0001193125-05-100620 Sample Contracts

FORM OF CONSOL ENERGY INC. NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT CONSOL Energy Inc. Equity Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement Vesting Over Four Years

Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement • May 9th, 2005 • Consol Energy Inc • Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement
• Filed
  May 9th, 2005
• Company
  Consol Energy Inc
• Industry
  Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

CONSOL Energy Inc. hereby grants an option to purchase shares of its Common Stock to the optionee named below. The terms and conditions of the option are set forth in this cover sheet and in the attachment (together, the “Agreement”) and in the CONSOL Energy Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (“Plan”), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. To the extent the terms and conditions set forth on this cover sheet or the attachment differ in any way from the terms set forth in the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern.