EX-10.7.(xvii)



 Exhibit 10.7 (xvii) 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
 2013 STOCK UNIT AWARD 
 UNDER THE 

NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION 2012 STOCK PLAN 
 Your Stock Unit Award is subject to the provisions of the Northern Trust Corporation 2012 Stock Plan (the “Plan”), the Stock Unit Award notice (the “Award Notice”), and this Terms and
Conditions document (“Terms and Conditions”). The Award Notice and these Terms and Condition constitute the “Stock Unit Agreement” as defined in the Plan. If there is any conflict between the information in the Stock Unit
Agreement and the Plan, the Plan will govern. Capitalized terms not defined in the Stock Unit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. 
  

	1.	Grant. The Corporation hereby grants to the Participant an Award of Stock Units, as set forth in the Award Notice, subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan and the Stock Unit Agreement. A Stock Unit is the right, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Stock Unit Agreement, to receive a distribution of a share of Common Stock pursuant to Paragraph 8 of these Terms and
Conditions. 

  

	2.	Stock Unit Account. The Corporation shall maintain an account (“Stock Unit Account”) on its books in the name of the Participant which shall
reflect the number of Stock Units awarded to the Participant that the Participant is eligible to receive in distribution pursuant to Paragraph 8 of these Terms and Conditions. 


 

	3.	Dividend Equivalents. Upon the payment of any dividend on Common Stock occurring during the period preceding the distribution of the Participant’s
Stock Unit Award pursuant to Paragraph 8 of these Terms and Conditions, the Corporation shall promptly (and in any event no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the dividend is declared) pay to the
Participant an amount in cash equal in value to the dividends that the Participant would have received had the Participant been the actual owner of the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Stock Units in the Participant’s Stock
Unit Account on that date (“Dividend Equivalents”). 

  

	4.	Forfeiture. The Stock Units granted to the Participant pursuant to the Stock Unit Agreement shall be forfeited and revert to the Corporation (a) in
accordance with Paragraph 9, if the Participant engages in conduct or activity described in Paragraph 9 of these Terms and Conditions, or (b) except as described in Paragraphs 5, 6, and 7 and of these Terms and Conditions, if the
Participant’s employment with the Corporation and all of its Subsidiaries terminates prior to the expiration of the Vesting Period described in Paragraph 5. 


 

	5.	 Vesting. Subject to all of the provisions of the Stock Unit Agreement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Paragraphs 4, 6,
7 and 9 of these Terms and Conditions, the Participant shall become vested in the Stock Units upon the vesting dates specified, and 



  

			
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in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth, in the Award Notice. If the Participant’s employment with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries terminates for any reason prior to the end
of the period ending on the latest vesting date set forth in the Award Notice (“Vesting Period”), the Stock Units in the Participant’s Stock Unit Account that have not yet vested and do not become vested under Paragraph 6 or Paragraph
7, shall be forfeited and revert to the Corporation on such termination date, and the Corporation shall have no further obligation after such date to pay Dividend Equivalents pursuant to Paragraph 3 of these Terms and Conditions with respect to such
forfeited Stock Units. The Corporation shall have no further obligation to the Participant under these Terms and Conditions following the Participant’s forfeiture of Stock Units. 


 

	6.	Prorated Vesting. 

  

	 	(a)	The Participant shall cease to participate in the Plan under these Terms and Conditions as of the date of the Participant’s termination of employment with the
Corporation and all of its Subsidiaries, subject to the following: 

  

	 	(b)	If the Participant’s termination of employment is on account of death, Retirement or Disability and occurs prior to the end of the Vesting Period, or, if prior to
the end of the Vesting Period, the Participant’s employment with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries is terminated under circumstances that entitle the Participant to severance benefits under the Northern Trust Corporation Severance Plan (the
“Severance Plan”) and the Participant has timely executed and not revoked a settlement agreement, waiver and release under the Severance Plan (a “Release”) then, on such date of death, Retirement, Disability or termination of
employment (“distribution event”), the Participant shall have credited and become vested in a pro-rated number of unvested Stock Units, determined by multiplying the number of the Participant’s Stock Units that were unvested
immediately prior to the date of the Participant’s death, Retirement, Disability or termination of employment and that would have become vested and distributable to the Participant if the Participant had participated in the Plan for the full
Vesting Period, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full calendar months of the Participant’s actual participation in the Plan under these Terms and Conditions during the Vesting Period, and the denominator of which is the
number of full calendar months in the Vesting Period, in all cases as determined by the Committee or the Executive Vice President of Human Resources. For purposes of calculating the number of full calendar months in the denominator described in the
preceding sentence, the Vesting Period shall, consistent with Paragraph 5, refer to the period commencing on the date of grant and ending on the latest vesting date set forth in the Award Notice, without regard to any interim vesting dates, and
without regard to whether the date of the distribution event falls on an interim vesting date. 

  

	 	(c)	 If, (i) prior to the end of the Vesting Period, the Participant incurs a Government Service Termination, and (A) the Participant also meets
the conditions for Retirement at the time of such termination of employment, or (B) the Participant’s termination of employment occurs in circumstances described in Paragraph 6(b) that entitle the Participant to severance benefits and the
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all conditions for such benefits; (ii) the Participant provides the Committee with satisfactory evidence that as a result of Participant’s Government Employment, the divestiture of the
Participant’s continued interest in any Stock Units is (A) necessary for the Participant as a Federal officer or employee in the executive branch to comply with an ethics agreement with the Federal government, or (B) reasonably
necessary for the Participant to avoid the violation of U.S. federal, state or local or non-U.S. ethics law or conflicts of interest law applicable to the Participant in the Participant’s Government Employment; (iii) the Participant
executes and returns, no later than the date of his or her Government Service Termination, an agreement satisfactory to the Committee acknowledging the Corporation’s right to recover (and the Participant’s obligation to repay) under
Paragraph 9 of the Terms and Conditions; then, upon the Participant’s Government Service Termination date, the Participant shall have credited and become vested in a pro-rated number of unvested Stock Units determined by multiplying the number
of the Participant’s Stock Units that were unvested immediately prior to the Participant’s Government Service Termination date and that would have become vested and distributable to the Participant if the Participant had participated in
the Plan for the full Vesting Period, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full calendar months of the Participant’s actual participation in the Plan under these Terms and Conditions during the Vesting Period, and the
denominator of which is the number of full calendar months in the Vesting Period, in all cases as determined by the Committee or the Executive Vice President of Human Resources. For purposes of calculating the number of full calendar months in the
denominator described in the preceding sentence, the Vesting Period shall, consistent with Paragraph 5, refer to the period commencing on the date of grant and ending on the latest vesting date set forth in the Award Notice, without regard to any
interim vesting dates, and without regard to whether the Participant’s Government Service Termination Date falls on an interim vesting date. 

  

	 	(d)	 In the case of a Participant whose employment with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries terminates prior to the end of the Vesting Period in
circumstances described in Paragraph 6(c)(i)(A), or (B), then, if (i) the Participant prior to the expiration of the Vesting Period, accepts Government Employment; (ii) the Participant provides the Committee with satisfactory evidence that
as a result of Participant’s Government Employment, the divestiture of the Participant’s continued interest in any Stock Unit is (A) necessary for the Participant as a Federal officer or employee in the executive branch to comply with
an ethics agreement with the Federal government, or (B) reasonably necessary for the Participant to avoid the violation of U.S. federal, state or local or non-U.S. ethics law or conflicts of interest law applicable to the Participant in the
Participant’s Government Employment; and (iii) the Participant executes and returns no later than the date of commencement of his Government Employment, an agreement satisfactory to the Committee acknowledging the Corporation’s right
to recover (and the Participant’s obligation to repay) under Paragraph 9 of the Terms and Conditions, any gain realized in connection with the Stock Units paid to the Participant in the event that the Participant is determined to have engaged
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conduct or activity described in Paragraph 9; then, upon the commencement of the Participant’s Government Employment, the Participant shall have credited and become vested in a pro-rated
number of unvested Stock Units as determined by multiplying the number of the Participant’s Stock Units that were unvested immediately prior to the Participant’s termination of employment and that would have become vested and distributable
to the Participant if the Participant had participated in the Plan for the full Vesting Period, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full calendar months of the Participant’s actual participation in the Plan under these Terms
and Conditions during the Vesting Period, and the denominator of which is the number of full calendar months in the Vesting Period, in all cases as determined by the Committee or the Executive Vice President of Human Resources. For purposes of
calculating the number of full calendar months in the denominator described in the preceding sentence, the Vesting Period shall, consistent with Paragraph 5, refer to the period commencing on the date of grant and ending on the latest vesting date
set forth in the Award Notice, without regard to any interim vesting dates, and without regard to whether the Participant’s date of termination of employment with the Corporation and its subsidiaries or date of commencement of Government
Employment falls on an interim vesting date. 

  

	 	(e)	For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, “Retirement” means retirement occurring by reason of the Participant having qualified for a Normal, Early, or
Postponed Retirement under The Northern Trust Company Pension Plan. 

 For purposes of these Terms and Conditions,
“Disability” means a disability that continues for a period of six (6) months in accordance with The Northern Trust Company’s Managed Disability Program. For purposes of determining the date, if any, on which a Participant
becomes vested under Paragraph 6(b) on account of Disability, the date of Disability shall be the last day of the six-month period described in the preceding sentence. 
 For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, “Government Service Termination” means the Participant’s termination of employment with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries due to or in
connection with the Participant’s immediate commencement of Government Employment. 
 For purposes of these Terms and
Conditions, “Government Employment” refers to employment at any U.S. Federal, state or local government, any non-U.S. government, any supranational or international organization, any self-regulatory organization, or any agency or
instrumentality of any such government or organization, or any other employer determined to be a Government Employer by the Committee. 
  

	 	(f)	The provisions of Paragraphs 6(c)(ii) and 6(d)(ii) shall be construed in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(iii). 


 

	7.	Vesting Upon a Change in Control. 


  
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	 	(a)	In the event of a Change in Control, the Participant’s unvested Stock Units shall be converted to units with respect to equity of the acquirer (“Acquirer
Units”) with a fair market value equal to the fair market value of the Corporation’s common stock subject to such Stock Units on the date of the Change in Control, and shall continue to vest and be payable, or shall be forfeited, in
accordance with the provisions of the Terms and Conditions that would apply in the absence of a Change in Control, provided, however, that if the Participant incurs a Qualifying Termination the Participant shall be credited and become vested in 100
percent of the Participant’s unvested Acquirer Units upon the date of such Qualifying Termination, which shall be distributed in accordance with Paragraph 8(e). 


 

	 	(b)	Notwithstanding the foregoing, if for any reason the acquirer does not agree to the provisions of Paragraph 7(a), then if the Participant is employed on the date of the
Change in Control, the Participant shall have credited and become vested in, upon the date of the Change in Control, 100 percent of the Participant’s unvested Stock Units. 


 

	8.	Distribution.  

  

	 	(a)	 In the case of Stock Units that become vested upon a vesting date within the Vesting Period pursuant to Paragraph 5, such Stock Units shall be
distributed on such vesting date, provided that such Stock Units shall be treated as distributed on such vesting date if they are distributed no later than the last day of the calendar year in which such vesting date occurs, or, if later, by the
15th day of the third calendar month after such vesting
date occurs, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(d), including without limitation the requirement that the employee shall in no event have the right directly or indirectly to designate the
taxable year of payment. 


  

	 	(b)	In the case of Stock Units that become vested prior to the expiration of the Vesting Period upon an individual’s Retirement, Disability or termination of
employment in the circumstances described in Paragraph 6(b) (“distribution event”), with the number of unvested Stock Units that become vested on such distribution event determined in accordance with Paragraph 6 of these Terms and
Conditions, distribution shall be made, as soon as practicable, but no later than 60 days, after such distribution event, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of, Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(b), including without limitation
the requirement that the employee shall in no event have the right directly or indirectly to designate the taxable year of payment. 

  

	 	(c)	In the case of Stock Units that become vested in circumstances described in Paragraph 6(c) or 6(d), distribution shall be made on the date such amounts become vested
under Paragraph 6(c) or 6(d), as applicable, provided that all of the requirements of Paragraph 6(c) or 6(d) are satisfied, including, without limitation Paragraph 6(c)(ii) and 6(d)(ii). 


 

	 	(d)	 In the case of Stock Units that become vested prior to the expiration of the Vesting Period upon a Participant’s death pursuant to Paragraph 6(b),
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number of unvested Stock Units that become vested on death determined in accordance with Paragraph 6 of these Terms and Conditions, distribution shall be made to the Participant’s
beneficiary as soon as practicable, but no later than 90 days, after the Participant’s death, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(b), including without limitation the requirement that
the beneficiary shall in no event have the right directly or indirectly to designate the taxable year of payment. Such distribution shall be made to such beneficiary and in such proportions as the Participant may designate in writing, and in the
absence of a designation, the Participant’s beneficiary shall be one of the following persons determined in the order provided below: 

  

	 	•	 	 The Participant’s spouse; if none, then, 


  

	 	•	 	 The Participant’s children (in equal amounts); if none, then, 



 

	 	•	 	 The Participant’s parents (in equal amounts); if none, then, 



 

	 	•	 	 The Participant’s brothers and sisters (in equal amounts); if none, then, 



 

	 	•	 	 The Participant’s estate. 


 In the event of the Participant’s death after the expiration of the Vesting Period but prior to full distribution of the Stock Units pursuant to these Terms and Conditions, the Participant’s
Stock Units shall be distributed, within the period described in clause (a) above, to the Participant’s beneficiary determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause (d) of Paragraph 8. 

 

	 	(e)	In the case of Acquirer Units that become vested upon a Qualifying Termination under Paragraph 7(a), distribution shall be made, as soon as practicable, but no later
than 60 days, after such Qualifying Termination, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of, Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(b), including without limitation the requirement that the employee shall in no event have the right
directly or indirectly to designate the taxable year of payment. 

  

	 	(f)	In the event of a Change in Control, if the acquirer does not agree to the provisions of Paragraph 7(a), this Stock Unit Award shall be terminated upon such Change in
Control and the Participant shall be entitled to a distribution of all Stock Units which become vested pursuant to Paragraph 7(b) and such distribution shall be made consistent with Treas. Reg. 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B), subject to satisfaction of the
conditions thereof. 

  

	 	(g)	Stock Units shall be distributed only in shares of Common Stock so that, pursuant to Paragraph 1 of these Terms and Conditions and this Paragraph 8, a Participant shall
be entitled to receive one share of Common Stock for each Stock Unit in the Participant’s Stock Unit Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control, Acquirer Units described in Paragraph 7(a) (or Stock Units vested
prior to the Change in Control under Paragraph 6(b) that have not yet been distributed as of the Change in Control) shall be settled in equity of the acquirer, and Stock Units that become vested in accordance with Paragraph 7(b) may be settled in
cash. 


  
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	 	(h)	Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Stock Unit Award, including without limitation this Paragraph 8, shall be subject to the
provisions of the Plan, including without limitation Sections 14(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Plan. Pursuant to and not by way of limitation of the preceding sentence, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, “termination
of employment” as used herein shall mean “Separation from Service” as defined in the Plan, a Participant shall in no event be eligible for a distribution on account of Retirement, Disability or termination of employment unless the
Participant incurs a “Separation from Service”, as defined in the Plan, and any distribution described herein shall be delayed as necessary to meet the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Plan. 


 

	9.	Forfeitures and Recoupments. 

  

	 	(a)	Engaging in Restricted Activity Without Written Consent of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions, if the
Participant, without the written consent of the Corporation: 

  

	 	(i)	at any time after the date of these Terms and Conditions, has divulged, directly or indirectly, or used, for the Participant’s own or another’s benefit, any
Confidential Information; or 

  

	 	(ii)	at any time after the date of these Terms and Conditions and through a period of twelve (12) months after the Participant ceases to be employed by the Corporation
and its Subsidiaries for any reason, has Solicited, or assisted in the Solicitation of, any Client or Prospective Client (provided, however, that this clause (ii) shall not apply to the Participant’s Solicitation of any Client or
Prospective Client with whom he or she had a business relationship prior to the start of his or her employment with the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, provided no Confidential Information, directly or indirectly, is used in such Solicitation); or


  

	 	(iii)	at any time after the date of these Terms and Conditions and through a period of twelve (12) months after the Participant ceases to be employed by the Corporation
and its Subsidiaries for any reason, has solicited, encouraged, advised, induced or caused any employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to terminate his or her employment with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or provided any
assistance, encouragement, information, or suggestion to any person or entity regarding the solicitation or hiring of any employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; 


then the Participant’s then outstanding Stock Units (whether vested or unvested) shall be forfeited to the Corporation by notice from
the Committee in writing to the Participant within a reasonable period of time after the Committee acquires knowledge of the Participant’s violation of this Paragraph 9(a). In the event that a Participant’s Stock Units are forfeited
pursuant to the preceding sentence or the provisions of Paragraph 9(b), below, the Corporation shall not distribute the Stock 

  
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Units to the Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary) pursuant to Paragraph 8, or pay any Dividend Equivalents pursuant to Paragraph 3 with respect to such Stock Units. 

In addition, in the event of any action by the Participant to which clause (i), (ii) or (iii), above, applies, the Corporation shall,
to the extent the Committee determines it practicable and in the best interests of the Corporation, and as permitted by applicable law, rescind any payment or delivery to the Participant with respect to any Stock Units occurring within twelve
(12) months prior to, or at any time following, the date of the Participant’s termination of employment for any reason (including but not limited to termination of employment due to Retirement or Disability), and recoup any “gain
realized” in connection with such Stock Units as described in Paragraph 9(c) below. 
  

	 	(b)	Misconduct and Restatement of Financials. Consistent with the Corporation’s strategies to discourage excessively risky behavior, and notwithstanding any
other provision in these Terms and Conditions, in the event that: 

  

	 	(i)	the Corporation is required to restate its financial statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K or re-file quarterly
financial data with the U.S. Federal Reserve due to any reason other than changes in accounting policy or applicable law (a “Restatement”), and the Committee determines that such Restatement resulted, in whole or in material part, from the
Participant (A) intentionally engaging in conduct that resulted in a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting and was inconsistent with the standards of conduct of the business judgment rule, as defined below, or
(B) personally and knowingly engaging in practices that materially contributed to circumstances that resulted in a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting and that were inconsistent with the standards of conduct of the
business judgment rule; or 

  

	 	(ii)	the Committee determines that the Participant has engaged in conduct that is grounds for termination for Cause and is inconsistent with the standards of conduct of the
business judgment rule (“Misconduct”); or 

  

	 	(iii)	a “Significant Risk Outcome” occurs that the Committee determines is the direct and proximate result of the Participant’s conduct that (A) violated
the Northern Trust Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, including any willful or reckless disregard of risk management policies, programs and procedures, and (B) was inconsistent with the standards of conduct of the business judgment rule,


 then the Committee shall review (x) in the case of a Restatement, all then outstanding Stock Units (whether
vested or unvested) of the Participant, and all Stock Units with respect to which there has been payment or delivery to the Participant within the 36-month period immediately preceding the date of the Restatement, (y) in the case of
Misconduct, all then outstanding Stock Units (whether vested or unvested) of the Participant, and all Stock Units with respect to which there has been payment or delivery during the period after the date of the


  
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Misconduct, and (z) in the case of a Significant Risk Outcome, then outstanding Stock Units (whether vested or unvested) and Stock Units with respect to which there has been payment or
delivery to the Participant, each of which were granted to the Participant in respect of performance in the year or years in which the Participant’s conduct described in clause (iii) occurred. 

In the event of a Restatement described in clause (i), the Committee shall declare the Participant’s then outstanding, vested Stock
Units that would not have become vested based on accurate financial data or restated results to be forfeited to the Corporation by notice in writing to the Participant within a reasonable period of time after the date of the Restatement, and the
Corporation shall, to the extent the Committee determines it practicable and in the best interests of the Corporation, and as permitted by applicable law, rescind any payment or delivery with respect to any Stock Units occurring within 36 months
prior to the date of the Restatement that would not have become vested or been paid based on accurate financial data or restated results, and recoup any gain realized in connection with such Stock Units as described in Paragraph 9(c), below. In the
event of Misconduct described in clause (ii) (other than any actions or events included in Paragraph 9(a) or clause (i) or (iii) of this Paragraph 9(b)), the Committee shall declare the Participant’s then outstanding Stock Units
(whether vested or unvested) to be forfeited to the Corporation by notice in writing to the Participant within a reasonable period of time after the date of the discovery of the Misconduct, and the Corporation shall, to the extent the Committee
determines it practicable and in the best interests of the Corporation and as permitted by applicable law, rescind any payment or delivery with respect to any Stock Units occurring after the date such Misconduct occurred and recoup any gain realized
in connection with such Stock Units as described in Paragraph 9(c), below. In the event of a Significant Risk Outcome described in clause (iii), the Committee shall declare the Participant’s then outstanding Stock Units, (whether vested or
unvested) that were granted to the Participant in respect of performance in the year or years in which the Participant’s conduct described in clause (iii) occurred to be forfeited to the Corporation by notice in writing to the Participant
within a reasonable period of time after the Committee’s determination, and the Corporation shall to the extent the Committee determines it practicable and in the best interests of the Corporation, and as permitted by applicable law, rescind
any payment or delivery with respect to any Stock Units granted to the Participant in respect of performance in the year or years in which the Participant’s conduct occurred and recoup any gain realized in connection with such Stock Units as
described in Paragraph 9(c), below. 
 “Significant Risk Outcome” refers to (i) a financial loss stemming from
risk related credit, operational, fiduciary or market events with an impact exceeding $5 million; or (ii) conduct resulting in a fine in excess of $1 million, official censure, or criminal conviction of the Participant or the Corporation.

 A Participant’s actions satisfy the “business judgment rule” if such actions were taken in good faith, in a
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applying the preceding sentence, the Committee shall use as a guide the standards of conduct of the business judgment rule as construed by the Delaware courts in applying the Delaware Corporation
Act. 
  

	 	(c)	Rescission and Recoupment. Upon the rescission, pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 9(a) or 9(b), of any payment or delivery with respect to any Stock Units,
the Corporation shall be entitled to recoup any “gains realized” in connection with such Stock Units, in such manner and on such terms and conditions as the Committee shall require. “Gains realized” shall include (i) the
amount of any cash (including Dividend Equivalents) distributed to the Participant with respect to, (ii) any cash or shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock (or proceeds attributable to the sale thereof ) paid or delivered in settlement
of, and (iii) any other amounts determined by the Committee to have been realized in connection with, such rescinded Stock Units. If the Participant fails to repay any such amounts to the Corporation within 60 days after receipt of written
demand, the Corporation shall be entitled, subject to applicable law and the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, to deduct from any amounts the Corporation owes the Participant from time to time the amount of all gains realized,
or to sue for repayment of such amounts, or to pursue both remedies. 

  

	10.	Delivery of Shares. The Corporation may delay the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock if the Corporation reasonably anticipates that such
issuance or delivery will violate federal securities laws or other applicable law, provided that the issuance or delivery is made at the earliest date at which the Corporation reasonably anticipates that such issuance or delivery will not cause such
violation. 

  

	11.	Adjustment. The Stock Units provided herein are subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 of the Plan.


  

	12.	No Right to Employment. Nothing in the Plan or the Stock Unit Agreement shall be construed as creating any right in the Participant to continued
employment or as altering or amending the existing terms and conditions of employment of the Participant except as otherwise specifically provided in the Stock Unit Agreement. 


 

	13.	Nontransferability. No interest hereunder of the Participant is transferable except as provided in the Stock Unit Agreement. 


 

	14.	Withholding/Delivery of Shares. All distributions hereunder are subject to withholding by the Corporation for all applicable federal, state or local
taxes. With respect to distributions in shares of Common Stock, subject to such rules and limitations as may be established by the Committee from time to time, such withholding obligations shall be satisfied through the withholding of shares of
Common Stock to which the Participant is otherwise entitled under the Stock Unit Award, provided, however, that such shares may be used to satisfy not more than the Corporation’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 taxable income). 


  
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	15.	Administration. The Plan is administered by the Committee. The rights of the Participant hereunder are expressly subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan (including continued shareholder approval of the Plan), together with such guidelines as have been or may be adopted from time to time by the Committee. The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.


  

	16.	No Rights as Shareholder. Except as provided herein, the Participant will have no rights as a shareholder with respect to the Stock Units.


  

	17.	Interpretation and Applicable Law. Any interpretation by the Committee of the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Stock Unit Agreement or any guidelines
shall be final. All questions pertaining to the validity, construction and administration of the Plan or the Stock Unit Agreement, and all claims or causes of action arising under, relating to, or in connection with, the Plan or the Stock Unit
Agreement shall be determined in conformity with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of law provisions of any state. 

  

	18.	Sole Agreement. The Stock Unit Agreement, together with the Plan, is the entire Agreement between the parties hereto, all prior oral and written
representations being merged herein. No amendment or modification of the terms of the Stock Unit Agreement shall be binding on either party unless reduced to writing and signed by the party to be bound. The Stock Unit Agreement shall be binding
upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors. Notwithstanding anything in the Stock Unit Agreement to the contrary, including without limitation the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph
18, in the event that the Committee determines that the Stock Unit Award, or the performance by the Corporation of any of its obligations under the Stock Unit Agreement, would violate any applicable law, the Stock Units shall be forfeited to the
Corporation and cancelled, and the Corporation shall have no obligation to distribute the Stock Units to the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary or to pay any Dividend Equivalents. 


 

	19.	Definitions. As provided above, capitalized terms not defined in the Stock Unit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. For
purposes of the Stock Unit Agreement: 

  

	 	(a)	“Cause” means (i) a Participant’s conviction of or no contest plea with respect to bribery, extortion, embezzlement, fraud, grand larceny, or any
felony involving abuse or misuse of the Participant’s position to seek or obtain an illegal or personal gain at the expense of the Corporation, or similar crime, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes or attempt to commit any such crimes; or
(ii) misconduct that causes material harm to the Corporation. 

  

	 	(b)	“Client” means any person or entity with which the Corporation, or any of its Subsidiaries, did business and with which the Participant had contact, or about
which the Participant had access to Confidential Information, during the last twelve (12) months of his or her employment. 


  
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	 	(c)	“Competitive Service or Product” means any service or product: (i) that is substantially similar to or competitive with any service or product that the
Participant created or provided, or of which the Participant assisted in the creation or provision, during his or her employment by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; or (ii) about which the Participant had access to Confidential
Information during his or her employment by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries. 

  

	 	(d)	“Confidential Information” means any trade secrets or other significant proprietary information, including, but not limited to, any client information (for
example, client lists, information about client accounts, borrowings, and current or proposed transactions), any internal analysis of clients, marketing strategies, financial reports or projections, business or other plans, data, procedures,
methods, computer data or system program or design, devices, lists, tools, or compilation, which relate to the present or planned business of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and which has not been made generally known to the public by
authorized representatives of the Corporation. 

  

	 	(e)	“Good Cause” means (i) Participant’s conviction of any criminal violation involving dishonesty, fraud or breach of trust which involves the business
of Northern Trust; (ii) Participant’s willful engagement in any misconduct in the performance of Participant’s duty that materially injures the Corporation; (iii) Participant’s performance of any act which, if known to the
customers, clients, stockholders or regulations of Northern Trust, would materially and adversely impact the business of Northern Trust; (iv) any act or omission by Participant that causes a regulatory body with jurisdiction over Northern
Trust, to demand, request, or recommend that Participant be suspended or terminated from any position in which Participant serves with Northern Trust, or (v) Participant’s willful and substantial nonperformance of assigned duties, provided
that such nonperformance has continued more than ten days after Northern Trust has given written notice of such nonperformance and of its intention to terminate Participant’s employment because of such nonperformance. For purposes of clauses
(ii) and (v) of this definition, no act, or failure to act, on Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that
Participant’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Corporation. In the event of a dispute concerning the application of this provision, no claim by the Corporation that Good Cause exists shall be given effect unless the
Corporation establishes to the Board of Directors of the Corporation by clear and convincing evidence that Good Cause exists. 

  

	 	(f)	 “Good Reason” shall exist if, without Participant’s express written consent: (i) the Corporation (or an affiliate) shall materially
diminish (A) the Participant’s authority, duties, or responsibilities; (B) the authority, duties, or responsibilities of the position or entity to which Participant is required to report; or (C) the budget, if any, over which
Participant has authority, in each case as compared to Participant’s circumstances immediately prior to a Change in Control; (ii) the 



  
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Corporation (or an affiliate) shall materially diminish Participant’s base compensation from that in effect as of the date of grant hereunder of the Stock Unit (or as of a Change in Control,
if greater), including a diminution of Participant’s salary or the material diminution in the aggregate value to Participant of participation in cash or stock-based incentive or bonus plans, retirement plans, welfare benefit plans, or other
benefit plans, programs or arrangements (as computed by an independent employee benefits consultant selected by the Corporation); (iii) the Corporation (or an affiliate) shall materially change the geographic location at which Participant must
perform services from that in effect prior to a Change in Control (including by assigning to Participant duties that would reasonably require such relation or which would require Participant to spend more than fifty normal working days away from the
location in effect prior to a Change in Control); or (iv) any other action or inaction by the Corporation (or an affiliate) that constitutes a material breach of the employment agreement, if any, under which Participant provides services to the
Corporation. 

 Participant’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of, rights
with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder, provided, however, that in order for Good Reason to exist hereunder, Participant must provide notice to the Corporation of the existence of the condition described in
clauses (i) through (v) above within 90 days of the initial existence of the condition (or, if later, within 90 days of Participant’s becoming aware of such condition), and the Corporation must have failed to cure such condition
within 30 days of the receipt of such notice. 
  

	 	(g)	“Northern Trust” means the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, collectively. 


 

	 	(h)	“Prospective Client” means any person or entity to which the Corporation, or any of its Subsidiaries, provided, or from which the Corporation, or any of its
Subsidiaries received, a proposal, bid, or written inquiry (general advertising or promotional materials and mass mailings excepted) and with which the Participant had contact, or about which the Participant had access to Confidential Information,
during the last twelve (12) months of his or her employment. 

  

	 	(i)	“Qualifying Termination” means a termination of employment with the Corporation and all of its Subsidiaries after the date of the Change in Control and, at
any time before the second anniversary of such Change in Control, that is either involuntary on the part of the Participant and does not result from his or her death or disability and is not for “Good Cause”, or is voluntary and for
“Good Reason.” 

  

	 	(j)	 “Solicit” and “Solicitation” (with respect to Clients or Prospective Clients) mean directly or indirectly, and without the
Corporation’s written authorization, to invite, encourage, request, or induce (or to assist another to invite, encourage, request or induce) any Client or Prospective Client of the Corporation, or any of its Subsidiaries, to:
(i) surrender, redeem or terminate a product, service or relationship with the Corporation, or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) obtain any Competitive Service or Product from the Participant or any third party; or
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transfer a product, service or relationship from the Corporation, or any of its Subsidiaries, to the Participant or any third party. 


  
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