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Exhibit 10(a)
 (Effective February 6, 2006)
 Purpose
 Definitions
  Award 
  Award Agreement 
  Base Price 
  Board 
  Code 
  Committee 
  Company 
  Deferral Period 
  Deferred Shares  Restricted Stock Units
  Employee 
  Fair Market Value 
  Freestanding Stock Appreciation Right 
  Grant Date 
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 Incentive Stock Option 
  Nonemployee Director 
  Nonqualified Stock Option 
  Option 
  Optionee 
  Option Price 
  Participant 
  Performance Objectives 
  Performance Period 
  Performance Share 
  Performance Unit 
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 Predecessor Plan 
  Qualified PerformanceBased Award 
  Restricted Shares 
  Shares 
  Spread 
  Stock Appreciation Right 
  Subsidiary  Subsidiary
  Tandem Stock Appreciation Right 
 Shares Available Under the Plan .
 Reserved Shares
 Reduction Ratio
 ISO Maximum
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Maximum Awards
 Expired, Forfeited and Unexercised Awards
 Plan Administration .
 Board Committee Administration Non-Employee
Director Outside Director
 Committee Delegation
 Awards to Non-Employee Directors .
 Options
 Number of Shares
 Option Price
 Consideration
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Payment of Option Price in Shares
 Cashless Exercise
 PerformanceBased Options
 Vesting
 ISO Dollar Limitation
 Exercise Period
 Award Agreement
 Stock Appreciation Rights
 Payment in Cash or Shares
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Maximum SAR Payment
 Exercise Period
 Change in Control
 Dividend Equivalents
 Award Agreement
 Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights
 Exercise Period
 Freestanding Stock Appreciation Rights
    Restricted Shares
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Transfer of Shares
 Consideration
 Substantial Risk of Forfeiture
 Dividend, Voting and Other Ownership Rights
 Restrictions on Transfer
 PerformanceBased Restricted Shares
 Dividends
 Award Agreements
 Deferred Shares (Restricted Stock Units) .
 Deferred Compensation
 Consideration
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Deferral Period
 Dividend Equivalents and Other Ownership Rights
 Performance Objectives
 Award Agreement
 Performance Shares and Performance Units
 Number of Performance Shares or Units .
 Performance Period
 Performance Objectives
 Threshold Performance Objectives
 Payment of Performance Shares and Units
 Maximum Payment
 Dividend Equivalents
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Adjustment of Performance Objectives
 Award Agreement
 Transferability
 Transfer Restrictions
 Limited Transfer Rights Family Member
 Restrictions on Transfer
 Domestic Relations Orders .
 Adjustments
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Change in Control . Change in Control person
 Cash-Out
 Fractional Shares
 Withholding Taxes
 Certain Terminations of Employment, Hardship and Approved Leaves of Absence
 Foreign Participants
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Amendments and Other Matters
 Plan Amendments
 Award Deferrals
 Conditional Awards
 Repricing Prohibited
 No Employment Right
 Tax Qualification
 Amendments to Comply with Laws, Regulations or Rules.
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Effective Date
 Termination
 Limitations Period
 Governing Law
 Compliance with Code Section 409A
 Awards Subject to Section 409A Section 409A
   Short-Term Deferral Period substantial risk of forfeiture
 Deferral and/or Distribution Elections Election
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performance-based compensation
  Subsequent Elections
    Distributions Pursuant to Deferral Elections
       Specified Employee
 Unforeseeable Emergency
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Disabled Disabled
    Death
 No Acceleration of Distributions
 Predecessor Plan .
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LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO.
 Restricted Stock Units
Granted Pursuant to the  2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan
 Agreement with U.S. Employee
  Restricted Stock Units
  Grantee:
 Grant Date:
 Units Awarded:
  LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO.By:  GRANTEEBy:Name: 72




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GRANT DATE:
 LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO.
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
GRANTED TO U.S. EMPLOYEES
  Section 1 Form and Purpose of Award .
 Section 2. Special Cash Dividend Equivalents .
 Section 3. Vesting Dates/Vesting Periods .
     Section 4. Withholding Taxes .
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Section 5. Miscellaneous Provisions .
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LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO.
 Restricted Stock Units
Granted Pursuant to the  2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan
 Agreement with Director
  Restricted Stock Units
  Grantee:
 Grant Date:
 Units Awarded:
  LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO.By:  GRANTEEBy:Name: 75




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GRANT DATE:
 LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO.
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS
GRANTED TO DIRECTORS
  Section 1 Form and Purpose of Award .
 Section 2. Special Cash Dividend Equivalents .
 Section 3. Vesting Dates/Vesting Periods .
     Section 4. No Withholding Taxes .
 Section 5. Miscellaneous Provisions .
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