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Exhibit 10(f)




THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 2005

DEFERRED COMPENSATION SAVINGS AND PENSION EQUALIZATION PLAN

(AS AMENDED AND RESTATED)




          The Sherwin-Williams Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), established this 2005
Deferred Compensation Savings and Pension Equalization Plan (the “Plan”), effective January 1,
2005, for the purpose of attracting high quality executives and promoting in its key executives
increased efficiency and an interest in the successful operation of the Company. This Plan is
intended to supplement benefits provided under the Company’s qualified plans for a select group of
management or highly compensated employees by accepting contributions which may not be placed in
the qualified plans because of limitations imposed by one or more limitations on contributions or
benefits in the Internal Revenue Code. The terms of the Plan, amended and restated as set forth
herein, apply to amounts that are deferred and vested under the Plan after December 31, 2004 and
that are subject to Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, all amounts that were deferred and vested under the Plan prior to January 1, 2005 and any
additional amounts that are not subject to Section 409A of the Code shall continue to be subject
solely to the terms of the separate Plan in effect on October 3, 2004.




ARTICLE 1




Definitions




	1.1	 	Account shall mean the account or accounts established for a particular Participant pursuant
to Article 3 of the Plan.






	1.2	 	Administration Committee shall have the meaning given to such term under the Qualified SPP.






	1.3	 	Affiliated Group shall mean the Company and all entities with which the Company would be
considered a single employer under Sections 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code, provided that in
applying Section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Code for purposes of determining a controlled
group of corporations under Section 414(b) of the Code, the language “at least 50 percent” is
used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1), (2), and
(3) of the Code, and in applying Treasury Regulation § 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining
trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes
of Section 414(c) of the Code, “at least 50 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent”
each place it appears in that regulation. Such term shall be interpreted in a manner
consistent with the definition of “service recipient” contained in Section 409A of the Code.






	1.4	 	Base Salary shall mean the Participant’s annual base salary excluding incentive and
discretionary bonuses and other non-regular forms of compensation, determined before
reductions for contributions to or deferrals under any pension, deferred compensation or other
benefit plans sponsored by the Company.






	1.5	 	Beneficiary shall mean the person(s) or entity designated as such in accordance with Article
10 of the Plan.






	1.6	 	Bonus shall mean amounts paid to the Participant by the Company annually in the form of a
discretionary or incentive compensation or any other bonus designated by the Administration
Committee, determined before reductions for contributions to or deferrals under any pension,
deferred compensation or other benefit plans sponsored by the Company.






	1.7	 	Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.






	1.8	 	Company shall mean The Sherwin-Williams Company.




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	1.9  	 	Company Match Contributions shall mean contributions credited by the Company to a
Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Plan.






	1.10	 	Company Makeup Contributions shall mean makeup contributions credited by the Company to a
Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Plan.






	1.11	 	Crediting Rate shall mean the notional gains and losses credited on the Participant’s Account
balance which are based on the Participant’s choice among the investment alternatives made
available by the Administration Committee pursuant to Article 3 of the Plan.






	1.12	 	Designated Participant shall mean a Participant designated on Exhibit A attached
hereto as eligible to receive benefits pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Plan.






	1.13	 	Disability shall mean the condition whereby a Participant (a) is unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months; or (b) is, by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income
replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under any accident and health
plan covering employees of the Company.






	1.14	 	Eligible Compensation shall mean, with respect to any Plan Year, the portion of a
Participant’s Base Salary and Bonus payable to the Participant during such Plan Year that
exceeds the limit in effect for such Plan Year under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.






	1.15	 	Eligible Executive shall mean any management employee of the Company, its subsidiaries or
affiliates as may be designated by the Administration Committee to be eligible to participate
in the Plan.






	1.16	 	ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.






	1.17	 	Financial Hardship shall mean a severe financial hardship resulting from the Participant’s or
the Participant’s dependent’s (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) sudden and unexpected
illness or accident, the Participant’s sudden and unexpected property casualty loss, or other
similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the
control of the Participant, which is not covered by insurance and may not be relieved by
cessation of Plan deferrals or by the liquidation of the Participant’s assets provided that
such liquidation would not cause a severe Financial Hardship, and which is determined to
qualify as a Financial Hardship by the Administration Committee. Cash needs arising from
foreseeable events such as the purchase of a residence or education expenses for children
shall not, alone, be considered a Financial Hardship.






	1.18	 	Participant shall mean an Eligible Executive who has been credited with a Company Match
Contribution, Company Makeup Contribution or other benefit pursuant to Article 2 of the Plan.






	1.19	 	Participant Election Form shall mean the agreement, in a form acceptable to the
Administration Committee, to make an election regarding the time or form of payment of a
Participant’s benefits, submitted by the Participant to the Administration Committee on a
timely basis pursuant to Articles 2 and 4 of the Plan. The Participant Election Form may take
the form of an electronic communication followed by appropriate written confirmation from the
Administration Committee according to specifications established by the Administration
Committee.






	1.20	 	Plan Year shall mean the calendar year.






	1.21	 	Qualified Plans shall mean the Qualified PIP, Qualified SEPIP and the Qualified SPP.




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	1.22	 	Qualified PIP shall mean The Sherwin-Williams Company Salaried Employees’ Revised Pension
Investment Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.






	1.23	 	Qualified SEPIP shall mean The Sherwin-Williams Company Salaried Employees’ Pension
Investment Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.






	1.24	 	Qualified SPP shall mean The Sherwin-Williams Company Employee Stock Purchase and Savings
Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.






	1.25	 	Retirement shall mean Termination of Employment on or after the Retirement Eligibility Date,
other than as a result of the Participant’s death.






	1.26	 	Retirement Eligibility Date shall mean the date on which the Participant attains age
fifty-five (55).






	1.27	 	Settlement Date shall mean the date by which a lump sum payment shall be made or the date by
which installment payments shall commence. The Settlement Date shall be no later than ninety
(90) days following the occurrence of the event triggering the payout; provided, however, that
if the event triggering the payout is the Participant’s Retirement, the Settlement Date shall
be the last day of January of the Plan Year following the year in which the Participant’s
Retirement occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Participant who is a
Specified Employee, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, the Settlement Date
shall be the first business day which is no less than six (6) months from the Participant’s
Termination of Employment.






	1.28	 	Specified Employee shall mean a Participant who is a “Key Employee” as determined by the
Company pursuant to Section 416 of the Code and Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(i).






	1.29	 	Statutory Limitations shall mean any statutory or regulatory limitations imposed by one or
more of Sections 401(a)(17), 401(k), 401(m), 402(g), 403(b), 408(k) or 415 or any other
limitation on contributions or benefits in the Code. The impact of such limits on the
Participant for purposes of this Plan shall be determined by the Administration Committee
based upon reasonable estimates and shall be final and binding as of the date the Company
Makeup Contribution is credited to the Participant’s Account. No subsequent adjustments shall
be made to increase a Company Makeup Contribution under this Plan as a result of any
adjustments ultimately required under the Qualified Plans due to actual employee contributions
or other factors.






	1.30	 	Termination of Employment shall mean the date of the Participant’s separation from service
(within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h)) with the Affiliated Group for any
reason whatsoever, whether voluntary or involuntary, including as a result of the
Participant’s Retirement or death. Upon a sale or other disposition of the assets of the
Company or any other member of the Affiliated Group to an unrelated purchaser, the Company
reserves the right, to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the Code, to determine whether
Participants providing services to the purchaser after and in connection with such transaction
have experienced a Termination of Employment.






	1.31	 	Valuation Date shall mean the date through which earnings are credited and shall, if a
business day, be the date on which the payout or other event triggering the valuation occurs;
or if not a business day, the next succeeding business day.





ARTICLE 2




Participation




	2.1	 	Elective Deferral. Effective beginning with Plan Year 2010, no Participant may elect
to defer any Base Salary or Bonus under the Plan for such Plan Year or any subsequent Plan
Year. Any Base Salary and Bonus
deferred by a Participant for Plan Years prior to
2010 and credited to a Participant’s Retirement
Account shall




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	 	 	be paid in accordance with the terms of
the Plan and the form of payment (lump sum or
installments over a specified period of not more than
fifteen (15) years) selected by the Participant on a
Participant Election Form filed prior to January 1,
2009; provided that such a Participant may change the
timing or form of distribution of the Participant’s
Account by filing a new Participant Election Form at
least twelve (12) months prior to the intended
effective date of such change, and the change in the
distribution date must, to the extent required by
Section 409A of the Code, defer payment for at least
an additional five (5) years after the date that
payment would otherwise be made or commence.






	2.2	 	Company Match Contributions.






	 	(i)	 	The Company shall credit a Company Match Contribution to this Plan on behalf of
each Participant with respect to each Plan Year. The amount of the Company Match
Contribution shall equal the sum of the following:






	 	(a)	 	One hundred percent (100%) of the first three percent (3%) of the
Participant’s Eligible Compensation for the Plan Year; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	Fifty percent (50%) of the next two percent (2%) of the
Participant’s Eligible Compensation for the Plan Year.






	 	(ii)	 	In addition to the Company Match Contribution amount determined in accordance
with Section 2.2(i), the Company may make an additional discretionary Company Match
Contribution on behalf of a Participant with respect to any Plan Year, provided that
the maximum amount of the additional discretionary Company Match Contribution that the
Company may credit to a Participant’s Account under this Section 2.2(ii) for any Plan
Year is (a) minus (b), where (a) and (b) are as follows:






	 	(a)	 	One hundred percent (100%) of the first six percent (6%) of the
Participant’s Eligible Compensation for the Plan Year.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The total amount of the Company Match Contribution credited to
the Participant’s Account for the Plan Year pursuant to Section 2.2(i).






	2.3	 	Qualified PIP or Qualified SEPIP Makeup Contribution. The Company shall credit a
Company Makeup Contribution under this Plan to the Account of each Participant for each Plan
Year. The Qualified PIP or Qualified SEPIP Makeup Contribution shall equal the total Company
contributions that would have been made to Qualified PIP or Qualified SEPIP, as applicable, on
behalf of the Participant absent any Statutory Limitations. The Qualified PIP or Qualified
SEPIP Makeup Contribution shall be reduced by the amount of Company contributions actually
credited to the Participant under Qualified PIP or Qualified SEPIP for such Plan Year.
	 
	2.4	 	Crediting of Accrued Benefit. To the extent a Designated Participant accrues a
benefit pursuant to the final average pay formula applicable to certain participants covered
by Appendix B of the Qualified SEPIP, such Designated Participant shall be entitled to a
benefit hereunder equal to the total accrued benefit the Designated Participant would have
been entitled to receive based upon such formula absent any Statutory Limitations, reduced by
the amount of benefits actually payable from the Qualified SEPIP pursuant to the formula
specified in Appendix B thereof.





ARTICLE 3




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Accounts





	3.1	 	Participant Accounts. Solely for recordkeeping purposes an Account shall be
maintained for each Participant and shall be credited with the Participant’s Company Match
Contributions and Company Makeup Contributions on or before March 15 of the Plan Year
following the Plan Year to which the Company Match Contributions and Company Makeup
Contributions relate, provided that the Participant is continuously employed by the Company, a
subsidiary or an affiliate through the last day of the Plan Year to which the Company Match
Contributions and Company Makeup Contributions relate. In addition, a Participant’s elective
deferrals with respect to Plan Years prior to 2010 shall have been credited to the
Participant’s Account at the time such amounts would otherwise have been paid to the
Participant. Accounts shall be deemed to be credited with notional gains or losses as
provided in Section 3.2 from the date amounts are credited to the Account through the
Valuation Date. Amounts credited to a Participant’s Account shall be fully vested at all
times.






	3.2	 	Crediting Rate. The Crediting Rate on amounts in a Participant’s Account shall be
based on the Participant’s choice among the investment alternatives made available from time
to time by the Administration Committee. The Administration Committee shall establish a
procedure by which a Participant may elect to have the Crediting Rate based on one or more
investment alternatives and by which the Participant may change investment elections at least
quarterly. The Administration Committee may provide only one investment option for a
particular class of contributions and may establish a separate subaccount for such
contributions which shall be paid out at the same time and under the same circumstances as the
Participant’s Account. The Participant’s Account balance shall reflect the investments
selected by the Participant. If an investment selected by a Participant sustains a loss, the
Participant’s Account shall be reduced to reflect such loss. The Participant’s choice among
investments shall be solely for purposes of calculation of the Crediting Rate. If the
Participant fails to elect an investment alternative the Crediting Rate shall be based on the
investment alternative selected for this purpose by the Administration Committee. The Company
shall have no obligation to set aside or invest funds as directed by the Participant and, if
the Company elects to invest funds as directed by the Participant, the Participant shall have
no more right to such investments than any other unsecured general creditor of the Company.
During payout, the Participant’s Account shall continue to be credited at the Crediting Rate
selected by the Participant from among the investment alternatives or rates made available by
the Administration Committee for such purpose.






	3.3	 	Statement of Accounts. The Administration Committee shall provide each Participant
with statements at least annually setting forth the Participant’s Account balance as of the
end of each Plan Year.





ARTICLE 4




Benefits




	4.1	 	Retirement Benefits Attributable to Account. In the event of the Participant’s
Retirement, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the total balance
of the Participant’s Account credited with notional earnings as provided in Article 3 through
the Valuation Date. The benefits shall be paid as follows:






	 	(i)	 	For an Eligible Executive who is a Participant in the Plan as of December 31,
2009, in a single lump sum on the Settlement Date following Retirement unless, prior to
January 1, 2009 the Participant made a timely election to have the benefits paid in
substantially level annual installments over a specified period of not more than
fifteen (15) years.






	 	(ii)	 	For an Eligible Executive who becomes a Participant in the Plan on or after
January 1, 2010, in a single lump sum on the Settlement Date following Retirement.






	 	 	Except as otherwise provided herein, payments shall be made or commence on the Settlement
Date following Retirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may elect, at any
time at least twelve (12) months




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	 	 	prior to the intended effective date of such change, to
change the time form of payment of benefits to installments over a specified period of not
more than fifteen (15) years, provided that any such change must , to the extent required by
Section 409A of the Code, defer payment, or the commencement of payment, for at least an
additional five (5) years after the date payment would otherwise be made or commence
pursuant to this Section 4.1. If benefits are payable in the form of annual installments
pursuant to this Section 4.1, annual payments will be made commencing on the Settlement Date
following Retirement (or the applicable anniversary thereof) and shall continue on each
anniversary thereof until the number of annual installments specified in the Participant’s
timely election has been paid. The amount of each such installment shall be determined by
dividing the Participant’s Account balance, determined as of December 31 of the year
last preceding the installment payment date, by the number of installment payments
remaining, without regard to anticipated earnings.






	4.2	 	Retirement Benefits Attributable to Accrued Benefit. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, a Designated Participant or his Beneficiary shall receive a distribution of
his accrued benefit credited pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof in the form of a single life
annuity, with annual annuity payments commencing on the Settlement Date following the later of
Termination of Employment or the Participant’s Retirement Eligibility Date. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Designated Participant may elect, at any time prior to the Settlement Date,
to receive his accrued benefit credited pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof in the form of any
other actuarially equivalent (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-2(b)(2)(ii))
form of annuity permitted under the Qualified SEPIP.






	4.3	 	Termination Benefit. Upon Termination of Employment other than by reason of
Retirement or death, the Company shall pay to the Participant a termination benefit equal to
the balance on Termination of Employment of the Participant’s Account credited with notional
earnings as provided in Article 3 through the Valuation Date. The termination benefits shall
be paid in a single lump sum on the Settlement Date following Termination of Employment.






	4.4	 	Cash-Out Limit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the sum of all benefits
payable to the Participant under the Plan and any other plan or arrangement that is aggregated
with the Plan (or, as applicable, aggregated with a portion of the Plan) pursuant to Treasury
Regulation § 1.409A-1(c) is less than or equal to the applicable dollar amount then in effect
under section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code, the Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay
such benefits in a single lump sum as provided in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(v).





ARTICLE 5




Death Benefits




	5.1	 	Death Benefit. In the event of Termination of Employment as a result of the
Participant’s death, the Company shall pay to the Participant’s Beneficiary a death benefit
equal to the total balance of the Participant’s Account as of the date of the Participant’s
death credited with notional earnings as provided in Article 3 through the Valuation Date and
any accrued benefit credited to such Participant pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof. The death
benefit shall be paid in the same form as the Participant’s Retirement benefit would have
been paid under Article 4 and such payment shall be made or commence on the Settlement Date
following the Participant’s death, without regard to any 5-year deferral that may have been
applicable to benefits that would have been paid under Article 4.






	5.2	 	Cash-Out Limit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the sum of all benefits
payable to a Beneficiary under the Plan and any other plan or arrangement that is aggregated
with the Plan (or, as applicable, aggregated with a portion of the Plan) pursuant to Treasury
Regulation § 1.409A-1(c) is less than or equal to the applicable dollar amount then in effect
under section 402(g)(1)(B) of the Code, the Company may, in its




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	 	 	sole discretion, elect to pay such benefits in a single lump sum as provided in Treasury
Regulation § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(v).





ARTICLE 6




Disability


In the event of a Participant’s Disability, deferral elections shall cease and the Company shall
pay to the Participant a Disability benefit equal to the balance of the Participant’s Account
credited with notional earnings as provided in Article 3 through the Valuation Date and any accrued
benefit credited to such Participant pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof. The Disability benefit shall
be paid in the same form as the Participant’s Retirement benefit would have been paid under Article
4 and such payment shall be made or commence on the Settlement Date following the Participant’s
Disability, without regard to any 5-year deferral that may have been applicable to benefits that
would have been paid under Article 4.




ARTICLE 7




Financial Hardship Distribution


Upon a finding that the Participant (or, after the Participant’s death, a Beneficiary) has suffered
a Financial Hardship, the Administration Committee may in its sole discretion, accelerate
distributions of benefits, in whole or in part, or approve reduction or cessation of current
deferrals under the Plan in the amount reasonably necessary to alleviate such Financial Hardship.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any amounts, or the present value thereof, accrued
pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof, be available for accelerated distribution under this Article 7.




ARTICLE 8




Amendment and Termination of Plan




	8.1	 	Amendment and Termination in General. The Company may, at any time, amend or
terminate the Plan, except that (i) no such amendment or termination may reduce a
Participant’s Account balance or benefit credited under Section 2.4 of the Plan, and (ii) no
such amendment or termination may result in the acceleration of payment of any benefits to any
Participant, Beneficiary or other person, except as may be permitted under Section 409A of the
Code.






	8.2	 	Payment of Benefits Following Termination. In the event that the Plan is terminated,
a Participant’s benefits shall be distributed to the Participant or Beneficiary on the dates
on which the Participant or Beneficiary would otherwise receive benefits hereunder without
regard to the termination of the Plan. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, and to the
extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code, the Company, by action taken by its Board of
Directors or its designee, may terminate the Plan and accelerate the payment of Participants’
benefits subject to the following conditions:






	 	(i)	 	Company’s Discretion. The termination does not occur “proximate to a
downturn in the financial health” of the Company (within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)), and all other arrangements required to be aggregated
with the Plan (or any portion thereof) under Section 409A of the Code are also
terminated and liquidated. In such event, the entire benefits of all Participants
shall be paid at the time and pursuant to the schedule specified by the Company, so
long as all payments are required to be made no earlier than twelve (12) months, and no
later than twenty-four (24) months, after the date the Board of Directors or its
designee irrevocably approves the termination of the Plan. Notwithstanding the
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	 	 	 	pursuant to the terms of the Plan
prior to the twelve (12) month anniversary of the date that the Board
of Directors or its designee irrevocably approves the termination of the Plan shall
continue to be paid in accordance with the terms of the Plan. If the Plan is
terminated pursuant to this Section 8.2(i), the Company shall be prohibited from
adopting a new plan or arrangement that would be aggregated with this Plan (or any
portion thereof) under Section 409A of the Code within three (3) years following the
date that the Board of Directors or its designee irrevocably approves the termination
and liquidation of the Plan.






	 	(ii)	 	Change of Control. The termination occurs pursuant to an irrevocable
action of the Board of Directors or its designee that is taken within the thirty (30)
days preceding or the twelve (12) months following a Change of Control (as defined in
Article 11), and all other plans sponsored by the Company (determined immediately after
the Change of Control) that are required to be aggregated with this Plan under Section
409A of the Code are also terminated with respect to each participant therein who
experienced the Change of Control (each a “Change of Control Participant”). In such
event, the entire benefits of each Participant under the Plan and each Change in
Control Participant under all aggregated plans shall be paid at the time and pursuant
to the schedule specified by the Company, so long as all payments are required to be
made no later than twelve (12) months after the date that the Board of Directors or its
designee irrevocably approves the termination.






	 	(iii)	 	Dissolution; Bankruptcy Court Order. The termination occurs within
twelve (12) months after a corporate dissolution taxed under Section 331 of the Code,
or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §503(b)(1)(A). In
such event, the entire benefits of each Participant shall be paid at the time and
pursuant to the schedule specified by the Company, so long as all payments are required
to be made by the latest of: (A) the end of the calendar year in which the Plan
termination occurs, (B) the first calendar year in which the amount is no longer
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, or (C) the first calendar year in which
payment is administratively practicable.






	 	(iv)	 	Other Events. The termination occurs upon such other events and
conditions as the Internal Revenue Service may prescribe in generally applicable
guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.






	 	 	Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 8.2 to the contrary, in no event may a
payment be accelerated following a Specified Employee’s Termination of Employment to a date
that is prior to the first business day which is no less than six (6) months following the
Specified Employee’s Termination of Employment (or if earlier, upon the Specified Employee’s
death).






	 	 	The provisions of paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 8.2 are intended to
comply with the exception to accelerated payments under Treasury Regulation
§1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) and shall be interpreted and administered accordingly. The term
“Company” as used in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 8.2 shall include the Company
and any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company under
Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.





ARTICLE 9




Beneficiaries




	9.1	 	Beneficiary Designation. The Participant shall have the right, at any time, to
designate any person or persons as Beneficiary (both primary and contingent) to whom payment
under the Plan shall be made in the event of the Participant’s death. The Beneficiary
designation shall be effective when it is submitted in writing to and acknowledged by the
Administration Committee during the Participant’s lifetime on a form prescribed by the
Administration Committee.




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	9.2	 	Revision of Designation. The submission of a new Beneficiary designation shall
cancel all prior Beneficiary designations. Any finalized divorce or marriage (other than a
common law marriage) of a Participant subsequent to the date of a Beneficiary designation
shall revoke such designation, unless in the case of divorce the previous spouse was not
designated as Beneficiary and unless in the case of marriage the Participant’s new spouse has
previously been designated as Beneficiary.






	9.3	 	Successor Beneficiary. If the primary Beneficiary dies prior to complete
distribution of the benefits provided in Article 5, the remaining Account balance shall be
paid to the contingent Beneficiary elected by the Participant.






	9.4	 	Absence of Valid Designation. If a Participant fails to designate a Beneficiary as
provided above, or if the Beneficiary designation is revoked by marriage, divorce, or
otherwise without execution of a new designation, or if every person designated as Beneficiary
predeceases the Participant or dies prior to complete distribution of the Participant’s
benefits, then the Administration Committee shall direct the distribution of such benefits to
the relevant estate.





ARTICLE 10




Administration/Claims Procedures




	10.1	 	Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Administration Committee,
which shall have the exclusive right and full discretion (i) to interpret the Plan, (ii) to
decide any and all matters arising hereunder (including the right to remedy possible
ambiguities, inconsistencies, or admissions), (iii) to make, amend and rescind such rules as
it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan and (iv) to make all other
determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, including
determinations regarding eligibility for benefits payable under the Plan. All interpretations
of the Administration Committee with respect to any matter hereunder shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all persons affected thereby. No member of the Administration
Committee shall be liable for any determination, decision, or action made in good faith with
respect to the Plan. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the members of the
Administration Committee from and against any and all liabilities, costs, and expenses
incurred by such persons as a result of any act, or omission, in connection with the
performance of such persons’ duties, responsibilities, and obligations under the Plan, other
than such liabilities, costs, and expenses as may result from the bad faith, willful
misconduct, or criminal acts of such persons.






	10.2	 	Claims Procedure. Any Participant, former Participant or Beneficiary may file a
written claim with the Administration Committee setting forth the nature of the benefit
claimed, the amount thereof, and the basis for claiming entitlement to such benefit. The
Administration Committee shall determine the validity of the claim and communicate a decision
to the claimant promptly and, in any event, not later than ninety (90) days after the date of
the claim. The claim may be deemed by the claimant to have been denied for purposes of
further review described below in the event a decision is not furnished to the claimant within
such ninety (90) day period. If additional information is necessary to make a determination
on a claim, the claimant shall be advised of the need for such additional information within
forty-five (45) days after the date of the claim. The claimant shall have up to one hundred
and eighty (180) days to supplement the claim information, and the claimant shall be advised
of the decision on the claim within forty-five (45) days after the earlier of the date the
supplemental information is supplied or the end of the one hundred and eighty (180) day
period. Every claim for benefits which is denied shall be denied by written notice setting
forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant (i) the specific reason or
reasons for the denial, (ii) specific reference to any provisions of the Plan (including any
internal rules, guidelines, protocols, criteria, etc.) on which the denial is based, (iii)
description of any additional material or information that is necessary to process the claim,
and (iv) an explanation of the procedure for further reviewing the denial of the claim.






	10.3	 	Review Procedures. Within sixty (60) days after the receipt of a denial on a claim,
a claimant or his/her authorized representative may file a written request for review of such
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	 	 	undertaken by the Administration Committee and shall be a full
and fair review. The claimant shall have the right to review all pertinent documents. The
Administration Committee shall issue a decision not later than sixty (60) days after receipt
of a request for review from a claimant unless special circumstances, such as the need to hold
a hearing, require a longer period of time, in which case a decision shall be rendered as soon
as possible but not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after receipt of the
claimant’s request for review. The decision on review shall be in writing and shall include
specific reasons for the decision written in a manner calculated to be understood by the
claimant with specific reference to any provisions of the Plan on which the decision is based.





ARTICLE 11




Change of Control


In the event of a Change of Control, the amounts to which Participants are entitled under this Plan
shall be immediately distributed in a lump sum cash payment to Participants within ninety (90) days
following the date of such Change of Control; provided, however, that with respect to any
Participant who is a Specified Employee and who Terminated Employment prior to the Change of
Control, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, such payment shall be made on the
first business day which is no less than six (6) months from the Participant’s Termination of
Employment. For purposes of this Plan, a Change of Control shall be deemed to occur on the date of
any of the following events:





	(i)	 	Any one person or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of the Treasury
Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) acquires ownership of 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
any one person or group is considered to own more than 50% of the total fair market value or
total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the
same person or group is not considered to cause a Change of Control. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires
ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company as a result
of the acquisition by the Company of stock of the Company which, by reducing the number of
shares outstanding, increases the percentage of shares beneficially owned by such person;
provided, that if a Change of Control would occur as a result of such an acquisition by the
Company (if not for the operation of this sentence), and after the Company’s acquisition such
person becomes the beneficial owner of additional stock of the Company that increases the
percentage of outstanding shares of stock of the Company owned by such person, a Change of
Control shall then occur.






	(ii)	 	Any one person or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of the Treasury
Regulation § 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 group) ownership of stock of the
Company possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any one person or group is considered to own 30% or more of the total voting
power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or
group is not considered to cause a Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change
of Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires ownership of more
than 30% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company as a result of the acquisition
by the Company of stock of the Company which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding,
increases the percentage of shares beneficially owned by such person; provided, that if a
Change of Control would occur as a result of such an acquisition by the Company (if not for
the operation of this sentence), and after the Company’s acquisition such person becomes the
beneficial owner of additional stock of the Company that increases the percentage of
outstanding shares of stock of the Company owned by such person, a Change of Control shall
then occur.




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	(iii)	 	A majority of the Company’s Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by
directors whose appointment or election was not endorsed by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the
members of the Board of Directors prior to the date of such appointment or election.






	(iv)	 	Any one person or more than one person acting as a group (within the meaning of the Treasury
Regulation § 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 group) assets that have a total
gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all
the assets of the Company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions. The gross fair
market value of assets shall be determined without regard to liabilities associated with such
assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transfer of assets shall not result in a Change of
Control if such transfer is to (a) a shareholder of the Company (immediately before the asset
transfer) in exchange for or with respect to its stock, (b) an entity 50% or more of the total
value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (c) a person
or group (within the meaning of the Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)) that owns,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of the stock of the
Company, or (d) an entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is owned,
directly or indirectly by a person or group described in clause (c) of this sentence.




Notwithstanding the foregoing, an acquisition of stock of the Company described in (i) or (ii)
above shall not be deemed to be a Change of Control by virtue of any of the following situations:
(a) an acquisition by the Company; (b) an acquisition by any of the Company’s subsidiaries in which
a majority of the voting power of the equity securities or equity interests of such subsidiary is
owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company; or (c) any employee benefit or stock ownership plan
of the Company or any trustee or fiduciary with respect to such a plan acting in such capacity.




ARTICLE 12




Conditions Related to Benefits




	12.1	 	Nonassignability. No amount payable to a Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan
will be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, attachment, garnishment, sale,
transfer, assignment (either at law or in equity), levy, execution, pledge, encumbrance,
charge or any other legal or equitable process by a Participant or Beneficiary, and any
attempt to do so will be void; nor will any benefit be in any manner liable for or subject to
the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the person entitled thereto.
However, (i) the withholding of taxes from Plan benefit payments, or (ii) the direct deposit
of benefit payments to an account in a banking institution (if not actually part of an
arrangement constituting an assignment or alienation) shall not be construed as an assignment
or alienation.






	12.2	 	No Right to Company Assets. The benefits paid under the Plan shall be paid from the
general funds of the Company, and the Participant and any Beneficiary shall be no more than
unsecured general creditors of the Company with no special or prior right to any assets of the
Company for payment of any obligations hereunder and the Plan constitutes a mere promise by
the Company to make benefit payments in the future.






	12.3	 	Protective Provisions. The Participant shall cooperate with the Company by
furnishing any and all information requested by the Administration Committee in order to
facilitate the payment of benefits hereunder, and taking such other actions as may be
requested by the Administration Committee. If the Participant refuses to so cooperate, the
Company shall have no further obligation to the Participant under the Plan.






	12.4	 	Section 16b Eligible Executives. In the event any Eligible Executive subject to Rule
16b issued under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (or any successor rule to the same
effect) has, at any time, a Crediting Rate based upon an investment alternative consisting of
or the value of which is determined based upon the value of the Company’s common stock or any
security into which such common stock may be




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	 	 	changed by reason of: (a) any stock dividend,
stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in
the capital structure of the Company; (b) any merger, consolidation, separation,
reorganization or partial or complete liquidation; or (c) any other corporate transaction or
event having an effect similar to the foregoing,, unless the transaction is otherwise exempt
under Rule 16b-3, no transaction with respect to the portion of the Participant’s Account
attributable to such investment alternative shall be permitted pursuant to this Plan until a
date which is not less than six (6) months and one (1) day from the date on which the
investment alternative was selected or transferred within the Participant’s Account.






	12.5	 	Withholding. The Participant shall make appropriate arrangements with the Company
for satisfaction of any federal, state or local income tax withholding requirements and Social
Security, Medicare or other employee tax requirements applicable to the payment of benefits
under the Plan. If no other arrangements are made, the Company may provide, at its discretion,
for such withholding and tax payments as may be required, including, without limitation, by
the reduction of other amounts payable to the Participant.






	12.6	 	Assumptions and Methodology. The Administration Committee shall establish the
actuarial assumptions and method of calculation used in determining the present or future
value of benefits, earnings, payments, fees, expenses or any other amounts required to be
calculated under the terms of the Plan. Such assumptions and methodology shall be outlined in
detail in procedures established by the Administration Committee and made available to
Participants and may be changed from time to time by the Administration Committee.






	12.7	 	Trust. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of all benefits under the
Plan. At its discretion, the Company may establish one or more grantor trusts for the purpose
of providing for payment of benefits under the Plan; provided, however, that no such trust
shall be funded if the funding thereof would result in taxable income to a Participant (i) due
to the assets of such a trust being located or transferred outside of the United States; (ii)
due to the assets of such a trust being restricted to the provision of benefits under the Plan
in connection with a change in the employer’s financial health; (iii) due to the assets being
set aside, reserved or transferred to such a trust during any restricted period (as defined in
Section 409A(b)(3)(B) of the Code); or (iv) as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 409A(b)
of the Code. Such trust or trusts may be irrevocable, but the assets thereof shall be subject
to the claims of the Company’s creditors. Benefits paid to the Participant from any such
trust or trusts shall be considered paid by the Company for purposes of meeting the
obligations of the Company under the Plan. Neither the establishment of the Plan or trust or
any modification thereof, or the creation of any fund or account, or the payment of any
benefits shall be construed as giving to any Participant or other person any legal or
equitable right against the Company or any officer or employee thereof, except as provided by
law or by any Plan provision. The amounts in the Accounts shall remain the sole property of
the Company unless and until required to be distributed in accordance with the provisions of
the Plan, and shall not constitute a trust or be deemed to be held in trust for the benefit of
any Participant or Beneficiary hereunder or their personal representative. The Company does
not in any way guarantee the trust or any Participant’s benefit from loss or depreciation. In
no event shall the Company’s employees, officers, directors or stockholders be liable to any
person on account of any claim arising by reason of the provisions of the Plan or of any
instrument or instruments implementing its provisions, or for the failure of any Participant,
Beneficiary or other person to be entitled to any particular tax consequences with respect to
the Plan, the trust(s) or any contribution thereto or distribution therefrom.





ARTICLE 13




Miscellaneous




	13.1	 	Successors of the Company. The rights and obligations of the Company under the Plan
shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and assigns of the
Company.




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	13.2	 	Employment Not Guaranteed. Nothing contained in the Plan nor any action taken
hereunder shall be construed as a contract of employment or as giving any Participant any
right to continued employment with the Company.






	13.3	 	Gender, Singular and Plural. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed
to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, as the identity of the person or persons may
require. As the context may require, the singular may be read as the plural and the plural as
the singular.






	13.4	 	Captions. The captions of the articles, paragraphs and sections of the Plan are for
convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of its
provisions.






	13.5	 	Validity. In the event any provision of the Plan is held invalid, void or
unenforceable, the same shall not affect, in any respect whatsoever, the validity of any other
provisions of the Plan.






	13.6	 	Waiver of Breach. The waiver by the Company of any breach of any provision of the
Plan shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by that
Participant or any other Participant.






	13.7	 	Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Company or the
Participant under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and hand-delivered, or sent
by first class mail, in the case of the Company, to the principal office of the Company,
directed to the attention of the Administration Committee, and in the case of the Participant,
to the last known address of the Participant indicated on the employment records of the
Company. Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made
by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the receipt for registration or
certification. Notices to the Company may be permitted by electronic communication according
to specifications established by the Administration Committee.






	13.8	 	Errors in Benefit Statement or Distributions. In the event an error is made in a
benefit statement, such error shall be corrected on the next benefit statement following the
date such error is discovered.






	13.9	 	ERISA Plan. The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily to
provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of “management or highly compensated
employees” within the meaning of Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA and therefore to be exempt
from Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA.






	13.10	 	Applicable Law. In the event any provision of, or legal issue relating to, this
Plan is not fully preempted by ERISA, such issue or provision shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Ohio.






	13.11	 	Effect of Legislative or Regulatory Changes. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan
to the contrary, in the event of the enactment of any legislation or regulations which, in the
sole discretion of the Company, have an unfavorable impact on the Company and/or Participants,
the Company shall have the unilateral right to amend the Plan in whatever manner it deems
appropriate to mitigate the effects of such legislation or regulations, without the necessity
of obtaining further Board approval.






	13.12	 	Section 409A of the Code.






	 	(i)	 	In General. It is intended that the Plan comply with the provisions of
Section 409A of the Code, so as to prevent the inclusion in gross income of any amounts
deferred hereunder in a taxable year that is prior to the taxable year or years in
which such amounts would otherwise actually be paid or made available to Participants
or Beneficiaries. The Plan shall be construed, administered and governed in a manner
that effects such intent.




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	 	(ii)	 	Discretionary Acceleration of Payments. To the extent permitted by
Section 409A of the Code, the Administration Committee may, in its sole discretion,
accelerate the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan as provided in this
Section. The provisions of this Section are intended to comply with the exception to
accelerated payments under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(j) and shall be interpreted
and administered accordingly.






	 	(a)	 	Domestic Relations Orders. The Administration Committee may, in
its sole discretion, accelerate the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan
to an individual other than the Participant as may be necessary to fulfill a
domestic relations order (as defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Conflicts of Interest. The Administration Committee may, in its
sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a
payment under the Plan to the extent necessary for any federal officer or
employee in the executive branch to comply with an ethics agreement with the
federal government. Additionally, the Administration Committee may, in its sole
discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment
under the Plan the to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid the violation of
an applicable federal, state, local, or foreign ethics law or conflicts of
interest law (including where such payment is reasonably necessary to permit the
Participant to participate in activities in the normal course of his or her
position in which the Participant would otherwise not be able to participate
under an applicable rule).
	 
	 	(c)	 	Employment Taxes. The Administration Committee may, in its sole
discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment
under the Plan to pay the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed
under Sections 3101, 3121(a), and 3121(v)(2) of the Code, or the Railroad
Retirement Act (RRTA) tax imposed under Sections 3201, 3211, 3231(e)(1), and
3231(e)(8) of the Code, where applicable, on compensation deferred under the
Plan (the FICA or RRTA amount). Additionally, the Administration Committee may,
in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of
a payment, to pay the income tax at source on wages imposed under Section 3401
of the Code or the corresponding withholding provisions of applicable state,
local, or foreign tax laws as a result of the payment of the FICA or RRTA
amount, and to pay the additional income tax at source on wages attributable to
the pyramiding Code Section 3401 wages and taxes. However, the total payment
under this acceleration provision must not exceed the aggregate of the FICA or
RRTA amount, and the income tax withholding related to such FICA or RRTA amount.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Cash-Out Limit. The Administration Committee may, in its sole
discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment
under the Plan as provided in Sections 4.4 and 5.2 hereof.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Payment Upon Income Inclusion Under Section 409A. The
Administration Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the
acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan at any time the
Plan fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The payment may
not exceed the amount required to be included in income as a result of the
failure to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Certain Payments to Avoid a Nonallocation Year under Section
409(p). The Administration Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for
the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan to prevent
the occurrence of a nonallocation year (within the meaning of Section 409(p)(3)
of the Code) in the plan year of an employee stock ownership plan next following
the plan year in which such payment is made, provided that the amount




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	 	 	 	paid may not exceed 125 percent of the minimum amount of payment necessary to avoid the
occurrence of a nonallocation year.






	 	(g)	 	Payment of State, Local, or Foreign Taxes. The Administration
Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time
or schedule of a payment under the Plan to reflect payment of state, local, or
foreign tax obligations arising from participation in the Plan that apply to an
amount deferred under the Plan before the amount is paid or made available to
the participant (the state, local, or foreign tax amount). Such payment may not
exceed the amount of such taxes due as a result of participation in the Plan.
The payment may be made in the form of withholding pursuant to provisions of
applicable state, local, or foreign law or by payment directly to the
participant. Additionally, the Administration Committee may, in its sole
discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment
under the Plan to pay the income tax at source on wages imposed under Section
3401 of the Code as a result of such payment and to pay the additional income
tax at source on wages imposed under Section 3401 of the Code attributable to
such additional wages and taxes. However, the total payment under this
acceleration provision must not exceed the aggregate of the state, local, and
foreign tax amount, and the income tax withholding related to such state, local,
and foreign tax amount.
	 
	 	(h)	 	Certain Offsets. The Administration Committee may, in its sole
discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment
under the Plan as satisfaction of a debt of the Participant to the Company (or
any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company
under Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code), where such debt is incurred in the
ordinary course of the service relationship between the Company (or any entity
which would be considered to be a single employer with the Company under
Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code) and the Participant, the entire amount of
reduction in any of the taxable years of the Company (or any entity which would
be considered to be a single employer with the Company under Sections 414(b) or
414(c) of the Code) does not exceed $5,000, and the reduction is made at the
same time and in the same amount as the debt otherwise would have been due and
collected from the Participant.
	 
	 	(i)	 	Bona Fide Disputes as to a Right to a Payment. The
Administration Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for the
acceleration of the time or schedule of a payment under the Plan where such
payment occurs as part of a settlement between the Participant and the Company
(or any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the
Company under Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code) of an arm’s length, bona
fide dispute as to the Participant’s right to the deferred amount.
	 
	 	(j)	 	Plan Terminations and Liquidations. The Administration Committee
may, in its sole discretion, provide for the acceleration of the time or
schedule of a payment under the Plan as provided in Section 8.2 hereof.
	 
	 	(k)	 	Other Events and Conditions. A payment may be accelerated upon
such other events and conditions as the Internal Revenue Service may prescribe
in generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.






	 	 	 	Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 13.12(ii) to the contrary, in no
event may a payment be accelerated under Sections 13.12(ii)(d), (e), (f), (g), (h),
(i) or (j) following a Specified Employee’s Termination of Employment to a date that
is prior to the first business day which is no less than six (6) months following the
Specified Employee’s Termination of Employment (or if earlier, upon the Specified
Employee’s death). Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Plan, including
but not limited to Section 4.4, Section 5.2, Article 6, Article 7, Section 8.2 and
this Section




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	 	 	 	13.12(ii) hereof, the Administration Committee may not accelerate the time or
schedule of any payment or amount scheduled to be paid under the Plan within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code.






	 	(iii)	 	Delay of Payments. To the extent permitted under Section 409A of the
Code, the Administration Committee may, in its sole discretion, delay payment under any
of the following circumstances, provided that the Administration Committee treats all
payments to similarly situated Participants on a reasonably consistent basis:






	 	(a)	 	Federal Securities Laws or Other Applicable Law. A payment may
be delayed where the Administration Committee reasonably anticipates that the
making of the payment will violate federal securities laws or other applicable
law; provided that the delayed payment is made at the earliest date at which the
Administration Committee reasonably anticipates that the making of the payment
will not cause such violation. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
making of a payment that would cause inclusion in gross income or the
application of any penalty provision or other provision of the Code is not
treated as a violation of applicable law.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Payments Subject to Section 162(m) of the Code. A payment may be
delayed to the extent that the Administration Committee reasonably anticipates
that if the payment were made as scheduled, the Company’s deduction with respect
to such payment would not be permitted due to the application of Section 162(m)
of the Code. If a payment is delayed pursuant to this Section 13.12(iii)(b),
then the payment must be made either (i) during the Company’s first taxable year
in which the Administration Committee reasonably anticipates, or should
reasonably anticipate, that if the payment is made during such year, the
deduction of such payment will not be barred by application of Section 162(m) of
the Code, or (ii) during the period beginning with the first business day that
is at least six (6) months following the Participant’s Termination of Employment
(the “six-month date”) and ending on the later of (x) the last day of the
taxable year of the Company in which the Participant’s six-month date occurs or
(y) the 15th day of the third month following the six-month date. Where any
scheduled payment to a specific Participant in the Company’s taxable year is
delayed in accordance with this paragraph, all scheduled payments to that
Participant that could be delayed in accordance with this paragraph must also be
delayed. The Administration Committee may not provide the Participant an
election with respect to the timing of the payment under this Section
13.12(iii)(b). For purposes of this Section 13.12(iii)(b), the term Company
includes any entity which would be considered to be a single employer with the
Company under Section 414(b) or Section 414(c) of the Code.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Other Events and Conditions. A payment may be delayed upon such
other events and conditions as the Internal Revenue Service may prescribe in
generally applicable guidance published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.





               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Plan to be amended and restated this 17th day
of December, 2009.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

 	 
	 
	 	/s/
 	 
	 	Louis E. Stellato, Senior Vice President, 	 
	 	General Counsel and Secretary 	 



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EXHIBIT A

DESIGNATED PARTICIPANTS

ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BENEFITS UNDER SECTION 2.4





	 	•	 	Tom Coy






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