EX-10.1






Exhibit 10.1




ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED




2007 INCENTIVE PLAN




ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FOR THE




NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK PROGRAM




Effective as of May 2, 2007

As Amended through August 1, 2008




Article I. Adoption and Purpose of the Program





     1.01 Adoption. These administrative rules were initially adopted and subsequently
amended by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors as a part of
the Allegheny Technologies Incorporated 2007 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to the
authority reserved in Section 3.1 of the Plan. This Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock
Program (the “Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program”) is part of the Non-Employee
Director Compensation Program, as adopted by the Board of Directors on December 15, 2006
and effective January 1, 2007, as amended August 1, 2008 and as may be further amended from
time to time (the “Non-Employee Director Compensation Program”) and shall be the guidelines
for making certain automatic grants of Restricted Stock under Article VII of the Plan and
administering the grants once made.




     1.02 Purpose. The purposes of the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program are
(i) to assist the Company in retaining non-employee Directors of the Company who will
contribute independent judgment and business experience to the success of the Company, (ii)
to provide a means of encouraging non-employee Directors to acquire and hold shares of
Company Common Stock and (iii) provide an opportunity to non-employee Directors to share in
the growth of the Company achieved during their respective tenures as Directors.



Article II. Definitions




     For purposes of these administrative rules, the capitalized terms set forth below shall have
the following meanings. Capitalized terms used but not defined in these administrative rules shall
have the same meanings as in the Plan.




     2.01 Award Agreement means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant
or a written acknowledgment from the Company specifically setting forth the terms and
conditions of a Restricted Stock Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Article VI of
these administrative rules, which terms and conditions may be set forth by incorporation of
these administrative rules.




     2.02 Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.




     2.03 Business Day means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange shall be open for
trading.




     2.04 Cause means a determination by the Committee that a Participant has engaged in
conduct that is dishonest or illegal, involves moral turpitude or jeopardizes the Company’s
right to operate its business in the manner in which it is now operated.



 









 






     2.05 Change in Control means any of the events set forth below:




          (a) The acquisition in one or more transactions, other than from the Company, by any
individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the Exchange Act) of a number of Company Voting Securities in excess of 25% of the Company
Voting Securities unless such acquisition has been approved by the Board; or




          (b) Any election has occurred of persons to the Board that causes two-thirds of the
Board to consist of persons other than (i) persons who were members of the Board on the
Effective Date, and (ii) persons who were nominated for election as members of the Board at
a time when two-thirds of the Board consisted of persons who were members of the Board on the Effective
Date; provided, however, that any person nominated for election by the Board at a time when
at least
two-thirds of the members of the Board were persons described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) or
by persons who were themselves nominated by such Board shall, for this purpose, be deemed
to have been nominated by a Board composed of persons described in clause (i); or




          (c) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger or
consolidation, unless, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, all or
substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective beneficial owners
of the Outstanding Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
reorganization, merger or consolidation, following such reorganization, merger or
consolidation beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 75% of, respectively, the
then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or
trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such reorganization, merger or
consolidation in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Outstanding
Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or
consolidation, as the case may be; or




          (d) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of (i) a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or (ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all
the assets of the Company.




     2.06 Committee means the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.




     2.07 Company means Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and
its successors.




     2.08 Company Voting Securities means the combined voting power of all outstanding
voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of the Board.




     2.09 Date of Grant means the Business Day as of which a Restricted Stock Award is
granted in accordance with Article VI of these administrative rules.




     2.10 Disability means that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment
which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period
of not less than twelve months or is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or
mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than twelve months, receiving income replacement benefits for
a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees
of the Company.




     2.11 Effective Date means May 2, 2007, upon approval by the stockholders of the
Company of the Plan.




     2.12 Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



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     2.13 Fair Market Value means, on any date, the average of the high and low quoted
sales prices of a share of Common Stock, as reported on the Composite Tape for the New York
Stock Exchange Listed Companies, on such date or, if there were no sales on such date, on
the last date preceding such date on which a sale was reported.




     2.14 Non-Employee Director Compensation Program shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 1.01 of these administrative rules.




     2.15 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 1.01 of these administrative rules.




     2.16 Outstanding Stock means, at any time, the issued and outstanding Common Stock.




     2.17 Participant means all persons elected and qualified as non-employee Directors
eligible to participate in and receive Restricted Stock Awards under Articles V and VI of
these administrative rules.




     2.18 Plan means the Allegheny Technologies Incorporated 2007 Incentive Plan, as may be
amended from time to time.




     2.19 Retirement means a cessation of membership on the Company’s Board of Directors
for reasons other than Cause with the consent of the Board after rendering no less than one
term of service as a non-employee Director.




     2.20 Restricted Period means absent a different period set forth by the Committee with
respect to a Restricted Stock Award, the period beginning on the Date of Grant and ending
on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant.




     2.21 Restricted Stock means shares of Common Stock subject to the restrictions set
forth in these administrative rules or in an Award Agreement.




     2.22 Restricted Stock Award means a grant of Restricted Stock under Article VI of
these administrative rules.




     2.23 Common Stock means Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company.




     2.24 Withholding Obligations means the amount of federal, state and local income and
payroll taxes if any the Company determines in good faith must be withheld with respect to
the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award. Withholding Obligations may be settled by the
Participant, as permitted by the Committee in its discretion, in shares of Common Stock,
cash, previously owned shares of Stock or any combination of the foregoing.



Article III. Administration





     In addition to any power reserved to the Committee under Article III of the Plan, the
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program shall be administered by the Committee,
which shall have exclusive and final authority and discretion in each determination,
interpretation or other action affecting the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program
and its Participants. The Committee shall have the sole and absolute authority and
discretion to interpret the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program, to modify these
administrative rules for the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program under and make
such other determinations in connection with the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock
Program as it may deem necessary or advisable. It is the intent of these administrative
rules and of the Committee in adopting these administrative rules to
have the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program to operate as automatically and
without exercise of discretion except to the extent necessary to supplement the
administrative rules.



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Article IV. Stock Issuable under the Non-Employee Director Compensation Program





     4.01 Number of Shares of Stock Issuable. The Stock to be offered under the
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program shall be authorized and unissued Stock, or
Stock which shall have been reacquired by the Company and held in its treasury.




     4.02 Shares Subject to Terminated Awards. Shares of Restricted Stock forfeited as
provided in Section 6.03 of these administrative rules may again be issued under the
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program.



Article V. Participation





     5.01 Participants. Participants in the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program
shall be non-employee Directors of the Company. Each non-employee Director shall be
automatically eligible for participation in this Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock
Program immediately upon such person’s election and qualification as a non-employee
Director. No designation shall be required in order for a non-employee Director to be or
become eligible for participation or to participate in this Non-Employee Director
Restricted Stock Program. Each Participant shall be eligible for grants of Restricted
Stock as of the next scheduled grant date as provided by the Non-Employee Director
Restricted Stock Program. Upon a person’s election and qualification as a non-employee
Director, the Committee shall promptly provide to each such person these administrative
rules and confirm in writing the person’s eligibility to participate in the Non-Employee
Director Restricted Program.



Article VI. Grants under the Non-Employee Director Compensation Program





     6.01 Automatic Grants. Participants shall be automatically entitled to grants of
shares of Restricted Stock as determined under these administrative rules. The Committee
(or its designee, who may be an employee of the Company) shall promptly document each
automatic grant in an Award Agreement and/or shares of Common Stock bearing a legend
limiting the sale thereof. However, any delay in the documentation of an automatic grant
shall not diminish the Participants rights thereto.




     6.02 Determination of Grants. Each Participant shall be entitled to and shall
receive a grant of a Restricted Stock Award with a value, determined using the Fair Market
Value on the Date of Grant, equal to $100,000 ($75,000 for grants made on or before May 9,
2008) (or such other amount as the Board may determine from time to time) in each calendar
year.




          (a) For continuing non-employee directors, grants shall be made once annually
coinciding with the annual meeting of stockholders or if no such meeting is held, at such
other time as the Board or the Committee may determine. The number of shares granted shall
be determined by dividing $100,000 ($75,000 for grants made on or before May 9, 2008) (or
the rate then in effect) by the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant, rounded to the next
greater whole number share.




          (b) For a non-employee director who joins the Board, the value of the Restricted Stock
Award to be granted to such director shall be $100,000 ($75,000 for grants made on or
before May 9, 2008) (or the rate then in effect) multiplied by the fraction consisting of
the number of months to be served in that calendar year divided by twelve. The number of
shares granted shall be determined by dividing such amount by the Fair Market Value on the
Date of Grant, rounded to the next greater whole number share. In this instance, the Date
of Grant shall be the later of the date that the non-employee director joins the Board or
the date of the annual meeting for the then-current calendar year.



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          (c) On August 1, 2008, each non-employee Director shall receive a grant of Restricted
Stock with a Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant of $25,000 as an increment to the 2008
grant made under this Section 6.02. For 2009 and thereafter, the grant of Restricted Stock
provided under this Section 6.02 shall be a Fair Market Value of $100,000 and such grants
shall be made as otherwise provided in this Section 6.02, as amended.



Article VII. Determination of Performance Reward Criteria and Delivery of Stock





     7.01 Restrictions. Unless the Committee provides for additional restrictions:




(a) None of the Restricted Shares may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise
encumbered or disposed of during the Restricted Period and any attempt to sell , transfer,
assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of the shares of Restricted Stock shall
automatically and without further action by the Committee cause the Restricted Stock Award
and shares of Restricted Stock evidenced thereby to be forfeited; (b) the shares of
Restricted Stock shall be forfeited without further action of the Committee or the Company
if the Participant ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors for reasons other than
those permitted under Section 7.02 of these administrative rules and (c) the Restricted
Stock shall be held in the custody of the Company or its designee until such time as the
Restricted Period shall have been completed. The shares of Restricted Stock shall bear the
following legend:




THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THESE SHARES IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT
IN ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FOR THE NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK PROGRAM
PROMULGATED UNDER THE ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED 2007 INCENTIVE PLAN. A
COPY OF THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES IS ON FILE AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.




     7.02 Vesting of Restricted Stock. The Restricted Period will end and shares of
Restricted Stock shall vest and become the property of each Participant at the end of the
Restricted Period of that Restricted Stock Award, provided the Participant is then a member
of the Board of Directors or if earlier upon the death, Disability or Retirement of the
Participant.




     7.03 Delivery of Shares. Except as may be provided by the Committee or elected by a
Participant pursuant to this Section 7.03, shares without restrictive legends shall be
delivered to the Participant as promptly as possible after the end of the Restricted Period
with respect to a restricted Stock Award. If, in the reasonable judgment of the
Committee or its designee, the Company has Withholding Obligations with respect to a
particular Restricted Stock Award, the shares without the restrictive legend shall not be
delivered to the Participant unless or until the Withholding Obligations are satisfied in a
manner acceptable to the Committee. All shares without restrictive legends shall be
delivered to the Participant by placing such shares or causing such shares to be placed in
the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to the address indicated by the Participant.



Article VIII. Miscellaneous





     8.01 Application of Provisions of Plan. Except as set forth in these administrative
rules, the provisions of the Plan shall apply to these administrative rules and are
incorporated herein as if set forth at length.




     8.02 Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, all then uncompleted
Restricted Periods shall end and the Restricted Stock shall vest immediately coincident
with the Change in Control. In addition, shares for which a Participant elected a deferral
of delivery under Section 7.03 shall be delivered to the Participant coincident with the
Change in Control. The intent
of this provision is to permit and facilitate the Participant’s ability to deliver shares
for sale or exchange in connection with that Change in Control.



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     8.03 Securities Laws Restrictions. Any Restricted Stock Award denominated in Common
Stock shall be subject to the requirement that if at any time the Committee shall determine
that any listing or registration of the shares of Common Stock or any consent or approval
of any governmental body or any other agreement or consent is necessary or desirable as a
condition to the granting of a Restricted Stock Award or issuance of shares of Common Stock
or cash in satisfaction thereof, such grant of an award or issuance of shares of Common
Stock may not be consummated unless such requirement is satisfied in a manner acceptable to
the Committee. It is intended, unless the Committee determines otherwise, that the
Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Program complies with Rule 16b-3 as issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission. All interpretations of the Non-Employee Director
Restricted Stock Program relating to Statutory Insiders shall be consistent with that Rule
16b-3 and the Exchange Act. In order to maintain compliance with any of Rule 16b-3 or the
Exchange Act, the Committee may adopt such other administrative rules or provide
restrictions on outstanding Restricted Stock Awards as it in its discretion shall deem
necessary and such administrative rules or restrictions shall apply to outstanding
Restricted Stock Awards as if set forth in these administrative rules or an applicable
Award Agreement.




     8.04 Investment Representation. By accepting a Restricted Stock Award, each
Participant shall agree that the shares acquired in connection with that Restricted Stock
Award are acquired for investment and not for resale or with a view to the distribution
thereof and, upon demand, each Participant shall deliver to the Committee a written
representation to that effect in a form and substance satisfactory tot eh Committee. Upon
demand, delivery of such representation prior to the delivery of shares of Stock shall be a
condition precedent to the Participant’s right to receive such shares of Stock.




     8.05 No Rights as Stockholders. Participants shall have no rights as stockholders of
the Company prior to the actual delivery of shares of Common Stock, except that the
Participant shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal in amount to the value of any
dividends declared and paid on shares represented by a Restricted Stock Award prior to the
end of the Restricted Period.




     8.06 Non-Uniform Determinations. The actions and determinations of the Committee need
not be uniform and may be taken or made by the Committee selectively among employees or
Participants, whether or not similarly situated.




     8.07 Amendment and Termination of Administrative Rules. The Committee shall have
complete power and authority to amend or terminate these administrative rules at any time
it is deemed necessary or appropriate. No termination or amendment of the administrative
rules may, without the consent of the Participant to whom any award shall theretofore have
been granted under the Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, adversely affect the
right of such individual under such award; provided, however, that the Committee may, in
its sole discretion, make such provision in the Award Agreement for amendments which, in
its sole discretion, it deems appropriate.



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