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Exhibit 10.8(a)

2005 10-K




As amended through October 14, 2005




PLEXUS CORP.

2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN





	1.	 	Introduction.






	 	(a)	 	Purposes. The purposes of the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan are to provide
a means to attract and retain talented personnel and to provide to participating
directors, officers and other key employees long-term incentives for high levels of
performance and for successful efforts to improve the financial performance of the
corporation. These purposes may be achieved through the grant of options to purchase
Common Stock of Plexus Corp., the grant of Stock Appreciation Rights and the grant of
Restricted Stock, as described below.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Effect on Prior Plans. If the 2005 Plan is approved by shareholders,
no further awards will be granted under the Plexus Corp. 1998 Stock Option Plan (the
“1998 Plan”) or the Plexus Corp. 1995 Directors’ Stock Option Plan (the “1995 Plan”).
Options granted previously under the 1998 Plan and the 1995 Plan will remain in effect
until they have been exercised or have expired. The options shall be administered in
accordance with their terms and the plans.






	2.	 	Definitions.






	 	(a)	 	“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from
time to time.
	 
	 	(b)	 	“Award” means an Incentive Stock Option, Non-Qualified Stock Option, Stock
Appreciation Right or Restricted Stock grant, as appropriate.
	 
	 	(c)	 	“Award Agreement” means the agreement between the Corporation and the Grantee
specifying the terms and conditions as described thereunder.
	 
	 	(d)	 	“Board” means the Board of Directors of Plexus Corp.
	 
	 	(e)	 	“Change in Control” means an event which shall be deemed to have occurred in
the event that any person, entity or group shall become the beneficial owner of such
number of shares of Common Stock, and/or any other class of stock of the Corporation
then outstanding that is entitled to vote in the election of directors (or is
convertible into shares so entitled to vote) as together possess more than 50% of the
voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of all such classes of stock of the
Corporation so entitled to vote. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “person,
entity or group” shall not include (i) any employee benefit plan of the Corporation, or
(ii) any person, entity or group which, as of the Effective Date of this Plan, is the
beneficial owner of such number of shares of Common Stock and/or such other class of
stock of the Corporation as together possess 5% of such voting power; and for these
purposes “group” shall mean persons who act in concert as described in Section 14(d)(2)
of the 1934 Act.
	 
	 	(f)	 	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time
to time.
	 
	 	(g)	 	“Committee” means the committee described in Article 4 or the person or persons
to whom the committee has delegated its power and responsibilities under Article 4.
	 
	 	(h)	 	“Common Stock” or “Stock” means the common stock of the Corporation having a
par value of $.01 per share.




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	 	(i)	 	“Corporation” means Plexus Corp., a Wisconsin corporation.
	 
	 	(j)	 	“Fair Market Value” means for purposes of the Plan an amount deemed to be equal
to the mean between the highest and lowest sale prices on such date, or an average of
trading days, as determined by the Committee, for sales made and reported through the
National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers or such
national stock exchange on which such Stock may then be listed and which constitutes
the principal market for such Stock, or, if no sales of Stock shall have been reported
with respect to that date, on the next preceding date with respect to which sales were
reported.
	 
	 	(k)	 	“Grant Date” means the date on which an Award is deemed granted, which shall be
the date on which the Committee authorizes the Award or such later date as the
Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.
	 
	 	(l)	 	“Grantee” means an individual who has been granted an Award.
	 
	 	(m)	 	“Incentive Stock Option” means an option that is intended to meet the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code and regulations thereunder.
	 
	 	(n)	 	“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an option other than an Incentive Stock
Option.
	 
	 	(o)	 	“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or Non-Qualified Stock Option, as
appropriate.
	 
	 	(p)	 	“Performance Goal” means a performance goal established by the Committee prior
to the grant of any Award of Restricted Stock that is based on the attainment of goals
relating to one or more of the following business criteria measured on an absolute
basis or in terms of growth or reduction: net income (pre-tax or after-tax and with
adjustments as stipulated), earnings per share, return on equity, return on capital
employed, return on assets, return on tangible book value, operating income, earnings
before depreciation, interest, taxes and amortization (EBDITA), loss ratio, expense
ratio, increase in stock price, total shareholder return, economic value added and
operating cash flow.
	 
	 	(q)	 	“Plan” means the Plexus Corp. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan as set forth herein,
as it may be amended from time to time.
	 
	 	(r)	 	“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act, and any future
regulation amending or superseding such regulation.
	 
	 	(s)	 	“Restricted Stock” means shares or units of Common Stock which are subject to
restrictions established by the Committee.
	 
	 	(t)	 	“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means the right to receive cash or shares
of Common Stock in an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of one share
of Common Stock on the date the SAR is exercised over (1) the Fair Market Value of one
share of Common Stock on the Grant Date or (2) if the SAR is related to an Option, the
purchase price of a share of Common Stock specified in the related Option.






	3.	 	Shares Subject to Option.





     The number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation which may be issued under the Plan
shall not exceed 2,700,000 shares, which shall consist of approximately 700,000 shares that were
authorized but are unissued under the 1998 Plan and the 1995 Plan plus an additional 2,000,000
shares. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan shall be subject to
adjustment as set forth in Article 18 hereunder. Shares issued under the Plan may come from
authorized but unissued shares, from treasury shares held by the Corporation, from shares purchased
by the Corporation on an open market for such purpose, or from any combination of the



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foregoing. If any Award granted under this Plan is canceled, terminates, expires, or lapses
for any reason, any shares subject to such Award again shall be available for the grant of an Award
under the Plan.





	4.	 	Administration of the Plan.





     For purposes of the power to grant Awards to directors, the Committee shall consist of the
entire Board. For other Plan purposes, the Plan shall be administered by the Compensation and
Leadership Development Committee of the Board, or any other committee the Board may subsequently
appoint to administer the Plan, as herein described. The Committee shall have full and final
authority, in its discretion, but subject to the express provisions of the Plan to:




	 	(a)	 	grant Awards, to determine the terms of each Award, the individuals to whom,
the number of shares subject to, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be
granted;
	 
	 	(b)	 	interpret the Plan;
	 
	 	(c)	 	prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan;
	 
	 	(d)	 	determine the terms and provisions of the respective agreements (which need not
be identical) by which Awards shall be evidenced;
	 
	 	(e)	 	make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the
administration of the Plan;
	 
	 	(f)	 	require withholding from or payment by a Grantee of any federal, state or local
taxes;
	 
	 	(g)	 	impose, of any Grantee, such additional conditions, restrictions and
limitations upon exercise and retention of Awards as the Committee shall deem
appropriate;
	 
	 	(h)	 	treat any Grantee who retires as a continuing employee for purposes of the
Plan; and
	 
	 	(i)	 	modify, extend or renew any Award previously granted; provided, however, that
this provision shall not provide authority to reprice Awards to a lower exercise price.





     Any action of the Committee with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be taken
pursuant to a majority vote or by the unanimous written consent of its members. The Committee may
delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any executive officer or officers of
the Corporation selected by it. Any such delegation may be revoked by the Board or by the
Committee at any time.




	5.	 	Option Participation.





     Options may be granted to directors, officers and key employees of the Corporation and any of
its subsidiaries; provided, however that a maximum of 2,700,000 shares of stock may be issued
pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options and no individual can be granted an Option or
Options covering, in the aggregate, more than 200,000 shares of Stock in any calendar year. In
selecting the individuals to whom Options shall be granted, as well as in determining the number of
Options granted, the Committee shall take into consideration such factors as it deems relevant
pursuant to accomplishing the purposes of the Plan. A Grantee may, if he is otherwise eligible, be
granted an additional Option or Options if the Committee shall so determine.




	6.	 	Granting of Options.





     The officers of the Corporation are authorized and directed, upon receipt of notice from the
Committee of the granting of an Option, to sign and deliver on behalf of the Corporation, by mail
or otherwise, to the Grantee an Option upon the terms and conditions specified under the Plan and
in the form of the Award Agreement. The Award Agreement shall be dated and signed by an officer of
the Corporation as of the date of approval of the granting of an Option by the Committee. If the
Grantee fails to sign and return the Award Agreement, by delivery



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or by mailing, within 30 days after the date of its delivery or mailing to him, the Option
grant may be deemed withdrawn.




     Where an Option has been granted under the provisions of the HM Revenue & Customs Approved
Rules for UK Employees (the “Sub-Plan”) and the number of shares of Common Stock subject to that
Option is limited by virtue of Rule 17 of the Sub-Plan, there shall be deemed to have been granted
a separate Option (for the avoidance of doubt, not granted under the provisions of the Sub-Plan) on
the same date and time and under the same terms for the number of shares of Common Stock in excess
of the limit set out in Rule 17 of the Sub-Plan.




	7.	 	Option Price.





     The purchase price of the Common Stock covered by each Option shall be not less than the Fair
Market Value of such Stock on the Grant Date. Such price shall be subject to adjustment as
provided in Article 16 hereof.




	8.	 	Option Designation.





     At the time of the grant of each Option, the Committee shall designate the Option as (a) an
Incentive Stock Option or (b) a Non-Qualified Stock Option, as described in Sections (a) and (b)
below, respectively.




	 	(a)	 	Incentive Stock Options: Any Option designated as an Incentive Stock
Option shall comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, including the
requirement that incentive stock options may only be granted to individuals who are
employed by the Corporation, a parent or a subsidiary corporation of the Corporation.
If an Option is so designated, the Fair Market Value (determined as of the Grant Date)
of the shares of Stock with respect to which that and any other Incentive Stock Option
first becomes exercisable during any calendar year under this Plan or any other stock
option plan of the Corporation or its affiliates shall not exceed $100,000; provided,
however, that the time or times of exercise of an Incentive Stock Option may be
accelerated pursuant to Article 12, 13 or 18 hereof, terms of the Plan and, in the
event of such acceleration, such Incentive Stock Option shall be treated as a
Non-Qualified Option to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as
of the Grant Date) of the shares of stock with respect to which such Option first
becomes exercisable in the calendar year (including Options under this Plan and any
other Plan of the corporation or its affiliates) exceeds $100,000, the extent of such
excess to be determined by the Committee taking into account the order in which the
Options were granted, or such other factors as may be consistent with the requirements
of Section 422 of the Code and rules promulgated thereunder. Furthermore, no Incentive
Stock Option shall be granted to any individual who, immediately before the Option is
granted, directly or indirectly owns (within the meaning of Section 425(d) of the Code,
as amended) shares representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, unless, at the time the
option is granted, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 422, the option
price is 110% of the Fair Market Value of shares of Stock subject to the Option and the
Option must be exercised within 5 years of the Grant Date.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Non-Qualified Stock Options: All Options not subject to or in
conformance with the additional restrictions required to satisfy Section 422 shall be
designated Non-Qualified Stock Options.






	9.	 	Stock Appreciation Rights.





     The Committee may, in its discretion, grant SARs to directors, officers and key employees of
the Corporation and any of its subsidiaries. The maximum number of SARs which may be granted under
the Plan shall be 600,000 and the maximum number of SARs that can be granted to any Grantee in any
calendar year shall be 200,000. If any unexercised SAR for any reason terminates or expires in
whole or in part prior to termination of the Plan, such unexercised SARs shall become available for
granting under the Plan. The Committee may grant SARs at any time and from time to time to any
Grantee, designate such SARs as related to Options then being granted or granted within six months
prior to the Grant Date of the SAR, and set such terms and conditions upon the exercise



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of the SARs as it may determine in its discretion, provided that the written agreement
evidencing such SARs shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:





	 	(a)	 	No SAR granted hereunder shall be exercisable until the expiration of six
months from the Grant Date of the SAR unless the Grantee terminates employment by
reason of death or disability prior to the expiration of such six-month period.
	 
	 	(b)	 	A Grantee’s right to exercise an SAR shall terminate when the Grantee is no
longer an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries unless such right is
extended as provided under Article 13 hereunder.
	 
	 	(c)	 	In the event adjustments are made to the number of shares, exercise price, or
time or times of exercise of outstanding Options upon the occurrence of an event
described in Article 16 hereunder, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the number
of SARs available for future grant, the number of SARs under existing grants, the
exercise price of the existing SARs, and the time or times of exercise of such SARs.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Unless the written agreement expressly provides otherwise, if and to the extent
an SAR is granted in relation to an Option, exercise of the SAR or Option shall result
in the extinguishment of the related right to the extent such SAR or Option for shares
is exercised.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Unless the written agreement expressly provides otherwise, any SARs granted
shall be exercisable in accordance with Article 12.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Upon the exercise of SARs, the Grantee shall be entitled to receive an amount
determined by multiplying (1) the difference obtained by subtracting the Fair Market
Value of the share of Common Stock as of the Grant Date of the SAR or, in the case of a
SAR which is related to an Option, the purchase price per share of Common Stock under
such Option, from the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of
exercise, by (2) the number of SARs exercised. At the discretion of the Committee, the
payment upon the exercise of the SARs may be in cash, in shares of Common Stock of
equivalent value, or in some combination thereof.






	10.	 	Non-transferability of Options and SARs.





     Any Option or SAR granted hereunder shall, by its terms, be non-transferable by a Grantee
other than by will or the laws of descent and shall be exercisable during the Grantee’s lifetime
solely by the Grantee or the Grantee’s duly appointed guardian or personal representative.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may permit a Grantee to transfer a Non-Qualified Stock
Option or SAR to a family member or a trust or partnership for the benefit of a family member, in
accordance with rules established by the Committee.




	11.	 	Substituted Options or SARs.





     In the event the Committee cancels any Option or SAR granted under this Plan, and a new Option
or SAR is substituted therefore, the Grant Date of the canceled Option or SAR (except to the extent
inconsistent with the restrictions described in Article 8 and 22, if applicable) shall be the date
used to determine the earliest date for exercising the new substituted Option under Article 12
hereunder so that the Grantee may exercise the substituted Option or SAR at the same time as if the
Grantee had held the substituted Option or SAR since the Grant Date of the canceled Option.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11 shall provide authority to substitute
Awards in a manner which will have the effect of repricing Awards to a lower exercise price.




	12.	 	Exercise and Term of Option and SAR.





     The Committee shall have the power to set the time or times within which each Option and SAR
shall be exercisable, and to accelerate the time or times of exercise. Unless the Award Agreement
expressly provides otherwise, each Option or SAR granted to an outside director shall become
exercisable six months from the Grant



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Date, regardless of whether the Grantee is still a director on such date, and each Option or
SAR granted to any other individual shall become exercisable in accordance with the following
schedule:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Years After	 	 	 	 	 	Percentage of Shares	 
	Grant Date	 	 	 	 	 	or SARs	 
	Less than 1
	 	 	 	 	 	 	0	%
	1 but less than 2
	 	 	 	 	 	 	33-1/3	%
	2 but less than 3
	 	 	 	 	 	 	66-2/3	%
	3 but less than 10
	 	 	 	 	 	 	100	%





If an SAR is related to an Option, the Grant Date of such SAR for purposes of this Article 12 shall
be the Grant Date of the related Option. No Option or SAR may be exercised if in the opinion of
counsel for the Corporation the issuance or sale of Stock or payment of cash by the Corporation, as
appropriate, pursuant to such exercise shall be unlawful for any reason, nor after the expiration
of 10 years from the Grant Date. In no event shall the Corporation be required to issue fractional
shares upon the exercise of an Option.





	13.	 	Effect of Termination of Employment, Disability or Death.





     Unless otherwise provided herein or in a specific Option or SAR Agreement which may provide
longer or shorter periods of exercisability, no Option or SAR shall be exercisable after the
expiration of the earliest of




     (i) in the case of an Incentive Stock Option:




     (1) 10 years from the date the option is granted, or five years from the date
the option is granted to an individual owning (after the application of the family
and other attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) at the time such option
was granted, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Corporation,




     (2) three months after the date the Grantee ceases to perform services for the
Corporation or its subsidiaries, if such cessation is for any reason other than
death, disability (within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3)), or cause,




     (3) one year after the date the Grantee ceases to perform services for the
Corporation or its subsidiaries, if such cessation is by reason of death or
disability (within the meaning of Code Section 22(e)(3)), or




     (4) the date the Grantee ceases to perform services for the Corporation or its
subsidiaries, if such cessation is for cause, as determined by the Board or the
Committee in its sole discretion;




     (ii) in the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option or SAR:




     (1) 10 years from the date of grant,




     (2) ninety days after the date the Grantee ceases to perform services for the
Corporation or its subsidiaries, if such cessation is for any reason other than
death, permanent disability, retirement or cause,




     (3) one year after the date the Grantee ceases to perform services for the
Corporation or its subsidiaries, if such cessation is by reason of death or
permanent disability,



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     (4) three years after the date the Grantee ceases to perform services for the
Corporation or its subsidiaries, if such cessation is by reason of the Grantee’s
retirement in accordance with normal Corporation retirement practices, as determined
by the Committee in its sole discretion; or




     (5) the date the Grantee ceases to perform services for the Corporation or its
subsidiaries, if such cessation is for cause, as determined by the Board or the
Committee in its sole discretion;


provided, that, unless otherwise provided in a specific grant agreement or determined by the
Committee, an Option or SAR shall only be exercisable for the periods above following the date an
optionee ceases to perform services to the extent the option was exercisable on the date of such
cessation. For purposes of this Article, termination shall be deemed to have been for cause if
such termination shall have been for misconduct or negligence by Grantee in the performance of his
duties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Option or SAR shall be exercisable after the date of
expiration of its term.





	14.	 	Method of Exercise.





     To the extent that the right to purchase shares pursuant to an Option or to exercise an SAR
has accrued hereunder, such Option or SAR may be exercised as follows:




	 	(a)	 	Options: Options may be exercised from time to time by written notice
to the Corporation stating the number of shares being purchased and accompanied by the
payment in full of the Option price for such shares. Such payment shall be made in
cash, outstanding shares of the Common Stock which the Grantee, the Grantee’s spouse or
both have beneficially owned for at least six months prior to the time of exercise, or
in combinations thereof. If shares of Common Stock are used in part or full payment
for the shares to be acquired upon exercise of the Option, such shares shall be valued
for the purpose of such exchange as of the date of exercise of the Option at the Fair
Market Value of the shares.
	 
	 	(b)	 	SARs: SARs may be exercised from time to time only upon receipt by the
Corporation of a written notice of election which shall be dated the date of such
election which shall be deemed to be the date when such notice is sent by registered or
certified mail or the date upon which receipt is acknowledged by the Corporation if
hand delivered or sent other than by such mail.






	15.	 	Restricted Stock Awards.





     The Committee may, in its discretion, grant Restricted Stock to directors, officers and key
employees of the Corporation and any of its subsidiaries. Restricted Stock Awards may consist of
shares issued subject to forfeiture if specified conditions are not satisfied (“Restricted Stock
Shares”) or agreements to issue shares of Common Stock in the future if specified conditions are
satisfied (“Restricted Stock Units”). The maximum number of shares of Restricted Stock which may
be granted under the Plan shall be 600,000 and the maximum number of shares of Restricted Stock
that can be granted to any Grantee in any calendar year shall be 200,000. The Committee may
condition the grant of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of Performance Goals so that the grant
qualifies as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
The Committee may also condition the grant of Restricted Stock upon such other conditions,
restrictions and contingencies as the Committee may determine. The provisions of Restricted Stock
Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. Restricted Stock Awards shall be
subject to the following terms and conditions:




	 	(a)	 	Each Restricted Stock Award shall be confirmed by, and be subject to the terms
of, an Award Agreement identifying the restrictions applicable to the Award.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Until the applicable restrictions lapse or the conditions are satisfied, the
Grantee shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber
the Restricted Stock Award.




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	 	(c)	 	Except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement and
(d) below, the portion of the Restricted Stock Award still subject to restriction shall
be forfeited by the Grantee upon termination of the Grantee’s service for any reason.
	 
	 	(d)	 	In the event of hardship or other special circumstances of a Grantee whose
service is terminated (other than for cause), the Committee may waive in whole or in
part any or all remaining restrictions with respect to such Grantee’s Restricted Stock
Award.
	 
	 	(e)	 	If and when the applicable restrictions lapse, unlegended certificates for such shares shall be delivered to the Grantee.
	 
	 	(f)	 	A Grantee receiving an Award of Restricted Stock Shares shall have all of the
rights of a shareholder of the Corporation, including the right to vote the shares and
the right to receive any cash dividends. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
cash dividends shall be paid in cash and dividends payable in stock shall be paid in
the form of additional Restricted Stock Shares.
	 
	 	(g)	 	A Grantee receiving an Award of Restricted Stock Units shall not be deemed the
holder of any shares covered by the Award, or have any rights as a shareholder with
respect thereto, until such shares are issued to him/her.






	16.	 	Withholding.





     The Corporation shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Grantee
to remit to the Corporation, an amount sufficient to satisfy Federal, state, and local taxes
(including the Grantee’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any
taxable event arising or as a result of this Plan. With respect to withholding required upon the
exercise of Options or SARs, upon the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, Grantees may
elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole
or in part, by having the Corporation withhold shares having a Fair Market Value on the date the
tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax which could be imposed on the
transaction.




	17.	 	Deferral of Awards.





     The Committee may permit a Grantee to defer such Grantee’s receipt of the payment of cash or
the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant by virtue of the exercise of
the Option, or SAR, the lapse or waiver of restrictions with respect to Restricted Stock. If any
such deferral election is required or permitted, the Committee shall, in its sole discretion,
establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals.




	18.	 	Effect of Change in Stock Subject to Plan.





     In the event of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, merger,
consolidation, rights offering or like transaction, the Committee shall make or provide for such
adjustment in the number of and class of shares which may be delivered under the Plan, and in the
number and class of and/or price of shares subject to outstanding Options, SARs, and Restricted
Stock granted under the Plan as it may, in its discretion, deem to be equitable; provided, however,
in the event of the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another corporation or
corporations in which the Corporation is not the surviving corporation, the adoption of any plan
for the dissolution of the Corporation, or the sale or exchange of all or substantially all the
assets of the Corporation for cash or for shares of stock or other securities of another
corporation, the Committee may, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation, or the board of directors of any corporation assuming the obligations of the
Corporation hereunder, take action regarding each outstanding and unexercised Option pursuant to
either clause (a) or (b) below:




	 	(a)	 	Appropriate provision may be made for the protection of such Option by the
substitution on an equitable basis of appropriate shares of the surviving corporation,
provided that the excess of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares subject to
such option immediately before such




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	 	 	 	substitution over the exercise price thereof is not more than the excess of the
aggregate fair market value of the substituted shares made subject to option
immediately after such substitution over the exercise price thereof; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Committee may cancel such option. In the event any Option is canceled, the
Corporation, or the corporation assuming the obligations of the Corporation hereunder,
shall pay the employee an amount of cash (less normal withholding taxes) equal to the
excess of the highest Fair Market Value per share of the Stock during the 60-day period
immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or reorganization over the option
exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares subject to such option. In the
event any Option is canceled, the Corporation, or the corporation assuming the
obligations of the Corporation hereunder, shall pay the Grantee an amount of cash or
stock, as determined by the Committee, equal to the Fair Market Value per share of the
Stock immediately preceding such cancellation over the Option exercise price,
multiplied by the number of shares subject to such Option. In the event any SAR is
canceled, the Corporation, or the corporation assuming the obligations of the
Corporation hereunder, shall pay the Grantee an amount of cash or stock, as determined
by the Committee, based upon the highest Fair Market Value per share of the Stock
during the 60-day period immediately preceding the cancellation.





     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event a Change in Control should occur, all
Options or SARs granted hereunder to a Grantee shall become immediately exercisable upon the later
of the date of the Change in Control or six months after the date the respective Option or SAR was
granted. Further, the Committee shall have the right to cancel such Options or SARs and pay the
Grantee an amount determined under (b) above.




	19.	 	Liquidation.





     Upon the complete liquidation of the Corporation, any unexercised Options and SARs theretofore
granted under this Plan shall be deemed canceled.




	20.	 	No Employment or Retention Agreement Intended.





     Neither the establishment of, nor the awarding of Awards under this Plan shall be construed to
create a contract of employment or service between any Grantee and the Corporation or its
subsidiaries; nor does it give any Grantee the right to continued service in any capacity with the
Corporation or its subsidiaries or limit in any way the right of the Corporation or its
subsidiaries to discharge any Grantee at any time and without notice, with or without cause, or to
any benefits not specifically provided by this Plan, or in any manner modify the Corporation’s
right to establish, modify, amend or terminate any profit sharing or retirement plans.




	21.	 	Shareholder Rights.





     Grantee shall not, by reason of any Options granted hereunder, have any right of a shareholder
of the Corporation with respect to the shares covered by his Options until shares of Stock have
been issued to him.




	22.	 	Controlling Law.





     The law of the State of Wisconsin, except its law with respect to choice of law, shall be
controlling in all matters relating to the Plan.




	23.	 	Indemnification.





     In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have, the members of the
Committee and other Corporation employees administering the Plan and the Board members shall be
indemnified by the Corporation against the reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees actually
and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in
connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any
action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Option granted
thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such



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settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Corporation) or paid by
them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to
matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such member acted
in bad faith in the performance of his duties; provided that within 20 days after institution of
any such action, suit or proceeding, the member shall in writing offer the Corporation the
opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same.





	24.	 	Use of Proceeds.





     The proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Options granted under the
Plan shall constitute general funds of the Corporation.




	25.	 	Amendment of the Plan.





     The Board may from time to time amend, modify, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided,
however, that no such action shall be made without shareholder approval where such change would be
required in order to comply with Rule 16b-3 or the Code.




	26.	 	Effective Date of Plan.





     The Plan shall become effective on the date it approved by the shareholders of the Corporation
(the “Effective Date”).




	27.	 	Termination of the Plan.





     The Plan shall terminate ten years following the Effective Date, and no Awards shall be
granted after such date under the Plan; provided, however, that the Plan shall terminate at such
earlier time as the Board may determine. Any such termination, either partially or wholly, shall
not affect any Awards then outstanding under the Plan.




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