SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2015-03-17

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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; DISPLAY: inline">The terms and conditions of the grant of restricted stock will be as follows: $525,000 of Restricted Stock (&#8220;<font style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; DISPLAY: inline">Grant 1</font>&#8221;) will be granted in a Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to the Stock Plan during the next compensation committee meeting, which is expected to occur on or around March 2015.&#160;&#160;The valuation will be based upon the closing price of Yuma common stock on October 10, 2014.&#160; Grant 1 will vest in three equal installments on October 15, 2015, October 15, 2016 and October 15, 2017.</font></div>

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