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Exhibit
10.(m)

 

CUMMINS
INC.

2003
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT

 

AGREEMENT dated ,
            ,

between CUMMINS INC.
(the “Company”) and

«First» «Last»,
(the “Optionee”).

 

The Company and the
Optionee agree that:

 

1.                                       Grant of Option and Rights. 
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the
“Committee”), appointed to administer the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”),
has granted to the Optionee and the Optionee has accepted the option to
purchase an aggregate of
              
shares of the Company’s Common Stock ($2.50 par value) at the purchase price of
$           per share (the “Option
Price”).

 

2.                                       Term of Option and Exercise Period. 
Unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement
or the Plan, the options shall expire, if unexercised, at the close of business
on        .  Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement
or the Plan, such option may be exercised on and after          .

 

3.                                       Exercise of Option; Payment for Shares. 
The Company shall not be required to deliver certificates for shares
with respect to which an option is exercised until the purchase price of such
shares has been paid in full.  Payment
may be made (a) in cash; (b) in Common Stock already owned by the
holder of the option, or (c) in any combination of the above.  An option may be exercised by written notice
to the Company.  Such notice shall state
that the Optionee elects to exercise the option, the number of shares in
respect of which it is being exercised and the manner of payment for such
shares, and shall either (i) be accompanied by payment of the full
purchase price of such shares, or (ii) fix a date (not more than 10
business days from the date of exercise) for the payment of the full purchase
price of such shares.  Common Stock
payments (valued at the fair market value on the date of exercise) shall be
made by delivery of stock certificates in negotiable form.  If certificates representing Common Stock are
used to pay all or part of the purchase price of an option, separate
certificates shall be delivered by the Company representing the same number of
shares as each certificate so used, and an additional certificate shall be
delivered representing any additional shares to which the Optionee is entitled
as a result of the exercise of the option.

 

 

The Optionee may request
the Company to pyramid his shares; that is, automatically to apply the shares
which he is entitled to receive on the exercise of a portion of a stock option
to satisfy the exercise for additional portions of the option,
thus resulting in multiple simultaneous exercises of options by use of
whole shares as payment.  Except as
provided in paragraphs 5 and 6, no option may be exercised at any time unless the
Optionee is then an employee of the Company or of a subsidiary.  The Optionee shall have none of the rights of
a stockholder with respect to the option until such shares are transferred to
the Optionee upon the exercise of his option.

 

4.                                       Acceleration of Exercise Period. 
Each outstanding option granted hereunder shall become exercisable in
full for the aggregate number of shares covered thereby (notwithstanding any
contrary waiting or installment period or other limitation or restriction)
immediately following a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) of the
Company.

 

5.                                       Termination of Employment. 
In the event that the Optionee ceases to be an employee of the Company
and/or one or more of its subsidiaries otherwise than by reason of death,
disability or retirement, the options granted hereunder shall immediately
terminate.  Nothing in this Agreement
shall confer on any individual any right to continue in the employ of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or interfere in any way with the right of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries to terminate his employment at any time,
with or without cause, notwithstanding the possibility that the number of
shares purchasable by an employee under this Agreement may thereby be reduced
or eliminated.

 

6.                                       Retirement, Death or Disability of Holder
of Option.  In the event of the retirement pursuant to any
retirement plan of the Company or of a subsidiary, eligibility for benefits
under the Company’s Long Term Disability Plan, or the death of the Optionee,
while he is employed by the Company or a subsidiary, the options granted
hereunder (unless the options shall have been previously terminated) may be
exercised in full (whether or not such option was exercisable in full by the
Optionee at the time of his retirement, death or disability) by the Optionee or
by a legatee or legatees of the Optionee under his last will, or by his
personal representatives or distributees, at any time (a) in the case of
retirement or disability, within a period of five years after his retirement or
disability (or such longer or shorter period as the Committee may in its sole
discretion determine), and (b) in the case of 

 

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death, within a period of
one year after his death, but in all cases not after the original expiration
date of the option.

 

7.                                       Nontransferability. 
The options granted hereby are not transferable by the Optionee other
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or to a spouse or lineal
descendant (a “Family Member”), a trust for the exclusive benefit of Family
Members, or a partnership or other entity in which all the beneficial owners
are Family Members.

 

8.                                       Plan Governs. 
The options granted hereby were granted and this Agreement signed
pursuant to the Plan, and are governed by and entitled only to benefits
provided in the Plan.  The Plan sets
forth certain additional provisions, including provisions for adjustments upon
changes in capitalization and withholding of Federal, State and local taxes.  In the event of any conflict between the
provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall
govern.

 

9.                                       Binding Agreement. 
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and bind the
successors and assigns of the Company.

 

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Company and the Optionee have executed this Agreement in duplicate
as of the date specified above.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  CUMMINS INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  BY:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Optionee

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

3Exhibit
10.(n)

 

 

Performance Shares Memo

 

Interoffice Memorandum

 

	
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  Subject:

  	
  Your

  	
  Longer-Term Grants

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

I am pleased to inform
you that you have been awarded
           Longer-Term
Grants, as authorized by the Compensation Committee of Cummins Board of
Directors.  A select group of key
employees receives these grants.  Your
grants are based on recommendations from your organization.

 

I want to inform you of
your            grants.

 

Elements of the        Grants

 

The Compensation
Committee reviewed our Executive Compensation Program, assessing how well it
supports the objectives the Committee has stated for the program, which
include:

 

·      Increase the linkage of compensation with
achieving our financial performance targets, specifically Return on Equity and
Return on Average Net Assets;

 

·      Pay for performance using a measure key
managers affect directly;

 

·      Continue the strong linkage of interests
between shareholders and managers;

 

·      Encourage managers to act like owners.

 

Since 2004 the target
Annual Grant Values have been divided approximately half Performance Cash and
half Performance Shares.

 

The
          grants retain the ratio
of approximately one-half cash and one-half stock-based target values.  The Compensation Committee
believes that this blend of cash and stock is appropriate.

 

 

The stock-based portion is provided by a blend of Performance Shares
and Stock Options.   The ratios of target
Annual Values are:

 

	
  Performance Cash

  	
  50%

  
	
  Performance Shares

  	
  25%

  
	
  Stock Options

  	
  25%

  

 

Why a Blended Approach for the Stock-Based Grants

 

The Committee considered many factors in deciding to include Stock
Options to the Grant mix, including the current global economic recession, the
Company’s stock price performance, our financial performance targets, and our
shareholders.

 

Performance Shares and Stock Options each have distinct advantages. Both
are tied to our shareholders’ interests while providing more balanced pay for
performance opportunities.

 

The combination of Performance Shares and Stock Options provides
flexibility in how we pay for performance. Performance Shares provide value to
participants for achieving financial targets, even if the stock price declines
from the grant date. Stock Options appreciate in value only if the stock price
increases after the grant date.

 

Based on the model used to size grants, approximately
             Stock
Options are granted to provide the target value of one Performance Share this
year. This leverage inherent in Stock Option grants provides higher levels of
compensation when our stock price performs well. Exhibit II illustrates
how this works.

 

Stock Options have a longer-term focus on stock price growth - -
potentially up to their full ten-year term.

 

The blended approach of Performance Shares and Stock
Options balances pay for performance, provides more flexibility for
participants, and strengthens the linkage of interests with shareholders. 

 

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Your Longer-Term Grants
for

 

Attachment
I summarizes your
specific Longer-Term Grants for the
                  
Award Cycle. Attachment II explains how the
grants work. Attachment III is the Payout
Factor schedule, based on Cummins Return on Equity for
                        for
the Performance Cash and Performance Shares.

 

Also attached are two copies of your Stock Option
Agreement.  Please sign and return one to
                                              
and retain one for your records.

 

If you have any questions
about the administrative details of the Executive Compensation program, please
contact
                                  .

 

I believe the               Longer-Term
Grants tie our pay closely to performance we impact directly. The tools are in
place for us as a team, acting as owners, to earn or exceed our target levels
of compensation, if we perform and achieve our aggressive targets. I am
confident we will succeed. 

 

Attachments 

 

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Attachment I

 

Name:                            

 

Longer-Term
Grant Summary

 

Your Longer-Term Grants
for             
consist of the following:

 

	
  ·

  	
  Performance Cash Target
  Award:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ·

  	
  Performance Shares
  Target Award:

  	
   

  	
  shares

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ·

  	
  Stock Options

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  The proposed Annual
  Grant Value

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  of your grants is:

  	
   

  	
  *

  

 

The Grant Date for your
Stock Options is
                      .
The Grant Price, which is the average of the high and low trading prices of
Cummins stock on the Grant Date, is
$                    .

 

* (The “Annual Grant Value”
reflects a method used to compare Longer-Term Grants to market data and to
calibrate different grant levels. It involves discounting the Target Award
values over the award period to determine a target present value. Of course,
the actual value you will receive from your grants will depend on (1) how
much of the Performance Cash and Performance Share Target Awards are actually
earned based on Cummins performance; and (2) Cummins stock price for the
Performance Shares and Stock Options.)

 

Attachment II

 

1.     Performance Cash

·      Target Awards are expressed
as dollar amounts.

·      A Payout Factor Table is set
based on the Company’s Return on Equity performance during
                  .

·      Payout Factors range from
zero to           .

·      The actual payout would be
payable in cash in
                          .

·      The formula: Cash Payout =
(Target Award) x (Payout Factor).

·      The Compensation Committee
will determine the actual Payout Factor, using the Payout Factor Table as the
guideline.

·      The Award Cycles are rolling
two-year periods. The next award would be in
           for the
              
Award Cycle, payable in             .

 

2.     Performance Shares

·      Target Awards are stated as a number of shares of
Cummins Common Stock.

·      Shares are earned based on the same Payout Factor
Table as Performance Cash for the
                  
Award Cycle.

·      Payout Factors can range from zero to

·      Earned shares = (Target Award) x (Payout Factor for
the
              
Award Cycle).

·      Dividends are paid on shares after they become
earned.

·      Earned shares are restricted for one additional year
(until
                ).
 Earned shares are forfeited if you leave
Cummins prior to
                .

 

3.             Stock Options

·      Stock Options are the right to purchase
a specific number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a set price (the “Grant
Price”) for a specified period of time.

·      The Grant Price is the average of the
High and Low trading prices of Cummins stock on
                    ,
the Grant Date.

·      The Stock Options cannot be exercised
for two years (until
                  ).

·      The Stock Options would expire
in ten years
(                          ),
if not exercised.

 

Example
of Stock Option “leverage”:

 

Gross Value Provided if Future Stock Price is:

 

	
  Assumed Price at Grant:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  32.00

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  40.00

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  50.00

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  60.00

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  70.00

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  80.00

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  90.00

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  100.00

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  # Granted:

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Performance Shares

  	
   

  	
  160

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  6,400

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  8,000

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  9,600

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  11,200

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  12,800

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  14,400

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  16,000

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Stock Options

  	
   

  	
  400

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  3,200

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  7,200

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  11,200

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  15,200

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  19,200

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  23,200

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  27,200

  	
   

  

 

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Attachment III

 

                            
Award Cycle

Performance Cash
and Performance Shares

Payout
Factor Schedule

 

You have received Target
Awards of Performance Cash and Performance Shares payable based on Cummins
Return on Equity performance during
                      .

 

Your Performance Cash
payout would be made in
              ,
based on the formula: (Performance Cash Target Award) X (Payout Factor).

 

Performance Shares are
Earned based on the formula: (Target Award of Performance Shares) X (Payout
Factor). The Earned Shares would be restricted for one additional year (until
                ).

 

The Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors will determine the actual Payout Factor,
using the following Schedule as a guideline:

 

	
  Payout

  Factor

  	
   

  	
  [ROE]

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  0.1

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  0.2

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  0.3

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  0.4

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  0.5

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  0.6

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  0.7

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  0.8

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  0.9

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.0

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.1

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.2

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.3

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.4

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.5

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.6

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.7

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.8

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.9

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.0

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Cap for Performance Cash and

  Performance Shares

  

 

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