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NCEX 10.24

Exhibit 10.24
AMENDMENT TO OPTION AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO OPTION AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made and entered into as of December 2, 1996, by and among THE NORTH AMERICAN COAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation with its principal office at Dallas, Texas (hereinafter referred to as “NAC”); and SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation with its principal office at Shreveport, Louisiana (hereinafter referred to as “SWEPCO”); and LONGVIEW NATIONAL BANK, having an office at Longview, Texas (hereinafter referred to as “Escrow Agent”). 
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, The North American Coal Corporation (now known as Bellaire Corporation), an Ohio corporation (“Bellaire”), SWEPCO and Escrow Agent entered into an Option Agreement dated as of January 15, 1981, whereby Bellaire granted to SWEPCO the right to purchase the stock of The Sabine Mining Company, a Texas corporation (“SMC-Texas”), upon the occurrence of certain events and Escrow Agent agreed to hold the capital stock of SMC-Texas as escrow agent; and 
WHEREAS, Bellaire, SWEPCO and Escrow Agent also entered into an Addendum to said Option  Agreement, which Addendum also was dated as of January 15, 1981; and 
WHEREAS, NAC, an affiliate of Bellaire, acquired the stock of SMC-Texas from Bellaire on June 30, 1988, and by Agreement dated as of June 30, 1988, NAC assumed the obligations of Bellaire under the Option Agreement dated January 15, 1981 (said Option Agreement, as amended by the Addendum dated January 15, 1981 and by the Agreement dated June 30, 1988, being hereinafter referred to as the “Option Agreement”); and  
WHEREAS, effective January 1, 1996 SMC-Texas and SWEPCO entered into a Restatement of Lignite Mining Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Restated Lignite Mining Agreement”) for the purpose of amending and restating the Lignite Mining Agreement (as defined in the Option Agreement); and  

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WHEREAS, effective as of the dated of this Amendment and with the consent of SWEPCO, SMC-Texas has merged with and into The Sabine Mining Company, a Nevada corporation and an afilliate of SMC-Texas (“SMC-Nevada”), with SMC-Nevada being the surviving corporation; 
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Option Agreement solely for the purpose of reflecting such merger; 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
		
	1.
	At the time of execution hereof, (a) NAC has delivered to Escrow Agent for the purposes 

herein specified, and Escrow Agent hereby acknowledges the receipt of, Share Certificate No. 1 for 1,000 shares of the capital stock of SMC-Nevada, being all of the authorized and issued capital stock of SMC-Nevada, together with a duly executed and legally effective stock power therefor, permitting the immediate transfer of said stock on the books of SMC-Nevada into the name of SWEPCO and (b) Escrow Agent has delivered to NAC, and NAC hereby acknowledges receipt of, Share Certificate No. 3 for 1,000 shares of the capital stock of SMC-Texas, which shares have been canceled as a result of the merger of SMC-Texas with and into SMC-Nevada.  The term “escrowed stock” as used in the Option Agreement hereinafter shall mean and refer to the capital stock of SMC-Nevada, as evidenced by such Share Certificate No. 1.  
		
	2.
	 The term “SABINE” as used in the Option Agreement hereafter shall mean and refer 

to SMC-Nevada.
		
	3.
	The term “Lignite Mining Agreement” as used in the Option Agreement hereafter 

shall mean and refer to the Restated Lignite Mining Agreement. 
		
	4.
	Section 7(b) of the Agreement dated June 30, 1988 is hereby amended to read in its 

entirety:
(b)  Retain SMC-Nevada as a single-purpose Nevada corporation. 
		
	5.
	The Option Agreement, as amended hereby, is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall 

remain in full force and effect. 

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	6.
	This Amendment may be executed in any number of identical counterparts, each of 

which when executed by the parties hereto, shall be considered to be an original. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this instrument the day and year first above written. 

	
				
	 
	 
	THE NORTH AMERICAN COAL 
CORPORATION 

	ATTEST:
	 
	 
	 

	/s/ David G. Mitchell
	 
	By:
	/s/ Thomas A. Koza

	Assistant Secretary
	 
	 
	Thomas A. Koza, Vice President – Law and Administration, and Secretary

	
				
	 
	 
	SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

	ATTEST:
	 
	 
	 

	/s/ Signature Illegible
	 
	By:
	/s/ A. Dean Fuller

	Secretary
	 
	Printed Name:
	A. Dean Fuller

	 
	 
	Title:
	Authorized Agent

	
				
	 
	 
	LONGVIEW NATIONAL BANK

	ATTEST:
	 
	 
	 

	/s/ Signature Illegible
	 
	By:
	/s/ Daniel M. Whitehurst

	Title:
	 
	Printed Name:
	Daniel M. Whitehurst

	 
	 
	Title:
	VP & Senior Trust Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.25
SECOND AMENDMENT TO OPTION AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO OPTION AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made and entered into as of January 1, 2008, by and among THE NORTH AMERICAN COAL CORPORATION (formerly known as Nortex Mining Company), a Delaware corporation with its principal office at Dallas, Texas (hereinafter referred to as “NACCO”); and SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation with its principal office at Columbus, Ohio (hereinafter referred to as “SWEPCO”); and REGIONS BANK, having an office at Longview, Texas (hereinafter referred to as “Regions” or “Escrow Agent”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, The North American Coal Corporation (now known as Bellaire Corporation), an Ohio corporation (“Bellaire”), SWEPCO and Longview National Bank entered into an Option Agreement dated as of January 15, 1981, whereby Bellaire granted to SWEPCO the right to purchase the stock of The Sabine Mining Company, a Texas corporation (“SMC-Texas”), upon the occurrence of certain events, and Longview National Bank agreed to hold the capital stock of SMC-Texas as escrow agent; and
WHEREAS, Bellaire, SWEPCO and Longview National Bank also entered into an Addendum to said Option Agreement, which Addendum also was dated as of January 15, 1981; and
WHEREAS, NACCO, an affiliate of Bellaire, acquired the stock of SMC-Texas from Bellaire on June 30, 1988, and by Agreement dated as of June 30, 1988, NACCO assumed the obligations of Bellaire under the Option Agreement dated January 15, 1981 (said Option 

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Agreement, as amended by the Addendum dated January 15, 1981, by the Agreement dated June 30, 1988, and by the Amendment to Option Agreement dated as of December 2, 1996, being hereinafter referred to as the “Option Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, effective January 1, 1996, SMC-Texas and SWEPCO entered into a Restatement of Lignite Mining Agreement for the purpose of amending and restating the Lignite Mining Agreement (as defined in the Option Agreement); and
WHEREAS, effective as of December 2, 1996, and with the consent of SWEPCO, SMC-Texas merged with and into The Sabine Mining Company, a Nevada corporation and an affiliate of SMC-Texas (“SMC-Nevada”), with SMC-Nevada being the surviving corporation;
WHEREAS, effective as of December 2, 1996, the parties to the Option Agreement amended the Option Agreement solely for the purpose of reflecting such merger, which amendment provides in part that the term “SABINE” as used in the Option Agreement shall mean and refer to SMC-Nevada;
WHEREAS, effective as of September 11, 1998, Regions Bank acquired Longview National Bank and succeeded to the obligations of Longview National Bank under the Option Agreement, as amended;
WHEREAS, effective as of December 1, 2001, SMC-Nevada and SWEPCO entered into a Second Restatement of Lignite Mining Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Second Restated Lignite Mining Agreement”) for the purpose of further amending and restating the Lignite Mining Agreement; 
WHEREAS, effective as of January 1, 2008, SMC-Nevada (also known as The Sabine Mining Company) and SWEPCO entered into a Third Restatement of Lignite Mining 

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Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Third Restated Lignite Mining Agreement”) for the purpose of further amending and restating the Lignite Mining Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to further amend the Option Agreement in certain respects;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

		
	1.
	Section 5 of the Option Agreement hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Section 5.  PRICE DETERMINATION AND AMOUNT OF PAYMENT

The price to be paid to NACCO for the escrowed stock and the amount of the certified check to be delivered by SWEPCO to the Escrow Agent shall be an amount equal to the sum of the following:
		
	(a)
	the stated capital of SABINE which shall be 1,000 shares of common stock having a stated value of $1,000.00; and

		
	(b)
	The amount of capital in excess of stated value; and

		
	(c)
	An amount equal to the undistributed net earnings of SABINE; and

		
	(d)
	An amount equal to the net deferred income taxes on the books of SABINE related solely to the Henry W. Pirkey Unit No. 1 and property and equipment of SABINE acquired by SWEPCO pursuant to SWEPCO’s exercise of the option. 

The amount of the certified check to be delivered to the Escrow Agent as aforesaid shall be determined by SWEPCO at the time the option is exercised on the basis of the then most recent monthly financial statements furnished to SWEPCO by SABINE, and the calculation thereof shall be stated in the notice delivered pursuant to Section 4 of this Option Agreement.
Such certified check shall be delivered to NACCO by the Escrow Agent concurrently with the delivery of the escrowed stock to SWEPCO as 

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described in Section 4.
		
	2.
	Section 6 of the Option Agreement hereby is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Immediately after the delivery of the escrowed stock to SWEPCO as above provided, independent public accountants selected by SWEPCO and satisfactory to NACCO shall make an audit of the results of operations of SABINE for the period ending as of the date of delivery of the escrowed stock to SWEPCO, and the financial position of SABINE as of such date and shall within ninety (90) days after the delivery of the escrowed stock report to SWEPCO and NACCO the results of said audit.  SWEPCO shall pay promptly by certified check to NACCO any amount by which the certified check delivered to the Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 4 is less than the amount due to NACCO as determined by the aforesaid audit by independent public accountants, or NACCO shall refund promptly by certified check to SWEPCO any amount by which the certified check delivered to the Escrow Agent is greater than the amount due to NACCO as so determined by such independent public accountants.
		
	3.
	Section 7 of the Option Agreement is amended to add the following at the end thereof:

Both NACCO and SWEPCO shall join in making a timely, irrevocable and effective election under Section 338(h)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 1.338(h)(10)-1 of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code and any similar election under any applicable state, local or foreign income tax law (collectively the “Section 338(h)(10) Elections”) with respect to SWEPCO’s purchase of the escrowed stock of SABINE.  To facilitate such election, concurrently with the delivery of the escrowed stock to SWEPCO, NACCO shall deliver to SWEPCO an Internal Revenue Service Form 8023 and any similar forms under applicable state, local or foreign income tax law with respect to SWEPCO‘s purchase of the shares of SABINE, which forms (collectively the “Forms”) shall have been duly executed by an authorized person for NACCO.  SWEPCO shall cause the Forms to be duly executed by an authorized person for SWEPCO, shall complete the schedules required to be attached thereto, shall provide a copy of the executed Forms and schedules to NACCO, and shall duly and timely file the Forms as prescribed by Treasury Regulation 1.338(h)(10)-1 and the provisions of applicable state, local or foreign income tax law.  NACCO and SWEPCO agree that the purchase price and the liabilities of SABINE (plus other relevant items) shall be allocated to the assets of SABINE for all purposes (including tax and financial accounting purposes) in a manner consistent with Internal Revenue Code §338 and supporting regulations and any other similar state, local or foreign laws and regulations.  Such allocations and readjustments required 

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under Internal Revenue Code §338 and supporting regulations under any other similar state, local or foreign laws and regulations shall be reflected in the allocation set forth in a schedule to be included in the closing documents and delivered concurrently with the delivery of the escrowed stock to SWEPCO.  SWEPCO, SABINE and NACCO shall file all tax returns (including amended returns and claims for refund) and information reports in a manner consistent with the above.
		
	4.
	The term “Lignite Mining Agreement” as used in the Option Agreement hereafter shall mean and refer to the Third Restated Lignite Mining Agreement.

		
	5.
	The Option Agreement, as amended hereby, is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.

		
	6.
	This Amendment may be executed in any number of identical counterparts, each of which, when executed by the parties hereto, shall be considered to be an original.    

[Signatures appear on following page.]

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this instrument as of the date first above written.

	
				
	 
	 
	THE NORTH AMERICAN COAL CORPORATION

	 
	 
	 
	 

	/s/ Belinda Coleman
	 
	By:
	/s/ Thomas A. Koza

	Witness
	 
	Printed Name:
	Thomas A. Koza

	 
	 
	Title:
	Vice President - Law and Administration, and Secretary

	
				
	 
	 
	SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	/s/ Signature Illegible
	 
	By:
	/s/ Timothy K. Light

	Witness
	 
	Printed Name:
	Timothy K. Light

	 
	 
	Title:
	Vice President

	
				
	 
	 
	REGIONS BANK

	 
	 
	 
	 

	/s/ Lisa A. Mayfield
	 
	By:
	/s/ Gordon Northcutt

	Witness
	 
	Printed Name:
	Gordon Northcutt

	 
	 
	Title:
	VP & Trust Officer

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