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ADIENT US LLC 
RETIREMENT RESTORATION PLAN 
 
As Amended and Restated Effective November 7, 2016 
 
ARTICLE 1. 
PURPOSE AND DURATION 
Section 1.1.  Purpose.  The purpose of this Retirement Restoration Plan is to (a) 
provide retirement benefits to certain participants in the Company’s savings plans, including 
those  whose benefits under said plans are limited by reason of Code Section 401(a)(17), and/or 
by reason of the election of such employees to defer income or reduce compensation pursuant to 
this Plan or to defer annual incentive payments pursuant to the Adient US LLC Executive 
Deferred Compensation Plan, and (b) govern the treatment of certain liabilities transferred from 
the Johnson Controls Retirement Restoration Plan to this Plan with respect to those Company 
employees who had account balances or deferral elections in effect under such plan immediately 
prior to the Effective Date.   
This Plan is completely separate from the tax-qualified plans maintained by the Company and is 
not funded or qualified for special tax treatment under the Code.  The Plan is intended to be an 
unfunded plan covering a select group of management and highly compensated employees for 
purposes of ERISA. 
Section 1.2.  Duration of the Plan.  The Plan is effective on the Effective Date.  
The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Article 8. 
ARTICLE 2. 
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION 
Section 2.1.  Definitions.  Wherever used in the Plan, the following terms shall 
have the meanings set forth below and, where the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the 
word is capitalized: 
(a) “Account” means the record keeping account or accounts maintained to 
record the interest of each Participant under the Plan.  An Account is established for record 
keeping purposes only and not to reflect the physical segregation of assets on the Participant’s 
behalf, and may consist of such subaccounts or balances as the Administrator may determine to 
be necessary or appropriate. Effective on the Effective Date, each Participant shall have a 
beginning Account balance equal to the balance credited to a Participant under the Prior Plan as 
of immediately prior to the Effective Date. 
(b) “Administrator” means the Employee Benefits Policy Committee of 
Adient plc. 
(c) “Affiliate” means each entity that is required to be included in the 
Company’s controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Code Section 414(b), or that 
is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Code Section 414(c);
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provided that for purposes of determining when a Participant has incurred a Separation from 
Service, the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used in place of “at least 80 percent” in each 
place that phrase appears in the regulations issued thereunder. 
(d) “Allocation Period” means such period of time (for example, the calendar 
year or a payroll period) for which an allocation of employer contributions is made under the 
Savings Plan.  
(e) “Annual Incentive Plan” means the Adient plc Annual Incentive 
Performance Plan as from time to time amended and in effect and any successor to such plan 
maintained by the Company.  In addition, with respect to calendar year 2016, the term “Annual 
Incentive Plan” shall include the Johnson Controls International plc Annual Incentive Plan for 
those Participants who were covered under the Prior Plan immediately prior to the Spin Date. 
(f) “Beneficiary” means the person(s) or entity(ies) entitled to receive the 
vested balance of the Participant’s Account following the Participant’s death, as determined 
pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof.  
(g) “Board” means the Board of Directors of Adient plc. 
(h) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as interpreted by 
regulations and rulings issued pursuant thereto, all as amended and in effect from time to time.  
Any reference to a specific provision of the Code shall be deemed to include reference to any 
successor provision thereto. 
(i) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board. 
(j) “Company” means Adient US LLC and its successors as provided in 
Article 13. 
(k) “Effective Date” means October 31, 2016.  
(l) “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
as interpreted by regulations and rulings issued pursuant thereto, all as amended and in effect 
from time to time.  Any reference to a specific provision of ERISA shall be deemed to include 
reference to any successor provision thereto. 
(m) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 
interpreted by regulations and rules issued pursuant thereto, all as amended and in effect from 
time to time.  Any reference to a specific provision of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to 
include reference to any successor provision thereto. 
(n) “Fair Market Value” means with respect to a Share, except as otherwise 
provided herein, the closing sales price on the New York Stock Exchange (or such other national 
securities exchange that is the primary exchange on which the Shares are listed) as of 4:00 p.m. 
EST on the date in question (or the immediately preceding trading day if the date in question is 
not a trading day), and with respect to any other property, such value as is determined by the 
Administrator.
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(o) “Investment Options” means the Share Unit Account and any other 
options made available by the Administrator, which shall be used for the purpose of measuring 
hypothetical investment experience attributable to a Participant’s Account.   
(p) “Participant” means an employee of the Company or an Affiliate who is 
eligible to participate in the Savings Plan and has been selected by the Committee to participate 
in the Plan.  At the time of selecting an employee for participation herein, the Committee shall 
specify whether such individual is to participate in Appendix A or Appendix B.  “Participant” 
shall also mean an employee who participated in the Prior Plan as of immediately prior to the 
Effective Date and who is employed by the Company or one of its Affiliates on the Effective 
Date.  The Committee shall limit the foregoing group of eligible employees to a select group of 
management and highly compensated employees, as determined by the Committee in accordance 
with ERISA.  Where the context so requires, a Participant also means a former employee entitled 
to receive a benefit hereunder.   
(q) “Prior Plan” means the Johnson Controls International plc Retirement 
Restoration Plan, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date.   
(r)  “Savings Plan” means the Adient US LLC Savings and Investment (401k) 
Plan, a defined contribution plan, and any successor to such plan maintained by the Company. 
(s) “Separation from Service” means a Participant’s cessation of service for 
the Company and all Affiliates within the meaning of Code Section 409A, including the 
following rules:  
(1) If a Participant takes a leave of absence from the Company or an Affiliate 
for purposes of military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of 
absence, the Participant’s employment will be deemed to continue for the 
first six (6) months of the leave of absence, or if longer, for so long as the 
Participant’s right to reemployment is provided by either by statute or by 
contract; provided that if the leave of absence is due to the Participant’s 
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 six (6) months or more, and such impairment causes the 
Participant to be unable to perform the duties of his or her position with 
the Company or an Affiliate or a substantially similar position of 
employment, then the leave period may be extended for up to a total of 
twenty-nine (29) months.  If the period of the leave exceeds the time 
periods set forth above and the Participant’s right to reemployment is not 
provided by either statute or contract, the Participant will be considered to 
have incurred a Separation from Service on the first day following the end 
of the time periods set forth above.   
(2) A Participant will be presumed to have incurred a Separation from Service 
when the level of bona fide services performed by the Participant for the 
Company and its Affiliates permanently decreases to a level that equal to 
twenty percent (20%) or less of the average level of services performed by
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the Participant for the Company and its Affiliates during the immediately 
preceding thirty-six (36) month period (or such lesser period of service).   
(3) The Participant will be presumed not to have incurred a Separation from 
Service while the Participant continues to provide bona fide services to the 
Company or an Affiliate in any capacity (whether as an employee or 
independent contractor) at a level that at least fifty percent (50%) of the 
average level of services performed by the Participant for the Company 
and its Affiliates during the immediately preceding 36 month period (or 
such lesser period of service). 
(t) “Share” means an ordinary share of Adient plc, and where the context so 
requires, an ordinary share of Johnson Controls International plc. 
(u) “Share Unit Account” means the portion of the Participant’s Account that 
is deemed invested in Shares.   
(v) “Share Units” means the hypothetical Shares that are credited to the Share 
Unit Accounts in accordance with Section 3.3. 
(w) “Spouse” means the person to whom a Participant is lawfully married as 
recognized under U.S. federal law. 
(x) “Valuation Date” means each day when the United States financial 
markets are open for business, as of which the Administrator will determine the value of each 
Account and will make allocations to Accounts. 
Section 2.2.  Construction.  Wherever any words are used in the masculine, they 
shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine in all cases where they would so 
apply; and wherever any words are used in the singular or the plural, they shall be construed as 
though they were used in the plural or the singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they 
would so apply.  Titles of articles and sections are for general information only, and the Plan is 
not to be construed by reference to such items. 
Section 2.3.  Severability.  In the event any provision of the Plan is held illegal or 
invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, 
and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been 
included. 
ARTICLE 3. 
ADMINISTRATION 
Section 3.1.  General.  The Committee shall have overall discretionary authority 
with respect to administration of the Plan, provided that the Administrator shall have 
discretionary authority and responsibility for the general operation and daily administration of 
the Plan and to decide claims and appeals as specified herein.  If at any time the Committee shall 
not be in existence, then the administrative functions of the Committee shall be assumed by the
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Board (with the assistance of the Administrator), and any references herein to the Committee 
shall be deemed to include references to the Board.   
Section 3.2.  Authority and Responsibility.  In addition to the authority 
specifically provided herein, the Committee and the Administrator shall have the discretionary 
authority to take any action or make any determination deemed necessary for the proper 
administration of the Plan with regard to the respective duties of each, including but not limited 
to the power and authority to: (a) prescribe rules and regulations for the administration of the 
Plan; (b) prescribe forms (including electronic forms) for use with respect to the Plan; (c) 
interpret and apply all of the Plan’s provisions, reconcile inconsistencies or supply omissions in 
the Plan’s terms; (d) make appropriate determinations, including factual determinations, and 
calculations; and (e) prepare all reports required by law.  Any action taken by the Committee 
shall be controlling over any contrary action of the Administrator.  The Committee and the 
Administrator may delegate their ministerial duties to third parties and to the extent of such 
delegation, references to the Committee or Administrator hereunder shall mean such delegates, if 
any. 
Section 3.3.  Decisions Binding.  The Committee’s and the Administrator’s 
determinations shall be final and binding on all parties with an interest hereunder, unless 
determined by a court to be arbitrary and capricious. 
Section 3.4.  Procedures for Administration.  The Committee’s determinations 
must be made by not less than a majority of its members present at the meeting (in person or 
otherwise) at which a quorum is present, or by written majority consent, which sets forth the 
action, is signed by the members of the Committee and filed with the minutes for proceedings of 
the Committee.  A majority of the entire Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of business.  Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a director of the Company so 
that the Committee members shall be entitled to indemnification, limitation of liability and 
reimbursement of expenses with respect to their Committee services to the same extent that they 
are entitled under the Company’s limited liability company agreement (or equivalent governing 
documents), and the laws of the State of Michigan and any other applicable laws for their 
services as directors of the Company.  The Administrator’s determinations shall be made in 
accordance with procedures it establishes. 
Section 3.5.  Restrictions to Comply with Applicable Law.  All transactions under 
the Plan are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange 
Act.  The Committee and the Administrator shall administer the Plan so that transactions under 
the Plan will be exempt from or comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and shall have the 
right to restrict or rescind any transaction, or impose other rules and requirements, to the extent it 
deems necessary or desirable for such exemption or compliance to be met.   
Section 3.6.  Administrative Expenses.  Costs of establishing and administering 
the Plan will be paid by the Company and its participating Affiliates. 
Section 3.7.  Accelerated Vesting.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary 
herein, if a Participant’s employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates terminates 
(including as a result of the Participant’s employer ceasing to be an Affiliate) in connection with
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a sale transaction affecting such employer, then the Participant shall become fully vested in his 
or her benefits hereunder, unless otherwise determined by the Committee (with respect to 
Participants who are officers of Adient plc) or by an executive officer of the Company (with 
respect to Participants who are not officers of Adient plc) prior to the date of such termination of 
employment.   In addition, the Committee (with respect to Participants who are officers of 
Adient plc) and an executive officer of the Company (with respect to Participants who are not 
officers of Adient plc) shall have the discretion to vest any Participant in his or her benefits 
hereunder, in whole or in part, upon the Participant’s termination of employment from the 
Company and its Affiliates in any other circumstances. 
ARTICLE 4. 
SAVINGS PLAN SUPPLEMENT AND HYPOTHETICAL INVESTMENT OPTIONS 
Section 4.1.  Eligibility for and Amount of Benefits.  Participants shall be eligible 
for benefits in accordance with the terms of the applicable Appendix. 
Section 4.2.  Investment Election.  Amounts credited to a Participant’s Account 
shall reflect the investment experience of the Investment Options selected by the Participant. The 
Participant may make an initial investment election at the time of enrollment in the Plan.   
The investment elections in effect for a Participant under the Prior Plan, if any, as 
of immediately prior to the Effective Date, shall apply to the Participant’s Account hereunder on 
the Effective Date, without action by the Participant; provided that (a) a Participant’s investment 
election with respect to an Investment Option that is not offered under the Savings Plan on the 
Effective Date shall be automatically changed to the default fund specified for the Savings Plan, 
and (b) a Participant’s election with respect to Share Units will be automatically cancelled on the 
Effective Date, and such investment election shall be automatically changed to the default fund 
specified for the Savings Plan.  A Participant must affirmatively elect, after the Effective Date, to 
allocate contributions into, or re-allocate his or her Account into, Share Units as they exist 
thereafter.   
A Participant may also elect to reallocate the balance in his or her Account, and 
may elect to allocate any future deferrals, among the various Investment Options from time to 
time.  Such investment elections shall remain in effect until changed by the Participant.  All 
investment elections shall become effective as soon as practicable after receipt of such election, 
and must be made in the form and manner and within such time periods as the Administrator 
may prescribe in order to be effective.  In the absence of an effective election, the Participant’s 
Account shall be deemed invested in the default fund specified for the Savings Plan.  Deferrals 
will be deemed invested in an Investment Option as of the date on which the deferrals are 
allocated under the Plan as described in the Appendices. 
On each Valuation Date, the Administrator or its delegate shall credit the deemed 
investment experience with respect to the selected Investment Options to each Participant’s 
Account. 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company retains the right to 
allocate actual amounts hereunder without regard to a Participant’s request.
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Section 4.3.  Valuation of Share Unit Account.  When any amounts are to be 
allocated to a Share Unit Account (whether in the form of deferrals or amounts that are deemed 
transferred from another Investment Option), such amount shall be converted to whole and 
fractional Share Units, by dividing the amount to be allocated by the Fair Market Value of a 
Share on the effective date of such allocation.  If any dividends or other distributions are paid on 
Shares while a Participant has Share Units credited to his or her Account, such Participant shall 
be credited with a dividend award equal to the amount of the cash dividend paid or Fair Market 
Value of other property distributed on one Share, multiplied by the number of Share Units 
credited to his or her Share Unit Account on the date the dividend is declared.  The dividend 
award shall be converted into additional Share Units as provided above using the Fair Market 
Value of a Share on the date the dividend is paid or distributed.  Any other provision of this Plan 
to the contrary notwithstanding, if a dividend is declared on Shares in the form of a right or 
rights to purchase shares of capital stock of the Company or any entity acquiring the Company, 
no additional Share Units shall be credited to the Participant’s Share Unit Account with respect 
to such dividend, but each Share Unit credited to a Participant’s Share Unit Account at the time 
such dividend is paid, and each Share Unit thereafter credited to the Participant’s Share Unit 
Account at a time when such rights are attached to Shares, shall thereafter be valued as of any 
point in time on the basis of the aggregate of the then Fair Market Value of one Share plus the 
then Fair Market Value of such right or rights then attached to one Share. 
With respect to Share Units credited as part of the opening balance of a 
Participant’s Account hereunder on the Effective Date, such Share Units shall be credited as a 
combination of Johnson Controls International plc ordinary shares and Adient plc ordinary 
shares, in accordance with the Employee Matters Agreement by and between Johnson Controls, 
Inc. and Adient plc.  Thereafter, the Share Units relating to Johnson Controls International plc 
ordinary shares shall be allocated to a separate subaccount, which shall be subject to the terms 
and conditions of this Plan (including the right to receive additional Share Units with respect to 
Johnson Controls International plc ordinary shares whenever a dividend is declared on Johnson 
Controls International plc ordinary shares), except that a Participant may only elect to re-allocate 
out of the subaccount relating to Johnson Controls International plc ordinary shares.  
In the event of any merger, share exchange, reorganization, consolidation, 
recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split or other change in corporate structure of Adient plc 
(or, if applicable, Johnson Controls International plc) affecting Shares, the Committee may make 
appropriate equitable adjustments with respect to the Share Units credited to the Share Unit 
Account of each Participant, including without limitation, adjusting the date as of which such 
units are valued and/or distributed, as the Committee determines is necessary or desirable to 
prevent the dilution or enlargement of the benefits intended to be provided under the Plan. 
Section 4.4.  Securities Law Restrictions.  Notwithstanding anything to the 
contrary herein, all elections under this Article by a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of 
the Exchange Act are subject to review by the Administrator prior to implementation.  The 
Administrator may restrict additional transactions, rescind transactions, or impose other rules and 
procedures, to the extent deemed desirable by the Administrator in order to comply with the 
Exchange Act, including, without limitation, application of the review and approval provisions 
of this Section 4.4 to Participants who are not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
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Section 4.5.  No Shareholder Rights With Respect to Share Units.  Participants 
shall have no rights as a stockholder pertaining to Share Units credited to their Accounts. 
Section 4.6.  Accounts are For Record Keeping Purposes Only.  The Accounts 
and the record keeping procedures described herein serve solely as a device for determining the 
amount of benefits accumulated by a Participant under the Plan, and shall not constitute or imply 
an obligation on the part of the Company or any Affiliate to fund such benefits.   
Section 4.7.  Payment of Benefits.  Upon a Participant’s Separation from Service 
for any reason, the Participant shall be entitled to payment of the vested balance of the 
Participant’s Account in cash in the manner specified in the applicable Appendix.   
Section 4.8.  Death Benefit.   
(a) In the event of the Participant’s death prior to receiving all payments due 
under this Article 4, the vested balance of the Participant’s Account shall be paid to the 
Participant’s Beneficiary in a cash lump sum in the first calendar quarter of the year or the third 
calendar quarter of the year, whichever first occurs after the Participant’s death.  
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrator cannot make payment at such time because 
the Administrator has not received all information needed to authorize such payment (such as a 
copy of the Participant’s death certificate), then the Administrator shall make payment to the 
Beneficiary as soon as practicable after it has received all information necessary to make such 
payment, provided that payment in all events must be made by December 31 of the year 
following the year of the Participant’s death in order to avoid additional taxes under Code 
Section 409A.     
(b) Each Participant may designate a Beneficiary in such form and manner 
and within such time periods as the Administrator may prescribe.  Notwithstanding the 
foregoing, the beneficiary designation in effect under the Prior Plan on the date prior to the 
Effective Date shall automatically apply for purposes of this Plan on the Effective Date.  A 
Participant can change his or her beneficiary designation at any time, provided that each 
beneficiary designation shall revoke the most recent designation, and the last designation 
received by the Administrator (or its delegate) while the Participant was alive shall be given 
effect. If a Participant designates a Beneficiary without providing in the designation that the 
beneficiary must be living at the time of each distribution, the designation shall vest in the 
Beneficiary all of the distribution whether payable before or after the Beneficiary’s death, and 
any distributions remaining upon the Beneficiary’s death shall be made to the Beneficiary’s 
estate.  In the event there is no valid beneficiary designation in effect at the time of the 
Participant’s death, or in the event the Participant’s designated Beneficiary does not survive the 
Participant, or in the event that the beneficiary designation provides that the Beneficiary must be 
living at the time of each distribution and such designated Beneficiary does not survive to a 
distribution date, the Participant’s estate will be deemed the Beneficiary and will be entitled to 
receive payment.  If a Participant designates his or her Spouse as a Beneficiary, such beneficiary 
designation automatically shall become null and void on the date of the Participant’s divorce or 
legal separation from such Spouse, provided the Administrator has notice of such divorce or 
legal separation prior to payment.
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ARTICLE 5. 
ADDITIONAL PAYMENT PROVISIONS 
Section 5.1.  Acceleration of Payment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  
(a) If an amount deferred under this Plan is required to be included in income 
under Code Section 409A prior to the date such amount is actually distributed, a Participant shall 
receive a distribution, in a lump sum within ninety (90) days after the date the Plan fails to meet 
the requirements of Code Section 409A, of the amount required to be included in the 
Participant’s income as a result of such failure.   
(b) If an amount under the Plan is required to be immediately distributed in a 
lump sum under a domestic relations order within the meaning of Code Section 414(p)(1)(B), it 
may be distributed according to the terms of such order, provided the Participant holds the 
Committee and the Administrator harmless with respect to such distribution.  The Plan shall not 
distribute amounts required to be distributed under a domestic relations order other than in the 
limited circumstance specifically stated herein.   
Section 5.2.  Delay in Payment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  
(a) If a distribution required under the terms of this Plan would jeopardize the 
ability of the Company or of an Affiliate to continue as a going concern, the Company or the 
Affiliate shall not be required to make such distribution.  Rather, the distribution shall be delayed 
until the first date that making the distribution does not jeopardize the ability of the Company or 
of an Affiliate to continue as a going concern.  Any distribution delayed under this provision 
shall be treated as made on the date specified under the terms of this Plan. 
(b) If a distribution will violate the terms of Section 16(b) of the Exchange 
Act or other U.S. federal securities laws, or any other applicable law, then the distribution shall 
be delayed until the earliest date on which making the distribution will not violate such law.  
ARTICLE 6. 
NON-ALIENATION OF PAYMENTS 
Except as specifically provided herein, benefits payable under the Plan shall not 
be subject in any manner to alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, attachment, 
garnishment or encumbrance of any kind.  Any attempt to alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge 
or otherwise encumber any such benefit payment, whether currently or thereafter payable, shall 
not be recognized by the Administrator or the Company.  Any benefit payment due hereunder 
shall not in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts or liabilities of any Participant or 
other person entitled thereto.  If any such person shall attempt to alienate, sell, transfer, assign, 
pledge or encumber any benefit payments to be made to that person under the Plan or any part 
thereof, or if by reason of such person’s bankruptcy or other event happening at any time, such 
payments would devolve upon anyone else or would not be enjoyed by such person, then the 
Administrator, in its discretion, may terminate such person’s interest in any such benefit 
payment, and hold or apply it to or for the benefit of that person, the spouse, children or other 
dependents thereof, or any of them, in such manner as the Administrator deems proper.
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ARTICLE 7. 
LIMITATION OF RIGHTS 
Section 7.1.  No Right to Employment.  Participation in this Plan, or any 
modifications thereof, or the payments of any benefits hereunder, shall not be construed as 
giving to any person any right to be retained in the service of the Company or any Affiliate, 
limiting in any way the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate such person’s 
employment at any time, evidencing any agreement or understanding that the Company or any 
Affiliate will employ such person in any particular position or at any particular rate of 
compensation or guaranteeing such person any right to receive any other form or amount of 
remuneration from the Company or any Affiliate. 
Section 7.2.  No Right to Benefits.   
(a) Unsecured Claim.  The right of a Participant, his or her Spouse or his or 
her Beneficiary to receive a distribution hereunder shall be an unsecured claim, and neither the 
Participant, his or her Spouse nor any Beneficiary shall have any rights in or against any amount 
credited to his or her Account or any other specific assets of the Company or an Affiliate.  The 
right of a Participant or beneficiary to the payment of benefits under this Plan shall not be 
assigned, encumbered, or transferred, except as permitted under Section 4.8.  The rights of a 
Participant hereunder are exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by him or her or his 
or her guardian or legal representative. 
(b) Contractual Obligation.  The Company or an Affiliate may authorize the 
creation of a trust or other arrangements to assist it in meeting the obligations created under the 
Plan, subject to the restrictions on such funding such trust or arrangement imposed by Code 
Section 409A(b)(2) or (3).  However, any liability to any person with respect to the Plan shall be 
based solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created pursuant to the Plan.  No 
obligation of the Company or an Affiliate shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge of, or 
other encumbrance on, any property of the Company or any Affiliate.  Nothing contained in this 
Plan and no action taken pursuant to its terms shall create or be construed to create a trust of any 
kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or an Affiliate and any Participant, 
Spouse or Beneficiary, or any other person. 
ARTICLE 8. 
AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION 
Section 8.1.  Amendment.  The Committee may at any time amend the Plan, 
including but not limited to modifying the terms and conditions applicable to (or otherwise 
eliminating) deferrals to be made on or after the amendment date to the extent not prohibited by 
Code Section 409A; provided, however, that no amendment may reduce or eliminate any vested 
Account balance accrued under Article 4 to the date of such amendment (except as such Account 
balance may be reduced as a result of investment losses allocable to such account) without a 
Participant’s consent except as otherwise specifically provided herein; and provided further that 
the Board must approve any amendment that is required to be approved by the Board by any 
applicable law or the listing requirements of the national securities exchange upon which the 
ordinary shares of Adient plc are  then traded.  In addition, the Administrator may at any time
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amend the Plan to make administrative or ministerial changes or changes necessary to comply 
with applicable law. 
Section 8.2.  Termination.  The Committee may terminate the Plan in accordance 
with the following provisions.  Upon termination of the Plan, any deferral elections then in effect 
shall be cancelled to the extent permitted by Code Section 409A.  Upon termination of the Plan, 
the Committee may authorize the payment of all vested Account balances under the Plan in a 
single lump sum payment without regard to any distribution election then in effect, only in the 
following circumstances: 
(1) The Plan is terminated within twelve (12) months of a corporate 
dissolution taxed under Code Section 331, or with the approval of a 
bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(1)(A).  In such 
event, the single lump sum payment must be distributed by the latest of: 
(A) the last day 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.   
(2) The Plan is terminated at any other time, provided that such termination 
does not occur proximate to a downturn in the financial health of the 
Company or an Affiliate, and all other plans required to be aggregated 
with this Plan under Code Section 409A are also terminated and 
liquidated. In such event, the single sum payment shall be paid no earlier 
than twelve (12) months (and no later than twenty-four (24) months) after 
the date of the Plan’s termination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any 
payment that would otherwise be paid during the twelve (12)-month 
period beginning on the Plan termination date pursuant to the terms of the 
Plan shall be paid in accordance with such terms.  In addition, the 
Company or any Affiliate shall be prohibited from adopting a similar 
arrangement within three (3) years following the date of the Plan’s 
termination. 
Section 8.3.  Modification of Savings Plan.  Nothing herein shall be construed in 
any way to limit the right of the Company to amend or modify the Savings Plan. 
ARTICLE 9. 
SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE IN THE EVENT OF A 
CHANGE OF CONTROL 
Section 9.1.  Acceleration of Payments.  Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Plan, each Participant (or any Spouse or Beneficiary thereof entitled to receive payments 
hereunder), including Participants (or Spouses or Beneficiaries) receiving installment payments 
under the Plan, shall receive a lump sum payment in cash of all amounts accumulated in such 
Participant’s Account within ninety (90) days following a Change of Control.
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In determining the amount accumulated in a Participant’s Share Unit Account 
related to Shares of Adient plc, each Share Unit shall have a value equal to the higher of (a) the 
highest reported sales price, regular way, of such a Share on the Composite Tape for New York 
Stock Exchange Listed Stocks (or such other national securities exchange that is the primary 
exchange on which the Shares are listed) during the sixty-day period prior to the date of the 
Change of Control and (b) if the Change of Control is the result of a transaction or series of 
transactions described in Section 9.2(a), the highest price per Share paid in such transaction or 
series of transactions.   
Section 9.2.  Definition of a Change of Control.  A Change of Control means any 
of the following events, provided that each such event would constitute a change of control 
within the meaning of Code Section 409A: 
(a) The acquisition by any Person (as defined below) of beneficial ownership 
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of thirty-five 
percent (35%) or more of either (1) the then-outstanding Shares of Adient plc (the 
“Outstanding Adient Ordinary Shares”) or (2) the combined voting power of the then-
 outstanding voting securities of Adient plc entitled to vote generally in the election of 
directors (the “Outstanding Adient Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the 
following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (A) any acquisition 
directly from Adient plc, (B) any acquisition by Adient plc, (C) any acquisition by any 
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Adient plc or any 
Affiliate or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction that complies 
with subsections (c)(1)-(3); 
(b) Any time at which individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the 
Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of 
the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the 
date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by Adient plc’s shareholders, was 
approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent 
Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent 
Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of 
office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the 
election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or 
consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; 
(c) Consummation of a reorganization, merger, statutory share exchange or 
consolidation or similar corporate transaction, whether by way of scheme of arrangement 
or otherwise, involving Adient plc or any of its subsidiaries, a sale or other disposition of 
all or substantially all of the assets of Adient plc, or the acquisition of assets or shares of 
another entity by Adient plc or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Business Combination”), 
in each case unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of 
the individuals and entities that were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Adient 
Ordinary Shares and the Outstanding Adient Voting Securities immediately prior to such 
Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent 
(50%) of the then-outstanding common or ordinary shares and the combined voting 
power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
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directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business 
Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation that, as a result of such 
transaction, owns Adient plc or all or substantially all of Adient plc’s assets either 
directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as 
their ownership immediately prior to such Business  Combination of the Outstanding 
Adient Ordinary Shares and the Outstanding Adient Voting Securities, as the case may 
be, (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination 
or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of Adient plc or an Affiliate or such 
corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or 
indirectly, thirty-five percent (35%) or more of, respectively, the then-outstanding shares 
of common or ordinary shares of the corporation resulting from such Business 
Combination or the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of 
such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business 
Combination, and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the 
corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent 
Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board 
providing for such Business Combination; or 
(d) Approval by the shareholders of Adient plc of a complete liquidation or 
dissolution of Adient plc. 
For purposes hereof, the term “Person” means any individual, entity or group 
(within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act). 
 
Section 9.3.  Maximum Payment Limitations. 
(a) Limit on Payments.  Except as provided in subsection (b) below, if any 
portion of the payments or benefits described in this Plan or under any other agreement with or 
plan of the Company or an Affiliate (in the aggregate, “Total Payments”), would constitute an 
“excess parachute payment”, then the Total Payments to be made to the Participant shall be 
reduced such that the value of the aggregate Total Payments that the Participant is entitled to 
receive shall be one dollar ($1) less than the maximum amount which the Participant may 
receive without becoming subject to the tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or which the 
Company may pay without loss of deduction under Section 280G(a) of the Code.  The terms 
“excess parachute payment” and “parachute payment” shall have the meanings assigned to them 
in Section 280G of the Code, and such “parachute payments” shall be valued as provided therein.  
Present value shall be calculated in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code.  Within 
forty (40) days following delivery of notice by the Company to the  Participant of its belief that 
there is a payment or benefit due the Participant which will result in an excess parachute 
payment, the Participant and the Company, at the Company’s expense, shall obtain the opinion 
(which need not be unqualified) of nationally recognized tax counsel selected by the Company’s 
independent auditors and acceptable to the Participant in his or her sole discretion (which may be 
regular outside counsel to the Company), which opinion sets forth (1) the amount of the Base 
Period Income, (2) the amount and present value of Total Payments and (3) the amount and 
present value of any excess parachute payments determined without regard to the limitations of 
this Section.  As used in this Section, the term “Base Period Income” means an amount equal to 
the Participant’s “annualized includible compensation for the base period” as defined in Section
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280G(d)(1) of the Code.  For purposes of such opinion, the value of any noncash benefits or any 
deferred payment or benefit shall be determined by the Company’s independent auditors in 
accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code, which determination 
shall be evidenced in a certificate of such auditors addressed to the Company and the Participant.  
Such opinion shall be addressed to the Company and the Participant and shall be binding upon 
the Company and the Participant.  If such opinion determines that there would be an excess 
parachute payment, the payments hereunder that are includible in Total Payments or any other 
payment or benefit determined by such counsel to be includible in Total Payments shall be 
reduced or eliminated as specified by the Participant in writing delivered to the Company within 
thirty days of his or her receipt of such opinion or, if the Participant fails to so notify the 
Company, then as the Company shall reasonably determine, so that under the bases of 
calculations set forth in such opinion there will be no excess parachute payment.  If such legal 
counsel so requests in connection with the opinion required by this Section, the Participant and 
the Company shall obtain, at the Company’s expense, and the legal counsel may rely on in 
providing the opinion, the advice of a firm of recognized executive compensation consultants as 
to the reasonableness of any item of compensation to be received by the Participant.  If the 
provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code are repealed without succession, then this 
Section shall be of no further force or effect. 
(b) Employment Contract Governs.  The provisions of subsection (a) above 
shall not apply to a Participant whose employment is governed by an employment contract that 
provides for Total Payments in excess of the limitation described in subsection (a) above. 
ARTICLE 10. 
ERISA PROVISIONS 
Section 10.1.  Claims Procedures. 
(a) Initial Claim.  If a Participant, Spouse or Beneficiary (the “claimant”) 
believes that he or she is entitled to a benefit under the Plan that is not provided, the claimant or 
his or her legal representative shall file a written claim for such benefit with the Administrator 
within ninety (90) days of the date the payment that is in dispute should have been made.  The 
Administrator shall review the claim and render a decision within ninety (90) days following the 
receipt of the claim; provided that the Administrator may determine that an additional ninety (90) 
day extension is necessary due to circumstances beyond the Administrator’s control, in which 
event the Administrator shall notify the claimant prior to the end of the initial period that an 
extension is needed, the reason therefore, and the date by which the Administrator expects to 
render a decision.   If the claimant’s claim is denied in whole or part, the Administrator shall 
provide written notice to the claimant of such denial.  The written notice shall include the 
specific reason(s) for the denial; reference to specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is 
based; a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to 
perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and a 
description of the Plan’s review procedures (as set forth in subsection (b)) and the time limits 
applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action 
under section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse determination upon review.
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(b) Request for Appeal.  The claimant has the right to appeal the 
Administrator’s decision by filing a written appeal to the Administrator within sixty (60) days 
after the claimant’s receipt of the Administrator’s decision, although to avoid penalties under 
Code Section 409A, the claimant’s appeal must be filed within one hundred eighty (180) days of 
the date payment could have been timely made in accordance with the terms of the Plan and 
pursuant to Regulations promulgated under Code Section 409A.  The claimant will have the 
opportunity, upon request and free of charge, to have reasonable access to and copies of all 
documents, records and other information relevant to the claimant’s appeal.  The claimant may 
submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to his or her claim 
with the appeal.  The Administrator will review all comments, documents, records and other 
information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim, regardless of whether such 
information was submitted or considered in the initial claim determination.  The Administrator 
shall make a determination on the appeal within sixty (60) days after receiving the claimant’s 
written appeal; provided that the Administrator may determine that an additional sixty (60)-day 
extension is necessary due to circumstances beyond the Administrator’s control, in which event 
the Administrator shall notify the claimant prior to the end of the initial period that an extension 
is needed, the reason therefor and the date by which the Administrator expects to render a 
decision. If the claimant’s appeal is denied in whole or part, the Administrator shall provide 
written notice to the claimant of such denial.  The written notice shall include the specific 
reason(s) for the denial; reference to specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based; a 
statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable 
access to and copies of all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s 
claim; and a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of 
ERISA.  If the claimant does not receive a written decision within the time period(s) described 
above, the appeal shall be deemed denied on the last day of such period(s). 
Section 10.2.  ERISA Fiduciary.  For purposes of ERISA, the Committee shall be 
considered the named fiduciary under the Plan and the plan administrator, except with respect to 
claims and appeals, for which the Administrator shall be considered the named fiduciary. 
ARTICLE 11. 
TAX WITHHOLDING 
The Company or any Affiliate shall have the right to deduct from any deferral or 
payment made hereunder, or from any other amount due a Participant, the amount of cash 
sufficient to satisfy the Company’s or Affiliate’s foreign, federal, state or local income tax 
withholding obligations with respect to such deferral (or vesting thereof) or payment.  In 
addition, if prior to the date of distribution of any amount hereunder, the Federal Insurance 
Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed under Code Sections 3101, 3121(a) and 3121(v)(2), 
where applicable, becomes due, the Company may distribute from the Participant’s Account 
balance the amount needed to pay the Participant’s portion of such tax, plus an amount equal to 
the withholding taxes due under federal, state or local law resulting from the payment of such 
FICA tax, and an additional amount to pay the additional income tax at source on wages 
attributable to the pyramiding of the Code Section 3401 wages and taxes, but no greater than the 
aggregate of the FICA amount and the income tax withholding related to such FICA tax amount.
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ARTICLE 12. 
OFFSET 
The Company or any Affiliate shall have the right to offset from any amount 
payable hereunder (at the time such amount would have otherwise been paid) any amount that 
the Participant owes to the Company or any Affiliate without the consent of the Participant (or 
his or her Spouse or Beneficiary, in the event of the Participant’s death). 
ARTICLE 13. 
SUCCESSORS 
All obligations of the Company or any Affiliate under the Plan shall be binding on 
any successor to the Company or such Affiliate, whether the existence of such successor is the 
result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all or substantially 
all of the business and/or assets of the Company or such Affiliate. 
ARTICLE 14. 
DISPUTE RESOLUTION 
Section 14.1.  Governing Law.  This Plan is intended to be a plan of deferred 
compensation maintained for a select group of management or highly compensated employees as 
that term is used in ERISA, and shall be interpreted so as to comply with the applicable 
requirements thereof.  In all other respects, the Plan is to be construed and its validity determined 
according to the laws of the State of New York, without reference to conflict of law principles 
thereof, to the extent such laws are not preempted by federal law. 
Section 14.2.  Limitation on Actions.  Any action or other legal proceeding under 
ERISA with respect to the Plan may be brought only after the claims and appeals procedures of 
Article 10 are exhausted and only within the period ending on the earlier of (a) one year after the 
date the claimant receives notice of a denial or deemed denial upon appeal under Section 10.1(b), 
or (b) the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period under applicable federal law.  
Any action or other legal proceeding not adjudicated under ERISA must be arbitrated in 
accordance with the provisions of Section 14.3. 
Section 14.3.  Arbitration. 
(a) Application.  Notwithstanding any employee agreement in effect between 
a Participant and the Company or any Affiliate, if a Participant, Spouse or Beneficiary brings a 
claim that relates to benefits under this Plan that is not covered under ERISA, and regardless of  
the basis of the claim (including but not limited to, actions under Title VII, wrongful discharge, 
breach of employment agreement, etc.), such claim shall be settled by final binding arbitration in 
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and judgment upon 
the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. 
(b) Initiation of Action.  Arbitration must be initiated by serving or mailing a 
written notice of the complaint to the other party.  Normally, such written notice should be 
provided to the other party within one year (365 days) after the day the complaining party first 
knew or should have known of the events giving rise to the complaint.  However, this time frame
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may be extended if the applicable statute of limitation provides for a longer period of time.  If the 
complaint is not properly submitted within the appropriate time frame, all rights and claims that 
the complaining party has or may have against the other party shall be waived and void.  Any 
notice sent to the Company shall be delivered to:  
Office of General Counsel 
Adient US LLC  
833 East Michigan Street, Suite 1100 
Milwaukee, WI  53202 
 
The notice must identify and describe the nature of all complaints asserted and the 
facts upon which such complaints are based.  Notice will be deemed given according to the date 
of any postmark or the date of time of any personal delivery. 
(c) Compliance with Personnel Policies.  Before proceeding to arbitration on 
a complaint, the Participant, Spouse or beneficiary must initiate and participate in any complaint 
resolution procedure identified in the Company’s or Affiliate’s personnel policies.  If the 
claimant has not initiated the complaint resolution procedure before initiating arbitration on a 
complaint, the initiation of the arbitration shall be deemed to begin the complaint resolution 
procedure.  No arbitration hearing shall be held on a complaint until any applicable Company or 
Affiliate complaint resolution procedure has been completed. 
(d) Rules of Arbitration.  All arbitration will be conducted by a single 
arbitrator according to the Employment Dispute Arbitration Rules of the AAA.  The arbitrator 
will have authority to award any remedy or relief that a court of competent jurisdiction could 
order or grant including, without limitation, specific performance of any obligation created under 
policy, the awarding of punitive damages, the issuance of any injunction, costs and attorney’s 
fees to the extent permitted by law, or the imposition of sanctions for abuse of the arbitration 
process.  The arbitrator’s award must be rendered in a writing that sets forth the essential 
findings and conclusions on which the arbitrator’s award is based. 
(e) Representation and Costs.  Each party may be represented in the 
arbitration by an attorney or other representative selected by the party.  The Company or 
Affiliate shall be responsible for its own costs, the AAA filing fee and all other fees, costs and 
expenses of the arbitrator and AAA for administering the arbitration.  The claimant shall be 
responsible for his or her attorney’s or representative’s fees, if any.  However, if any party 
prevails on a statutory claim which allows the prevailing party costs and/or attorneys’ fees, the 
arbitrator may award costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees as provided by such statute. 
(f) Discovery; Location; Rules of Evidence.  Discovery will be allowed to the 
same extent afforded under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Arbitration will be held at a 
location selected by the Company.  AAA rules notwithstanding, the admissibility of evidence 
offered at the arbitration shall be determined by the arbitrator who shall be the judge of its 
materiality and relevance.  Legal rules of evidence will not be controlling, and the standard for 
admissibility of evidence will generally be whether it is the type of information that responsible 
people rely upon in making important decisions.
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(g) Confidentiality.  The existence, content or results of any arbitration may 
not be disclosed by a party or arbitrator without the prior written consent of both parties.  
Witnesses who are not a party to the arbitration shall be excluded from the hearing except to 
testify.
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APPENDIX A 
 
1. Eligibility.  This Appendix A covers Participants whom the Committee has selected to be 
covered hereunder.  A Participant shall commence participation hereunder on the date 
such individual is selected by the Committee for participation in this Appendix A or on 
the date such individual becomes employed in a position that has been previously 
approved for participation hereunder by the Committee.  
2. Savings Plan Supplement. 
(a) Before-Tax Contributions Allocation.  For each calendar year, each 
Participant may elect that, in the event the Participant’s ability to make Before-Tax 
Matched Contributions under the Savings Plan is expected to be limited by reason of 
Sections 401(k), 402(g) or 415 of the Code and/or the limit on considered compensation 
under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, then the difference between the amount of Before-
 Tax Matched Contributions that the Participant could have made under the Savings Plan 
for any calendar year (assuming the Participant elected the maximum amount of Before-
 Tax Matched Contributions for the calendar year and did not change his or her election 
during the calendar year) and the amount that would have been contributed as Before-Tax 
Matched Contributions but for such limits shall be credited, as of December 31 of such 
year or such other dates as may be specified by the Administrator, to the Participant’s 
Account.  A Participant’s election shall be made prior to the first day of the calendar year 
to which it relates, and shall be irrevocable as of the first day of such year.   
Notwithstanding the foregoing: 
(i) if an employee is newly hired during the calendar year into a 
position covered by this Appendix A, he or she may elect, within 
the first thirty (30) days after being hired, whether to defer his or 
her compensation for the remainder of the calendar year.  If such 
election is made, it shall apply to base salary earned starting with 
the first pay period after the election is filed with the Company, 
and shall apply to pro-rated bonus compensation determined in 
accordance with Code Section 409A; and 
(ii) if an employee is newly promoted during the calendar year into a 
position covered by this Appendix A, he or she may not make an 
election for the remainder of the calendar year of such promotion.  
Such an individual will be eligible to make his or her first deferral 
election for the following calendar year in accordance with the first 
paragraph of this subsection (a).     
A Participant’s election shall be effective only for the calendar year (or 
remainder of the calendar year) to which the election relates, and shall not carry over 
from year to year.  An election under this subsection (a) shall constitute an election by the 
Participant to reduce the Participant’s compensation by the amount determined under this
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subsection.  The Participant’s election shall be made in the form and manner and within 
such timeframes as the Administrator may prescribe.  
A Participant’s election as in effect on the date prior to the Effective Date 
under Appendix A of the Prior Plan shall automatically apply hereunder for the 
remainder of 2016.   
(b) Matching Contributions Allocation.  Each Allocation Period, a 
Participant’s Account shall also be credited with an amount equal to the difference 
between the amount of Matching Contributions actually credited to the Participant’s 
Savings Plan account for such period and the amount of Matching Contributions that 
would have been so credited if the amount determined under subsection (a) had actually 
been contributed to the Savings Plan (determined without regard to the limitations 
imposed by Sections 401(m) and 415 of the Code), but only with respect to the period the 
Participant is covered by this Plan (and the Prior Plan with respect to 2016); provided the 
Participant has met the eligibility requirements to receive a Matching Contribution under 
the Savings Plan for such period.  The Matching Contributions credited hereunder shall 
be allocated to the Participant’s Account at the same time as Matching Contributions are 
allocated under the Savings Plan, and shall be subject to the same vesting requirements as 
are imposed on matching contributions under the Savings Plan, except that vesting will 
not be accelerated as a result of the Participant’s death while employed.   
(c) Retirement Income Allocation.  Each Allocation Period, a Participant’s 
Account shall be credited with an amount equal to the difference between the amount of 
Retirement Income Contributions actually credited to the Participant’s Savings Plan account for 
such Allocation Period and the amount of Retirement Income Contributions that would have 
been so credited if the limit on considered compensation under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code 
did not apply; provided the Participant has met the eligibility requirements to receive a 
Retirement Income Contribution under the Savings Plan for such Allocation Period.  The 
Retirement Income Contributions credited hereunder shall be allocated to the Participant’s 
Account at the same time as Retirement Income Contributions are allocated under the Savings 
Plan, and shall be subject to the same vesting requirements as are imposed on Retirement Income 
Contributions under the Savings Plan, except that vesting will not be accelerated as a result of 
the Participant’s death while employed.   
(d) Modification of Compensation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, 
when determining a Participant’s compensation for purposes of  subsections (a), (b) and 
(c), the only bonus that may be included is the amount a Participant receives (or would 
receive but for a deferral election) under the Annual Incentive Plan.  For purposes of 
calculating the amount of the Retirement Income Contributions for calendar year 2016 
under subsection (c), base salary and Annual Incentive Plan compensation shall include 
such amounts that were paid during 2016 prior to the Effective Date while the Participant 
was employed with Johnson Controls, Inc. or any successor thereto or affiliate thereof.   
(e) Distribution Election.
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(1) If a Participant was previously participating under 
Appendix B, then the portion of the Participant’s Account 
that is credited under Appendix B (as adjusted for earnings 
or losses thereon) shall be paid in a lump sum. 
(2) The amounts deferred hereunder in the first year of 
participation (as adjusted for earnings and losses thereon), 
if any, shall be paid in a lump sum.   
(3) With respect to amounts deferred after the first year of 
participation, a Participant may make a distribution election 
specifying whether distributions shall be made in a single 
lump sum or in annual installments of from two (2) to ten 
(10) years.  Such election must be submitted by the 
deadline established by the Administrator, which cannot be 
later than December 31 of the prior year, and shall be made 
in such form and manner as the Administrator may 
prescribe.  Such election shall be irrevocable.  If no valid 
election is in effect, distribution shall be made in ten (10) 
annual installments. 
(4) With respect to any Participant on the Effective Date who 
was a participant in the Prior Plan immediately prior to the 
Effective Date, (i) the distribution elections applicable to 
such individual’s account under the Prior Plan will continue 
to apply to the Participant’s sub-account established with 
respect to the 2016 calendar year, and (ii) the Participant 
shall be permitted to make a different distribution election 
with respect to amounts deferred in 2017 and later, 
consistent with paragraph (3) above.  
(f) Manner of Distribution.  The Participant’s Account (or any sub-
 account established to reflect a different form of distribution) shall be paid in cash in the 
following manner: 
(1) Lump Sum.  If payment is to be made in a lump sum,  
(A) for those Participants whose Separation from Service occurs from 
January 1 through June 30 of a year, payment shall be made in the 
first calendar quarter of the following year, and 
(B) for those Participants whose Separation from Service occurs from 
July 1 through December 31 of a year, payment shall be made in 
the third calendar quarter of the following year.   
The lump sum payment shall equal the vested balance of the Participant’s 
Account (or sub-account, if applicable) as of the Valuation Date 
immediately preceding the distribution date.
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(2) Installments.  If payment is to be made in annual installments, the 
first annual payment shall be made: 
(A) for those Participants whose Separation from Service occurs from 
January 1 through June 30 of a year, in the first calendar quarter of 
the following year, and 
(B) for those Participants whose Separation from Service occurs during 
the period from July 1 through December 31 of a year, in the third 
calendar quarter of the following year.  
The amount of the first annual payment shall equal the value of 1/10th (or 1/9th, 
1/8th, 1/7th, etc. depending on the number of installments elected) of the vested 
balance of the Participant’s Account (or sub-account, if applicable) as of the 
Valuation Date immediately preceding the distribution date.  All subsequent 
annual payments shall be made on or around the anniversary of the initial 
payment date of each subsequent calendar year, and shall be equal the value of 
1/9th (or 1/8th, 1/7th, 1/6th, etc. depending on the number of installments elected) of 
the vested balance of the Participant’s Account (or sub-account) as of the 
Valuation Date immediately preceding the distribution date.  The final annual 
installment payment shall equal the then remaining vested balance of such 
Account as of the Valuation Date preceding such final payment date.   
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the vested balance of a Participant’s entire 
Account as of the Valuation Date immediately preceding a distribution date is 
$50,000 or less, then the entire vested balance of the Participant’s Account shall 
be paid in a single lump sum on such distribution date.
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APPENDIX B 
 
1. Eligibility.  This Appendix B covers Participants whom the Committee has selected to be 
covered hereunder and whose Retirement Income Contribution under the Savings Plan is 
limited by reason of the application of Code Section 401(a)(17).   
2. Participation Date.  A Participant shall commence participation hereunder on the later of 
the date such individual is selected by the Committee for participation in this Appendix B 
(or the date such Participant becomes employed in a position that has been previously 
approved for participation hereunder by the Committee) and the date the Participant’s 
compensation first exceeds the Code Section 401(a)(17) limit.  For this purpose, the only 
bonus that may be included in compensation is the amount a Participant receives (or 
would receive but for a deferral election) under the Annual Incentive Plan for the 
calendar year. 
3. Vesting.  The Account established under this Appendix B shall be subject to the same 
vesting requirements as are imposed on Retirement Income Contributions under the 
Savings Plan, except that vesting will not be accelerated as a result of the Participant’s 
death while employed.   
4. Retirement Income Allocation.  Each Allocation Period, a Participant’s Account shall be 
credited with an amount equal to the difference between the amount of Retirement 
Income Contributions actually credited to the Participant’s account under the Savings 
Plan for such Allocation Period and the amount of Retirement Income Contributions that 
would have been so credited if the limit on considered compensation under Section 
401(a)(17) of the Code did not apply and by including all amounts of cash compensation 
which the Participant would have received under the Annual Incentive Plan for such 
period but for a deferral election; provided the Participant has met the eligibility 
requirements to receive a Retirement Income Contribution under the Savings Plan for 
such period.  The Retirement Income Contributions will be allocated to a Participant’s 
Account at the same time as Retirement Income Contributions are allocated under the 
Savings Plan.  
5. Manner of Distribution.  Amounts credited under this Appendix B (plus earnings thereon) 
shall be paid in a cash lump sum as follows: (a) for those Participants whose Separation 
from Service occurs from January 1 through June 30 of a year, payment shall be made in 
the first calendar quarter of the following year, and (b) for those Participants whose 
Separation from Service occurs from July 1 through December 31 of a year, payment 
shall be made in the third calendar quarter of the following year.   
The lump sum payment shall equal the vested balance of the Participant’s Account as of 
the Valuation Date immediately preceding the distribution date.