Document:

Form of 2012 Performance Program Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 SCHEDULE A 
 Apache Corporation 

2012 Performance Program 
 AWARD NOTICE 
  

			
	 Recipient Name:
	  	[Name]
		
	 Company:
	  	Apache Corporation
		
	 Notice:
	  	A summary of the terms of Conditional Grants of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) under the 2012 Performance Program is set out in this notice (the
“Award Notice”) but subject always to the terms of the Apache Corporation 2011 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) and the 2012 Performance Program Agreement (the “Agreement”). In the event of any
inconsistency between the terms of this Award Notice, the terms of the Plan and the Agreement, the terms of the Plan and the Agreement shall prevail.
		
		  	Selected Eligible Persons have been awarded a conditional grant of Apache Corporation RSUs in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Agreement.
		
		  	Details of the RSUs which you are conditionally entitled to receive is provided to you in this Award Notice and maintained on your account at
netbenefits.fidelity.com
		
	 Type of Award:
	  	A conditional award of RSUs based on a target percentage of annual base salary determined immediately prior to the beginning of the Performance Period derived from job level (the
“Conditional Grant”).
		
	 Restricted Stock Unit:
	  	A Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) as defined in the Plan and meaning the right granted to the Recipient of the Conditional Grant, as adjusted at the end of the
Performance Period, to receive one share of Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit at the end of the specified Vesting Period.
		
	 Stock:
	  	The $0.625 par value common stock of the Company or as otherwise defined in the Plan.
		
	 Grant:
	  	A Conditional Grant related to                 Restricted Stock Units (Target
Amount)
		
	 Grant Date:
	  	January 11, 2012

			
		
	 Conditions:
	  	Subject always to the terms of the Plan and the Agreement, the Conditional Grant of RSUs shall be made as of the Grant Date. At the end of the Performance Period, the Committee
shall derive and confirm the number of Conditional Grant RSUs that will actually be awarded as RSUs to the Recipient based upon measurement of total shareholder return (“TSR”) of Stock as compared to a designated Peer Group during the
Performance Period, provided that the Recipient remains an Eligible Person and employed by the Company as of the final day of the Performance Period. Once granted at the conclusion of the Performance Period, such RSUs shall remain subject to a
vesting schedule (as set forth below). Once vested, the Recipient shall be paid the value of his or her RSUs in shares of Stock (net of shares withheld for applicable tax withholdings) provided that the Recipient remains employed by the Company
during the vesting period including the vesting date.
		
	 Performance Measure:
	  	The performance measure for the Conditional Grant is Apache Corporation’s TSR over the Performance Period compared to the TSR of the Company’s Peer Group over the
Performance Period. TSR shall be determined by dividing (i) the sum of the cumulative amount of a company’s Dividends for the Performance Period (assuming same-day reinvestment into the company’s common stock on the ex-dividend date) and
the company’s End Price at the end of the Performance Period minus the Begin Price at the beginning of the Performance Period, by (ii) the Begin Price at the beginning of the Performance Period.
		
		  	Begin Price = the average per share closing price of a share or share equivalent on the applicable stock exchange for the 60 business (trading) days preceding the
beginning of the Performance Period.
		
		  	End Price = the average per share closing price of a share or share equivalent on the applicable stock exchange for the last 60 business (trading) days of the Performance
Period.
		
		  	Dividend = dividends paid throughout the Performance Period.
		
		  	Stock Price = the closing price for the day and will be adjusted for stock splits, spin-offs, mergers or any other corporate securities transaction affecting stock price,
as determined by the Committee.
		
		  	At the end of the Performance Period, the Peer Group companies and the Company will be ranked together based on their TSR for the Performance Period from the highest TSR being
number 1 to the lowest TSR being the number of Peer Group companies, including the Company, remaining in the group at the end of the Performance Period. Based on the Company’s relative TSR rank amongst the Peer Group companies for the
Performance Period, Recipient will be issued RSUs as determined by the Company’s percentile rank as follows:

  
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	 Rank Against Peers
	  	Multiple of Target Amount
(Conditional Number of RSUs
Granted)	 
	 1
	  	 	2.50	  
	 2
	  	 	2.25	  
	 3
	  	 	2.00	  
	 4
	  	 	1.80	  
	 5
	  	 	1.60	  
	 6
	  	 	1.40	  
	 7
	  	 	1.20	  
	 8
	  	 	1.00	  
	 9
	  	 	0.90	  
	 10
	  	 	0.80	  
	 11
	  	 	0.70	  
	 12
	  	 	0.60	  
	 13
	  	 	0.50	  
	 14
	  	 	0	  
	 15
	  	 	0	  
	 16
	  	 	0	  
	 17
	  	 	0	  
	 18
	  	 	0	  
	 19
	  	 	0	  

  

			
	 Performance Period:
	  	The three-year period commencing January 1, 2012 and ending December 31, 2014.
		
	 Peer Group:
	  	For the Performance Period, the following companies shall comprise the peer group of companies (applicable ticker symbol included):

  
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	APC	  	Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	  	EOG	  	EOG Resources, Inc.
	BP	  	BP plc	  	XOM	  	Exxon Mobil Corporation
	CNQ	  	Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.	  	HES	  	Hess Corporation
	CHK	  	Chesapeake Energy Corporation	  	MRO	  	Marathon Oil Corporation
	CVX	  	Chevron Corporation	  	MUR	  	Murphy Oil Corporation
	COP	  	ConocoPhillips Company	  	NBL	  	Noble Energy Inc.
	DVN	  	Devon Energy Corporation	  	OXY	  	Occidental Petroleum
Corporation
	ECA	  	EnCana Corporation	  	RDS-A	  	Royal Dutch Shell plc
	E	  	Eni SpA	  	TLM	  	Talisman Energy Inc.

  

			
		  	Should consolidation among any Peer Group companies in the marketplace occur during the Performance Period, the Committee will determine the appropriate adjustments to
accommodate the reduced number of Peer Group companies for the Performance Period. Should a Change of Control of the Company occur during the Performance Period, the Committee will determine the appropriate adjustments to measure Apache
Corporation’s TSR for the Performance Period. The Peer Group companies for any particular Performance Period shall be determined at the commencement of such Performance Period.
		
	 Vesting:
	  	Except upon a change of control (as described below), death, or total and permanent disability (as described below), cessation of employment during the Performance Period shall
result in the immediate forfeiture of the entire amount of the Conditional Grant. To the extent all or a part of a Conditional Grant RSU award is earned as of the end of the Performance Period, an award equal to the Final Amount shall be made in
RSUs to the Recipient as soon as administratively practical, but not later than March 15 following the end of the Performance Period. Any such RSUs awarded shall vest in accordance with the following schedule, provided that the Recipient remains
employed as an Eligible Person as of such vesting date:
		
		  	At the close of the Performance Period – 50% vested.
		
		  	12 months following the close of the Performance Period – an additional 25% vested.
		
		  	24 months following the close of the Performance Period – an additional 25% vested.

  
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		  	Except as described below, cessation of employment during the Vesting Period will result in the immediate forfeiture of all unvested RSUs. Vesting is accelerated to 100% upon the
Recipient’s death or total and permanent Disability during the Performance Period or the subsequent Vesting Period. Upon death or total and permanent Disability during the Performance Period, the number of RSUs (and related shares of Stock)
granted shall be deemed to be 1.00 times the Conditional Grant amount of RSUs (the Target Amount). Upon vesting, the applicable shares of Stock, subject to required tax withholding, shall be transferred by the Company to the Recipient within thirty
(30) days of the vesting date.
		
		  	Vesting is accelerated to 100% upon a Recipient’s Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause occurring on or after a Change of Control during the Vesting
Period. Upon vesting, the applicable shares of Stock, subject to required tax withholding, shall be transferred by the Company to the Recipient within thirty (30) days of the vesting date.
		
		  	In the event of the Recipient’s Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause which occurs (i) on or after a Change of Control of the Company and (ii) on or
prior to the end of the Performance Period, the Recipient will become 100% fully vested upon the occurrence of his Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause on or after the Change of Control in the number of RSUs determined by
applying the multiple under the Performance Measure determined through the date of the Recipient’s Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause (based upon actual TSR results as of such date) to the Target Amount. Upon vesting,
the applicable shares of Stock, subject to required tax withholding, shall be transferred by the Company to the Recipient within thirty (30) days of the later of (i) the date of the Recipient’s Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination
with Cause or (ii) the end of the Performance Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the payment of the Final Amount is subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, payment will not occur until the earlier of (1) the date payment would have
been due if the Change of Control had not occurred or (2) the date that the Change of Control constitutes a “change in the ownership or effective control of the corporation, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the
corporation” within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v).
		
	 Withholding:
	  	A portion of the Stock subject to each RSU will be withheld to cover required taxes, and the net number of shares of Stock will be paid to the Recipient.

  
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	 Acceptance
	  	Please complete the on-line grant acceptance as promptly as possible to accept or reject your Conditional Grant. You can access this through your account at
netbenefits.fidelity.com. By accepting your Conditional Grant, you will have agreed to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Plan. If you do not accept your grant you will be unable to receive your
Conditional Grant or the related RSUs.

  
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 Apache Corporation 

2012 Performance Program Agreement 
 This 2012 Performance Program Agreement (the “Agreement”) relating to a conditional grant of Restricted Stock Units (as defined in the rules of the Apache Corporation 2011 Omnibus Equity
Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) (the “Conditional Grant”), dated as of the Grant Date set forth in the Notice of Award under the 2012 Performance Program attached as Schedule A hereto (the “Award Notice”), is made
between Apache Corporation (together with its Affiliates, the “Company”) and each Recipient. The Award Notice is included in and made part of this Agreement. 
 In this Agreement and each Award Notice, unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions shall have the meanings given to them in the Plan except as herein defined. 

Definitions 

“Award Notice” means the separate notice given to each Recipient specifying the Target Amount for that individual.

 “Base Salary” means, with regard to any Recipient, such Recipient’s annual base compensation as an
employee of the Company determined immediately prior to the beginning of the Performance Period, without regard to any bonus, pension, profit sharing, stock option, life insurance or salary continuation plan which the Recipient either receives or is
otherwise entitled to have paid on his or her behalf. 
 “Conditional Grant” means the conditional entitlement,
evidenced by this Agreement to receive all or a portion of a Target Amount and Final Amount, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 
 “Fair Market Value” means the closing price of the Stock as reported on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Composite Transactions Reporting System (“Composite Tape”) for a
particular date or, if the Stock is not so listed at any time, as reported on NASDAQ or on such other exchange or electronic trading system as, on the date in question, reports the largest number of traded shares of stock. If there are no Stock
transactions on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the immediately preceding date on which there were Stock transactions. 
 “Final Amount” means with regard to any Recipient, such number of shares of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) as specified in each Recipient’s Award Notice, times the
applicable multiple factor determined under the Performance Measure at the end of the Performance Period. 

“Involuntary Termination” means the termination of employment of the Recipient by the Company or its successor for any
reason on or after a Change of Control; provided, that the termination does not result from an act of the Recipient that (i) constitutes common-law fraud, a felony, or a gross malfeasance of duty, or (ii) is materially detrimental to the
best interests of the Company or its successor. 
 “Payout Amount” means the vested portion of the Final Amount
expressed as shares of Stock underlying the RSUs. 

  
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 “Peer Group” means the group of companies selected by the Committee for
purposes of this Agreement as set forth in the Award Notice. Should consolidation among any Peer Group companies in the marketplace occur during the Performance Period, the Committee will determine the appropriate adjustments to accommodate the
reduced number of Peer Group companies for the Performance Period. Should a Change of Control of the Company occur during the Performance Period, the Committee will determine the appropriate adjustments to measure Apache Corporation’s TSR for
the Performance Period. The Peer Group companies for any particular Performance Period shall be determined at the commencement of such Performance Period. 
 “Performance Measure” means Apache Corporation’s TSR over the Performance Period compared to the TSR of the Company’s Peer Group over the Performance Period. At the end of the
Performance Period, the Peer Group companies and the Company will be ranked together based on their TSR for the Performance Period from the highest TSR being number 1 to the lowest TSR being the number of Peer Group companies, including the Company,
remaining in the group at the end of the Performance Period. Based on the Company’s relative TSR rank amongst the Peer Group companies for the Performance Period, a Recipient who remains employed as of the last day of the Performance Period
will be issued RSUs at the close of the Performance Period as determined by the Company’s percentile rank as set forth in the Award Notice (the Final Amount). 
 “Performance Period” means the three-year period as specified in the Award Notice. 
 “Recipient” means an Eligible Person designated by the Committee at the Grant Date at the beginning of the Performance Period to receive one or more Conditional Grants under the Plan. For
purposes of this Agreement, the group of Eligible Persons shall include all full-time and designated part-time employees of the Company who are employed as employees of the Company (as designated by the Company for payroll purposes) on the date
immediately prior to the beginning of the Performance Period, but excluding Egyptian nationals employed outside of the United States, employees categorized by the Company (for payroll purposes) as non-exempt support and field staff, leased
employees, interns, or, except for employees who are members of the Hierarchical Union Neuquén and the Union of Hierarchical Personnel of Private Oil and Gas for Neuquén, Rio Negro and La Pampa, any employee of the Company who is
covered under a collective bargaining agreement, unless such collective bargaining agreement specifically provides for coverage under the Plan. 
 “Target Amount” means, with regard to any Recipient, such number of RSUs as specified in each Recipient’s Award Notice. Such Target Amount shall be based upon a target percentage of
annual Base Salary determined immediately prior to the beginning of the Performance Period derived from job level. 

“Total Shareholder Return” or “TSR” is determined by dividing (i) the sum of the cumulative amount
of a company’s dividends for the Performance Period (assuming same-day reinvestment into the company’s common stock on the ex-dividend date) and the share price of the company at the end of the Performance Period minus the share price at
the beginning of the Performance Period, by (ii) the share price at the beginning of the Performance Period. 

  
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 “Voluntary Termination with Cause” occurs upon a Recipient’s
separation from service of his own volition and one or more of the following conditions occurs without the Recipient’s consent on or after a Change of Control: 
  

	 	(a)	There is a material diminution in the Recipient’s base compensation, compared to his rate of base compensation on the date of the Change of Control.

  

	 	(b)	There is a material diminution in the Recipient’s authority, duties or responsibilities. 

 

	 	(c)	There is a material diminution in the authority, duties or responsibilities of the Recipient’s supervisor, such as a requirement that the Recipient (or his
supervisor) report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the board of directors. 

  

	 	(d)	There is a material diminution in the budget over which the Recipient retains authority. 

 

	 	(e)	There is a material change in the geographic location at which the Recipient must perform his service, including, for example the assignment of the Recipient to a
regular workplace that is more than 50 miles from his regular workplace on the date of the Change of Control. 

The Recipient must notify the Company of the existence of one or more adverse conditions specified in clauses (a) through
(e) above within 90 days of the initial existence of the adverse condition. The notice must be provided in writing to Apache Corporation’s Vice President, Human Resources or his/her delegate. The notice may be provided by personal delivery
or it may be sent by email, inter-office mail, regular mail (whether or not certified), fax, or any similar method. Apache Corporation’s Vice President, Human Resources or his/her delegate shall acknowledge receipt of the notice within 5
business days; the acknowledgement shall be sent to the Recipient by certified mail. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition, if the Company remedies the adverse condition within 30 days of being notified of the adverse
condition, no Voluntary Termination with Cause shall occur. 
 Terms 

1. Conditional Grant of RSUs. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan and Award Notice, the
Company shall conditionally grant to the Recipient, pursuant to the Plan, a right to receive the Target Amount of RSUs set forth in the Recipient’s Award Notice. Such Target Amount shall be adjusted to a Final Amount at the end of the
Performance Period based upon the results of the Performance Measure, as determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Target Amount shall be adjusted to a Final Amount of RSUs at the conclusion of the Performance Period solely for
each Recipient who remains employed as of the last day of the Performance Period. The award of the Final Amount shall give the Recipient the right, upon vesting, to an equal number of shares of $0.625 par value common stock of the Company
(“Stock”). 

  
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 2. Vesting and Payment of Stock. Subject to the provisions of Section 3, the
Payout Amounts shall be payable in increments strictly in accordance with the following schedule: 
 (a) The entitlement to
receive the number of shares of Stock pursuant to the RSUs comprising the Final Amount shall vest fifty percent (50%) on the final date of the Performance Period provided that the Recipient remains employed as an Eligible Person on such date.
Such Stock, subject to applicable withholding, shall be transferred by the Company to the Recipient within thirty (30) days of the end of the Performance Period (subject to the Committee’s confirmation) and not later than March 15 of
the year following the year in which the RSUs vest. 
 (b) The entitlement to receive the remaining number of shares of Stock
pursuant to the RSUs comprising the Final Amount shall vest and become transferable twenty-five percent (25%) twelve months from the close of the Performance Period and an additional twenty-five percent (25%) twenty-four months from the
close of the Performance Period, provided that the Recipient remains employed as an Eligible Person on each such applicable vesting date. Such Stock, subject to applicable withholding, shall be transferred by the Company to the Recipient within
thirty (30) days of the respective vesting date and not later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the RSUs vest. 
 3. Termination of Employment, Death, or Disability prior to the end of the Performance Period. Except as set forth below, a cessation of employment with the Company prior to the end of the
Performance Period will result in the Target Amount being forfeited for all purposes. 
 (a) If the Recipient dies while
employed by the Company, or on the date the Recipient becomes Disabled (defined for purposes of this Agreement as the Recipient’s total and permanent disability as determined by the Company), during the Performance Period, the Recipient shall
immediately receive an amount equal to the Target Amount of RSUs and shall become 100% vested in such Target Amount. Payment shall occur as soon as administratively convenient following the date the Recipient dies or becomes Disabled, but in no
event shall the payment occur later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Recipient died or became Disabled. If the Recipient dies before receiving payment, the payment shall be made to the
Recipient’s estate. 
 4. Termination of Employment, Death or Disability on or after the end of the Performance
Period. Except as set forth below, each Conditional Grant shall be subject to the condition that the Recipient has remained an Eligible Person from the Target award of the Conditional Grant of RSUs until the applicable vesting date as follows:

 (a) If the Recipient voluntarily leaves the employment of the Company (including retirement), or if the employment of the
Recipient is terminated by the Company for any reason or no reason, any Final Amounts not previously vested shall thereafter be void and forfeited for all purposes. 
 (b) A Recipient shall become 100% fully vested in all Final Amounts on the date the Recipient dies while employed by the Company, or on the date the Recipient becomes Disabled (defined for purposes of
this Agreement as the Recipient’s total and permanent disability as determined by the Company) while employed by the Company. Payment shall occur as soon as 

  
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administratively convenient following the date the Recipient dies or becomes Disabled, but in no event shall the payment occur later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following
the calendar year in which the Recipient died or became Disabled. If the Recipient dies before receiving payment, the payment shall be made to the Recipient’s estate. 

 

	 	5.	Change of Control. 

 (a)
In the event of the Recipient’s Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause which occurs (i) on or after a Change of Control of the Company and (ii) on or prior to the end of the Performance Period, the Recipient shall
become 100% fully vested upon the occurrence of his Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause on or after the Change of Control in the number of RSUs determined by applying the multiple under the Performance Measure determined
through the date of the Recipient’s Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause (based upon actual TSR results as of such date) to the Target Amount. Subject to Section 12.1(d) of the Plan, payment shall occur within thirty
(30) days of the later of (1) the date of the Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause of the Recipient following the Change of Control or (2) the end of the Performance Period. 

(b) In the event of a Recipient’s Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause occurring on or after a Change of
Control of the Company which occurs after the end of the Performance Period, the Recipient shall become 100% fully vested in the Final Amount of RSUs as of the date of his Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination with Cause. Subject to
Section 12.1(d) of the Plan, payment shall occur within thirty (30) days of the Change of Control. 
 6. Payment
and Tax Withholding. Upon receipt of any entitlement to Stock under this Agreement, the Recipient shall make appropriate arrangements with the Company to provide for the amount of minimum tax withholding required by law, including without
limitation Sections 3102 and 3402 or any successor section(s) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state and local income and other tax laws. Each payment of the Payout Amount shall be made in shares of Stock, determined by the Committee,
such that the withheld number of shares shall be sufficient to cover the withholding amount required by this Section (including any amount to cover benefit tax charges arising thereon). The payment of a Payout Amount shall be based on the Fair
Market Value of the shares of Stock on the applicable date of vesting to which such tax withholding relates. Where appropriate, shares shall be withheld by the Company to satisfy applicable tax withholding requirements rather than paid directly to
the Recipient. 
 7. No Ownership Rights Prior to Issuance of Stock. Neither the Recipient nor any other person shall
become the beneficial owner of the Stock underlying the Conditional Grant, nor have any rights of a shareholder (including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) with respect to any such Stock, unless and until and after such Stock has
been actually issued to the recipient and transferred on the books and records of the Company or its agent in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. 
 8. Non-Transferability of Stock. Stock issued pursuant to a Conditional Grant shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, subject to the conditions and
exceptions set forth in Section 14.2 of the Plan. 

  
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 9. No Right to Continued Employment. Neither the RSUs or Stock issued pursuant to a
Conditional Grant nor any terms contained in this Agreement shall confer upon the Recipient any express or implied right to be retained in the employment or service of the Company for any period, nor restrict in any way the right of the Company,
which right is hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the Recipient’s employment or service at any time for any reason or no reason. The Recipient acknowledges and agrees that any right to receive RSUs or Stock pursuant to a Conditional Grant
is earned only by continuing as an employee of the Company at the will of the Company, or satisfaction of any other applicable terms and conditions contained in the Plan and this Agreement, and not through the act of being hired, being granted the
Conditional Grant, or acquiring RSUs or Stock pursuant to the Conditional Grant hereunder. 
 10. The Plan. In
consideration for this Conditional Grant, the Recipient agrees to comply with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. This Agreement is subject to all the terms, provisions and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference,
and to such regulations as may from time to time be adopted by the Committee. Unless defined herein, capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the
provisions of the Plan shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly. The Plan and the prospectus describing the Plan can be found on the Company’s HR intranet and the Plan document can be found on Fidelity’s
website (netbenefits.fidelity.com). A paper copy of the Plan and the prospectus shall be provided to the recipient upon the Recipient’s written request to the Company at 2000 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77056-4400, Attention:
Corporate Secretary. 
  

	 	11.	Compliance with Laws and Regulations. 

 (a) The Conditional Grant and any obligation of the Company to deliver RSUs or Stock hereunder shall be subject in all respects to (i) all applicable laws, rules and regulations and (ii) any
registration, qualification, approvals or other requirements imposed by any government or regulatory agency or body which the Committee shall, in its discretion, determine to be necessary or applicable. Moreover, the Company shall not deliver any
certificates for Stock to the Recipient or any other person pursuant to this Agreement if doing so would be contrary to applicable law. If at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of
Stock upon any national securities exchange or under any applicable law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable, the Company shall not be required to deliver any certificates for Stock to the
Recipient or any other person pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.

 (b) It is intended that any Stock received in respect of the Conditional Grant shall have been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”). If the Recipient is an “affiliate” of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), the Recipient may not sell the Stock received
except in compliance with Rule 144. Certificates representing Stock issued to an “affiliate” of the Company may bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on the disposition or transfer of the Stock as the Company deems appropriate to
comply with Federal and state securities laws. 

  
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 (c) If, at any time, the Stock is not registered under the Securities Act, and/or there is
no current prospectus in effect under the Securities Act with respect to the Stock, the Recipient shall execute, prior to the delivery of any Stock to the Recipient by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, an agreement (in such form as the Company
may specify) in which the Recipient represents and warrants that the Recipient is purchasing or acquiring the Stock acquired under this Agreement for the Recipient’s own account, for investment only and not with a view to the resale or
distribution thereof, and represents and agrees that any subsequent offer for sale or distribution of any kind of such Stock shall be made only pursuant to either (i) a registration statement on an appropriate form under the Securities Act,
which registration statement has become effective and is current with regard to the Stock being offered or sold, or (ii) a specific exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, but in claiming such exemption the Recipient
shall, prior to any offer for sale of such Stock, obtain a prior favorable written opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, from counsel for or approved by the Company, as to the applicability of such exemption thereto.

 12. Notices. All notices by the Recipient or the Recipient’s assignees shall be addressed to the Administrative
Agent, Fidelity, through the Recipient’s account at netbenefits.fidelity.com, or such other address as the Company may from time to time specify. All notices to the Recipient shall be addressed to the Recipient at the Recipient’s address
in the Company’s records. 
 13. Other Plans. The Recipient acknowledges that any income derived from the
Conditional Grant shall not affect the Recipient’s participation in, or benefits under, any other benefit plan or other contract or arrangement maintained by the Company or any Affiliate. 

14. Terms of Employment. The Plan is a discretionary plan. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that neither the plan nor this
Agreement forms part of his terms of employment and nothing in the Plan may be construed as imposing on the Company or any Affiliate a contractual obligation to offer participation in the Plan to any employee of the Company or any Affiliate. The
Company or any Affiliate is under no obligation to grant further Stock to any Recipient under the Plan. The Recipient hereby acknowledges that if he ceases to be an employee of the Company or any Affiliate for any reason or no reason, he shall not
be entitled by way of compensation for loss of office or otherwise howsoever to any sum. 
 15. Data Protection. By
accepting this Agreement (whether by electronic means or otherwise), the Recipient hereby consents to the holding and processing of personal data provided by him to the Company for all purposes necessary for the operation of the Plan. These include,
but are not limited to: 
 (a) administering and maintaining Recipient records; 

(b) providing information to any registrars, brokers or third party administrators of the Plan; and 

(c) providing information to future purchasers of the Company or the business in which the Recipient works. 

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 13Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement

 Exhibit 4.1 
 SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. 
 FOURTH AMENDMENT TO 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 This Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement (this “Amendment”), dated as of January 13, 2012, is by and among Spirit Airlines, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned parties with respect to that certain Second Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2006, by and among (i) the Company, (ii) OCM Spirit
Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), (iii) OCM Spirit Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings II”), (iv) OCM Spirit Holdings III, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Holdings III”), (v) OCM Spirit Holdings III-A, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings III-A”), (vi) OCM Principal Opportunities Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (“POF II”), (vii) OCM Principal Opportunities Fund III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“POF III,” and together with POF II, collectively, the “POF Investors”) (viii) POF
Spirit Foreign Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Foreign Holdings”) (Holdings, Holdings II, Holdings III, Holdings III-A, the POF Investors and Foreign Holdings are referred to herein, collectively, as
“Oaktree” or the “Oaktree Investors”), (ix) Indigo Florida L.P., a Cayman Islands exempt limited partnership (“Indigo Florida”), and Indigo Miramar LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Indigo Miramar”) (collectively, “Indigo” or the “Indigo Investors”), (x) the individuals listed on the Schedule of Co-Investors attached thereto (each, a “Co-Investor” and,
collectively, the “Co-Investors”), and (xi) each other Person listed from time to time on a “Schedule of New Securityholders” attached to the Investor Rights Agreement, as amended by the Amendment to Second Amended
and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2010, the Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2011, and the Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Investor
Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2011 (as so amended, “Investor Rights Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Investor Rights
Agreement. 
 RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, in contemplation of the filing of a Registration Statement by the Company pursuant to a Demand Registration, the undersigned parties wish to amend the Investor Rights Agreement;

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 19A of the Investor Rights Agreement, any provision of the Investor Rights Agreement
may be amended, modified or waived if such amendment, modification or waiver is approved in writing by the Company, the Majority Indigo Holders and the Majority Oaktree Holders; 

WHEREAS, the undersigned constitute the Company, the Majority Indigo Holders and the Majority Oaktree Holders; and 

WHEREAS, in determining to enter into the Amendment, the Company presented this Amendment to the Audit Committee of the
Company’s Board of Directors, which Audit Committee unanimously (with the member of the Audit Committee affiliated with the Indigo Investors recused from such consideration) recommended that the Company’s Board of Directors approve this
Amendment. 

 AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows: 
 1. Elimination of Restrictions on Demand Registrations. Subject to Section 2 of this Amendment, the first sentence of Section 9F of the Investor Rights Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety. 
 2. Modification to Registration Expenses. The modification provided for in Section 1 of this Amendment
shall be conditioned upon, with respect to the first Demand Registration, the holders of Registrable Securities participating in such Demand Registration reimbursing (or causing the underwriters underwriting such Demand Registration to reimburse)
the Company for up to $500,000 of Registration Expenses, less any otherwise unreimbursed expenses incurred by the Oaktree Investors or the Indigo Investors, but in any event not to be less than $250,000. 

3. Priority on Demand Registration. Section 9D of the Agreement (as had been previously amended by (1) Section 2.8
of that Recapitalization Agreement, dated September 17, 2010, by and among the Company, the Indigo Investors, the Oaktree Investors and the Co-Investors and (2) Section 1.4 of Amendment No. 1 to Recapitalization Agreement, dated
May 25, 2011, by and among the Company, the Indigo Investors and the Oaktree Investors) specifies certain priorities as among Oaktree Registrable Securities and Indigo Registrable Securities as to the first $30,600,000 in gross proceeds (before
deduction of underwriters’ commissions) from the sale of such Registrable Securities in registered public offerings (the “Base Priority”), with the balance of any shares includable in future Demand Registrations to be allocated
solely among Oaktree Registrable Securities and Indigo Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding such priorities, the Oaktree Investors and the Indigo Investors hereby agree that, with respect to the first Demand Registration under this Agreement,
that the Registrable Securities included in such registration shall consist of (x) first, a number of Registrable Securities which, along with shares of Common Stock sold by the Oaktree Investors and Indigo Investors in the overallotment in the
Company’s initial Public Offering, constitutes the Base Priority, and (y) any remaining Oaktree Registrable Securities and Indigo Registrable Securities included in such Demand Registration, and any shares of Common Stock held by the
Company’s employees or directors designated by the Indigo Investors or the Oaktree Investors to be included in such first Demand Registration (“Additional Shares”), pro rata among the holders of such Registrable Securities or
Additional Shares, as the case may be, on the basis of the number of such shares of Registrable Securities or Common Stock, as the case may be, owned by each such holder; provided, however, that the inclusion any Additional Shares in
such Demand Registration shall be conditioned upon each holder of Additional Shares (1) agreeing in writing to be bound by the Investor Rights Agreement and (2) executing a lock-up agreement for the benefit of the underwriters that is
substantially similar to any lock-up agreement executed by the Indigo Investors and the Oaktree Investors (or their respective designees). 
 4. Successors and Assigns. Section 19F of the Investor Rights Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

 

	 	19F.	 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Company and its successors and assigns and the Investors and any subsequent holders of Subject Securities and the respective successors and assigns of each of them; provided, however, that in no case shall the rights to Demand
Registration under Section 9 of this Agreement or Piggyback Registration under Section 10 of this Agreement (or 

  
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any rights appurtenant thereto) be for the benefit of or made available to any successors or assigns if the Subject Securities held by such successor or assign may be resold under Rule 144 within
a 90-day period, unless such Subject Securities are: (i) Indigo Registrable Securities held directly by an Indigo Investor or a Person designated in writing to the Company by such Indigo Investor; or (ii) Oaktree Registrable Securities
held directly by an Oaktree Investors or a Person designated in writing to the Company by such Oaktree Investor. 

5. Reference to and Effect on the Investor Rights Agreement. On or after the date hereof, each reference in the Investor Rights
Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Investor Rights Agreement as further amended hereby. No reference to this Amendment need be made in any
instrument or document at any time referring to the Investor Rights Agreement, a reference to the Agreement, in any of such to be deemed a reference to the Investor Rights Agreement as further amended hereby. 

6. No Other Amendments. Except as set forth herein, the Investor Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms. 
 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which may be executed by less than all of the parties necessary to give effect to this Amendment, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
Any signature page delivered electronically or by facsimile (including without limitation transmission by Portable Document Format or other fixed image form) shall be binding to the same extent as an original signature page. 

8. Headings. All section headings herein are inserted for convenience only and shall not modify or affect the construction or
interpretation of any provisions of this Amendment or the Investor Rights Agreement. 
 9. Governing Law. This Amendment
and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
law. 
 (Signature pages follow) 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above
written. 
  

			
	 SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC.,
 a Delaware corporation

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thomas Canfield

	Name:	 	Thomas Canfield
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President and General Counsel

  
 SIGNATURE
PAGE TO SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. FOURTH AMENDMENT TO 
 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above
written. 
  

			
	OCM SPIRIT HOLDINGS III-A, LLC
		
	By:	 	Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.,
		 	its Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jordon Kruse

	Name:	 	Jordon Kruse
	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Cass Traub

	Name:	 	Cass Traub
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	
	POF SPIRIT DOMESTIC HOLDINGS, LLC
		
	By:	 	Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.,
		 	its Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jordon Kruse

	Name:	 	Jordon Kruse
	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Cass Traub

	Name:	 	Cass Traub
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	
	POF SPIRIT FOREIGN HOLDINGS, LLC
		
	By:	 	Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.,
		 	its Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jordon Kruse

	Name:	 	Jordon Kruse
	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Cass Traub

	Name:	 	Cass Traub
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President

  
 SIGNATURE
PAGE TO SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. FOURTH AMENDMENT TO 
 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above
written. 
  

			
	LONG BAR MIRAMAR LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
		
	By:	 	INDIGO MANAGEMENT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ William A. Franke

	Name:	 	William A. Franke
	Its:	 	Manager
	
	INDIGO FLORIDA, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership
		
	By:	 	INDIGO PACIFIC PARTNERS L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, its general partner
		
	By:	 	INDIGO PACIFIC MANAGEMENT LP, A Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, its general partner
		
	By:	 	INDIGO PACIFIC CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner
		
	By:	 	INDIGO PACIFIC PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ William A. Franke

	Name:	 	William A. Franke
	Its:	 	Managing Member

  
 SIGNATURE
PAGE TO SPIRIT AIRLINES, INC. FOURTH AMENDMENT TO 
 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

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