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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>NOTE
10:  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">On May 15,
2008, AE’s stockholders approved the Allegheny Energy, Inc.
2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2008 LTIP”). The
2008 LTIP authorized the grant of equity-based compensation to
AE’s directors and to its executives and other key employees
in the form of performance awards, stock options and stock
appreciation rights, restricted shares, and restricted stock
units.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Allegheny
records compensation expense for share-based payments to employees
and non-employee directors, including grants of employee stock
options, performance shares, restricted shares and stock units,
over the requisite service period based on their estimated fair
value on the date of grant.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The following
table summarizes stock-based compensation expense included in
operations and maintenance expense during 2009, 2008 and
2007:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="82%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 41pt">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>(In
millions)</b></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2007</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Stock options</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">9.3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.3</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Performance
shares</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Non-employee director
shares</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1.0</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Restricted
shares</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Stock units</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2.4</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Total stock-based
compensation expense</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">15.7</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">13.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">10.7</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Income tax
benefit</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">6.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">5.7</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4.3</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 5em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Total stock-based
compensation expense, net of tax</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">9.3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">8.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">6.4</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Stock-based
compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of
Income is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, using an
estimated annual forfeiture rate of 5%. No stock-based compensation
cost was capitalized in 2009, 2008 or 2007.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Stock
Options</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The exercise
price, terms and other conditions applicable to stock option awards
are generally determined by the Management Compensation and
Development Committee of AE’s Board or the independent
directors of the Board. The exercise price per share for each award
is equal to or greater than the fair market value of a share of
AE’s common stock on the grant date. Stock options vest in
annual tranches on a pro-rata basis over the vesting period, which
is typically two to five years, and become fully vested and
exercisable upon a change in control. Stock options typically
expire after 10 years. Stock option awards are expensed using the
straight-line attribution method over the requisite service period
of the last separately vesting tranche of the award.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Allegheny
records compensation expense for employee stock options based on
the estimated fair value of the options on the date of grant under
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following
weighted-average assumptions for stock options granted in 2009,
2008 and 2007:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="77%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2007</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Annual risk-free interest
rate</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2.86</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3.18</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4.62</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Expected term of the option
(in years)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">6.00</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">6.06</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">5.62</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Expected annual dividend
yield</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2.53</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1.13</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.20</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Expected stock price
volatility</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">36.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">27.5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">24.8</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">% </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Grant date fair value per
stock option</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.14</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">15.18</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">17.23</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1"> </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The annual
risk-free interest rate is based on the United States Treasury
yield curve at the date of the grant for a period equal to the
expected term of the options granted. The expected term of the
2009, 2008 and 2007 stock option grants was calculated in
accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin 107, using the
“simplified” method. AE continues to use the simplified
method for its calculation of expected term due to its lack of
sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis
upon which to estimate expected term and because AE has granted
stock options in prior years with varying vesting terms, which also
makes it difficult to evaluate historical exercise data. The
expected annual dividend yield assumption was based on AE’s
current dividend rate at the time of each grant. For stock options
granted in 2009, 2008 and 2007, the expected stock price volatility
was based on both historical stock volatility and the volatility
levels implied on the grant date by actively traded option
contracts on AE’s common stock.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Stock option
activity was as follows:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="81%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Stock<br />
Options</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Weighted-<br />
Average<br />
Exercise<br />
Price</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Outstanding at
December 31, 2006</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4,670,338</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">16.50</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">31,000</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">52.36</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Exercised</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(1,445,969</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">18.29</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Forfeited/Expired</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(63,960</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">13.38</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Outstanding at
December 31, 2007</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3,191,409</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">16.11</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">628,763</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">52.36</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Exercised</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(1,849,316</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">13.71</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Forfeited/Expired</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(100,347</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">45.62</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Outstanding at
December 31, 2008</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,870,509</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">29.08</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,204,965</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">23.68</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Exercised</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(163,700</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">14.20</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Forfeited/Expired</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(58,832</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">30.55</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Outstanding at
December 31, 2009</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2,852,942</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">27.62</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The grant-date
fair value of stock options granted, the total pre-tax intrinsic
value of stock options exercised and exercisable, and the cash
received by AE from stock option exercises in 2009, 2008 and 2007
are shown in the table below:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="83%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="3%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 40pt">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>(in
millions)</b></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2007</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Grant-date fair value of
stock options granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">8.6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">9.6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.5</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Total pre-tax intrinsic
value of stock options exercised (a)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">64.5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">56.6</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Total pre-tax intrinsic
value of stock options exercisable at December 31
(b)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">14.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">92.0</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Cash received by AE from
stock option exercises</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2.3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">25.3</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">26.4</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0.5pt solid; LINE-HEIGHT: 8px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; WIDTH: 10%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2px">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(a)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Represents the total
pre-tax intrinsic value based on the difference between the market
value of AE’s common stock at exercise and the exercise price
of the options.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(b)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Represents the total
pre-tax intrinsic value based on the difference between the
exercise price of stock options exercisable (with an exercise price
lower than AE’s closing stock price) and AE’s closing
stock price of $23.48, $33.86, and $63.61, on December 31,
2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1"> </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Allegheny
issued new shares of its common stock to satisfy these stock option
exercises. No cash tax benefit was realized from tax deductions on
stock options exercised during 2009, 2008 and 2007 because of
existing net operating loss carryforwards.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The following
table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and
stock options exercisable at December 31, 2009:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="28%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" rowspan="3" nowrap="nowrap">
<p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 61pt">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Range of Exercise<br />
Prices</b></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="9" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Options
Outstanding</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="7" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Options
Exercisable</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="4" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Weighted-Average</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" colspan="2"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" colspan="2"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" colspan="2"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Outstanding as<br />
of December 31,<br />
2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Remaining<br />
Contractual Term<br />
(in Years)</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Exercise<br />
Price</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Aggregate<br />
Intrinsic Value<br />
(in millions) (a)</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Exercisable as<br />
of December 31,<br />
2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Weighted<br />
Average<br />
Exercise Price</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Aggregate<br />
Intrinsic Value<br />
(in millions) (a)</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$10.00 - $14.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">750,171</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">13.53</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">750,171</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">13.53</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.5</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$15.00 - $19.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">83,722</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">5.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">18.91</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">65,922</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">18.87</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.3</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$20.00 - $24.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,219,558</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">8.9</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">23.53</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">46,057</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">20.87</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.1</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$25.00 - $29.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">71,243</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">27.77</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">32,764</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">28.40</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$30.00 -
$34.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">10,200</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2.0</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">34.56</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">10,200</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">34.56</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$35.00 -
$39.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">61,800</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">6.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">35.97</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">39,400</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">36.26</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$40.00 -
$44.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">63,557</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3.8</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">42.49</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">63,186</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">42.48</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$45.00 -
$49.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">85,570</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">46.10</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">33,191</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">46.52</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$50.00 -
$54.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">495,121</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">8.1</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">53.52</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">172,752</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">53.50</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$55.00 -
$59.99</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">12,000</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">55.96</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">11,334</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">55.74</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Total</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2,852,942</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.2</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">27.62</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">8.0</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,224,977</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">23.81</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">7.9</font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0.5pt solid; LINE-HEIGHT: 8px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; WIDTH: 10%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2px">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(a)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Represents the total
pre-tax intrinsic value based on stock options with an exercise
price less than AE’s closing stock price of $23.48 as of
December 31, 2009.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">As of
December 31, 2009, Allegheny had approximately $7.8 million of
unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested outstanding
stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of approximately 1.4 years.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Allegheny
records excess tax benefits associated with share-based awards
directly to equity only when realized. Accordingly, deferred tax
assets have not been recognized for net operating loss
carryforwards resulting from excess tax benefits subsequent to
January 1, 2006. The unrecorded excess tax benefits from
share-based awards were $66.0 million and $65.2 million at
December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Performance
Shares</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">AE has granted
equity-based performance shares to key employees pursuant to which
award recipients may earn shares of AE common stock based on
AE’s Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) and
AE’s performance with respect to its Annual Incentive Plan
(“AIP”) goals. Performance shares vest at the end of
the three-year performance period and become fully vested and
payable upon a change in control.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1"> </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">For performance
shares linked to TSR, the TSR of AE’s common stock is
compared to the TSR of the companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Electric
Utilities Index over a three-year performance period. Based upon
AE’s percentile rank within the peer group, shares earned can
range from 0% to 250% of each participant’s target award. The
grant date fair value will be recognized as compensation expense
over the requisite service period on a straight-line basis for
awards ultimately expected to vest, using an estimated annual
forfeiture rate of 5%. Activity in target performance shares linked
to TSR was as follows:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="90%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Number of<br />
Shares</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Performance shares
outstanding at December 31, 2007</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">83,653</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Forfeited</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(8,098</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Performance shares
outstanding at December 31, 2008</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">75,555</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">172,075</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Forfeited</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(3,898</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Performance shares
outstanding at December 31, 2009</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">243,732</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The grant date
fair value of performance shares linked to TSR granted during the
twelve months ended December 31, 2009 was $4.6 million. The
fair value was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model,
utilizing actual TSR information for the common shares of AE and
its peers for the period from January 1, 2009 to the
February 27, 2009 grant date and estimated future stock
volatility and dividends of AE and its peers. The expected stock
volatility assumptions for AE and its peer group was based on
three-year historic stock volatility, and the annual dividend yield
assumptions were based on current dividend yields at the grant
date.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">As of
December 31, 2009, there was approximately $3.2 million of
unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested outstanding
performance shares linked to TSR, which is expected to be
recognized over a weighted average period of approximately one and
a half years.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">For performance
shares linked to AE’s AIP goals, the number of AE common
shares to be earned and distributed is based on AE’s
performance compared to annual performance targets for a three-year
period. The annual performance targets are established at the
beginning of each individual year. Compensation expense is
recognized over the remaining portion of the three-year performance
period as if the awards were separate annual awards, using an
estimated annual forfeiture rate of 5%. The percentage of target
shares earned can range from 0% to 200%. Activity in target
performance shares linked to the AIP was as follows:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="90%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Number of<br />
Shares</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Performance shares
outstanding at December 31, 2007</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">83,796</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Forfeited</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(8,103</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Performance shares
outstanding at December 31, 2008</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">75,693</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">172,220</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Forfeited</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(3,903</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Performance shares
outstanding at December 31, 2009</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">244,010</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">As of
December 31, 2009, there was approximately $1.8 million of
unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested outstanding
performance shares linked to the AIP relating to performance goals,
which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period
of approximately one year.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1"> </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Stock
Units</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Allegheny’s Stock Unit Plan permitted the grant to
Allegheny’s key executives, at the time of hire, of stock
units representing up to 4.5 million shares of AE’s
common stock. Upon vesting, an executive may convert each stock
unit into one share of AE common stock. These stock units vest in
annual tranches on a pro-rata basis over the vesting period, which
is typically three to five years, and become fully vested upon a
change in control. Stock unit awards granted prior to
January 1, 2006 are expensed using the graded-vesting method.
The fair value of each stock unit is equivalent to the market price
of Allegheny’s stock on the date of grant. No stock units
were granted since 2005.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Stock unit
activity for the last three years was as follows:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="61%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="8%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="8%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="8%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Number of<br />
Stock Units</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Weighted-Average<br />
Grant Date<br />
Fair Value</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Aggregate<br />
Intrinsic Value (a)<br />
(in millions)</b></font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Outstanding at
December 31, 2006 (107,220 units convertible)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,045,966</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">15.29</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">48.0</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Units converted into
373,395 common shares</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(596,078</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">15.29</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Dividends on unvested
grants</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,167</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">60.66</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Outstanding at
December 31, 2007</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">451,055</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">15.40</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">28.7</font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Units converted into
270,633 common shares</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(447,640</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">15.53</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Dividends on unvested
grants</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,672</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">47.69</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Outstanding at
December 31, 2008</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">5,087</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">15.19</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">0.2</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Units converted into 3,573
common shares</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(5,147</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">15.31</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Dividends on unvested
grants</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">60</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">25.47</font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Outstanding at
December 31, 2009</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0.5pt solid; LINE-HEIGHT: 8px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; WIDTH: 10%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 2px">
 </p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="4%" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(a)</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Represents the total
pre-tax intrinsic value based on stock units outstanding multiplied
by AE’s closing stock price on each respective
date.</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">The total
pre-tax intrinsic value of stock units converted to shares of AE
common stock during 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $0.1 million, $23.1
million and $29.7 million, respectively. Allegheny issued new
shares of its common stock in connection with the stock unit
conversions. The actual number of common shares issued upon
conversion of stock units was net of shares withheld to meet
minimum income tax withholding requirements.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Non-Employee Director
Shares</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Under the
Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, during 2009, 2008 and 2007 each
non-employee member of AE’s Board of Directors received, on a
quarterly basis, subject to his or her election to defer his or her
receipt, shares of AE common stock with a value equivalent to the
lesser of 1,000 shares or $30,000 of AE common stock as determined
based on the closing price of AE common stock on the last business
day of each calendar quarter for services performed. A maximum of
300,000 shares of AE’s common stock, subject to adjustments
for stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations, stock dividends
or similar changes in stock, may be issued under this plan. The
2009, 2008 and 2007 compensation of each non-employee director was
4,000 shares, 2,895 shares and 2,303 shares, respectively, of
AE’s common stock. The amount of expense relating to this
plan for 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $0.9 million, $1.1 million and
$1.0 million, respectively, representing the closing price of
AE’s common stock on the date of grant multiplied by the
number of shares granted.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font size="1"> </font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Non-employee
director share activity in the last three years was as
follows:</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="90%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Number of<br />
Shares</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Shares earned but not
issued at December 31, 2006</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">64,893</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">18,424</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Issued</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(18,300</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Dividends on earned but not
issued shares</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">160</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Shares earned but not
issued at December 31, 2007</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">65,177</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">26,055</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Issued</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(20,869</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Dividends on earned but not
issued shares</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">858</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Shares earned but not
issued at December 31, 2008</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">71,221</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">36,000</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Issued</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(22,201</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Dividends on earned but not
issued shares</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,669</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Shares earned but not
issued at December 31, 2009</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">86,689</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Restricted
Shares</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">In the first
quarter of 2009, AE granted 17,850 restricted shares with an
aggregate fair value of $0.4 million and a three year vesting
period.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px">
 </p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td width="90%"></td>
<td valign="bottom" width="5%"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>Number of<br />
Shares</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Restricted shares
outstanding at December 31, 2008</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">—  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Granted</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">17,850</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF">
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 3em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Shares vested</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(5,950</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Restricted shares
outstanding at December 31, 2009</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">11,900</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
</tr>
<tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
<td valign="bottom"></td>
<td valign="bottom">  </td>
<td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">
 </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">As of
December 31, 2009, Allegheny had approximately $0.3 million of
unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted
shares, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average
period of approximately 2 years.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Change in
Control</b></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">As described
above, stock options and other stock-based awards become fully
vested and exercisable upon a change in control. Approval by
Allegheny’s stockholders of Allegheny’s proposed merger
with FirstEnergy Corp. (“FirstEnergy”) would constitute
a change in control under the relevant stock-based compensation
plan provisions. See also Note 27 “Subsequent Event –
Merger Agreement.”</font></p>
</div>NOTE
10:  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
On May 15,
2008, AE’s stockholders approved the Allegheny Energy, Inc.
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