Document:

Directors Deferred Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10.f 
 NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY 
 DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1981 
 RESTATED AS OF FEBRUARY 26, 2009 

 Table of Contents 
  

					
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	1.	  	 Restatement
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	2.	  	 Election by Directors
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	3.	  	 Accounts
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	4.	  	 Interest
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	5.	  	 Terms of Payment
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	6.	  	 Death of Director
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	7.	  	 Administration
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	8.	  	 Definitions; Change in Control; Corporate Transaction
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	9.	  	 Amendment and Termination of the Plan
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	10.	  	 Miscellaneous
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 NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY 
 DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 1. Restatement. The Board of
Directors (the “Board”) of Northwest Natural Gas Company (hereinafter, the “Company”) adopted a Director’s Deferred Compensation Plan (hereinafter, the “Plan”) effective June 1, 1981, which was previously
restated effective as of January 1, 1988, December 1, 1997, December 1, 2001, February 26, 2004, December 15, 2005, January 1, 2007 and February 28, 2008. The Plan was partially terminated in
accordance with Paragraph 9(b)(i) effective December 31, 2004, so deferrals of compensation are no longer being made under the Plan. The Plan is now amended and restated by this Restatement, effective as of February 26, 2009. 

2. Election by Directors. 
 (a) Eligibility. Any director of the Company or any corporation or other entity affiliated with or subsidiary to it (a “Director”) is eligible to elect to defer receipt of all or part of (i) the fees paid to him or her
as a Director or as a member of a committee of the Board (“Fees”), or (ii) the shares (“NEDSCP Shares”) of restricted common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) awarded to the Director under the Company’s
Non-Employee Directors Stock Compensation Plan (“NEDSCP”). In addition, a Director may elect under the NEDSCP to receive awards under that plan as deferred cash credits (“NEDSCP Cash Credits”) rather than as NEDSCP Shares.

 (b) Deferral of Fees. Any Director may elect, prior to the beginning of any calendar year, to defer receipt of fees
for that calendar year, whether or not the fees are actually payable in that calendar year; and any newly elected Director prior to assuming office may elect to defer receipt of fees commencing after the date on which the Director assumes office.
Any election under the preceding sentence shall apply only to fees earned subsequent to the date the election is filed. Total deferrals of Fees by a Director in a calendar year must be at least $1,500. 
 (c) Deferral of NEDSCP Shares. Any Director may elect, prior to the beginning of any calendar year, to defer receipt of unvested
NEDSCP Shares that are scheduled to vest in that calendar year; and any newly elected Director prior to assuming office may elect to defer receipt of NEDSCP Shares that will vest in the remainder of the calendar year after the date on which the
Director assumes office. Total deferrals of NEDSCP Shares by a Director in a calendar year must be at least 100% of the NEDSCP Shares scheduled to vest in that year. No deferral shall be allowed of NEDSCP Shares as to which a Director has made an
election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
 (d) Continuation and Modification. An election to
defer Fees or NEDSCP Shares by a Director shall automatically continue from year to year unless the Director terminates or modifies the election by written request. Any such termination or modification shall not become applicable until the calendar
year following the year in which such written termination or modification is filed. In the event of a termination of a deferral election, any amounts already deferred by a Director shall not be paid until he or she ceases to serve as a Director, and
then only pursuant to the terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions of the Plan. 
  

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 3. Accounts. 
 (a) Accounts. The Company shall establish on its books one, two or three separate accounts (individually, an “Account”
and collectively, the “Accounts”) for each Director who participates in the Plan: a Stock Account, a Cash Account, and/or for each person who is a Director as of January 1, 1998, a Retirement Benefit Account. The number of NEDSCP
Shares deferred by a Director shall be credited to the Stock Account. Any NEDSCP Cash Credits shall be credited to the Cash Account. Fees deferred by a Director shall be credited to the Stock Account or the Cash Account as elected by the Director at
the time the Director elects to defer Fees. Such election may be divided between the two Accounts in increments of 25 percent of the deferred Fees covered by the election. An election between the Stock Account and the Cash Account shall be
irrevocable as to the deferred Fees covered by the election and no transfers between the Stock Account and the Cash Account shall be permitted except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 3(f)(iv). The credit for deferred Fees shall be entered on the
Company’s books of account each month at the time that Fees are paid to other Directors who do not elect to defer the payment of such Fees. The credit for deferred NEDSCP Shares shall be entered on the Company’s books of account as soon as
practicable after January 1 of the year subject to the deferral. The credit for an NEDSCP Cash Credit shall be entered on the Company’s books of account effective as of the award date for such credit under the NEDSCP. No special fund shall
be established nor shall any notes or securities be issued by the Company with respect to a Director’s Accounts. 
 (b)
Stock Account. A Director’s Stock Account shall be denominated in shares of Common Stock, including fractional shares. With respect to each amount of Fees deferred to a Director’s Stock Account, the Stock Account shall be credited
with a number of shares equal to the deferred Fees divided by the purchase price for shares of Common Stock under the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the “DRSPP”) on the Investment Date (as defined in
the DRSPP) next succeeding the day the deferred Fees would have been paid if not for the deferral. As of each date for payment of dividends on the Common Stock, the Stock Accounts shall be credited with an additional number of shares (including
fractional shares) equal to the amount of dividends that would be paid on the number of shares recorded as the balance of the Stock Account as of the record date for such dividend divided by closing market price of the Common Stock reported for such
payment date or, if such day is not a trading day, the next trading day. 
 (c) Forfeiture of NEDSCP Shares or NEDSCP Cash
Credits. If any NEDSCP Shares deferred by a Director under this Plan are forfeited under the terms of the NEDSCP, the Director’s Stock Account shall be reduced by the number of shares so forfeited. If any NEDSCP Cash Credits of a Director
are forfeited under the terms of the NEDSCP, the Director’s Cash Account shall be reduced by the amount of NEDSCP Cash Credits so forfeited. 
 (d) Retirement Benefit Account. A Director’s Retirement Benefit Account shall be denominated in shares of Common Stock, including fractional shares. Effective as of January 1, 1998, Section 5 of
Article III of the Company’s Bylaws has been amended to eliminate with respect to all persons who are Directors as of January 1, 1998 a provision for a retirement benefit payable to Directors who retire from the Board at age 72 with
at least 10 years of service. Effective as of January 1, 1998, the Retirement Benefit Account of each person who 

  

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is a Director on that date shall be credited with a number a shares of Common Stock determined by the Company as a replacement for the prior retirement
benefit. As of each date for payment of dividends on the Common Stock, the Retirement Benefit Accounts shall be credited with an additional number of shares (including fractional shares) equal to the amount of dividends that would be paid on the
number of shares recorded as the balance of the Retirement Benefit Account as of the record date for such dividend divided by the purchase price for shares of Common Stock under the DRSPP for dividends reinvested on such payment date. The Retirement
Benefit Account of any Director who has not ceased to be a Director prior to February 28, 2008 shall be fully vested and noncancellable effective as of February 28, 2008. 
 (e) Statement of Account. At the end of each calendar quarter, a report shall be issued by the Company to each participating
Director setting forth the balances of the Director’s Accounts under the Plan. The credit entries made to a Director’s Accounts constitute merely a general obligation of the Company to pay such Accounts to the Director, or to his or her
beneficiary or estate when due under the Plan. 
 (f) Effect of Corporate Transaction on Stock Accounts and Retirement
Benefit Accounts. At the time of consummation of a Corporate Transaction, if any, the amount credited to a Director’s Stock Account and Retirement Benefit Account shall be converted into a credit for cash or common stock of the acquiring
company (“Acquiror Stock”) based on the consideration received by shareholders of the Company in the Corporate Transaction, as follows: 
 (i) Stock Transaction. If holders of Common Stock receive Acquiror Stock in the Corporate Transaction, then (1) the amount credited to each Director’s Stock Account and/or Retirement Benefit Account
shall be converted into a credit for the number of shares of Acquiror Stock that the Director would have received as a result of the Corporate Transaction if the Director had actually held the Common Stock credited to his or her Stock Account and/or
Retirement Benefit Account immediately prior to the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, and (2) Stock Accounts and Retirement Benefit Accounts will thereafter be denominated in shares of Acquiror Stock and ongoing deferrals of Fees and
NEDSCP Shares, if any, shall continue to be made in accordance with outstanding deferral elections into the Stock Accounts as so denominated. 
 (ii) Cash or Other Property Transaction. If holders of Common Stock receive cash or other property in the Corporate Transaction, then (1) the amount credited to a Director’s Stock Account and/or
Retirement Benefit Account shall be transferred to the Director’s Cash Account and converted into a cash credit for the amount of cash or the value of the property that the Director would have received as a result of the Corporate Transaction
if the Director had actually held the Common Stock credited to his or her Stock Account and/or Retirement Benefit Account immediately prior to the consummation of the Corporate Transaction, and (2) Stock Accounts shall no longer exist under the
Plan and all ongoing deferrals, if any, shall thereafter be made into Cash Accounts. 
 (iii) Combination Transaction.
If holders of Common Stock receive Acquiror Stock and cash or other property in the Corporate Transaction, then (1) the amount credited to each Director’s Stock Account and/or Retirement Benefit Account shall be converted in part into a
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under Paragraph 3(f)(ii) in the same proportion as such consideration is received by shareholders, and (2) ongoing deferrals of Fees and NEDSCP
Shares, if any, shall continue to be made in accordance with outstanding deferral elections into Stock Accounts in accordance with Paragraph 3(f)(i). 
 (iv) Election Following Stock Transaction. For a period of 12 months following the consummation of any Corporate Transaction which results in Directors having Stock Accounts and/or Retirement Benefit
Accounts denominated in Acquiror Stock, each Director shall have a one-time right to elect to transfer the entire amount in the Director’s Stock Account and Retirement Benefit Account into the Director’s Cash Account; provided, however,
that this election shall not be available if the Corporate Transaction results in holders of Common Stock becoming holders of all of the outstanding common stock of a parent corporation of the Company. Such election shall be made by written notice
to the Company and shall be effective on the date received by the Company. If such an election is made, the amount of cash to be credited to the Director’s Cash Account shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Acquiror Stock
in the Director’s Stock Account and Retirement Benefit Account by the closing market price of the Acquiror Stock reported for the last trading day preceding the effective date of the election. 
 4. Interest. Interest shall be credited to the Cash Account balance (including both principal and interest) of each participating Director based
on the balance at the end of each calendar quarter. The rate of interest to be applied at the end of each calendar quarter is set forth below in this Paragraph 4. The interest credit shall continue to be applied to the Cash Account of a Director,
even if ceasing to serve as a Director, until all amounts credited to his or her Cash Account have been paid. Said interest shall be calculated quarterly, based upon the average daily balance of the Director’s Cash Account since the preceding
calendar quarter, after giving effect to any reduction in the Cash Account as a result of any payments. The remaining annual payments will be recomputed to reflect the additional interest credits. 
 The rate of interest to be applied at the end of each calendar quarter shall be the quarterly equivalent of an annual yield that is two percentage points
(2%) higher than the annual yield on Moody’s Average Corporate Bond Yield for the preceding quarter, as published by the Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or any successor thereto), or if such index is no longer published, a
substantially similar index selected by the Board. At no time shall the rate of interest be less than six percent (6%) annually. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective as of January 1, 2017, the rate of interest to be applied at the end
of each calendar quarter shall be the rate of interest for interest credited to cash accounts under the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Executives, as such plan may be amended from time to time (the “DCPDE”),
regardless of whether or not such rate of interest shall be more or less than six percent (6%) annually; provided, however, that if at any time on or after January 1, 2017 there is no interest credited to cash accounts under the DCPDE
because the DCPDE shall have ceased to operate or for any other reason, then, at such time on or after January 1, 2017, the rate of interest to be applied at the end of each calendar quarter shall be the quarterly equivalent of an annual yield
that is equal to the annual yield on Moody’s Average Corporate Bond Yield for the preceding quarter, as published by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or any successor thereto), or, if such index is no longer published, a substantially
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change in the rate of interest that occurs on January 1, 2017 or thereafter pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall not constitute an
“amendment affecting the interest rate” within the meaning of Paragraph 9(a) below. 
 5. Terms of Payment. 
 (a) Plan Benefits. The amounts contained in a Director’s Accounts are subject to the terms of payment as set forth in this
paragraph. When a Director ceases to serve as a Director of the Company, either by retirement or otherwise, the individual shall be entitled to payment of the amounts in his or her Accounts. 
 (b) Timing of Benefit Payment. At the time the Director elects to defer Fees or NEDSCP Shares or to receive NEDSCP Cash Credits in
lieu of NEDSCP Shares, and with respect to Retirement Benefit Accounts before January 1, 1998, the Director may designate the number of annual installments, not to exceed ten, in which the applicable Account balance shall be paid, or the
Director may elect to receive such Account balance in a lump sum payment, or in a combination of a partial lump sum and the remainder in installment payments. A Director may elect to modify such election by filing a change of payment designation
which shall supersede the prior form of payment designation for any one (1) or more deferral periods; provided, however, that a Director may not file a change of payment designation with respect to amounts credited to his or her Retirement
Benefit Account after December 31, 2008. If the Director’s most recent change of payment designation has not been filed one (1) full calendar year prior to the year in which the Director ceases to serve as a Director of the Company,
the prior election shall be used to determine the form of payment. For example, a Director leaving the Board in 2003 must file a written request with the Committee by December 31, 2001 to change his form of payment designation. 
 (c) Form of Benefit Payment. Benefits payable to a Director from a Stock Account or a Retirement Benefit Account shall only be paid
to such Director as a distribution of Common Stock plus cash for fractional shares. Benefits payable to a Director from a Cash Account shall only be paid to such Director in cash. 
 (d) Commencement of Payment. Any lump sum payment or the first annual installment payment owed to a Director shall be paid on a day
in January of the year following the year in which he or she ceases to serve as a Director of the Company, with the specific day to be determined by the Company. In the event a Director terminates the election to defer Fees or NEDSCP Shares,
any Fees or NEDSCP Shares already deferred shall not be payable to the Director until such time as he or she ceases to serve as a Director, and then only subject to the terms and conditions contained herein. The provisions of this paragraph are
subject to the terms of Paragraph 6 covering the death of a Director and to the terms of Paragraph 8 covering a Change in Control. 
 (e) Payment to Guardian. If a benefit under the Plan is payable to a minor or a person declared incompetent or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of his property, the Committee may direct payment of such Plan benefit
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as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the Plan benefit. Such distribution shall completely discharge the Committee and the Company from all
liability with respect to such benefit. 
 (f) Withholding; Payroll Taxes. The Company shall withhold from payments
made hereunder any taxes required to be withheld from such payments under federal, state or local law. 
 (g) Accelerated
Distribution. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, a Director shall be entitled to receive, upon written request to the Committee, a lump sum distribution equal to ninety percent (90%) of the total balance of the Director’s
Cash Account and Stock Account as of the last day of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the day on which the Committee receives the written request. The remaining balance of the Director’s Cash Account and Stock Account shall be
forfeited by the Director. No accelerated distribution under this section shall be available for amounts in Directors’ Retirement Benefit Accounts. A Director who receives a distribution under this section shall be suspended from participation
in the Plan for 12 months, but such suspension shall not apply to crediting of NEDSCP Cash Credits. The amount payable under this section shall be paid in a lump sum within 65 days following the receipt of the notice by the Committee from
the Director. 
 6. Death of Director. 
 (a) Plan Death Benefit. Upon the death of a Director or a former Director prior to the receipt of the full amount credited to his or her Accounts, the balance of the Director’s Accounts shall be paid to
the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries in the manner elected in writing by the Director at the time of the deferral election, or if no such election is made, by lump sum payment. 
 (b) Beneficiary. At the time a Director elects to defer payment of Fees or NEDSCP Shares or to receive NEDSCP Cash Credits in lieu
of NEDSCP Shares, and with respect to Retirement Benefit Accounts before January 1, 1998, the Director may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries. If greater than 50% of the benefit is designated to a beneficiary other than the
Director’s spouse, such beneficiary designation shall be consented to by the Director’s spouse. Such designation may be changed by the Director at any time without the consent of a beneficiary, subject to the spousal consent requirement
above. If no designated beneficiary survives the Director or former Director, the balance of the Director’s Accounts shall be paid to the Director’s estate. 
 7. Administration. 
 (a) Committee Duties. This Plan shall be administered by
the Organization and Executive Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”). The Committee shall have responsibility for the general administration of the Plan and for carrying out its intent and provisions. The Committee shall
interpret the Plan and have such powers and duties as may be necessary to discharge its responsibilities. The Committee may, from time to time, employ other agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit, and may from time to
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 (b) Binding Effect of Decisions. The decision or action of the Committee in
respect of any question arising out of or in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be final and conclusive and binding upon all persons having any
interest in the Plan. 
 (c) Indemnity of Committee. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company shall
indemnify, hold harmless and defend the members of the Committee against any and all claims, loss, damage, expense or liability arising from any action or failure to act with respect to this Plan, provided that the members of the Committee were
acting in accordance with the applicable standard of care. 
 8. Definitions; Change in Control; Corporate Transaction. 
 (a) For purposes of this Plan, a “Change in Control” of the Company shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

 (i) The consummation of: 
 (A) any consolidation, merger or plan of share exchange involving the Company (a “Merger”) as a result of which the holders of outstanding securities of the Company ordinarily having the right to vote for
the election of directors (“Voting Securities”) immediately prior to the Merger do not continue to hold at least 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Voting Securities of the surviving corporation or a parent corporation of
the surviving corporation immediately after the Merger, disregarding any Voting Securities issued to or retained by such holders in respect of securities of any other party to the Merger; or 
 (B) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all,
the assets of the Company; 
 (ii) At any time during a period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of
such period constituted the board of directors of the Company (“Incumbent Directors”) shall cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; provided, however, that the term “Incumbent Director” shall also include
each new director elected during such two-year period whose nomination or election was approved by two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then in office; or 
 (iii) Any person (as such term is used in Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, other than the Company or any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company) shall, as a result of a tender or
exchange offer, open market purchases or privately negotiated purchases from anyone other than the Company, have become the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly,
of Voting Securities representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities. 
 (b) For purposes of this Plan, a “Corporate Transaction” shall mean any of the following: 
  

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 (i) any consolidation, merger or plan of share exchange involving the Company pursuant to
which shares of Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property; or 
 (ii) any sale, lease, exchange
or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, the assets of the Company. 
 9.
Amendment and Termination of the Plan. 
 (a) Amendment. The Board may at any time amend the Plan in whole or in
part; provided, however, that upon a Change in Control, no amendment shall be effective to change the payout schedule in Paragraph 9(b)(ii), and further provided that no amendment shall decrease or restrict the amount credited to any Account
maintained under the Plan as of the date of amendment. An amendment affecting the interest rate credited under Paragraph 4 shall not become effective before the first day of the calendar year which follows the adoption of the amendment and at least
30 days written notice of the amendment to the Director. An amendment affecting the interest rate credited under Paragraph 4 that is adopted after a Change in Control shall apply only to those amounts credited to Directors’ Accounts
after the Change in Control. 
 (b) Termination. The Board may at any time partially or completely terminate the Plan
if, in its judgment, the tax, accounting, or other effects of the continuance of the Plan, or potential payments thereunder, would not be in the best interests of the Company. 
 (i) Partial Termination. The Board may partially terminate the Plan by instructing the Committee not to accept any additional
deferrals. In the event of such a partial termination, the Plan shall continue to operate and be effective with regard to deferrals entered into prior to the effective date of such partial termination. 
 (ii) Complete Termination. The Board may completely terminate the Plan by instructing the Committee not to accept any additional
deferrals, and terminate all ongoing deferrals. The Plan shall cease to operate and the Committee shall pay out to each Director the balance in each of his or her Accounts in a lump sum or in equal annual installments amortized over the period
listed in the payout schedule below based on the balance in the particular Account at the time of such complete termination: 
 Payout
Schedule 
  

			
	 Appropriate Account Balance
	  	 Payout Period

	 Less than $10,000
	  	Lump sum
	 $10,000 but less than $50,000
	  	Lesser of 5 years or period elected in Participation Agreement
	 More than $50,000
	  	Period elected in Participation Agreement

  

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 Interest earned on the unpaid balance in the Director’s Cash Account shall be the applicable
interest rate at the end of the calendar quarter immediately preceding the effective date of such complete termination. 
 10.
Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Unsecured General Creditor. The Accounts shall be established solely for the purpose of
measuring the amounts owed to a Director or beneficiary under the Plan. Directors and their beneficiaries, heirs, successors and assigns shall have no legal or equitable rights, interest or claims in any property or assets of the Company, nor shall
they be beneficiaries of, or have any rights, claims or interests in any life insurance policies, annuity contracts or the proceeds therefrom owned or which may be acquired by the Company. Except as may be provided in Paragraph 10(b), such policies,
annuity contracts or other assets of the Company shall not be held under any trust for the benefit of the Directors, their beneficiaries, heirs, successors or assigns, or held in any way as collateral security for the fulfilling of the obligations
of the Company under this Plan. Any and all of the Company’s assets and policies shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged, unrestricted assets of the Company. The Company’s obligation under the Plan shall be that of an unfunded and
unsecured promise to pay money in the future. 
 (b) Trust Fund. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of
all benefits provided under the Plan. At its discretion, the Company may establish one or more trusts, with such trustees as the Board may approve, for the purpose of providing for the payment of such benefits. Such trust or trusts may be
irrevocable, but the assets thereof shall be subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors. To the extent any benefits provided under the Plan are actually paid from any such trust, the Company shall have no further obligation with respect
thereto, but to the extent not so paid, such benefits shall remain the obligation of, and shall be paid by, the Company. 
 (c) Nonassignability. No assignment or alienation may be made of any deferred fees or interest thereon, except in accordance with Paragraph 6. 
 (d) Governing Law. The provisions of this Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Oregon.

 (e) Successors. The provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors
and assigns. The term successors as used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company, and
successors of any such corporation or other business entity. 
  

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 (f) The foregoing restatement of the Plan was approved by the Board of Directors of
Northwest Natural Gas Company effective as of February 26, 2009. 
  

			
	NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY
		
	By:	 	 

 Attest:
                                         
        
  

 -10-Firm Transportation Service Agreement, dated October 22, 1993

 Exhibit 10j.(10) 
 FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AGREEMENT 
 THIS AGREEMENT IS made and entered into this 22nd day of October, 1993, by and
between 
 PACIFIC GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, a California corporation (hereinafter referred to as “PGT”), and 
 NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Oregon (hereinafter referred to as “Shipper”). 
 WHEREAS, PGT owns and operates a natural gas interstate pipeline transmission system which extends from a point of interconnection with the pipeline facilities of
Alberta Natural Gas Company Ltd. (ANG) at the International Boundary near Kingsgate, British Columbia, through the states of Idaho, Washington and Oregon to a point of interconnection with Pacific Gas and Electric Company at the Oregon-California
border near Malin, Oregon; and 
 WHEREAS, Shipper desires PGT, on a firm basis, to transport certain quantities of natural gas from the International
Boundary in the vicinity of Kingsgate, British Columbia and/or from Stanfield, Oregon (receipt points) to various delivery points as specified in Exhibit A of this Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, since July 15, 198 I, PGT has provided firm transportation service to the Northwest Pipeline Corporation (“Northwest”) under the terms and conditions of a firm transportation service agreement
between PGT and Northwest and PGT’s Rate Schedule T-1; and 
 WHEREAS, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) has authorized
Northwest in Docket No. CP92-79 to, among other things, convert its gas sales service to Shipper on Northwest’s interstate pipeline transmission system to firm transportation service; and 
 WHEREAS, the FERC has authorized PGT in Docket No. G-173 50-012 to assign to Shipper a portion of Northwest’s firm transportation service on PGT formerly provided
under Rate Schedule T-1 and to provide such service to Shipper under Part 284 of the FERC’s regulations; and 
 WHEREAS, Shipper desires to accept said
assignment of Northwest firm transportation services on PGT; and 
 WHEREAS, PGT is willing to transport certain quantities of natural gas for Shipper, on a
firm basis, utilizing its pipeline facilities, 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 

 I. GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY 
 1.1 This Firm Transportation Service Agreement (“Agreement”) is made pursuant to the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) contained in 18 CFR Part 284, as amended from time to time.

 1.2 This Agreement is subject to all valid legislation with respect to the subject matters hereof, either state or federal, and to all valid present and
future decisions, orders, rules, regulations and ordinances of all duly constituted governmental authorities having jurisdiction. 
 II.
QUANTITY OF GAS 
 2.1 The Maximum Daily Quantity of gas, as defined in Paragraph 1 of the Transportation General Terms and Conditions of PGT’s FERC Gas
Tariff First Revised Volume No. I-A, which is the maximum quantity of gas that PGT is required to deliver for Shipper’s account to Shipper’s point(s) of delivery is set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 2.2 The maximum quantity of gas which Shipper has a right to deliver to PGT at Shipper’s point(s) of receipt, as identified in Exhibit A, equals the
Maximum Daily Quantity plus an amount for fuel and line losses as set forth in PGT’s Rate Schedule FTS-l of PGT’s FERC Gas Tariff First Revised Volume No. I-A. 
 2.3 PGT’s obligation to deliver Shipper’s gas from the Shipper’s point(s) of receipt to the Shipper’s point(s) of delivery is limited to the actual quantity of gas received by PGT for
Shipper’s account at Shipper’s point(s) of receipt less Shipper’s requirement to provide fuel and line losses, as set forth in PGT’s Rate Schedule FTS-l, up to Shipper’s Maximum Daily Quantity. 
 III. TERM OF AGREEMENT 
 3.1 This Agreement shall become
effective on November 1, 1993 (Effective Date) and shall continue in full force and effect until thirty (30) years from the Effective Date (Initial Term). Thereafter, this Agreement shall continue in effect from year to year (Subsequent
Term), or a longer term if agreed to by PGT, unless Shipper gives PGT twelve (12) months prior written notice of Shipper’s desire to terminate this Agreement. 
 3.2 Neither party may terminate this Agreement during the Initial Term. 

 IV. POINTS OF RECEIPT AND DELIVERY 
 4,1 The point(s) of receipt of gas deliveries to PGT is/are as designated in Exhibit A, attached hereto, 
 4.2 The point(s)
of delivery of gas is/are as designated in Exhibit A, attached hereto. 
 4.3 The delivery pressure, actual average atmospheric pressure, and other pertinent
factors applicable to the points of receipt and delivery are also set forth in Exhibit A 
 V. OPERATING PROCEDURES 
 5.1 Shipper shall conform to all of the operating procedures set forth in the Transportation General Terms and Conditions of PGT’s FERC Gas Tariff First Revised
Volume No, I-A 
 5.2 Shipper shall furnish gas for compressor fuel and line loss as set forth in PGT’s Rate Schedule FTS-l, 
 VI. RATE(S) 
 6.1 Shipper shall pay PGT each month all rates
applicable to services rendered pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with PGT’s Rate Schedule FTS-l, or superseding rate schedulers), and PGT’s current Statement of Effective Rates and Charges in PGT’s FERC Gas Tariff First
Revised Volume No. I-A, on file with and subject to the jurisdiction of the FERC. This Agreement in all respects shall be and remains subject to the applicable provisions of PGT’s Rate Schedule FTS-1, or superseding rate schedulers), and of the
Transportation General Terms and Conditions of PGT’s FERC Gas Tariff First Revised Volume No, I-A on file with the FERC, all of which are by this reference made a part hereof 
 6.2 PGT shall have the right from time to time to propose, file and cause to be made effective with the FERC such changes in the rates and charges or service obligations applicable to transportation services pursuant
to this Agreement, the rate schedule under which this service is hereunder provided, or any provisions PGT’s Transportation General Terms and Conditions applicable to such services, Shipper shall have the right to protest any such changes
proposed by PGT and to exercise any other rights that Shipper may have with respect thereto. 
 VII. MISCELLANEOUS 
 7.1 This Agreement shall be interpreted to the laws the state of California. 

 VII. MISCELLANEOUS (continued) 
 7.2 Unless herein provided to the contrary, any notice called for in this Agreement and/or PGT’s Transportation General Terms and Conditions shall be in writing and shall be considered as having been given if
delivered by facsimile or registered mail, with all postage or charges prepaid, to either PGT or Shipper at the place designated below. Routine communications, including monthly statements and payment, shall be considered as duly delivered when
received by ordinary mail or facsimile Shipper’s daily nominations shall be considered as duly delivered when received by electronic data interchange. Unless changed, the addresses of the parties are as follows: 
 “PGT” PACIFIC GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY 160 Spear Street Room 1900 San Francisco, California 94105-1 570 Attention: President & CEO

 “SHIPPER” NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY 220 N.W. Second Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 Attention: Senior Vice President,
Operations 
 7.3 Prior to initiation of service, Shipper shall provide PGT with any information required by the FERC, as well as all information identified
in PGT’s Transportation General Terms and Conditions applicable to service under PGT’s Rate Schedule FTS-1 and this Agreement. 
 7.4 A waiver by
either party of anyone or more defaults by the other hereunder shall not operate as a waiver of any future default or defaults, whether of a like or of a different character. 
 7.5 Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to create any rights or obligations between the parties hereto after the expiration of the Initial or Subsequent Term(s) set forth herein, except that expiration of this
Agreement shall not relieve either party of the obligation to correct any quantity imbalances or Shipper of the obligation to pay any amounts due to PGT to the date of expiration. 
 7.6 Shipper warrants for itself, its successors and assigns, that it will have at the time of delivery of the gas to PGT hereunder good title to such gas and that all gas delivered to PGT for transportation hereunder
is eligible for all requested transportation in interstate commerce under applicable rules, regulations or orders of the FERC, or other agency having jurisdiction. Shipper will indemnify PGT and save and hold it harmless from all suits, action,
damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and costs connected with regulatory or legal proceedings, arising from the breach of this warranty. 

 VII. MISCELLANEOUS (Continued) 
 7.7 This Agreement constitutes the full agreement between Shipper and PGT and any subsequent changes to this Agreement must be made in writing by an amendment to this Agreement. This Agreement may only be amended by
an instrument in writing executed by both parties hereto. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day
and year first above written. 
  

			
	PACIFIC GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	Stephen P. Reynolds
	Title:	 	President & CEO
	
	NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	Dwayne L. Foley
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Operations

 EXHIBIT A 
 To the 
 FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AGREEMENT 
 Dated
                                         Between

 PACIFIC GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY 
 And 
 NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY 
 RECEIPT 
  

			
	 Receipt Point(s)
	 	 Maximum Received Quantity
 (MMBtu/d)'

	Interconnection of PGT’s system with the system of Alberta Natural Gas Company Ltd. at the International Boundary in the vicinity of Kingsgate, British Columbia	 	3,616

 DELIVERY 
  

			
	 Delivery Point(s)
	 	 Maximum Daily Quantity
 (MMBtu/d)

	 Spokane NPC, WA
	 	3,616
		
	 TOTAL
	 	3,616

 The total quantity of gas received by PGT from Shipper at receipt point shall not exceed 3.616 MMBtu per day plus
the quantities of gas to be furnished by Shipper for fuel and line loss in accordance with PGT’s Rate Schedule FTS-1 and the Statement of Effective Rates and Charges of PGT’s FERC Gas Tariff First Revised Volume I-A for service under Rate
Schedule FTS-1. 
 Pursuant 1 to Paragraph 29 of PGT’s Transportation General Terms and Conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff First Revised Volume
No. I-A Shipper may designate other receipt points as “secondary receipt points” such as Stanfield. Oregon, the interconnection of PGT’s system with the system of Northwest Pipeline Corporation.

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