2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan



 Exhibit 10.2 
 SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION 
 2009 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM (LTIP) 
 SECTION 1 
 GENERAL

 1.1. Purpose. The Sears Holdings Corporation 2009 Long-Term Incentive Program (the “LTIP”) is a
performance-based program. The LTIP is designed to motivate the executive leadership of Sears Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) and the participating Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 8) to achieve significant, lasting change
that successfully positions the Company for future growth. Performance goals under the LTIP align Participants’ financial incentives with the financial goals of the Company. Awards (as defined in Section 8) under the LTIP are designed to
vary commensurately with achieved performance. Both (a) Awards structured to satisfy the requirements for “performance-based compensation” outlined in regulations issued under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code
(“Code Section 162(m)”), and (b) Awards not so structured, may be issued hereunder. The effective date of the LTIP is April 28, 2009, which is the date the Compensation Committee (as defined in Section 8) adopted the
LTIP (the “Effective Date”). 
 1.2. Operation, Administration, and Definitions. The operation and administration of
the LTIP, including the Awards made under the LTIP, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6 (relating to operation and administration). Capitalized terms in the LTIP shall be defined as set forth in the LTIP (including as defined in
Section 8). The LTIP is established under, and constitutes a part of, the Sears Holdings Corporation Umbrella Incentive Program (the “UIP”). 
 SECTION 2 
 PARTICIPATION 
 2.1. Eligible Employee. The term “Eligible Employee” means those salaried employees of the Company or a participating Subsidiary
who (a) hold a position of divisional vice president (or equivalent) or higher, as determined by the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive (as defined in Section 8), and (b) are designated as Eligible Employees by the Senior
Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable. Subject to the terms and conditions of the LTIP, the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, shall determine and designate,
from time to time, from among the Eligible Employees, those persons who shall be granted one or more Awards under the LTIP, and thereby become “Participants” in the LTIP. The Senior Corporate Compensation Executive shall make eligibility
determinations under this Section 2 with respect to all Eligible Employees other than those who are Executives for whom compensation matters are under the purview of the Compensation Committee (as defined in Section 8). 
 2.2. New Hires and Promotions to Eligible Employee Status. The Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as
applicable, may designate as Participants those employees whom the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, determines have been newly hired or promoted into the group of Eligible Employees identified in
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individuals shall be subject to (a) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full days remaining in the Performance Period (as described in
subsection 3.2) after the Eligible Employee’s date of hire, or promotion, as applicable, and the denominator is the number of full days in the Performance Period, and (b) if Awards to such individuals are intended to meet the requirements
of Code Section 162(m), such other adjustments as the Compensation Committee deems necessary or desirable to qualify such Awards as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Code Section 162(m). The term
“performance-based compensation”, as referred to herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to it under Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder. 
 2.3. Demotions from Eligible Employee Status. If a Participant is demoted below a position of divisional vice president (or equivalent), as of the date of such demotion, the individual will no longer be
a Participant, will be deemed to have forfeited any unvested portion of his or her Award, and will receive no LTIP distribution under Section 4. 
 2.4 Other Changes in Status If a Participant is promoted after the Effective Date, the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, may make a second Target Cash
Incentive Award (as defined in subsection 3.1) to such individual and the total amount payable to such individual shall be based on a pro-ration, whereby the Target Cash Incentive Award for the new position will apply to the remainder of the
Performance Period and the Target Cash Incentive Award for the immediately preceding long-term incentive-eligible position, if applicable, will apply to the portion of the Performance Period immediately preceding the effective date of the promotion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will positive discretion be applied to any Award that has been designated as intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 162(m) (and the regulations issued thereunder) with respect to the
Performance Period or as of the payment date (as defined in subsection 4.1). If a Participant is demoted, but is still an Eligible Employee, the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, may make a second
Target Cash Incentive Award to such individual and the total Award for such an individual shall be based on a pro-ration, whereby the Target Cash Incentive for the new position will apply only to the remainder of the Performance Period and the
Target Cash Incentive for the immediately preceding position will apply only to the portion of the Performance Period immediately preceding the effective date of the promotion, and in either case an Award will only be paid if the target for the full
Performance Period is met. 
 SECTION 3 
 CASH INCENTIVE AWARDS 
 3.1. Target Cash Incentive Awards. After the Effective
Date, the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee (at one or more meetings of the Compensation Committee), as applicable, may award “Target Cash Incentive Awards” (as defined in subsection 3.1(a) below) to
each Participant designated by the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee (at such meeting), as applicable, in an amount determined by the applicable entity in its sole discretion. In connection with such Awards, the
Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, shall establish “Target LTIP EBITDA” and “Threshold LTIP EBITDA” (each as defined in subsection 3.3 below), provided, however, that Threshold
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Compensation Executive shall make the determinations referred to in this Section 3 with respect to all Participants other than those who are Executives
for whom compensation matters are under the purview of the Compensation Committee. 
 (a) A Target Cash Incentive Award shall,
at the date of grant, consist of a commitment by the Company to distribute, at the time specified in, and in accordance with the provisions of, Section 4 below, as applicable, an amount equal to the Participant’s Target Cash Incentive
Award multiplied by the applicable Award Multiple set forth in subsection 3.4 below, subject to approval of the final award amount by the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or Compensation Committee, as applicable, (the “Cash Incentive
Award”) and to the provisions of subsection 6.4. 
 (b) A Cash Incentive Award shall generally be satisfied by a
distribution in cash to the Participant, provided, however, that, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, the Company may elect, by such deadline as specified under uniform and nondiscriminatory rules established by the Compensation
Committee, to satisfy such Cash Incentive Award by payment of shares of Company common stock (“Stock”) in lieu of cash, or a combination of cash and shares of Stock. The number of shares of Stock shall be equal to (i) the amount of
the Award to be paid in stock in accordance with this paragraph (b), divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock, on the principal securities exchange or market on which the shares are then listed or admitted, on the business day
immediately preceding the date of distribution or, if the Stock is not traded on that date, on the next preceding date on which Stock was traded; provided that issuance of any shares of Stock in accordance with this subsection 3.1(b) shall be
contingent on the availability of shares of Stock under any shareholder-approved plan of the Company providing for the issuance of Stock in satisfaction of the Awards hereunder (which in no event shall be an employee stock purchase plan).

 3.2. Performance Period. The “Performance Period” shall be the Company’s 2009, 2010 and 2011 Fiscal Years;
provided that, in the case of an employee who is newly hired or promoted into the group of Eligible Employees after the Effective Date, the Performance Period shall be such shorter period as established by the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive
or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, subject to the requirements of Code Section 162(m), if applicable. The amount of the Cash Incentive Award shall be determined at the completion of the Performance Period in accordance with
subsection 3.1 above and subsection 4.1 below. 
 3.3. “LTIP EBITDA.” 
 (a) LTIP EBITDA. Subject to adjustment, if any, in accordance with subsection (d) of this subsection 3.3, “LTIP
EBITDA” refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the Performance Period computed as operating income appearing on the Company’s statement of operations for the applicable reporting period, other than
Sears Canada (referred to as the “Domestic Company”), less depreciation and amortization and gains/(losses) on sales of assets. In addition, it is adjusted to exclude significant litigation or claim judgments or settlements (defined as
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$1,000,000 or more) including the costs related thereto; the effect of purchase accounting and changes in accounting methods; gains, losses and costs
associated with acquisitions, divestitures and store closures; integration costs that are disclosed as merger related; and restructuring activities. If after the Effective Date, the Domestic Company acquires assets or an entity that has associated
EBITDA (measured using the same principles as those described in the preceding provisions of this subsection 3.3(a)) in its last full fiscal year prior to the acquisition of greater than or equal to $100,000,000, any EBITDA associated with such
assets or entity (after its acquisition) and during the Performance Period shall be disregarded in determining LTIP EBITDA under this subsection 3.3(a). 
 (b) Target LTIP EBITDA. Subject to adjustment, if any, in paragraph (d), “Target LTIP EBITDA” refers to the target level of LTIP EBITDA, established by the Compensation Committee in accordance with
subsection 3.1 above, for the Performance Period. 
 (c) Threshold LTIP EBITDA. Subject to adjustment, if any, in
paragraph (d), “Threshold LTIP EBITDA” refers to a level of LTIP EBITDA, for the Performance Period, established by the Compensation Committee, which shall be equal to eighty percent (80%) of Target LTIP EBITDA and, if exactly
achieved, shall generate an Award Multiple (described in subsection 3.4 below) of sixty percent (60%). 
 (d) Adjustments
to Target LTIP EBITDA. The LTIP EBITDA incentive target contemplates that the Domestic Company does not make any significant acquisitions or divestitures over the period of the LTIP. If after the Effective Date the Domestic Company divests
itself of assets or an entity that has associated EBITDA (measured using the same principles as those described in subsection 3.3(a)) in its last full fiscal year prior to the divestiture of greater than or equal to $100,000,000, Target LTIP EBITDA
for the Company’s fiscal year in which the divestiture occurs will be decreased by actual EBITDA of such assets or entity for the portion of such assets’ or entity’s last full fiscal year prior to the divestiture corresponding to the
portion of the Company’s fiscal year (in which the divestiture occurs) remaining after the divestiture occurs; and Target LTIP EBITDA for each of the following fiscal years of the Company, if any, in the Performance Period will be decreased by
the actual EBITDA of such assets or entity for such assets’ or entity’s last full fiscal year prior to the divestiture. 
 3.4.
“Award Multiple.” The Award Multiple shall be as outlined below: 
 (a) if LTIP EBITDA is one hundred
percent (100%) of Target LTIP EBITDA, the Award Multiple shall be one hundred percent (100%); 
 (b) if LTIP EBITDA is
equal to Threshold LTIP EBITDA, the Award Multiple shall be sixty percent (60%); 
 (c) if LTIP EBITDA is greater than
Threshold LTIP EBITDA, but less than Target LTIP EBITDA, the Award Multiple shall be a whole percentage between sixty percent (60%) and one hundred percent (100%), determined by interpolation on a straight line basis relative to such LTIP
EBITDA, Threshold LTIP EBITDA and Target LTIP EBITDA amounts, and rounded down to the nearest whole percentage; 
  

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 (d) if LTIP EBITDA is less than Threshold LTIP EBITDA, the Award Multiple shall be
zero (0); and 
 (e) if LTIP EBITDA is greater than Target LTIP EBITDA, the Award Multiple shall be a percentage equal to one
hundred (100%) plus two percent (2%) for each one percent (1%) by which LTIP EBITDA exceeds Target LTIP EBITDA, and rounded down to the nearest whole percentage. 
 3.5. Limitation on Individual Awards. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the total Cash Incentive Award paid to any
Participant for the Performance Period pursuant to the LTIP shall in no event exceed $15 million. 
 3.6. Additional
Requirements. All Cash Incentive Awards awarded under the LTIP (and any Stock or cash otherwise distributable pursuant thereto) are subject to the provisions of Sections 4, 5 and 6. 
 SECTION 4 
 DISTRIBUTION 
 4.1. General. Subject to Sections 5 and 6, the cash or shares of Stock, if any, that
result from the payout formula described at Section 3 shall be distributed, in a single lump sum, as soon as practicable after the first Compensation Committee meeting occurring on or after the LTIP EBITDA results for the Company’s 2011
Fiscal Year are available to the Compensation Committee, which shall in no event be later than the date that is two and one-half (2 1/2) months after the last day of the 2011 Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no distribution shall be made hereunder until after the Compensation Committee has certified the attainment of the performance goals
and, with respect to Participants under its purview, approved the amount to be paid to each Participant. The Senior Corporate Compensation Executive shall be responsible for approving the amount payable to all other Participants. The date as of
which payment is made in accordance with this subsection 4.1 is referred to herein as the “payment date.” 
 4.2.
Termination of Employment and Other Provisions. All distributions are subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 below. 
 SECTION 5 
 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 
 The effect of termination of employment on a Participant’s right to receive a Cash Incentive Award (whether payable in cash or Stock) depends on the
reason for the termination, as described below. 
  

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 5.1. Termination of Employment. 
 (a) Voluntary Termination or Involuntary Termination. In the event that a Participant (i) voluntarily terminates employment
(for any reason other than due to permanent and total disability, as defined in the Company’s long-term disability program, regardless of whether the Participant is covered by such program) or (ii) is involuntarily terminated for any
reason (other than death) prior to the payment date (as defined in subsection 4.1 above) of his or her Award, such Participant shall forfeit all of his or her Award. 
 (b) Disability. In the event that, prior to the payment date (as defined in subsection 4.1 above) of his or her Award, a
Participant suffers a permanent and total disability (as defined in the Company’s long term disability program, regardless of whether the Participant is covered by such program) while employed by the Company or a Subsidiary, resulting in
termination or retirement, subject to Section 6 below, such individual shall be entitled to a distribution in an amount equal to the Cash Incentive Award, if any, that would otherwise be payable to the Participant under subsection 3.1 above,
pro-rated through the date of termination in accordance with subsection 5.2 below; provided, however, that in no event shall a Participant receive any payment hereunder unless (i) LTIP EBITDA for the period from the inception of the Performance
Period through the last completed full month that occurs on or preceding the Participant’s date of termination is equal to or greater than Target LTIP EBITDA, pro-rated through the date of termination in accordance with subsection 5.2 below,
(ii) LTIP EBITDA is equal to or greater than Target LTIP EBITDA for the Performance Period, and (iii) as of his date of termination, the Participant had been employed by one or more of the Company or a Subsidiary, for at least twelve
(12) months of the Performance Period applicable to such individual. 
 (c) Death. In the event that a Participant
dies while employed by the Company or a Subsidiary and prior to the payment date for his or her Award, his or her Target Cash Incentive Award shall be pro-rated through the date of death, in accordance with subsection 5.2 below, and, subject to
Section 6 below, his or her estate shall be entitled to receive a Cash Incentive Award, equal to his or her prorated Target Cash Incentive Award and payable in cash; provided, however, that in no event shall a payment be made with respect to a
deceased Participant hereunder unless as of his date of death, (i) LTIP EBITDA for the period from the inception of the Performance Period through the last completed full month that occurs on or preceding the Participant’s date of death is
equal to or greater than Target LTIP EBITDA, prorated through the date of death in accordance with subsection 5.2 below, (ii) LTIP EBITDA is equal to or greater than Target LTIP EBITDA for the Performance Period, and (iii) he had been
employed by one or more of the Company or a Subsidiary, for at least twelve (12) months of the Performance Period applicable to such individual 
 5.2. Pro-rations. Any pro-ration of a Cash Incentive Award, Target Cash Incentive Award, or Target LTIP EBITDA, as applicable, under this Section 5 shall be based on a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of full months during the Performance Period in which the Participant was a Participant in the LTIP, and the denominator of which is the full number of months in the Performance Period, as adjusted at subsections 2.2 and 2.4, if
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 SECTION 6 
 OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION 
 6.1. Compensation Committee and Senior Corporate
Compensation Executive. The authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the LTIP shall be vested in the Compensation Committee and the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive, as provided herein. 
 (a) Compensation Committee. Notwithstanding paragraph (b) immediately below, the Compensation Committee: 
 (i) Shall approve the Target Cash Incentive Award and the Awards for Participants who are Executives (as defined in Section 8);

 (ii) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) below, with respect to Participants who are Executives, shall have the authority
and discretion to establish the terms, conditions, restrictions, and other provisions of such Awards, and (subject to the restrictions imposed by subsection 6.4 and Section 7) to amend, cancel, or suspend Awards; provided, however (and subject
to the requirements of Code Section 162(m), if applicable) that to the extent the Compensation Committee determines that the restrictions imposed by the LTIP preclude the achievement of the material purposes of the Awards in jurisdictions
outside the United States, the Compensation Committee shall have the authority and discretion to modify those restrictions as the Compensation Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to conform to applicable requirements or practices of
jurisdictions outside of the United States; 
 (iii) May make additional changes that it deems appropriate for the effective
administration of the LTIP, subject to subsection 6.4 and provided that these changes may not increase the benefits to which Participants may become entitled under the LTIP, nor change the pre-established measures or goals that have been approved;
and 
 (iv) Shall be responsible for all other duties and responsibilities allocated to the Compensation Committee under the
terms and conditions of the LTIP. 
 (b) Senior Corporate Compensation Executive. Except as provided in paragraph
(a) immediately above, the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive: 
 (i) Shall Determine the Target Cash Incentive
Award and the Awards for Participants who are not Executives (as defined in Section 8); 
 (ii) Notwithstanding paragraph
(a) above, shall have the authority and discretion to establish the terms, conditions, restrictions, and other provisions of such Awards, and (subject to the restrictions imposed by subsection 6.4 and Section 7) to amend, cancel, or
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 (iii) Shall have the authority to control and manage the operation and administration
of the LTIP with respect to all Participants, subject to the direction of the Compensation Committee with respect to Executives, except as otherwise provided in this LTIP; 
 (iv) Shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the LTIP except as otherwise provided in this LTIP; and 
 (v) Shall be responsible for all other duties and responsibilities allocated to the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive under the
terms and conditions of the LTIP. 
 (c) The Compensation Committee and the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive, as
appropriate, shall have the authority and discretion to interpret the LTIP, to establish, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the LTIP and to make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the
administration of the LTIP. 
 (d) Any determinations by the Compensation Committee or the Senior Corporate Compensation
Executive, as applicable, regarding this LTIP are binding on the applicable Participants. 
 6.2. Source of Awards. In the case
of Awards under the LTIP that are settled in shares of Stock, such shares shall be distributed under a stock plan adopted by the Company and approved by the shareholders thereof that provides for the issuance of Stock in satisfaction of Awards
hereunder, (which in no event shall be an employee stock purchase plan.) In the event of any conflict between this document and such stock plan, the provisions of the stock plan shall govern. 
 6.3. Delegation by Compensation Committee. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a securities
exchange or similar entity, or would cause Awards designated as intended to constitute performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) to not satisfy the requirements thereunder, the Compensation Committee may allocate all or any
portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. The Compensation Committee may revoke any such allocation or
delegation at any time. 
 6.4. Negative Discretion. Notwithstanding anything in the LTIP to the contrary, prior to the
settlement of any Cash Incentive Award, the Compensation Committee (or the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive with respect to Participants who are not under the purview of the Compensation Committee) may (a) reduce the amount of such
Award, or the number of shares of Stock or amount of cash to be delivered in connection with such Award, and (b) with respect to Awards that are not designated as intended to meet the requirements of “performance based compensation”
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change the pre-established measures in goals that have been approved for such Award and increase the amount of such Award or the number of shares of stock or
amount of cash to be delivered in connection with such Award. 
 6.5. General Restrictions. Delivery of shares of Stock under
the LTIP, in satisfaction of a Cash Incentive Award, shall be subject to the following: 
 (a) Notwithstanding any other
provision of the LTIP, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver any shares of Stock or make any other distribution of benefits under the LTIP unless such delivery or distribution complies with all applicable laws (including, without
limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933), and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity. 
 (b) To the extent that the LTIP provides for issuance of Stock certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Stock, the issuance may be effected on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by
applicable law or the applicable rules of any exchange or similar entity. 
 6.6. Tax Withholding. All distributions under the
LTIP are subject to withholding of all applicable taxes. In the case of Awards under the LTIP that are settled in shares of Stock, if any, the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, may condition the
delivery of any shares or other benefits under the LTIP on satisfaction of the applicable withholding obligations. To the extent permitted by the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, such withholding
obligations may be satisfied: (a) through cash payment by the Participant; (b) through the surrender of shares of Stock which the Participant already owns (provided, however, that to the extent shares described in this paragraph
(b) are used to satisfy more than the minimum statutory withholding obligation, as described below, then, except as otherwise provided by the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, payments made
with shares of Stock in accordance with this paragraph (b) shall be limited to shares held by the Participant for not less than six months prior to the payment date (or such other period of time as the Company’s accountants may require));
or (c) through the surrender of shares of Stock to which the Participant is otherwise entitled under the LTIP, provided, however, that such shares under this paragraph (c) may be used to satisfy not more than the Company’s minimum
statutory withholding obligation (based on minimum statutory withholding rates for Federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income). 
 6.7. Settlement of Awards. The obligation to make payments and distributions with respect to Awards may be satisfied through cash payments,
the delivery of shares of Stock, or a combination thereof, as provided under subsections 3.1(b) and 4.1), subject, in the case of settlement in shares, to the terms of the stock plan under which the Stock is issued. Satisfaction of any such
obligations under an Award, which is sometimes referred to as the “settlement” of the Award, may be subject to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as
applicable, shall determine. Each Subsidiary shall be liable for payment of an Award due under the LTIP with respect to any Participant to the extent that such benefits are attributable to the services rendered for that Subsidiary by the
Participant. Any disputes relating to liability of a Subsidiary for payment of an Award shall be resolved by the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable. 
  

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 6.8. Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee,
Awards under the LTIP are not transferable except as designated by the Participant by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (including Awards originally determined by the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive). 
 6.9. Form and Time of Elections. Unless otherwise specified herein, each election required or permitted to be made by any Participant or
other person entitled to benefits under the LTIP, and any permitted modification, or revocation thereof, shall be in writing filed with the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, at such times, in such
form, and subject to such restrictions and limitations, not inconsistent with the terms of the LTIP, as the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, shall require. 
 6.10. Agreement With Company. Any Award under the LTIP shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the LTIP, as
the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, shall, in its sole discretion, prescribe. The terms and conditions of any Award to any Participant shall be reflected in such form of written (including
electronic) document as is determined by the Compensation Committee. A copy of such document shall be provided to the Participant, and the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, may, but need not,
require that the Participant sign a copy of such document. Such document is referred to as an “Award Agreement” regardless of whether any Participant signature is required. 
 6.11. Action by Company or Subsidiary. Any action required or permitted to be taken under the LTIP by the Company or any Subsidiary, if
any, of the foregoing shall be by resolution of its board of directors, or by action of one or more members of the board of directors of such company (including a committee of the board) who are duly authorized to act for such board with respect to
the applicable action, or (except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or applicable rules of any securities exchange or similar entity) by a duly authorized officer of such company. 
 6.12. Gender and Number. Where the context admits, words in any gender shall include any other gender, words in the singular shall include
the plural and the plural shall include the singular. 
 6.13. Limitation of Implied Rights. 
 (a) Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by reason of participation in the LTIP, acquire any right in or title to any assets,
funds or property of the Company or any Subsidiary whatsoever, including, without limitation, any specific funds, assets, or other property which the Company or any Subsidiary, in its sole discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a liability
under the LTIP. A Participant shall have only a contractual right to the cash or Stock, if any, payable under the LTIP, unsecured by any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, and nothing contained in the LTIP shall constitute a guarantee that the
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 (b) The LTIP does not constitute a contract of employment, and selection as a
Participant shall not give any participating employee the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor any right or claim to any benefit under the LTIP, unless such right or claim has specifically accrued under the terms
of the LTIP. Except as otherwise provided in the LTIP, no Award under the LTIP shall confer upon the holder thereof any rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the date on which the individual fulfills all conditions for receipt of such
rights. 
 6.14. Evidence. Evidence required of anyone under the LTIP may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other
information, which the person charged with acting on such evidence considers pertinent and reliable, and which has been signed, made or presented by the proper party or parties. 
 6.15. Information to be Furnished to the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee. The Company and the
Subsidiaries shall furnish the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, with such data and information as it determines may be required for it to discharge its duties. The records of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, as to an employee’s or Participant’s employment, termination of employment, leave of absence, reemployment, and compensation shall be conclusive on all persons unless determined to be incorrect. Participants and other persons
entitled to benefits under the LTIP must furnish the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, such evidence, data or information as such entity considers desirable to carry out the terms of the LTIP,
subject to any applicable privacy laws. 
 6.16. Corporate Transaction. In the event of a corporate transaction involving the
Company (including without limitation, any Stock dividend, Stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, sale of assets or subsidiaries, combination or exchange of shares), the
Compensation Committee may adjust Awards to preserve but in no event increase the benefits or potential benefits of the Awards (including Awards originally determined by the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive); provided, however, that no
such adjustment may be made to the extent such adjustment would cause Awards that are designated as intended to constitute “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) and the regulations issued thereunder, to cease to
qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m). Actions permitted under the preceding sentence by the Compensation Committee may include any adjustments that the Compensation Committee determines to be equitable
(which may include, without limitation, (a) replacement of Awards with other Awards which the Compensation Committee determines have comparable value and which are based on stock of a company resulting from the transaction, and
(b) cancellation of the Award in return for cash payment of the current value of the Award, determined as though the Award is fully vested at the time of the payment.) 
  

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 SECTION 7 
 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 
 The Board or Compensation Committee may, at any time, amend or
terminate the LTIP, or any Award, provided that no amendment or termination may, in the absence of written consent to the change by the affected Participant (or, if the Participant is not then living, the affected beneficiary), adversely affect the
rights of any Participant or beneficiary under any Award granted under the LTIP prior to the date such amendment is adopted by the Board (or the Compensation Committee, if applicable), and no amendment may be made, without the consent of the
shareholders of the Company, that would cause any Awards designated as intended to meet the requirements of “performance based compensation” under Code 162(m) and the regulations thereunder, to cease to be deductible under Code
Section 162(m). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) no amendment shall be made that would cause the LTIP not to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A or any other applicable law or rule of any applicable
securities exchange or similar entity, and (ii) the LTIP and any Award thereunder may be amended without Participant consent to the extent that the Compensation Committee determines such amendment necessary to cause the LTIP or Award to comply
with the requirements of Code Section 409A or any other applicable law or rule of any applicable securities exchange or similar entity. 
 SECTION 8 
 DEFINED TERMS 
 8.1. In addition to the other definitions contained herein, the following definitions shall apply: 
 In
addition to the other definitions contained herein, the following definitions shall apply: 
 (a) Award. The term
“Award” or “Awards” means any Cash Incentive Award(s), whether settled in cash or Stock. 
 (b)
Board. The term “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 (c) Code. The term
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. A reference to any provision of the Code shall include reference to any successor provision of the Code. 
 (d) Compensation Committee. The term “Compensation Committee” refers to the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of Sears Holdings Corporation. 
 (e) Executive. The term “Executive” refers to any employee of an
Employer who holds a position of senior vice president or higher of Sears Holdings Corporation (not of any subsidiary or affiliate) or any employee who is an executive officer under Section 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 with
respect to Sears Holdings Corporation. 
  

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 (f) Fair Market Value. The term “Fair Market Value” shall mean the
reported closing price of a share of Stock on the principal securities exchange or market on which the Stock is then listed or admitted to trading. 
 (g) Fiscal Year. The term “Fiscal Year” shall mean the twelve (12) month period beginning on February 1, 2009, and thereafter the twelve (12) month period beginning on the Saturday
closest to January 31 of each of calendar year 2010 and 2011. 
 (h) Senior Corporate Compensation Executive. The
term “Senior Corporate Compensation Executive” refers to the Senior Vice President of Human Resources (i.e., the most senior human resources officer of the Company), or if he or she has explicitly delegated his or her duties with respect
to the LTIP, as provided herein, then the Senior Corporate Compensation Executive shall refer to such authorized representative to whom the duties of administering the LTIP have been delegated. 
 (i) Subsidiary. The term “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” refers to any company during any period in which it is
a “subsidiary corporation” (as that term is defined in Section 424(f) of the Code) with respect to the Company. 
 SECTION 9

 EXPIRATION OF LTIP 
 The LTIP shall expire, subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 7, on the date on which all Cash Incentive Awards (if any) are paid in full or would have been payable in accordance with the provisions of the LTIP (or, if
earlier, on the date that the Compensation Committee determines that the LTIP EBITDA is less than Threshold LTIP EBITDA.) 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
Sears Holdings Corporation has caused this LTIP to be executed effective as of the date first stated above, by the undersigned officer of Sears Holdings Corporation on this 1st day of May, 2009. 
  

			
	SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ William R. Harker

		 	William R. Harker
	Title:	 	 SVP, HR, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary



  

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