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      MDU
RESOURCES GROUP, INC.

      


      EXECUTIVE
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

         ____________________________________________________________

      


      I.         PURPOSE

                 The
purpose of the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan") is to provide
an incentive for key executives of MDU Resources Group, Inc. (the "Company") to
focus their efforts on the achievement of challenging and demanding corporate
objectives.  The Plan is designed to reward successful corporate
performance as measured against specified performance goals as well as
exceptional individual performance.  When corporate performance
reaches or exceeds the performance targets and individual performance is
exemplary, incentive compensation awards, in conjunction with salaries, will
provide a level of compensation which recognizes the skills and efforts of the
key executives.

      


      II.        DEFINITIONS

                 Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the
Company’s Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Rules and
Regulations.

      


      III.       BASIC PLAN
CONCEPT

                 The
Plan provides an opportunity to earn annual incentive compensation based on the
achievement of specified annual performance objectives.  A target
incentive award for each individual within the Plan is established based on the
position level and actual base salary, provided, however, that the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) in its sole discretion,
may, instead of actual base salary, use the assigned salary grade market value
(midpoint) (“Salary”).  The target incentive award represents the
amount to be paid, subject to the achievement of the performance objective
targets established each year.  Larger incentive awards
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      target
may be authorized when performance exceeds targets; lesser or no amounts may be
paid when performance is below target.

                 It
is recognized that during a Plan Year major unforeseen changes in economic and
environmental conditions or other significant factors beyond the control of
management may substantially affect the ability of the Plan Participants to
achieve the specified performance goals.  Therefore, in its review of
corporate performance the Committee, in consultation with the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, may modify the performance targets.  However,
it is contemplated that such target modifications will be necessary only in
years of unusually adverse or favorable external conditions.

      


      IV.       ADMINISTRATION

                 The
Plan shall be administered by the Committee with the assistance
of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  The Committee shall
approve annually, prior to the beginning of each Plan Year, the list of eligible
Participants, and the target incentive award level for each position within the
Plan.  The Plan’s performance targets for the year shall be approved
by the Committee no later than its regularly scheduled February meeting during
that Plan Year.  The Committee shall have final discretion to
determine actual award payment levels, method of payment, and whether or not
payments shall be made for any Plan Year.

                 The
Board of Directors of the Company may, at any time and from time to time, alter,
amend, supersede or terminate the Plan in whole or in part, provided that no
termination, amendment or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect in any
material way an award that has met all requirements for payment without the
written consent of the Participant holding such award, unless such termination,
modification or amendment is required by applicable law.


      
        
           


        

        
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      V.        ELIGIBILITY

                 Executives
who are determined by the Committee to have a key role in both the establishment
and achievement of Company objectives shall be eligible to participate in the
Plan.

                 Nothing
in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to
terminate any Participant’s employment at any time, for any reason or no reason
in the Company’s sole discretion, or confer upon any Participant any right to
continue in the employment of the Company.  No executive shall have
the right to be selected to receive an award under the Plan, or, having been so
selected, to be selected to receive a future award.

      


      
        	
                VI.

              	
                PLAN PERFORMANCE
      MEASURES

              


      

                 Performance
measures shall be established that consider shareholder and customer
interests.  These measures shall be evaluated annually based on
achievement of specified goals.

              The
performance measure reflective of shareholder’s interest will be the percentage
attainment of corporate goals, as determined each year by the
Committee.  This measure may be applied at the corporate level for
individuals, such as the Chief Executive Officer, or at the business unit level
for individuals whose major or sole impact is on business unit
results.

              Individual
performance will be assessed based on the achievement of annually established
individual objectives.

              Threshold,
target and maximum award levels will be established annually for each
performance measure and business unit.  The Committee will retain the
right to make all interpretations as to the actual attainment of the desired
results and will determine whether any circumstances beyond the control of
management need to be considered.


      
        
           


        

        
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      VII.  TARGET INCENTIVE
AWARDS

                 Target
incentive awards will be expressed as a percentage of each Participant’s
Salary.  These percentages shall vary by position and reflect larger
reward opportunity for positions having greater effect on the establishment and
accomplishment of the Company’s or business unit’s objectives.  An
exhibit showing the target awards as a percentage of Salary for eligible
positions will be attached to this Plan at the beginning of each Plan
Year.

      


      VIII.    INCENTIVE FUND
DETERMINATION

                 The
target incentive fund is the sum of the individual target
incentive awards for all eligible Participants.  Once the incentive
targets have been determined by the Committee, a target incentive fund shall be
established and accrued ratably by the Company.  The incentive fund
and accruals may be adjusted during the year.

                 At
the close of each Plan Year, the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company will prepare an analysis showing the Company's or business unit's
performance in relation to each of the performance measures
employed.  This will be provided to the Committee for review and
comparison to threshold, target and maximum performance levels.  In
addition, any recommendations of the Chief Executive Officer will be presented
at this time.  The Committee will then determine the amount of the
target incentive fund earned.

       

      IX.       INDIVIDUAL AWARD
DETERMINATION

                 Each
individual Participant's award will be based first upon the level of performance
achieved by the Company or business unit and secondly based upon the
individual's performance.  The performance measures applicable for
assessing individual performance will be established at the beginning of each
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      Year.  The
assessment by the Committee, after consultation with the Chief Executive
Officer, of achievement relative to the established performance measures, as
determined by a percentage from 0 percent to 200 percent, will be applied to the
Participant's target incentive award which has been first adjusted for Company
or business unit performance.

      


      X.        PAYMENT OF
AWARDS

                 Except
as provided below or as otherwise determined by the Committee, in order to
receive an award under the Plan, the Participant must remain in the employment
of the Company or business unit for the entire Service Year.  If a
Participant terminates employment with the Company pursuant to Section 5.01 of
the Company’s Bylaws which provides for mandatory retirement for certain
officers on their 65th
birthday (or terminates employment with a subsidiary of the Company pursuant to
a similar subsidiary Bylaw provision) and if the Participant’s 65th birthday occurs during the
Service Year, determination of whether the performance measures have been met
will be made at the end of the Service Year, and to the extent met, payment of
the award will be made to the Participant, prorated.  Proration of
awards shall be based upon the number of full months elapsed from and including
January to and including the month in which the Participant’s 65th birthday
occurs.  The prorated award shall be paid as soon as practicable in
the year following the Service Year, but in all events between January 1 and
March 10.

                 An
individual Participant who transfers between the Company and business units may
receive a prorated award at the discretion of the Committee.  Payments
made under this Plan will not be considered part of compensation for pension
purposes.  Payments will be made in cash as soon as practicable in the
year following the Service Year, but in all events between January 1 and
March 10.


      
        
           


        

        
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      Incentive
awards may be deferred if the appropriate elections have been executed prior to
the beginning of the Service Year.  A deferral election will be
effective only for the incentive award earned in the Service Year following the
Plan Year in which the election is made.  Deferral elections may not
be changed or revoked after the Service Year begins.  Deferred amounts
shall be subject to the terms of the Plan and the Rules and Regulations as
amended, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the deferral election
forms pursuant to which the amounts were deferred.  Deferred amounts
will accrue interest at a rate determined annually by the Committee and
specified in the Rules and Regulations.

                 In
the event of a "Change in Control" (as defined by the Committee in its Rules and
Regulations) then any award deferred by each Participant shall become
immediately payable to the Participant in cash, together with accrued interest
thereon to the date of payment.  In the event the Participant files
suit to collect the Participant's deferred award then all of the court costs,
other expenses of litigation, and attorneys' fees shall be paid by the Company
in the event the Participant prevails upon any of the Participant's claims for
payment of a deferred award.

      


      XI.       ACCOUNTING
RESTATEMENTS

      This
Section XI shall apply to incentive awards granted to all Participants in the
Plan.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or the Plan's Rules and
Regulations to the contrary, if the Company's audited financial statements are
restated, the Committee may, in accordance with the Company's Guidelines for Repayment of
Incentives Due to Accounting Restatements, take such actions as it deems
appropriate (in its sole discretion) with respect to

      (a)           unpaid
incentive awards under the Plan (including incentive awards relating to
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      respect
to which payments have not yet been made or deferred) ("Outstanding Awards")
and

      (b)           prior
incentive awards that were paid (or deferred) within the three-year period
preceding the restatement ("Prior Awards"), provided such Prior Awards were not
paid prior to the date the Plan was amended to add this
Section XI,

      if the
calculation of the amounts payable, paid or deferred under such awards are, or
would have been, directly impacted by the restatement, including, without
limitation, (i) securing (or causing to be secured) repayment of some or all
payments made pursuant to (or deferrals relating to) Prior Awards, (ii) making
(or causing to be made) additional payments (or crediting additional deferrals),
(iii) reducing or otherwise adjusting the amount payable pursuant to Outstanding
Awards and/or (iv) causing the forfeiture of Outstanding Awards.  The
Committee may, in its sole discretion, take different actions pursuant to this
Section XI with respect to different awards, different Participants (or
beneficiaries) and/or different classes of awards or Participants (or
beneficiaries).  The Committee has no obligation to take any action
permitted by this Section XI.  The Committee may consider any factors
it chooses in taking (or determining whether to take) any action permitted by
this Section XI, including, without limitation, the following:

      (A)           The
reason for the restatement of the financial statements;

      (B)           The
amount of time between the initial publication and subsequent restatement of the
financial statements; and

      (C)           The
Participant's current employment status, and the viability of successfully
obtaining repayment.

                 If
the Committee requires repayment of all or part of a Prior Award, the amount of
repayment may be based on, among other things, the difference between the amount
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      and the
amount that the Committee determines in its sole discretion should have been
paid based on the restated results.  The Committee shall determine
whether repayment shall be effected (i) by seeking repayment from the
Participant, (ii) by reducing (subject to applicable law and the terms and
conditions of the applicable plan, program or arrangement) the amount that would
otherwise be provided to the Participant under any compensatory plan, program or
arrangement maintained by the Company or any of its affiliates, (iii) by
withholding payment of future increases in compensation (including the payment
of any discretionary bonus amount) or grants of compensatory awards that would
otherwise have been made in accordance with the Company's otherwise applicable
compensation practices, or (iv) by any combination of the
foregoing.  Additionally, by accepting an incentive award under the
Plan, Participants acknowledge and agree that the Committee may take any actions
permitted by this Section XI with respect to Outstanding Awards to the extent
repayment is to be made pursuant to another plan, program or arrangement
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      MDU
RESOURCES GROUP, INC.

      


      EXECUTIVE
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

      


      RULES AND
REGULATIONS

      


      The Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors of MDU Resources Group, Inc. (the "Company") adopted Rules and
Regulations for the administration of the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
(the "Plan") on February 9, 1983, following adoption of the Plan by the Board of
Directors of the Company on November 4, l982.

      


      
        	
                I.  

              	
                DEFINITIONS

              


      

       

      The following definitions shall be used
for purposes of these Rules and Regulations and for the purposes of
administering the Plan:

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                1.

              	
                The
      "Committee" shall be the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
      of the Company.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                2.

              	
                The
      "Company" shall refer to MDU Resources Group, Inc. alone and shall not
      refer to its utility division or to any of its subsidiary
      corporations.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                3.

              	
                "Participants"
      for any Plan Year shall be those executives who have been approved by the
      Committee as eligible for participation in the Plan for such Plan
      Year.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                4.

              	
                "Payment
      Date" shall be the date set by the Committee for payment of awards
      pursuant to Section X of the Plan, other than those awards deferred
      pursuant to Section X of the Plan and Section VII of these Rules and
      Regulations.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                5.

              	
                The
      "Plan" shall refer to the Executive Incentive Compensation
      Plan.

              


      

       

      6.            
The "Plan Year" shall be the calendar year.

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                7.

              	
                "Change
      in Control" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following transactions
      or events: (a) any person (which shall not include the Company, any
      subsidiary of the Company or any employee
  benefit

              


      

       


      
        
           


        

        
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      plan of
the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company) ("Person") or group (as that
term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires
(or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most
recent acquisition by such Person or Persons) ownership of stock of the Company
possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company;
(b) any Person or group (as that term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that,
together with stock held by such Person or group, constitutes more than 50% of
the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company
(this part (b) applies only when there is a transfer of stock of the Company and
the Company's stock remains outstanding after the transaction); (c) a majority
of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company is replaced during any
12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a
majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company; or (d) any
Person or group (as that term is defined in Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period
ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person or Persons)
assets from the Company that have a gross fair market value equal to or more
than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the
Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions.

       

      Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, no transaction or event shall
constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the Plan unless the transaction
or event constitutes a change in the ownership of a corporation (as defined in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)), a change in effective control of
a corporation (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi)) or
a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of a
corporation (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi)) and
the term Change in Control shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the
proper interpretation of the similar provisions in the Section 409A Treasury
Regulations.

       


      
        
           


        

        
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                8.

              	
                The
      “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
      amended.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                9.

              	
                The
      "Moody's Rate" is defined as the average of (i) the number that results
      from adding the daily Moody’s U.S. Long-Term Corporate Bond Yield Average
      for “A” rated companies as of the last day of each month for the 12-month
      period ending October 31 and dividing by 12 and (ii) the number that
      results from adding the daily Moody’s U.S. Long-Term Corporate Bond Yield
      Average for “BBB” rated companies as of the last day of each month for the
      12-month period ending October 31 and dividing by
  12.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                10.

              	
                “Retirement”
      means the later of the day the Participant attains age 55 or the day the
      Participant ceases to be an employee of the Company, its utility division
      or any of its subsidiary
corporations.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                11.

              	
                “Service
      Year” means the Plan Year during which the services giving rise to the
      incentive award are performed.

              


      

      


      
        	
                 
      

              	
                12.

              	
                “Specified
      Employee” means an employee who, as of the date the employee separates
      from service, is a “specified employee” (as that term is used in Section
      409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code), as determined under the Company's policy for
      determining specified employees.

              


      

      


       

      
        	
                II.  

              	
                ADMINISTRATION

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                1.

              	
                The
      Committee shall have the full power to construe and interpret the Plan and
      to establish and to amend these Rules and Regulations for its
      administration.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                2.

              	
                No
      member of the Committee shall participate in a decision as to their own
      eligibility for, or award of, an incentive award
  payment.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                3.

              	
                Prior
      to the beginning of each Plan Year, the Committee shall approve a list of
      eligible executives and notify those so approved that they are eligible to
      participate in the Plan for such Plan
Year.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                4.

              	
                No
      later than its regularly scheduled February meeting during the Plan Year,
      the Committee shall

              


      

       


      
        
           


        

        
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      approve
an Annual Operating Plan.  The Annual Operating Plan shall include the
Plan’s performance measures and target incentive award levels for each salary
grade covered by the Plan for the Plan Year.  The Plan’s performance
targets for the year shall be approved by the Committee no later than its
regularly scheduled February meeting during the Plan Year.  The Annual
Operating Plan, insofar as it is relevant to each individual Participant, shall
be made available by the Committee to each Participant in the Plan.

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                5.

              	
                The
      Committee shall have final discretion to determine actual award payment
      levels, method of payment, and whether or not payments shall be made for
      any Plan Year.  However, unless the Plan's performance
      objectives are met for the Plan Year, no award shall be made for that Plan
      Year.  Performance targets modified pursuant to Section III of
      the Plan will be deemed performance targets for purposes of determining
      whether or not these targets have been
met.

              


      

       

      


      III.           PLAN PERFORMANCE
MEASURES

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                1.

              	
                The
      Committee shall establish the percentage attainment of corporate
      performance measure and the percentage attainment of individual goals
      measure.  The Committee may establish more or fewer performance
      measures as it deems necessary.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                2.

              	
                The
      corporate performance measure may be set by reference to earnings, return
      on invested capital or any other measure or combination of measures deemed
      appropriate by the Committee.  It may be established for the
      Company or for the individual business
unit.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                3.

              	
                Individual
      performance will be assessed based on the achievement of annually
      established individual objectives.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                4.

              	
                Plan
      performance measures may be applied at the corporate level for individuals
      such as the Chief Executive Officer whose major or sole impact is
      Company-wide, or at the business unit level for individuals whose major or
      sole impact is on the business unit results.  The Annual
      Operating Plan shall contain a list of individuals to whom the
      Plan

              


      

       


      
        
           


        

        
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      performance
measures will be applied at the corporate level and a list of those individuals
for whom the Plan performance measures will be applied at the business unit
level.  The relevant business unit for each individual will be
identified.

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                5.

              	
                The
      Committee shall set threshold, target and maximum award levels for the
      performance measures, for each business unit, and for the
      Company.  Those levels shall be included in the Annual Operating
      Plan.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                6.

              	
                The
      Committee will retain the authority to determine whether or not the actual
      attainment of these measures has been
made.

              


      

       

      


      IV.           TARGET INCENTIVE
AWARDS

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                1.

              	
                Target
      incentive awards will be a percentage of each Participant’s Salary, as
      defined in the Plan.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                2.

              	
                Target
      incentive awards shall be set by the Committee annually and will be
      included in the Annual Operating
Plan.

              


      

       

      


      V.           INCENTIVE FUND
DETERMINATION

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                1.

              	
                The
      target incentive fund is the sum of the individual target incentive awards
      for all eligible Participants.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                2.

              	
                Once
      individual incentive targets have been determined, a target incentive fund
      shall be established and accrued ratably by the Company.  The
      incentive fund and accruals may be adjusted during the
    year.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                3.

              	
                As
      soon as practicable following the close of each Plan Year, the Chief
      Executive Officer will provide the Committee with an analysis showing the
      Company's and each relevant business unit's performance in relation to the
      performance measures.  The Committee will review the analysis
      and determine, in its sole discretion, the amount of the actual incentive
      fund.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                4.

              	
                In
      determining the actual incentive fund, the Committee may consider any
      recommendations of the Chief Executive
Officer.

              


      

       


      
        
           


        

        
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      VI.           INDIVIDUAL AWARD
DETERMINATION

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                1.

              	
                The
      Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine each individual
      Participant's award. The Committee's decision will be based first upon the
      level of performance achieved by the Company or business unit and second
      upon the individual's performance.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                2.

              	
                The
      Committee, after consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, shall set
      the award as a percentage from 0 percent to 200 percent of the
      Participant's target incentive award, adjusted for Company or business
      unit performance.

              


      

       

      


      VII.           PAYMENT OF
AWARDS

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                1.

              	
                On
      the date the Committee determines the awards to be made to individual
      Participants, it shall also establish the Payment
  Date.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                2.

              	
                Except
      as provided below or as the Committee otherwise determines, in order to
      receive an award under the Plan, a Participant must remain in the
      employment of the Company for the entire Service
  Year.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                3.

              	
                If
      a Participant terminates employment with the Company pursuant to Section
      5.01 of the Company’s Bylaws, which provides for mandatory retirement for
      certain officers on their 65th
      birthday (or terminates employment with a subsidiary of the Company
      pursuant to a similar subsidiary Bylaw provision), and if the
      Participant’s 65th
      birthday occurs during the Service Year, determination of whether the
      performance measures have been met will be made at the end of the Service
      Year, and to the extent met, payment of the award will be made to the
      Participant, prorated.  Proration of awards shall be based upon
      the number of full months elapsed from and including January to and
      including the month in which the Participant’s 65th
      birthday occurs.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                4.

              	
                Payment
      of the awards shall be made in cash.  Payments shall be made on
      the Payment Date unless the Participant has deferred, in whole or in part,
      the receipt of the award by making an election on the deferral form
      attached hereto, prior to the

              


      

       


      
        
           


        

        
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      beginning
of the Service Year.  Deferral elections may not be changed or revoked
after the Service Year begins.

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                5.

              	
                In
      the event a Participant has elected to defer receipt of all or a portion
      of the award, the Company shall set up an account in the Participant's
      name. The amount of the Participant's award to the extent deferred will be
      credited to the Participant's account on the Payment
  Date.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                6.

              	
                The
      balance credited to an account of a Participant who has elected to defer
      receipt of an award will be an unsecured, unfunded obligation of the
      Company.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                7.

              	
                Interest
      shall accrue on the balance credited to a Participant's account from the
      date the balance is credited.  Effective January 1, 2009, the
      rate of interest for each Plan Year shall be the Moody’s
    Rate.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                8.

              	
                Interest
      shall be compounded and credited to the account
  monthly.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                9.

              	
                A
      Participant may elect to defer any percentage, not to exceed l00, of an
      annual award.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                10.

              	
                A
      Participant electing to defer any part of an award must elect one of the
      following dates on which (a) payment will be made, if payment will be made
      in a lump sum or (b) payments will commence, if payment will be made in
      monthly installments:

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (1)

              	
                Between
      January 1 and March 10 next following termination of employment with the
      Company or an affiliated company;
or

              


      

      


      
        	
                 
      

              	
                (2)

              	
                Between
      January 1 and March 10 of the fifth year following the year in which the
      award would have been paid had it not been
  deferred.

              


      

      


      For
Participants who previously elected to have payments made or commence on the
Payment Date next following termination of employment, their payments will be
made or commence between January 1 and March 10 next following their termination
of employment with the Company or an affiliated company.  For
Participants who elected to have payments made or


      
        
           


        

        
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      commence
on the Payment Date of the fifth year following the year in which the award may
be made, their payments will be made or commence between January 1 and March 10
of the fifth year following the year in which the award would have been paid had
it not been deferred.

      


      
        	
                 
      

              	
                11.

              	
                A
      Participant may elect to receive the deferred amounts accumulated in the
      Participant's account in monthly installments, not to exceed
      120.  In the event the Participant elects to receive the amounts
      in the Participant's account in more than one installment, interest shall
      continue to accrue on the balance remaining in their account at the
      applicable rate or rates determined annually by the
    Committee.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                12.

              	
                Notwithstanding
      anything contained in the Plan or these Rules and Regulations to the
      contrary, if a Specified Employee's employment terminates, to the extent
      required by Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code, except as otherwise
      provided in paragraph 13 below of this Section VII of these Rules and
      Regulations, payment of any deferred amounts under the Plan that are to be
      paid during the 6-month period following the Specified Employee's
      termination of employment shall not be paid or provided until the first
      business day after the date that is 6 months following the Specified
      Employee's termination of employment.  Any payment that is made
      pursuant to the prior sentence shall include the cumulative amount of any
      amounts that could not be paid during the 6-month period following the
      Specified Employee's termination of employment.  To the extent
      payments are deferred pursuant to the prior sentence, such deferred
      amounts shall continue to accrue interest pursuant to Section VII of these
      Rules and Regulations until payment
occurs.

              


      

       

      For all
purposes under the Plan and these Rules and Regulations, references to
termination of employment and similar terms shall be interpreted to mean
“separation from service,” as that term is used in Section 409A of the Code, and
the Participant's employment shall not be deemed to have terminated for purposes
of the Plan or these Rules and Regulations unless and until a separation from
service shall have occurred for purposes of Section 409A of the
Code.

       


      
        
           


        

        
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                13.

              	
                In
      the event of the death of a Participant in whose name a deferred account
      has been set up, the Company shall, within 90 days thereafter, pay to the
      Participant's estate or the designated beneficiary the entire amount in
      the deferred account.

              


      

       

      
        	
                 
      

              	
                14.

              	
                In
      the event of a "Change in Control" then any award deferred by each
      Participant shall become immediately payable to the
      Participant.  In the event the Participant files suit to collect
      a deferred award then all of the Participant's court costs, other expenses
      of litigation, and attorneys' fees shall be paid by the Company in the
      event the Participant prevails upon any of the Participant's claims for
      payment.

              


      

       

      



      
        
           


        

        
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        PAYROLL ELECTION
FORM

        


        Election
for Deferred Compensation

        and Beneficiary
Designation

        


        


        Pursuant to the MDU Resources Group,
Inc. Executive 

        Incentive
Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), I elect to defer

        receipt
of ____________________ percent of the
cash

            
               
 (not to exceed 100)

         

        portion
of any award which may be payable to me in 2011 for Plan


         

        Year
incentive earned in 2010, until
the event specified below:

        Check
one:

        Between
January 1 and March 10 of the year 

        following
the year I cease to be an employee

        of MDU Resources Group,
Inc.

        _______                                or
an affiliated company.

        


        _______                                Between
January 1 and March 10 of 2016.

        


        


        I elect to receive any amounts
deferred pursuant to the 

        designation
above and accumulated in my account in

                               
monthly installments.

        (not to
exceed 120)

         

        In the event of my death prior to
receipt of the balance of 

        such
accumulated amounts, I designate

                                                 
whose address is

                                                 
as my beneficiary

        to
receive such balance.


        
          
             


          

          
             


            
              

            

          

          
             


          

        


        


        I understand that this election shall
become irrevocable on December 31, 2009.  I further understand that
(1) if I am a “specified employee” (as that term is used in Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) when my employment
terminates, to the extent required by Section 409A(a)(2)(B), payment of any
deferred amounts under the Plan that are subject to Section 409A of the Code and
that are to be paid during the 6 month period following my termination of
employment shall not be paid or provided until the first business day after the
date that is 6 months following termination of my employment or, if earlier,
within 90 days after my death and (2) for purposes of this election form, I
shall not be deemed to have terminated employment with MDU Resources Group, Inc.
or an affiliated company unless and until a "separation from service" (as that
term is used in Section 409A of the Code) shall have occurred.

        


        
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        (Print
Name)                                                                 (Signature)

        


        


        


        
                                                                                        
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                     (Date)


        
          
             


          

          
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