UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
___________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 9, 2013

TEREX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
1-10702
34-1531521
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)


200 Nyala Farm Road, Westport, Connecticut
06880
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
            
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 222-7170

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e)      As described under Item 5.07 of this Current Report, on May 9, 2013, at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Terex Corporation (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders (1) approved an amendment to the Terex Corporation 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”) to increase, by three million, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for grant thereunder and re-approved the material terms of the performance goals under the Omnibus Plan for tax-deductibility purposes and (2) approved an amendment of the Terex Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) that extends the date that matching contributions may be made under the plan until February 27, 2023.

The Omnibus Plan provides for incentive compensation in the form of (i) options to purchase stock, (ii) stock appreciation rights, (iii) restricted stock awards, (iv) other stock awards, (v) cash awards and (vi) performance awards. A description of the material terms of the plan is set forth in Proposal 3, under the heading “Approval of the Amendment of the Terex Corporation 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan and Re-approval of the Material Terms of the Performance Goals for Tax Deductibility Purposes” in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2013 (the “Proxy Statement”), which description is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02(e). The foregoing description of the Omnibus Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Omnibus Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Deferred Compensation Plan allows plan participants to defer up to (i) 20% of his/her salary, (ii) 100% of his/her bonus and (iii) 100% of his/her director fees. The plan participant’s deferrals may be invested in shares of the Company’s common stock or in a bond index. The Company makes a contribution of 25% of the plan participant’s salary and bonus that is deferred into shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company does not make a contribution with respect to any deferrals into the bond index or any deferrals by any directors. A description of the material terms of the plan is set forth in Proposal 4, under the heading “Approval of the Amendment of the Terex Corporation Deferred Compensation” in the Proxy Statement, which description is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02(e). The foregoing description of the Deferred Compensation Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Deferred Compensation Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a)    The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on May 9, 2013.

(b)    At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected Ronald M. DeFeo, G. Chris Andersen, Paula H. J. Cholmondeley, Donald DeFosset, Thomas J. Hansen, Raimund Klinkner, David A. Sachs, Oren G. Shaffer, David C. Wang and Scott W. Wine to the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, (iii) approved an amendment to the Omnibus Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for grant thereunder and re-approved the material terms of the performance goals under the Omnibus Plan for tax-deductibility purposes, (iv) approved an amendment to the Deferred Compensation Plan and (v) approved in an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.


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The voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting were as follows:

 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proposal 1 : Election of Directors:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ronald M. DeFeo
81,772,332
 
2,176,699
 
204,388
 
13,641,678
G. Chris Andersen
82,657,824
 
1,292,022
 
203,573
 
13,641,678
Paula H. J. Cholmondeley
79,427,712
 
4,552,482
 
173,225
 
13,641,678
Donald DeFosset
82,243,762
 
1,715,120
 
194,537
 
13,641,678
Thomas J. Hansen
83,004,130
 
947,134
 
202,155
 
13,641,678
Raimund Klinkner
83,005,559
 
905,859
 
242,001
 
13,641,678
David A. Sachs
82,585,195
 
1,366,140
 
202,084
 
13,641,678
Oren G. Shaffer
82,068,377
 
1,890,605
 
194,437
 
13,641,678
David C. Wang
82,537,985
 
1,422,578
 
192,856
 
13,641,678
Scott W. Wine
82,545,307
 
1,413,878
 
194,234
 
13,641,678
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proposal 2 : Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for 2012

96,922,713
 
668,314
 
204,070
 
0
Proposal 3 : Amendment of the Terex Corporation 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for grant and re-approval of the material terms of the performance goals for tax deductibility purposes
80,455,450
 
3,304,808
 
393,161
 
13,641,678
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proposal 4 : Amendment of the Terex Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan to comply with New York Stock Exchange Regulations

82,845,749
 
1,169,251


138,419
 
13,641,678
Proposal 5 : Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
82,012,426
 
1,725,986
 
415,007
 
13,641,678








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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits
10.1
Terex Corporation Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10.2
Terex Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 14, 2013

 
TEREX CORPORATION
 
 
 
 

By: /s/ Eric I Cohen
 
Eric I Cohen
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel



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Terex Corporation Amended and
Restated 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan








Contents

Article 1. Establishment, Purpose, and Duration
1

Article 2. Definitions
1

Article 3. Administration
7

Article 4. Shares Subject to This Plan and Maximum Awards
9

Article 5. Eligibility and Participation
11

Article 6. Stock Options
11

Article 7. Stock Appreciation Rights
14

Article 8. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
15

Article 9. Performance Units/Performance Shares
16

Article 10. Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards
17

Article 11. Transferability of Awards and Shares
18

Article 12. Performance Measures
18

Article 13. Nonemployee Director Awards
20

Article 14. Dividend Equivalents
20

Article 15. Beneficiary Designation
20

Article 16. Rights of Participants
21

Article 17. Change of Control
21

Article 18. Disability
22

Article 19. Death
22

Article 20. Amendment and Termination
22

Article 21. Withholding
23

Article 22. Successors
23

Article 23. General Provisions
24






Terex Corporation Amended and Restated
2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Article 1. Establishment, Purpose, and Duration
1.1    Establishment . Terex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), establishes an incentive compensation plan to be known as the Terex Corporation Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”), as set forth in this document. This Plan permits the grant of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards, and Other Stock-Based Awards. This Plan shall become effective upon stockholder approval (the “Effective Date”) and shall remain in effect as provided in Section 1.3 hereof.
1.2    Purpose of This Plan . The purpose of this Plan is to provide a means whereby Employees, Directors, and Third-Party Service Providers of the Company develop a sense of proprietorship and personal involvement in the development and financial success of the Company, and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to the business of the Company, thereby advancing the interests of the Company and its stockholders. A further purpose of this Plan is to provide a means through which the Company may attract able individuals to become Employees or serve as Directors or Third-Party Service Providers of the Company and to provide a means whereby those individuals upon whom the responsibilities of the successful administration and management of the Company are of importance can acquire and maintain stock ownership, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company. The Company intends that certain compensation payable under this Plan will constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code. This Plan shall be administratively interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with such intent.
1.3    Duration of This Plan . Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, this Plan shall terminate ten (10) years from the Effective Date. After this Plan is terminated, no Awards may be granted but Awards previously granted shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and conditions and this Plan’s terms and conditions.
Article 2. Definitions
Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word shall be capitalized.
2.1     “ Affiliate ” shall mean any corporation or other entity (including, but not limited to, a partnership or a limited liability company) that is affiliated with the Company through stock or equity ownership or otherwise, and is designated as an Affiliate for purposes of this Plan by the Committee.
2.2     “ Annual Award Limit ” or “ Annual Award Limits ” have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
2.3     “ Award ” means, individually or collectively, a grant under this Plan of Nonqualified Stock Options, Incentive Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards, or Other Stock-Based Awards, in each case subject to the terms of this Plan.
2.4     “ Award Agreement ” means either: (a) a written or electronic agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to an Award granted under this Plan, including any amendment or modification thereof, or (b) a written or electronic statement issued by the Company to a Participant describing the terms and provisions of such Award, including any amendment or modification thereof.





2.5     “ Beneficial Owner ” or “ Beneficial Ownership ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
2.6     “ Board ” or “ Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company.
2.7     “ Cash-Based Award ” means an Award, denominated in cash, granted to a Participant as described in Article 10.
2.8
     " Cause " shall mean:
(a)
Willful, substantial and continued failure to perform duties;
(b)
Willful engagement in conduct that is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company; or
(c)
Entry by a court or quasi-judicial governmental agency of the United States or a political subdivision thereof of an order barring an Employee from serving as an officer or director of a public company.
For the purposes of clauses, (a) and (b) of this definition, no act or failure to act shall be deemed "willful" (x) if caused by a Disability or (y) unless done, or omitted to be done, not in good faith or without reasonable belief that such act or omission was in the best interest of the Company.
2.9     " Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if the conditions set forth in any one of the following paragraphs shall have been satisfied:
(i)    any person or group (as described in regulations under Section 409A of the Code) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from the Company) representing

(A) more than 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities, excluding any person or group who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with transactions described in clauses (x), (y) or (z) of paragraph (iii) below and excluding the acquisition by a person or group holding more than 50 percent of such voting power or

(B) 30 percent or more of the combined voting power of Terex’s then outstanding securities during any twelve-month period;

(ii)    there is a change in the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company occurring during any twelve month period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors (“ Incumbent Directors ” shall mean directors who either (x) are members of the Board as of the date of this Agreement or (y) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination); or

(iii)    there is consummated, in any transaction or series of transactions during a twelve-month period, a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (collectively, a “ Business Combination ”) other than a Business Combination after which (x) the stockholders of the Company own more than 50 percent of the common stock or combined voting power of the voting securities of the company resulting from the Business Combination, (y) at least a majority of the board of directors of the resulting corporation were Incumbent Directors and (z) no individual, entity or group (excluding any corporation resulting from the Business Combination or any employee benefit plan of such corporation or of the Company) becomes the Beneficial Owner of 35 percent or more of the combined voting power of the securities of the resulting corporation, who did not own such securities immediately before the Business Combination.





This definition of “Change in Control” is intended to comply with the definition of “Change in Control” under Code Section 409A. For purposes of this Section 2.9, any of the events described above shall in any case constitute a "change in the ownership or effective control" of the Company or a "change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets" of the Company, in each case, within the meaning of Code Section 409A in order to be a “Change in Control” hereunder.

For purposes of this Section 2.9, the rules of Code Section 318(a) and the regulations issued thereunder shall be used to determine stock ownership.
2.10     “ Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto. For purposes of this Plan, references to sections of the Code shall be deemed to include references to any applicable regulations thereunder and any successor or similar provision.
2.11     “ Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof, or any other committee designated by the Board to administer this Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed from time to time by and shall serve at the discretion of the Board. Each member of the Committee shall be a Nonemployee Director and an Outside Director, except that if the Board determines that (i) the Plan cannot or need not satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act (such that grants of Awards are not or need not be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act), then there may be less than two members of the Committee, and the members of the Committee need not be Nonemployee Directors or (ii) they no longer want the Plan to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, or the Plan need not comply with such requirements, then there may be less than two members of the Committee and the members of the Committee need not be Outside Directors. If the Committee does not exist or cannot function for any reason, the Board may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee.
2.12     “ Company ” means Terex Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto as provided in Article 20 herein.
2.13     “ Covered Employee ” means any Employee who is or may become a “Covered Employee,” as defined in Code Section 162(m).
2.14     “ Director ” means any individual who is a member of the Board of Directors.
2.15     Disability means, subject to an examination as specified by the Committee, a Participant's inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted, or can be expected to last, for a continuous period of twelve (12) months or longer.
2.16    “Dividend Equivalents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(i).
2.17     “ Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.





2.18     “ Employee ” means any individual performing services for the Company, an Affiliate, or a Subsidiary and designated as an employee of the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate on the payroll records thereof. An Employee shall not include any individual during any period he or she is classified or treated by the Company, Affiliate, or Subsidiary as an independent contractor, a consultant, or any employee of an employment, consulting, or temporary agency or any other entity other than the Company, Affiliate, or Subsidiary, without regard to whether such individual is subsequently determined to have been, or is subsequently retroactively reclassified as a common-law employee of the Company, Affiliate, or Subsidiary during such period. An individual shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of: (a) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (b) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, any Affiliates, or any Subsidiaries. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a Director’s fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.
2.19     “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor act thereto.
2.20     “ Extraordinary Items ” means (a) extraordinary, unusual, and/or nonrecurring items of gain or loss; (b) gains or losses on the disposition of a business; (c) changes in tax or accounting regulations or laws; or (d) the effect of a merger or acquisition.
2.21     “ Fair Market Value ” or “ FMV ” means:
(a)
If the Shares are listed or admitted to trading on a securities exchange registered under the Exchange Act, the "Fair Market Value" of a Share as of a specified date shall mean the per Share closing price of the Shares for the date as of which Fair Market Value is being determined (or if there was no reported closing price on such date, on the last preceding date on which the closing price was reported) on the principal securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading.
(b)
If the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange but are listed as a national market security on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ"), traded in the over-the-counter market or listed or traded on any similar system then in use, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the last sales price for the date as of which the Fair Market Value is being determined (or if there was no reported sale on such date, on the last preceding date on which any reported sale occurred) reported on such system. If the Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange, are not listed as a national market security on NASDAQ and are not traded in the over-the-counter market or listed or traded on any similar system then in use, but are quoted on NASDAQ or any similar system then in use, the Fair Market Value of a Share shall be the average of the closing high bid and low asked quotations on such system for the Shares on the date in question.
(c)
In the event Shares are not publicly traded at the time a determination of their value is required to be made hereunder, the price of a Share as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion by application of a reasonable valuation method. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, seek the advice of outside experts in connection with any such determination.
2.22     “ Full-Value Award ” means an Award other than in the form of an ISO, NQSO, or SAR, and which is settled by the issuance of Shares.
2.23     “ Grant Date ” means the date an Award is granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.






2.24     “ Grant Price ” means the price established at the time of grant of an SAR pursuant to Article 7, used to determine whether there is any payment due upon exercise of the SAR.
2.25     “ Incentive Stock Option ” or “ ISO ” means an Option to purchase Shares granted under Article 6 to an Employee and that is designated as an Incentive Stock Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422 or any successor provision.
2.26     “ Insider ” shall mean an individual who is, on the relevant date, an officer or Director of the Company, or a Beneficial Owner of more than ten percent (10%) of any class of the Company’s equity securities that is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
2.27      “ Nonemployee Director ” means a Director who is a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3)(i) of the Exchange Act.
2.28     “ Nonemployee Director Award ” means any NQSO, SAR, or Full-Value Award granted, whether singly, in combination, or in tandem, to a Participant who is a Nonemployee Director pursuant to such applicable terms, conditions, and limitations as the Board or Committee may establish in accordance with this Plan.
2.29     “ Nonqualified Stock Option ” or “ NQSO ” means an Option that is not intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or that otherwise does not meet such requirements.
2.30     “ Option ” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, as described in Article 6.
2.31     “ Option Price ” means the price at which a Share may be purchased by a Participant pursuant to an Option.
2.32     “ Other Stock-Based Award ” means an equity-based or equity-related Award not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan, granted pursuant to Article 10.
2.33    “Outside Director” is a Director who is an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C)(i) of the Code.
2.34     “ Participant ” means any eligible individual as set forth in Article 5 to whom an Award is granted.
2.35     “ Performance-Based Compensation ” means compensation under an Award that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for certain performance-based compensation paid to Covered Employees. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Plan shall be construed to mean that an Award which does not satisfy the requirements for performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) does not constitute performance-based compensation for other purposes, including Code Section 409A.
2.36     “ Performance Measures ” mean measures as described in Article 12 on which the performance goals are based and which are approved by the Company’s stockholders pursuant to this Plan in order to qualify Awards as Performance-Based Compensation.
2.37     “ Performance Period ” means the period of time during which the performance goals must be met in order to determine the degree of payout and/or vesting with respect to an Award.






2.38     Performance Share ” means an Award under Article 9 herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in Shares, the value of which at the time it is payable is determined as a function of the extent to which corresponding performance criteria have been achieved.
2.39     “ Performance Unit ” means an Award under Article 9 herein and subject to the terms of this Plan, denominated in units, the value of which at the time it is payable is determined as a function of the extent to which corresponding performance criteria have been achieved.
2.40     “ Period of Restriction ” means the period when Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (based on the passage of time, the achievement of performance goals, or upon the occurrence of other events as determined by the Committee, in its discretion), as provided in Article 8.
2.41     “ Plan ” means the Terex Corporation Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
2.42     “ Plan Year ” means the Company’s fiscal year which begins January 1 and ends December 31.
2.43     “ Prior Plans ” means the Terex Corporation 2000 Incentive Plan and the 1996 Terex Corporation Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended.
2.44     “ Restricted Stock ” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8.
2.45     “ Restricted Stock Unit ” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article 8, except no Shares are actually awarded to the Participant on the Grant Date.
2.46    “SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
2.47     “ Share ” means a share of common stock of the Company, no par value per share.
2.48     “ Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means an Award, designated as an SAR, pursuant to the terms of Article 7 herein.
2.49     “ Subsidiary ” means any corporation or other entity, whether domestic or foreign, in which the Company has or obtains, directly or indirectly, an interest of more than fifty percent (50%) by reason of stock ownership or otherwise.
2.50     “ Third-Party Service Provider ” means any consultant, agent, advisor, or independent contractor who renders services to the Company, a Subsidiary, or an Affiliate that: (a) are not in connection with the offer and sale of the Company’s securities in a capital raising transaction, and (b) do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities.
Article 3. Administration
3.1    General . The Committee shall be responsible for administering this Plan, subject to this Article 3 and the other provisions of this Plan. The Committee may employ attorneys, consultants, accountants, agents, and other individuals, any of whom may be an Employee, and the Committee, the Company, and its officers and Directors shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions, or valuations of any such individuals. All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Participants, the Company, and all other interested individuals.





3.2    Authority of the Committee . Subject to any express limitations set forth in the Plan, the Committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary power and authority to take such actions as it deems necessary and advisable with respect to the administration of the Plan including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)
To determine from time to time which of the persons eligible under the Plan shall be granted Awards, when and how each Award shall be granted, what type or combination of types of Awards shall be granted, the provisions of each Award granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times when a person shall be permitted to receive Shares pursuant to an Award, and the number of Shares subject to an Award;
(b)
To construe and interpret the Plan and Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend, and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Committee, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission, or inconsistency in the Plan or in an Award Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective;
(c)
To approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan;
(d)
To determine Fair Market Value of a Share in accordance with Section 2.21 of the Plan;
(e)
To amend the Plan or any Award Agreement as provided in the Plan;
(f)
To adopt subplans and/or special provisions applicable to stock awards regulated by the laws of a jurisdiction other than and outside of the United States. Such subplans and/or special provisions may take precedence over other provisions of the Plan, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such subplans and/or special provisions, the provisions of the Plan shall govern;
(g)
To authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of a stock award previously granted by the Committee or the Board;
(h)
To determine whether Awards will be settled in Shares of common stock, cash, or in any combination thereof;
(i)
To determine whether Awards will be adjusted for Dividend Equivalents, with “Dividend Equivalents” meaning a credit, made at the discretion of the Committee, to the account of a Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends paid on one Share for each Share represented by an Award held by such Participant; provided, however, that Options and SARs may not be adjusted for Dividend Equivalents;
(j)
To establish a program whereby Participants designated by the Committee may reduce compensation otherwise payable in cash in exchange for Awards under the Plan;
(k)
To authorize a program permitting eligible Participants to surrender outstanding Awards in exchange for newly granted Awards;
(l)
To impose such restrictions, conditions, or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales by a Participant or other subsequent transfers by the Participant of any Shares, including, without limitation: (i) restrictions under an insider trading policy and (ii) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales or other transfers; and





(m)
To provide, either at the time an Award is granted or by subsequent action, that an Award shall contain as a term thereof, a right, either in tandem with the other rights under the Award or as an alternative thereto, of the Participant to receive, without payment to the Company, a number of Shares, cash, or a combination thereof, the amount of which is determined by reference to the value of Shares.
3.3    Delegation . The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members or to one or more officers of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or to one or more agents or advisors such administrative duties or powers as it may deem advisable, and the Committee or any individuals to whom it has delegated duties or powers as aforesaid may employ one or more individuals to render advice with respect to any responsibility the Committee or such individuals may have under this Plan. The Committee may, by resolution, authorize one or more Directors or officers, in accordance with applicable law, of the Company to do one or both of the following on the same basis as can the Committee: (a) designate Employees to be recipients of Awards; (b) determine the size of any such Awards; provided, however, (i) the Committee shall not delegate such responsibilities to any such Director or officer for Awards granted to an Employee who is considered an Insider or whose compensation is subject to Section 162(m) of the Code; and (ii) the Director(s) or officer(s) shall report periodically to the Committee regarding the nature and scope of the Awards granted pursuant to the authority delegated.
Article 4. Shares Subject to This Plan and Maximum Awards
4.1    Number of Shares Authorized and Available for Awards . The number of Shares authorized and available for Awards under the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:
(a)
Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4 of the Plan, the maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be 8,000,000 shares, plus (i) the number of Shares remaining available for issuance under the Prior Plans that are not subject to outstanding Awards as of the Effective Date, and (ii) the number of Shares subject to Awards outstanding under the Prior Plans as of the Effective Date but only to the extent that such outstanding Awards are forfeited, expire, or otherwise terminate without the issuance of such Shares.
(b)
The maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to ISOs under the Plan shall be 8,000,000.
4.2    Share Usage . Shares covered by an Award shall be counted as used only to the extent they are actually issued. Any Shares related to Awards under this Plan or under the Prior Plans that terminate by expiration, forfeiture, cancellation, or otherwise without the issuance of the Shares, or are settled in cash in lieu of Shares, or are exchanged with the Committee’s permission, prior to the issuance of Shares, for Awards not involving Shares, shall be available again for grant under this Plan. Moreover, if the Option Price of any Option granted under this Plan or the tax withholding requirements with respect to any Award granted under this Plan are satisfied by tendering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), the tendered Shares shall again be available for grant under this Plan. Furthermore, if an SAR is exercised and settled in Shares, the difference between the total Shares exercised and the net Shares delivered shall again be available for grant under this Plan, with the result being that only the number of Shares issued upon exercise of an SAR is counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. The Shares available for issuance under this Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares or treasury Shares.






4.3    Annual Award Limits . Unless and until the Committee determines that an Award to a Covered Employee shall not be designed to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the following limits (each an “Annual Award Limit” and, collectively, “Annual Award Limits”), as adjusted pursuant to Sections 4.4 and 20.2, shall apply to grants of such Awards under this Plan:
(a)
Options and SARs : The maximum aggregate number of Shares subject to Options and SARs granted to any one Participant in any one Plan Year shall be 750,000.
(b)
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units : The maximum aggregate number of Shares subject to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units granted to any one Participant in any one Plan Year shall be 750,000.
(c)
Performance Units : The maximum aggregate amount awarded or credited with respect to Performance Units to any one Participant in any one Plan Year in respect of any performance period may not exceed $20,000,000, determined as of the date of grant.
(d)
Performance Shares : The maximum aggregate number of Performance Shares that a Participant may receive in any one Plan Year in respect of any performance period shall be 750,000 Shares, determined as of the date of grant.
(e)
Cash-Based Awards : The maximum aggregate amount awarded or credited with respect to Cash-Based Awards to any one Participant in any one Plan Year in respect of any performance period may not exceed $20,000,000, determined as of the date of grant.
(f)
Other Stock-Based Awards : The maximum aggregate amount awarded or credited with respect to Other Stock-Based Awards to any one Participant in any one Plan Year in respect of any performance period may not exceed 750,000 Shares, determined as of the date of grant.
4.4    Adjustments in Authorized Shares . Adjustment in authorized Shares available for issuance under the Plan or under an outstanding Award and adjustments in Annual Award Limits shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a)
In the event of any corporate event or transaction (including, but not limited to, a change in the Shares of the Company or the capitalization of the Company) such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, separation, partial or complete liquidation, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split up, spin-off or other distribution of stock or property of the Company, combination of Shares, exchange of Shares, dividend in-kind, or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to stockholders of the Company, or any similar corporate event or transaction, the Committee, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants’ rights under this Plan, shall substitute or adjust, as applicable, the number and kind of Shares that may be issued under this Plan or under particular forms of Awards, the number and kind of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Option Price or Grant Price applicable to outstanding Awards, the Annual Award Limits, and other value determinations applicable to outstanding Awards, provided that the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the methodology or manner of making such substitution or adjustment.
(b)
The Committee, in its sole discretion, may also make appropriate adjustments in the terms of any Awards under this Plan to reflect such changes or distributions described in Section 4.4(a).





(c)
The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on Participants under this Plan.
(d)
Subject to the provisions of Article 18 and notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, without affecting the number of Shares reserved or available hereunder, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, subject to compliance with the rules under Code Sections 422 and 424, as and where applicable.
Article 5. Eligibility and Participation
5.1    Eligibility . Individuals eligible to participate in this Plan include all Employees, Directors, and Third-Party Service Providers.
5.2    Actual Participation . Subject to the provisions of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all eligible individuals, those individuals to whom Awards shall be granted and shall determine, in its sole discretion, the nature of any and all terms permissible by law and the amount of each Award.
Article 6. Stock Options
6.1    Grant of Options . Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, Options may be granted to Employees and Directors in such number, and upon such terms, and at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.
6.2    Award Agreement . Each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Option Price, the maximum duration of the Option, the number of Shares to which the Option pertains, the conditions upon which an Option shall become vested and exercisable, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine which are not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan.
6.3    Option Price . The Option Price for each grant of an Option under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Option Price must be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the FMV of a Share as of the Option’s Grant Date.
6.4    Term of Options . Each Option granted to a Participant shall expire at such time as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant; provided, however, no Option shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary date of its grant.
6.5    Exercise of Options . Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercisable at such times and be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall in each instance approve, which terms and restrictions need not be the same for each grant or for each Participant.
6.6    Payment . Options granted under this Article 6 shall be exercised by the delivery of a notice of exercise to the Company or an agent designated by the Company in a form specified or accepted by the Committee, or by complying with any alternative procedures which may be authorized by the Committee, setting forth the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is to be exercised, accompanied by full payment for the Shares. A condition of the issuance of the Shares as to which an Option shall be exercised shall be the payment of the Option Price. The Option Price of any exercised Option shall be payable to the Company in accordance with one of the following methods:





(a)
In cash or its equivalent;
(b)
By tendering (either by actual delivery or attestation) previously acquired Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of exercise equal to the Option Price;
(c)
By a cashless (broker-assisted) exercise;
(d)
By any combination of (a), (b), and (c); or
(e)
Any other method approved or accepted by the Committee in its sole discretion.
Subject to any governing rules or regulations, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 45 days, after receipt of written notification of exercise and full payment (including satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding), the Company shall deliver to the Participant evidence of book entry Shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all payments under all of the methods indicated above shall be paid in United States dollars or Shares, as applicable.
6.7    Termination of Employment . Each Participant’s Award Agreement may set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Participant’s employment or provision of services to the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to this Article 6, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination. In the absence of a specific provision in a Participant’s Award Agreement, in the event of the termination of employment of a Participant or the termination or separation from service of a Third-Party Service Provider or a Director for any reason (other than by reason of death, Disability or Change in Control), the term of any Options granted to such Participant outstanding and vested as of the date of (or as a result of) such termination or separation, shall expire six (6) months after the date of such termination or separation, provided, however , that in no instance may the term of an Award, as so extended, extend beyond the end of the original term of the Award Agreement. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any unvested options held by such Participant under this Plan shall be forfeited upon such termination or separation.
6.8    Special Rules Regarding ISOs . Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, an ISO granted to a Participant shall be subject to the following rules:
(a)
Special ISO Definitions .
(i)
“Parent Corporation” shall mean as of any applicable date a corporation in respect of the Company that is a parent corporation within the meaning of Code Section 424(e).
(ii)
“ISO Subsidiary” shall mean as of any applicable date any corporation in respect of the Company that is a subsidiary corporation within the meaning of Code Section 424(f).
(iii)
A “10% Owner” is an individual who owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its Parent Corporation or any ISO Subsidiary.






(b)
Eligible Employees . ISOs may be granted solely to eligible Employees of the Company, Parent Corporation, or ISO Subsidiary (as permitted under Code Sections 422 and 424).
(c)
Option Price . The Option Price of an ISO granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Option Price must at least equal one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the ISO’s Grant Date (in the case of 10% Owners, the Option Price may not be not less than 110% of such Fair Market Value).
(d)
Right to Exercise . Any ISO granted to a Participant under the Plan shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime solely by such Participant.
(e)
Exercise Period . The period during which a Participant may exercise an ISO shall not exceed ten (10) years (five (5) years in the case of a Participant who is a 10% Owner) from the date on which the ISO was granted.
(f)
Termination of Employment . In the event a Participant terminates employment due to death or disability, as defined under Code Section 22(e)(3), the Participant (or his beneficiary, in the case of death) shall have the right to exercise the Participant’s ISO Award during the period specified in the applicable Award Agreement solely to the extent the Participant had the right to exercise the ISO on the date of his death or disability, as applicable; provided, however that such period may not exceed one (1) year from the date of such termination of employment or, if shorter, the remaining term of the ISO. In the event a Participant terminates employment for reasons other than death or disability, as defined under Code Section 22(e)(3), the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Participant’s ISO Award during the period specified in the applicable Award Agreement solely to the extent the Participant had the right to exercise the ISO on the date of such termination of employment; provided, however that such period may not exceed three (3) months from the date of such termination of employment or, if shorter, the remaining term of the ISO.
(g)
Dollar Limitation . To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of: (i) the Shares with respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock Options plus (ii) the Shares of common stock of the Company, Parent Corporation, and any Subsidiary with respect to which other Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a holder of an ISO during any calendar year under all plans of the Company and any Affiliate and Subsidiary exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. For purposes of the preceding sentence, Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option or other Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(h)
Duration of Plan . No Incentive Stock Options may be granted more than ten (10) years after the earlier of: (i) adoption of this Plan by the Board, or (ii) the Effective Date.
(i)
Notification of Disqualifying Disposition . If any Participant shall make any disposition of Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of an ISO, such Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition within thirty (30) days thereof. The Company shall use such information to determine whether a disqualifying disposition as described in Code Section 421(b) has occurred.






(j)
Transferability . No ISO granted under this Plan may be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; provided, however, at the discretion of the Committee, an ISO may be transferred to a grantor trust under which the Participant making the transfer is the sole beneficiary.
Article 7. Stock Appreciation Rights
7.1    Grant of SARs . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, SARs may be granted to Participants at any time and from time to time as shall be determined by the Committee. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, the Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number of SARs granted to each Participant and, consistent with the provisions of this Plan, in determining the terms and conditions pertaining to such SARs.
7.2    Grant Price . The Grant Price for each grant of an SAR shall be determined by the Committee and shall be specified in the Award Agreement; provided, however, the Grant Price must be at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the FMV of a Share as of the Grant Date.
7.3    SAR Agreement . Each SAR Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Grant Price, the term of the SAR, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.
7.4    Term of SAR . The term of an SAR granted under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, and except as determined otherwise by the Committee and specified in the SAR Award Agreement, no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of its grant date.
7.5    Exercise of SARs . SARs may be exercised upon whatever terms and conditions the Committee, in its sole discretion, imposes.
7.6    Settlement of SARs . Upon the exercise of an SAR, a Participant shall be entitled to receive payment from the Company, within 45 days of the date of exercise, in an amount determined by multiplying:
(a)
The excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Grant Price; by
(b)
The number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.
7.7    Form of Payment . Payment, if any, with respect to an SAR settled in accordance with Section 7.6 of the Plan shall be made in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, in cash, Shares, or a combination thereof, as the Committee determines.
7.8    Termination of Employment . Each Award Agreement may set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the SAR following termination of the Participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company, Affiliates, or Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with Participants, need not be uniform among all SARs issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination. In the absence of a specific provision in a Participant’s Award Agreement, in the event of the termination of employment or separation from service of a Participant for any reason (other than by reason of death, Disability or Change in Control), the term of any SAR granted to such Participant outstanding and vested as of the date (or as a result of) such termination or separation, shall expire six (6) months after the date of such termination or separation, provided, however , that in no instance may the term of an Award, as so extended, extend beyond the end of the original term of the Award Agreement. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, any unvested SARs held by such Participant under this Plan shall be forfeited upon such termination or separation.





7.9    Other Restrictions . The Committee shall impose such other conditions or restrictions on any Shares received upon exercise of an SAR granted pursuant to this Plan as it may deem advisable or desirable. These restrictions may include, but shall not be limited to, a requirement that the Participant hold the Shares received upon exercise of an SAR for a specified period of time.
Article 8. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units
8.1    Grant of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units . Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units to Participants in such amounts as the Committee shall determine. Restricted Stock Units shall be similar to Restricted Stock except that no Shares are actually awarded to the Participant on the Grant Date.
8.2    Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit Agreement . Each Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Unit grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement that shall specify the Period(s) of Restriction, the number of Shares of Restricted Stock, or the number of Restricted Stock Units granted, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine.
8.3    Other Restrictions . The Committee shall impose such other conditions and/or restrictions on any Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation, a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Share of Restricted Stock or each Restricted Stock Unit, restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals, time-based restrictions on vesting following the attainment of the performance goals, time-based restrictions, restrictions under applicable laws or under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are listed or traded, or holding requirements or sale restrictions placed on the Shares by the Company upon vesting of such Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units. To the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee, the Company may retain the certificates representing Shares of Restricted Stock in the Company’s possession until such time as all conditions and/or restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 8, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each Restricted Stock Award shall become freely transferable by the Participant after all conditions and restrictions applicable to such Shares have been satisfied or lapse (including satisfaction of any applicable tax withholding obligations), and Restricted Stock Units shall be paid in cash, Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine.
8.4    Certificate Legend . In addition to any legends placed on certificates pursuant to Section 8.3, each certificate representing Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Plan may bear a legend such as the following or as otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion: The sale or transfer of Shares of stock represented by this certificate, whether voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of law, is subject to certain restrictions on transfer as set forth in the Plan, and in the associated Award Agreement. A copy of this Plan and such Award Agreement may be obtained from Terex Corporation
8.5    Voting Rights . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participant’s Award Agreement, to the extent permitted or required by law, as determined by the Committee, Participants holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may be granted the right to exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares during the Period of Restriction. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder.





8.6    Termination of Employment . Each Award Agreement may set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units following termination of the Participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination. In the absence of a specific provision in a Participant’s Award Agreement, in the event of the termination of employment of a Participant or the termination or separation from service of a Third-Party Service Provider or a Director for any reason (other than by reason of death, Disability or Change in Control), any unvested Restricted Stock and/or Restricted Stock Units granted to such Participant under this Plan shall be forfeited upon such termination or separation.
Article 9. Performance Units/Performance Shares
9.1    Grant of Performance Units/Performance Shares . Subject to the terms and provisions of this Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Performance Units and/or Performance Shares to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine.
9.2    Value of Performance Units/Performance Shares . Each Performance Unit shall have an initial value that is established by the Committee at the time of grant. Each Performance Share shall have an initial value equal to 100% of Fair Market Value of a Share as of the Grant Date. The Committee shall set performance goals in its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the value and/or number of Performance Units/Performance Shares that will be paid out to the Participant.
9.3    Earning of Performance Units/Performance Shares . Subject to the terms of this Plan, after the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units/Performance Shares shall be entitled to receive a payout on the value and number of Performance Units/Performance Shares earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent to which the corresponding performance goals have been achieved.
9.4    Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Units/Performance Shares . Payment of earned Performance Units/Performance Shares shall be as determined by the Committee and as evidenced in the Award Agreement. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units/Performance Shares in the form of cash or in Shares (or in a combination thereof) equal to the value of the earned Performance Units/Performance Shares in accordance with the terms of the Award Agreement. Any Shares may be granted subject to any restrictions deemed appropriate by the Committee. The determination of the Committee with respect to the form of payout of such Awards shall be set forth in the Award Agreement pertaining to the grant of the Award.
9.5    Termination of Employment . Each Award Agreement may set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain Performance Units and/or Performance Shares following termination of the Participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, shall be included in the Award Agreement entered into with each Participant, need not be uniform among all Awards of Performance Units or Performance Shares issued pursuant to this Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination. In the absence of a specific provision in a Participant’s Award Agreement, in the event of the termination of employment of a Participant or the termination or separation from service of a Third-Party Service Provider or a Director for any reason (other than by reason of death, Disability or Change in Control), any unvested Performance Units and/or Performance Shares granted to such Participant under this Plan shall be forfeited upon such termination or separation.





Article 10. Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards
10.1    Grant of Cash-Based Awards . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Cash-Based Awards to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms as the Committee may determine.
10.2    Other Stock-Based Awards . The Committee may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted Shares) in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Such Awards may involve the transfer of actual Shares to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of Shares, and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of jurisdictions other than the United States.
10.3    Value of Cash-Based and Other Stock-Based Awards . Each Cash-Based Award shall specify a payment amount or payment range as determined by the Committee. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Shares or units based on Shares, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may establish performance goals in its discretion. If the Committee exercises its discretion to establish performance goals, the number and/or value of Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards that will be paid out to the Participant will depend on the extent to which the performance goals are met.
10.4    Payment of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards . Payment, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based Award or an Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, in cash or Shares as the Committee determines. In the absence of an Award Agreement or a specific provision in a Participant’s Award Agreement to the contrary, no Participant shall have any right to receive payment of any Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award unless such Participant remains in the employ of the Company at the time of payment of such Award.
10.5    Termination of Employment . The Committee shall determine the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to receive Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards following termination of the Participant’s employment with or provision of services to the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary, as the case may be. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, such provisions may be included in an agreement entered into with each Participant, but need not be uniform among all Awards of Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination. In the absence of an Award Agreement or a specific provision in a Participant’s Award Agreement, in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment or separation from service for any reason (other than by reason of death, Disability or Change in Control), any unvested Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards granted to such Participant under this Plan shall be forfeited upon such termination or separation.





Article 11. Transferability of Awards and Shares
11.1    Transferability of Awards . Except as provided in Section 6.8(j) and Section 11.2, during a Participant’s lifetime, his or her Awards shall be exercisable only by the Participant. Awards shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a domestic relation order entered into by a court of competent jurisdiction; no Awards shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment, execution, or levy of any kind; and any purported transfer in violation of this Section 11.1 shall be null and void; provided, however, Options or SARs that have vested may be transferred to a charitable organization or a Family Member of such Participant. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts payable or Shares deliverable in the event of, or following, the Participant’s death may be provided. For purposes of this provision, Family Member means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the employee's household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50% of the voting interests.
11.2    Committee Action . Except as provided in Section 6.8(j), the Committee may, in its discretion, determine that notwithstanding Section 11.1, any or all Awards shall be transferable to and exercisable by such transferees, and be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may deem appropriate; provided, however, no Award may be transferred for value without stockholder approval.
11.3    Restrictions on Share Transferability . The Committee may impose such restrictions on any Shares acquired by a Participant under the Plan as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Shares are then listed or traded, or under any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares.
Article 12. Performance Measures
12.1    Performance Measures . The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of an Award to a Covered Employee that is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be set within the shorter of: (a) ninety (90) days after the beginning of the Performance Period, or (b) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Performance Period has elapsed, and shall be limited to the following Performance Measures:
(a)
Net earnings or net income (before or after taxes);
(b)
Earnings per share;
(c)
Net sales or revenue growth;
(d)
Net operating profit or income;
(e)
Return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, sales, or revenue);
(f)
Cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on equity, and cash flow return on investment);
(g)
Earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and/or amortization;





(h)
Gross or operating margins;
(i)
Productivity ratios;
(j)
Share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return);
(k)
Cost control;
(l)
Margins;
(m)
Operating efficiency;
(n)
Market share;
(o)
Customer satisfaction or employee satisfaction;
(p)
Working capital;
(q)
Economic value added or EVA ® (net operating profit after tax minus the sum of capital multiplied by the cost of capital);
(r)
Management development;
(s)
Diversity;
(t)
Succession planning;
(u)
Financial controls;
(v)
Ethics;
(w)
Information technology;
(x)
Marketing initiatives;
(y)
Business development;
(z)
Financial structure;

(aa)
Taxes;
(bb)
Depreciation and amortization; and
(cc)
Total Stockholder Return.

Any Performance Measure(s) may be used to measure the performance of the Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate as a whole or any business unit of the Company, Subsidiary, and/or Affiliate, or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Measures as compared to the performance of a group of comparator companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or the Company may select Performance Measure (j) above as compared to various stock market indices. The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of performance goals pursuant to the Performance Measures specified in this Article 12, provided that any such acceleration complies with Treasury Regulation 1.162-27(e)(2)(iii)(B).





12.2    Evaluation of Performance . The Committee may provide in any such Award that any evaluation of performance may include or exclude any of the following events that occurs during a Performance Period: (a) asset write-downs, (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results, (d) any reorganization and restructuring programs, (e) Extraordinary Items, (f) acquisitions or divestitures, and (g) foreign exchange gains and losses. To the extent such inclusions or exclusions affect Awards to Covered Employees, they shall be prescribed in a form that meets the requirements of Code Section 162(m) for deductibility.
12.3    Adjustment of Performance-Based Compensation . Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation may not be adjusted upward. The Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward, either on a formula or discretionary basis or any combination, as the Committee determines.
12.4    Committee Discretion . In the event that applicable tax or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining stockholder approval. In addition, in the event that the Committee determines that it is advisable to grant Awards that shall not qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Committee may make such grants without satisfying the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and base vesting on Performance Measures other than those set forth in Section 12.1.
Article 13. Nonemployee Director Awards
The Board or Committee shall determine and approve all Awards to Nonemployee Directors. The terms and conditions of any grant of any Award to a Nonemployee Director shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.
Article 14. Dividend Equivalents
Any Participant selected by the Committee may be granted Dividend Equivalents based on the dividends declared on Shares that are subject to any Award, to be credited as of dividend payment dates, during the period between the date the Award is granted and the date the Award is exercised, vests, or expires, as determined by the Committee. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not grant Dividend Equivalents based on the dividends declared on Shares that are subject to an Option, ISO, or SAR Award and further no dividends or Dividend Equivalents shall be paid out with respect to any unvested Performance Shares or Performance Units.
Article 15. Beneficiary Designation
Each Participant under this Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under this Plan is to be paid in case of his death before he receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such beneficiary designation, benefits remaining unpaid or rights remaining unexercised at the Participant’s death shall be paid to or exercised by the Participant’s executor, administrator, or legal representative.







Article 16. Rights of Participants
16.1    Employment . Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall: (a) interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries to terminate any Participant’s employment or service on the Board or to the Company at any time or for any reason not prohibited by law, or (b) confer upon any Participant any right to continue his employment or service as a Director or Third-Party Service Provider for any specified period of time. Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under this Plan shall constitute an employment contract with the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary and, accordingly, subject to Articles 3 and 18, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may be terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Committee without giving rise to any liability on the part of the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries.
16.2    Participation . No individual shall have the right to be selected to receive an Award under this Plan, or, having been so selected, to be selected to receive a future Award.
16.3    Rights as a Stockholder . Except as otherwise provided herein, a Participant shall have none of the rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares covered by any Award until the Participant becomes the record holder of such Shares.
Article 17. Change in Control
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the provisions of this Article 17 shall apply in the event of a Change in Control, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in connection with the grant of an Award as reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. In the event of a Change in Control, (i) any unvested Awards granted to a Participant shall immediately vest, including any Awards that are subject to Performance Measures, which shall vest at target, and (ii) such Participant shall have the unqualified right to exercise any Options or SARs that are outstanding as of the date of such Change in Control for a period of three (3) years after such Change in Control of the Company, provided, however , that in no instance may the term of the Awards, as so extended, extend beyond the end of the original term of the Award Agreement; provided, further, however that the accelerated vesting of any Award shall not effect the distribution date of any Award subject to Code Section 409A.
Article 18. Disability
Except for ISOs covered by Section 6.8(f), in the absence of a specific provision in a Participant’s Award Agreement, if a Participant terminates employment or separates from service due to Disability, (i) any unvested Awards granted to such Participant shall immediately vest and (ii) such Participant, or his guardian or legal representative, shall have the unqualified right to exercise any Options or SARs that are outstanding as of the date of such termination or separation for a period of one year after such termination or separation, provided, however, in no instance may the term of the Option or SAR, as so extended, extend beyond the end of the original term of the Award Agreement; provided, further, however that the accelerated vesting of any Award shall not effect the distribution date of any Award subject to Code Section 409A.
Article 19. Death
Except for ISOs covered by Section 6.8(f), in the absence of a specific provision in a Participant’s Award Agreement, if a Participant dies while employed or otherwise engaged by or providing services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, as the case may be, (i) any unvested Awards granted to such Participant under the Plan shall immediately vest and (ii) any Options or SARs outstanding as of the date of such Participant’s death shall be exercisable by the estate of such Participant or by any person who acquired such Award by bequest or inheritance, at any time within one year after the death of such Participant, provided, however, that in no instance may the term of the Option or SAR, as so extended, extend beyond the end of the original term of the Award Agreement.






Article 20. Amendment and Termination
20.1    Amendment and Termination of the Plan and Award Agreements .
(a)
Subject to subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 20.1 and Section 20.3 of the Plan, the Board may at any time alter, amend, suspend or terminate the Plan as it shall deem advisable and the Committee may, at any time and from time to time, amend an outstanding Award Agreement.
(b)
Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of an outstanding Award may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or to reduce the Grant Price of outstanding SARs or cancel outstanding Options or SARs in exchange for cash, other Awards, or Options or SARs with an exercise price or Grant Price, as applicable, that is less than the exercise price of the cancelled Options or the Grant Price of the cancelled SARs without shareholder approval.
(c)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment of this Plan shall be made without stockholder approval if stockholder approval is required pursuant to rules promulgated by any stock exchange or quotation system on which Shares are listed or quoted or by applicable U.S. state corporate laws or regulations, applicable U.S. federal laws or regulations, and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan.
20.2    Adjustment of Awards Upon the Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events . Subject to Section 12.3, the Committee may make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 4.4 hereof) affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent unintended dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan. The determination of the Committee as to the foregoing adjustments, if any, shall be conclusive and binding on Participants under this Plan. By accepting an Award under this Plan, a Participant agrees to any adjustment to the Award made pursuant to this Section 20.2 without further consideration or action.
20.3    Awards Previously Granted . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, other than Sections 20.2, 20.4, or 23.14, no termination or amendment of this Plan or an Award Agreement shall adversely affect in any material way any Award previously granted under this Plan, without the written consent of the Participant holding such Award.
20.4    Amendment to Conform to Law . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Committee may amend the Plan or an Award Agreement, to take effect as deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or an Award Agreement to any present or future law relating to plans of this or similar nature, and to the administrative regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder. By accepting an Award under this Plan, a Participant agrees to any amendment made pursuant to this Section 20.4 to any Award granted under the Plan without further consideration or action.







Article 21. Withholding
21.1    Tax Withholding . The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, the minimum statutory amount to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes, domestic or foreign, required by law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of this Plan.
21.2    Share Withholding . With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Options or SARs, the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, the delivery of cash or Shares in the settlement of Restricted Stock Units, or the achievement of performance goals related to Performance Units or Performance Shares, or any other taxable event arising as a result of an Award granted hereunder (collectively and individually referred to as a “Share Payment”), Participants may elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold from a Share Payment the number of Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the withholding is to be determined equal to the minimum withholding requirement. All such elections shall be irrevocable, made electronically or in writing and signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
Article 22. Successors
All obligations of the Company under this Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company.
Article 23. General Provisions
23.1    Forfeiture Events .    
(a)
The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant’s rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to, termination of employment for Cause, termination of the Participant’s provision of services to the Company, Affiliate, or Subsidiary, violation of material Company, Affiliate, or Subsidiary policies, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Participant, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company, any Affiliate, or Subsidiary.
(b)
If a Participant fails to sign an Award Agreement within six (6) months of such Award Agreement being delivered to the Participant by the Company, the Award being granted pursuant to such Award Agreement shall be subject to forfeiture.
(c)
If any of the Company’s financial statements are required to be restated resulting from errors, omissions, or fraud, the Committee may (in its sole discretion, but acting in good faith) direct that the Company recover all or a portion of any Award granted or paid to a Participant or make additional payments or grants to a Participant for any Award with respect to any fiscal year of the Company the financial results of which are affected by such restatement. The amount to be recovered from or paid to the Participant shall be the amount by which the Award differed from the amount that would have been payable to the Participant had the financial statements been initially filed as restated. In no event shall the amount to be recovered by the Company be less than the amount required to be repaid or recovered as a matter of law (including but not limited to amounts that are required to be recovered or forfeited under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). The Committee shall determine the method of any recovery or payment pursuant to this provision.





23.2    Legend . The certificates for Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer of such Shares.
23.3    Gender and Number . Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural.
23.4    Severability . In the event any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of this Plan, and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
23.5    Requirements of Law . The granting of Awards and the issuance of Shares under this Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.
23.6    Delivery of Title . The Company shall have no obligation to issue or deliver evidence of title for Shares issued under this Plan prior to:
(a)
Obtaining any approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and
(b)
Completion of any registration or other qualification of the Shares under any applicable national or foreign law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable.
23.7    Inability to Obtain Authority . The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.
23.8    Investment Representations . The Committee may require any individual receiving Shares pursuant to an Award under this Plan to represent and warrant in writing that the individual is acquiring the Shares for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares.
23.9    Employees Based Outside of the United States . Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws in other countries in which the Company, its Affiliates, and/or its Subsidiaries operate or have Employees, Directors, or Third-Party Service Providers, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to:
(a)
Determine which Affiliates and Subsidiaries shall be covered by this Plan;
(b)
Determine which Employees, Directors, or Third-Party Service Providers outside the United States are eligible to participate in this Plan;
(c)
Modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Employees, Directors, or Third-Party Service Providers outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws;






(d)
Establish subplans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 23.9 by the Committee shall be attached to this Plan document as appendices; and
(e)
Take any action, before or after an Award is made, that it deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals.
Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate applicable law.
23.10    Uncertificated Shares . To the extent that this Plan provides for issuance of certificates to reflect the transfer of Shares, the transfer of such Shares may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange.
23.11    Unfunded Plan . Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments that the Company, its Subsidiaries, or its Affiliates may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under this Plan. Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant, beneficiary, legal representative, or any other individual. To the extent that any individual acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate or Subsidiary under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company or the Subsidiary or Affiliate, as the case may be. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of the Company, or the Subsidiary or Affiliate, as the case may be and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set forth in this Plan.
23.12    No Fractional Shares . No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to this Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
23.13    Retirement and Welfare Plans . Neither Awards made under this Plan nor Shares or cash paid pursuant to such Awards may be included as “compensation” for purposes of computing the benefits payable to any Participant under the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s retirement plans (both qualified and nonqualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly provides that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing a Participant’s benefit.
23.14    Deferred Compensation .
(a)
The Committee may grant Awards under the Plan that provide for the deferral of compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A. It is intended that such Awards comply with the requirements Section 409A so that amounts deferred thereunder are not includible in income and are not subject to an additional tax of twenty percent (20%) at the time the deferred amounts are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture.






(b)
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or Award Agreement to the contrary, if one or more of the payments or benefits to be received by a Participant pursuant to an Award would constitute deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A and would cause the Participant to incur any penalty tax or interest under Code Section 409A or any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder, the Committee may reform the Plan and Award Agreement to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A and to the extent practicable maintain the original intent of the Plan and Award Agreement. By accepting an Award under this Plan, a Participant agrees to any amendments to the Award made pursuant to this Section 21.14(b) without further consideration or action.
23.15    Nonexclusivity of this Plan . The adoption of this Plan shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or Committee to adopt such other compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable for any Participant.
23.16    No Constraint on Corporate Action . Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company’s or a Subsidiary’s or an Affiliate’s right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or (b) limit the right or power of the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate.
23.17    Governing Law . The Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of this Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, recipients of an Award under this Plan are deemed to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal or state courts of Delaware to resolve any and all issues that may arise out of or relate to this Plan or any related Award Agreement.
23.18    Delivery and Execution of Electronic Documents . To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may: (a) deliver by email or other electronic means (including posting on a Web site maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company) all documents relating to the Plan or any Award thereunder (including without limitation, prospectuses required by the SEC) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements), and (b) permit Participants to electronically execute applicable Plan documents (including, but not limited to, Award Agreements) in a manner prescribed to the Committee.
23.19    No Representations or Warranties Regarding Tax Effect . Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Company, its Affiliates and Subsidiaries, the Board, and the Committee neither represent nor warrant the tax treatment under any federal, state, local, or foreign laws and regulations thereunder (individually and collectively referred to as the “Tax Laws”) of any Award granted or any amounts paid to any Participant under the Plan including, but not limited to, when and to what extent such Awards or amounts may be subject to tax, penalties and interest under the Tax Laws.








23.20    Indemnification . Subject to requirements of Delaware law, each individual who is or shall have been a member of the Board, or a Committee appointed by the Board, or an officer of the Company to whom authority was delegated in accordance with Article 3, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under this Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided he or she shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his/her own behalf, unless such loss, cost, liability, or expense is a result of his/her own willful misconduct or except as expressly provided by statute. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such individuals may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.






TEREX CORPORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
THIS TEREX CORPORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN , dated as of February 28, 2013, established by TEREX CORPORATION (the “Plan”) , a Delaware corporation authorized to do business in the State of Connecticut, 200 Nyala Farm Road, Westport, CT 06880 (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”).
WITNESSETH THAT:
WHEREAS, the Corporation established the Terex Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 1, 1997 as amended as of February 1, 1997 (the “Original Plan”), and the Original Plan provided that the Corporation may amend the Original Plan at any time;
WHEREAS, the Corporation amended and restated the Original Plan as of December 1, 1997, January 1, 2002, January 1, 2004 and March 11, 2004 (the Original Plan as amended and restated shall be referred to as the “Former Plan”);
WHEREAS, the Corporation amended the Former Plan on October 14, 2008, effective December 31, 2004, to freeze participation and future contributions under the Plan;
WHEREAS, the Corporation established this Plan, effective January 1, 2005; to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
WHEREAS, the Corporation recognizes the valuable services heretofore performed for it by the employees and the outside directors participating in this Plan (the “Participants”);
WHEREAS, the Corporation has established this Plan to provide retirement and death benefits, and benefits in the event of any other termination of employment or service as an outside director, as provided herein to a select group of management or highly compensated employees and the outside directors;
WHEREAS, each Participant desires to receive such benefits and to defer a portion of his or her compensation;
WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to extend the date that Terex Matching Contributions (as defined below) may be granted until February 27, 2023 (the “Amended Terms”);
WHEREAS, the Corporation has established a trust dated as of January 1, 1997 (the “Trust”) to assist in providing the benefits under the Former Plan and the Trust has been amended effective as of January 1, 2005 to assist in providing benefits under this Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Corporation shall pay such additional compensation through the Trust to the Participants.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, the Corporation adopts the Plan as follows:







1.     Establishment and Purposes .
a.     Establishment . The Corporation established the Plan as of January 1, 2005. The Amended Terms shall become effective upon stockholder approval.
b.     Name . The Plan shall be known as the “Terex Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.”
c.     Purpose . The purpose of the Plan is to defer the payment of a portion of the compensation of the Participants, including the portion deferred by each Participant in accordance with an annual Deferral Election, so that such amount may be paid to the Participants (or their beneficiaries) upon retirement or death or other termination of employment as specified herein.
2.     Definitions .
Except as otherwise provided herein, the following terms shall have the definitions hereinafter indicated wherever used in this Plan with initial capital letters:
a.     Beneficiary : Any person, entity, or any combination thereof designated by the Participant, on a Beneficiary Designation Form acceptable to the Corporation, to receive benefits under this Plan in the event of the Participant’s death, or in the absence of any such designation, his or her estate.
b.     Beneficiary Designation Form : The designation by the Participant of his or her Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, as amended from time to time, and in a form acceptable to the Corporation.
c.     Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
d.     Compensation : All wages, salaries, bonuses, director fees and restricted stock awards granted to directors to be paid to a Participant for services rendered to the Corporation, other than stock options issued to a Participant pursuant to a qualified stock option plan (not including any amounts deferred by the Corporation under the provisions of this Plan).
e.     Deferral Election : The form or other method of deferral acceptable to the Corporation that provides for the Participant to elect to defer a portion of his or her Compensation or other amounts or items. A Participant must complete and submit to the Corporation a new Deferral Election for each such Plan Year with respect to which a Participant elects to defer a portion of his or her Compensation and indicate the form and time at which amounts deferred during such Plan Year are to be distributed; provided that a separate Deferral Election is required to defer any bonus payable in such Plan Year. Deferral Elections with respect to Compensation that meets the requirements of “performance-based compensation” under Section 409A may be made no later than the date that is six months before the end of the performance period. Deferral Elections with respect to a restricted stock award shall be made prior to the date of grant of such restricted stock award. Except as provided in the preceding 2 sentences and Section 3a, Deferral Elections must be made within the time prescribed by the Corporation but in no event later than December 31 of the Plan Year preceding the Plan Year to which the Deferral Election relates. The Subsequent Election Limitations apply independently to each Deferral Election.
f.     Deferred Compensation Account : Shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 of this Plan.
g.     Earnings : The amount credited to each Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as earnings, as provided in Section 4 hereof.
h.     Effective Date of the Plan : January 1, 2005.
i.     Employee : An employee of the Corporation who is selected by the Corporation to participate in this Plan, and who elects to participate in this Plan by executing and delivering to the Corporation a Deferral Election which is satisfactory to the Corporation.





j.     Investment Designation : The provisions of the Deferral Election providing for the investment designation by the Participant as described in Section 4 of this Plan, as amended from time to time, and as acceptable to the Corporation.
k.     Key Employee : An Employee treated as a “specified employee” under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, i.e., a key employee of the Corporation (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to paragraph (5) thereof). The Corporation shall determine which Employees shall be deemed Key Employees using December 31 as an identification date.
l.     Key Employee Limitation : The following limitation is intended to comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any Deferral Election, Retirement Plus Election, or provision of this Plan to the contrary, distribution of the Deferred Compensation Account or Retirement Plus Account payable by reason of a Participant’s Termination of Employment or Retirement to a Participant who is a Key Employee, shall not be made before six months after such separation from service or the Participant’s death, if earlier. At the end of such six-month period, amounts that would have been payable but for the Key Employee Limitation shall be paid in a lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Termination of Employment or Retirement, as applicable, and remaining payments shall commence as indicated on the relevant Deferral Elections, Retirement Plus Elections, or the Plan, as applicable.
m.     Normal Retirement Age : Fifty-five (55) years of age.
n.     Plan : This Terex Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.
o.     Plan Year : January 1 through December 31.
p.     Retirement : The termination of a Participant’s employment with the Corporation after attaining Normal Retirement Age.
q.     Retirement Plus Account : An account shall be established on behalf of each Retirement Plus Participant under Section 4.g.
r.     Retirement Plus Election : The form or other method of deferral acceptable to the Corporation that provides for a Retirement Plus Participant to elect the time and form amounts credited to his or her Retirement Plus Account will be distributed. A Retirement Plus Election must be completed by the Retirement Plus Participant and submitted to the Corporation within 30 days after being selected to participate in the Plan.
s.     Retirement Plus Participant : An employee of the Corporation who is a senior officer or other key employee who has been selected by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Committee”) to receive a benefit described in Section 4.g on or after November 1, 2008. Depending on the context, references herein to Participant shall sometimes include Retirement Plus Participant.
t.     Section 409A : Section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time and any successor statute to such section of the Code.
u.     Subsequent Election Limitations : Refers to the following limitations applicable to any Participant’s subsequent election to delay payment of the Deferred Compensation Account or the Retirement Plus Account, as applicable, or to change the form of such payment: (i) such election may not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the election is made; (ii) with respect to an election related to payment of the Deferred Compensation Account or the Retirement Plus Account, as applicable, for reasons other than death or Unforeseeable Emergency, no payments specified in a subsequent election may be made during the five-year period commencing on the date distribution of benefits would have commenced but for such subsequent election; and (iii) with respect to a subsequent election related to payment of the Deferred Compensation Account or the Retirement Plus Account, as applicable, pursuant to a fixed schedule or payable at a specified time, such election may not be made less than 12 months prior to the date of the first scheduled payment. For purposes hereof, installment payments shall be treated as a single





payment.
v.     Termination of Employment : Means the severing of employment with or services as an outside director to the Corporation and affiliates, voluntarily or involuntarily, for any reason other than Retirement, death or an authorized leave of absence.
w.     Unforeseeable Emergency : A severe financial hardship to a Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant's dependent (within the meaning of Section 152(a) of the Code), or the Participant's Beneficiary, loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant, or such other circumstances or events, if any, that are included within the meaning of “unforeseeable emergency” under Section 409A.
x.     Vesting Date : The earliest to occur of the date on which the Retirement Plus Participant (i) completes ten Years of Participation, (ii) terminates employment with the Corporation and its affiliates after attaining age 65, or (iii) terminates employment with the Corporation and its affiliates either by the Corporation without “Cause” (as defined in Section 5.b.(7) below) or by such Participant for “Good Reason” (as defined in the Terex Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”)).
y.     Year of Participation : A Plan Year during which an Employee is employed on a full-time basis with the Corporation or an outside director serves on the Corporation’s Board of Directors. An Employee who is employed on a full-time basis for any portion of a Plan Year and an outside director who sits on the Corporation’s Board of Directors for any portion of a Plan Year shall be credited with a Year of Participation for that Plan Year.
3.    Participant’s Deferrals .
a.     Enrollment . As a condition to participating in this Plan, a Participant shall execute and file with the Corporation an irrevocable Deferral Election before the end of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year for which the election is made. However, if an employee or director becomes a participant after the beginning of a Plan Year and does not already participate in a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that is required to be aggregated with this Plan under Section 409A, the Participant may execute and file with the Corporation a Deferral Election for such Plan Year within 30 days after being selected to participate in the Plan. The Corporation shall establish from time to time such other enrollment requirements as it determines are necessary, convenient or appropriate to carry out any of the purposes or intent of the Plan or to better assure the Plan’s compliance with Section 409A. Participation shall commence as soon as practicable following timely receipt of all required enrollment materials.
b.     Deferral Elections . The Deferral Election shall designate the portion of the Participant’s Compensation that shall be deferred hereunder; provided, however, that (i) the Participant may not defer more than a certain percentage of his or her regular salary as designated by the Corporation from time to time (the initial maximum percentage shall be twenty percent (20%)), and (ii) no amount shall be deferred from any amount that was payable to the Participant before the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant executed the Deferral Election. A Participant may separately elect to defer up to one hundred percent (100%) of his or her bonus or director fees. All deferrals of salary, director fees or bonuses shall be in increments of one percent (1%) or, if acceptable to the Corporation, a specific dollar amount (or a Participant may elect to receive a specified dollar amount of his or her bonus and defer the remainder).
4.     Deferred Compensation Account, Earnings, Corporation Matching and Retirement Plus Contributions .
a.     Deferred Compensation Account . Any Compensation or other amounts or items deferred by a Participant shall be credited to a deferred compensation bookkeeping account maintained by the Plan recordkeeper for the Participant. The Plan recordkeeper shall update the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account (including Earnings) on a daily basis.
b.     Earnings . Earnings with respect to each deferral shall be credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account as measured by the applicable Investment Designation. The two available options for the





Investment Designation shall be (i) Terex stock, and (ii) a bond index (the “Bond Index”), selected by the Corporation, which shall provide an interest rate which mirrors an investment in the corporate bonds of companies rated Baa or higher. The Corporation may change the options available and the applicable bond index from time to time. With respect to a Bond Index designation, any interest rate credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account in any given month shall be the interest rate for the penultimate month. With respect to a Terex stock designation, the deemed purchase price for measuring Earnings hereunder will be the closing price of Terex stock listed in The Wall Street Journal on the day it is posted to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account. All designations of a particular Investment Designation must constitute at least ten percent (10%) of the deferral. The Earnings credited to the Deferred Compensation Account shall be an amount equal to the amount which would have been earned if the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account had been applied or invested in accordance with the Investment Designation. Earnings shall also include any dividends paid on Terex stock credited to the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account. In the event of any losses based on an Investment Designation, the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be reduced accordingly, and the Corporation shall have no obligation or responsibility with respect to any such losses.
c.     Corporation’s Matching Contributions .
(1)     In addition, the Corporation shall match twenty-five percent (25%) of the Employee’s deferrals for which the Employee’s Investment Designation is Terex stock (herein the “Terex Matching Contributions”). This is the only matching contribution the Corporation shall make. Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained herein, Terex Matching Contributions shall not apply to Restricted Stock (as such term is defined in any Terex Incentive Compensation Plan) deferred by a Participant in accordance with the provisions of this Plan.
(2)     Terex Matching Contributions will cease to be made after February 27, 2023.
d.     Change of Control . In the event of a “Change of Control” as such term is defined in Section 13(d) of the Trust, the Corporation shall make contributions to the Trust in connection with such Change of Control so that the Trust will have sufficient funds to pay all benefits earned or accrued as of such date and all benefits reasonably expected to be earned or accrued thereafter as calculated by the Corporation based on reasonable assumptions.
e.     No Rights in Specific Assets . The Corporation, in its sole and absolute discretion, may (or may not) acquire any item indicated in the Participant’s Investment Designation, and any investment product or other item so acquired for the convenience of the Corporation shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Corporation (or a trust established by the Corporation) with the Corporation (or a trust established by the Corporation) named as owner and beneficiary thereof. To the extent that a Participant or his or her Beneficiary acquires a right to receive payments from the Corporation under the provisions hereof, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Corporation.
f.     Change in Investment Designations . A Participant may not change his or her Investment Designation with respect to any portion of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account.
g.     Retirement Plus Contributions . For each Plan Year in which the Retirement Plus Participant was employed by the Company for at least six months, the Retirement Plus Account of each Retirement Plus Participant shall be credited, for bookkeeping purposes, with an amount equal to ten percent of the base salary and annual bonus paid pursuant to the Company’s annual incentive compensation plan then in existence to each such Participant for such Plan Year (“Retirement Plus Contributions”). Retirement Plus Contributions for annual bonuses shall be credited to the Retirement Plus Accounts within 180 days following the date on which the annual bonus is paid and Retirement Plus Contributions for salary shall be credited to the Retirement Plus Accounts within 180 days following the end of the year in which the salary is earned; provided that in the event of the Participant’s Retirement, death, Disability (as defined in Section 5.b.(4)), or Termination of Employment prior to the date such amounts are credited to his or her Retirement Plus Account, the Company will credit the appropriate amounts to such Account prior to distribution. Amounts credited to Retirement Plus Accounts shall be credited with earnings and losses as measured by the Bond Index selected by the Corporation from time to time.





5.     Benefit Payments .
a.     Deferred Compensation Account . At such time as a pre-retirement or accelerated distribution is due, or upon a Participant’s Retirement, death, or other Termination of Employment or service as an outside director, the Corporation shall pay benefits as follows:
(1)     Retirement or Termination of Employment After Five Years of Participation . Subject to the Key Employee Limitation, if the Participant retires, dies or has a Termination of Employment or terminates service as an outside director after he or she attains Normal Retirement Age or after he or she has attained five Years of Participation, such Participant shall receive payments:
(i)     as designated in his or her Deferral Elections, as applicable and as may be amended subject to the Subsequent Election Limitations; or
(ii)     if such Participant has failed to make any such designation for any amount, with respect to such amount, such Participant shall receive the amount of his or her Deferred Compensation Account balance, payable in a lump sum in the Plan Year following such retirement, death, Termination of Employment or termination of service as an outside director.
(2)     Termination of Employment Before Attaining Normal Retirement Age and Five Years of Participation . Subject to the Key Employee Limitation, if the Participant dies or has a Termination of Employment or terminates service as an outside director before he or she attains Normal Retirement Age, and before he or she has attained five Years of Participation, the Corporation shall pay, in a lump sum to the Participant, the entire amount of his or her Deferred Compensation Account in the Plan Year after the Participant’s employment terminates. The Corporation shall have no further liability hereunder to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary, assigns or other successors after making any lump sum payment under this Section 5a(2).
(3)     Pre-Retirement . A Participant may elect in a Deferral Election to receive payment of all or a portion of a deferral on a specified date before the Participant retires. Except as provided in Sections 5c and 5d, all deferrals must remain in the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account for at least portions of three Plan Years. The Participant may make the election to receive a pre-retirement payment when the Participant completes the Deferral Election for the given Plan Year. The pre-retirement payment may be paid in (i) a lump sum, based on the most recent valuation of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account, or (ii) in a four (4) year stream, which will be paid in the same manner as an installment payment payable under Section 5a(5).
(4)     Death . In the event of the Participant’s death before he or she has received all amounts under his or her Deferred Compensation Account, upon the Participant’s death, the remaining balance in the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary within sixty days following the Participant’s death in a lump sum. Upon making such lump sum payment , the Corporation shall have no further obligations hereunder to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary, assigns or other successors.
(5)     Form of Payment . In each Deferral Election, a Participant may designate the following forms of payment of the Deferred Compensation Account: (i) a lump sum, based on the value of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account on the last business day of the year in which the Termination of Employment, Retirement or termination of services as a director occurs, payable in the Plan Year following his or her Termination of Employment, Retirement or termination of services as a director, as applicable, or (ii) in five (5), ten (10) or fifteen (15) substantially equal annual payments which payments shall commence in the Plan Year following his or her Termination of Employment, Retirement or termination of services as a director, as applicable. Any installment payment hereunder shall equal the quotient determined by dividing the Participant’s remaining Deferred Compensation Account balance at the time of payment by the number of remaining installments (including the current installment).







(6)     Transition Elections . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary:
(i)     A Participant may, during the Plan Year ending on December 31, 2006, change existing distribution elections under the Plan, provided that any such election shall not accelerate the distribution of any amounts into 2006 or defer the distribution of amounts otherwise payable in 2006 to a subsequent year.
(ii)     A Participant may, during the Plan Year ending on December 31, 2007, change existing distribution elections under the Plan, provided that any such election shall not accelerate the distribution of any amounts into 2007 or defer the distribution of amounts otherwise payable in 2007 to a subsequent year.
(iii)     A Participant may, during the Plan Year ending on December 31, 2008, change existing distribution elections under the Plan, provided that any such election shall not accelerate the distribution of any amounts into 2008 or defer the distribution of amounts otherwise payable in 2008 to a subsequent year.
b.     Retirement Plus Account. Upon a Retirement Plus Participant’s Retirement, death, Disability or other Termination of Employment, the Corporation shall pay benefits as follows:
(1)     Retirement or Termination of Employment After the Vesting Date . Subject to the Key Employee Limitation, if a Retirement Plus Participant terminates employment by reason of Retirement (other than death or Disability) or Termination of Employment on or after his or her Vesting Date, such Participant shall receive the balance in his or her Retirement Plus Account in accordance with such Participant’s Retirement Plus Election; provided, however, that if no such Election is in effect, such balance shall be paid in a lump sum at the time provided in Section 5.b.(5)(i); provided, further, however, that if such Retirement or Termination of Employment occurs within two years following a “Change of Control” (as defined in the SERP), any such Election shall be disregarded and such balance shall be paid in a lump sum within 30 days following such Retirement or Termination of Employment.
(2)     Termination of Employment Before the Vesting Date . If a Retirement Plus Participant dies or terminates employment by reason of Retirement or Termination of Employment before his or her Vesting Date, the Corporation shall have no obligation to pay his or her Retirement Plus Account and the Corporation shall have no liability hereunder to such Participant or his or her Beneficiary, assigns or other successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may waive any vesting requirement for any such Participant; provided that such waiver may not affect the time the Retirement Plus Account is paid.
(3)     Death . If a Retirement Plus Participant dies after his or her Vesting Date, but before he or she has received all amounts (including if such Participant has not experienced a Termination of Employment or Retirement) under his or her Retirement Plus Account, the remaining balance in such Participant’s Retirement Plus Account shall be paid to his or her Beneficiary in a lump sum within 60 days after such Participant’s death. Upon making such lump sum payment, the Corporation shall have no further obligations hereunder to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary, assigns or other successors.
(4)     Disability . If a Retirement Plus Participant becomes Disabled prior to his or her Retirement or Termination of Employment, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, such Participant shall receive the balance in his or her Retirement Plus Account in a lump sum within 60 days after he or she becomes Disabled. A Retirement Plus Participant will be considered to be “Disabled” or have a Disability” if he or she is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.
(5)     Form of Payment . A Retirement Plus Participant may designate in a Retirement Plus Election the following forms of payment with respect to his or her Retirement Plus Account: (i) a lump sum, based on the value of such Retirement Plus Account on the last business day of the year in which such Participant’s Termination of Employment or Retirement (other than death or Disability) occurs, payable in the Plan Year following such Termination of Employment or Retirement, as applicable; or (ii) five (5), ten (10) or fifteen (15) substantially equal annual payments, which payments shall commence in the Plan Year following such Termination of Employment or Retirement, as applicable. Any installment payment hereunder shall equal the quotient determined by dividing the Retirement Plus





Participant’s remaining Retirement Plus Account balance at the time of payment by the number of remaining installments (including the current installment).
(6)     SERP Transition Election . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any person who is a participant in the SERP on December 31, 2008 may elect, no later than December 31, 2008, to be a Retirement Plus Participant, effective as of January 1, 2009 and to have the Actuarial Equivalent (as defined in the SERP) transferred to a Retirement Plus Account by completing a special Retirement Plus Election form that provides for (i) such transfer of the Actuarial Equivalent and (ii) the election of the form of payment of the Retirement Plus Account as provided in Section 5.b.(5). The Retirement Plus Participant’s rights to receive a distribution from his or her Retirement Plus Account in connection with such transfer will be subject to the rules relating to time of distribution and vesting of the account, as provided in Sections 5.b.(1) and (2). The Retirement Plus Participant shall simultaneously therewith execute a Retirement Plus Election, in accordance with Section 2.r., relating to Retirement Plus Contributions with respect to the Plan Year commencing on January 1, 2009.”
(7)     Cause . For purposes of this Plan, "Cause" shall have the definition set forth in the Participant's employment agreement with the Corporation, or, absent an employment agreement defining Cause, Cause shall mean the Participant’s (i) continuing and material failure to fulfill his or her employment obligations or willful misconduct or gross neglect in the performance of his or her duties as an officer or employee of the Corporation, (ii) commission of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement in the performance of his or her duties as an officer or employee of the Corporation or (iii) conviction of a felony, which, as determined in good faith by the Board, constitutes a crime that may result in material harm to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.b. to the contrary, if a Retirement Plus Participant’s employment with the Corporation and all of its affiliates is terminated by the Corporation or any affiliate for one of the reasons specified in clauses (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Cause above or any similar provision in the Participant’s employment agreement (whether before or after his or her Vesting Date), all amounts in such Participant’s Retirement Plus Account shall be immediately forfeited.
c.     Form of Distribution . Any portion of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account that has an Investment Designation of Terex stock will be distributed in Terex shares, except for fractional shares, which will be distributed in cash. Any portion of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account that has an Investment Designation of the Bond Index and each Retirement Plus Participant’s Retirement Plus Account (to the extent vested) shall be paid in cash.
d.     Hardship Withdrawals . A Participant may request a distribution hereunder of all or a portion of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account in response to an Unforeseeable Emergency. Any early withdrawal on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be paid in the form described in Section 5b and limited to the amount reasonably necessary to meet such emergency, and the amount otherwise payable hereunder shall be reduced accordingly. A request for a withdrawal due to an Unforeseeable Emergency must be reviewed and approved by the administrative committee represented by Corporate Human Resources, Legal and Finance departments of the Corporation, before a distribution shall be made hereunder. Any determination that an Unforeseeable Emergency exists and the appropriate amount of a withdrawal shall be made in accordance with Section 409A. A distribution due to an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be made within sixty days following the approval of the distribution by the administrative committee.
e.     Acceleration of Distributions . In the absence of an Unforeseeable Emergency, the Corporation may, in its discretion, accelerate the payment of all or a portion of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account and the Retirement Plus Participant’s Retirement Plus Account to the extent permitted under any applicable exception to the prohibition on an acceleration of payments under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ii) through (xiv) (for example, in accordance with a domestic relations order, for payments less than $15,500 (indexed), for the payment of certain employment, state, local or foreign taxes or taxes imposed under Section 409A of the Code, cancellation of deferrals due to an unforeseeable hardship or disability, plan termination and liquidation, to satisfy certain debts of a Participant to the Corporation, or in settlement of certain bona fide disputes).






f.     Payment Only from Corporation Assets . Any payment of benefits to a Participant or his or her Beneficiary shall be made from assets which shall continue, for all purposes, to be a part of the general assets of the Corporation; no person shall have or acquire any interest in such assets by virtue of the provisions of this Plan. To the extent that a Participant or his or her Beneficiary acquires a right to receive payments from the Corporation under the provisions hereof, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Corporation.
g.     Beneficiaries . A Participant may designate his or her Beneficiary or Beneficiaries to receive the amounts as provided herein after his or her death in accordance with the Beneficiary Designation. In the absence of such a designation, the Corporation shall pay any such amount to the Participant’s estate.
h.     No Trust . Nothing contained in this Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions shall create, or be construed to create, a trust of any kind.
6.     Determination of Benefits, Claims Procedure and Administration .
a.     Determinations and Claims Procedures . The Corporation shall make all determinations as to rights to benefits under this Plan.
(1)     Claims for Benefits . If any person or the authorized representative of the person believes that the person is being denied benefits to which he or she is entitled hereunder, the person or his or her representative (the “Claimant”) may file a written claim for such benefits with the Corporation. If such claim relates to the contents of a notice received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within 60 days after such notice was received by the Claimant. All other claims must be made within 180 days of the date on which the event that caused the claim to arise occurred. Such claims should be sent to the following address:
Terex Corporation
Human Resources Department
200 Nyala Farm Road
Westport, Connecticut 06880

The written claim must state (i) the reason for making the claim, (ii) the facts supporting the claim, (iii) the amount claimed, and (iv) the Claimant’s name and address.

(2)     Notice of Determination . If a claim is wholly or partially denied, the Corporation will issue a determination in writing within a reasonable period of time, but no later than 90 days after receipt of the claim. If special circumstances justify extending the period up to an additional 90 days, the Claimant will be given written notice of this extension within the initial 90-day period and the notice will explain the special circumstances and the date a decision is expected. A notice of adverse determination will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and will contain (i) the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination, (ii) reference to the specific Plan provisions on which the determination is based, (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, along with an explanation of why this material or information is necessary, (iv) a description of the Plan’s review procedures and time limits applicable to these procedures, (v) and a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a) following an adverse benefit determination on review. The following appeal procedures give the rules for appealing a denied claim.
(3)     Appeal of Adverse Determination . A Claimant may appeal an adverse determination to the committee designated by the board of directors of the Corporation to determine such appeals (the “Appeals Committee”), and receive a full and fair review of the claim and adverse determination. The Claimant’s appeal must be written and filed within 60 days of the Claimant’s receipt of the notification of adverse determination. The written request for appeal should contain (i) a statement of the ground on which the appeal is based, (ii) reference to the applicable provisions of the Plan, (iii) the reason or argument why the Claimant believes the claim should be granted and evidence supporting each reason or argument; and (iv) any other relevant documents or comments that the Claimant wishes to include. The Appeals Committee will provide the Claimant the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim, and the Appeals Committee will take such information





into account during the appeal without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial determination. The Claimant will be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim.
(4)     Decision . The Appeals Committee will deliver to the Claimant an electronic or written decision on the appeal within a reasonable period, but no later than 60 days after the receipt of the Claimant’s request for the review, unless special circumstances exist that justify extending this period up to an additional 60 days. If the period is extended, the Claimant will be given written notice of this extension during the initial 60-day period, and the notice will set forth the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date a decision is expected. A notice of adverse determination on appeal will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and will contain (i) the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination, (ii) references to the specific Plan provisions on which the determination is based, (iii) a statement that the Claimant may receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim for benefits, and (iv) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).
(5)     Standard of Review . A claimant must pursue the claim and appeal rights described above before seeking any other legal recourse regarding claims for benefits. Any further review, judicial or otherwise, of the Corporation’s decision on the claim will be limited to whether, in the particular instance, the Corporation abused its discretion. In no event will any further review, judicial or otherwise, be on a de novo basis, because the Corporation has discretionary authority to determine eligibility for benefits under the Plan and to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan.
b.     Interpretation . Subject to the foregoing, (i) the Corporation shall have full power and authority to interpret, construe and administer this Plan; and (ii) the interpretation and construction of this Plan by the Corporation, and any action taken hereunder, shall be binding and conclusive upon all parties in interest.
c.     Reports . The Corporation shall have the Plan recordkeeper provide the Participant with a statement reflecting the amount of the Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account and the Retirement Plus Participant’s Retirement Plus Account on a quarterly basis.
d.     No Liability . No employee, agent, officer, trustee or director of the Corporation shall incur any liability for the breach of any responsibility, obligation or duty in connection with any act done or omitted to be done in good faith in the interpretation, construction, administration or management of the Plan and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation from and against any such liability, including all expenses reasonably incurred in their defense if the Corporation fails to provide such defense.
7.     Non‑Assignability of Benefits . Neither any Participant nor any Beneficiary under this Plan shall have any power or right to transfer, assign, anticipate, hypothecate or otherwise encumber any part or all of the amounts payable hereunder. Such amounts shall not be subject to seizure by any creditor of a Participant or any Beneficiary hereunder, by a proceeding at law or in equity, nor transferable by operation of law in the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of any Participant or any Beneficiary hereunder. Any such attempted assignment or transfer shall be void and shall terminate the Participant ' s participation in this Plan; the Corporation shall thereupon have no further liability hereunder with respect to such Participant and his or her Beneficiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all or a portion of a Participant’s Deferred Compensation Account and a Retirement Plus Participant’s Retirement Plus Account (to the extent vested) may be paid to another person as specified in a domestic relations order that the Corporation determines is a “domestic relations order” as defined in Code section 414(p)(1)(B) without resulting in a termination of the Participant’s participation in the Plan. Upon distributing amounts in accordance with the requirements of a domestic relations order, the Corporation shall have no further liability hereunder with respect to such amounts to either the Participant, his or her Beneficiary, or the subject of such domestic relations order.







8.     Amendment . This Plan may not be amended, altered, modified or terminated, except by a written instrument signed by the Corporation, subject to any requirement for stockholder approval imposed by applicable law or any rule of any stock exchange or quotation system on which Terex common stock is listed and quoted; provided that no such termination shall (i) adversely affect a Participant’s or Retirement Plus Participant’s entitlement to benefits attributable to amounts credited to his or her Deferred Compensation Account or Retirement Plus Account, as applicable, prior to termination of this Plan or (ii) effect the timing or form of the distribution of a benefit hereunder in a manner that would violate Section 409A. A Participant’s entire Account shall be distributed to the Participant (or Beneficiary) following termination of the Plan in such form and on the earliest date permitted under Section 409A.
9.     Impact on Other Benefits . Except as otherwise required by the Code or any other applicable law, this Plan and the benefits provided herein are in addition to all other benefits which may be provided by the Corporation to the Participants from time to time, and shall not reduce, replace or otherwise cause any reduction, in any manner, with regard to any of such other benefits.
10.     Notices . Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given under the provisions of this Plan by the Corporation or any Participant or Beneficiary shall be in writing, and shall be signed by the person or entity giving or making the same. If such notice, consent or demand is mailed, it shall be sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the principal office of the Corporation, or if to a Participant or Beneficiary to such individual or entity ' s last known address as shown on the records of the Corporation. The date of such mailing shall be deemed the date of notice, consent or demand.
11.     Tax Withholding . The Corporation shall have the right to deduct from all payments made under this Plan any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payments.
12.      Governing Law . This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut.