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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
  

 
 POST PROPERTIES, INC. 

2015 NON-QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

											
	§ 1.	  	 	Purpose	  	 	4	  
	§ 2.	  	 	Definitions	  	 	4	  
		  	 	2.1	  	  	Account	  	 	4	  
		  	 	2.2	  	  	Beneficiary	  	 	4	  
		  	 	2.3	  	  	Board	  	 	4	  
		  	 	2.4	  	  	Closing Price	  	 	4	  
		  	 	2.5	  	  	Committee	  	 	5	  
		  	 	2.6	  	  	Election Form	  	 	5	  
		  	 	2.7	  	  	Election Period	  	 	5	  
		  	 	2.8	  	  	Eligible Director	  	 	5	  
		  	 	2.9	  	  	Eligible Employee	  	 	5	  
		  	 	2.10	  	  	Minimum Cash Payment Schedule	  	 	6	  
		  	 	2.11	  	  	Participant	  	 	6	  
		  	 	2.12	  	  	Participating Employer	  	 	6	  
		  	 	2.13	  	  	Plan	  	 	6	  
		  	 	2.14	  	  	Plan Administrator	  	 	6	  
		  	 	2.15	  	  	Post	  	 	6	  
		  	 	2.16	  	  	Post Apartment Homes	  	 	7	  
		  	 	2.17	  	  	Purchase Period	  	 	7	  
		  	 	2.18	  	  	Purchase Price	  	 	7	  
		  	 	2.19	  	  	Rule 16b-3	  	 	7	  
		  	 	2.20	  	  	Stock	  	 	7	  
	§ 3.	  	 	Shares Reserved Under The Plan	  	 	7	  
	§ 4.	  	 	Effective Date and Life of Plan	  	 	8	  
	§ 5.	  	 	Administration	  	 	8	  
	§ 6.	  	 	Participation	  	 	8	  
		  	 	6.1	  	  	Requirements	  	 	8	  
		  	 	6.2	  	  	Continuing Election	  	 	9	  
		  	 	6.3	  	  	Termination	  	 	9	  
	§ 7.	  	 	Contribution Elections	  	 	9	  
		  	 	7.1	  	  	Initial Contribution Elections	  	 	9	  
		  	 	7.2	  	  	Amending and Revoking Elections	  	 	10	  
		  	 	7.3	  	  	Withdrawals	  	 	11	  
		  	 	7.4	  	  	§ 401(k) Hardship Withdrawals	  	 	11	  
		  	 	7.5	  	  	Account Credits and General Assets	  	 	11	  
		  	 	7.6	  	  	Automatic Refunds	  	 	12	  
	§ 8.	  	 	Purchase of Stock	  	 	12	  
		  	 	8.1	  	  	General Rule	  	 	12	  
		  	 	8.2	  	  	Insufficient Number of Shares of Stock.	  	 	13	  
	§ 9.	  	 	Delivery	  	 	13	  
	§ 10.	  	 	Designation of Beneficiary	  	 	14	  
	§ 11.	  	 	Transferability	  	 	14	  
	§ 12.	  	 	Adjustment	  	 	14	  
	§ 13.	  	 	Securities Registration	  	 	15	  

  
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	§ 14.	 		  	Compliance with Rule 16b-3	  	 	15	  
	§ 15.	 		  	Amendment or Termination	  	 	15	  
	§ 16.	 		  	Notices	  	 	16	  
	§ 17.	 		  	Employment	  	 	16	  
	§ 18.	 		  	Employment Transfers	  	 	17	  
	§ 19.	 		  	Shareholder Approval	  	 	17	  
	§ 20.	 		  	Withholding.	  	 	17	  
	§ 21.	 		  	Headings, References and Construction	  	 	17	  

  
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	 	§ 1.	Purpose 

 The primary purpose of this Plan is to encourage Stock ownership by each Eligible Director and
each Eligible Employee in the belief that such ownership will increase his or her interest in the success of Post. 
  

	 	§ 2.	Definitions 

 2.1 The term Account shall mean the separate bookkeeping account
which shall be established and maintained by the Plan Administrator for each Participant for each Purchase Period to record the contributions made on his or her behalf to purchase Stock under this Plan. 

2.2 The term Beneficiary shall mean the person designated as such in accordance with § 10. 

2.3 The term Board shall mean the Board of Directors of Post. 

2.4 The term Closing Price (a) for the first day of any Purchase Period shall mean the closing price for a share of Stock as
reported for such day in The Wall Street Journal or in any successor to The Wall Street Journal or, if there is no such successor, in any trade publication selected by the Plan Administrator or, if no such closing price is so reported
for such day, the first closing price which is so reported after such day or, if no such closing price is so reported during the two week period which begins on the first day of such Purchase Period, the fair market value of a share of Stock as
determined as of the first day of such Purchase Period by the Plan Administrator and (b) for the last day of a Purchase Period shall mean the closing price for a share of Stock as reported for such day in The Wall Street Journal or in
any successor to The Wall Street Journal or, if there is no such successor, in any trade publication selected by the Plan Administrator or, if no such closing price is so reported for such day, the last such closing price which is so reported
before such day or, if no such closing price is so reported during the two week period which ends on the last day of such Purchase Period, the fair market value of a share of Stock as determined as of the last day of such Purchase Period by the Plan
Administrator. 

  
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 2.5 The term Committee shall mean the Executive Compensation and Management Development
Committee of the Board or the successor to such committee. 
 2.6 The term Election Form shall mean the form which an Eligible
Director or Eligible Employee shall be required to properly complete in writing and timely file in order to make any of the elections available to an Eligible Director or Eligible Employee under this Plan. 

2.7 The term Election Period shall mean a period which (a) shall be set by the Plan Administrator, (b) shall come before a
related Purchase Period and (c) shall continue for no more than two calendar months. 
 2.8 The term Eligible Director shall
mean a person (other than an officer or employee of Post or a Participating Employer) who has been a member of the Board for at least one full calendar month. 

2.9 The term Eligible Employee shall mean each officer and each employee of Post or a Participating Employer, other than an officer or
employee who owns at the beginning of a Purchase Period stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of Post based on the ownership rules set forth in §§ 423(b)(3) and 424 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
 (a) who is shown on the payroll records of Post or a Participating Employer as an employee regularly
scheduled to work at least twenty (20) hours per week, and 
 (b) who has completed at least one full calendar month of employment with
Post or a Participating Employer. 

  
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 An employee who otherwise satisfies the definition of Eligible Employee shall continue to be considered an
Eligible Employee during any period for which the employee is absent from work on an approved leave of absence or short-term disability (as determined by the Plan Administrator). 

2.10 The term Minimum Cash Payment Schedule shall mean the schedule (a) which the Plan Administrator shall set for each Purchase
Period for the payment of contributions which a Participant elects to make in cash for such period, (b) which shall be set forth in the Election Form for such Purchase Period and (c) which shall call for cash contributions to be made in
equal (plus or minus one dollar) quarterly installments (or to the extent a Purchase Period extends for one quarter or less, in one installment) over the Purchase Period. 

2.11 The term Participant shall mean (a) for each Purchase Period an Eligible Director or Eligible Employee who has elected to
purchase Stock in accordance with § 6 in such Purchase Period and (b) for any period any person for whom Stock is held pending delivery under § 9. 

2.12 The term Participating Employer shall mean Post, Post Apartment Homes and any organization owned in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, by Post or Post Apartment Homes which is designated as such by the Plan Administrator. 
 2.13 The term Plan shall mean
this Post Properties, Inc. 2015 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended from time to time. 
 2.14 The term Plan
Administrator shall mean Post or Post’s delegate (including, but not limited to, Post Apartment Homes and any third-party administrator selected by Post). 

2.15 The term Post shall mean Post Properties, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia, and any
successor to Post. 

  
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 2.16 The term Post Apartment Homes shall mean Post Apartment Homes, L.P., a Georgia
limited partnership, and any successor to such partnership. 
 2.17 The term Purchase Period shall mean a period set by the Plan
Administrator before the beginning of the related Election Period which shall begin on a date which follows the end of such Election Period, which shall run for no more than one calendar year, and which shall begin and end in the same calendar year.

 2.18 The term Purchase Price for each Purchase Period shall mean a price which is equal to the lesser of a percentage of the
Closing Price for a share of Stock on the first day of such period or a percentage of the Closing Price on the last day of such period, and each such percentage shall be the greater of (a) the percentage set by the Committee before the
beginning of the related Election Period or (b) 85%. 
 2.19 The term Rule 16b-3 shall mean Rule 16b-3 to Section 16(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor to such rule. 
 2.20 The term Stock shall mean the $.01 par value
common stock of Post. 
  

	 	§ 3.	Shares Reserved Under The Plan 

 There shall be (subject to § 12) a total of 250,000 shares of
Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan. All such shares of Stock shall be reserved to the extent that Post deems appropriate from authorized but unissued shares of Stock or from shares of Stock which have been reacquired by Post. The proceeds
which Post receives from the sale of any shares of Stock under this Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes and shall be added to the general funds of Post. 

  
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	 	§ 4.	Effective Date and Life of Plan 

 This Plan shall be effective January 1, 2015, subject to
shareholder approval in accordance with Section 19 hereof. No Election Periods or Purchase Periods under this Plan shall start on or after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the effective
date of this Plan, and this Plan otherwise thereafter shall continue in effect only until all shares of Stock purchased under this Plan have been delivered pursuant to the terms of this Plan. 

 

	 	§ 5.	Administration 

 Except for the exercise of the power expressly granted to the Committee to set the
Purchase Price, the Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the administration of this Plan and shall have the power in connection with such administration to interpret this Plan and to take such other action in connection with such
administration as the Plan Administrator deems necessary or equitable under the circumstances. The Plan Administrator also shall have the power to delegate the duty to perform such administrative functions as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate
under the circumstances. Any person to whom the duty to perform an administrative function is delegated shall act on behalf of and shall be responsible to the Plan Administrator for such function. Any action or inaction by or on behalf of the Plan
Administrator under this Plan shall be final and binding on each Eligible Director, each Eligible Employee, each Participant and on each other person who makes a claim under this Plan based on the rights, if any, of any such Eligible Director,
Eligible Employee or Participant under this Plan. 
  

	 	§ 6.	Participation 

 6.1 Requirements. Each person who is an Eligible Director or an
Eligible Employee on the last day of an Election Period shall be (subject to § 6.3) a Participant in this Plan for the related Purchase Period if 

(a) he or she properly completes and files an Election Form with the Plan Administrator on or before such date to elect to participate in this
Plan, and 
 (b) his or her service as an Eligible Director or employment as an Eligible Employee continues uninterrupted throughout the
related Purchase Period. 

  
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 An Election Form may require an Eligible Employee to provide such information and to agree to take such action
(in addition to the action required under § 7) as the Plan Administrator deems necessary or appropriate in light of the purpose of this Plan or for the orderly administration of this Plan. 

6.2 Continuing Election. An election made on an Election Form shall continue in effect until amended or revoked under § 7.

 6.3 Termination. A Participant’s status as such shall terminate for a Purchase Period (for which he or she has an effective
election under an Election Form) at such time as his or her Account is withdrawn under § 7 or his or her employment as an Eligible Employee or service as an Eligible Director terminates. 

 

	 	§ 7.	Contribution Elections 

 7.1 Initial Contribution Elections. Each
Participant’s Election Form under § 6 shall specify the contributions which he or she proposes to make for the related Purchase Period. Such contributions shall be expressed (i) as a specific dollar amount which the Participant
proposes to contribute in cash, or (ii) as a specific dollar amount which the Participant authorizes the Participating Employer to withhold from such Participant’s compensation for each pay period during the Purchase Period (determined in
accordance with such Participating Employer’s standard payroll policies and practices) (or in the case of an Eligible Director, from director fees paid to such Eligible Director and/or dividends paid on restricted shares of Post Stock held by
such Eligible Director) or (iii) as a combination of such cash and such payroll deduction contributions, provided 
 (a) the Plan
Administrator in its discretion shall establish the minimum payroll deduction for a Participant for each pay period for purchases under this Plan, 

  
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 (b) the Plan Administrator in its discretion shall establish the minimum cash contribution that a
Participant may make under this Plan, and 
 (c) the maximum contribution which a Participant can make for purchases under this Plan for any
calendar year shall be $100,000, and $25,000 during each calendar quarter during any Purchase Period. 
 Any contributions which a Participant elects to
make in cash shall be made in accordance with the Minimum Cash Payment Schedule set forth in the related Election Form. 
 7.2 Amending
and Revoking Elections. An Election Form may be amended or revoked during any Election Period and such amendment or revocation shall be effective for the related Purchase Period if timely filed under § 6.1. In addition, a Participant
shall have the right to amend or revoke his or her Election Form after the end of an Election Period to reduce or to stop his or her contributions, and such election shall be effective immediately for cash contributions and as soon as practicable
after the Plan Administrator actually receives such amended Election Form for payroll deductions. Moreover, a Participant who fails to make a cash contribution in accordance with the Minimum Cash Payment Schedule in his or her Election Form
automatically shall be treated as if he or she had elected to revoke his or her contribution election for the remainder of the Purchase Period and to continue his or her participation in this Plan for that Purchase Period for the contributions
credited to his or her Account as of that time (subject to the automatic refund provision in § 7.6 that applies if at the end of a Purchase Period the balance credited to the Account of a Participant does not equal or exceed a minimum
dollar amount set by the Plan Administrator in its discretion) unless the Participant elects to withdraw those contributions in accordance with § 7.3. 

  
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 7.3 Withdrawals. A Participant shall have the right at any time on or before the last day
of a Purchase Period to withdraw (without interest) all or any part of the contributions credited to his or her Account for such Purchase Period by delivering an amended Election Form to the Plan Administrator on or before the last day of such
Purchase Period. A withdrawal shall be deducted from the Participant’s Account as of the date the Plan Administrator receives such amended Election Form, and the actual withdrawal shall be effected by the Plan Administrator as soon as
practicable after such date (but in no event later than first day of the second month following the end of the Purchase Period). If a Participant elects to withdraw all of his or her Account under this § 7.3, his or her status as a
Participant shall terminate as of the date the Plan Administrator receives such election. 
 7.4 § 401(k) Hardship
Withdrawals. If an Eligible Employee makes a hardship withdrawal from an employee benefit plan maintained by Post, Post Apartment Homes or any other Participating Employer and the Plan Administrator determines that such withdrawal requires a
suspension of contributions under this Plan in order for such other plan to continue to satisfy the requirements of § 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Plan Administrator shall have the right unilaterally to
suspend such contributions. 
 7.5 Account Credits and General Assets. All payroll deductions made for a Participant shall be
credited to his or her Account as of the end of the pay period for which the deduction is made. All contributions made by a Participant under this Plan, whether in cash or through payroll deductions, shall be held by Post or by such
Participant’s Participating Employer, as agent for Post. All such contributions shall be held as part of the general assets of Post and shall not be held in trust or otherwise segregated from Post’s general assets. No interest shall be
paid or accrued on any such contributions. Each Participant’s right to the contributions credited to his or her Account shall be that of a general and unsecured creditor of Post. 

  
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 7.6 Automatic Refunds. The balance credited to the Account of an Eligible Director
automatically shall be refunded in full (without interest) if his or her status as a member of the Board terminates for any reason whatsoever during a Purchase Period, and the balance credited to the Account of an Eligible Employee automatically
shall be refunded in full (without interest) if his or her status as an Eligible Employee terminates for any reason whatsoever during a Purchase Period (including, but not limited to, as a result of the employee’s failure to satisfy the
eligibility requirements under this Plan during a Purchase Period). Such refunds shall be made as soon as practicable after the Plan Administrator has actual notice of any such termination, but not later than the first day of the second month
following the end of the applicable Purchase Period. A person’s status as a Participant under this Plan shall terminate at the same time as his or her status as an Eligible Director or Eligible Employee terminates. In addition, if at the end of
a Purchase Period the balance credited to the Account of a Participant does not equal or exceed a minimum dollar amount set by the Plan Administrator in its discretion, then such balance automatically shall be refunded in full (without interest) to
the Participant on or before the first day of the second month following the end of a Purchase Period. 
  

	 	§ 8.	Purchase of Stock 

 8.1 General Rule. If a Participant is an Eligible Director or
an Eligible Employee through the end of a Purchase Period, the balance which remains credited to his or her Account at the end of such Purchase Period automatically shall be applied in full to purchase whole shares of Stock (rounding down to the
nearest whole share) at the Purchase Price for such Stock for such Purchase Period (subject to any adjustments necessary to satisfy a tax withholding obligation pursuant to § 20). Any balance remaining in the Participant’s Account
after the purchase shall be delivered in cash to the Participant in accordance with § 9. 

  
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 8.2 Insufficient Number of Shares of Stock. If the number of shares of Stock reserved for
issuance under this Plan is insufficient to cover the number of whole shares which Participants’ contributions would purchase for a Purchase Period, then the number of whole shares of Stock which each Participant shall purchase at the end of
such Purchase Period shall be reduced to the number of whole shares of Stock which the Plan Administrator shall determine by multiplying the number of remaining shares of Stock reserved under this Plan by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be
the number of whole shares of Stock which such Participant would have purchased at the end of such Purchase Period (if there had been sufficient shares) and the denominator of which shall be the total number of whole shares of Stock which all
Participants would have purchased at the end of such Purchase Period (if there had been sufficient shares). 
  

	 	§ 9.	Delivery 

 On or before the first day of the second month following the end of a Purchase Period, the
shares of Stock purchased for that Purchase Period shall be credited to a brokerage account (at a brokerage firm selected by the Plan Administrator in its discretion) maintained for the benefit of the Participant. No fractional share of Stock shall
be credited to a brokerage account maintained for the benefit of a Participant under this Plan. Any balance remaining in the Participant’s Account after the purchase of shares under this Plan shall be delivered in cash to the Participant at the
time the shares are credited to the brokerage account; provided that the delivery of such cash shall always be completed on or before the first day of the second month following the end of the Purchase Period in which the purchase occurred. No
Participant (or any person who makes a claim for, on behalf of, or in place of a Participant) shall have any interest in any shares of Stock under this Plan until such shares have been credited to the brokerage account maintained for the benefit of
such person. 

  
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	 	§ 10.	Designation of Beneficiary 

 A Participant may designate on his or her Election Form a Beneficiary
(1) who shall receive the balance credited to his or her Account if the Participant dies before the end of a Purchase Period and (2) who shall receive the Stock, if any, purchased for the Participant under this Plan if the Participant dies
after the end of a Purchase Period but before such Stock has been credited to a brokerage account maintained for the Participant. Such designation may be revised in writing at any time by the Participant by filing an amended Election Form, and his
or her revised designation shall be effective at such time as the Plan Administrator receives such amended Election Form. If a deceased Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary or, if no person so designated survives a Participant or, if after
checking his or her last known mailing address, the whereabouts of the person so designated are unknown, then the Participant’s estate shall be treated as his designated Beneficiary under this § 10. A Participant’s Beneficiary
designation under this Plan shall be separate from any beneficiary designations made by the Participant under any other plans or programs maintained by Post or a Participating Employer. 

 

	 	§ 11.	Transferability 

 Neither the balance credited to a Participant’s Account nor any rights to receive
shares of Stock under this Plan may be assigned, encumbered, alienated, transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of in any way by a Participant during his or her lifetime or by his or her Beneficiary or by any other person during his or her
lifetime, and any attempt to do so shall be without effect. 
  

	 	§ 12.	Adjustment 

 The number, kind or class (or any combination thereof) of shares of Stock reserved under
§ 3 and the Purchase Price for such shares or Stock shall be adjusted by the Plan Administrator in an equitable manner to reflect any change in the capitalization of Post, including, but not limited to, such changes as stock dividends or
stock splits. 

  
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	 	§ 13.	Securities Registration 

 Post reserves the right to require a Participant, as a condition to the
receipt of shares of Stock under this Plan, to agree to hold such shares of Stock for investment and not with a view of resale or distribution to the public and, if so requested by Post, to deliver to Post a written statement satisfactory to Post to
that effect. Furthermore, if so requested by Post, the Participant shall make a written representation to Post that he or she will not sell or offer for sale any of such Stock unless a registration statement shall be in effect with respect to such
Stock under the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities law or the Participant shall have furnished to Post an opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Post of legal counsel satisfactory to Post that such registration is not
required. Certificates representing the Stock transferred under this Plan may at the discretion of Post bear a legend to the effect that such Stock has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable state securities law and
that such Stock cannot be sold or offered for sale in the absence of an effective registration statement as to such Stock under the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities law or an opinion in form and substance satisfactory to
Post of legal counsel satisfactory to Post that such registration is not required. 
  

	 	§ 14.	Compliance with Rule 16b-3 

 The Plan Administrator shall have the right to withhold or otherwise
restrict the transfer of any Stock or cash under this Plan to a Participant as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate in order to satisfy any condition or requirement under Rule 16b-3 to the extent Rule 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
might be applicable to such grant or transfer. 
  

	 	§ 15.	Amendment or Termination 

 Post shall have the right at any time and from time to time to amend this
Plan, and any amendment to this Plan shall be in writing and shall be signed by the Chairman or President of Post or their delegate; provided, no amendment shall affect the rights or powers or duties of the Committee absent the approval of the
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of Post’s shareholders to the extent such approval is required under applicable law. Furthermore, no amendment shall be retroactive unless Post in its discretion determines that such
amendment is in the best interest of Post or such amendment is required by applicable law to be retroactive. Post may also terminate this Plan and any Purchase Period at any time (together with any related contribution elections) or may terminate
any Purchase Period (together with any related contribution elections) at any time; provided, however, no such termination shall be retroactive unless Post in its discretion determines that such termination is in the best interest of Post or unless
Post determines that applicable law requires a retroactive termination of this Plan. Any termination decision shall be evidenced in writing and shall be signed by the Chairman or President of Post or their delegate. 

 

	 	§ 16.	Notices 

 All Election Forms and other communications from a Participant to the Plan Administrator
under, or in connection with, this Plan shall be deemed to have been filed with the Plan Administrator when actually received in the form specified by the Plan Administrator at the location, or by the person, designated by the Plan Administrator for
the receipt of any such Election Form and communications. 
  

	 	§ 17.	Employment 

 The right to elect to participate in this Plan shall not constitute an offer of employment
or membership on the Board, and no election to participate in this Plan shall constitute an employment agreement for an Eligible Employee or an agreement with respect to Board membership for an Eligible Director. Any such right or election shall
have no bearing whatsoever on the employment relationship between an Eligible Employee and any other person or on an Eligible Director’s status as a member of the Board. Finally, no Eligible Director or Eligible Employee shall be induced to
participate in this Plan, or shall participate in this Plan, 

  
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with the expectation that such participation will lead to employment or continued employment, and no Eligible Director shall be induced to participate in this Plan, or shall participate in this
Plan, with the expectation that such participation will lead to continued membership on the Board. 
  

	 	§ 18.	Employment Transfers 

 No Eligible Employee’s employment shall be treated as terminated under this
Plan as a result of a transfer between, or among, Post, Post Apartment Homes or any other Participating Employer. 
  

	 	§ 19.	Shareholder Approval 

 If Post’s shareholders fail to approve this Plan by June 30, 2014, this
Plan will not become effective. 
  

	 	§ 20.	Withholding 

 Participation in this Plan is subject to the condition that the Participant consents to
whatever action the Plan Administrator directs to satisfy the federal and state withholding requirements, if any, which the Plan Administrator in its discretion deems applicable to the purchase of Stock under this Plan. 

 

	 	§ 21.	Headings, References and Construction 

 The headings to sections in this Plan have been included for
convenience of reference only. Except as otherwise expressly indicated, all references to sections in this Plan shall be to sections of this Plan. This Plan shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. 

 

			
	POST PROPERTIES, INC.
		
	By:	 	  

	Title:	 	  

  
 17EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE  

THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE (“Agreement”) is made between Shane Waslaski (“you”) and Otter Tail
Corporation (“Employer”). Your employment with Employer ends effective May 15, 2014. As part of this Agreement, Employer has agreed to provide you with certain benefits to which you would not be entitled absent your signing of this
Agreement. 
 In consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, you and Employer agree as follows: 

1. Separation from Employment. You will resign your employment and will be relieved of all employment related duties effective
May 15, 2014. 
 2. Payment. In connection with your separation from employment, Employer will pay to you, Six Hundred Fifteen
Thousand and no/100 ($615,000.00), in one lump sum, (“Separation Payment”). This Separation Payment will be subject to required deductions for tax withholding, and will be paid with the regular payroll after you have signed the
Agreement and the period for rescission, if any, has expired, provided you have not rescinded this Agreement. 
 If you choose to continue
your health insurance benefits pursuant to the federal COBRA law, Employer will reimburse you for the total cost of such coverage through December 31, 2014. 

You acknowledge that you shall not receive any other compensation from Employer, including bonus/incentive compensation payments, employer
contributions to any 401(k) or other retirement plans, and employer-sponsored benefits (excluding the above mentioned health insurance benefits and those other benefits which you elect to maintain at your expense through COBRA). 

3. Release. In consideration of the payment set forth in paragraph 2 of this Agreement, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
you, on your behalf and on behalf of your agents, representatives, attorneys, assigns, heirs, executors, family members, beneficiaries, administrators, successors, and anyone acting, or claiming to act on your behalf, hereby absolutely and
unconditionally releases and forever discharges Employer and its past, present and future employees, agents, owners, partners, insurers, officials, officers, directors, shareholders, board members, representatives, divisions, parents, subsidiaries,
successors, and all affiliated organizations, companies, foundations and corporations from any and all claims, complaints, charges and causes of action of any type, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, direct and indirect, and of any
kind, nature or description whatsoever, under any local, state or federal law or ordinance, or under the common law, arising or which may have arisen at any time prior to the date of this Agreement. You specifically agree that in consideration of
the payment as set forth in paragraph 2, of this Agreement, to release any and all claims with regard to any rights you may have associated with your Otter Tail Corporation Executive 

 
Employment Agreement Amended Effective January 1, 2013, and any of its predecessors as well as any and all rights associated with the Change in Control Severance Agreement with Employer
dated February 24, 2012. The agreed-upon consideration has been negotiated and bargained for all things above mentioned, and received in full satisfaction for the above. 

You understand that by releasing all of your legal claims against Employer, you are releasing all of your rights to bring any claims against
it based on any actions, decisions, or events occurring through the date of this Agreement, including claims related to the terms and conditions of your employment and separation from employment. 

Your release includes any and all claims based upon federal, state or local employment discrimination or wage and hour laws, regulations or
ordinances, including but not limited to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the North Dakota Human Rights Act; claims for breach
of contract, quasi-contract or promissory estoppel; any tort, including misrepresentation, fraud infliction of emotional distress, defamation, assault, battery, tortuous interference with prospective relations, false imprisonment, negligence
(including negligent hiring, supervision and retention); claims of unlawful discharge or in any other respect unfairly treated during his employment with Employer; and any and all claims in and arising out of your employment with Employer. 

Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit you from filing a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or
state Department of Labor. However, your release includes release of your right to file a court action or to seek individual remedies or damages in any EEOC claim (state or federal), and your release of these rights shall apply with full force and
effect to any proceeding arising from or relating to such charge. This Agreement prohibits your ability to pursue any claims against the released parties seeking monetary relief or other remedies for yourself or as a representative on behalf of
others. You agree that you will not seek, accept, be entitled to any monetary relief, whether for yourself individually or as a member of a class or group arising from an EEOC charge filed by you or on your behalf. 

4. Cooperation. Between now and May 15, 2014, you will fully cooperate with Employer and will use your best efforts to ensure the
orderly transition of your duties and responsibilities. As part of that process, among other things, you will provide Employer with your assessment of each of your direct reports, their present work and 2014 goals, and discussions you have had with
them regarding incentive compensation. You will provide us with your present assessment of each of the Varistar operating companies, their strengths and weaknesses, the issues that should be addressed in the near term, and important contacts.
Finally, you will provide Employer with an update of the status of your Varistar initiatives, items that need immediate attention, and plans for the future. 

5. Return of Employer’s Property. You represent and warrant that you have returned to Employer all company property including but
not limited to all files (whether paper or electronic), company information or business records, electronic data, any intellectual property, all items created by you while an employee of Employer and any equipment, machinery, keys, files, computer
hardware and software, mobile phone, pagers, or other assets of company. 

  
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 6. Non-Disparagement. You and the Employer’s Executive Team agree to refrain
from making any statements or communications which in any way are negative or disparaging to one another.
 7. Confidential
Information. You acknowledge that during your employment with Employer you received Confidential Information, the value of which depends on it remaining confidential. You agree that you will not disclose or use any Confidential Information of
Employer. You confirm that you do not have in your possession any tangible, written, graphical, electronic, machine readable or other materials containing or disclosing Confidential Information. For purposes of this paragraph, “Confidential
Information” means any information that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and includes information
of Employer, its customers, suppliers, joint ventures, licensors, distributors and other person and entities with whom Employer does business. 

8. Non-Solicitation: For a period of twelve (12) months, you agree not to directly or indirectly engage, hire or offer to hire or
entice away or in any manner persuade or attempt to persuade any officer, employee, agent, shareholder, producing agent, client, vendor, or customer of Employer to discontinue or otherwise materially adversely alter the terms of the relationship
with the Employer. 
 9. Damages. Any material and willful breach or non-fulfillment of conditions set forth above will be considered
a substantial breach of this Agreement by you if demonstrably injurious to the Employer. If there is such a breach, Employer may, at its option, terminate this Agreement immediately. In addition, it is agreed that Employer may be substantially
damaged by breach of the above conditions and upon showing of adverse impact, you will pay to employer a sum up to and including the entire amount reflected in paragraph 2 above. 

10. Compliance Certification. You represent and warrant that you have fully and accurately disclosed to George Koeck, Otter Tail
Corporation General Counsel, any practice, act, or omission that violates or likely violates the Otter Tail Corporation and Employer Code of Conduct, and/or any state or federal law. 

11. No Admission. This Agreement is not an admission by Employer that it has acted wrongfully toward you or anyone else, and shall not
be interpreted as such. 
 12. No Assignment. This Agreement is personal to you and may not be assigned by you. The payment to be
provided to you shall be made to your estate in the event of your death prior to your receipt thereof. 
 13. Governing Law;
Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Dakota. If any part of this Agreement is construed to be in violation of any law, such part shall be modified to achieve the objective of the parties to the fullest
extent permitted and the balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

  
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 14. Entire Agreement. You agree that this Agreement contains the entire agreement between
you and Employer with respect to your separation from employment and that there are no promises or understandings outside of this Agreement with respect to your separation. Any modification of or addition to this Agreement must be in a writing
signed by you and Employer. 
 15. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE UNDERSTANDABLE TO YOU AND THAT YOU HAVE ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their signatures below. 

 

			
	Dated: May 8, 2014	 	/s/ Shane Waslaski
		 	Shane Waslaski
		
	Dated: May 8, 2014	 	/s/ Edward J. McIntyre
		 	Edward J. McIntyre
		 	CEO

  
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