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Federal Signal Corporation

Tier 1 Executive Change-in-Control Severance Agreement




     THIS EXECUTIVE CHANGE-IN-CONTROL SEVERANCE AGREEMENT is made, entered into, and is effective
this
                    
day of                     , 20 ___ (hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Date”), by and
between Federal Signal Corporation (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and                     
(the “Executive”). This Agreement is an amendment and restatement of, and supersedes, any
applicable previously existing agreement between the Company and Executive.



     WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed by the Company and possesses considerable
experience and knowledge of the business and affairs of the Company concerning its policies,
methods, personnel, and operations; and



     WHEREAS, the Company is desirous of assuring insofar as possible, that it will continue to
have the benefit of the Executive’s services; and the Executive is desirous of having such
assurances; and



     WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that circumstances may arise in which a Change-in-Control of
the Company occurs, through acquisition or otherwise, thereby causing uncertainty of employment
without regard to the Executive’s competence or past contributions. Such uncertainty may result in
the loss of the valuable services of the Executive to the detriment of the Company and its
shareholders; and



     WHEREAS, both the Company and the Executive are desirous that any proposal for a
Change-in-Control or acquisition will be considered by the Executive objectively and with reference
only to the business interests of the Company and its shareholders; and



     WHEREAS, the Executive will be in a better position to consider the Company’s best interests
if the Executive is afforded reasonable security, as provided in this Agreement, against altered
conditions of employment which could result from any such Change-in-Control or acquisition.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements
of the parties set forth in this Agreement, and of other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:



  Article 1. Definitions




     Wherever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below
and, when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is capitalized:




	 	(a)	 	“Agreement” means this Executive Change-in-Control Severance Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	“Base Salary” means, at any time, the then regular annual rate of pay which the
Executive is receiving as annual salary, excluding amounts: (i) received under short-term
or long-term incentive or other bonus plans, regardless of whether or not the amounts are
deferred, or (ii) designated by the Company as payment toward reimbursement of expenses.
	 
	 	(c)	 	“Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 of
the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
	 
	 	(d)	 	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
	 
	 	(e)	 	“Cause” shall be determined solely by the Committee in the exercise of good faith
and reasonable judgment, and shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the
following:






	 	(i)	 	The Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially
perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from
the Executive’s Disability), after a written demand for substantial performance
is delivered to the Executive that





 









 






	 	 	 	specifically identifies the manner in which
the Committee believes that the Executive has not substantially performed his
duties, and the Executive has failed to remedy the situation within fifteen (15)
business days of such written notice from the Company; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Executive’s conviction of a felony; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	The Executive’s willful engagement in conduct that is demonstrably
and materially injurious to the Company, monetarily or otherwise. However, no act
or failure to act on the Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done,
or omitted to be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable
belief that the action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.






	 	(f)	 	“Change-in-Control” of the Company shall mean the occurrence of any one (1) or more
of the following events:






	 	(i)	 	Any Person (other than the Company, or any corporation owned,
directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, and any trustee or
other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company
or such proportionately owned corporation), is or becomes the Beneficial Owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing forty percent
(40%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	During any period of not more than twenty-four (24) consecutive
months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of
Directors of the Company, and any new director whose election by the Board or
nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of
at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were
directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least
a majority thereof;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with
any other corporation, other than: (i) a merger or consolidation which would
result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior
thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than sixty percent
(60%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such
surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or
(ii) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the
Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person acquires more than forty
percent (40%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	The Company’s stockholders approve a plan or an agreement for the
sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets (or any transaction or series of transactions having a similar effect); or
	 
	 	(v)	 	Any other transaction that the Board designates as being a
Change-in-Control.






	 	(g)	 	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
	 
	 	(h)	 	“Committee” means the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company, or, if no Compensation and Benefits Committee exists, then the full Board
of Directors of the Company, or a committee of Board members, as appointed by the full
Board to administer this Agreement.
	 
	 	(i)	 	“Company” means Federal Signal Corporation, a Delaware corporation (including any
and all subsidiaries), or any successor thereto as provided in Article 9 herein.




 









 












	 	(j)	 	“Disability” or “Disabled” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
Executive’s governing long-term disability plan, or if no such plan exists, means
entitled to receive Social Security disability benefits.
	 
	 	(k)	 	“Effective Date” means the date this Agreement is approved by the Board, or such
other date as the Board shall designate in its resolution approving this Agreement, and
as specified in the opening sentence of this Agreement.
	 
	 	(l)	 	“Effective Date of Termination” means the date on which a Qualifying Termination
occurs, as provided in Section 2.2 herein, which triggers the payment of Severance
Benefits hereunder.
	 
	 	(m)	 	“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
	 
	 	(n)	 	“Good Reason” means, without the Executive’s express written consent, the
occurrence after a Change-in-Control of the Company of any one (1) or more of the
following, which results in a material negative change in the Executive’s employment
relationship with the Company:






	 	(i)	 	The assignment of the Executive to duties materially inconsistent
with the Executive’s authorities, duties, responsibilities, and status
(including offices, titles, and reporting requirements) as an executive and/or
officer of the Company, or a material reduction or alteration in the nature or
status of the Executive’s authorities, duties, or responsibilities from those in
effect as of ninety (90) calendar days prior to the Change-in-Control, other
than an insubstantial and inadvertent act that is remedied by the Company
promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	The Company’s requiring the Executive to be based at a location in
excess of fifty (50) miles from the location of the Executive’s principal job
location or office immediately prior to the Change-in-Control, except for
required travel on the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent
with the Executive’s then present business travel obligations;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	A reduction by the Company of the Executive’s Base Salary in effect
on the Effective Date hereof, or as the same shall be increased from time to time;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	The failure of the Company to continue in effect any of the
Company’s short- and long-term incentive compensation plans, or employee benefit
or retirement plans, policies, practices, or other compensation arrangements in
which the Executive participates unless such failure to continue the plan,
policy, practice, or arrangement pertains to all plan participants generally; or
the failure by the Company to continue the Executive’s participation therein on
substantially the same basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided
and the level of the Executive’s participation relative to other participants, as
existed immediately prior to the Change-in-Control of the Company;
	 
	 	(v)	 	The failure of the Company to obtain a satisfactory agreement from
any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform the Company’s
obligations under this Agreement, as contemplated in Article 9 herein; or
	 
	 	(vi)	 	A material breach of this Agreement by the Company which is not
remedied by the Company within thirty (30) business days of receipt of written
notice of such breach delivered by the Executive to the Company.






Unless the Executive becomes Disabled, the Executive’s right to terminate employment
for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or
mental illness.. The Executive must notify the Company within ninety (90) days of the
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	 	 	 	the Good Reason condition, and the Company shall have thirty (30) days to
remedy the condition.
	 
	 	(o)	 	“Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the
specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, and shall set forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination
of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated.
	 
	 	(p)	 	“Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined
in Section 13(d).
	 
	 	(q)	 	“Qualifying Termination” means the Executive’s separation from service (as defined
in Section 409A of the Code and the applicable regulations) due to any of the events
described in Section 2.2 herein, the occurrence of which triggers the payment of
Severance Benefits hereunder.
	 
	 	(r)	 	“Severance Benefits” mean the payment of severance compensation as provided in
Section 2.3 herein.





   Article 2. Severance Benefits




     2.1 Right to Severance Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company
Severance Benefits as described in Section 2.3 herein, if there has been a Change-in-Control of the
Company and, certain other Severance Benefits, if within twenty-four (24) calendar months
thereafter the Executive’s employment with the Company shall end for any reason specified in
Section 2.2 herein as being a Qualifying Termination.



     The Executive shall not be entitled to receive Severance Benefits if he is terminated for
Cause, or if his employment with the Company ends due to death, Disability, or a voluntary
termination of employment for reasons other than as specified in Section 2.2(b) herein.



     No Executive shall be entitled to receive duplicative severance benefits under any other
Company-related plans or programs if benefits are triggered hereunder.



     2.2 Qualifying Termination. The Executive’s separation from service (as defined in Section
409A of the Code and applicable regulations) within twenty-four (24) calendar months after a
Change-in-Control of the Company shall constitute a Qualifying Termination and shall trigger the
payment of Severance Benefits to the Executive under this Agreement under the following
circumstances:




	 	(a)	 	The Company’s involuntary termination of the Executive’s employment
without Cause; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Executive’s voluntary employment termination for Good Reason.





     For purposes of this Agreement, a Qualifying Termination shall not include a termination of
employment by reason of death, Disability, or the Executive’s voluntary termination for reasons
other than as specified in Section 2.2(b) herein, or the Company’s involuntary termination for
Cause.



     2.3 Description of Severance Benefits. In the event the Executive becomes entitled to receive
Severance Benefits, as provided in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 herein, the Company shall pay to the
Executive and provide him with the following Severance Benefits:




	 	(a)	 	Upon a Qualifying Termination, a lump-sum amount equal to the
Executive’s unpaid Base Salary, accrued vacation pay, unreimbursed business
expenses, and all other items earned by and owed to the Executive through and
including the Effective Date of Termination.




 









 












	 	(b)	 	Upon a Qualifying Termination, a lump-sum amount equal to the
Executive’s then current annual target bonus opportunity, established under the
annual bonus plan in which the Executive is then participating, for the bonus plan
year in which the Executive’s Effective Date of Termination occurs, multiplied by
a fraction the numerator of which is the number of full completed months in the
year from January 1 through the Effective Date of Termination, and the denominator
of which is twelve (12). This payment will be in lieu of any other payment to be
made to the Executive under the annual bonus plan in which the Executive is then
participating for the plan year.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Upon a Qualifying Termination, a lump-sum amount equal to two (2)
multiplied by the sum of the following: (i) the higher of: (A) the Executive’s
annual rate of Base Salary in effect upon the Effective Date of Termination, or
(B) the Executive’s annual rate of Base Salary in effect on the date of the
Change-in-Control; and (ii) the Executive’s annual target bonus opportunity
established under the annual bonus plan in which the Executive is then
participating for the bonus plan year in which the Executive’s Effective Date of
Termination occurs.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Upon a Qualifying Termination, a lump-sum amount equal to one (1)
multiplied by the sum of the following: (i) the higher of: (A) the Executive’s
annual rate of Base Salary in effect upon the Effective Date of Termination, or
(B) the Executive’s annual rate of Base Salary in effect on the date of the
Change-in-Control; and (ii) the Executive’s annual target bonus opportunity
established under the annual bonus plan in which the Executive is then
participating for the bonus plan year in which the Executive’s Effective Date of
Termination occurs. Such amount shall be in consideration for the Executive
entering into a noncompete agreement as described in Article 4 herein.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Upon a Qualifying Termination, vesting and cash-out of any and all
outstanding cash-based long-term incentive awards held by the Executive, as
granted to the Executive by the Company as a component of the Executive’s
compensation. The cash-out shall be in a lump-sum amount equal to the target award
level established for each award, multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which
is the full number of completed days in the preestablished performance period as
of the Effective Date of Termination, and the denominator of which is the full
number of days in the entire performance period (i.e., typically thirty-six (36)
months). This payment will be in lieu of any other payment to be made to the
Executive under these long-term performance-based award plans.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Upon the occurrence of a Change-in-Control, an immediate full vesting
and lapse of all restrictions on any and all outstanding equity-based long-term
incentives, including but not limited to stock options and restricted stock awards
held by the
Executive. This provision shall override any conflicting language contained in
the Executive’s respective award agreements.
	 
	 	(g)	 	Upon the occurrence of a Change-in-Control, the Company shall, as
soon as possible, but in no event longer than thirty (30) calendar days following
the occurrence of a Change-in-Control, make an irrevocable contribution to the
then current trust in effect for purposes of holding assets to assist the Company
in satisfying its liabilities under the Federal Signal Corporation Supplemental
Savings and Investment Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”) or successor
thereto in an amount that is sufficient (taking into account the trust assets, if
any, resulting from prior contributions) to fund the trust in an amount equal to
but no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the amount necessary to pay the
Executive the benefits to which such Executive would be entitled pursuant to the
terms of the aforementioned Deferred Compensation Plan.
	 
	 	(h)	 	Upon a Qualifying Termination, continuation for thirty-six
(36) months of the Executive’s medical insurance coverage. The benefit shall be
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	 	 	 	Company to the Executive beginning immediately upon the Effective
Date of Termination. Such benefit shall be provided to the Executive at the same
coverage level and cost to the Executive as in effect immediately prior to the
Executive’s Effective Date of Termination. Any COBRA health benefit continuation
coverage provided to Executive shall run concurrently with the aforementioned
thirty-six (36) month period.






	 	 	 	The value of such medical insurance coverage shall be treated as taxable income
to Executive to the extent necessary to comply with Sections 105(h) and 409A of
the Code. For purposes of 409A of the Code, any payments of continued health
benefits that are made during the applicable COBRA continuation period (even if
the Executive does not actually receive COBRA coverage for the entire applicable
period), are exempt from the requirements of Code Section 409A pursuant to
Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(B). The right to continue
coverage beyond the applicable COBRA continuation period is not subject to
liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Notwithstanding the above, this
medical insurance benefit shall be discontinued prior to the end of the stated
continuation period in the event the Executive receives a substantially similar
benefit from a subsequent employer, as determined solely by the Committee in
good faith. For purposes of enforcing this offset provision, the Executive shall
be deemed to have a duty to keep the Company informed as to the terms and
conditions of any subsequent employment and any corresponding benefit earned
from such employment, and shall provide, or cause to provide, to the Company in
writing correct, complete, and timely information concerning the same.





     2.4 Termination for Total and Permanent Disability. Following a Change-in-Control, if the
Executive’s employment is terminated with the Company due to Disability, the Executive’s benefits
shall be determined in accordance with the Company’s retirement, insurance, and other applicable
plans and programs then in effect.



     2.5 Termination for Death. Following a Change-in-Control, if the Executive’s employment with
the Company is terminated by reason of his death, the Executive’s benefits shall be determined in
accordance with the Company’s retirement, survivor’s benefits, insurance, and other applicable
programs then in effect.



     2.6 Termination for Cause or by the Executive Other Than for Good Reason. Following a
Change-in-Control, if the Executive has a separation from service (as defined in Section 409A of
the Code and the applicable regulations) either due to: (i) termination by the Company for Cause;
or (ii) voluntary
termination by the Executive for reasons other than as specified in Section 2.2(b) herein, the
Company shall pay the Executive his full Base Salary at the rate then in effect, accrued vacation,
and other items earned by and owed to the Executive through the Executive’s separation from
service, plus all other amounts to which the Executive is entitled under any compensation plans of
the Company at the time such payments are due, and the Company shall have no further obligations to
the Executive under this Agreement.



     2.7 Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company for
Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the
other party.



   Article 3. Form and Timing of Severance Benefits




     3.1 Form and Timing of Severance Benefits. The Severance Benefits described in Sections
2.3(a), 2.3(b), 2.3(c), 2.3(d), and 2.3(e) herein shall be paid in cash to the Executive in a
single lump sum as soon as practicable following the Effective Date of Termination, but in no event
beyond ten (10) calendar days from such date.



     3.2. Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply with the American Jobs
Creation Act of 2004, Code Section 409A, and related guidance.



 









 





     (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, any Severance
Benefits paid (i) within 2-1/2 months of the end of the Company’s taxable year containing the
Executive’s severance from employment, or (ii) within 2-1/2 months of the Executive’s taxable year
containing the severance from employment shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of
the Code, and shall be paid in accordance with this Article 3. Severance Benefits subject to this
Section 3.2(a) shall be treated and shall be deemed to be an entitlement to a separate payment
within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.



     (b) To the extent Severance Benefits are not exempt from Section 409A under Section 3.2(a)
above, any Severance Benefits paid in the first 6 (six) months following the Executive’s severance
from employment that are equal to or less than the lesser of the amounts described in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)(1) and (2) shall be exempt from Section 409A and shall be
paid in accordance with this Article 3. Severance Benefits subject to this Section 3.2(b) shall be
treated and shall be deemed to be an entitlement to a separate payment within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.



     (c) To the extent Severance Benefits are not exempt from Section 409A under Sections 3.2(a) or
(b) above, any Benefits paid equal to or less than the applicable dollar amount under Section
402(g)(1)(B) of the Code for the year of severance from employment shall be exempt from Section
409A in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(D) and shall be paid in
accordance with this Article 3. Severance Benefits subject to this Section 3.2(c) shall be treated
and shall be deemed to be an entitlement to a separate payment within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Code and the regulations thereunder.



     (d) To the extent Severance Benefits are not exempt from Section 409A pursuant to Sections
3.2(a), (b) or (c) above, and to the extent the Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined
below), payments due to the Executive under Section 6 shall begin no sooner than six (6) months
after the Executive’s severance from employment (other than for death) ; provided, however, that
any payments not made during the six (6) month period described in this Section 3.2(d) due to the
six (6) month delay period required under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(2) shall be made
in a single lump sum as soon as administratively practicable after the expiration of such six (6)
month period, with interest thereon, and the balance of all other payments required under this
Agreement shall be made as otherwise scheduled in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, and subject to Code Section 409A, to the extent the following rules should apply
to the Executive in connection with payments made hereunder, payment shall not be made or commence
as a result of the Executive’s Effective Date of
Termination to any Executive who is a key employee (defined below) before the date that is not
less than six months after the Executive’s Effective Date of Termination. For this purpose, a key
employee includes a “specified employee” (as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)) during the
entire twelve (12) month period determined by the Company ending with the annual date upon which
key employees are identified by the Company, and also including any Executive identified by the
Company in good faith with respect to any distribution as belonging to the group of identified key
employees, to a maximum of 200 such key employees, regardless of whether such Executive is
subsequently determined by the Company, any governmental agency, or a court not to be a key
employee. The identification date for determining key employees shall be each December 31 (and the
new key employee list shall be updated and effective each subsequent 

April 1).



     (e) For purposes of this Section 3.2, any reference to severance of employment or termination
of employment shall mean a “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Reg. Section
1.409A-1(h). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “specified employee” shall have the meaning
set forth in Treasury Reg. Section 1.409A-1(i). The determination of whether the Executive is a
“specified employee” shall be made by the Company in good faith applying the applicable Treasury
regulations.



 









 





     3.3 Withholding of Taxes. The Company shall withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement all federal, state, city, or other taxes as legally shall be required.



   Article 4. Noncompetition and Confidentiality




     In the event of a Change-in-Control, as provided in Article 1 paragraph (f) herein, the
following shall apply:




	 	(a)	 	Noncompetition. During the term of this Agreement and, if longer, for a period of
eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date of Termination, the Executive shall not: (i)
directly or indirectly act in concert or conspire with any person employed by the Company
in order to engage in or prepare to engage in or to have a financial or other interest in
any business or any activity which he knows (or reasonably should have known) to be
directly competitive with the business of the Company as then being carried on; or (ii)
serve as an employee, agent, partner, shareholder, director or consultant for, or in any
other capacity participate, engage, or have a financial or other interest in any business
or any activity which he knows (or reasonably should have known) to be directly
competitive with the business of the Company as then being carried on (provided, however,
that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Executive
may own up to two percent (2%) of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of a company
whose securities are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Confidentiality. The Company has advised the Executive and the Executive acknowledges
that it is the policy of the Company to maintain as secret and confidential all Protected
Information (as defined below), and that Protected Information has been and will be
developed at substantial cost and effort to the Company. All Protected Information shall
remain confidential permanently and no Executive shall at any time, directly or
indirectly, divulge, furnish, or make accessible to any person, firm, corporation,
association, or other entity (otherwise than as may be required in the regular course of
the Executive’s employment with the Company), nor use in any manner, either during the
term of employment or after termination, at any time, for any reason, any Protected
Information, or cause any such information of the Company to enter the public domain.
	 
	 	 	 	For purposes of this Agreement, “Protected Information” means trade secrets,
confidential and proprietary business information of the Company, and any other
information of the Company, including, but not limited to, customer lists (including
potential customers), sources of supply, processes, plans, materials, pricing
information, internal memoranda, marketing plans, internal policies, and products and
services which may be developed from time to time by the Company and its agents or
employees, including the Executive; provided, however, that information that is in the
public domain (other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement), approved for
release by the Company or lawfully obtained from third parties who are not bound by a
confidentiality agreement with the Company, is not Protected Information.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Nonsolicitation. During the term of this Agreement and, if longer, for a period of
eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date of Termination, the Executive shall not
employ or retain or solicit for employment or arrange to have any other person, firm, or
other entity employ or retain or solicit for employment or otherwise participate in the
employment or retention of any person who is an employee or consultant of the Company.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Cooperation. The Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company and its attorneys in
connection with any and all lawsuits, claims, investigations, or similar proceedings that
have been or could be asserted at any time arising out of or related in any way to the
Executive’s employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Nondisparagement. At all times, the Executive agrees not to disparage the Company or
otherwise make comments harmful to the Company’s reputation.




 









 












	 	(f)	 	Judicial Interpretation. It is expressly understood and agreed that although the
Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section to be
reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction
that any restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction against
the Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be
deemed amended to apply to the maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or
indicate to be enforceable. Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds
that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction
cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the
enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein.
	 
	 	(g)	 	Injunctive Relief and Additional Remedy. The Executive acknowledges that the injury
that would be suffered by the Company as a result of a breach of the provisions of this
Agreement would be irreparable and that an award of monetary damages to the Company for
such a breach would be an inadequate remedy. Consequently, the Company will have the
right, in addition to any other rights it may have, to obtain injunctive relief to
restrain any breach or threatened breach or otherwise to specifically enforce any
provision of this Agreement, and the Company will not be obligated to post bond or other
security in seeking such relief. Without limiting the Company’s rights under this Article
or any other remedies of the Company, if the Executive breaches any of the provisions of
this Article, the Company will have the right to recover any amounts paid to the Executive
under subsection 2.3(d) of this Agreement.





   Article 5. Excise Tax Equalization Payment




     5.1 Excise Tax Equalization Payment. If any portion of the Severance Benefits or any other
payment under this Agreement, or under any other agreement with, or plan of the Company (in the
aggregate, “Total Payments”) would constitute an “excess parachute payment,” such that a golden
parachute excise tax is due, the Company shall provide to the Executive, in cash, an additional
payment in an amount sufficient to cover the full cost of any excise tax and all of the Executive’s
additional federal, state, and local income, excise, and employment taxes that arise on this
additional payment (cumulatively, the “Full Gross-Up Payment”), such that the Executive is in the
same after-tax position as if he had not been subject to the excise tax. For this purpose, the
Executive shall be deemed to be in the highest marginal rate of federal, state, and local income
taxes in the state and locality of the Executive’s residence on the Effective Date of Termination.
This payment shall be made as soon as possible following the date of the Executive’s Qualifying
Termination, but in no event later than ten (10) calendar days from such date.



     For purposes of this Agreement, the term “excess parachute payment” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 280G of the Code, and the term “excise tax” shall mean the tax
imposed on such excess parachute payment pursuant to Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.



     5.2 Subsequent Recalculation. In the event the Internal Revenue Service subsequently adjusts
the excise tax computation herein described, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for the full
amount necessary to make the Executive whole on an after-tax basis (less any amounts received by
the Executive that the Executive would not have received had the computations initially been
computed as subsequently adjusted), including the value of any underpaid excise tax, and any
related interest and/or penalties due to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Such payment shall be
made by the end of the Executive’s taxable year next following the Executive’s taxable year in
which the Executive remits the applicable excise tax to the IRS.



   Article 6. The Company’s Payment Obligation




     6.1 Payment Obligations Absolute. The Company’s obligation to make the payments and the
arrangements provided for herein shall be absolute and unconditional, and shall not be affected by
any circumstances including, without limitation, any offset, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or
other right which the Company may have against the Executive or anyone else. All amounts payable by
the Company hereunder shall be paid without notice or demand. Each and every payment made hereunder
by the Company shall be final, and the



 









 







Company shall not seek to recover all or any part of such
payment from the Executive or from whomsoever may be entitled thereto, for any reasons whatsoever.



     The Executive shall not be obligated to seek other employment in mitigation of the amounts
payable or arrangements made under any provision of this Agreement, and the obtaining of any such
other employment shall in no event effect any reduction of the Company’s obligations to make the
payments and arrangements required to be made under this Agreement, except to the extent provided
in Section 2.3(h) herein.



     6.2 Contractual Rights to Benefits. This Agreement establishes and vests in the Executive a
contractual right to the benefits to which he is entitled hereunder. However, nothing herein
contained shall require or be deemed to require, or prohibit or be deemed to prohibit, the Company
to segregate, earmark, or otherwise set aside any funds or other assets, in trust or otherwise, to
provide for any payments to be made or required hereunder, except to the extent provided in Section
2.3(g) herein.



   Article 7. Term of Agreement




     This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect for three (3)
full years. However, at the end of such three (3) year period and, if extended, at the end of each
additional year thereafter, the term of this Agreement shall be extended automatically for one (1)
additional year, unless either party delivers written notice six (6) months prior to the end of
such term, or extended term, stating that the Agreement will not be extended. In such case, the
Agreement will terminate at the end of the term, or extended term, then in progress.



     However, in the event of a Change-in-Control of the Company, the term of this Agreement shall
automatically be extended for two (2) years from the date of the Change-in-Control.



   Article 8. Dispute Resolution




     Any dispute or controversy between the parties arising under or in connection with this
Agreement shall be settled by arbitration.



     The arbitration proceeding shall be conducted before a panel of three (3) arbitrators sitting
in a location selected by the Executive within fifty (50) miles from the location of the
Executive’s principal place of employment, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the award of the arbitrators in any court
having competent jurisdiction.



     All expenses of such litigation or arbitration, including the reasonable fees and expenses of
the legal representative for the Executive, and necessary costs and disbursements incurred as a
result of such dispute or legal proceeding, and any prejudgment interest, shall be borne by the
Company.



   Article 9. Successors




     9.1 Successors to the Company. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock,
liquidation, or otherwise) of all or a significant portion of the assets of the Company by
agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly assume and agree to
perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required
to perform if no such succession had taken place. Regardless of whether such
agreement is executed, this Agreement shall be binding upon any successor in accordance with
the operation of law and such successor shall be deemed the “Company” for purposes of this
Agreement.



     9.2 Assignment by the Executive. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees. If the Executive dies while any amount
would still be payable to him hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless
otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the
Executive’s beneficiary designated under the Company’s life insurance plan, or, if there is no such
beneficiary, to the Executive’s devisee, legatee, or other designee, or if there is no such
designee, to the Executive’s estate.



   Article 10. Miscellaneous




 









 








     10.1 Employment Status. This Agreement is not, and nothing herein shall be deemed to create,
an employment contract between the Executive and the Company or any of its subsidiaries. The
Executive acknowledges that the rights of the Company remain wholly intact to change or reduce at
any time and from time to time his compensation, title, responsibilities, location, and all other
aspects of the employment relationship, or to discharge him prior to a Change-in-Control (subject
to such discharge possibly being considered a Qualifying Termination pursuant to Section 2.2).



     10.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Company and the
Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof. In addition, the payments provided for under
this Agreement in the event of the Executive’s termination of employment shall be in lieu of any
severance benefits payable under any severance plan, program, or policy of the Company to which he
might otherwise be entitled.



     10.3 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be
sufficient if in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or if
sent by registered or certified mail to the Executive at the last address he has filed in writing
with the Company or, in the case of the Company, at its principal offices.



     10.4 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be original, but all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument, and all signatures need not appear on any one counterpart.



     10.5 Conflicting Agreements. This Agreement completely supersedes any and all prior
change-in-control agreements or understandings, oral or written, entered into by and between the
Company and the Executive, with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all amendments thereto,
in their entirety. Further, the Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that his
entering into this Agreement, and the obligations and duties undertaken by him hereunder, will not
conflict with, constitute a breach of, or otherwise violate the terms of, any other employment or
other agreement to which he is a party, except to the extent any such conflict, breach, or
violation under any such agreement has been disclosed to the Board in writing in advance of the
signing of this Agreement.



     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, if there is any
inconsistency between the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the terms and provisions of
Company-sponsored compensation and welfare plans and programs, the Agreement’s terms and provisions
shall completely supersede and replace the conflicting terms of the Company-sponsored compensation
and welfare plans and programs, where applicable.



     10.6 Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal or
invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the
Agreement, and the Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision
had not been included. Further, the captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions
hereof and shall have no force and effect.



     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have
no obligation to make any payment to the Executive hereunder to the extent, but only to the extent,
that such payment is prohibited by the terms of any final order of a federal or state court or
regulatory agency of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that such an order shall not
affect, impair, or invalidate any provision of this Agreement not expressly subject to such order.



     10.7 Modification. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived, or discharged
unless such modification, waiver, or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive
and by a member of the Board, as applicable, or by the respective parties’ legal representatives or
successors.



     10.8 Applicable Law. To the extent not preempted by the laws of the United States, the laws of
Delaware shall be the controlling law in all matters relating to this Agreement without giving
effect to principles of conflicts of laws.



 









 





         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on this                      day of
                    , 20___.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ATTEST	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Federal Signal Corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	, 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	 	 	Compensation and Benefits Committee of the


Board of Directors	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Executive