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<P id=PARA3 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA11 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Omega Protein Corporation</B><B> </B><B><BR></B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA48 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 3.35pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On February 27, 2017, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Omega Protein Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved the Omega Protein Corporation 2017 Cash Incentive Performance Unit Plan (the &#8220;2017 Performance Unit Plan&#8221;), which will be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;). Under the 2017 Performance Unit Plan, the Committee may grant Performance Units to eligible employees of the Company and its affiliates. The Company believes that the 2017 Performance Unit Plan will enable it to motivate superior performance by means of long-term performance related incentives through a program that links and aligns the interests of key employees&nbsp;to those of the Company&#8217;s stockholders, enabling them to share in the long-term growth and success of the Company.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA51 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 3.4pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The Performance Units provide for a cash incentive award, the amount of which will be determined by reference to the performance of the Company&#8217;s common stock during the relevant performance period compared to the performance of the Russell 2000 Index (the &#8220;Peer Group&#8221;) during that same period. The value of the Performance Units will be measured based on the Company&#8217;s performance in each of the three following periods: (i) January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, (ii) January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, and (iii) January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. One third of the Performance Units granted to an employee will be earned at the end of each calendar year of the performance period and will be valued for the calendar year based on the Total Shareholder Return (&#8220;TSR&#8221;) of the Company compared to the TSR of the Peer Group. At the end of each calendar year in the performance period, subject to review and certification of results by the Committee, the employee will accrue a cash bonus based on the value of his or her Performance Units earned for that calendar year. Accrued cash bonuses for all three years will be paid within 60 days after the end of the performance period which will be December 31, 2019.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA70 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&lt; 25<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">th</SUP>&nbsp;% Percentile</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA71 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">$0</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA74 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA73 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 4pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA75 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 4pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Payments between&nbsp;percentiles will be interpolated, unless the Company&#8217;s TSR is below the 25<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">th</SUP> percentile, in which case no payment would be made, or unless the Company&#8217;s TSR is above the 75<SUP style="vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom:.33em;">th&nbsp;</SUP>percentile in which case the value of the Performance Unit is capped at $2.00. In the event that the Company&#8217;s TSR is negative during the performance measurement period, the maximum value of the Performance Unit for that period would be capped at $1.00.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA77 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA78 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 4.05pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">TSR for the Company is calculated with respect to each performance period by dividing (a) the average closing price of the Company&#8217;s common stock for the last 25 trading days of the applicable performance period, less the average closing price of the Company&#8217;s common stock for the 25 trading days immediately preceding the performance period, by (b) the average closing price of the Company&#8217;s common stock for the 25 trading days immediately preceding the performance period. TSR is calculated with respect to each performance period for the companies in the Peer Group on the same basis as TSR is calculated for the Company.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA80 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA81 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 3.3pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">If any Performance Units are earned for the completed performance period, the employee will accrue such units until the end of the three year performance period. At the end of the three year performance period, the employee will be paid within 60 days following the end of the three year performance period, a cash amount equal to that employee&#8217;s number of Performance Units earned for each one year period multiplied by the value of the Performance Units for that corresponding one year period, as set forth in the above chart (subject to the employee&#8217;s continuing employment through the payment date, except that payment will still be made in the case of an employee&#8217;s separation from service due to his or her death or disability with respect to Performance Units that have been earned for a plan year prior to the date of such separation which will be paid within 30 days after the date of separation due to disability or death).</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA83 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA182.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA84 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 3.45pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Upon a Change in Control prior to the expiration of the performance period or prior to the payment date, the Performance Units that have been earned for completed years of the performance period will be paid no later than 30 days after the date of the Change in Control, and for incomplete calendar years the earning of the remaining Performance Units granted to a Participant will be accelerated as of the date of the Change in Control and valued at the target value as provided in the chart above. Such amounts will be paid no later than 30 days after the date of the Change in Control.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA86 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA85 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA87 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 3.5pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">This description of the 2017 Performance Unit Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2017 Performance Unit Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference and is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA88 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA89 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On February 27, 2017 the Board awarded the following grants of Performance Units under the 2017 Performance Unit Plan to the Named Executive Officers identified in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;NEOs&#8221;) listed below:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA91 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Officer</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA92 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Title</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD id=TBL108.finRow.1.amt.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA93 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Performance </B></FONT></P>
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<TD id=TBL108.finRow.1.lead.D4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.1.amt.D4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA94 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Value of </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>P</B><B>erformance</B><B> </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Units if </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Threshold </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Goal is </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Achieved </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Each Year</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.1.trail.D4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.1.lead.D5 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.1.amt.D5 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA95 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Value of </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>P</B><B>erformance</B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B></B><B>Units if </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Target Goal </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>is Achieved</B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Each Year</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD id=TBL108.finRow.1.lead.D6 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.1.amt.D6 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA96 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Value of </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>P</B><B>erformance</B><B> </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Units if </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Maximum</B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Goal is</B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Achieved</B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Each Year</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.1.trail.D6 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA97 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Bret D. Scholtes</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 37%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA98 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">302,500</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$151,250</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.lead.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.symb.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.amt.5 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$302,500</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.trail.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.lead.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.symb.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.amt.6 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$605,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.2.trail.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 37%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.lead.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.symb.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.amt.B4 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.trail.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.lead.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.symb.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.amt.B5 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.trail.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.lead.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.symb.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.amt.B6 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.3.trail.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA99 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Andrew C. Johannesen</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 37%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA100 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Executive Vice President and </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">136,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$68,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.lead.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.symb.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.amt.5 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$136,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.trail.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.lead.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.symb.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.amt.6 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$272,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.4.trail.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL108.finRow.5>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 37%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.lead.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.symb.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.amt.B4 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.trail.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.lead.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.symb.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.amt.B5 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.trail.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.lead.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.symb.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.amt.B6 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.5.trail.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL108.finRow.6>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA102 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">John D. Held</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 37%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA103 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">130,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$65,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.lead.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.symb.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.amt.5 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$130,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.trail.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.lead.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.symb.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.amt.6 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$260,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.6.trail.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL108.finRow.7>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 37%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.lead.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.symb.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.amt.B4 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.trail.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.lead.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.symb.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.amt.B5 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.trail.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.lead.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.symb.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.amt.B6 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.7.trail.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL108.finRow.8>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA104 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dr. Mark E. Griffin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 37%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA105 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">President &#8211; Animal Nutrition</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">130,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$65,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.lead.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.symb.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.amt.5 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$130,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.trail.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.lead.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.symb.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.amt.6 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$260,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.8.trail.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL108.finRow.9>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 37%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.lead.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.symb.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.amt.B4 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.trail.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.lead.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.symb.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.amt.B5 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.trail.B5 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.lead.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.symb.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.amt.B6 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.9.trail.B6 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL108.finRow.10>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA106 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Montgomery C. Deihl</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 37%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA107 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Vice President &#8211; Operations</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">110,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$55,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.lead.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.symb.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.amt.5 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$110,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.trail.5 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.lead.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.symb.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.amt.6 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$220,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL108.finRow.10.trail.6 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA110 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA109 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA111 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 3.4pt 0pt 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On February 27, 2017, the Board awarded the following grants of restricted common stock under the Company&#8217;s 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan to the NEOs listed below:</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA112 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL128  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

<TR id=TBL128.finRow.1>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA113 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Officer</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 61%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt">
<P id=PARA114 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Title</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.1.lead.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.1.amt.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA115 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Number of </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Shares</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.1.trail.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.1.lead.D4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.1.amt.D4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA116 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Fair Market </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Value of Shares </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>on Date of </B></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Grant</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.1.trail.D4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL128.finRow.2>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA117 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Bret D. Scholtes</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 61%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA118 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.2.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.2.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.2.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">11,839</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.2.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.2.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.2.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.2.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$302,500</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.2.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL128.finRow.3>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 61%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.3.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.3.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.3.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.3.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.3.lead.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.3.symb.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.3.amt.B4 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.3.trail.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL128.finRow.4>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA119 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Andrew C. Johannesen</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 61%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt">
<P id=PARA120 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Executive Vice President and </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.4.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.4.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.4.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">5,322</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.4.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.4.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.4.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.4.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$136,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.4.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL128.finRow.5>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 61%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.5.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.5.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.5.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.5.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.5.lead.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.5.symb.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.5.amt.B4 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.5.trail.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL128.finRow.6>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA122 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">John D. Held</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 61%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA123 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.6.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.6.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.6.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">5,088</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.6.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.6.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.6.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.6.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$130,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.6.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL128.finRow.7>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 61%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.7.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.7.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.7.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.7.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.7.lead.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.7.symb.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.7.amt.B4 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.7.trail.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL128.finRow.8>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA124 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dr. Mark E. Griffin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 61%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA125 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">President &#8211; Animal Nutrition</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.8.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.8.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.8.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">5,088</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.8.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.8.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.8.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.8.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$130,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.8.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL128.finRow.9>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 61%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.9.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.9.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.9.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.9.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.9.lead.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.9.symb.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.9.amt.B4 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.9.trail.B4 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL128.finRow.10>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA126 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Montgomery C. Deihl</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 61%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA127 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Vice President &#8211; Operations</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.10.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.10.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.10.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">4,305</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.10.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.10.lead.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.10.symb.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.10.amt.4 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$110,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL128.finRow.10.trail.4 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA130 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA131 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">These shares will vest in one-third increments on the anniversary of the date of grant and have a value of $25.55 per share, the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan) on the date of grant. The grants were made pursuant to the form of Restricted Stock Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA134 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The foregoing description of the Restricted Stock Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA136 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA183.2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA137 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Cash</B><B> </B><B>Bonuses</B><B> </B><B>for</B><B> </B><B>201</B><B>6</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA140 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA141 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On February 27, 2017, the Board approved the following cash bonuses in connection with 2016 performance to be paid to the NEOs listed below:</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA142 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TR id=TBL157.finRow.1>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA143 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Officer</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 73%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt">
<P id=PARA144 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Title</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.1.lead.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.1.amt.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt" colSpan=2>
<P id=PARA145 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>2016 Cash Bonus</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.1.trail.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL157.finRow.2>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA146 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Bret D. Scholtes</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 73%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA147 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.2.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.2.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.2.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$700,000</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.2.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL157.finRow.3>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 73%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.3.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.3.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.3.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.3.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL157.finRow.4>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA148 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Andrew C. Johannesen</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 73%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA149 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Executive Vice President and </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.4.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.4.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.4.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$354,300 </TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.4.trail.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL157.finRow.5>
<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 73%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.5.lead.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.5.symb.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.5.amt.B3 style="WIDTH: 9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.5.trail.B3 style="WIDTH: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL157.finRow.6>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA151 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">John D. Held</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 73%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA152 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.6.lead.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.6.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.6.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$339,700</TD>
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<P id=PARA153 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Dr. Mark E. Griffin</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA154 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">President &#8211; Animal Nutrition</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD id=TBL157.finRow.8.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.8.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$354,600</TD>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 15%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA155 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Montgomery C. Deihl</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 73%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA156 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Vice President &#8211; Operations</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD id=TBL157.finRow.10.symb.3 style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL157.finRow.10.amt.3 style="WIDTH: 9%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">$293,000</TD>
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<P id=PARA184.12 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Dated: March 3, 2017</FONT></P></TD>
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ome20170223_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Dat
e of earliest event reported): February 27, 2017
Omega Protein Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
001
-
14003
76
-
0562134
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2105 City West Boulevard
Suite 500
Houston, Texas
77042
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(
713
)
623
-
0060
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre
-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre
-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
2017
Performance Unit Plan
On February 27, 2017, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Omega Protein Corporation (the "Company") approved the Omega Protein Corporation 2017 Cash Incentive Performance Unit Plan (the "2017 Performance Unit Plan"), which will be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Committee"). Under the 2017 Performance Unit Plan, the Committee may grant Performance Units to eligible employees of the Company and its affiliates. The Company believes that the 2017 Performance Unit Plan will enable it to motivate superior performance by means of long-term performance related incentives through a program that links and aligns the interests of key employees to those of the Company's stockholders, enabling them to share in the long-term growth and success of the Company.
The Performance Units provide for a cash incentive award, the amount of which will be determined by reference to the performance of the Company's common stock during the relevant performance period compared to the performance of the Russell 2000 Index (the "Peer Group") during that same period. The value of the Performance Units will be measured based on the Company's performance in each of the three following periods: (i) January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, (ii) January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018, and (iii) January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. One third of the Performance Units granted to an employee will be earned at the end of each calendar year of the performance period and will be valued for the calendar year based on the Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") of the Company compared to the TSR of the Peer Group. At the end of each calendar year in the performance period, subject to review and certification of results by the Committee, the employee will accrue a cash bonus based on the value of his or her Performance Units earned for that calendar year. Accrued cash bonuses for all three years will be paid within 60 days after the end of the performance period which will be December 31, 2019.
The Company's TSR compared to the Peer Group TSR will
determine the value of a Performance Unit as set forth below:
Company Comparison to
Peer Group
Value of a Performance Unit
Maximum
75
th
% Percentile
$2.00
Target
50
th
% Percentile
$1.00
Threshold
25
th
% Percentile
$0.50
Below
Threshold
< 25
th
% Percentile
$0
Payments between percentiles will be interpolated, unless the Company's TSR is below the 25
th
percentile, in which case no payment would be made, or unless the Company's TSR is above the 75
th
percentile in which case the value of the Performance Unit is capped at $2.00. In the event that the Company's TSR is negative during the performance measurement period, the maximum value of the Performance Unit for that period would be capped at $1.00.
TSR for the Company is calculated with respect to each performance period by dividing (a) the average closing price of the Company's common stock for the last 25 trading days of the applicable performance period, less the average closing price of the Company's common stock for the 25 trading days immediately preceding the performance period, by (b) the average closing price of the Company's common stock for the 25 trading days immediately preceding the performance period. TSR is calculated with respect to each performance period for the companies in the Peer Group on the same basis as TSR is calculated for the Company.
If any Performance Units are earned for the completed performance period, the employee will accrue such units until the end of the three year performance period. At the end of the three year performance period, the employee will be paid within 60 days following the end of the three year performance period, a cash amount equal to that employee's number of Performance Units earned for each one year period multiplied by the value of the Performance Units for that corresponding one year period, as set forth in the above chart (subject to the employee's continuing employment through the payment date, except that payment will still be made in the case of an employee's separation from service due to his or her death or disability with respect to Performance Units that have been earned for a plan year prior to the date of such separation which will be paid within 30 days after the date of separation due to disability or death).
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Upon a Change in Control prior to the expiration of the performance period or prior to the payment date, the Performance Units that have been earned for completed years of the performance period will be paid no later than 30 days after the date of the Change in Control, and for incomplete calendar years the earning of the remaining Performance Units granted to a Participant will be accelerated as of the date of the Change in Control and valued at the target value as provided in the chart above. Such amounts will be paid no later than 30 days after the date of the Change in Control.
This description of the 2017 Performance Unit Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2017 Performance Unit Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference and is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
On February 27, 2017 the Board awarded the following grants of Performance Units under the 2017 Performance Unit Plan to the Named Executive Officers identified in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "NEOs") listed below:
Officer
Title
Number of
Performance
Units
Value of
P
erformance
Units if
Threshold
Goal is
Achieved
Each Year
Value of
P
erformance
Units if
Target Goal
is Achieved
Each Year
Value of
P
erformance
Units if
Maximum
Goal is
Achieved
Each Year
Bret D. Scholtes
Chief Executive Officer and President
302,500
$151,250
$302,500
$605,000
Andrew C. Johannesen
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
136,000
$68,000
$136,000
$272,000
John D. Held
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
130,000
$65,000
$130,000
$260,000
Dr. Mark E. Griffin
President – Animal Nutrition
130,000
$65,000
$130,000
$260,000
Montgomery C. Deihl
Vice President – Operations
110,000
$55,000
$110,000
$220,000
On February 27, 2017, the Board awarded the following grants of restricted common stock under the Company's 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan to the NEOs listed below:
Officer
Title
Number of
Shares
Fair Market
Value of Shares
on Date of
Grant
Bret D. Scholtes
Chief Executive Officer and President
11,839
$302,500
Andrew C. Johannesen
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
5,322
$136,000
John D. Held
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
5,088
$130,000
Dr. Mark E. Griffin
President – Animal Nutrition
5,088
$130,000
Montgomery C. Deihl
Vice President – Operations
4,305
$110,000
These shares will vest in one-third increments on the anniversary of the date of grant and have a value of $25.55 per share, the Fair Market Value (as defined in the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan) on the date of grant. The grants were made pursuant to the form of Restricted Stock Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.
The foregoing description of the Restricted Stock Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
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Cash
Bonuses
for
201
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On February 27, 2017, the Board approved the following cash bonuses in connection with 2016 performance to be paid to the NEOs listed below:
Officer
Title
2016 Cash Bonus
Bret D. Scholtes
Chief Executive Officer and President
$700,000
Andrew C. Johannesen
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
$354,300
John D. Held
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
$339,700
Dr. Mark E. Griffin
President – Animal Nutrition
$354,600
Montgomery C. Deihl
Vice President – Operations
$293,000
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)  Exhibits
10.1     Omega Protein Corporation 2017 Cash Incentive Performance Unit Plan
10.2     Form of Award of Restricted Stock Agreement for February 27, 2017 grants of restricted stock awards
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Omega Protein Corporation
Dated: March 3, 2017
/s/ John D. Held
John D. Held
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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