended for the same
period of time. In such event, COALSALES II shall notify Patriot of the
Extended Term and the volume of coal tonnage required under such Extended Term
(if known) within 10 business days after COALSALES II’s receipt of End
Customer’s notice to extend the term of its End Customer Contract.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Expiration of this Agreement. This Agreement will
expire upon the later of (a) the end of the Original Term or (b) the end of the
Extended Term, subject to earlier termination as provided under Section 4.2(c)
hereof.

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	 	 	 	Following expiration of this Agreement, neither party hereto shall have,
after the effective date of such expiration, any further obligation under
this Agreement to the other, provided, however, that such expiration shall
not affect any rights or obligations of each party existing under this
Agreement for coal shipped or required to be shipped prior to the effective
date of said expiration.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Early Termination of this Agreement. If COALSALES II
exercises its rights under Article VI, Section 3(c)(i) or Article IX, Section 2
of the Exhibit A Terms to terminate this Agreement prior to the expiration of
the Original Term or Extended Term, then (i) Article 2 and Sections 3.8 and
4.12 hereof shall survive termination of this Agreement and (ii) neither party
hereto shall have, after the effective date of such early termination, any
further obligation under this Agreement to the other, provided, however, that
such early termination shall not affect any rights or obligations of each party
existing under this Agreement for coal shipped prior to the effective date of
said termination.

	 	4.3	 	Article II (Quantities and Deliveries; Related Communications). For purposes of
ensuring the seamless delivery of the coal to End Customer(s), Patriot shall comply
with the Seller obligations under Article II of the Exhibit A Terms, including, without
limitation, all requirements as to quantity, delivery, specifications, quality,
loading, transport, delivery, and establishment of a demurrage account. For
Specification “A” coal to be shipped to End Customer(s), all required notices and other
communications related to the foregoing shall be made by Patriot directly to End
Customer(s) within the stated notice period. In addition to its obligation to
communicate directly with the End Customer(s) to fulfill the Seller obligations under
Article II of the Exhibit A Terms, Patriot may, pursuant to Section 1.3 of this
Agreement, exchange information directly with End Customer(s) at the address(es)
provided to it by COALSALES II for purposes of coordinating transportation, scheduling,
loading days, quantity, delivery and any other details for which End Customer(s) must
have direct involvement. Subject to Section 1.3 hereof, Patriot agrees that any and all
decisions made between Patriot and End Customer(s) as a result of such direct
communications are outside of COALSALES II’s control, and as such, COALSALES II
disclaims all responsibility for, and any and all liability for damages incurred by
Patriot, or claimed against Patriot by End Customer(s), arising from the scheduling and
transportation of the coal between End Customer(s) and Patriot. To the extent copies
of any written communications under the End Customer Contract(s) in connection with
scheduling, transportation and related activities are required by Patriot to perform
its obligations hereunder, COALSALES shall provide Patriot with copies of such
communications.
	 
	 	4.4	 	Article II, Section 1 (Quantity and Maximum Quantity Coal Purchases). The
terms “Contract Year” and “Contract Half Year” when referenced under this Agreement
shall have the same meaning ascribed to it under Article II, Section 1(a) of the
Exhibit A Terms. The term “Quantity” when used under this

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	 	 	 	Agreement shall mean the amount of coal to be purchased by COALSALES II from Patriot
under this Agreement for a particular Contract Half Year. For each Contract Half
Year, the Quantity of coal purchased shall equal the quantity shown in the following
chart with respect to that same Contract Half Year.

     QUANTITY PURCHASES PER CONTRACT HALF YEAR:

	 	 	 
	CONTRACT YEAR	 	QUANTITY PER CONTRACT HALF YEAR
	2007
	 	                     tons
	2008
	 	1,600,250 tons
	2009
	 	1,412,500 tons
	2010
	 	1,412,500 tons
	2011
	 	1,412,500 tons
	2012
	 	1,412,500 tons

	 	4.5	 	Article II, Sections 3 and 4 (Approved Rail and Barge Shipping Origins).
Patriot shall comply at all times with the Exhibit A Terms regarding railcars and
barges provided by End Customer, the approved rail and barge shipping origin(s) listed
on Exhibit 1, Minimum Trainload Requirements and Maximum Load Limit Requirements of the
Exhibit A Terms, all of which shall be communicated by COALSALES II to Patriot along
with any changes thereto as requested by COALSALES II pursuant to its rights under this
Agreement. Any penalties arising from Patriot’s failure to comply with the foregoing
requirements, except those caused by End Customer, shall be paid by Patriot to
COALSALES II who shall pass along such payments to End Customer. Any changes desired by
Patriot to the approved rail or barge shipping origin(s) listed on Exhibit 1 of the
Exhibit A Terms are subject to the prior written consent of COALSALES II, and all
increased transportation, barging, and/or handling costs arising therefrom shall be
borne solely by Patriot. If prior consent of End Customer is required for COALSALES II
to make such change under the End Customer Contract, COALSALES II shall exercise
commercially reasonable efforts to gain End Customer’s consent, and if such consent is
obtained, COALSALES II will grant its consent to make the change under this Agreement.
	 
	 	4.6	 	Article III, Section 1(b) (Substitution Rights). Patriot may, at any time
during the course of this Agreement, request the right to provide coal to COALSALES II
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	 	 	 	discretion, to grant or deny such request, provided, however, that if COALSALES II
is not fully utilizing the substitution rights provided to it under the End Customer
Contract(s), the parties agree to meet periodically to discuss alternatives to
optimize the substitution rights under the End Customer Contract(s) to the mutual
benefit of the parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
Patriot shall not have any liability nor have any obligation and/or responsibilities
with respect to coal supplied by COALSALES II from sources other than Patriot under
this Agreement to satisfy the delivery requirements under the End Customer
Contract(s). For purposes of clarity, the Quantity of coal to be supplied under this
Agreement shall not be reduced by deliveries of coal under the End Customer
Contract(s) by COALSALES II from any sources not provided by Patriot. In addition,
should End Customer claim a force majeure event under the End Customer Contract(s)
during any period of time when COALSALES II is supplying coal from any sources not
provided by Patriot under the End Customer Contract(s), then COALSALES II shall
prorate among Patriot and such other sources any reduction in deliveries claimed by
End Customer resulting from such force majeure event in proportion to the quantity
of scheduled shipments from Patriot and such other sources during the period of the
such force majeure event.
	 
	 	4.7	 	Article IV (Payment). For coal purchased hereunder that is shipped to End
Customer(s) under existing End Customer Contract(s) having destination weights and
analyses, promptly after receipt from End Customer(s) of weight, analytical, and
pricing data for a given half-month, as required under the End Customer Contract(s),
COALSALES II shall submit such information to Patriot; and Patriot shall, as soon as
commercially practicable after receipt of such information, prepare and submit to
COALSALES II the invoice for the half-month that corresponds to such information. For
all other coal purchased hereunder, certified origin weights and analysis provided by
Patriot shall govern payment and quality adjustments will be determined based upon
formulas set forth in the Exhibit A Terms utilizing such certified origin weights and
analyses. All invoices shall be submitted by Patriot directly to COALSALES II at the
billing address(s) provided by COALSALES II (e.g. mail, facsimile and EDI as
applicable), in accordance with the same procedures governing COALSALES II’s submission
of invoices to End Customer under the Exhibit A Terms. COALSALES II shall have twenty
two (22) calendar days after the close of such half-month to submit payment to Patriot.
Patriot agrees that in the event of a payment dispute between COALSALES II and End
Customer, it will cooperate fully with COALSALES II and will take all reasonable
measures to assist COALSALES II in resolving any issues with End Customer relating to
invoices, payment, and collection of all outstanding amounts due from End Customer.
	 
	 	4.8	 	Article VI, Sections 1 — 4 (Base Price and Base Price Adjustments).

	 	(a)	 	Relationship of Monthly Prepayments to Price. For
purposes of clarity, the Monthly Prepayment obligations of COALSALES II under
Article 2 hereof shall not be credited against the Patriot Base Price or the
Patriot Selling Price, nor shall the Patriot Base Price or the Patriot Selling
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	 	 	 	be reduced as a consequence of the Monthly Prepayments made under Article 2.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Patriot Base Price During Original Term. The “Patriot
Base Price” for quantities of Specification “A” coal purchased by COALSALES II
hereunder during a given Contract Year in the Original Term shall equal the
Patriot Base Price set forth in the following table:

	 	 	 
	CONTRACT YEAR	 	PATRIOT BASE PRICE*
	 	 	(per ton)
	2007
	 	$45.000
	2008
	 	$51.249
	2009
	 	$52.080
	2010
	 	$52.080
	2011
	 	$45.000
	2012
	 	$45.000

 

			
	*	 	Before adjustments for premiums, penalties and changes in law.

	 	(c)	 	[Intentionally blank]
	 
	 	(d)	 	Patriot Selling Price During Original Term. The
“Patriot Selling Price” per ton at which COALSALES II will purchase coal from
Patriot under this Agreement during the Original Term will equal:

	 	(i)	 	the Patriot Base Price per ton (as determined
above under this Section 4.8),
	 
	 	(ii)	 	adjusted pursuant to Article VI of the Exhibit
A Terms, and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	adjusted for quality pursuant to Section 4.10
of this Agreement.

	

	 	4.9	 	Article VI, Section 3(c) (Changes in Law). With respect to changes of law
occurring during the period from November 1, 2007 through and inclusive of December 31,
2008: (i) Base Price adjustments for changes in laws pursuant to Article VI, Section
3(c) of the Exhibit A Terms shall be made only to the extent that COALSALES II is able
to recover such adjustments from End Customer(s) on an End Customer by End Customer
basis; and (ii) COALSALES II shall diligently pursue, using commercially reasonable
efforts, the
consent of End Customer(s) to such adjustments and shall diligently
pursue collection thereof. With respect to End Customer Contracts
entered into after November 1, 2007, COALSALES II shall
diligently pursue, using commercially reasonable
efforts, the inclusion of
	

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	 	 	 	a right to adjust prices for changes in laws similar to
Article VI, Section 3 of the Exhibit A Terms in such
contracts.
	 
	 	4.10	 	Article VII — Adjustment of Price for Quality. Premiums and penalties per ton
to be paid or credited by COALSALES II to Patriot under this Agreement shall be
calculated on the Base Price charged by COALSALES II to End Customer under the formulas
set forth in Article VII of the Exhibit A Terms.
	 
	 	4.11	 	Article XIX (Notices). Notices provided for or required herein shall be given
by postage prepaid, certified mail, addressed as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Patriot Coal Sales LLC
	 	COALSALES II, LLC
	 

	 	12312 Olive Boulevard, Suite 400
	 	701 Market Street
	 

	 	St. Louis, Missouri 63141
	 	St. Louis, Missouri 63101
	 

	 	Attention: General Counsel
	 	Attention: Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

	5.	 	PATRIOT SELLING PRICE DURING EXTENDED TERM

	 	5.1	 	Scope of Article 5. This Article 5 governs the price of coal purchased
by COALSALES II from Patriot under this Agreement during the Extended Term, if any. The
price of coal purchased by COALSALES II from Patriot under this Agreement during the
Original Term will be governed by Section 4.8.
	 
	 	5.2	 	Extended Term Pricing Periods. For purposes of determining the Market
Price (as defined below), and consequently the Patriot Base Price and Patriot Selling
Price, during the Extended Term, the Extended Term will be divided into the following
three pricing periods:

	 	(1)	 	The “First Extended Term Price Period” will commence upon the
start of the Extended Term and, if the Extended Term is longer than 24 months,
will end at the end of the 24th month of the Extended Term.
	 
	 	(2)	 	If the Extended Term is longer than 24 months, the “Second
Extended Term Price Period” will commence upon the end of the First Extended
Term Price Period and, if the Extended Term is longer than 48 months, will end
at the end of the 48th month of the Extended Term.
	 
	 	(3)	 	If the Extended Term is longer than 48 months, the “Third
Extended Term Price Period” will commence upon the end of the Second Extended
Term Price Period and will end upon the expiration of the Extended Term.

	 	 	 	The First, Second and Third Extended Term Price Periods will each be referred to
herein as an “Extended Term Price Period”.

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	 	5.3	 	Determination of Market Price. 

	 	(a)	 	“Market Price” per ton of Specification “A” coal for each
Extended Term Price Period will be determined: (i) by mutual agreement of the
parties in accordance with Section 5.3(b) hereof during the First Negotiation
Period (as defined in Section 5.3(b)(i) hereof); (ii) if the parties are unable
to mutually agree upon a Market Price after the First Negotiation Period, then
the Market Price will be determined by mutual agreement of the parties in
accordance with Section 5.3(b) hereof during the Second Negotiation Period (as
defined in Section 5.3(b)(ii) hereof); or (iii) if the parties are unable to
mutually agree upon a Market Price after the Second Negotiation Period, then
the Market Price will be determined pursuant Sections 5.3(c) through 5.7
hereof.
	 
	 	(b)	 	During the First Negotiation Period and, if necessary, the
Second Negotiation Period, the parties shall meet regularly and work together
exercising good faith attempts to reach a mutually agreed Market Price for
Specification “A” coal, which Market Price shall not be adjusted pursuant to
Section 5.7.

	 	(i)	 	The “First Negotiation Period” shall mean (1)
for the First Extended Term Price Period, the period January 15, 2012
through March 1, 2012, (2) for the Second Extended Term Price Period,
the period January 15, 2014 through March 1, 2014, and (3) for the
Third Extended Term Price Period, the period January 15, 2016 through
March 1, 2016.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The “Second Negotiation Period” shall mean (1)
for the First Extended Term Price Period, the period May 1, 2012
through May 31, 2012, (2) for the Second Extended Term Price Period,
the period May 1, 2014 through May 31, 2014, and (3) for the Third
Extended Term Price Period, the period May 1, 2016 through May 31,
2016.

	 	(c)	 	If the parties are unable to mutually agree upon a Market Price
under Section 5.3(b) hereof after the Second Negotiation Period, then the
Market Price will be determined in accordance with this Section 5.3(c).
Commencing on the first day of each Market Price Period (as defined in Section
5.3(c)(i)), for each business day during which data is available, COALSALES II
will calculate the simple average of the daily “bid” and “ask” prices from the
three “Approved Pricing Sources” (as defined in Section 5.3(c)(ii)) for the
Central Appalachian CSX-BSK 12,500 Btu/lb <1% sulfur rail product for the
applicable Extended Term Price Period. This average will be the “Index Based
Market Price”.

	 	(i)	 	“Market Price Period” shall mean (1) for the
First Extended Term Price Period, the period February 1, 2012 through
May 31,

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	 	 	 	2012, (2) for the Second Extended Term Price Period, the period
February 1, 2014 through May 31, 2014, and (3) for the Third Extended
Term Price Period, the period February 1, 2016 through May 31, 2016.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The three “Approved Pricing Sources” under this
Agreement are: ICAP United, Inc.; Evolution Markets, Inc.; and TFS
Energy, LLC. If any of the foregoing Approved Pricing Sources is
discontinued, altered or otherwise becomes unavailable, then either
party may suggest a replacement, but if the parties are unable to agree
upon a replacement, the Index Based Market Price shall be determined
using the average of the remaining two Approved Pricing Sources. If two
of the three Approved Pricing Sources are discontinued, altered or
otherwise become unavailable, the parties shall work in good faith to
choose one mutually agreeable replacement broker source (which shall
thereafter be deemed an Approved Pricing Source); and the Index Based
Market Price shall henceforth be determined using the average of the
remaining Approved Pricing Source and the newly appointed Approved
Pricing Source. If the parties are unable to reach agreement within a
reasonable period of time as to such replacement Approved Pricing
Source, the matter shall be determined by arbitration in accordance
with Section 6.3 of this Agreement.

	 	5.4	 	SO2Adjustment. The Index Based Market Price shall be adjusted
to reflect a sulfur value of 1.2lbs SO2/MMBtu.

	 	 	 	SO2
Adjustment = (((1.60 − 1.20) x 12,500 Btu)/1,000,000) X SA
	 
	 	 	 	Where:

	 	“SA”	 	means the simple average value of the
published monthly Air Daily Price Index for an SO2
emission allowance for the months of the applicable Market
Price Period or, if such index ceases to be published, by such
mutually agreed substitute broker which accurately measures the
market value of SO2 emission allowances.

	 	5.5	 	Btu Adjustment. The Index Based Market Price will be adjusted to
reflect contract calorific value according to the following formula:

	 	 	 	Btu Adjustment = Index Based Market Price x ((12,300 − 12,500)/12,500)

	 	5.6	 	Patriot’s Premium. “Patriot’s Premium” equals the fixed amount of
$1.00/ton, which represents a premium to the Index Based Market Price to reflect the
volume and terms and conditions under the Exhibit A Terms.

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	 	5.7	 	Market Price During Extended Term. If the Market Price is being
determined pursuant to Section 5.3(c) hereof, then the Market Price per ton during each
Extended Term Price Period will equal:

	 	(a)	 	the Index Based Market Price per ton for that Extended Price
Term Period, as determined under Section 5.3(c),
	 
	 	(b)	 	plus the “SO2 Adjustment” determined under Section
5.4,
	 
	 	(c)	 	plus the “Btu Adjustment” determined under Section 5.5, and
	 
	 	(d)	 	plus “Patriot’s Premium” determined under Section 5.6.

	 	 	 	COALSALES II will provide the Market Price, along with the calculation thereof
pursuant to this Section 5.7, to Patriot within fifteen (15) days following the
Second Negotiation Period, and Patriot will provide written notice of its acceptance
or rejection of the Market Price to COALSALES II no later than June 30th
of that year. In the event Patriot rejects COALSALES II’s calculation of the Market
Price, then the calculation of Market Price will be determined by one or more
arbitrators in an arbitration proceeding pursuant to Article 6 of this Agreement,
and such determination will be final and binding upon the parties. Such arbitration
proceeding must be completed within 90 days after commencement.
	 
	 	5.8	 	Patriot Base Price During Extended Term. The “Patriot Base Price” will
equal the Market Price for each Extended Term Price Period.
	 
	 	5.9	 	Patriot Selling Price During Extended Term. The “Patriot Selling Price”
per ton at which COALSALES II will purchase coal from Patriot under this Agreement
during each Extended Term Price Period will equal:

	 	(a)	 	the Patriot Base Price per ton for that Extended Term Price
Period, as determined under Section 5.8, and
	 
	 	(b)	 	adjusted for quality pursuant to Section 4.11 of this
Agreement.

	 	 	 	For the sake of clarity, during the Extended Term, the Patriot Selling Price will
not be reduced pursuant to Article V of the Exhibit A Terms.

	6.	 	RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

	 	6.1	 	Notice of Dispute. Disputes arising pursuant to this Agreement shall be
resolved in accordance with this Section. Either party may invoke the procedures of
this Section by written notice to the other party claiming the existence of a dispute
and describing the nature of that dispute (the “Dispute Notice”).
	 
	 	6.2	 	Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute between the parties arising under
this Agreement first shall be referred for resolution to a senior representative of
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	 	 	 	party. Upon receipt of a notice describing the dispute, designating the notifying
party’s senior representative and indicating that the dispute is to be resolved by
the parties’ senior representatives under this Agreement, the other party shall
promptly designate its senior representative to the notifying party. The senior
representatives so designated shall attempt to resolve the dispute on an informal
basis as promptly as practicable. The parties agree that they shall negotiate
expeditiously in good faith in an effort to resolve any disputes arising under this
Agreement. In the event a dispute cannot be resolved by negotiation within thirty
(30) days after the date that the Dispute Notice was received by the other party, or
within such other period as the parties may jointly agree, the parties agree to
consider the use of a mini-trial or other informal procedure such as umpire
settlement (“Informal Procedure”) to resolve the dispute. An Informal Procedure
shall be utilized only if the parties agree in writing on the procedures to be
followed and whether the resulting determination shall be binding. All disputes that
are resolved by negotiation or through a binding Informal Procedure shall be
acknowledged in writing by both parties. Any dispute that is not resolved nor
committed to final and binding resolution by means of an Informal Procedure within
ninety (90) days of the date the Dispute Notice was received by the other party may,
within one hundred (100) days of the date of the Dispute Notice, be referred to
arbitration by either party and the same shall be resolved not later than one
hundred fifty (150) days after such referral to arbitration in accordance with
Section 6.3 below. A disputed matter that is not submitted to arbitration as
provided herein shall be deemed to have been waived.
	 
	 	6.3	 	Arbitration. Any controversies or claims arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the breach hereof which are not resolved by negotiations between the
parties, or which is not committed to final and binding resolution by means of an
Informal Procedure, shall be determined by arbitration in accordance with Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association; provided, however, the
arbitrator(s) selected shall be a person knowledgeable of the subject matter of the
arbitration. Judgment may be entered on the arbitration award in any court having
jurisdiction. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by COALSALES II and Patriot,
performance of their respective obligations under this Agreement shall be continued in
full by the parties during the arbitration process. The parties stipulate that this
Agreement constitutes a contract evidencing a transaction involving commerce and that
this section is enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C.A. §§ 1 et
seq.).

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, COALSALES II and Patriot have executed this Agreement as of the Effective
Date.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	PATRIOT COAL SALES LLC	 	COALSALES II, LLC, Formerly known as Peabody Coalsales Company
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 
	 	By:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	 
	 	Name:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	 
	 	Title:
	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 

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Exhibit A

Table of Contents

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE	 	TITLE	 	Page	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	I	 	Term of Agreement
	 	 	2	 
	II	 	Quantities & Deliveries
	 	 	2	 
	III	 	Specifications, Quality & Weight
	 	 	12	 
	IV	 	Payment
	 	 	33	 
	V	 	Price
	 	 	34	 
	VI	 	Base Price & Base Price Adjustments
	 	 	35	 
	VII	 	Adjustment of Price for Quality
	 	 	44	 
	VIII	 	Sampling and Analysis
	 	 	47	 
	IX	 	[Intentionally blank]
	 	 	50	 
	X	 	Major Technological Improvements
	 	 	53	 
	XI	 	Administrative Program
	 	 	54	 
	XII	 	Force Majeure
	 	 	56	 
	XIII	 	Warranties and Dedication
	 	 	59	 
	XIV	 	Buyer’s Right to Market Coal
	 	 	60	 
	XV	 	[Intentionally blank]
	 	 	61	 
	XVI	 	Government Compliance Certificate
	 	 	62	 
	XVII	 	[Intentionally blank]
	 	 	62	 
	XVIII	 	Waiver and Limitation of Damages
	 	 	63	 
	XIX	 	[Intentionally blank]
	 	 	63	 
	XX	 	[Intentionally blank]
	 	 	64	 
	XXI	 	Confidentiality
	 	 	65	 
	XXII	 	Finality
	 	 	65	 
	XXIII	 	Governing Law
	 	 	65	 
	Exh. 1	 	Seller’s Production Source(s), Reserves of Coal, Approved

	 	 	68	 
	 	 	Coal, Approved Rail Shipping Origin(s), and

	 	 	
	 
	 	 	Approved Barge Shipping Origins
	 	 	
	 
	Exh. 2	 	West Virginia Severance Tax
	 	 	71	 
	Exh. 3	 	Government Contractor Compliance Certificate
	 	 	72	 

 

 

ARTICLE I

TERM OF AGREEMENT

     Section 1. The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of five (5) years and
two (2) months commencing November 1, 2007, and continuing through and including December 31, 2012,
(hereinafter “original term”) except as provided elsewhere in this Agreement.

     Section 2. Provided this Agreement is still in effect, Buyer shall have the optional
right, but not the obligation, to extend the term of this Agreement for a period of up to sixty
(60) months beyond the original term (such extended period hereinafter referred to as “extended
term”) for coal produced from reserves of coal dedicated to this Agreement. Buyer shall give
written notice of its election to extend the term for such additional period on or before January
1, 2012. Such notice by Buyer shall designate the length of the extended term. If such optional
right of Buyer is exercised, all provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect over the extended term designated by Buyer.

ARTICLE II

QUANTITIES & DELIVERIES

     Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “Contract Year” shall
be defined as the period commencing January 1 of each calendar year and ending December 31 of each
calendar year. Each following Contract Year shall commence on January 1 thereof and continue for a
12-month period thereafter. Each Contract Year shall consist of two Contract Half-Year periods,
which shall respectively consist of the first six (6) months and the last six (6) months of each
calendar year.

                         (b) Seller shall supply coal meeting the requirements of Specification “A” coal.

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                         (c) At least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the beginning of each Contract Half-Year,
Seller shall propose to Buyer, in writing, a schedule of monthly deliveries and shipping origin for
such Contract Half-Year (the “scheduled quantity”); such proposed schedule shall provide for
deliveries in approximately equal monthly quantities, and unless Seller is notified otherwise by
Buyer, such schedule of monthly quantity obligations shall be accepted and implemented by both
parties hereunder. It is acknowledged that such scheduled shipping origins (but not monthly
quantity obligations) are to be provided for planning purposes and may be adjusted from time to
time in accordance with the following sentence. Seller may by notice in writing by the twentieth
(20th) day of the month prior to shipment, change the scheduled shipping origins for any
subsequent month; provided, however, such changes shall not increase or decrease the total amount
required to be delivered in such month.

     Section 2. The term “ton” shall mean a net ton of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois weight.

     Section 3. (a) Except as provided in Article II, Section 4, Seller shall cause the
coal that is to be delivered hereunder to be loaded into carrier- or Buyer-provided railcars (at
Buyer’s option) at approved rail shipping origin(s) (hereinafter the “approved rail shipping
origin”), as described on Exhibit 1, attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof, and properly
consign such shipment in accordance with Section 5 of this Article and in accordance with Buyer’s
or any of its existing End Customer’s rail transportation contract(s), as amended or superseded.
New amendments or provisions to such rail transportation contract placing new or revised
requirements on Seller regarding the loading of railcars and/or consignment of shipments hereunder,
other than that provided for herein, shall be subject to Seller’s approval which shall not be
unreasonably withheld.

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     Seller shall not have the right to ship coal to be delivered under this Agreement from any
rail shipping origin other than the approved rail shipping origin(s) listed on Exhibit 1, unless
Seller shall first have obtained Buyer’s written approval of such additional shipping origin.
Title to the coal and risk of loss thereof shall pass to Buyer as the loaded railcars are pulled
from any such origin.

     Seller shall add on each Bill of Lading or Mine Card documents such notation(s) as may be
designated by Buyer to Seller. Seller shall cause the loadings to be tendered in unit train
consignments each consisting of at least ninety (90) railcars, which shall be tendered in unit
train consignments of at least ninety-six (96) railcars. If Seller is unable to load any railcar
that has been placed for loading due to an unserviceable condition of a railcar, and has notified
the railroad and Buyer of such unserviceable condition, Seller shall be relieved of any penalties
for failure to comply with the minimum train size requirements that are attributable to such
unserviceable railcar. Should Seller be limited to seventy-five (75) railcars at any approved rail
shipping origin, and tender unit train consignments consisting of between seventy-five (75) and
ninety (90) railcars, then Seller shall pay Buyer an amount equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%)
of the Base Price for each ton of coal in such unit train.

     Seller shall provide, maintain, and operate at each approved rail shipping origin (except as
further provided herein) a unit train loading facility, including coal storage and track to
facilitate the proper loading of each unit train within twenty-four (24) hours of actual or
constructive placement by the railroad. Seller agrees to operate said loading facility(ies) on a
twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week basis.

     Seller agrees to load each unit train to comply with the Buyer’s Minimum Trainload
Requirements and Maximum Load Limit requirements. To comply with Buyer’s Minimum

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Trainload Requirements, Seller shall load each unit train of coal to full visible capacity and
an average lading weight of at least ninety-eight (98) tons per steel railcar and one hundred seven
(107) tons per aluminum railcar if such railcars are Buyer-provided railcars. Seller shall load
each unit train to a minimum of ninety-eight percent (98%) of the total marked load capacity of all
the railcars in the unit train if such railcars are carrier-provided railcars. Additionally,
Seller recognizes that Buyer shall be assessed a penalty by the railroad for phantom tons in the
event that Seller fails to load each unit train to a lading weight of ninety-eight percent (98%) of
the total of the marked load limit of all the railcars in the unit train. To comply with Buyer’s
Maximum Load Limit Requirements, Seller shall not load any railcar in excess of a gross load limit,
including lading and railcar, of 270,000 pounds. Buyer shall have the right to alter the Minimum
Trainload Requirements and Maximum Load Limit Requirements by giving Seller seven (7) days prior
written notice; provided, however, Buyer’s Minimum Trainload Requirements shall not require Seller
to load railcars to within two (2) tons of the Maximum Load Limit Requirement.

     If Seller fails to comply with the foregoing origin loading requirements and/or the Maximum
Load Limit Requirements, Seller shall pay to Buyer the penalty charges assessed by the railroad.
The charges will be those actually paid to the railroad and will not exceed those published in the
railroad’s Freight Tariff No. ICC-CSXT-8200, Series, in effect when such charges were incurred. If
Seller fails to comply with Buyer’s Minimum Trainload Requirement, then Seller shall pay to Buyer a
penalty charge of $0.03 per ton or part of a ton that the average lading weight per railcar falls
short of the Minimum Trainload Requirement times the actual number of tons in the unit train.

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     (b) Should Buyer, in accordance with the terms of Article III of this Agreement, reject any
railcar load(s) of coal in any shipment, Seller shall arrange for the removal of such rejected
railcar(s). All costs assessed by the railroad, including but not limited to reconsignment
charges, transportation charges, and demurrage charges, shall be to the account of Seller. In
addition, if the rejected railcar(s) of coal are Buyer-provided railcar(s), then Seller shall also
pay the per diem and mileage charges as defined in the Car Hire Tables of the Official Railway
Equipment Register, ICC-REF-6411 Series, as amended. Such per diem charges shall be effective as
of the first 7:00 AM following Buyer’s rejection until the railcar(s) are unloaded at a destination
specified by Seller and then returned to a destination specified by (or by the railroad, if
applicable) for further utilization. Such mileage charges shall be based on the loaded and empty
miles traveled by the rejected railcar(s) from the point of rejection to such specified return
destination.

     (c) During periods of freezing temperatures, Buyer shall provide notice on a weekly basis,
regarding freeze-proofing. When directed by Buyer to use freeze-proofing agents, Seller shall
cause these agents to be properly applied during loading in sufficient quantity for the coal to
comply with the free flowing requirements (when received at the consigned destination) expressed
elsewhere in this Agreement, and Seller shall include the statement “Freeze Treatment Applied” on
the shipping manifests. For each ton of coal delivered under this Agreement to which such
freeze-proofing has been applied in strict accordance herewith, an amount of one and one-half
percent (1.5%) of the Base Price applicable thereto shall be added to the Selling Price of such
coal.

     (d) Seller shall indemnify, save harmless, and defend Buyer, its agents, and its affiliates
(all referred to in this sentence as “Buyer”) from and against any liabilities, expenses,

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claims, and all other obligations whatsoever, including without limitation, all judgments
rendered against and all fines and penalties imposed upon Buyer (whether severally, or in
combination with others) and any reasonable attorneys’ fees and any other costs of litigation (all
of which are hereinafter referred to as “liabilities”) arising out of injuries or death to any
person(s), or damage to any property, caused by or related to, in whole or in part, the railcars
furnished hereunder (as applicable), between the time that such railcars are delivered to Seller or
Seller’s agent and the time that custody thereof is properly returned to Buyer (or to Buyer’s agent
carrier, if applicable), except for that portion of any such liabilities that rise out of Buyer’s
contributing negligent acts or negligent omissions. Any injury or death to person(s) or damage to
property as hereinbefore described shall be reported to Buyer by Seller immediately upon the
occurrence thereof, and confirmed in writing as soon as possible.

     Section 4. If, during any calendar month(s), Buyer and Seller mutually agree to
deliver all or any portion of the scheduled quantity obligation of Specification “A” coal FOB barge
rather than FOB rail, Seller shall load such Specification “A” coal into Buyer-provided barges.
Seller shall load all Specification “A” coal to be delivered hereunder into Buyer-provided barges
at the approved barge shipping origin(s) (hereinafter the “approved barge shipping origin”) as
described on Exhibit 1, attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof, at which time delivery and
title for coal conforming to this Agreement shall pass to Buyer. Such barge shipments shall be
tendered by Seller loaded to each barge’s normal draft capacity (each such barge of coal
hereinafter referred to as “bargeload lot”) unless otherwise directed by Buyer or its agents.

     The loading, switching, movement, and fleeting of barges between the time Buyer delivers the
barges and the time Buyer picks up the barges shall be at Seller’s risk and expense.

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     Except for the movement between Anker Rail & River Terminal and Dippel Barge Facility, Seller
shall not move, nor permit the movement of, any barge(s) provided by Buyer, or its agent, to any
other location once the barge(s) are delivered at an approved barge shipping origin for loading,
unless otherwise agreed to by Buyer. The movement of any barge(s) requested by Seller and approved
by Buyer shall be arranged and directed by Buyer at Seller’s expense.

     In the event that an approved barge shipping origin is utilized by more than one supplier of
coal to Buyer, Buyer shall arrange for the allocation and placement of barges on a weekly basis in
response to the suppliers’ reasonable requests. Barge requests are to be made by Seller under this
Agreement so as to provide for approximately equal weekly shipments in fulfillment of Seller’s
monthly quantity obligation hereunder.

     Seller shall not have the right to ship coal to be delivered under this Agreement from any
barge shipping origin other than the approved barge shipping origin(s) unless Seller shall first
have obtained Buyer’s written approval of such proposed shipping origin. Such written approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall further be conditioned upon Seller’s agreement to pay
any increase in barging and/or handling costs that would be incurred by Buyer for shipments made
from the proposed shipping origin as compared to the Alloy Dock at Milepost 89.7 on the Kanawha
River.

     (a) It shall be Seller’s obligation to provide adequate dock and harbor facilities at the
approved barge shipping origin(s), to load barges in accord to Buyer’s or its agent’s request, and
to dispatch and otherwise comply with reasonable requirements of Buyer or its agent’s barging and
operating schedule.

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     Seller shall indemnify, save harmless, and defend Buyer, its agents, and its affiliates (all
referred to in this sentence as “Buyer”) from and against any liabilities, expenses, claims, and
all other obligations whatsoever, including without limitation, all judgments rendered against and
all fines and penalties imposed upon Buyer (whether severally, or in combination with others) and
any reasonable attorneys’ fees and any other costs of litigation (all of which are hereinafter
referred to as “liabilities”) arising out of injuries or death to any person(s), or damage to any
property, caused by or related to, in whole or in part, the barges furnished hereunder, between the
time that such barges are delivered to Seller or Seller’s agent and the time that custody thereof
is properly returned to Buyer (or to Buyer’s agent carrier, if applicable), except for that portion
of any such liabilities that arise out of Buyer’s contributing negligent acts or negligent
omissions. Any injury or death to person(s) or damage to property as hereinbefore described shall
be reported to Buyer by Seller immediately upon the occurrence thereof, and confirmed in writing as
soon as possible.

     (b) Seller shall be responsible for all loss of, or damage to, any barge provided hereunder
and for the loss of any coal in said barge (other than damage or loss due to normal wear and tear,
latent or patent defects in the barge existing at the time of delivery) occurring after such barge
has been delivered to Seller at the approved barge shipping origin and while in the custody,
control, and possession of Seller. Seller shall reimburse Buyer for the cost to Buyer of repairing
or replacing any such barge in an amount not to exceed its replacement value at the time of its
loss or damage. Said replacement value shall be defined as the remaining year of life of said
barge, divided by the expected life of said barge when new, and multiplied by the current market
value of a new barge having similar design and capacity at the time of loss or damage. A barge
shall be deemed to have been delivered to Seller and be in Seller’s custody, control, and

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possession, when it has been secured by or on behalf of Buyer or its agent at an approved
barge shipping origin to await loading and shall be deemed to be picked up when untied for pick up
by or on behalf of Buyer from such approved barge shipping origin.

     Seller shall have the right, but not the duty, to refuse to load any barges which Seller
considers unseaworthy or contain an excessive amount of residual coal or extraneous material or are
otherwise in unserviceable condition upon delivery to Seller. In such event, Seller shall promptly
notify Buyer.

     (c) Seller shall be allowed three (3) free loading days for the loading of each barge
delivered by Buyer to an approved barge shipping origin. A loading day shall commence at 7:00 AM
of a calendar day and end at 7:00 AM the next calendar day. The first free loading day shall
commence at the later of 7:00 AM of a calendar day immediately following the delivery of said
barge, or 7:00 AM on the delivery date of the barge for loading specified in Seller’s notice.

     (d) The three (3) free loading days for a barge delivered shall end seventy-two (72)
consecutive hours after they commenced. Actual loading days for a barge shall commence
concurrently with the commencement of the three (3) free loading days and shall continue until the
barge has been loaded and Buyer has been advised that the barge is loaded and available at the
approved barge shipping origin for pick up by Buyer or its agent.

     (e) Seller shall maintain a demurrage account in which debits and credits for the loading of
barges shall be recorded. One credit for each barge delivered to be loaded with coal shall be
recorded in the demurrage account for each loading day for which the actual loading time for the
barge is less than the free loading days for the barge set forth above, and one debit for each
barge delivered to be loaded with coal shall be recorded in the demurrage account for each loading
day, or part of a loading day, for which the actual loading time for the barge is

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greater than the free loading days provided above for loading the barge, and for each
demurrage day accrued for each barge in a bargeload shipment rejected by Buyer as hereinafter
provided.

     (f) At the end of each calendar quarter throughout the term of this Agreement, the demurrage
account shall be balanced and settled as follows: Credits in the demurrage account shall be used
to cancel debits in the demurrage account with one credit canceling one debit. Seller shall pay to
Buyer the daily barge demurrage rate of $100.00 (which amount shall be adjusted in an amount
proportional to the adjustments to the Base Price under Article VI hereof), for each debit in a
demurrage account not so cancelled. There shall not be a payment for credits in the demurrage
account. Excess credits in a demurrage account accumulated during each calendar quarter which
remain unused following the balancing and settlement of the demurrage account shall be cancelled.

     (g) Should Buyer, in accordance with the terms of Article III of this Agreement, reject any
bargeload lot(s) as provided for herein, Seller shall pay all barge transportation cost(s)
associated with the shipment of such rejected bargeload lot(s), including the daily barge demurrage
rate effective as of the first 7:00 AM following Buyer’s rejection and all other costs incurred by
Buyer with respect to said shipment(s) from the time said bargeload lot(s) is (are) rejected until
the barge(s) is (are) unloaded at a location designated by Seller and subsequently transported to a
destination specified by Buyer for further utilization.

     Section 5. The coal to be delivered hereunder shall be properly consigned by Seller
(Rail Freight Collect if shipped by rail) for rail or barge delivery to Buyer’s designated
destination (also referred to in this Agreement as “Plant”). Buyer shall notify Seller of the
designated destination of shipments, and Seller, at its own risk and expense, shall have the right
to have an observer present at the unloading of such shipments.

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     Section 6. For each unit train or bargeload lot shipment of coal hereunder, Seller,
within twenty-four (24) hours of the completion of loading of such shipment, shall provide via
computer or telecopier (actual method specified by Buyer) to the applicable consigned destination,
and to Buyer, a shipping notice showing unit train and railcar number(s) or barge number(s),
estimated weight of the coal in each railcar or barge, shipping date, the rail shipping origin or
the barge shipping origin from which shipment was consigned.

     Section 7. Seller shall sample and analyze the coal as it is loaded into each unit
train or bargeload (lot(s) and notify Buyer, by telecopy, and/or Telex of the type of coal being
shipped (i.e., Specification “A”) and the short proximate (calorific value per pound, percent
moisture, percent ash, and percent sulfur) average analytical results of each unit train lot
shipment or bargeload lot shipment, including the identifying number of the railcars or barges
comprising such lot, within one (1) business day after the coal is loaded into the unit train or
bargeload lot for delivery.

ARTICLE III

SPECIFICATIONS, QUALITY & WEIGHT

     Section 1. The coal to be delivered hereunder shall be produced at approved
production source(s) as defined in Exhibit 1. Seller shall have no right to deliver coal under
this Agreement from any other production source without Buyer’s written consent that Seller may do
so, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

     In the event that Seller desires to supply coal from any other production source, Seller shall
notify Buyer in writing of such proposed new source, documenting as follows: location of mineral
tract(s); status of all legal interests in such tract(s); coal seam(s) designation (by tract[s]);
typical proximate analysis from such seam(s); typical ultimate analysis from such seam(s); typical
ash mineral analysis from such seam(s); trace element analysis from such

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seam(s); analysis of fusion temperatures, both in oxidizing and reducing atmospheres, from
such seam(s); an analysis of the sulfur forms from such seam(s); an analysis of Hardgrove
grindability for such seam(s); and any other pertinent information requested by Buyer.

     Seller shall not have the right to ship coal under this Agreement from any such proposed new
production source except upon Buyer’s written approval of Seller’s request pursuant to the
preceding paragraph, which shall be based upon Buyer’s reasonable determination of the suitability
of such proposed source for Buyer’s purposes hereunder. Buyer shall require prior to its approval
that: (i) the coal would meet the requirements of Article III, Section 2 and the “Contracted”
specifications of Article III, Section 3 of this Agreement; (ii) none of the aforementioned
analyses (proximate, ultimate, ash mineral, trace element, fusion temperatures, sulfur forms, or
grindability) differ in material respect from the coal from production sources initially approved
in Exhibit 1; (iii) Seller owns or controls the reserves from which such coal would be produced;
(iv) the reserves of coal are located in the state of West Virginia; and (v) the supplying of such
coal shall not result in a higher delivered price (¢/MMBtu) to Buyer than the coal shipped from the
Harris loadout (OPSL No. 65289).

          In the event that Buyer gives written approval for such new source, subsequent shipments from
such source shall be subject to this Agreement in all respects.

     Section 2. The coal to be delivered hereunder shall have a maximum top size of two
inches (2”), and shall be free flowing and free of extraneous material upon uploading at Buyer’s
Plant.

     Section 3. The coal from each respective approved rail shipping origin based upon the
applicable analyses obtained pursuant to Article VIII, shall meet the following “Contracted”
specifications under the table entitled “SPECIFICATION A” on a Contract Half-Month basis

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(except for lbs. SO2/MMBtu on both a Contracted and Suspension Half-Month weighted
average basis, and for Volatile Matter on a Contracted Half-Month weighted average basis, which
shall be additionally based on the combined weighted average of all shipping origins for
Specification “A” coal as further provided for in footnote ***). Further, for the purposes of this
Article, the following “Suspension” specifications under the table “SPECIFICATION A” shall
also be applicable to the coal from each such respective origin on the indicated bases.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SPECIFICATION A	 
	 	 	“As-Received” Basis	 
	 	 	Contracted	 	 	Suspension Basis	 
	 	 	Half-Month	 	 	Half-Month	 	 	Applicable Lot	 
	 	 	Wtd. Avg.	 	 	Wtd. Avg. (A)*	 	 	Wtd. Avg. (B)*	 
	 	 	 	 	 	Minimum	 	 	Maximum	 	 	Minimum	 	 	Maximum	 
	Caloric Value (Btu/lb.)
	 	 	12,300	 	 	 	12,000	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	11,800	 	 	 	N/A	 
	Moisture (%)
	 	 	8.0	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	9.0	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	10.0	 
	Ash (%)
	 	 	13.0	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	14.0	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	15.0	 
	**Ash Loading
(lbs. Ash/MMBtu)
	 	 	11.0	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	12.0	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	13.0	 
	Volatile Matter (%)
	 	 	330.0	***	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	27.0	 	 	 	N/A	 
	Hardgrove Grindability
	 	 	344.0	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	(c)	*	 	 	N/A	 
	Sulfur (%)
	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	0.7	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 
	**Sulfur Dioxide
(lbs. SO2/MMBtu)
	 	 	£1.45	***	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	1.45	***	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	1.50	 
	Ash Fusion Temp.
(H=1/2W)°F, Red. Ats.
	 	 	32700	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	N/A	 	 	 	2650	 	 	 	N/A	 

 

			
	*	 	Definitions:

	 	 	 
	(A)=

	 	the half-month weighted average analysis result (as determined under Article
IV).
	 

	 	 
	(B)=

	 	the analysis result of the sample (or composite of samples,
if more than one) representing each unit train of coal.
	 

	 	 
	(C)=

	 	the “suspension” specification for grindability shall be no
less than X, where X = 12,300 times 44.0, divided by the actual weighted
average “As-Received” calorific value for such period.
	 

	 	 
	N/A:

	 	Not applicable.
	 

	 	 
	**

	 	For the purpose of determining the pounds of sulfur dioxide per
million Btu and pounds ash per million Btu, the figures shall be rounded to the
nearest one hundredth. For example, 1.604 pounds SO2 per million
Btu shall mean 1.60 pounds SO2 per million Btu, while 1.605 pounds
SO2 per million Btu shall mean 1.61 pounds SO2 per
million Btu and shall be deemed, for example, not to have met a 1.60 pounds
SO2 per million Btu specification.
	 

	 	 
	***

	 	The Half-Month weighted average SO2 from each
approved rail shipping origin (except as hereafter provided) and collectively
from all approved shipping origins shall not exceed a maximum 1.45 pounds
SO2/MMBtu effective May 1, 2001 and thereafter. Additionally, the
maximum Contracted and Suspension Basis Half-Month weighted

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	 	average for sulfer dioxide (1bs. SO2/MMBtu) shall be 1.50 lbs.
effective September 1, 1999 and thereafter for coal shipped from each of the
following rail shipping origins: the Harris Mine, Rocklick Complex, and the
Wells Complex. The Contracted Half-Month weighted average volatile matter
from all approved rail shipping origins shall be greater than or equal to
30.0%. Additionally, the Contracted Half-Month weighted average for
volatile matter shall be 27.0% (minimum) for coal shipped from the Harris
Mine rail shipping origin.

     Section 4. In addition to all other remedies at law or in equity, except as
specifically limited elsewhere in this Agreement, and in addition to the price adjustments provided
for in Article VII, Buyer shall have the following rights and remedies upon Seller’s failure to
conform with the requirements as set forth in Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this Article and/or Article
II, Section 1.

     (a) Buyer shall have the right to reject any shipment if the coal in such shipment fails to
conform to any requirement set forth in Article III, Sections 1 or 2. Buyer shall also have the
right to reject a shipment if the coal in such shipment fails to conform to any requirement set
forth in Article III, Section 3, applicable to said shipment. Should Buyer elect to exercise such
right of rejection, it shall notify Seller of its election, such notification to be promptly
confirmed in writing.

     (b) Buyer shall have the right to suspend further shipments of coal hereunder from any
approved shipping origin(s) in the event the coal quality from such shipping origin(s) fails to
meet the defined minimum or exceeds the defined maximum “Suspension” specifications as set forth in
Section 3 of this Article, or if the coal fails to conform to any requirement set forth in Sections
1 or 2 of this Article and/or Article II, Section 1. Should Buyer exercise such right to suspend
further shipments, Buyer shall notify Seller in writing within twenty (20) calendar days after the
day or half-month period in which such failure occurs.

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     (c) Upon receipt of Buyer’s notice of suspension, Seller shall suspend further shipments from
such shipping origin(s) and make every reasonable effort to correct the conditions giving rise to
the shipment(s) of coal failing to conform to specifications. Seller shall inform Buyer in writing
on a weekly basis of such corrective actions taken by Seller.

     During such suspension, Seller shall, upon prior notice and subject to Seller’s reasonable
safety requirements, permit Buyer’s full access to the mine(s) designated in Exhibit 1, and to all
relevant engineering data and facilities related to such shipping origin(s). Buyer shall have the
right, but not the duty, to participate in discussions relating to the matter and to recommend
procedures to correct said matter.

     Such suspension shall continue until Seller provides buyer with assurances in writing that are
acceptable to Buyer (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld) stating that the conditions
causing shipment of nonconforming coal have been corrected and that Seller can and shall deliver
coal meeting Article III, Sections 1 and 2 and Article II, Section 1 requirements and meeting all
of the applicable specifications of Article III, Section 3.

     Upon receipt by Buyer of Seller’s satisfactory written assurances, shipments shall be resumed
at the rate specified in Article II.

     (d) In the event that: (i) Seller fails to provide Buyer with satisfactory assurances within
thirty (30) days after the date of Buyer’s notice of suspension as described in Article III,
Section 4(b); or (ii) having provided such assurances, Seller fails to correct such conditions and
resume shipments in the ensuing thirty (30) days thereafter; or (iii) after such resumption of
shipments, Seller’s subsequent deliveries from the suspended shipping origin(s) at any time during
the ensuing sixty (60) days fall below the minimum or exceed the maximum applicable “Suspension”
specifications in Article III, Section 3, or fail to conform to the requirements of

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Article III, Sections 1 and 2, and Article II, Section 1; then Buyer shall have the right to
hold Seller in anticipatory breach of this Agreement and enforce any and all claims for past,
present, and future damages incurred or to be incurred by reason of such breach, subject to the
limitation of consequential damages as specified in Article XVIII, Section 2.

     (e) Whether shipments suspended pursuant to Article III, Section 4(b) hereof shall be made up
shall be subject to Buyer’s sole discretion, subject to a mutually agreeable schedule so that such
make up tonnage shall be shipped no later than 365 calendar days following the date of the
resumption of deliveries after such suspension.

     (f) Seller shall, at all times, exercise reasonable care and diligence in its efforts to ship
to Buyer coal which conforms to the “Contracted” specifications of Section 3 of this Article III.

     Section 5. The weight of the coal delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be
determined by Buyer at its expense. For rail deliveries, the accuracy of scale(s) shall be
maintained between +0.20 percent. Scale(s) shall be calibrated at least once every six (6)
months in accordance with the guidelines established by the national Institute of Standards and
Technology Handbook #44. Such calibrations shall be performed by a party, mutually agreeable to
Buyer and Seller, in accordance with the aforementioned guidelines. For barge deliveries, conveyor
belt scales at the barge unloading facility(ies) shall be calibrated once each month to maintain
them to within +0.50 percent accuracy. The testing and calibration of such conveyor belt
shall be accomplished in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the National Institute of
Standard and Technology Handbook #44, or other procedures which shall be mutually acceptable to
Seller and Buyer. At Seller’s request, which Seller may make from time to time,

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Buyer shall inform Seller of the result of such testing and calibration. It shall be the
responsibility of Buyer to arrange and schedule scale calibrations when required.

     Buyer shall give prompt notice by telephone or telegram and confirm such notice in writing to
Seller if and when any scales are discovered to be in error beyond the limits established above.
During any period when such scales are inoperable, determination of the quantities of coal
delivered shall be made by a procedure to be established by agreement of Buyer and Seller. Seller
shall have the right, but not the duty, to have a representative present at any and all times to
observe the determination of weights and/or recalibration or testing of scales; however, Buyer
shall not be obligated to notify Seller to be present. If Seller should at any time question the
accuracy of the weights thus determined, Seller shall so advise Buyer and confirm the same in
writing. Buyer shall arrange to test the scales and shall give written notice to Seller of the
date of such test so that Seller may have a representative present. If such test shows the scales
to be in error, they shall be adjusted to the required accuracy established above. If such test
requested by Seller shows the scales to be within the applicable limits established above for the
respective scale, then Seller shall pay all costs of such test, otherwise Buyer shall pay all such
cost.

     If, upon testing pursuant to the above paragraph, the scales are determined to be in error
beyond the limits established above, an adjustment of the payment to Seller shall be made based on
the assumption that the condition causing the scales to be in error beyond such limits shall have
existed with respect to all coal unloaded on and after thirty (30) calendar days prior to Seller’s
notification to Buyer that Seller questions the accuracy of the weights, or the date of the
previous scale calibration, whichever is later. Such adjustments shall be in an amount equal to
the difference in the weights as specified in the applicable invoices and the weights that would

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have been obtained had the scales not been inaccurate, multiplied by the price per ton as
stated in said invoices.

     If, upon any regular calibration of the scales, the scales are determined to be in error
beyond the limits established above, an adjustment shall be made in the same manner provided in the
preceding paragraph, such adjustment to be based on the assumption that the condition causing the
scales to be in error beyond such limits shall have existed with respect to all shipments weighed
on and after a date thirty (30) calendar days prior to such determination, or the date of the
previous scale calibration, whichever is later.

     Any payments due by either party to the other, as a result of adjustments made pursuant to
this Article III, Section 5, shall be paid within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the
determination thereof.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENT

     Buyer shall pay Seller by wire transfer (recipient account per Seller’s advice) in United
States Funds for all coal received, unloaded, taken into account, and accepted hereunder.

     Buyer shall submit to Seller the weight, analytical, and pricing data on such coal taken into
account and accepted during each half-month within five (5) working days after each such
half-month. Thereafter, Seller shall mail to Buyer, within two (2) working days of receipt of such
information, an invoice (referencing the contract number designated by Buyer), in triplicate,
covering such half-month unloadings.

     Buyer shall make payment to Seller within twenty (20) calendar days after the close of such
half-month, provided Seller’s invoice is submitted in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

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     For the purpose of this Agreement, “month” shall mean a calendar month and “half-month” shall
mean either the first fifteen (15) calendar days of a month or the calendar days in a month after
the fifteenth (15th) calendar day thereof, as the case may be.

ARTICLE V

PRICE

     For coal accepted hereunder, the FOB railcar or FOB barge price for all approved shipping
origins to be paid to Seller by Buyer (hereinafter “Selling Price”) for each ton thereof shall be
the then applicable Base Price (as determined under Article VI) plus or minus such other charges or
credits to the Base Price as determined pursuant to Article VII, and Article II, Section 3, if
applicable.

ARTICLE VI

BASE PRICE & BASE PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

     Section 1. The initial Base Price shall be $45.00 per ton, effective November 1,
2007. Such Base Price shall be subject to adjustments in accordance with the provisions
hereinafter set forth in this Article VI.

     Section 2. The Base Price shall be redetermined, to the nearest tenth of a cent by the
methods prescribed in Section 3 of this Article. The Base Price as so adjusted shall be the Base
Price applicable to any coal shipped on and after the effective date of any such adjustment and
shall remain in effect until the Base Price is again adjusted pursuant to this Article.

     Section 3. Adjustable Components.

     (a) [Intentionally blank]

     (b) Assessments Components. The Assessments Component shall be adjusted effective on
the first day of the next half-month following the effective date of any change occurring after
November 1, 2007 (except when such change is effective on the first day of a

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month in which case the Assessments Component shall be adjusted as of such date) in the
assessment to Seller for Federal Reclamation Fee, Federal Black Lung Excise Tax, West Virginia
Special Reclamation Tax, and West Virginia Mines and Minerals Operations Fund Tax, as further
defined in this Section 3(b). Such amounts shall be adjusted for any related tax credits allowed
Seller. For the purposes of calculating price adjustments under this Section 3(b), all adjustments
shall be deemed to be based on those assessments applicable to underground mining.

The initial amounts of the Federal Reclamation Fee and the Federal Black Lung Excise Tax as shown
in Section 4 below are net of a four percent (4%) deduction for moisture content in excess of
inherent moisture ($.135 — $.005 = $.130 Federal Reclamation Fee, and $1.100 — $0.044 = $1.056
Federal Black Lung Excise Tax). In the event of an adjustment to the base amounts of $0.150 per
ton and $1.100 per ton for the Federal Reclamation Fee and the Federal Black Lung Excise Tax
respectively, the adjusted amounts pursuant to this Section 3(b) shall reflect said four percent
(4%) deduction for moisture content in excess of inherent moisture. Said four percent (4%)
deduction shall be fixed and firm for the term of this Agreement.

     (c) Changes in Law. Seller hereby certifies that to the best of its knowledge the
approved production source(s) are in good faith compliance with the rules, practices, and standards
issued by any governmental agency with respect to legislation, regulations, rules, or mandates
which were in effect either by interim or final rules, or passed, adopted, or promulgated but to go
into later effect, as of November 1, 2007.

     (i) In the event of the enactment, modification, revision, or changes in the interpretation as
set forth in a legally enforceable written policy memorandum from the applicable governmental
entity or decision by a court of competent jurisdiction of any federal, state or local legislation,
regulations, rules, or mandates issued pursuant thereto, including but

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not limited to the Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977 and the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977, after November 1, 2007, which affect the bituminous coal industry with
respect to reclamation; conservation; environmental protection; mine safety; mine working
conditions and practices; ventilation; health; occupational hazards; research, reclamation, and
conservation of mined area; or other aspects of coal production, and which increases or decreases
Seller’s cost of producing coal under this Agreement, an equitable adjustment will be made to the
current Base Price to recognize such changed cost; provided, however, there shall be no changes
made in the Base Price hereunder for changed costs related to labor related benefits or taxes, real
or personal property taxes, corporate net income and franchise taxes, Federal Reclamation Fee,
Federal Black Lung Excise Tax, West Virginia Special Reclamation Tax, and West Virginia Mines and
Minerals Operations Fund Tax, inasmuch as the exclusive adjustments for such items are provided for
in Subsection (a) and (b) hereof, (should any such item listed for exclusion become known by a
different name, or should a new tax or assessment be levied for the same purpose(s), there shall
likewise be no change under this Subsection (c) for any such item).

     Buyer shall have the right, but not the obligation, to terminate this Agreement should any
such adjustment cause the Base Price to be increased by more than twenty-five percent (25%) of its
then current amount or should the total of all such adjustments under this Section 3(c) cause the
Base Price to be increased by more than fifty percent (50%) of its initial amount as of November 1,
2007. Should Buyer terminate the Agreement as provided in the prior sentence, Seller may nullify
such termination by giving written notice to Buyer within ten (10) calendar days after receiving
Buyer’s notice of such termination that Seller permanently waives its right to the amount of such
adjustment which is in excess of any such limits, as applicable.

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     If any of the foregoing governmental actions cause Seller to incur any increase in costs as
hereinbefore described, then Seller shall consider and, if in its good faith judgment determines it
is warranted (as further defined), contest or appeal the legal basis of such actions and/or its
application to Seller, with the objective of mitigating any resulting increase in the Base Price
under this Article. Seller shall consult with Buyer in conjunction with making such determination,
which shall be based upon, by way of illustration but not of limitation, the likelihood of
prevailing in such action and by the economic impact, absent such contest or appeal, upon such Base
Price.

     Seller shall notify Buyer in the event of any governmental action applicable under this
Article and shall submit detailed documentation to allow determination of any such adjustment.
Notwithstanding Article XI, Section 3, if Seller and Buyer are unable to agree within ninety (90)
days of receipt by Buyer of Seller’s documentation as to the amount the price per ton should be
adjusted or as to whether the event is applicable, then the matter shall be submitted to a firm of
mining engineers and/or independent certified public accountants mutually agreeable to the parties
for final determination, which shall be binding upon the parties. The costs associated with any
such mining engineers’ and/or certified public accountants’ review shall be shared equally by the
Buyer and Seller.

     If upon agreement or final determination, an adjustment in the cost per ton is found to be
appropriate, appropriate credit for such amount on all tons shipped and accepted on and after the
effective date of any such change resulting in such price adjustment, plus interest computed on the
basis of the prime rate in effect at Citibank, N.A., commencing sixty (60) days after the effective
date of such change, shall be made to the party to whom the benefit of such credit is due;
provided, however, that Seller shall not be entitled to any such credit for such tonnage

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delivered prior to the date upon which Seller’s written request for such adjustment is
received by Buyer, nor for interest for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to such date of
Buyer’s receipt.

     (ii) If Buyer elects to terminate this Agreement under the provisions of this Article VI,
Section 3(c), then neither party shall have, after the effective date of such termination, any
further obligation under this Agreement; provided, however, that such termination shall not affect
any rights or obligations of Buyer or Seller existing under this Agreement for coal shipped or
required to be shipped prior to the effective date of said termination.

     (d) West Virginia Severance Tax Component. The Base Price includes a component for
West Virginia Severance Tax in the amount of five percent (5.00%) of the Base Price. Any time
there is a change in any of the Base Price Components or a change in the Severance Tax rate, a new
Severance Tax Component shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set forth in Exhibit 2,
attached hereto and hereby made a part hereof. Such components shall be adjusted for any related
tax credits allowed Seller.

     Section 4. The amount of the initial Base Price allocated to each Component thereof,
and the method to be used for the adjustment of each such Component, are as follows:

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	 	 	Initial Amount	 	 
	Component	 	Per Ton of Base Price	 	Comments
	Unadjusted Fixed Portion
	 	 	41.621	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Assessments
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	a. Federal Reclamation Fee

	 	 	.130	 	 	Shall be adjusted pursuant to
Article VI, Section3(b)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	b. Federal Black Lung Excise Tax

	 	 	1.056	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	c. WV Special Reclamation Tax

	 	 	.030	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	d. WV Mines and Minerals Operations Fund Tax

	 	 	.020	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Changes in Law
	 	 	0.000	 	 	Shall be adjusted pursuant to
Article VI, Section3(c)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	WV Severance Tax
	 	 	2.143	 	 	Shall be adjusted pursuant to
Article VI, Section 3(d)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	INITIAL FOB BASE PRICE
	 	$	45.000	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

ARTICLE VII

ADJUSTMENT OF PRICE FOR QUALITY

     In order for the Selling Price to accommodate variations in calorific value and the
sulfur dioxide value of the coal delivered hereunder, there shall be an amount added to or
subtracted from the Base Price as provided in this Article.

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     Section 1. If the weighted average calorific value of the Specification “A” coal
received at each respective consigned destination during the half-month period is greater than the
applicable “Contracted” half-month weighted average specification (“Guaranteed”) Btu per pound,
then there shall be an amount added to the Base Price, as determined by the following formula, to
arrive at the Selling Price for such coal:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Amount Per Ton
of Increase for
Caloric = Value

	 	(Actual Btu — Guaranteed Btu) x
 

(Guaranteed Btu)
	 	.73 x Base Price Redetermined
Pursuant to Article VI

provided, however, that no premium shall be paid for the increment, if any, by which the
calorific value of such coal exceeds the Guaranteed Btu by 1000 Btu per pound.

     Section 2. If the weighted average calorific value of the Specification “A” coal
received at each respective consigned destination during the half-month period is less than the
Guaranteed Btu per pound, then there shall be an amount subtracted from the Base Price, as
determined by the following formula, to arrive at the Selling Price for such coal:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Amount Per Ton
of Decrease for =
Caloric Value

	 	(Guaranteed Btu — Actual Btu) x
 

(Guaranteed Btu)
	 	Base Price Redetermined Pursuant to
Article VI

     Section 3. An initial amount of three dollars ($3.00) per ton, subject to
adjustment of such initial amount as provided herein, shall be deducted from the Base Price to
arrive at the Selling Price for each unit train lot or bargeload lot (or a composite of two (2) or
more bargeload lots) of coal shipped having a sulfur dioxide (SO2) value greater than
the maximum SO2

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     Applicable Lot “Suspension” specification applicable under Article III, Section 3. This
deduction shall be in addition to the Btu quality adjustment as provided in Sections 1 and 2 of
this Article and to Buyer’s other remedies as provided in Article III of this Agreement.

At any time such shipments occur, the percentage change (carried out four decimal places, e.g.,
6.124% shall be 0.0612) between the initial Base Price and the adjusted Base Price applicable to
such coal shall be multiplied by three dollars ($3.00) and the amount obtained (rounded to the
nearest tenth of a cent) shall be added to or subtracted from, as the case may be, the three
dollars ($3.00) in lieu of any such previous adjustment thereto and the amount thus obtained shall
be the applicable Selling Price deduction for SO2 quality of such coal.

     Section 4. [Intentionally blank]

     Section 5. In addition to the foregoing provisions of this Article, if the combined
weighted average sulfur dioxide per million Btu value of Specification “A” coal received at the
consigned destination from all approved shipping origins during a half-month period is more than
1.20 lbs. per million Btu, then there shall be an amount subtracted from the Base Price as
determined by the following formula, to arrive at the Selling Price for such coal:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Amount Per Ton
of Decrease for
Excess SO2 Value

	 	= Actual lbs.SO2/Btu
— 1.20 lbs. SO2/Btu
X 0.150 X
	 	Base Price Redetermined Pursuant to Article VI

ARTICLE VIII

SAMPLING AND ANALYSES

     Section 1. All coal delivered hereunder shall be sampled by Buyer using a
mechanical sampling system before it is commingled with other coal and approximately at the time it
is weighed. The sampling party shall determine, by proper analyses made in its laboratory

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and at its expense, the “as-received” quality and characteristics of the coal. The sampling
and analyses shall be performed in accordance with methods approved by the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM), or such other method as may be mutually acceptable. Except as
otherwise provided in this Article, the results of the sampling and analyses by the sampling party
shall be accepted as the quality and characteristics of the coal delivered hereunder.

     Section 2. Seller shall have the right to have a representative present at any and all
times to observe the sampling and to receive a split of the resultant laboratory pulp when sampling
is being performed pursuant to Section 1 above, and Seller may also analyze the coal either from
its own samples or from samples taken by Buyer. Buyer shall retain the remaining portion of the
laboratory pulp of each coal sample until the twentieth (20th) day following the
calendar half-month in which the applicable lot of coal represented by such sample was unloaded at
the Plant so that Seller (and/or a commercial laboratory employed by Seller) may obtain and analyze
a portion of such laboratory pulp. Seller’s analytical results obtained from such pulp portion,
however, shall not be relevant for any purpose under the Agreement.

     Section 3. The results of the sampling and analyses by Buyer shall be accepted as the
quality and characteristics of the coal delivered hereunder at each respective consigned
destination; provided, however, that if Seller should at any time question the correctness of
either the sampling or the analyses made by Buyer, Seller shall have the right to have up to two
(2) unit trains of coal or up to six (6) bargeload lot(s) of coal hereunder individually sampled
and analyzed by a commercial testing laboratory, mutually chose, and using mutually acceptable
procedures. The results of such commercial testing laboratory’s sampling and analyses shall be
accepted as the quality and characteristics of such coal. If the average of one or more of the coal
quality parameter values of the gross samples separately collected and analyzed by the

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commercial testing laboratory differ by more than the ASTM (or other mutually agreed
methodology) reproducibility tolerance ranges for such respective coal quality parameter, when
compared to the average values of the gross samples separately collected and analyzed by the Buyer
when both sets of samples have been taken from the same delivery of coal, then Buyer shall pay such
charges of such commercial testing laboratory, otherwise Seller shall pay such charges.

     Section 4. Unless Seller challenges, pursuant to Section 3 of this Article, the
accuracy of either the sampling or analyses made by Buyer by written notice to Buyer within thirty
(3) calendar days after receipt of Buyer’s notice of such analytical results, Seller shall be
deemed to have waived all claims with respect to such sampling and analyses.

     Section 5. Coal received, unloaded, and taken into account that is not sampled but not
analyzed for reasons beyond Buyer’s control shall be taken into account as follows: If during any
half-month at least seventy-five (75) percent (by weight) of coal delivered from an approved
shipping origin at a respective consigned destination during such period has been sampled and
analyzed, then the weighted average analytical results of such samples shall be applicable to all
coal delivered from such shipping origin to such consigned destination during such half-month
period. If at least seventy-five (75) percent (by weight) of coal delivered from an approved
shipping origin at a consigned destination during any such half-month period has not been sampled
and analyzed, then the weighted average analytical results of the portion of sampled and analyzed
coal shall apply to such portion, and the weighted average analytical result of the last preceding
four (4) half-months in which at least seventy-five (75) percent (by weight) of the coal delivered
from such shipping origin to such consigned destination was sampled and analyzed

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shall be applicable to such portion of the coal delivered from such shipping origin which was
not sampled and/or was not analyzed for such half-month period.

ARTICLE IX

[Intentionally blank]

ARTICLE X

MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS

     The parties hereto recognize that major technological improvements during the term hereof
in mining, hauling, handling, or processing coal may provide Seller the opportunity to reduce its
costs of supplying coal hereunder. Seller agrees to consider the introduction of any such new
technology in mining, hauling, handling, or processing coal at the approved production sources and
shall implement such new technology if feasible. The Selling Price for all coal delivered from any
approved production source where any such new technology is introduced shall be reduced by fifty
percent (50%) of the difference between Seller’s normal production, hauling, handling, and
processing costs per ton without such new technology and such production, hauling, handling, and
processing costs per ton subsequent to the implementation of such new technology, including
depreciation of any related capital expenditures(s), amortization of any costs related to
installation of such new technology, and a rate of return on such expenditures and costs at the
then existing prime rate of Citibank, N.A., prorated over the normal useful life of any such
capital expenditure(s).

     The Selling Price hereunder shall not be reduced pursuant to this Article X based on Seller’s
use in the approved production sources of any technology, if such technology was generally
available for commercial use in the mining industry as of November 1, 2007.

ARTICLE XI

ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM

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     Section 1. [Intentionally blank]

     Section 2. In the event that supervening events or circumstances shall render
inapplicable any of the methods set forth in Article VI for computing price adjustments hereunder,
the parties hereto shall meet promptly to consider and agree upon new and revised methods
appropriate to the circumstances then prevailing.

     Section 3. Seller and Buyer shall keep accurate up-to-date records and books of
account showing all costs, payments, price revisions, credits, debits, weights, analyses, and all
other data required of each of them for the purpose of administering this Agreement.

     Each time the price is to be revised in accordance with Article VI and at any other reasonable
time upon ten (10) days notice from Buyer, Seller shall furnish to Buyer a detailed statement (a
“claim”) showing Seller’s calculations of the price which should then be in effect under the
provisions of this Agreement.

     Buyer shall make a preliminary review of the claim within a reasonable amount of time. Upon
completion of Buyer’s preliminary review, Buyer may submit to Seller a letter explaining the
differences, if any, in the price as shown on the claim and the price as determined by Buyer’s
preliminary review. Buyer shall then submit a letter agreement to Seller for its review and
countersignature to establish a tentative price adjustment. The price adjustment as agreed to in
the fully executed letter agreement, either a debit or credit, shall be processed using Buyer’s
normal payment procedures and, if necessary, a tentative retroactive adjustment shall be made by
payment to the party to whom such tentative adjustment is due.

     From time to time, representatives of Buyer shall audit Seller’s claim(s) and recommend final
price adjustments associated with such claim(s). Thereafter, Buyer shall submit a letter agreement
to Seller for its review and countersignature to establish a final price adjustment. The

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price adjustment as agreed to in the fully executed letter agreement, either a debit or
credit, shall be processed using buyer’s normal payment procedures and, if necessary, a final
retroactive adjustment shall be made by payment to the party to whom such final adjustment is due.

     Section 4. Buyer and its designated representatives and/or agents including its
auditors, engineers, and geologists, shall at reasonable times, upon reasonable notice, have access
to the mine(s) producing coal under this Agreement; to all support facilities and to all records
pertaining to the coal reserves covered by this Agreement); to all records pertaining to
transportation costs, the determination of weights, and to any adjustments in price under this
Agreement; and to all records relating to the sampling and analytical determinations made pursuant
to Article VIII of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XII

FORCE MAJEURE

     No party shall be subject to liability to the other party for the failure to perform in
conformity with this Agreement where such failure results from an event or occurrence beyond the
control of the party affected thereby (and, in regard to Seller’s failure, is due solely to an
event or occurrence pertaining to the approved production source[s] making then current deliveries
to Buyer), such as without limitation, acts of God, war, insurrection, riots, nuclear disaster,
strikes, labor disputes, threats of violence, labor and material shortages, fires, explosions,
floods, river water levels or freeze-ups, breakdowns or damage to mines, plants, equipment or
facilities (including emergency outages or an extension of a scheduled outage of equipment or
facilities to make repairs to avoid breakdowns thereof or damage thereto), interruptions to or
slowdowns in transportation, railcar shortages, barge shortages, river lock outages, embargoes,
orders or acts of civil or military authority, laws, regulations, or administrative rulings. The
provisions of the above sentence shall not excuse a party from

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performing unless such party shall give written notice to the other party and furnish full
information as to the cause of the force majeure event and probable extent thereof within thirty
(30) calendar days after such cause occurs. Failure to give such notice and furnish such
information within the time specified shall be deemed a waiver of all rights under this Article for
such period of time during which notice was not given. No suspension or reduction by reasons of
force majeure shall invalidate the remainder of this Agreement but, on the removal of the cause,
shipments shall resume at the specified rate. (During such periods when a force majeure event or
occurrence claimed by Seller results in a reduction in shipments, shipments from the affected
production source(s) for ultimate delivery under this Agreement shall not be reduced below the pro
rata share which the average rate of such shipments therefrom pursuant to this Agreement for the
six (6) months preceding the force majeure event bears to the total contractual commitments to all
parties from such production source(s) as of the date of the force majeure event.) Deficiencies in
shipments under this Article shall be made upon in accordance with a mutually agreeable schedule.
Delivery of make up tonnage shall be scheduled so that such deliveries shall be shipped no later
than 365 calendar days following the date of the termination of the force majeure event which gave
rise to the suspension or reduction of shipments to be made up; provided, however, that the
delivery rate for any make up tons shall not exceed twenty-five thousand (25,000) tons per month,
unless otherwise required by Buyer and agreed to by Seller.

     Without limiting the generality of this Article, in the event of a partial or total
curtailment of the generating capacity at the Plant or partial or total curtailment of transmission
or distribution of electricity therefrom, or any other force majeure event pertaining to Buyer,
Buyer shall be relieved under this Article from its obligation to accept any portion or all
deliveries form

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Seller based upon the quantity of Seller’s coal scheduled for delivery under this Agreement
during the period over which such force majeure event or occurrence exists or existed.

     Seller shall furnish Buyer a monthly statement by the fifteenth (15th) day of the
calendar month setting force the amount of tonnage not shipped because of force majeure causes
asserted during the preceding calendar month, and shall inform Buyer in writing on a weekly basis
during the duration of such force majeure event as to the progress of the alleviation thereof.

     Nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring Seller or Buyer to accede to any
demands of labor, or labor unions, or suppliers, or other parties which Seller or Buyer considers
unacceptable.

ARTICLE XIII

WARRANTIES AND DEDICATION

     In addition to all other warranties and representations made by Seller in this Agreement,
Seller represents and warrants that (i) Seller has sufficient reserves of coal as defined in
Exhibit 1 to satisfy the quantity and quality provisions of this Agreement during the original term
hereof, including, but not limited to any elections of Buyer as to quantity under Article II,
Section 1; (ii) Seller is or will be, at the time specified for the first delivery of coal
hereunder, in good faith compliance with all laws and regulations regarding the mining and sale of
coal (notices and orders issued under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act and State and
Federal Reclamation Acts excepted); and (iii) Seller has filed or will have filed in a timely
manner to have obtained by said time all licenses, permits, certificates, and other documents
necessary for it to fulfill its obligations hereunder. Seller shall furnish, within thirty (30)
days of Buyer’s request, which Buyer may make from time to time and at any time, to Buyer a
statement indicating the amount of reserves that remain to fulfill the quantity and quality
requirements of this Agreement.

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     Seller covenants that it will, and does hereby, dedicate to this Agreement such quantity of
said coal reserves and appurtenant facilities as is required for the full performance of Seller’s
obligations hereunder during the original term (including Buyer’s options of quantity) and that
Seller will not sell nor contract to sell to others nor take for its own use coal from said
reserves in such quantity and quality as to jeopardize its ability to deliver the total quantity
and quality of coal called for by this Agreement. Nothing in this Article XIII shall be construed
as preventing Seller from mining and selling coal from said reserves to others nor from utilizing
said facilities provided Seller complies with the foregoing provisions with respect thereto.

ARTICLE XIV

BUYER’S RIGHT TO MARKET COAL WITH ORIGIN WEIGHTS AND ANALYSES

     Buyer reserves the right, at any time, and from time to time, at its sole discretion to
sell to any person, firm, or corporation whether or not associated or affiliated with Buyer any or
all coal purchased by Buyer under this Agreement where origin weights and analyses by Seller apply.

     In the event of any such sales by Buyer, and Buyer does not sample, analyze, and weigh said
coal, Seller’s analyses and weights shall govern for the purpose of payment to Seller, subject to
Buyer’s right, at Buyer’s sole risk and expense, to examine Seller’s sample, analyses, and weight
records and to have representatives present when Seller performs the sampling, analyses, and
weighing; provided, that in the event that Buyer challenges in writing the accuracy of the
sampling, analyses, or weights of Seller, then buyer shall have all of the rights and obligations
of “Seller” pursuant to Article III, Section 5 and Article VIII of this Agreement, and Seller shall
have all of the rights and obligations of “Buyer” under such provisions.

ARTICLE XV

[Intentionally blank]

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ARTICLE XVI

GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

     Seller hereby agrees that it does, and for the term of this Agreement will, comply with the
duties of “SELLER” under the “Government Contractor Compliance Certificate,” attached hereto and
hereby made a part hereof marked Exhibit 3.

ARTICLE XVII

EMPLOYEE INTEREST

     Seller represents to Buyer that Seller has not given and will not give, directly or
indirectly, anything of value to any employee or other representative of Buyer or its subsidiaries
or affiliates with the view of securing this Agreement or obtaining favorable treatment with
respect to the performance of this Agreement. If such representation is untrue, or becomes untrue,
Buyer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, to sue for damages, and to take such other
action as may be provided by law. If Seller obtains knowledge at any time that any such employee
has a direct or indirect interest in Seller or its affiliates, it will immediately inform Buyer of
such fact.

ARTICLE XVIII

WAIVER AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES

     Section 1. The failure of any party to insist in any one or more instances upon
strict performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement or to take advantage of any of its
rights hereunder shall not be construed as a future waiver of any such provisions or the
relinquishment of any such rights, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect
for the term of this Agreement.

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     Section 2. Neither Seller nor Buyer shall be liable for any special, incidental, or
consequential damages which exceed, in the aggregate, twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000.00)
for the entire term of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XIX

[Intentionally blank]

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ARTICLE XX

[Intentionally blank]

ARTICLE XXI

CONFIDENTIALITY

     The parties and their agents or representatives who, by this Agreement or otherwise,
obtain any documents or other information relative to this Agreement, shall, except for the
acceptable disclosure of information to other affiliated companies which shall also keep the same
confidential, keep confidential the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the transactions
provided for herein, and any such documents or other information unless readily ascertainable from
public information or sources, requested by a regulatory commission, or required by law to be
disclosed.

ARTICLE XXII

FINALITY

     This Agreement is intended as the final, complete, and exclusive statement of the terms
of the Agreement between the parties. The parties agree that parol or extrinsic evidence may not
be used to vary or contradict the express terms of this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be
amended or modified and no waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective, unless set forth in a
written instrument authorized and executed with the same formality as this Agreement.

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     The titles of the articles and sections of this Agreement have been inserted as a matter of
convenience for reference only.

ARTICLE XXIII

GOVERNING LAW

     This Agreement shall be construed, enforced, and performed in accordance with the laws of
the State of West Virginia.

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EXHIBIT 1

Page 1 of 2

Revision Effective November 1, 1995

SELLER’S PRODUCTION SOURCE(S), RESERVES OF COAL, APPROVED RAIL

SHIPPING ORIGIN(S), AND APPROVED BARGE SHIPPING ORIGIN(S)

          The production source(s) and reserves of coal to which reference is made
to in Section 1 of Article III and in Article XIII, respectively, consist of the
following:

          Sources and Reserves of Coal for Specification “A” Coal:

	1)	 	Big Mountain Complex (as depicted on the map attached hereto and
hereby made a part hereof) extracting the reserves consisting of the
Kittanning, Coalburg, Stockton, Dorothy, Chilton, and Hernshaw seams of coal
in Boone County, West Virginia.
	 
	2)	 	Colony Bay Mine (as depicted on the map attached hereto and hereby
made a part hereof) extracting the reserves consisting of the Kittanning,
Coalburg, and Stockton seams of coal in Boone County, West Virginia.
	 
	3)	 	Rocklick Complex (as depicted on the map attached hereto and hereby
made a part hereof) extracting the reserves consisting of the Winifrede,
Hernshaw, and No. 2 Gas seams of coal in Boone County, West Virginia.
	 
	4)	 	Wells Complex (as depicted on the map attached hereto and hereby made
a part hereof) extracting the reserves consisting of the Powellton, No. 2
Gas, and Eagle seams of coal in Boone County, West Virginia.
	 
	5)	 	Harris Mine (as depicted on the map attached hereto and hereby made a
part hereof) extracting the reserves consisting of the Eagle and No. 2 Gas
seams of coal in Boone County, West Virginia.
	 
	6)	 	Robin Hood Complex (as depicted on the map attached hereto and hereby
made a part hereof) extracting the reserves consisting of the Dorothy,
Williamson, Chilton, and Kittanning seams of coal in Boone County, West
Virginia.
	 
	7)	 	NuEast Mine (as depicted on the map attached hereto and hereby made a
part hereof) extracting the reserves consisting of the Kittanning, Clarion,
Stockton, Coalburg, Winifred, No. 2 Gas, Powellton, and Eagle seams of coal
in Kanawha, Fayette, and Boone Counties, West Virginia.
	 
	8)	 	Cook Mountain Reserve (as depicted on the map attached hereto and
hereby made a part hereof) extracting the reserves consisting of the
Kittanning, Stockton-Lewiston, and Coalburg seams of coal in Boone County,
West Virgina.

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EXHIBIT 1

Page 2 of 2

Revision Effective May 1, 1996

SELLER’S PRODUCTION SOURCE(S), RESERVES OF COAL,

APPROVED RAIL SHIPPING ORIGIN(S), AND 

APPROVED BARGE SHIPPING ORIGIN(S)

Approved Rail Shipping Origin(s) for Specification “A” Coal:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Facility	 	Origin rail Station	 	OPSL No.
	Big Mountain

	 	Prenter, WV
	 	CSXT 64790
	Wells

	 	Wells Prep Plant, WV
	 	CSXT 65275
	Rocklick

	 	Lick, WV
	 	CSXT 65288
	Colony Bay

	 	Wharton, WV
	 	CSXT 65285
	Harris

	 	Harris, WV
	 	CSXT 65289
	Robin Hood

	 	Robin Hood, WV
	 	CSXT 65325
	Cook Mountain

	 	Wells Prep Plant, WV
	 	CSXT 65275
	Cook Mountain

	 	Robin Hood, WV
	 	CSXT 65325

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Exhibit 2

WEST VIRGINIA SEVERANCE TAX

          Whenever there is any change in the Base Price or a change in the West Virginia Severance Tax
Rate, a new West Virginia Severance Tax subcomponent shall be calculated and the Base Price shall
be adjusted to reflect such change in accordance with the following:

				
	 	T =	 	    R     x BPE
1 — R

     where:

				
	 	T =	 	Revised West Virginia Severance Tax Subcomponent
				
	 	R =	 	The Statutory West Virginia Severance Tax Rate
				
	 	BPE =	 	The Current Base Price, excluding the West Virginia Severance Tax subcomponent

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Exhibit 3

Government Compliance Certificate

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Exhibit 10.11

	 	 	 
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

	 	BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
	100 Federal Street

	 	100 Federal Street
	Boston, Massachusetts 02110

	 	Boston, Massachusetts 02110
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 

September 24, 2007

Patriot Coal Corporation

701 Market Street

St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1826

Attention: Mark Schroeder, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

$500,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”) is pleased to offer to be the sole administrative agent
(in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for a revolving credit facility of up to
$500,000,000 (the “Senior Credit Facility”) to Patriot Coal Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“you” or the “Borrower”), and Bank of America is pleased to offer its commitment to provide up to
the full principal amount of the Senior Credit Facility, upon and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this letter (this “Commitment Letter”) and in the Summary of Terms and
Conditions attached as Exhibit A hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Summary of
Terms”). Banc of America Securities LLC (“BAS”) is pleased to advise you of its willingness in
connection with the foregoing commitment, as the sole and exclusive lead arranger and sole and
exclusive book manager (in such capacities, the “Lead Arranger”) for the Senior Credit Facility, to
use its best efforts to form a syndicate of financial institutions and institutional lenders
(including Bank of America) (collectively, the “Lenders”) for the Senior Credit Facility.

Bank of America will act as sole Administrative Agent for the Senior Credit Facility and BAS will
act as sole Lead Arranger for the Senior Credit Facility. No additional agents, co-agents or
arrangers will be appointed and no other titles will be awarded unless you and we shall so agree.

The commitment of Bank of America hereunder and the undertaking of BAS to provide the services
described herein are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent in a
manner acceptable to Bank of America and BAS: (a) the completion of a legal and confirmatory
business due diligence review of the Borrower and its subsidiaries in scope and with results
reasonably satisfactory to us; (b) the accuracy and completeness in all material respects of all
representations that you make to Bank of America and BAS in this Commitment Letter and your
compliance with all material covenants and agreements contained in this Commitment Letter
(including the Summary of Terms) and the Fee Letter (as hereinafter defined); (c) prior to and
during the syndication of the Senior Credit Facility there shall be no competing offering,
placement or arrangement of any debt securities or bank financing by or on behalf of the Borrower
or any of its subsidiaries if such debt securities or bank financing could have, in the reasonable
judgment of the Lead Arranger, a detrimental effect upon the primary syndication of the Senior
Credit Facility; (d) the negotiation, execution and delivery of definitive documentation for the

 

 

Senior Credit Facility consistent with the Summary of Terms and otherwise satisfactory to you and
us; and (e) no change, occurrence or development shall have occurred since June 30, 2007 that has
had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Summary of
Terms).

BAS intends to commence syndication of the Senior Credit Facility promptly upon your acceptance of
this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, and the commitment of Bank of America hereunder shall be
reduced dollar-for-dollar as and when corresponding commitments are received from the Lenders and
each such Lender has executed a commitment letter with the Borrower substantially similar to this
Commitment Letter. You agree to actively assist BAS in achieving a syndication of the Senior
Credit Facility that is satisfactory to BAS and you. Such assistance shall include your (a)
providing, and using commercially reasonable efforts to cause your advisors to provide, Bank of
America and BAS and the other Lenders upon request with all information reasonably deemed necessary
by Bank of America and BAS to complete such syndication, including, but not limited to, information
and evaluations prepared by you and your advisors, or on your behalf, relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Projections (as hereinafter defined), the “Information”), (b)
assisting in the preparation of an Information Memorandum and other materials to be used in
connection with the syndication of the Senior Credit Facility (collectively with the Summary of
Terms, the “Information Materials”), (c) using your commercially reasonable efforts, and using
commercially reasonable efforts to cause Peabody Energy Corporation (“Peabody”) to use its
commercially reasonable efforts, to ensure that the syndication efforts of BAS benefit materially
from your existing lending and banking relationships and the existing banking and lending
relationships of Peabody and (d) otherwise providing reasonable assistance to Bank of America and
BAS in their syndication efforts, including by making your officers and the officers of the
Borrower’s subsidiaries available, and using commercially reasonable efforts to make your advisors
available, from time to time to attend and make presentations regarding the business and prospects
of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, as appropriate, at one or more meetings of prospective
Lenders. You hereby agree that the Information Memorandum to be used in connection with the
syndication of the Senior Credit Facility shall be completed at least 30 days prior to the Closing
Date (as hereinafter defined).

It is understood and agreed that BAS will manage and control all aspects of the syndication in
consultation with you, including decisions as to the selection of prospective Lenders and any
titles offered to proposed Lenders, when commitments will be accepted and the final allocations of
the commitments among the Lenders. It is understood that no Lender participating in the Senior
Credit Facility will receive compensation from you in order to obtain its commitment, except on the
terms contained herein and in the Summary of Terms. It is also understood and agreed that the
amount and distribution of the fees among the Lenders will be at the sole and absolute discretion
of Bank of America and BAS.

You represent and warrant that (a) all financial projections concerning the Borrower and its
subsidiaries that have been or are hereafter made available to Bank of America, BAS or the Lenders
by you or any of your representatives (or on your or their behalf) (the “Projections”) have been or
will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by you to be reasonable at the time
made and (b) all Information, other than Projections and information of a general economic or
general industry nature, which has been or is hereafter made available to Bank of America, BAS or
the Lenders by you or any of your representatives (or on your or their behalf) in connection with
any aspect of the transactions contemplated hereby, as and when furnished, when taken as a whole,
is and will be complete and correct in all material respects and does not and will not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which
such statements are made. You agree to furnish us with further and supplemental information from
time to time until the date of the initial borrowing under the Senior Credit Facility (the “Closing
Date”) and, if reasonably requested by us, for a reasonable period thereafter as is necessary to
achieve a “successful syndication” (as defined in the Fee Letter) so that the representation

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and warranty in the immediately preceding sentence is correct on the Closing Date and on such later
date on which a “successful syndication” is achieved as if the Information were being furnished,
and such representation and warranty were being made, on such date. In issuing this commitment and
in arranging and syndicating the Senior Credit Facility, Bank of America and BAS are and will be
using and relying on the Information without independent verification thereof.

You acknowledge that BAS and/or Bank of America on your behalf will make available Information
Materials to the proposed syndicate of Lenders by posting the Information Materials on IntraLinks
or another similar electronic system. In connection with the syndication of the Senior Credit
Facility, unless the parties hereto otherwise agree in writing, you shall be under no obligation to
provide Information Materials suitable for distribution to any prospective Lender (each, a “Public
Lender”) that has personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information (within the
meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “MNPI”) with respect to the Borrower or its
affiliates or any other entity, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing. You agree,
however, that the definitive credit documentation will contain provisions concerning Information
Materials to be provided to Public Lenders and the absence of MNPI therefrom. Prior to
distribution of Information Materials to prospective Lenders, you shall provide us with a customary
letter authorizing the dissemination thereof.

By executing this Commitment Letter, you agree to reimburse Bank of America and BAS from time to
time on demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including, but not limited to,
(a) the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Latham & Watkins LLP, as counsel to the
Lead Arranger and the Administrative Agent, and of special and local counsel to the Lenders
retained by the Lead Arranger or the Administrative Agent and (b) due diligence expenses) incurred
in connection with the Senior Credit Facility, the syndication thereof, the preparation of the
definitive documentation therefor and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Bank of America, BAS, and each of their affiliates and
their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (each,
an “Indemnified Party”) from and against (and will reimburse each Indemnified Party as the same are
incurred for) any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) that may be incurred
by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in
connection with or by reason of (including, without limitation, in connection with any
investigation, litigation or proceeding or preparation of a defense in connection therewith) (a)
any matters contemplated by this Commitment Letter or any related transaction or (b) the Senior
Credit Facility and any other financings, or any use made or proposed to be made with the proceeds
thereof except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a final,
nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified
Party’s gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or material breach of this Commitment
Letter. In the case of an investigation, litigation or proceeding to which the indemnity in this
paragraph applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation
or proceeding is brought by you, your equityholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party, whether
or not an Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any aspect of the
transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. You also agree that no Indemnified Party shall
have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to you or your
subsidiaries or affiliates or to your or their respective equity holders or creditors arising out
of, related to or in connection with any aspect of the transactions contemplated hereby, except to
the extent of direct, as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive, damages.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Commitment Letter, no Indemnified Party shall be liable
for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through
electronic telecommunications or other information transmission systems, other than for direct or
actual damages resulting from the gross negligence, bad

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faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party as determined by a final and nonappealable
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

This Commitment Letter and the fee letter among you, Bank of America and BAS of even date herewith
(the “Fee Letter”) and the contents hereof and thereof are confidential and, except for disclosure
hereof or thereof on a confidential basis to Peabody and to your and their accountants, attorneys
and other professional advisors retained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or
as otherwise required by law, may not be disclosed in whole or in part to any person or entity
without our prior written consent; provided, however, it is understood and agreed that you may
disclose this Commitment Letter (including the Summary of Terms) but not the Fee Letter, after your
acceptance of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, in filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and other applicable regulatory authorities and stock exchanges. Bank of
America and BAS hereby notify you that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title
III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”), each of them is required to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies you, which information includes your name and
address and other information that will allow Bank of America or BAS, as applicable, to identify
you in accordance with the Act.

You acknowledge that Bank of America and BAS or their affiliates may be providing financing or
other services to parties whose interests may conflict with yours. Bank of America and BAS agree
that they will not furnish confidential information obtained from you to any of their other
customers and that they will treat confidential information relating to you and your affiliates
with the same degree of care as they treat their own confidential information. Bank of America and
BAS further advise you that they will not make available to you confidential information that they
have obtained or may obtain from any other customer. In connection with the services and
transactions contemplated hereby, you agree that Bank of America and BAS are permitted to access,
use and share with any of their bank or non-bank affiliates, agents, advisors (legal or otherwise)
or representatives any information concerning you or any of your affiliates that is or may come
into the possession of Bank of America, BAS or any of such affiliates.

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated by this Commitment Letter, you
acknowledge and agree that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services described herein regarding
the Senior Credit Facility are arm’s-length commercial transactions between you and your
affiliates, on the one hand, and Bank of America and BAS, on the other hand, (ii) you have
consulted your own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent you have deemed
appropriate, and (iii) you are capable of evaluating, and understand and accept, the terms, risks
and conditions of the transaction contemplated hereby; (b) (i) Bank of America and BAS each has
been, is, and will be acting solely as a principal and, except as otherwise expressly agreed in
writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent
or fiduciary for you, any of your affiliates or any other person or entity and (ii) neither Bank of
America nor BAS has any obligation to you or your affiliates with respect to the transaction
contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein; and (c) Bank of America
and BAS and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that
involve interests that differ from yours and those of your affiliates, and Bank of America and BAS
have no obligation to disclose any of such interests to you or your affiliates. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, you hereby waive and release any claims that you may have against Bank of
America and BAS with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in
connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated by this Commitment Letter.

The provisions of the immediately preceding five paragraphs shall remain in full force and effect
regardless of whether any definitive documentation for the Senior Credit Facility shall be executed
and delivered, and notwithstanding the termination of this Commitment Letter or any commitment or
undertaking of Bank of America or BAS hereunder; provided that provisions relating to reimbursement

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and indemnification shall automatically terminate and be superseded by the definitive documentation
for the Senior Credit Facility on the Closing Date.

This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter may be executed in counterparts which, taken together,
shall constitute an original. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Commitment Letter or the
Fee Letter by telecopier or facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart thereof.

This Commitment Letter (including the Summary of Terms) and the Fee Letter shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Each of you, Bank of America
and BAS hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or
counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this
Commitment Letter (including the Summary of Terms), the Fee Letter, the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby or the actions of Bank of America and BAS in the negotiation, performance or
enforcement hereof.

This Commitment Letter (including the Summary of Terms) and the Fee Letter embody the entire
agreement and understanding among Bank of America, BAS, you and your affiliates with respect to the
Senior Credit Facility and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the
specific matters hereof. However, please note that the terms and conditions of the commitment of
Bank of America and the undertaking of BAS hereunder are not limited to those set forth herein or
in the Summary of Terms. Those matters that are not covered or made clear herein or in the Summary
of Terms or the Fee Letter are subject to mutual agreement of the parties. No party has been
authorized by Bank of America or BAS to make any oral or written statements that are inconsistent
with this Commitment Letter. This Commitment Letter is not assignable by you without our prior
written consent and is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and the
Indemnified Parties.

This Commitment Letter and all commitments and undertakings of Bank of America and BAS hereunder
will expire at 5:00 p.m. (Boston, MA time) on September 24, 2007 unless you execute this Commitment
Letter and the Fee Letter and return them to us prior to that time (which may be by facsimile
transmission), whereupon this Commitment Letter (including the Summary of Terms) and the Fee Letter
(each of which may be signed in one or more counterparts) shall become binding agreements.
Thereafter, all commitments and undertakings of Bank of America and BAS hereunder will expire on
December 15, 2007, unless the Closing Date occurs on or prior to such date.

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We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with you in connection with this important
financing.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Adam H. Fey
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Adam H. Fey
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Vice President
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Jeffrey Bloomquist
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Jeffrey Bloomquist
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Principal
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO	 	 
	AS OF THE DATE FIRST ABOVE WRITTEN:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	 	/s/ Mark N. Schroeder	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Mark N. Schroeder	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

SUMMARY OF INDICATIVE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION

$500,000,000 SENIOR CREDIT FACILITY

	 	 	 
	Borrower:

	 	Patriot Coal Corporation (the “Borrower”).
	 
	 	 
	Guarantors:

	 	The Senior Credit Facility (defined below) shall be guaranteed by all existing and future
direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic and, to the extent no material adverse tax
consequences would result, foreign subsidiaries of the Borrower (with exceptions for
immaterial subsidiaries to be agreed) (the “Guarantors”). All guarantees shall be guarantees
of payment and not of collection.
	 
	 	 
	Administrative
	 	 
	Agent:

	 	Bank of America, N.A. (the “Administrative Agent” or “Bank of America”) will act as sole and
exclusive administrative agent.
	 
	 	 
	Lead Arranger and
	 	 
	Book Manager:

	 	Banc of America Securities LLC (“BAS”).
	 
	 	 
	Lenders:

	 	A syndicate of financial institutions (including Bank of America) arranged by BAS, which
institutions shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
(collectively, the “Lenders”).
	 
	 	 
	Senior Credit
	 	 
	Facility:

	 	$500.0 million 5-year revolving credit facility (the “Senior Credit Facility”), which shall be
available for the issuance of letters of credit (each a “Letter of Credit”), and shall include
a $50.0 million sublimit for swingline loans (each a “Swingline Loan”). Letters of Credit
will be issued by Bank of America and other Lenders to be mutually agreed (in such capacity,
each a “Fronting Bank”) and Swingline Loans will be made available by Bank of America, and
each Lender will purchase an irrevocable and unconditional participation in each Letter of
Credit and Swingline Loan.
	 
	 	 
	Swingline Option:

	 	Swingline Loans will be made available on a same day basis in a minimum amount of $100,000 or
a whole multiple of $50,000 in excess thereof. The Borrower must repay each Swingline Loan in
full no later than ten (10) business days after such loan is made.
	 
	 	 
	Purpose:

	 	The proceeds of the Senior Credit Facility shall be used for working capital (including the
issuance of Letters of Credit) capital expenditures, and other lawful corporate purposes,
including, without limitation, acquisitions.
	 
	 	 
	Closing Date:

	 	The execution of definitive loan documentation, to occur on or before a mutually agreeable
date to be determined (the “Closing Date”).

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	Interest Rates:

	 	As set forth in Addendum I.
	 
	 	 
	Maturity:

	 	The Senior Credit Facility shall terminate and all amounts outstanding thereunder shall be due
and payable in full 5 years from the Closing Date.
	 
	 	 
	Increase of Commitment:

	 	Provided that no Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall have the right,
without the consent of the Lenders but subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, to
effectuate from time to time an increase in the commitments under the Senior Credit Facility
by adding one or more commercial banks or other financial institutions or by allowing one or
more Lenders to increase their individual commitments hereunder; provided that (a) no increase
in individual commitments shall result in the aggregate commitments under the Senior Credit
Facility being more than $200,000,000 above the amount of the Senior Credit Facility on the
Closing Date and (b) no Lender’s individual commitment amount shall be increased without the
consent of such Lender.
	 
	 	 
	Mandatory Prepayments:

	 	100% of all net cash proceeds (i) from sales of property and assets of the Borrower and its
subsidiaries (excluding sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business and other
exceptions to be agreed upon in the loan documentation), (ii) from casualty and condemnation
events, and (iii) from the issuance or incurrence after the Closing Date of additional senior
secured debt of the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries otherwise permitted under the loan
documentation. Any mandatory prepayments pursuant to this paragraph shall not result in a
reduction in the commitments.
	 
	 	 
	Optional
	 	 
	Prepayments
	 	 
	And Commitment
	 	 
	Reductions:

	 	The Borrower may prepay the Senior Credit Facility in whole or in part at any time without
penalty, subject to reimbursement of the Lenders’ breakage and redeployment costs in the case
of prepayment of LIBOR borrowings. The unutilized portion of any commitment under the Senior
Credit Facility in excess of the Swingline Loans and the stated amount of all Letters of
Credit may be irrevocably canceled in whole or in part.
	 
	 	 
	Security:

	 	The Senior Credit Facility shall be secured by valid and perfected first priority (subject to
certain exceptions to be set forth in the loan documentation) liens and security interests in
all of the following:

	 	(a)	 	All present and future shares of
capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in)
each of the Borrower’s and each Guarantor’s direct present and
future subsidiaries (limited, in the case of each entity that is
a “controlled foreign corporation” under Section 957 of the
Internal Revenue Code, to a pledge of 66% of the capital stock
of each such first-tier foreign subsidiary to the extent the
pledge of any greater percentage would result in adverse tax
consequences to the Borrower);

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	 	(b)	 	All present and future
intercompany debt of the Borrower and each Guarantor;
	 
	 	(c)	 	Certain currently-owned and
after-acquired parcels of real property, including mines and
coal reserves, and related fixtures, held in fee or under lease,
as shall be mutually agreed;
	 
	 	(d)	 	All present and future personal
property and assets of the Borrower and each Guarantor, other
than described in (a) through (c) above, including, but not
limited to, machinery and equipment, inventory and other goods,
accounts receivable, bank accounts, general intangibles,
financial assets, investment property, license rights, patents,
trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, chattel paper, insurance
proceeds, documents, instruments, and cash; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	All proceeds and products of the
property and assets described in clauses (a) through (d) above.

	 	 	 
	 

	 	The Security shall ratably secure the relevant party’s obligations in
respect of the Senior Credit Facility, any treasury management
arrangements and any interest rate swap or similar agreements with a
Lender under the Senior Credit Facility.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Security shall exclude
the following: (i) those assets over which the granting of security
interests in such assets would be prohibited by contract, applicable
law or regulation or, with respect to the assets of any non-wholly
owned subsidiary, the organizational documents of such non-wholly
owned subsidiary, (ii) payroll, tax and other trust accounts, and
(iii) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower reasonably determine that the cost of obtaining such a
security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to
the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	The Borrower shall not be required to take any action other than
delivery of UCC financing statements with respect to perfection of
security interests in motor vehicles and other assets subject to
certificates of title not used in coal production operations.
	 
	 	 
	Conditions Precedent
	 	 
	To Closing:

	 	The Closing (and the initial funding) of the
Senior Credit Facility will be subject to
satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent:

	 	(i)	 	The negotiation, execution and
delivery of definitive documentation (including, without
limitation, reasonably satisfactory legal opinions and other
customary closing documents) for the Senior Credit Facility
satisfactory to BAS, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Administrative Agent shall
have received reasonably satisfactory evidence that the
Administrative Agent (on behalf of

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	 	 	 	the Lenders) shall have a valid and perfected first priority
(subject to certain exceptions to be set forth in the loan
documentation) lien and security interest in the collateral
referred to under the section “Security” set forth above.

	 	(iii)	 	The corporate and capital
structure of the Borrower shall be substantially similar as
disclosed in the Borrower’s draft Form 10 dated August 20, 2007.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	The completion (subject only to
the closing of the Senior Credit Facility) of the spin-off
transaction of the Borrower from Peabody Energy Corporation
(“Peabody”) on terms substantially similar to those described in
the Borrower’s draft Form 10, as amended through the date
hereof.
	 
	 	(v)	 	There shall not have occurred a
material adverse change in the business, assets, operations,
property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since June 30, 2007.
	 
	 	(vi)	 	All representations and
warranties in the definitive documentation for the Senior Credit
Facility shall be true and correct in all material respects as
of the date of such borrowing.
	 
	 	(vii)	 	The absence of any action, suit,
investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the
Borrower, threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or
governmental authority that could reasonably be expected to (y)
have a material adverse effect on the business, assets,
operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of
the Borrower and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (z)
materially adversely affect the validity or enforceability of
the loan documentation or the rights and remedies of the
Administrative Agent or the Lenders thereunder (collectively, a
“Material Adverse Effect”).
	 
	 	(viii)	 	The Administrative Agent shall have completed a legal and
confirmatory business due diligence investigation of the
Borrower and its subsidiaries in scope, and with results,
reasonably satisfactory to it and shall have received the
December 31, 2006 audited financial statements of the Borrower
and its subsidiaries, quarterly financial statements of the
Borrower and its subsidiaries dated the end of the most recent
fiscal quarter ended 45 days prior to the Closing Date for which
financial statements are available, and financial projections in
a form to be mutually agreed covering the term of the Senior
Credit Facility.
	 
	 	(ix)	 	Payment of all reasonable fees
and expenses related to the Senior Credit Facility required to
be paid at closing for which invoices have been received at
least one business day before the Closing Date.

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	Conditions Precedent
	 	 
	To All Borrowings:

	 	The following: (i) all representations and
warranties are true and correct in all
material respects as of the date of each
borrowing, and (ii) no event of default
under the Senior Credit Facility or
incipient default has occurred and is
continuing, or would result from such
borrowing.
	 
	 	 
	Representations
	 	 
	And Warranties:

	 	Usual and customary for transactions of this
type, to include without limitation (subject
to customary materiality and other
qualifications and exceptions to be mutually
agreed): (i) corporate existence and status;
(ii) corporate power and authority,
enforceability; (iii) no violation of law,
contracts or organizational documents; (iv)
no material litigation; (v) accuracy and
completeness of specified financial
statements and no material adverse change;
(vi) no required governmental or third party
approvals or consents; (vii) use of proceeds
and not engaging in business of
purchasing/carrying margin stock; (viii)
status under Investment Company Act; (ix)
ERISA matters; (x) environmental matters;
(xi) tax matters; (xii) ownership of
property and insurance matters; (xiii)
accuracy of disclosure; (xiv) compliance
with laws; (xv) subsidiaries; (xvi) no
default; (xvii) perfected liens, security
interests and charges; and (xviii) solvency.
	 
	 	 
	Covenants:

	 	Usual and customary for transactions of this
type, to include without limitation (subject
to customary materiality and other
qualifications and exceptions to be mutually
agreed): (i) delivery of financial
statements, SEC filings, compliance
certificates and notices of default, and
other materially adverse events; (ii)
compliance with laws and material
contractual obligations; (iii) payment of
obligations; (iv) preservation of existence;
(v) maintenance of books and records and
inspection rights; (vi) use of proceeds;
(vii) maintenance of insurance; (viii)
limitation on liens, mergers,
consolidations, sales of assets and
incurrence of debt; (ix) limitation on
dividends, stock redemptions and the
redemption and/or prepayment of other debt;
(x) limitation on investments (including
loans and advances) and acquisitions; (xi)
limitation on transactions with affiliates;
(xii) limitation on lines of business; and
(xiii) limitation on capital expenditures
accounting for maintenance capital as well
as acquisition and organic growth capital
expenditures.

Financial covenants as follows:

	 	•	 	Maintenance on a rolling four
quarter basis of a Maximum Leverage Ratio (total funded net
debt/EBITDA) of 3.25x; provided that for purposes of calculating
the Maximum Leverage Ratio, EBITDA for the first quarter after
the Closing Date shall equal EBITDA for the first quarter, times
4, EBITDA for the second quarter after the Closing Date shall
equal EBITDA for the first two quarters, times 2, EBITDA for the
third quarter after the Closing Date shall equal EBITDA for the
first three quarters, times 4/3, and thereafter, EBITDA shall be
calculated on a rolling four quarter basis, and

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	 	•	 	Maintenance on a rolling four
quarter basis of an Interest Coverage Ratio (EBITDA/interest
expense) of 3.50x; provided that the first Interest Coverage
Ratio test after the Closing Date shall be measured for one
fiscal quarter, the second Interest Coverage Ratio test after
the Closing Date shall be measured for two fiscal quarters, the
third Interest Coverage Ratio test after the Closing Date shall
be measured for three fiscal quarters, and each Interest
Coverage Ratio test thereafter shall be measured on a rolling
four quarter period.

	 	 	 
	Events of Default:

	 	Usual and customary in transactions of this
type, to include without limitation: (i)
nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or
other amounts (with grace periods in certain
cases to be agreed); (ii) any representation
or warranty proving to have been incorrect in
any material respect when made or confirmed;
(iii) failure to perform or observe covenants
set forth in the loan documentation within a
specified period of time, where customary and
appropriate, after such failure; (iv)
cross-default to other indebtedness in an
amount to be agreed; (v) bankruptcy and
insolvency defaults (with grace period for
involuntary proceedings); (vi) monetary
judgment defaults in an amount to be agreed;
(vii) actual or asserted invalidity of any
loan documentation; (viii) change of control
(with a definition to be agreed); and (ix)
customary ERISA defaults.
	 
	 	 
	Assignments and
	 	 
	Participations:

	 	Assignments: Subject to the consents
described below (which consents will not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), each Lender
will be permitted to make assignments to other
financial institutions in respect of the
Senior Credit Facility in a minimum amount
equal to $5 million.

Consents: The consent of the Borrower (not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed) will be required unless (i) an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) the
assignment is to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved
Fund (as such term shall be defined in the loan documentation). So
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing,
assignments will be subject to certain customary restrictions
regarding increased taxes and other costs. The consent of the
Administrative Agent will be required for any assignment of the
Senior Credit Facility to an entity that is not a Lender with a
commitment in respect of the Senior Credit Facility, an affiliate of
such Lender or an Approved Fund in respect of such Lender. The
consent of the Fronting Bank and the lender of any Swingline Loan
will be required for any assignment under the Senior Credit Facility.

Assignments Generally: An assignment fee in the amount of
$3,500 will be charged with respect to each assignment unless waived
by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. Each Lender will
also have the right, without consent of the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, to assign as security all or part of its rights
under the loan documentation to any Federal Reserve Bank.

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Participations: Lenders will be permitted to
sell participations with voting rights limited
to significant matters such as changes in
amount, rate, maturity date and releases of all
or substantially all of the collateral securing
the Senior Credit Facility or all or
substantially all of the value of the guaranties
of the Borrower’s obligations made by the
Guarantors. Participants will not have the
benefit of certain gross-up rights regarding
taxes and other increased costs.

	 	 	 
	Waivers and
	 	 
	Amendments:

	 	Amendments and waivers of the provisions of the
loan agreement and other definitive credit
documentation will require the approval of
Lenders holding loans and commitments
representing more than 50% of the aggregate
amount of loans and commitments under the Senior
Credit Facility, except that the consent of all
the Lenders affected thereby shall be required
with respect to (i) increases in the commitment
of such Lenders, (ii) reductions of principal,
interest or fees, (iii) extensions of scheduled
maturities or times for payment, and (iv)
releases of all or substantially all of the
collateral or the Guarantors. The loan
documentation will contain customary
“yank-a-bank” provisions.
	 
	 	 
	Indemnification:

	 	The Borrower will indemnify and hold harmless
the Administrative Agent, BAS, each Lender and
their respective affiliates and their officers,
directors, employees, agents and advisors from
and against all losses, liabilities, claims,
damages or expenses arising out of or relating
to the Senior Credit Facility, the Borrower’s
use of loan proceeds or the commitments,
including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and settlement costs, except for
losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses
resulting from an indemnified party’s gross
negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct.
This indemnification shall survive and continue
for the benefit of all such persons or entities.
	 
	 	 
	Governing Law:

	 	State of New York.
	 
	 	 
	Pricing/Fees/
	 	 
	Expenses:

	 	As set forth in Addendum I.
	 
	 	 
	Other:

	 	This Summary of Terms is intended as an outline
of certain of the material terms of the Senior
Credit Facility and does not purport to
summarize all of the conditions, covenants,
representations, warranties and other provisions
which would be contained in definitive
documentation for the Senior Credit Facility
contemplated hereby, which shall be subject to
agreement of the parties thereto. Each of the
parties shall (i) waive its right to a trial by
jury and (ii) submit to New York jurisdiction.
The loan documentation will contain customary
increased cost, withholding tax, capital
adequacy and yield protection provisions and
customary provisions for removing Lenders
subject to such costs.

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ADDENDUM I

PRICING, FEES AND EXPENSES

	 	 	 
	Commitment Fee:

	 	The Borrower will pay a fee (the “Commitment
Fee”), determined in accordance with the
Performance Pricing grid set forth below, on the
unused portion of each Lender’s commitments under
the Senior Credit Facility. The Commitment Fee
will be payable quarterly in arrears commencing
upon the Closing Date. Swing Line Loans will not
be deemed to be utilization for purposes of
calculating the Commitment Fee.
	 
	 	 
	Letters of
	 	 
	Credit Fees:

	 	The Borrower will pay a fee equal to the
Applicable Margin on LIBOR Loans (the “Letter of
Credit Fee”), determined in accordance with the
Performance Pricing grid set forth below, on the
maximum amount available to be drawn under each
Letter of Credit that is issued and outstanding.
The Letter of Credit Fee will be payable
quarterly in arrears, commencing on the Closing
Date, and will be shared proportionately by the
Lenders. In addition there shall be a fronting
fee of 0.125% per annum paid to the Fronting Bank
as well as customary administrative fees.
	 
	 	 
	Interest Rates:

	 	At the Borrower’s option, loans under the Senior
Credit Facility will bear interest at a rate
equal to the Applicable Margin, as determined in
accordance with the Performance Pricing grid set
forth below, plus one of the following indexes: (i) LIBOR and (ii) for Dollar-denominated loans
only, the Base Rate (to be defined as the higher
of (a) the Bank of America prime rate and (b) the
Federal Funds rate plus .50%). Each Swingline
Loan shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus
the Applicable Margin for Base Rate loans under
the Senior Credit Facility.

The Borrower may select interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months for
LIBOR loans (or 9 or 12 months, subject to availability to all
Lenders). Interest shall be payable at the end of the selected
interest period, but no less frequently than quarterly.

A default rate shall apply on all obligations not paid when due at a
rate per annum of 2% above the applicable interest rate.
	 
	 	 
	Performance
	 	 
	Pricing:

	 	The Commitment Fee and Applicable Margin, for any
fiscal quarter, shall be the applicable rate per
annum set forth in the table below opposite
Borrower’s Leverage Ratio as determined in Financial
Covenants as of the last day of the immediately
preceding fiscal quarter.

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	 	 	 	 	 	 	Applicable Margin	 	 	Commitment	 
	Level	 	Leverage	 	 	LIBOR	 	 	Base Rate	 	 	Fee	 
	I
	 	 	> 2.50x	 	 	 	2.250	%	 	 	1.250	%	 	 	0.500	%
	II
	 	 	> 2.00x	 	 	 	1.875	%	 	 	0.875	%	 	 	0.375	%
	III
	 	 	> 1.50x	 	 	 	1.625	%	 	 	0.625	%	 	 	0.375	%
	IV
	 	 	> 1.00x	 	 	 	1.375	%	 	 	0.375	%	 	 	0.250	%
	V
	 	 	< 1.00x	 	 	 	1.250	%	 	 	0.250	%	 	 	0.250	%

	 	 	 
	Calculation of
	 	 
	Interest and Fees:

	 	Other than calculations in respect of
interest at the Bank of America prime rate
(which shall be made on the basis of actual
number of days elapsed in a 365/366 day
year), all calculations of interest and fees
shall be made on the basis of actual number
of days elapsed in a 360 day year.
	Expenses:

	 	The Borrower will pay all reasonable and
documented costs and expenses associated with
the preparation, due diligence, negotiation,
administration, syndication and closing of
all loan documentation, including, without
limitation, the reasonable and documented
legal fees of counsel to the Administrative
Agent and BAS, regardless of whether or not
the Senior Credit Facility is closed. The
Borrower will also pay the reasonable and
documented expenses of the Administrative
Agent and each Lender in connection with the
enforcement of any loan documentation.

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