NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC.

EXECUTIVES’ DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

(AS AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF OCTOBER 4, 2000)
(Effective As of August 24, 1981 and Amended Effective As of September 21, 1989,
September 1, 1994, August 31, 1996, and October 4, 2000)

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NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC.

EXECUTIVES’ DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Purpose...........................................................................................................2

Article I
      Definitions.................................................................................................3

Article II
      Amounts Deferred............................................................................................7

Article III
      Company Contribution........................................................................................9

Article IV
      Interest Allowance.........................................................................................10

Article V
      Vesting....................................................................................................11

Article VI
      Distribution...............................................................................................13

Article VII
      Miscellaneous..............................................................................................15

Article VIII
      Committee..................................................................................................19

Article IX
      Change in Control Provisions
      9.01  Cause................................................................................................21
      9.02  Change in Control....................................................................................22
      9.03  Termination of Employment............................................................................23
      9.04  Amendment or Termination.............................................................................23

Article X
      Transfer of Accounts
      10.01  Transfer of Accounts in Deferred Compensation Plan for Junior Officers..............................24

Appendix A
      Adopting Employers.........................................................................................25

Application for Deferral of Compensation.........................................................................26

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PURPOSE

        National Service Industries, Inc. has established the Executives’
Deferred Compensation Plan to assist certain key employees in accumulating
capital or supplementing any retirement income they may otherwise receive by
permitting them to defer a portion of their compensation. To encourage these
individuals to participate in the Plan and to continue their employment with the
Company, the Company will match a portion of these deferred amounts.

        This Plan, hereafter called the “Executives’ Deferred Compensation
Plan,” is described herein. This document reflects the Plan as amended and
restated, effective as of October 4, 2000.

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EXECUTIVES’ DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

ARTICLE I

Definitions

        1.01....."Average Prime Rate" means the numerical mean of the prime rate
as reflected in the Wall Street Journal (the base rate on corporate loans posted
by at least 75 percent of the nation's 30 largest banks, or if more than one
rate is published, the average of the rates published) for the first business
day of each calendar quarter commencing between Valuation Dates.

        1.02....."Class Year" means the Fiscal Year for which a deferral is
elected.

        1.03....."Class Year Account" means the sub-accounts set up for the
Primary Account and Company Contribution Account for each Class Year.

        1.04....."Company" means National Service Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (or its successor or successors). Affiliated or related employers
are permitted to adopt the Plan and shall be known as "Adopting Employers." To
the extent required by certain provisions (e.g., Compensation and Continuous
Service), references to the Company shall include the Adopting Employer of the
Participant. Adopting Employers are listed on Appendix A.

        1.05....."Committee" means the Committee appointed to administer the
Plan as and to the extent provided in Article VIII.

        1.06....."Company Contribution Account" means the sum of all amounts
credited to a Participant pursuant to Section 3.01 together with interest
allowances thereon credited pursuant to Section 4.01 herein.

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        1.07....."Compensation" means the aggregate salary from the Company
received by a Participant during a Fiscal Year together with any performance or
discretionary bonus awarded by the Company for that same Fiscal Year.
Compensation does not include expense reimbursement, car allowance, imputed
value of group life insurance, aspiration award payments, income from stock
options, restricted stock, and other stock awards, company contributions to any
benefit plan, or any gift or awards not treated as pay by the Company.

        1.08....."Continuous Service" means the period of uninterrupted
employment of an Eligible Executive since the individual's most recent date of
employment or appointment to the class of Eligible Executives, whichever is
applicable.

        1.09....."Deferred Compensation" means the portion of a Participant's
compensation for any Fiscal Year, or part thereof, that has been deferred
pursuant to the Plan.

        1.10....."Deferred Compensation Plan for Junior Officers" or "Junior
Officers' Plan" means the Deferred Compensation Plan for Junior Officers which
was established effective August 24, 1981.

        1.11....."Executive or Eligible Executive" means a Senior Officer, a Key
Manager, or a President, each as defined herein. Any dispute regarding any
individual's eligibility for the Plan shall be resolved by the Committee in its
sole discretion.

        1.12....."Fiscal Year" means the fiscal year of the Company commencing
on September 1 and ending on August 31 of the following calendar year, or such
other fiscal year as may be established in the future.

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        1.13....."Key Manager" means an assistant vice president or other key
management employee (as determined by the Committee or its designee) of the
Company or an Adopting Employer.

        1.14....."Participant" means a person a portion of whose compensation
for any Fiscal Year has been deferred pursuant to the Plan and whose interests
in the Plan have not been wholly forfeited or distributed.

        1.15....."Plan or Executives' Plan" means the Executives' Deferred
Compensation Plan of National Service Industries, Inc., as described in this
instrument, and as it may be amended.

        1.16....."President" means the president of a business segment of the
Company or an Adopting Employer.

        1.17....."Primary Account" means the sum of all amounts deferred by a
Participant pursuant to Section 2.01 plus interest allowances thereon credited
pursuant to Section 4.01 herein.

        1.18....."Senior Officer" means the president or an executive vice
president, senior vice president, or vice president of the Company or an
Adopting Employer.

        1.19....."Termination of Service" or similar expression means the
termination of the Participant's employment as an Eligible Executive of the
Company. A Participant who is granted a temporary leave of absence, whether with
or without pay, shall not be deemed to have terminated his service. In the event
of a transfer of an Eligible Executive to a position in which he would no longer
be eligible to continue in this Plan, or in the event of the disability of a
Participant (as determined by the Committee), the Committee, in its sole
discretion, shall determine whether a Termination of Service has occurred.

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        1.20....."Valuation Dates" mean March 31 and September 30 of each year.

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ARTICLE II Amounts Deferred

        2.01.....Each Eligible Executive may elect to have a portion of the
annual performance or discretionary bonus ("bonus"), if any, to be received by
him for the Fiscal Year commencing September 1, 1981, and for any Fiscal Year
thereafter, irrevocably deferred in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the Plan. The amount of such bonus that may be so deferred shall not exceed the
lower of

        (A)......the Executive "s Compensation for the Class Year which is in
excess of the average Compensation paid or credited to the Executive (including
any amounts deferred under this Plan, but excluding Company Contributions under
this Plan) for services rendered as an Eligible Executive over the three (3)
full Fiscal Years immediately preceding the Class Year. If the Executive has
completed two (2) but less than three (3) full Fiscal Years of Continuous
Service in an eligible position the average shall be computed based upon the
average Compensation paid or credited to the Executive for the two (2) full
Fiscal Years immediately preceding the Class Year. Any Executive who has not
completed two (2) full Fiscal Years in an eligible position shall be entitled to
defer for the Class Year not more than (1) twenty five hundred dollars ($2,500)
for a Senior Officer and (2) twelve hundred fifty dollars ($1,250) for a Key
Manager; and

        (B)......the Executive's bonus for the Class Year.

        An Executive desiring to exercise such election shall, prior to the
beginning of each such Fiscal Year, or prior to the beginning of the Executive's
initial employment if such employment is to commence other than at the beginning
of a Fiscal Year (or within such other period as may be established by the
Committee), notify the Company, in writing, of the portion of his bonus for such
Fiscal Year that he elects to have so deferred. If the Executive's election
would result in a deferral greater than the maximum provided herein, any
deferred amount shall be reduced to the maximum limit provided herein.

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        2.02.....The Executive's Primary Account shall be credited, as of
October 1 next following the end of each Class Year for which the election was
made, with the dollar amount of the compensation deferred for such Class Year
pursuant to Section 2.01.

        2.03.....A Participant's accounts shall be distributable in the manner
and subject to the conditions set forth in Article V, Article VI and Article IX.

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ARTICLE III
Company Contribution

        3.01.....Each October 1, the Company shall contribute to a Company
Contribution Account on behalf of each Eligible Executive an amount equal to the
Executive's Deferred Compensation for the immediately preceding Class Year, up
to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a Senior Officer or President
and twenty five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a Key Manager.

        The inability of a Participant to fully utilize the maximum Company
Contribution for any Class Year, whether due to lack of qualified earnings,
eligible service, failure to elect or any other reason, shall not result in a
carry-over of unused credits to any subsequent year.

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ARTICLE IV Interest Allowance

        4.01.....Each Primary Account and Company Contribution Account of each
Participant shall be credited on each September 30 with an interest allowance
which shall be computed and compounded on semi-annual Valuation Dates based upon
the Average Prime Rate as follows:

When the Average Prime Rate is:                                        The Interest Credit Shall Be:
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-more than 12.00%                                                      -Average Prime Rate less 3%

-more than 8.00% but not more than 12.00%                              -Average Prime Rate less 2%

-8.00% or less                                                         -Average Prime Rate less 1%

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This interest allowance shall be applied to the balances standing, as of said
date, in each Participant’s accounts for all Class Years.

ARTICLE V Vesting

        5.01.....A Participant shall at all times have a non-forfeitable
(vested) right to the amounts in his Primary Account subject to the Distribution
provisions of Article VI.

        5.02.....(A) Subject to Article IX, the Company Contribution Account of
a Participant for each Class Year shall become vested in him upon the completion
of five full Fiscal Years of Continuous Service as an Eligible Employee after
the end of such Class Year.

        (B) Subject to Article IX, the Company Contribution Account of a
Participant for all Class Years shall become vested in him upon the occurrence
of any of the following events:

        (1) Total and Permanent Disability of the Participant (as determined by
the Committee); or

        (2) Retirement after the Participant has attained age 55; or

        (3) Death of the Participant; or

        (4) Termination of this Plan.

        5.03 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, prior to a Change
in Control should the Participant be found by the Committee to be guilty of
theft, embezzlement, fraud or misappropriation of the Company's property or of
any action which, if the individual were an Officer of the Corporation, would
constitute a breach of fiduciary duty, the Company Contribution Account for all
Class Years which had not yet vested in the Participant shall be immediately
forfeited.

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ARTICLE VI Distribution

        6.01 Subject to Article IX, distribution of the Vested Portion of a
Participant's Account shall be made in a lump sum as soon as practicable
following the Participant's Total and Permanent Disability, Death or Termination
of Service for any other reason prior to attainment of age 55. If a Participant
terminates employment on or after age 55, the provisions of any benefit
elections made by the Participant pursuant to Section 6.03 shall be recognized.
In the event of the Termination of the Plan or the Total and Permanent
Disability or Death of a Participant, interest allowance pursuant to Article IV
shall be computed to the date of payment hereunder. In the event of Termination
of Service for any other reason, interest allowance shall be computed to the
last Valuation Date falling on or before the date of such Termination of
Service.

        6.02 Except as provided in Section 6.01 above and Article IX,
distribution of each Class Year Account of a Participant shall be made in a
single lump sum payment on the October 1 next following five (5) full Fiscal
Years after the Class Year. For example, the distribution of Class Year 1982
Account shall be made on October 1, 1987 and for Class Year 1983 Account on
October 1, 1988, etc. Such Participant, may, however, make a timely election to
further defer receipt of this sum as provided in Section 6.03.

        6.03 Any such Participant may file a subsequent election to further
irrevocably defer any amount becoming distributable under this Plan provided
that such election is filed before the end of the fourth Fiscal Year immediately
following the Class Year. For example, for Class Year 1982 any such election
must be filed prior to September 1, 1986. This subsequent deferral shall
provide, at the option of the Participant, for payment of the Participant's full
Class Year Account balance in a single sum or in installments payable on October
1 of any year or years but with the last installment due not later than ten
years after the Participant's retirement and not before the regular distribution
date otherwise provided herein. A Participant retiring on or after age 55 may
elect at least one (1) year prior to the date of his retirement to make the
deferral election in this section with respect to all Class Year Accounts which
have not yet become distributable because five (5) full Fiscal Years have not
elapsed.

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        6.04 Hardship. A Participant who is suffering an unforeseen and severe
financial hardship as a result of (i) an illness or accident of the Participant
or his immediate family, (ii) loss of Participant's property due to casualty, or
(iii) for such other reasons as the Committee may establish, may file a written
request with the Committee for distribution of all or a portion of the amount
credited to his Account. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to
determine whether to grant a Participant's hardship request and the amount to
distribute to the Participant. The Committee shall have authority in connection
with such hardship request to accelerate the payment of any Class Year Accounts
which have been deferred pursuant to Section 6.03.

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ARTICLE VII Miscellaneous

        7.01 No Participant or any other person shall have any interest in any
specific asset or assets of the Company by reason of any sums credited to him
hereunder or any right to receive any distribution under the Plan except as and
to the extent expressly provided in the Plan. Nothing in the Plan shall be
deemed to give any officer or any employee of the Company any right to
participate in the Plan, except in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

        7.02 Neither the adoption nor the amendment of the Plan, nor any action
of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Committee, nor any election to
defer compensation hereunder, shall be held or construed to confer on any person
any legal right to be continued as an employee of the Company.

        7.03 No Participant or any other person entitled to payment hereunder
shall have the right to assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of any interest in
his Account, nor shall the Participant's interest therein be subject to
garnishment, attachment, transfer by operation of law, or any legal process,
except to pay a debt of such Participant to the Company or an Adopting Employer.

        7.04 If a Participant or beneficiary (hereafter, "Claimant") does not
receive timely payment of any benefits which he believes are due and payable
under the Plan, he may make a claim for benefits to the Plan Administrator. The
claim for benefits must be in writing and addressed to the Plan Administrator or
to the Company. If the claim for benefits is denied, the Plan Administrator
shall notify the Claimant in writing within 90 days after the Plan Administrator
initially received the benefit claim. However, if special circumstances require
an extension of time for processing the claim, the Plan Administrator shall
furnish notice of the extension to the Claimant prior to the termination of the
initial 90-day period and such extension shall not exceed one additional,
consecutive 90-day period. Any notice of a denial of benefits shall advise the
Claimant of the basis for the denial, any additional material or information
necessary for the Claimant to perfect his claim, and the steps which the
Claimant must take to have his claim for benefits reviewed.

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        7.05 Each Claimant whose claim for benefits has been denied may file a
written request for a review of his claim by the Plan Administrator. The request
for review must be filed by the Claimant within 60 days after he received the
written notice denying his claim. The decision of the Plan Administrator will be
made within 60 days after receipt of a request for review and shall be
communicated in writing to the Claimant. Such written notice shall set forth the
basis for the Plan Administrator's decision. If there are special circumstances
which require an extension of time for completing the review, the Plan
Administrator's decision shall be rendered not later than 120 days after receipt
of a request for review.

        7.06 If the whole or any part of any Participant's Account shall become
liable for the payment of any estate, inheritance, income, or other tax which
the Company shall be required to pay or withhold, the Company shall have the
full power and authority to withhold and pay such tax out of any monies or other
property in its hand for the account of the Participant whose interests
hereunder are so liable. The Company shall provide notice of any such
withholding. Prior to making any payment, the Company may require such releases
or other documents from any lawful taxing authority as it shall deem necessary.

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        7.07 Each Participant shall have the right at anytime to designate, and
rescind or change any designation of, a primary and contingent beneficiary or
beneficiaries to receive benefits hereunder in the event of his death. If there
is no surviving beneficiary at the time of the Participant's death, future
payments due shall be made to the estate of the Participant. A designation or
change of beneficiary shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the
Committee. After such notice is filed with the Committee, the designation or
change shall relate back and take effect as of the date the Participant signed
such form, but without prejudice to the Committee or the Company on account of
any payment made before receipt of such notice.

        7.08 The benefits provided by this Plan shall be unfunded. All amounts
payable under this Plan to any Participant shall be paid from the general assets
of the employer which principally employs the Participant (the "Obligated
Employer"), and nothing contained in this Plan shall require the Obligated
Employer to set aside or hold in trust any amounts or assets for the purpose of
paying benefits to Participants. This Plan shall create only a contractual
obligation on the part of the Obligated Employer and Participants shall have the
status of general unsecured creditors of the Obligated Employer under the Plan
with respect to amounts of Compensation they defer hereunder or any other
obligation of the Obligated Employer to pay benefits pursuant hereto. Any funds
of the Obligated Employer available to pay benefits pursuant to the Plan shall
be subject to the claims of general creditors of the Obligated Employer, and may
be used for any purpose by the Obligated Employer.

        Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Obligated Employer may at
any time transfer assets to a trust for purposes of paying all or any part of
its obligations under this Plan. However, to the extent provided in the trust
only, such transferred amounts shall remain subject to the claims of general
creditors of the Obligated Employer. To the extent that assets are held in a
trust when a Participant's benefits under the Plan become payable, the Committee
shall direct the trustee to pay such benefits to the Participant from the assets
of the trust.

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        7.09 In consideration of each Participant's performance of valuable
services that inure to the financial benefit of the Company, the Company does
hereby agree to perform all of the obligations and responsibilities and pay any
benefits due and owing to a Participant under the Plan if the Obligated Employer
(as defined in Section 7.05) designated to perform such obligations and
responsibilities or pay such benefits fails or is unable to do so.

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ARTICLE VIII Committee

        8.01 The Plan shall be administered by a Committee composed of the
Executive Resource and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company or such other committee as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
The Committee shall be deemed to have and to be exercising all of the powers of
the Board of Directors of the Company in the performance of any of the powers
and duties delegated to it under the Plan. No member of the Committee may
participate in a decision regarding his or her own benefits under the Plan
except in general matters dealing with the Plan as a whole. The Committee shall
have the authority to delegate its duties and responsibilities hereunder.

        8.02 The Committee may, in its absolute discretion, without notice at
any time and from time to time, modify or amend, in whole or in part, any or all
of the provisions of the Plan, or suspend or terminate it entirely; provided
that no such modification, amendment, suspension or termination may, without his
consent, apply to or affect the payment or distribution to any Participant of
any amounts credited to him hereunder prior to the effective date of such
modification, amendment, suspension or termination. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Plan to the contrary, for a period of two (2) years following
a Change in Control this Plan shall not be terminated or amended to reduce or
eliminate any Eligible Executive's or Participant's benefits or participation
(or right to participate) provided under this Plan, including, without
limitation, the benefits provided in Articles II, III, V and IX.

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        8.03 The Committee shall from time to time establish eligibility
requirements for participation in the Plan and rules for the administration of
the Plan, including such delegation of any administrative or ministerial duties
hereunder as it may deem desirable, that are not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan.

        8.04 The Committee shall have the exclusive discretionary authority to
construe and to interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility for
benefits and to determine the amount of such benefits, and its decisions on such
matters shall be final and conclusive on all parties. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the determination of the Committee as to whether a
Participant has retired, terminated his service or become totally and
permanently disabled and the date thereof shall be final, binding and conclusive
upon all persons.

        8.05 The Company or the Committee may consult with legal counsel, who
may be counsel for the Company or other counsel, with respect to its obligations
or duties hereunder, or with respect to any action or proceeding or any question
of law, and shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted by
it in good faith pursuant to the advice of such counsel.

        8.06 Wherever the context so requires, words in the masculine include
the feminine and in the feminine include the masculine.

        8.07 This Plan shall be construed, administered and governed in all
respects under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA") and, to the extent not preempted by ERISA, by the laws of the State of
Georgia.
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Change in Control Provisions

        9.01 Cause. For purposes of this Plan, a termination for "Cause" is a
termination evidenced by a resolution adopted in good faith by two-thirds of the
Board that the Participant (i) intentionally and continually failed to
substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than a failure
resulting from the Participant's incapacity due to physical or mental illness)
which failure continued for a period of at least thirty (30) days after written
notice of demand for substantial performance has been delivered to the
Participant specifying the manner in which the Participant has failed to
substantially perform, or (ii) intentionally engaged in conduct which is
demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise;
provided, however that no termination of the Participant's employment shall be
for Cause as set forth in clause (ii) above until (x) there shall have been
delivered to the Participant a copy of a written notice setting forth that the
Participant was guilty of the conduct set forth in clause (ii) and "specifying
the particulars thereof in detail, and (y) the Participant shall have been
provided an opportunity to be heard by the Board (with the assistance of the
Participant's counsel if the Participant so desires). No act, nor failure to
act, on the Participant's part, shall be considered "intentional" unless he has
acted or failed to act, with an absence of good faith and without a reasonable
belief that his action or failure to act was in the best interest of the
Company. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary,
in the case of any Participant who is a party to a Severance Protection
Agreement, no failure to perform by the Participant after a Notice of
Termination (as defined in the Participant's Severance Protection Agreement) is
given by the Participant shall constitute Cause for purposes of this Plan.

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        9.02 Change in Control. For purposes of this Plan, a Change in Control
shall mean any of the following events:

        (A) The acquisition (other than from the Company) by any "Person" (as
the term person is used for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act")) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of
twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then
outstanding voting securities; or

        (B) The individuals who, as of September 21, 1989, are members of the
Board (the "Incumbent Board"), cease for any reason to constitute at least
two-thirds of the Board; provided, however, that if the election, or nomination
for election by the Company's stockholders, of any new director was approved by
a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall,
for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; or

        (C) Approval by stockholders of the Company of (1) a merger or
consolidation involving the Company if the stockholders of the Company,
immediately before such merger or consolidation do not, as a result of such
merger or consolidation, own, directly or indirectly, more than seventy percent
(70%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation in substantially the
same proportion as their ownership of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the Company outstanding immediately before such merger or
consolidation or (2) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or an
agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company.

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        Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed
to occur pursuant to Section (a), solely because twenty percent (20%) or more of
the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities is
acquired by (i) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or
more employee benefit plans maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or (ii) any corporation which, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned
directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in the same proportion
as their ownership of stock in the Company immediately prior to such
acquisition.

        9.03 Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Plan to the contrary, if a Participant's employment is terminated by the
Company (other than for "Cause") or by the Participant for any reason within two
(2) years following a Change in Control, the Company shall, within five (5)
days, pay to the Participant a lump sum cash payment of his Primary Account and
Company Contribution Account with the interest allowance provided for in Article
IV credited thereto to the date of payment.

        9.04 Amendment or Termination. Any amendment or termination of this Plan
which a Participant reasonably demonstrates (i) was at the request of a third
party who has indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to
effect a Change in Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or in
anticipation of a Change in Control, and which was not consented to in writing
by the Participant shall be null and void, and shall have no effect whatsoever
with respect to the Participant.
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ARTICLE X Transfer of Accounts

        10.01 Transfer of Accounts in Deferred Compensation Plan for Junior
Officers. A participant in the Junior Officers' Plan shall have the amounts
credited to his "Class Year Accounts" (as defined in the Junior Officers' Plan)
transferred to the Executives' Plan effective as of October 1, 2000, or as soon
thereafter as is practical. The amounts credited to the sub-accounts in the
Participant's Class Year Accounts in the Junior Officers' Plan shall be credited
to the like sub-accounts in his Class Year Accounts under the Executives' Plan
and shall thereafter be held and distributed in accordance with the rules of the
Plan applicable to the Class Year Accounts.

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Appendix A Adopting Employers

        National Service Industries, Inc. of Georgia
        NSI Enterprises, Inc.

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NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC.
APPLICATION FOR DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION

        I hereby elect to defer the following amount of any performance or
discretionary bonus which is earned by me for the Company’s Fiscal Year
commencing on September 1 next following the date signed below. If the amount
specified below is greater than the maximum amount deferrable under the Plan,
the amount deferred will be reduced as required by the Plan.

(Please check)
[ ] $_____________
[ ] ______% of bonus
[ ] All over $_________
[ ] Other ___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
I have received a copy of the Plan and understand all of the provisions in it.

BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

In the event of my death before my entire interest in the Plan has been
distributed, any unpaid balances in my Account should be paid to:
Primary____________________________ ____________________________________
Beneficiary(ies) Name Relationship

In the event my Primary Beneficiary Predeceases me, my Account balance should be
paid to:

Contingent_________________________ ____________________________________
Beneficiary(ies) Name Relationship

_________________________ ____________________________________
Name Relationship

Date: _____________________________ Signature:____________________________

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