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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.I
                             JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.
                        EXECUTIVE SURVIVOR BENEFITS PLAN

                                   ARTICLE 1.
                              PURPOSE AND DURATION

Section 1.1. Purpose. The purpose of the Johnson Controls, Inc. Executive
Survivor Benefits Plan is to permit eligible employees of Johnson Controls, Inc.
or its subsidiaries to elect to provide death benefits for their designated
beneficiaries under this Plan in lieu of the group term life insurance benefits
available under the Johnson Controls Group Life Insurance Plan.

Section 1.2. Duration. The Plan was originally effective as of January 1, 1982.
The Plan was most recently amended and restated effective October 1, 2001. The
provisions of the Plan as amended and restated apply to each individual with an
interest hereunder on or after October 1, 2001. The Plan shall remain in effect
until terminated pursuant to Article 9.

                                   ARTICLE 2.
                          DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

Section 2.1. Definitions. Wherever used in this Plan, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below and where the meaning is intended, the initial
letter of the word is capitalized:

         (a) "Beneficiary" means the individual(s), trust(s) or other
entity(ies) entitled to receive benefits hereunder as determined under Article
6.

         (b) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         (c) "Company" means Johnson Controls, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation,
and any successor thereto as provided in Article 13.

         (d) "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

         (e) "Final Annual Pay" means the Participant's annualized base salary
rate in effect as of the date of his death, prior to reduction for any
deferrals. In the event the Participant is absent from employment as a result of
a Total and Permanent Disability on the date of his death, Final Annual Pay
shall be determined as of the date immediately preceding the date of his Total
and Permanent Disability.

         (f) "Participant" means an executive of the Company or a subsidiary who
has been approved for participation in this Plan by the Committee and who has
elected coverage hereunder as provided in Article 4.

         (g) "Plan" means the arrangement described herein, as from time to time
amended and in effect.

         (h) "Retirement" means termination of employment from the Company and
its subsidiaries on or after attainment of age 55 with at least ten years of
vesting service or age 65 with

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at least five years of vesting service (vesting service to be determined within
the meaning of the Johnson Controls Pension Plan or such other plan or
methodology prescribed by the Committee).

         (i) "Total and Permanent Disability" means the Participant's inability
to perform the material duties of his occupation as a result of a
medically-determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a period of
at least 12 months, as determined by the Committee. The Participant will be
required to submit such medical evidence or to undergo a medical examination by
a doctor selected by the Committee as the Committee determines is necessary in
order to make a determination hereunder.

Section 2.2. Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context,
any masculine term used herein includes the feminine, the plural includes the
singular, and the singular the plural.

Section 2.3. Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan is held
illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect
the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as
if the said illegal or invalid provision had not been included.

                                   ARTICLE 3.
                                 ADMINISTRATION

Section 3.1. General. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. If at any
time the Committee shall not be in existence, the Board shall assume the
Committee's functions and each reference to the Committee herein shall be deemed
to include the Board.

Section 3.2. Authority. In addition to the authority specifically provided
herein, the Committee shall have full power and discretionary authority to: (a)
administer the Plan, including but not limited to the power and authority to
construe and interpret the Plan; (b) correct errors, supply omissions or
reconcile inconsistencies in the Plan's terms; (c) establish, amend or waive
rules and regulations, and appoint such agents, as it deems appropriate for the
Plan's administration; (d) determine the factors to be used to determine present
value lump sum payments; and (e) make any other determinations, including
factual determinations, and take any other action as it determines is necessary
or desirable for the Plan's administration.

Section 3.3. Decision Binding. The Committee's determinations and decisions made
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and all related orders or resolutions of
the Board shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons who have an
interest in the Plan or an award, and such determination and decisions shall not
be reviewable.

Section 3.4. Procedures of the Committee. The Committee's determinations must be
made by not less than a majority of its members present at the meeting (in
person or otherwise) at which a quorum is present, or by written majority
consent, which sets forth the action, is signed by the members of the Committee
and filed with the minutes for proceedings of the Committee. A majority of the
entire Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a director of the Company
so that the Committee members shall be entitled to indemnification, limitation
of liability and reimbursement of
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expenses with respect to their Committee services to the same extent that they
are entitled under the Company's By-laws and Wisconsin law for their services as
directors of the Company, except to the extent such indemnification is
prohibited by ERISA.

Section 3.5. Charge to Subsidiary. Each subsidiary shall be charged each year
with the amount, if any, payable under the Plan with respect to its employees
for such year.

                                   ARTICLE 4.
                     PARTICIPATION AND ELECTION OF BENEFITS

Section 4.1. Participation. The Committee shall specify which executives of the
Company and its subsidiaries are eligible for participation in the Plan. Any
executive designated for participation in the Plan may elect, in the form and
manner and subject to such rules as the Committee may prescribe, to provide the
periodic survivor income described in Article 5 hereof in lieu of continuing
group life insurance coverage under the Company's Group Life Insurance Plan. No
benefits shall be provided under this Plan to any individual who does not elect
to be covered hereunder pursuant to this Paragraph. Accidental death and
dismemberment and travel accident insurance benefits shall remain in effect for
the Participant as provided under the Company's Group Life Insurance Plan.

Section 4.2. Cessation of Participation. Participation shall end on the date the
Participant terminates employment from the Company and its subsidiaries (other
than by reason of death) except as provided in Article 5. If a Participant is
transferred to a non-executive position or other position that is not eligible
for participation in the Plan, such individual shall cease to be a Participant
hereunder on the date of such transfer. In addition, a Participant may cancel
his election to participate hereunder at any time by filing a written notice to
the Company specifying the effective date of such cancellation.

                                   ARTICLE 5.
                                SURVIVOR BENEFITS

                  In the event of the death of a Participant prior to his
termination of employment from the Company and its subsidiaries, benefits shall
be payable to his Beneficiary in the amounts indicated in the following table,
depending on the age of the Participant at the date of his death:

                                                      Percentage
                       Age                         Final Annual Pay

                 Before Age 55                                  100%
                 Age 55 or later                                 90%

                  Such benefits shall be payable annually, or at such more
frequent intervals as the Committee may determine, for a period of 10 years,
commencing with a payment due on the first day of the month next following the
Participant's death. For purposes of this Plan, the Participant shall be deemed
to continue in employment during a period of Total and Permanent Disability
prior to age 65.

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                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Participant who
Retired before 1989 dies after such Retirement, and provided no other
post-retirement death benefit has been paid by the Company, a one-time benefit
in an amount equal to 75 percent of the Participant's Final Annual Pay shall be
payable to his Beneficiary in a single lump sum as soon as practicable after the
Participant's death.

                                   ARTICLE 6.
                                  BENEFICIARIES

                  Each Participant shall designate one or more individuals,
trusts or other entities as Beneficiaries and/or contingent Beneficiaries to
receive the benefits due hereunder after his death. Such designations may be
changed from time to time, and shall be filed in writing with the Company on
such form and in such manner as the Committee may prescribe. Each beneficiary
designation form filed with the Company shall revoke the most recent form on
file, and the last form received by the Company while the Participant was alive
shall be given effect. In the event of the death of all designated primary and
contingent Beneficiaries prior to the date the first payment hereunder becomes
due, then the periodic benefits provided hereunder shall be due and payable to
the Participant's estate. In the event of the death of all designated primary
and contingent beneficiaries after the date the first payment hereunder becomes
due, the remaining payments shall be made to the estate of the last surviving
Beneficiary. If a Participant designates his spouse as a Beneficiary, such
beneficiary designation automatically shall become null and void on the date of
the Participant's divorce or legal separation from such spouse; provided the
Committee has notice of such divorce or legal separation prior to payment. If a
Participant maintains his primary residence in a state that has community or
marital property laws, then the Participant's spouse, if any, must consent to
the Participant's designation of any primary Beneficiary other than the spouse.

                  The Committee may direct that all payments to be made to a
Participant's or Beneficiary's estate shall be paid in a lump sum benefit that
equals the present value of the periodic payments due under Article 5.


                                   ARTICLE 7.
                           NON-ALIENATION OF PAYMENTS

                  Benefits payable under this Plan shall not be subject in any
manner to alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, attachment,
garnishment or encumbrance of any kind, except as provided in Article 6. Any
attempt to alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber any
such benefit payment, whether currently or thereafter payable, shall not be
recognized by the Committee or the Company. Any benefit payment due hereunder
shall not in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts or liabilities of
any Beneficiary prior to the date such benefits become payable as provided in
Article 5.

                                   ARTICLE 8.
                             RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS

Section 8.1. No Funding. No Participant or Beneficiary shall have any interest
in any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Company (or any
subsidiary) by reason of any benefits pay-

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able under the Plan. It is intended that the Company has merely a contractual
obligation to make payments when due hereunder and it is not intended that the
Company (or any subsidiary) hold any funds in reserve or trust to secure
payments hereunder.

Section 8.2. No Implied Rights; Employment. Nothing contained in this Plan shall
be construed to:

         (a) Limit in any way the right of the Company or subsidiary to
terminate a Participant's or other employee's employment at any time; or

         (b) Be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied,
that a Participant or other employee will be retained in any particular position
or at any particular rate of remuneration or guaranteeing such person any right
to receive any other form or amount of remuneration from the Company.

                                   ARTICLE 9.
                            AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

                  The Board may amend, modify or terminate this Plan at any
time, provided that no such amendment or modification shall adversely affect a
Beneficiary's right to benefits arising out of the death of a Participant which
occurs prior to such amendment or termination, or out of the death of a
Participant whose Total and Permanent Disability occurred prior to such
amendment or termination, unless the Company shall have substituted therefor an
equivalent amount of survivor benefits protection under some other plan, program
or individual agreement with the Participant or his Beneficiary. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Board may amend the provisions of Article 10 prior to the
date of a Change of Control without obtaining the consent of any individual with
an interest hereunder.

                                   ARTICLE 10.
                                CHANGE OF CONTROL

Section 10.1. Acceleration of Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Plan, within 30 days after a Change of Control (as defined below), each
Beneficiary who is then receiving benefits as a result of the death of a
Participant prior to the effective date of the Change of Control shall be paid a
lump sum payment in cash equal to the present value of all remaining payments
then due, and thereafter no further benefits shall be paid to such Beneficiary.

Section 10.2. Definition of Change of Control. A "Change of Control" means any
of the following events:

         (a) The acquisition, 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
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act)
of 20% or more of either:

                  (1) The then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company
                  (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or


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                      EXECUTIVE SURVIVOR BENEFITS PLAN


                  (2) The combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
                  securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the
                  election of directors (the "Company Voting Securities");

                  provided, however, that any acquisition by (x) the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (y) any
corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 60% of,
respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation
and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such
corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior
to such acquisition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership,
immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock
and Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, shall not constitute a Change
in Control of the Company; or

         (b) Individuals who, as of May 24, 1989, constitute the Board (the
"Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board, provided that any individual becoming a director subsequent to May 24,
1989, whose election or nomination for election by the Company's shareholders
was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising
the Incumbent Board, shall be considered as though such individual were a member
of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual
whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened
election contest relating to the election of the Directors of the Company (as
such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the
Exchange Act); or

         (c) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a
"Business Combination"), in each case, with respect to which all or
substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the respective
beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination do not, following such
Business Combination, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60%
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, as the case may be, of the corporation
resulting from such Business Combination in substantially the same proportion as
their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities, as the case may
be; or

         (d) A complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company other
than to a corporation with respect to which, following such sale or disposition,
more than 60% 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 is then owned beneficially, directly
or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who
were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common
Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or
disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership

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of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities, as the
case may be, immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

                                   ARTICLE 11.
                                 TAX WITHHOLDING

                  The Company shall have the right to deduct from all cash
payments made hereunder (or from any other payments due a Participant) any
foreign, federal, state, or local taxes required by law to be withheld with
respect to such cash payments.

                                   ARTICLE 12.
                                     OFFSET

                  The Company shall have the right to offset from the benefits
payable hereunder any amount that the Participant owes to the Company or any
subsidiary without the consent of the Participant or the Participant's
Beneficiary.

                                   ARTICLE 13.
                                   SUCCESSORS

                  All obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding
on any successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the
result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of
all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. This Plan
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Participants,
Beneficiaries and their heirs, executors, administrators and legal
representatives.

                                  ARTICLE 14.
                               DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 14.1. Governing Law. This Plan and the rights and obligations hereunder
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the
State of Wisconsin (excluding any choice of law rules that may direct the
application of the laws of another jurisdiction), except to the extent preempted
by ERISA.

Section 14.2. Claims Procedures.

         (a) Initial Claim. If a Participant or Beneficiary (the "claimant")
believes that he is entitled to a right or benefit under the Plan that is not
provided, the claimant or his legal representative shall file a written claim
for such benefit with the Committee. The Committee shall review the claim within
90 days following the date of receipt of the claim; provided that the Committee
may determine that an additional 90-day extension is necessary due to
circumstances beyond the Committee's control, in which event the Committee shall
notify the claimant prior to the end of the initial period that an extension is
needed, the reason therefor and the date by which the Committee expects to
render a decision. If the claimant's claim is denied in whole or part, the
Committee shall provide written notice to the claimant of such denial. The
written notice shall include the specific reason(s) for the denial; reference to
specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based; a description of any
additional material or information necessary for

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the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of which such material or
information is necessary; and a description of the Plan's review procedures (as
set forth in subsection (b)) and the time limits applicable to such procedures,
including a statement of the claimant's right to bring a civil action under
section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse determination upon review. If the
claimant does not receive a written decision within the time period(s) described
above, the claim shall be deemed denied on the last day of such period(s).

         (b) Request for Appeal. The claimant has the right to appeal the
Committee's decision by filing a written appeal to the Committee within 60 days
after claimant's receipt of the decision or deemed denial. The claimant will
have the opportunity, upon request and free of charge, to have reasonable access
to and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the
claimant's appeal. The claimant may submit written comments, documents, records
and other information relating to his claim with the appeal. The Committee will
review all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the
claimant relating to the claim, regardless of whether such information was
submitted or considered in the initial claim determination. The Committee shall
make a determination on the appeal within 60 days after receiving the claimant's
written appeal; provided that the Committee may determine that an additional
60-day extension is necessary due to circumstances beyond the Committee's
control, in which event the Committee shall notify the claimant prior to the end
of the initial period that an extension is needed, the reason therefor and the
date by which the Committee expects to render a decision. If the claimant's
appeal is denied in whole or part, the Committee shall provide written notice to
the claimant of such denial. The written notice shall include the specific
reason(s) for the denial; reference to specific Plan provisions upon which the
denial is based; a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon
request and free of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents,
records, and other information relevant to the claimant's claim; and a statement
of the claimant's right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA.
If the claimant does not receive a written decision within the time period(s)
described above, the appeal shall be deemed denied on the last day of such
period(s).

         (c) ERISA Fiduciary. For purposes of ERISA, the Committee shall be
considered the named fiduciary under the Plan and the plan administrator.

Section 14.3. Limitation on Actions. Any action or other legal proceeding under
ERISA with respect to the Plan may be brought only after the claims and appeals
procedures of Section 14.2 are exhausted and only within the period ending on
the earlier of (i) one year after the date the claimant receives notice of a
denial or deemed denial upon appeal under Section 14.2(b), or (ii) the
expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period under applicable
federal law. Any action or other legal proceeding not adjudicated under ERISA
must be arbitrated in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.4.

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Section 14.4.     Arbitration.

         (a) Application. Notwithstanding any employee agreement in effect
between a Participant and the Company or any subsidiary employer, if a
Participant or Beneficiary brings a claim that relates to benefits under this
Plan and that is not covered by ERISA, regardless of the basis of the claim,
such claim shall be settled by final binding arbitration in accordance with the
rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and judgment upon the
award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.

         (b) Initiation of Action. Arbitration must be initiated by serving or
mailing a written notice of the complaint to the other party. Normally, such
written notice should be provided to the other party within one year (365 days)
after the day the complaining party first knew or should have known of the
events giving rise to the complaint. However, this time frame may be extended if
the applicable statute of limitation provides for a longer period of time. If
the complaint is not properly submitted within the appropriate time frame, all
rights and claims that the complaining party has or may have against the other
party shall be waived and void. Any notice sent to the Company shall be
delivered to:

                  Office of General Counsel
                  Johnson Controls, Inc.
                  5757 North Green Bay Avenue
                  P.O. Box 591
                  Milwaukee, WI  53201-0591

                  The notice must identify and describe the nature of all
complaints asserted and the facts upon which such complaints are based. Notice
will be deemed given according to the date of any postmark or the date of time
of any personal delivery.

         (c) Compliance with Personnel Policies. Before proceeding to
arbitration on a complaint, the Participant or Beneficiary must initiate and
participate in any complaint resolution procedure identified in the Company's or
subsidiary's personnel policies. If the claimant has not initiated the complaint
resolution procedure before initiating arbitration on a complaint, the
initiation of the arbitration shall be deemed to begin the complaint resolution
procedure. No arbitration hearing shall be held on a complaint until any
applicable Company or subsidiary complaint resolution procedure has been
completed.

         (d) Rules of Arbitration. All arbitration will be conducted by a single
arbitrator according to the Employment Dispute Arbitration Rules of the AAA. The
arbitrator will have authority to award any remedy or relief that a court of
competent jurisdiction could order or grant including, without limitation,
specific performance of any obligation created under policy, the awarding of
punitive damages, the issuance of any injunction, costs and attorney's fees to
the extent permitted by law, or the imposition of sanctions for abuse of the
arbitration process. The arbitrator's award must be rendered in a writing that
sets forth the essential findings and conclusions on which the arbitrator's
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         (e) Representation and Costs. Each party may be represented in the
arbitration by an attorney or other representative selected by the party. The
Company or subsidiary shall be responsible for its own costs, the AAA filing fee
and all other fees, costs and expenses of the arbitrator and AAA for
administering the arbitration. The claimant shall be responsible for his
attorney's or representative's fees, if any. However, if any party prevails on a
statutory claim which allows the prevailing party costs and/or attorneys' fees,
the arbitrator may award costs and reasonable attorneys' fees as provided by
such statute.

         (f) Discovery; Location; Rules of Evidence. Discovery will be allowed
to the same extent afforded under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Arbitration will be held at a location selected by the Company. AAA rules
notwithstanding, the admissibility of evidence offered at the arbitration shall
be determined by the arbitrator who shall be the judge of its materiality and
relevance. Legal rules of evidence will not be controlling, and the standard for
admissibility of evidence will generally be whether it is the type of
information that responsible people rely upon in making important decisions.

         (g) Confidentiality. The existence, content or results of any
arbitration may not be disclosed by a party or arbitrator without the prior
written consent of both parties. Witnesses who are not a party to the
arbitration shall be excluded from the hearing except to testify.