Document:

Class B(2003-1) Terms Document

 
Exhibit 4.01

 

 
BANK ONE ISSUANCE TRUST 
as Issuer 
 
CLASS B(2003-1)
TERMS DOCUMENT 
dated as of April 15, 2003 
 
to 
 
ONESERIES INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT 
dated as of May 1, 2002 
 
to 
 
INDENTURE 
dated as of May 1, 2002 
 
WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 
as Indenture Trustee and Collateral Agent 
 

 
THIS CLASS
B(2003-1) TERMS DOCUMENT (this “Terms Document”), by and between BANK ONE ISSUANCE TRUST, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Issuer”), having its principal office at c/o
Wilmington Trust Company, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-1600, and WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) and collateral
agent (the “Collateral Agent”), is made and entered into as of April 15, 2003. 
 
Pursuant to this Terms Document, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall create a new Tranche of ONEseries Class B Notes and shall specify the principal terms thereof. 
 
ARTICLE I 
 
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

 
Section 1.1 Definitions. For all purposes
of this Terms Document, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: 
 
(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well
as the singular; 
 
(2) all other
terms used herein which are defined in the Indenture Supplement, the Indenture or the Asset Pool Supplement, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein; 
 
(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined
herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation
required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation; 
 
(4) all references in this Terms Document to designated “Articles,” “Sections” and other subdivisions
are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Terms Document as originally executed; 
 
(5) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Terms Document as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; 

 
(6) in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture Supplement, the Indenture or the Asset Pool Supplement, the terms and
provisions of this Terms Document shall be controlling; 
 
(7) each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the Class B(2003-1) Notes and no other Tranche of ONEseries Notes issued by the Issuer; and 
 
(8) “including” and words of similar import will be deemed to be followed by
“without limitation.” 
 
“Asset
Pool Supplement” means the Asset Pool One Supplement to the Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2002 among the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 
“Base Rate” has the meaning
specified in the Indenture Supplement. 
 
“BDL” means Banque de Luxembourg. 
 
“Calculation Agent” is defined in Section 2.4(a). 
 
“Class B(2003-1) Adverse Event” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) an Early Amortization Event with respect to the Class B(2003-1) Notes, (b) an Event of Default and
acceleration of the Class B(2003-1) Notes or (c) the Class B Usage of the Class C Required Subordinated Amount for the Class B(2003-1) Notes becomes greater than zero. 
 
“Class B(2003-1) Note” means any Note, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 to
the Indenture Supplement, designated therein as a Class B(2003-1) Note and duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Indenture. 
 
“Class B(2003-1) Noteholder” means a Person in whose name a Class B(2003-1) Note is registered in the Note Register.

 
“Class B(2003-1) Termination
Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Principal Payment Date on which the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class B(2003-1) Notes is paid in full, (b) the Legal Maturity Date and (c) the date on which the Indenture is
discharged and satisfied pursuant to Article V thereof. 
 
“Class B Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes” is defined in Section 2.2. 
 
 

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“Controlled Accumulation Amount” means $16,666,666.67; provided, however, if the Accumulation Period Length is determined to be less than twelve months pursuant to Section
3.12(b)(ii) of the Indenture Supplement, the Controlled Accumulation Amount for any Note Transfer Date with respect to the Class B(2003-1) Notes will be the amount specified in the definition of “Controlled Accumulation Amount” in the
Indenture Supplement. 
 
“Excess Spread
Percentage” has the meaning specified in the Indenture Supplement. 
 
“Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2002, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from
time to time. 
 
“Indenture
Supplement” means the ONEseries Indenture Supplement, dated as of May 1, 2002, between the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 
“Initial Dollar Principal
Amount” means $200,000,000. 
 
“Interest Payment Date” means May 15, 2003 and the 15th day of each month thereafter, or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day. 
 
“Interest Period” means, with respect to any
Interest Payment Date, the period from and including the previous Interest Payment Date (or in the case of the initial Interest Payment Date, from and including the Issuance Date) to but excluding such Interest Payment Date. 
 
“Issuance Date” means April 15, 2003.

 
“Legal Maturity Date” means
December 15, 2010. 
 
“LIBOR”
means, for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate for one-month United States dollar deposits determined by the Trustee on the LIBOR Determination Date for each Interest Period in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4.

 
“LIBOR Determination Date”
means (1) April 11, 2003 for the period from and including the Issuance Date through but excluding May 15, 2003 and (2) for each interest period thereafter, the second London Business Day prior to the commencement of the second and each subsequent
Interest Period. 
 
“London Business
Day” means any Business Day on which dealings in deposits in United States Dollars are transacted in the London interbank market. 
 
 

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“Note
Interest Rate” means a rate per annum equal to 0.37% in excess of LIBOR as determined by the Calculation Agent on the related LIBOR Determination Date with respect to each Interest Period. 
 
“Paying Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank
Minnesota, National Association. 
 
“Portfolio Yield” has the meaning specified in the Indenture Supplement. 
 
“Predecessor Note” means, with respect to any particular Note, every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the
same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purpose of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 3.06 of the Indenture in lieu of a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence
the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note. 
 
“Record Date” means, for any Note Transfer Date, the last Business Day of the preceding Monthly Period. 
 
“Reference Banks” means four major banks in the London interbank market selected by the Beneficiary. 
 
“Scheduled Principal Payment Date” means
April 15, 2008. 
 
“Stated Principal
Amount” means $200,000,000. 
 
“Telerate Page 3750” means the display page currently so designated on the Bridge Telerate Market Report (or such other page as may replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates or
prices). 
 
“Tranche” has the
meaning specified in the Indenture. 
 
Section 1.2
Governing Law. THIS TERMS DOCUMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER
SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 
 
Section 1.3 Counterparts. This Terms Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same
instrument. 
 
Section 1.4 Ratification of
Indenture and Indenture Supplement. As supplemented by this Terms Document, each of the Indenture, the Asset Pool Supplement and the Indenture 
 
 

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Supplement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture as so supplemented by the Asset
Pool Supplement and the Indenture Supplement as so supplemented by this Terms Document shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument. 
 
[END OF ARTICLE I] 
 
 

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ARTICLE II

 
The Class B(2003-1) Notes 
 
Section 1.5 Creation and Designation. There is hereby
created a Tranche of ONEseries Class B Notes to be issued pursuant to the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement to be known as the “ONEseries Class B(2003-1) Notes.” 
 
Section 1.6 Specification of Required Subordinated Amount and Other Terms. For the Class B(2003-1)
Notes, for any date of determination, the Class B Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes will be an amount equal to: 
 
(1) for any date of determination prior to the occurrence of a Class B(2003-1) Adverse Event, the product of 
 
(1) the sum of 
 
(i) a fraction (x) the numerator of which is
equal to the sum of the Class A Required Subordinated Amount of Class C Notes on such date of determination for all outstanding Tranches of ONEseries Class A Notes for which the Class A Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes on such date of
determination is greater than zero and (y) the denominator of which is equal to the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount on such date of determination of all outstanding ONEseries Class B Notes (including the Class B(2003-1) Notes), and

 
(ii) the product of (x) 7.81671%
and (y) a fraction (A) the numerator of which is equal to (1) the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount on such date of determination of all outstanding ONEseries Class B Notes (including the Class B(2003-1) Notes) minus (2) the Class
A Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes on such date of determination for all outstanding Tranches of ONEseries Class A Notes for which the Class A Required Subordinated Amount of Class B Notes is greater than zero; provided,
however, that such numerator shall not be less than zero and (B) the denominator of which is equal to the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount on such date of determination of all outstanding ONEseries Class B Notes (including the
Class B(2003-1) Notes), and 
 
(2)
the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount on such date of determination of the Class B(2003-1) Notes; and 
 
(2) for any date of determination on and after the date on which a Class B(2003-1) Adverse Event shall have occurred, the greater of (1)
the amount determined in subsection 2.2(a) for such date of determination and (2) the amount determined in subsection 
2.2(a) for the date
immediately prior to the date on which such Class B(2003-1) Adverse Event shall have occurred. 
 
 

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The Issuer may
change the percentage set forth in subsection 2.2(a)(1)(ii)(x), above, or the formula set forth in clause (a), above, without the consent of any Noteholder so long as the Issuer has (i) received written confirmation from each Note Rating Agency that
has rated any Outstanding Notes of the ONEseries that the change in such percentage or formula will not result in a Ratings Effect with respect to any Outstanding Class B(2003-1) Notes and (ii) delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Rating
Agencies a Master Trust Tax Opinion and an Issuer Tax Opinion. 
 
Section 1.7 Interest Payment. 
 
(1) For each Interest Payment Date, the amount of interest due with respect to the Class B(2003-1) Notes shall be an amount equal to the product of (i)(A) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the related
Interest Period and the denominator of which is 360, times (B) the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to the related Interest Period, times, (ii) the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class B(2003-1) Notes determined as
of the close of business on the Interest Payment Date preceding the related Note Transfer Date for the Class B(2003-1) Notes; provided, however, that for the first Interest Payment Date the amount of interest due with respect to the
Class B(2003-1) Notes shall be an amount equal to the product of (x) the Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class B(2003-1) Notes on the Issuance Date, (y) 30 divided by 360 and (z) the Note Interest Rate in effect with respect to the Class
B(2003-1) Notes determined on April 11, 2003. Interest on the Class B(2003-1) Notes will be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day year. 
 
(2) Pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Indenture Supplement, on each Note Transfer Date with respect to the
Class B(2003-1) Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall deposit into the Class B(2003-1) Interest Funding Sub-Account the portion of ONEseries Available Finance Charge Collections allocable to the Class B(2003-1) Notes. 
 
Section 1.8 Calculation Agent; Determination of LIBOR.

 
(1) The Issuer hereby agrees that for so long as
any Class B(2003-1) Notes are Outstanding, there shall at all times be an agent appointed to calculate LIBOR for each Interest Period (the “Calculation Agent”). The Issuer hereby initially appoints the Indenture Trustee as the
Calculation Agent for purposes of determining LIBOR for each Interest Period. The Calculation Agent may be removed by the Issuer at any time. If the Calculation Agent is unable or unwilling to act as such or is removed by the Issuer, or if the
Calculation Agent fails to determine LIBOR for an Interest Period, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a replacement Calculation Agent that does not control or is not controlled by or under common control with the Issuer or its Affiliates. The
Calculation Agent may not resign its duties, and the Issuer may not remove the Calculation Agent, without a successor having been duly appointed. 
 
 

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(2) On each
LIBOR Determination Date, the Calculation Agent shall determine LIBOR on the basis of the rate for deposits in United States dollars for a one-month period which appears on Telerate Page 3750 or on such comparable system as is customarily used to
quote LIBOR as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date. If such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750 or on a comparable system as is customarily used to quote LIBOR the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date shall be determined on the basis
of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on that day to prime banks in the London interbank market for a one-month period. The Calculation Agent shall
request the principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date shall be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer
than two quotations are provided as requested, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the Beneficiary, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time,
on that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period. 
 
(3) The Note Interest Rate applicable to the then current and the immediately preceding Interest Periods may be obtained by telephoning the Indenture Trustee at its corporate trust office at (612)
667-8058 or such other telephone number as shall be designated by the Indenture Trustee for such purpose by prior written notice by the Indenture Trustee to each Noteholder from time to time. 
 
(4) On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Calculation Agent
shall send to the Indenture Trustee and the Beneficiary, by facsimile transmission, notification of LIBOR for the following Interest Period. 
 
Section 1.9 Payments of Interest and Principal. 
 
(1) Any installment of interest or principal, if any, payable on any Class B(2003-1) Note which is punctually
paid or duly provided for by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee on the applicable Interest Payment Date or Principal Payment Date shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Person in whose name such Class B(2003-1) Note (or one or more Predecessor
Notes) is registered on the Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such Person’s account as has been designated by written instructions received by the Paying Agent from such Person not later than the close of business
on the third Business Day preceding the date of payment or, if no such account has been so designated, by check mailed first-class, postage prepaid to such Person’s address as it appears on the Note Register on such Record Date, except that
with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of Cede & Co., payment shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. 
 
 

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(2) The right
of the Class B(2003-1) Noteholders to receive payments from the Issuer will terminate on the first Business Day following the Class B(2003-1) Termination Date. 
 
Section 1.10 Form of Delivery of Class B(2003-1) Notes; Depository; Denominations. 
 
(1) The Class B(2003-1) Notes shall be delivered in the form
of a global Registered Note as provided in Sections 2.02 and 3.01(i) of the Indenture, respectively. 
 
(2) The Depository for the Class B(2003-1) Notes shall be The Depository Trust Company, and the Class B(2003-1) Notes shall initially be
registered in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee. 
 
(3) The Class B(2003-1) Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of that amount. 
 
Section 1.11 Delivery and Payment for the Class B(2003-1) Notes. The Issuer shall execute and deliver the Class B(2003-1) Notes to
the Indenture Trustee for authentication, and the Indenture Trustee shall deliver the Class B(2003-1) Notes when authenticated, each in accordance with Section 3.03 of the Indenture. 
 
Section 1.12 Supplemental Indenture. The Issuer may enter into a supplemental indenture with respect
to the Class B(2003-1) Notes as provided in Section 9.01 of the Indenture, provided, however, that any supplemental indenture which provides for an additional or alternative form of credit enhancement for the Class B(2003-1) Notes
shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in Section 9.01 of the Indenture, require confirmation from the Note Rating Agencies that have rated any Outstanding Notes of the ONEseries that such change in credit enhancement will not result in a
Ratings Effect with respect to any Outstanding Notes of the ONEseries. 
 
Section 1.13 Appointment of co-Paying Agent and co-Transfer Agent. BDL is appointed as co-paying agent and as co-transfer agent in Luxembourg with respect to the Class B(2003-1) Notes for so long as the Class
B(2003-1) Notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Any reference in this Terms Document, the Indenture Supplement, the Asset Pool Supplement and the Indenture to the Paying Agent or the Transfer Agent shall be deemed to include BDL as
co-paying agent or co-transfer agent, as the case may be, unless the context requires otherwise. 
 
[END OF ARTICLE II] 
 
 

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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Terms Document to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written. 
 

	 BANK ONE ISSUANCE TRUST
  

	 By:
 

	 	 BANK ONE, DELAWARE,
 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as Beneficiary and not in its individual
 capacity
  

	
	 By:
	 	 /s/    Stephen R. Etherington

	 Name:
	 	 Stephen R. Etherington

	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President

	  
 WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,
 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Indenture Trustee
 and Collateral
Agent
  

	
	 By:
	 	 /s/  Jennifer C. Davis

	 Name:
	 	 Jennifer C. Davis

	 Title:
	 	 Assistant Vice President

 
TABLE OF
CONTENTS 
 

	 	  	 	  	 PAGE

	
	 ARTICLE I Definitions and Other Provisions of General
Application
	  	 
	
	 Section 1.1
	  	 Definitions
	  	 1

	
	 Section 1.2
	  	 Governing Law
	  	 4

	
	 Section 1.3
	  	 Counterparts
	  	 5

	
	 Section 1.4
	  	 Ratification of Indenture and Indenture Supplement
	  	 5

	
	 ARTICLE II The Class B(2003-1) Notes
	  	 
	
	 Section 2.1
	  	 Creation and Designation
	  	 6

	
	 Section 2.2
	  	 Specification of Required Subordinated Amount and Other Terms
	  	 6

	
	 Section 2.3
	  	 Interest Payment
	  	 6

	
	 Section 2.4
	  	 Calculation Agent; Determination of LIBOR.
	  	 7

	
	 Section 2.5
	  	 Payments of Interest and Principal
	  	 8

	
	 Section 2.6
	  	 Form of Delivery of Class B(2003-1) Notes; Depository; Denominations
	  	 8

	
	 Section 2.7
	  	 Delivery and Payment for the Class B(2003-1) Notes
	  	 9

	
	 Section 2.8
	  	 Supplemental Indenture
	  	 9

	
	 Section 2.9
	  	 Appointment of co-Paying Agent and co-Transfer Agent
	  	 9FORM OF STOCK OPTION PLAN

 
Exhibit 4.4

Reference Number:                 

 
PROGRESS ENERGY, INC. 
2002 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 
On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Stock Option Award referencing this Agreement (the “Award”), Progress Energy, Inc. (the “Corporation”) grants on the Grant Date to the Optionee named
in the Award a Nonqualified Stock Option (an “Option” and collectively, the “Options”) to acquire from the Corporation at the Exercise Price Per Share specified in the Award for such Option the aggregate number of Shares
specified in the Award for such Option (the “Option Shares”). The Option is not to be treated as (and is not intended to qualify as) an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. 
 
1.    Stock
Option Plan; Defined Terms; Incorporation By Reference.    The provisions herein are subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Progress Energy, Inc. 2002 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)
(including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time unless such amendments are expressly not intended to apply to the grant of the Option hereunder), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of
and incorporated herein as if each were expressly set forth herein. Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement will have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto under the Plan or the Award. 
 
2.    Cash Payments Equivalent to
Dividends.    Prior to the acquisition of the Option Shares upon the exercise of any Option, the Optionee will not be entitled to receive a cash payment or other distribution with respect to such Option Shares underlying such
Option. 
 
3.    Term of
Option.    The “Term” of the Option granted under the Award shall end on the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant unless sooner exercised or otherwise terminated in accordance with this Agreement or the Plan.

 
4.    Method of Exercise
and Payment.    Once exercisable, and provided an Option has not been forfeited in accordance with the Plan and this Agreement, an Option may be exercised in whole or in part by the Optionee by delivering to the Secretary of
the Corporation or his designated agent on any business day (the “Exercise Date”) a written notice (including, to the extent so permitted by the Committee, an electronically transmitted notice), in such manner and form as may be required
by the Corporation, specifying the number of the Option Shares the Optionee then desires to acquire (the “Exercise Notice”). The Exercise Notice will be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Per Share Exercise Price applicable to such
Option for such number of the Option Shares to be acquired upon such exercise. Such payment will be made in cash, by, personal or certified check, bank draft or money order payable to the order of the Corporation or, if permitted by the Committee
(in its sole discretion) and applicable law, rule or regulation, by delivery of, alone or in conjunction with a partial cash or instrument payment, (a) shares of Common Stock already owned by the Participant for at least six months, or (b) some

other form of payment acceptable to the Committee. The Committee may also permit the Optionee to simultaneously exercise an Option and sell
the shares of Common Stock thereby acquired pursuant to a Cashless Exercise arrangement or program, selected by and approved of in all respects in advance by the Committee. Payment instruments will be received by the Corporation subject to
collection. The Exercise Date with respect to a Cashless Exercise will be the date the broker executes the sale of exercised Shares. The proceeds received by the Corporation upon the exercise of any Option may be used by the Corporation for general
corporate purposes. Any portion of an Option that is exercised may not be exercised again. Upon exercise in accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Option Shares underlying the exercised portion of the Option will be promptly
delivered to the Optionee, or as otherwise directed by the Optionee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no fractional Option Shares will be issued or delivered pursuant to any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other
securities or other property will be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Option Shares or whether any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated. 
 
5.    Termination and Forfeiture; Continuous Service; Time To Exercise.

 
5.1    For
purposes of the Award and this Agreement, Continuous Service shall mean continuous employment with the Company. If an Optionee is working for a Subsidiary that no longer meets the definition of Subsidiary (e.g., as a result of a Divestiture), such
Optionee shall be considered to have terminated employment with the Company for purposes of the Plan and this Agreement. 
 
5.2    Options for Option Shares granted pursuant to the Award shall vest in accordance with the terms
of the Award based on Continuous Service with the Company after the Grant Date. Any Options for Option Shares not vested upon a termination of employment of an Optionee with the Company (a “Termination”) shall be forfeited as of the day
immediately following the date of such Termination (the “Termination Date”), except as otherwise provided in Sections 5.5 or 6. 
 
5.3    If an Optionee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of (a) the
Optionee’s “Voluntary Termination” (as hereafter defined) or (b) for “Cause” (as defined in the Plan), all vested Options not exercised prior to the Termination Date and all unvested options will be forfeited as of the
Termination Date. For purposes of this Section 5.3, a “Voluntary Termination” means a Termination other than (i) for Cause, (ii) an “Involuntary Termination” as defined in Section 5.4 or (iii) a Termination for one of the
enumerated reasons set forth in Section 5.5. 
 
5.4    If an Optionee’s employment with the Company terminates by reason of the Optionee’s “Involuntary Termination” (as hereafter defined), other than for Cause, the Optionee must exercise
vested options within thirty-six (36) months of the Termination Date, but not later than the end of the Term and all unvested Options will be forfeited as of the Termination Date. All Options not exercised within the timeframe provided in this
Section 5.4 will be forfeited. An “Involuntary Termination” means an involuntary Termination by the Company which is reflected as such on the Company’s records, other 

 

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than (a) a Termination for Cause, or (b) a Termination for one of the enumerated reasons set forth in Section 5.5. 
 
5.5    If an
Optionee’s employment with the Company terminates, other than for Cause, (a) by reason of the Optionee’s death, Disability, Normal Retirement, Early Retirement, retirement under the Corporation’s Supplemental Senior Executive
Retirement Plan, (b) after attainment of at least age 65 with service equal to at least 5 years of Continuous Service, including service with the Company prior to the Date of Grant, (c) after attainment of at least age 55 with service equal to at
least 15 years of Continuous Service, including service with the Company prior to the Date of Grant or (d) by reason of (i) a workforce restructuring declared by the Company in disclosures to employees by the Company, (ii) a Divestiture, other than
a Divestiture in which the successor employer assumes the applicable Option, or (iii) any other Termination as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or, in the case of an Executive Officer,
in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee, such Optionee’s unvested Options shall continue to vest per the terms of the Award and such Optionee’s vested Options (including Options vested under this sentence) must be exercised
within the normal Term of the Option. All Options not vested or not exercised within the timeframe provided under this Section 5.5 will be forfeited. The existence and date of the Optionee’s Disability shall be determined by the Committee and
any such determination shall be conclusive. The Optionee’s Designated Beneficiary shall exercise any Options on behalf of a decedent Optionee pursuant to this Section 5.5. 
 
6.    Change in Control.    Upon a Change in Control, if the
Award is assumed by the successor to the Corporation, any unvested Options not previously forfeited shall continue to vest per the terms of the Award and the exercisability thereof shall otherwise remain as per the original terms of the Award. In
the event of a Change in Control in which the Award is not assumed by the successor to the Corporation, all unexercised Options shall become fully vested and be cashed out based on the value of Shares on the date of such Change in Control.

 
7.    Non-transferability.    The Options, and any rights or interests therein or under this Agreement, may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any
way at any time by the Optionee (or any Designated Beneficiary of the Optionee); recipients of the Options awarded hereunder shall remain bound by the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. The Options may not be pledged, encumbered or otherwise
hypothecated in any way at any time by the Optionee (or any Designated Beneficiary of the Optionee) and will not be subject to execution, attachment or similar legal process. Any attempt to sell, exchange, pledge, transfer, assign, encumber or
otherwise dispose of or hypothecate this Option, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar legal process upon this Option, contrary to the terms of this Agreement and/or the Plan will be null and void and without legal force or effect.
During the Optionee’s lifetime, the Options may be exercisable only by the Optionee or the Optionee’s legal representative. 
 
8.    Entire Agreement; Amendment.    This Agreement (including the Plan and the Award
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hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior understandings, whether written or
oral, between the parties relating to such subject matter. The Board has the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan, and the Committee has the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, alter,
suspend, discontinue or terminate any or all of the Options or this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan; provided, however, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination after
initial shareholder approval of the Plan may materially impair the rights of the Optionee under this Option without the consent of the Optionee, except as required under applicable law. The Corporation will give written notice to the Optionee of any
such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof. This Agreement may also be modified, amended or terminated by a writing signed by both the Corporation and the Optionee or agreement in electronic
form, if permitted by the Committee. 
 
9.    Notices.    Any Exercise Notice or other notice which may be required or permitted under this Agreement will be in writing, and will be delivered in person or via facsimile
transmission, overnight courier service, electronic mail, if authorized by the Committee, or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 
 
(i)    If the notice is to the Corporation, at the address as the
Corporation, by notice to the Optionee, designates in writing from time to time. 
 
(ii)    If the notice is to the Optionee, at his or her address as shown on the Company’s
records, or at such other address as the Optionee, by notice to the Company, designates in writing from time to time. 
 
10.    Decisions of Committee; Discretion.    Any decision, interpretation or other action
made or taken in good faith by the Committee arising out of or in connection with the Plan or the Option shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Corporation and Optionee and any respective heir, executor, administrator, successor or assign.
The Committee, in accordance with the Plan, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the vesting and exercisability of any Options, as well as extend the period for exercisability, but not later than the end of the Term. 
 
11.    Limitations; Governing
Law.    Nothing herein or in the Plan will be construed as conferring on the Optionee or anyone else the right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. 
 
12.    Compliance with Laws.    The issuance of this Option (and the Option Shares upon
exercise of this Option) pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to, and will comply with, any applicable requirements of any federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, the Exchange Act and the respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), rules of any exchange on which the Shares are listed (including, without limitation, the rules and regulations of the New York Stock
Exchange), and any other law or regulation applicable thereto. The 

 

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Corporation will not be obligated to issue this Option or any of the Option Shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such issuance would
violate any such requirements, and if issued will be deemed void. 
 
13.    Binding Agreement; Further Assurances.    This Agreement will inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Corporation and its successors and
assigns. Each party hereto will do and perform (or will cause to be done and performed) all such further acts and will execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as any party hereto reasonably may request
in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder. 
 
14.    Counterparts; Headings.    This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, but all of which will constitute one and the same instrument. The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and
will not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement. 
 
15.    Severability.    The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder will be enforceable
to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 
16.    Tax Withholding.    Neither the exercise of any Option under this Agreement, nor the issuance of any Option Shares thereunder, will be permitted or effected unless and until the
Optionee (or the Optionee’s Designated Beneficiary) has made appropriate arrangements with the Company for the payment of any amounts required to be withheld with respect thereto under all present or future federal, state and local tax laws and
regulations and other laws and regulations. 
 
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, and the Optionee has acknowledged and accepted this Agreement by execution of the Award, as of the Date of Grant specified in the Award.

 
PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.

 
By: 
 

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