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 Exhibit 10.38

EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS 
(ADOPTED FEBRUARY 26, 2018) 
ARTICLE 1

PURPOSE 
The purpose of this Plan is to provide members of the Board of Directors of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. who are not employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with the opportunity to defer receipt of certain compensation to which they will be entitled while the Plan is in effect. The Plan is intended to be an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan and shall be construed and administered accordingly. 
ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS 
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
2.1 “Adjustment Event” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.
2.2 “Allocation Date” shall mean, with respect to a Deferral Election, the date on which all or a portion of a Director’s Deferral Amount is credited to his or her Account, which shall be the date on which such Deferral Amount (or portion thereof) would have been paid to the Director (which, with respect to RSUs, shall be the date on which shares of Common Stock would have been issued to the Director in settlement of such RSUs) if the Director had not made a Deferral Election 
2.3 “Beneficiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3 of Article 9. 
2.4 “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. 
2.5 “Cash Account” shall mean a memorandum account established on the books of the Company on behalf of a Director, into which shall be credited amounts pursuant to Section 4.1 of Article 4. 
2.6 “Cash Account Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 of Article 4. 
2.7 “Change in Control” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. 
2.8 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
2.9 “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board.
2.10“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and any other securities into which such shares are changed or for which such shares are exchanged. 
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2.11“Company” shall mean Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.
2.12“Compensation” shall mean, with respect to a Plan Year, the annual retainer fees, committee fees, and meeting fees payable to a Director in such Plan Year for services rendered in such Plan Year. For purposes of clarity, “Compensation” shall not mean, with respect to any Director, stock options granted or to be granted by the Company to such Director or Common Stock received or to be received by such Director pursuant to the exercise of such options, but shall include grants of Common Stock (including Common Stock issuable upon settlement of RSUs) made or to be made to such Director as payment of such Director’s annual retainer fees, committee fees, and/or meeting fees.
2.13“Deferral Amount” shall mean any part or all of his or her Compensation elected by a Director to be deferred in a Plan Year. 
2.14“Deferral Election” shall mean a Director’s timely election of a Deferral Amount pursuant to Article 3. 
2.15“Deferral Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of Article 3. 
2.16“Director” shall mean each member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. 
2.17“Effective Date” means the date of the Plan’s approval by the Board.
2.18“Employee DC Plan” means the Evoqua Water Technologies LLC Deferred Compensation Plan.
2.19“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
2.20“Fair Market Value” on any date means: (a) if the Common Stock is listed for trading on a national securities exchange, the closing price at the close of the primary trading session of a share of Common Stock on the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as officially quoted in the consolidated tape of transactions on such exchange or such other source as the Committee deems reliable for the applicable date, or if there has been no such closing price of the Common Stock on such date, on the next preceding date on which there was such a closing price; and (b) if the Common Stock is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange, the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Committee, and, if applicable, in accordance with Sections 409A of the Code.
2.21“Investment Option” shall mean the investment vehicles in which a Director’s Cash Account shall be deemed invested pursuant to Article 5. Investment Options shall be limited to those offered to participants in the Employee DC Plan. 
2.22“Payment Method” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 of Article 6. 
2.23“Plan” shall mean the Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as such Plan may be amended from time to time. 
2.24“Plan Administrator” shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee of Directors designated by the Board. 
2.25“Plan Year” shall mean each calendar year with the first plan year beginning January 1, 2018. 
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2.26“RSU Agreement” shall mean an agreement evidencing the terms and conditions of a grant of RSUs to a Director. 
2.27“RSUs” shall mean Restricted Stock Units granted to a Director pursuant to an RSU Agreement.
2.28“Stock Unit Account” shall mean a memorandum account established on the books of the Company on behalf of a Director, to which shall be credited a number of Stock Units pursuant to Section 4.2 of Article 4. 
2.29“Stock Unit Account Balance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of Article 4. 
2.30“Stock Units” shall mean units credited to a Director’s Stock Unit Account, with one Stock Unit having a value on any date equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock on such date. 
2.31“Termination” shall mean termination of a Director’s service as a member of the Board for any reason, including by reason of death or disability. 

ARTICLE 3

DEFERRAL ELECTIONS OF COMPENSATION 
3.1 Deferral Election. Each Director may elect to have the payment of all or any portion of his or her Compensation for a Plan Year deferred pursuant to the Plan. Each Deferral Election shall be made on a deferral election form or other method required by the Company and shall specify (i) the Deferral Amount, (ii) the Deferral Period, and (iii) the Payment Method in accordance with Schedule I. Subject to Section 6.5, for purposes of this Plan, “Deferral Period”, with respect to any Deferral Election, shall mean the period commencing on the the first day of the calendar year in which a Deferral Election is made and ending, at the election of the Director, on (i) the date of the Director’s Termination or (ii) a date specified by the Director in his or her Deferral Election in accordance with Schedule I. 
3.2 Timing of Deferral Elections.  Deferral Elections in respect of Compensation otherwise payable to Directors in a Plan Year shall be timely if made on or before November 30 of the preceding year; provided, however, that with respect to new Directors, Deferral Elections in respect of Compensation payable in the Plan Year in which they become a Director shall be timely if made within 30 days after becoming a Director and applies only to Compensation that is payable for services to be performed subsequent to the date the Deferral Election is made; provided, further, with respect to 2018, Deferral Elections shall be timely made if made within 30 days after the Effective Date. 
3.3 Irrevocability.  A Deferral Election shall be irrevocable as of the deadline for making elections specified in Section 3.2. A Director may change a Deferral Election in respect of any Plan Year prior to the applicable deadline for such Plan year as specified in Section 3.2. 
3.4 Modification. A Deferral Election that has become irrevocable may be modified to elect a later benefit commencement date and/or a different form of distribution permitted under Schedule I, subject to this Section 3.4.  However, such modification must be made in accordance with the subsequent deferral election rules under Section 409A of Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
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ARTICLE 4

TREATMENT OF DEFERRAL AMOUNTS
4.1 Cash Account 
On each Allocation Date, an amount reflecting the portion of a Director’s Deferral Amount which would otherwise have been paid to the Director in cash shall be credited to the Director’s Cash Account. 
All Deferral Amounts credited to the Cash Account shall be invested in accordance with the terms of Article 5 (the actual deferrals, as adjusted for investments gains (or losses), are collectively referred to herein as the “Cash Account Balance”).
4.2 Stock Unit Account 
(a) Allocations.  On each Allocation Date, a number of Stock Units reflecting the portion of a Director’s Deferral Amount which would otherwise have been paid to the Director in Common Stock (including upon the settlement of RSUs) shall be credited to the Director’s Stock Unit Account.    
(b) Dividends.  In the event of a dividend paid with respect to Common Stock, whether in cash, Common Stock or other stock or property of the Company, credits (dividend equivalents) will be made to each Director’s Cash Account and/or Stock Unit Account, as follows: 
(i) in the case of a cash dividend, or a dividend of stock of the Company (other than Common Stock) or other property, in each case paid on or after the Effective Date, additional Stock Units will be credited to a Director’s Stock Unit Account with the number of such Additional Stock Units credited to have a fair market value equal to the cash amount of such dividend per share on the date of payment of the dividend (or a fair market value equal to the dividends per share paid in such stock or other property on the date of payment of the dividend, if applicable), and such credits will be initially allocated to the default investment option under the 401(k) Plan; 
(ii) in the case of a dividend consisting of Common Stock, the Stock Unit Account will be credited with a number of Stock Units equal to the number of Stock Units in such account on the record date for the payment of such dividend, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock paid per share of Common Stock in such dividend.    
(c) In the event of any Adjustment Event, the Plan Administrator in good faith shall take such action as it deems necessary to preserve the economic value of each Director’s Stock Unit Account immediately prior to the Adjustment Event to reflect the impact of the Adjustment Event on the Common Stock, including without limitation the making of equitable adjustments to the number of Stock Units credited to the Stock Unit Account and the number and kind of securities or other property deemed to be represented by Stock Units held in the Stock Unit Account.  (The actual deferrals plus adjustments pursuant to this Sections 4.2(c) are collectively referred to herein as the “Stock Unit Account Balance”). 
(d) All fractional Stock Units to which a Director is entitled shall be credited to the Director’s Stock Unit Account. 
4.3 Vesting.  A Director shall be fully (100%) vested in his or her Cash Account Balance and Stock Unit Account Balance at all times. 
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ARTICLE 5

INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS IN CASH ACCOUNTS
5.1 Investment Options.  Each Director shall elect the Investment Options in which Deferral Amounts credited to the Director’s Cash Account shall be deemed to be allocated. A Director’s cash Deferral Amounts may be allocated in one percent increments among one or more of the Investment Options. If the Director allocates less than 100% of his cash Deferral Amounts pursuant to this Section 5.1, unallocated cash Deferral Amounts shall be deemed to be allocated to the default investment option under the Employee DC Plan. A Director may change the allocation for subsequent Deferral Amounts to his or her Cash Account at any time in such manner as the Plan Administrator may prescribe.
5.2 Reallocation Among Investment Options.  Each Director may reallocate his or her Cash Account Balance among the Investment Options in one percent increments. Changing Investment Options shall be permitted on a daily basis and shall be effected in such manner as the Plan Administrator may prescribe from time to time, which may include an online alternative. 
5.3 Adjustments to Account Balances.  The Directors’ Cash Account Balance shall be adjusted for gains (or losses) as if such amounts were actually invested in the Investment Options selected by the Directors. Upon a Director’s cessation of service or cessation of active participation in the Plan for any reason, the balances in the Director’s Cash Account will continue to be allocated among the Investment Options in accordance with this Article 5 until his or her Cash Account Balance has been completely distributed. 
ARTICLE 6

PAYMENT 
6.1 Payment Upon End of Deferral Period.  Payment of the portion of a Director’s Cash Account and/or Stock Unit Account attributable to any Deferral Election shall be made following the end of the applicable Deferral Period at the time and in the manner set forth in this Article 6. 
6.2 Payment Method.  Payment of amounts credited to a Director’s Cash Account and Stock Unit Account shall be made in accordance with the Payment Method elected by the Director in the applicable Deferral Election and in accordance with Schedule I. For purposes of this Plan, “Payment Method” shall mean, with respect to payments of amounts credited to a Director’s Cash Account and Stock Unit Account pursuant to a Deferral Election, either (i) a lump sum payment or (ii) a number of annual installments specified by the Director in his or her Deferral Election, in each case in accordance with Schedule I. Deferred amounts held pending distribution shall continue to be subject to interest credits and adjustments, as provided in Articles 4 and 5.
6.3 Amount of Payment. 
(a) Lump Sum Payment. Subject to Section 5 of Schedule I, if a Director elects a lump sum payment with respect to a Deferral Election, such payment shall consist of (i) cash equal to the value, as of the day preceding the installment payment, of that portion of the Director’s Cash Account Balance which is attributable to such Deferral Election and (ii) shares of Common Stock representing, as of the day preceding the installment payment, the portion of the Stock Unit Account Balance which is attributable to such Deferral Election. 
(b) Installment Payments.  Subject to Section 5 of Schedule I, if a Director elects annual installments with respect to a Deferral Election, the amount payable under each such installment shall be determined at commencement and recalculated annually thereafter by the Plan 
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Administrator by dividing the amount attributable to such Deferral Election by the number of installments remaining to be paid (including the applicable installment) and each installment shall be paid as follows: (i) a cash payment equal to the value (calculated in accordance with this Section 6.3(b)) of that portion of the Director’s Cash Account Balance which is attributable to such installment and (ii) a number of shares of Common Stock representing the portion of the Stock Units Account Balance which is attributable to such Deferral Election (calculated in accorance with this Section 6.3(b)) which is attributable to such installment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the aggregate amount of the installments payable under this Section 6.3 is less than $25,000, such aggregate amount shall automatically be made in a single lump sum on the date on which the first of such installments would have been made pursuant to the Director’s Deferral Election.
6.4 Accelerated Payment in the Event of Death.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Deferral Election, in the event a Director dies prior to receiving distribution of his or her entire Cash Account Balance and Stock Unit Account Balance, payments shall be made to the Beneficiary or, if applicable, to the estate of the Director, in accordance with the applicable Beneficiary designation form then in effect. The Company shall pay to the Beneficiary or, if applicable, to the estate of the Director within thirty (30) days following the Director’s date of death (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to the value of his or her entire Cash Account Balance and (ii) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Stock Units credited to his or her Stock Unit Account, in each case as of the day preceding the distribution.   
6.5 Accelerated Payment Upon a Change in Control.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Deferral Election, upon a Change in Control, which constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company under Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall pay to each Director within thirty (30) days following the Change in Control (i) a lump sum cash payment equal to the value of his or her entire Account balance which is not invested in the Common Stock Fund and (ii)  a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Stock Units credited to his or her Stock Unit Account, in each case as of the day preceding the distribution.   
6.6 Exception for Section 16 of the Exchange Act.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no payment shall be made pursuant to the Plan if such payment would subject a Director to liability under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and any such payment shall be delayed until the first date on which such payment may be made without subjecting the Director to such liability. 
ARTICLE 7

ADMINISTRATION 
7.1 General Powers and Responsibilities of Plan Administrator.  The Plan Administrator shall have full authority to construe and interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan, and to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan and perform all acts as it shall, from time to time, deem advisable, and otherwise to supervise the administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, or in any Deferral Election hereunder, in the manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary to effectuate the Plan. Any decision, interpretation or other action made or taken in good faith by or at the direction of the Plan Administrator in connection with the Plan shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the Plan Administrator and shall be final, binding and conclusive. A Director shall not participate in any decision involving a request made by him or her or relating in any way to his or her rights, duties, and obligations as a participant in the Plan (unless such decision relates to all Directors generally and in a similar manner). 
7.2 Liability and Indemnification of Plan Administrator.  The Plan Administrator shall not be liable for any action, failure to act, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect 
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to this Plan or any transaction hereunder, except for liability arising from his or her own willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard of his or her duties. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Plan Administrator for all costs and expenses and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any liability incurred in connection with defending against, responding to, negotiating for the settlement of or otherwise dealing with any claim, cause of action or dispute of any kind arising in connection with any actions in administering this Plan or in authorizing or denying authorization to any transaction hereunder. 
ARTICLE 8

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN 
The Company, by action of the Board, may amend, modify or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time and for any reason without prior notice to or consent of any Director; provided, however, that no amendment, modification or termination of the Plan shall reduce a Director’s Account balance, or change a previously specified Deferral Election as of the date of such amendment, modification or termination. 
ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS 
9.1 Shares Subject to Plan.  Through the provisions of this Plan relating to Stock Units, it is intended that this Plan constitute the method by which Directors can defer share awards made under the Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan  or any successor plan thereto. Shares of Common Stock distributed to Directors under this Plan shall be made from the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan or any successor plan thereto. 
9.2 Nonassignability.  Neither a Director nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate, alienate or convey in advance of actual receipt, any amount payable under the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan, and all rights to such amounts, are expressly declared to be unassignable and non-transferable. In the case of a Director’s death, payments due under this Plan shall be made in accordance with Section 6.4. 
9.3 Designation of Beneficiary.  Each Director at the time he or she completes a Deferral Election shall designate a beneficiary (a “Beneficiary”) and a contingent Beneficiary to whom benefits hereunder are to be paid if the Director dies prior to receiving his or her Cash Account Balance and Stock Unit Account Balance. A Director may change his or her Beneficiary designations at any time by filing a revised Beneficiary designation form with the Plan Administrator or such other individual or entity designated by the Plan Administrator. If a Director fails to designate a Beneficiary as provided above, or if all designated Beneficiaries predecease the Director, the Company shall pay the Cash Account Balance and Stock Unit Account Balance to the estate of the Director. 
9.4 Incapacity. In the event benefits become payable under the Plan after a Director becomes incapacitated, such benefits shall be paid to the Director’s legal guardian or legal representative pursuant to the applicable provisions of Article 6. 
9.5 No Right To Continued Service.  The terms and conditions of the Plan shall not be deemed to establish, constitute or be evidence of a right of any Director to remain in service as a member of the Board. 
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9.6 No Right of a Shareholder. Directors shall have none of the rights of shareholders of the Company by reason of their participation in the Plan. 
9.7 Tax Withholding.  The Company or the Plan Administrator shall have the right to withhold from any payment hereunder amounts sufficient to satisfy all Federal, state, local, or other withholding tax requirements. 
9.8 Expenses.  The Company will bear all expenses incurred in administering this Plan and no part thereof shall be charged against any Director’s Account or any amounts distributable hereunder. 
9.9 Unsecured General Creditor.  Directors shall have no legal or equitable rights, interest or claims in any property or assets of the Company. For purposes of the payment of benefits under the Plan, any and all of the Company’s assets shall be, and remain, the general, unpledged unrestricted assets of the Company. The Company’s obligations under the Plan shall be merely that of an unfunded and unsecured promise to pay money and stock in the future. 
9.10 Successors.  The terms and conditions of the Plan and each Deferral Election shall inure to the benefit of and bind the Company and the Directors, and their successors, assigns, and personal representatives. 
9.11 Governing Law.  The provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof. 
Adopted by the Board of Directors: February 26, 2018.
 
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Schedule I 

Deferral Elections and Payments/Distributions

1.Subject to Section 3.2 of the Plan, in making a Deferral Election, the Director may elect that distribution of his or her Cash Account and/or Stock Unit Account be made or commence on one of the following benefit commencement dates:

a)specified date following the expiration of a Deferral Period of at least three completed calendar years;

b)upon Termination; or 

c)in the calendar year following the calendar year in which falls the date of Termination.

2.If a Director elects in his or her Deferral Election a distribution upon Termination or in the calendar year following Termination pursuant to Section 1(b) or (c) of this Schedule I, he or she shall at the same time elect one of the following forms of distribution of the Cash Account Balance and/or the Stock Unit Account Balance for the applicable Plan Year (as adjusted for the equivalent of earnings and losses thereon pursuant to Article V):

a) Quarterly installments over 5, 10 or 15 years; or

b)Single lump sum.

3.If a Director fails to make an election pursuant to this Section 2 of this Schedule I, he or she shall be deemed to have elected quarterly installments over ten years.

4.If a Director elects a specified date as his or her benefits commencement date pursuant to Section 1(a) of this Schedule I, the Cash Account Balance and the Stock Unit Account Balance shall be automatically be made in a single lump sum or, if elected at the time of his or her Deferral Election, whether or initial or subsequent, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, in equal annual installments over 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 15 years. 

5.If distributions are made in installments pursuant to this Schedule I, the amount of each installment shall be determined at commencement and recalculated annually thereafter by the Plan Administrator by dividing the Cash Account Balance and/or the Stock Unit Account Balance (as applicable for such Plan Year) subject to such installment distribution method by the number of installments remaining to be paid (including the applicable installment). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the Cash Account Balance is less than $25,000 on the benefit commencement date determined pursuant to Section 2 of this Schedule I, distribution shall automatically be made in a single lump sum on the benefit commencement date and (ii) if the value of the Stock Unit Account Balance is less than $25,000 on the benefit commencement date determined pursuant to Section 2 of this Schedule I, distribution shall automatically be made in a single lump sum on the benefit commencement date.

6.On such date as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator on or after the specified date elected by a Director under Section 1(a) of this Schedule I but no later than the end of the calendar month in which the specified payments date falls, there shall be paid to the Director the lump sum or initial installment due him or her in respect of the portion of his or her Cash Account Balance and/or Stock Unit Account Balance covered by such Deferral Election. Subsequent annual installments shall be paid to the Director during each calendar year 

thereafter in accordance with the Director’s Deferral Election on such date during the month of January or February of such calendar year as the Plan Administrator shall determine. 

7.On such date as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator during the calendar month immediately following the end of the calendar quarter in which the Director’s Termination occurs who has elected the date of Termination as his or her benefit commencement date pursuant to Section 1(b) of this Schedule I, there shall be paid to him or her the lump sum or initial installment due him or her in respect of the portion of his or her Cash Account Balance and/or Stock Unit Account Balance covered by such Deferral Election. Subsequent installments due shall be paid to the Director on such date as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator falling during the calendar month immediately following the end of each calendar quarter thereafter in accordance with the Director’s Deferral Election.

8.On such date as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator during the calendar year, following the calendar year in which the Director’s Termination occurs who has elected distribution during such February as his or her benefit commencement date pursuant to Section 1(c) of this Schedule I, but in no event later than the last day of February of such calendar year following the calendar year of Termination, there shall be paid to him or her the lump sum or initial installment due him or her in respect of the portion of his or her Cash Account Balance and/or Stock Unit Account Balance covered by such Deferral Election.  Subsequent installments due shall be paid to the Director on such date as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator falling during the calendar month immediately following the end of each calendar quarter thereafter in accordance with the Director’s Deferral Election.Document

Exhibit 10.39

EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN  
  
(Amended and Restated Effective as of January 1, 2021)  

TABLE OF CONTENTS  
    

						
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	INTRODUCTION	1
	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS	1
	ARTICLE II ELIGIBILITY	4
	ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP	4
	ARTICLE IV COMPENSATION DEPOSITS	5
	ARTICLE V EMPLOYER CREDITS	6
	ARTICLE VI ELECTION OF FORM OF DISTRIBUTIONS	6
	ARTICLE VII EARNINGS EQUIVALENT OPTIONS	8
	ARTICLE VIII MEMBER ACCOUNTS	9
	ARTICLE IX VESTING	9
	ARTICLE X DISTRIBUTIONS	9
	ARTICLE XI IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS	11
	ARTICLE XII FORFEITURES	12
	ARTICLE XIII ADMINISTRATION	13
	ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN	13

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	ARTICLE XV GENERAL PROVISIONS	14
	APPENDIX A	16
	APPENDIX B	17

  
  

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INTRODUCTION  
This Evoqua Water Technologies LLC Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”)  provides eligible employees with a tax-deferred capital accumulation opportunity through a deferral of compensation and provides Evoqua Water Technologies LLC and its affiliated  companies with a method of rewarding and retaining its highly compensated employees.  

This Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded deferred compensation plan for a select  group of management or highly compensated employees described in Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended  (“ERISA”), and is not intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of  1986, as amended (the “Code”).  This Plan is intended to be unfunded for tax purposes and for  purposes of Title I of ERISA.  

The Plan was originally effective as of April 1, 2014.  The Plan was then amended and  restated as of January 1, 2015.  The Plan is now amended and restated effective as of  January 1, 2021.  

ARTICLE I  
DEFINITIONS  
  
     Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below.  

1.1     “Account” means the account maintained for each Member pursuant to Article VIII.  

1.2     “Affiliated Company” means any entity with whom the Company would be considered a  single employer under Code Sections 414(b) or 414(c).  

1.3     “Annual Base Salary” means a Member's base rate of salary at the applicable time from  the Participating Company which is his or her employer, determined without regard to pre-tax  contributions by the Member under any qualified cash or deferred arrangement described in  Section 401(k) of the Code, pre-tax contributions to any cafeteria plan described in Section 125  of the Code, or elective deferrals under this Plan or any other nonqualified deferred  compensation plan of a Participating Company.  

1.4     “Beneficiary” means the individual(s) or entity(ies) designated by the Member to whom  the vested balance of his or her Account shall be paid in the event of his or her death.  Such  designation shall take precedence over any testamentary or other disposition.  Effective for  designations received on or after January 1, 2021, such designation or any change thereof under  this Plan shall become effective upon receipt by the Plan; provided, however, that none of the  Plan, the Company, any Participating Company nor the Committee shall be liable by reason of  any payment made before receipt of such designation or change to the Member’s estate or to any  Beneficiary previously designated.  If no Beneficiary designation is effective or if the designated  Beneficiary predeceases the Member, the amount in question shall be paid directly to the estate of the Member.  

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1.5     “Change in Control” means the occurrence of a “change in the ownership,” a “change in  the effective control” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of a  company, as determined in accordance with this Section.  

     In order for an event described below to constitute a Change in Control with respect to a   Member, except as otherwise provided in part (b)(ii) of this Section, the applicable event must  relate to the company for which the Member is providing services, the company that is liable for  payment of the Member’s Account (or all companies liable for payment if more than one), as  identified by the Committee in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A- 3(i)(5)(ii)(A)(2), or such other company identified by the Committee in accordance with  Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii)(A)(3).  

     In determining whether an event shall be considered a “change in the ownership,” a  “change in the effective control” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the  assets” of a company, the following provisions shall apply:  

(a)     A “change in the ownership” of the applicable company shall occur on the date on  which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of  such company that, together with stock held by such person or group, constitutes more than 50%  of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of such company, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v).  If a person or group is  considered either to own more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of such company, or to have effective control of such company within the meaning of  part (b) of this Section, and such person or group acquires additional stock of such company, the  acquisition of additional stock by such person or group shall not be considered to cause a  
“change in the ownership” of such company.  

(b)     A “change in the effective control” of the applicable company shall occur on  either of the following dates:  

(i)     The date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a  group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of such company possessing  30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of such company, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi).  If a person or group is  considered to possess 30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of a company, and such  person or group acquires additional stock of such company, the acquisition of additional stock by  such person or group shall not be considered to cause a “change in the effective control” of such  company; or  

(ii)     The date on which a majority of the members of the applicable company’s  board of directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or  election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of such company’s board of directors  before the date of the appointment or election, as determined in accordance with Treasury  Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi).  In determining whether the event described in the  preceding sentence has occurred, the applicable company to which the event must relate shall  

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only include a company identified in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A- 3(i)(5)(ii) for which no other company is a majority shareholder.  

(c)     A “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the  
applicable company shall occur on the date on which any one person, or more than one person  
acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the  most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the  assets of the company immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions, as determined in  accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii).  A transfer of assets shall not  
be treated as a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” when such transfer  is made to an entity that is controlled by the shareholders of the transferor company, as  determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section l.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(B).  

1.6     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  

1.7     “Committee” means the committee appointed by the Company to manage and administer  this Plan pursuant to the provisions thereof.  

1.8     “Company” means Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, or any successor thereto.  

1.9     “Compensation Deposits” means the amounts a Member elects to have his or her  Participating Company credit to his or her account under this Plan through reduction of his or her  compensation pursuant to Article IV.  

1.10     “Deferral Period” means the period chosen by the Member for his or her Compensation  Deposits under the Plan pursuant to Article VI.  

1.11     “Discretionary Employer Credits” means credits made to a Member's Account pursuant  to Section 5.2 of this Plan.  

1.12     “Earnings Equivalent Options” means the investment options designated by the  Committee to serve as the basis for crediting the equivalent of earnings and losses to Members'  Accounts pursuant to Section 7.1.  

1.13     “Matchable Compensation Deposits” means Compensation Deposits, but excluding  Compensation Deposits of long-term bonuses described in Section 4.1(c).   

1.14     “Matching Employer Credits” means credits made to a Member's Account pursuant to  Section 5.1 of this Plan.  

1.15     “Member” means an employee of a Participating Company who has satisfied the  eligibility requirements of Article II and has elected to become a Member pursuant to the  provisions of Article III.  

1.16     “Nonqualified Compensation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.   

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1.17     “Participating Company” means an Affiliated Company which (i) participates in the  Evoqua Water Technologies LLC Savings Plan and (ii) has elected to participate in this Plan  with the consent of the Committee.  

1.18     “Plan” means this Evoqua Water Technologies LLC Deferred Compensation Plan, as set  forth herein, and as amended from time to time.  

1.19     “Plan Year” means the calendar year.  
  
ARTICLE II  
ELIGIBILITY  
  
2.1     The Committee designates the employees of the Company and Participating Companies  who are eligible to participate in this Plan each year.  

ARTICLE III  MEMBERSHIP  
  
3.1     An eligible employee may become a Member by completing all election forms prescribed  by the Committee and submitting such forms to the Plan.  An eligible employee’s election to  participate in this Plan for a Plan Year shall be in the form prescribed by the Committee and shall  set forth the following:  

(a)     Rate of Compensation Deposits in accordance with Article IV,  
(b)     Benefit commencement date and form of distribution (if applicable) in accordance  
with Article VI,  
(c)     Earnings Equivalent Option or Options pursuant to Article VII, and  
(d)     Beneficiary designation.  

3.2     A Member must make a new deferral election for each Plan Year.    

3.3     Election forms for each Plan Year must be submitted by such date as the Committee shall  designate but in no event later than the December 31 preceding the first day of such Plan Year.   The election for a Plan Year shall apply to each pay period beginning during the applicable Plan  Year.  For an eligible employee who first becomes an eligible employee during a Plan Year,  election forms must be submitted no later than 30 days following the date he or she first becomes  an eligible employee; provided, however, that such election shall only apply to pay periods during such Plan Year beginning after the date on which the election form is submitted. The  determination of when an eligible employee first becomes an eligible employee for purposes of  the Plan and to what extent a newly eligible employee can elect to make Compensation Deposits  on his or her Annual Base Salary, short-term annual bonus or long-term bonus, or sales  commissions or sales bonus in the Plan Year a newly eligible employee first becomes eligible for  the Plan shall be made by the Committee consistent with Section 409A of the Code and the  regulations thereunder, including any applicable plan aggregation rules.  

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ARTICLE IV  COMPENSATION DEPOSITS  
4.1     At the time of making his or her election pursuant to Article III for a Plan Year, each  Member may elect Compensation Deposits as follows and in accordance with enrollment  procedures established by the Committee:  

(a)     up to 50% of his or her Annual Base Salary for the Plan Year, and/or  
(b)     up to 90% of his or her short-term annual bonus earned for periods ending in such  
Plan Year, and/or  
(c)     up to 90% of his or her long-term bonus earned for periods ending in such Plan  
Year, and/or  
(d)     up to 90% of his or her sales commissions or sales bonuses earned for periods  
ending in such Plan Year.  

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Member’s election for a Plan Year shall not apply to any bonus  relating to a bonus period that begins before the first day of the Plan Year unless either (i) the  bonus represents performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the  Code and the regulations thereunder or applicable transition rules as determined by the  Committee and the election is made no later than six months before the end of the bonus period  and in compliance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder or applicable  transition rules or (ii) the bonus period is based on the fiscal year of the Member’s employer and  the Member’s election is required to be made before the beginning of the bonus period.  

A Member's Compensation Deposits with respect to Annual Base Salary for a Plan Year may  commence at the beginning of any calendar quarter during such Plan Year, as the Member may  elect in his or her election for that Plan Year.  

4.2     The Committee may, prior to the first day of a Plan Year, establish the minimum deferral  for that Plan Year.  In the case of an employee who becomes a Member after the first day of a  Plan Year, the minimum shall be prorated to reflect the portion of the Plan Year remaining after  the employee becomes a Member.   The minimum can be satisfied from the Annual Base Salary  and/or bonuses and/or sales commissions.  

4.3     Anything in this Article IV to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event may a Member's  deferral election result in a reduction of the Member's compensation below the amount necessary  to satisfy all of the following obligations:  

(a)     Applicable employment taxes (e.g., FICA and FUTA) on amounts deferred,
(b)     Withholding requirements under benefit plans, and  
(c)     Income tax withholding requirements.  

4.4     A Member's election pursuant to this Article IV shall become irrevocable as of the last  day for making the election as described in Section 3.3, except as provided under Section 6.5.  

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4.5     Compensation Deposits shall be credited to a Member’s Account as soon as  administratively possible following the date such Compensation Deposits would have otherwise  been paid to the Member.  

4.6     A Member may not elect to suspend Compensation Deposits he or she has elected with  respect to any Plan Year.  

ARTICLE V  EMPLOYER CREDITS  

5.1     A Member's Account under this Plan shall be credited with Matching Employer Credits  equal to 100% of the Member's Matchable Compensation Deposits up to 6% of such Member’s  Nonqualified Compensation. For purposes of this Section 5.1, Nonqualified Compensation shall mean the portion of the Member’s Annual Base Salary, short-term annual bonuses, sales  commissions and sales bonuses that is (i) paid in cash and (ii) not included within the definition  of “Compensation” under the Evoqua Water Technologies LLC Savings Plan.  Notwithstanding  the above, Matching Employer Credits with respect to Compensation Deposits of short-term  annual bonuses that are paid in a form other than cash shall be equal to 100% of the Member's  Matchable Compensation Deposits in respect of such short-term annual bonus paid in stock, not  in excess of 6% of such short-term annual bonus paid in stock.    

5.2     The Company may at any time in its sole discretion elect to add Discretionary Employer  Credits to Members' Accounts.  At the time that the Company determines that it shall credit  Discretionary Employer Credits, it shall in its sole discretion specify how such credits will be  allocated among the Accounts of Members, the timing of such allocation, and the vesting  schedule applicable to such credits (as adjusted for the equivalent of earnings and losses  thereon).  

ARTICLE VI  
ELECTION OF FORM OF DISTRIBUTIONS  
  
6.1     When electing to make Compensation Deposits for a Plan Year, each Member shall elect  that distribution of the vested portion of his or her Account for such Plan Year (as adjusted for  the equivalent of earnings and losses thereon pursuant to Article VII) be made or commence on  one of the following benefit commencement dates:  

(a)     a specified date following the expiration of a Deferral Period of at least three  
completed calendar years, or   
(b)     upon termination of his or her employment with all Affiliated Companies, or  
(c)     in February of the calendar year following the calendar year in which falls the 
date of termination of his or her employment with all Affiliated Companies.  

6.2     If a Member elects termination of employment or the February following termination of  employment as his or her benefit commencement date pursuant to Section 6.1(b) or (c), he or she  shall at the same time elect one of the following forms of distribution for the vested portion of his or her Account for the applicable Plan Year (as adjusted for the equivalent of earnings and  losses thereon pursuant to Article VII):  
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(a)    Quarterly installments over 5, 10 or 15 years, or
(b)    Single lump sum.  

A Member described in the preceding sentence who fails to make an election pursuant to this  Section 6.2 shall be deemed to have elected quarterly installments over ten years.   

If a Member elects a specified date as his or her benefit commencement date pursuant to Section  6.1(a), distribution of the applicable vested portion of his or her Account balance shall  automatically be made in a single lump sum or, if elected at the time of his or her deferral  election, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, in equal annual installments  over 2-5, 10 or 15 years.  

If distributions are made in installments pursuant to this Section 6.2, the amount of each  installment shall be determined at commencement and recalculated annually thereafter by the  Committee by dividing the vested portion of the Member’s Account balance subject to such  installment distribution method by the number of installments remaining to be paid (including  the applicable installment). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the vested portion of a Member’s  total Account balance under the Plan is less than $25,000 on the benefit commencement date  determined pursuant to Section 6.1, distribution shall automatically be made in a single lump  sum on the benefit commencement date.    

6.3     When electing to make Compensation Deposits for a Plan Year, a Member may also elect  to have his vested Account balance for such Plan Year distributed to the Member if there is a  Change in Control before payment otherwise would be made under this Section.  If a Member  makes this election, a lump sum payment shall be made to the Member 15 months after the  Change in Control.  

6.4     Additionally, with respect to Grandfathered Benefits, as defined in Section 15.9, when a  Member made an election under Section 6.1, he or she shall also have elected whether, in the  event of his or her subsequent transfer to an Affiliated Company which is not a Participating  Company:  
(a)    the election pursuant to Section 6.1 shall remain in effect, or 
(b)    distribution of his or her Plan Account shall be made in a lump sum during the first month following the end of the calendar quarter in which such transfer  occurs.  
Any such election shall be controlling with respect to Grandfathered Benefits held under this  Plan.  

6.5     All elections made by a Member under the provisions of this Article VI shall be  irrevocable as of the last day for making the election as described in Section 3.3.   
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, a Member or former Member shall be  permitted to make modifications of his or her elections to a later benefit commencement date and/ or to a different form of distribution permitted under Section 6.2 subject to the provisions of  this Section 6.5.  However, in order to make any such modification, (i) in the case of an election  of a benefit commencement date tied to termination of employment pursuant to Section 6.1(b) or  (c), the election must be made at least one year and a day prior to the Member’s termination of  
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employment, (ii) in the case of an election of a specified date as the benefit commencement date  pursuant to Section 6.1(a), the election must be made at least one year and a day prior to the date  a payment would have otherwise have been made under a prior deferral payment election or  
modification to a payment election, (iii) the benefit commencement date must be delayed for a  period of at least five years after the date the distribution or distributions would have otherwise  have been made or commenced, and (iv) in no event may an election of a benefit commencement  date tied to termination of employment pursuant to Section 6.1(b) or (c) be changed to a specified date as the benefit commencement date pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or vice versa.   Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, the right to make modifications to prior  elections as described in the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.5 shall not apply to  Grandfathered Benefits (as defined in Section 15.9). The right to make modifications with respect to Grandfathered Benefits shall instead be governed by the terms of this Plan as in effect  on October 3, 2004, except that any modifications of this Section 6.5 after October 3, 2004 that  are not material within the meaning of the regulations under Section 409A of the Code shall be  given effect. These terms are described in the succeeding provisions of this paragraph.  The right  to make modifications with respect to Grandfathered Benefits can only be made by a Member  who is an active employee.  A Member who is an active employee shall be permitted to make a  modification of his or her elections with respect to his or her Grandfathered Benefits that are tied  to termination of employment with respect to the form of payment, however such modification  shall apply to all termination of employment distribution elections that had been elected by such  Member with respect to any Plan Year covered by the Grandfathered Benefit, and such change  must be made at least a year and a day prior to such Member’s termination of employment. A  Member who is an active employee shall be permitted to twice postpone or change the method of  payment of an election of a specified date, provided such election is made at least one year and a  day prior to the previously elected date. In no event may an election of a benefit commencement  date tied to termination of employment pursuant to Section 6.1(b) or (c) be changed to a specified date as the benefit commencement date pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or vice versa.   

ARTICLE VII  
EARNINGS EQUIVALENT OPTIONS  
7.1     The Committee shall designate the Earnings Equivalent Options which may serve as the  basis for crediting the equivalent of earnings and losses to Members' Accounts and may at any  time and from time to time change such Earnings Equivalent Options.  Amounts treated as  invested in such Earnings Equivalent Options pursuant to the Member's election shall be credited  with the equivalent of earnings and debited with the equivalent of losses based on the net  investment return of the applicable investment.  

7.2     Each Member shall from time to time designate the Earnings Equivalent Option or  Options in which their Account shall be deemed to be invested.  A Member shall make his or her  initial Earnings Equivalent Option election at the time he or she elects to become a Member. Such election may be changed at such times as the Committee may specify by following such  election procedures as the Committee or such other person designated by the Committee may  specify.  

7.3     Each Member may from time to time elect to change the Earnings Equivalent Option or  Options with respect to all or any portion of his or her existing Account balance at such times as  
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the Committee may specify by following such election procedures as the Committee or such  other person designated by the Committee may specify.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the  Committee may place a restriction on the amount of time the Member’s Account must remain deemed invested in that Earnings Equivalent Option before that designation can be transferred to  another Earnings Equivalent Option.    

7.4     The Participating Companies shall have no obligation to make actual investments  corresponding to the elections of Earnings Equivalent Options selected by Members.  

7.5     The Committee may require that certain Compensation Deposits, Matching Employer  Credits and Discretionary Employer Credits be invested in an Earnings Equivalent Option that  tracks the performance of the common stock of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. on the New  York Stock Exchange (with dividends deemed reinvested).  

ARTICLE VIII  MEMBER ACCOUNTS  
8.1     A separate account shall be maintained for each Member under the Plan, which will show  the Compensation Deposits, Matching Employer Credits and Discretionary Employer Credits and the credits and debits to reflect the equivalent of earnings and losses pursuant to Article VII  until such account is distributed to the Member or his or her Beneficiary or is forfeited under the  provisions of Article XII.  

8.2     A statement showing the amounts credited to each Member's accounts shall be furnished  to such Member at least quarterly.  

ARTICLE IX  VESTING  
9.1     A Member shall vest in the portion of his or her Account attributable to Compensation  Deposits and Matching Employer Credits (as adjusted for the equivalent of earnings and losses  thereon pursuant to Article VII) in accordance with the vesting schedule established by the  Company at the time the amounts subject to the deferral election applicable to the Compensation  Deposits are paid.  The Committee may determine that Matching Employer Credits vest pursuant  to a schedule that is different than the vesting schedule that applies to the related Compensation  Deposits.  

9.2     A Member shall vest in the portion of his or her Account attributable to Discretionary  Employer Credits (as adjusted for the equivalent of earnings and losses thereon pursuant to  Article VII) in accordance with the vesting schedule established by the Company at the time the  Discretionary Employer Credit is approved by the Company.  

ARTICLE X  DISTRIBUTIONS  
10.1     On such date as shall be determined by the Committee on or after the specified date  elected by a Member under Section 6.1(a) but no later than the end of the calendar month in  
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which the specified payment date falls, there shall be paid to the Member the lump sum or initial  installment due him or her in respect of the vested portion of his or her Account covered by such  election. Subsequent annual installments shall be paid to the Member during each calendar year  thereafter in accordance with the Member’s election, on such date during the month of January or February of such calendar year as the Committee shall determine.   

10.2     Subject to Section 10.8, on such date as shall be determined by the Committee during the  calendar month immediately following the end of the calendar quarter in which the employment  terminates of a Member who has elected the date of termination of employment as his or her  benefit commencement date pursuant to Section 6.1(b), there shall be paid to him or her the lump  sum or initial installment due him or her in respect of the vested portion of his or her Account covered by such election.  Subsequent installments due shall be paid to the Member on such date  as shall be determined by the Committee falling during the calendar month immediately following the end of each calendar quarter thereafter in accordance with the Member's election.  

10.3     Subject to Section 10.8, on such date as shall be determined by the Committee during the  calendar year, following the calendar year in which the employment terminated of a Member who has elected distribution during such February as his or her benefit commencement date  pursuant to Section 6.1(c), but in no event later than the last day of February of such calendar  year following the calendar year of termination of employment, there shall be paid to him or her  the lump sum or initial installment due him or her in respect of the vested portion of his or her  Account covered by such election.  Subsequent installments due shall be paid to the Member on  such date as shall be determined by the Committee following during the calendar month immediately following the end of each calendar quarter thereafter in accordance with the Member's election.  

10.4     If a Member dies before his or her benefit commencement date as elected pursuant to  Section 6.1, the vested portion of his or her Account shall be paid to his or her Beneficiary in a  single lump sum on such date as shall be determined by the Committee falling during the  calendar month immediately following the end of the calendar quarter that the Plan was notified  of the Member's death.  

10.5     If a Member who has elected to receive distributions in installments dies after his or her  benefit commencement date as elected pursuant to Section 6.1 (a),(b) or (c) but before all  installments have been paid, the remaining quarterly installments shall be paid to his or her  Beneficiary as they become due.  

10.6     Anything in this Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of a Member who is a  “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the  regulations and guidance thereunder, no payments of Non-Grandfathered Benefits (as defined in  Section 15.9) may be made by reason of the Member’s termination of employment before the  date which is six months after the date of such Member’s separation from service as defined in  Section 10.8 (or, if earlier, the date of the Member’s death). To the extent any payment of Non- Grandfathered Benefits under Sections 10.2 and 10.3 is subject to such six month delay, such  payment shall be made immediately after the end of the six month period (or the date of death of  the Member, if earlier).  The determination of whether a Member is a “specified employee” for  

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this purpose shall be made by the Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and  the regulations thereunder, and shall be conclusive and binding.   

10.7     A Member shall be deemed to have terminated from employment for purposes of this  Plan if, and only if, the Member has experienced a “separation from service” within the meaning  of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.  

10.8     Amounts under the Plan which are invested in an Earnings Equivalent Option that tracks  the performance of the common stock of Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. on the New York  Stock Exchange will be paid to the Member in kind, except that fractional shares will be paid to  the Member in cash.  

ARTICLE XI  
IN-SERVICE WITHDRAWALS  

11.1     With respect to Grandfathered Benefits (as defined in Section 15.9), a Member or former  Member may at any time prior to his or her benefit commencement date with respect to any  portion of his or her Account withdraw all or part of such portion (to the extent vested) but not in  excess of 90% of such vested portion.  In the event of such a withdrawal, the Member or former  Member shall (i) forfeit from the vested portion of his or her Account an amount equal to one- ninth of the amount withdrawn and (ii) be ineligible to participate in this Plan for all of the two  Plan Years next succeeding the Plan Year in which the withdrawal is made.  The minimum  amount that may be withdrawn pursuant to this Section 11.1 shall be $5,000 or, if less, the  Member's entire vested Account balance reduced by the penalty amount.   

11.2     A Member may request and receive a hardship distribution of all or any part of the vested  portion of his or her Account provided the Member is able to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of  the Committee, that he or she has suffered a “Financial Hardship” as hereinafter defined.  A  hardship distribution request must be submitted in writing to the Committee and is subject to rules established by the Committee governing hardship distributions.  The amount distributed  cannot exceed the lesser of (i) the Member's vested Account balance or (ii) the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the Member’s “Financial Hardship” (which may include amounts  necessary to pay any Federal, state, local and foreign income taxes or penalties reasonably  anticipated to result from the distribution).   No distribution may be made prior to the time the  Committee approves the distribution.  In the event of a Financial Hardship distribution, the  Member shall be ineligible to participate in this Plan for all of the two Plan Years next succeeding the Plan Year in which the Financial Hardship distribution is made.    
     
For purposes of this Section 11.2, "Financial Hardship" shall mean severe financial hardship to  the Member resulting from an illness or accident of the Member, the Member’s spouse, the  Member’s Beneficiary or the Member’s dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code  without regard to Section 152 (b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)), loss of the Member's property due to  casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise  covered by insurance), or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as  a result of events beyond the control of the Member.  The circumstances that will constitute a  Financial Hardship will depend upon the facts of each case and will be determined by the  Committee in its sole discretion consistent with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations  
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thereunder, but distributions may not be made to the extent such hardship is or may be relieved  (i) through reimbursement or compensation from insurance or otherwise, or (ii) by liquidation of  the Member's assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause a severe  financial hardship.  

References in this Section 11.2 to a Member shall also be deemed to refer to a former Member  with a vested account in this Plan. With respect to the Grandfathered Benefits (as defined in  Section 15.9), a Member’s right to request and receive a hardship distribution shall be governed  by the provisions of this Plan in effect on October 3, 2004, except that any modifications of this  Section 11.2 after October 3, 2004 that are not material within the meaning of the regulations  under Section 409A of the Code shall be given effect.  
  
ARTICLE XII  
FORFEITURES  
12.1     In the event of the termination of a Member's employment prior to full vesting in the  portion of his or her Account attributable to Discretionary Employer Credits, such Member shall  forfeit the non-vested portion of his or her Account upon such termination of employment.  

12.2     Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, a Member's Account  under this Plan (whether or not otherwise vested) shall be forfeited if the Member is discharged  from employment with any Affiliated Company for acts which, in the sole discretion of the  Committee, constitute embezzlement or theft of corporate assets.  
       

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ARTICLE XIII  ADMINISTRATION  
13.1     (a)     The Committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to control  and manage the operation and administration of this Plan, including the power to determine  eligibility to participate in and the amount of benefits payable under this Plan.  

(b)     The Committee shall have the right to interpret the provisions of this Plan and to  make any other determination with respect thereto, and such interpretations and determination  shall be final and binding on all parties.  The Committee shall pursue uniform policies and not  discriminate in favor of or against any Member or group of Members.  

13.2     If any claim for benefits under this Plan is denied, the Committee shall give notice in  writing, by registered or certified mail, of such denial to the affected Member or Beneficiary,  setting forth the specific reasons for such denial and advising him or her that he or she may  request further review by the Committee of the decision denying such claim by filing with the  Committee, within 60 days after the date of mailing of such notice, a request for such review.  If  the Member or Beneficiary files such request for review, such review shall be made within 60  days after the receipt of a written request for such review unless a hearing is necessitated to  determine the facts and circumstances, in which event a decision shall be rendered as soon as  possible, but not later than 120 days after receipt of a request for review.  

ARTICLE XIV  
AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN  
14.1     (a)     The Company may at any time and from time to time amend this Plan or  terminate this Plan with respect to all Members thereunder or with respect to any designated  group or groups of Members; provided, however, that no such amendment or termination may  reduce any amounts credited to the Member's Account or the degree of vesting determined as of  the date on which the amendment is adopted.  

(b)     Plan termination shall occur, automatically, without further action required on the  part of the Company or the Committee, with respect to the employees of any operating division  
of a Participating Company on the sale of such division to an employer which is not an Affiliated  Company; provided, however, that this Plan shall not be terminated with respect to any otherwise  affected Member on account of such sale if, immediately thereafter, he or she shall be transferred  to employment with another Participating Company.  

14.2     In the event that this Plan is terminated in its entirety or is partially terminated for any  group of Members, the vested Accounts of each affected Member shall continue to be governed  by the terms of this Plan and shall be paid at the time and in the form that they would have been  paid if this Plan had not been terminated, but the affected Members shall not be permitted to  make any further deferrals under this Plan after the date of termination. Notwithstanding the  foregoing, the Committee may in its sole discretion provide for the acceleration of the time and  form of payment upon termination or partial termination of this Plan if such acceleration is  permissible and without penalty pursuant to Section 409A of the Code and the regulations  thereunder.  
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ARTICLE XV  
GENERAL PROVISIONS  

15.1     Except as provided in Section 15.2, benefits provided for by this Plan shall be payable  from the general assets of the Company and the Participating Companies.  Title to and beneficial  ownership of any asset which the Company and the Participating Companies may reserve to meet their contingent obligations hereunder, including without limitation any insurance policies  on the lives of Members, shall remain in the Company and the Participating Companies and no  Member shall acquire any property interest in any specific asset of the Company or any  Participating Company.  Except as provided in Section 15.2, no trust arrangement or fiduciary  relationship shall be created hereunder.  The right of any Member or Beneficiary to receive a  distribution of Plan benefits shall not be greater than that of an unsecured general creditor of the  Participating Company which was the Member's employer.  This Plan constitutes a mere promise  of the Participating Companies to make benefit payments in the future.  No liability for the  payment of benefits under this Plan shall be imposed upon any officer, director or employee of the Company or any Participating Company.  

15.2     The Company may in its sole discretion establish a rabbi trust to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Plan.  The assets of any such rabbi trust shall at all times remain subject  to the claims of the Company’s and the Participating Employers’ creditors in the event of the  Company’s or the Participating Employers’ insolvency.  

15.3     If any benefits payable pursuant to this Plan cannot be paid by the Participating Company  that is or was the Member's employer (or by the rabbi trust described in Section 15.2) by reason of the insolvency of such Participating Company, the Company shall pay such benefits (provided  that it is not itself insolvent).  

15.4     No benefit payable under this Plan shall be subject in any manner to anticipation,  alienation, assignment, sale, transfer, pledge or encumbrance of any kind, garnishment,  attachment, execution, sequestration, levy or other legal or equitable process, and any attempt to  do so shall be void and of no force or effect.  

15.5     If any court or government body having jurisdiction in the premises shall find, or if failing such determination the Committee shall determine in good faith, that a person entitled to  benefits hereunder is physically, mentally or legally unable to receive a benefit or (in the view of  the Committee) is unable to give a valid release thereof, any benefit payable to such person may  (unless prior claim in made by a guardian or other legal representative of such person) be paid to  the spouse, a child, a brother or a sister of such person, or any person who has established to the  reasonable satisfaction of the Committee that he or she has been a primary contributor to the care  and support of such person.  Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of liability  
therefore under this Plan.  

15.6     This Plan does not constitute an agreement or contract of employment and shall not be  construed to limit in any manner the right of any Affiliated Company to terminate a Member's  employment as freely and with the same effect as if this Plan were not in effect.  

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15.7     This Plan shall be construed and administered in accordance with, and all rights  thereunder shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York except as may be superseded  by ERISA.  

15.8     In the event any provisions of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason,  such holding or determination shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Plan.  Such  remaining provisions shall be fully severable and this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if  such illegal or invalid provisions had never been inserted therein.  

15.9     With respect to Non-Grandfathered Benefits (as defined below), it is intended that this  Plan comply with Section 409A of the Code and any regulations, guidance and transition rules  issued thereunder, and the Plan shall be interpreted and operated consistently with that intent. If  the Committee shall determine that any provision of this Plan as applicable to Non- Grandfathered Benefits does not comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the  Committee shall have the authority to amend the Plan to the extent necessary (including  retroactively) in order to preserve compliance with said Section 409A.  

     It is intended, unless the Company specifically determines otherwise, that any  Grandfathered Benefits (as defined below) qualify under the grandfather provisions of Section  409A of the Code and the regulations and guidance thereunder so that such Grandfathered  Benefits are not subject to said Section 409A.  Unless the Company specifically determines  otherwise, no amendment shall be made to this Plan if such amendment would cause the loss of  such grandfather protection.  

     For purposes of this Plan, a Grandfathered Benefit means any benefit payable under the  Plan which is considered as deferred before January 1, 2005 and therefore grandfathered for  purposes of Section 409A of the Code and regulations and guidance issued thereunder. For  purposes of this Plan, a Non-Grandfathered Benefit means any benefit payable under this Plan  that is not a Grandfathered Benefit.  

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APPENDIX A  

TRANSFER FROM UNITED STATES FILTER MANAGEMENT  DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN  

On December 9, 2004, there was transferred from the United States Filter Management  Deferred Compensation Plan (“US Filter Plan”) to this Plan, all liabilities under the US Filter  Plan with respect to each person who is U.S. Member Employee, as that term is defined in the  Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement by and between United States Filter  Corporation and Siemens Corporation, dated as of July 31, 2004 (“Stock Purchase Agreement”),  and who was a participant in the US Filter Plan as of the Closing Date, as that term is defined in  the Stock Purchase Agreement.  As of December 9, 2004, there was added to the Account under  this Plan of each U.S. Member Employee with respect to whom a transfer of liabilities is made  from the US Filter Plan pursuant to the preceding sentence, an amount equal to the amount such  U.S. Member Employee had in the US Filter Plan on December 9, 2004.  Any deferral and  distribution elections made by a U.S. Member Employee with respect to the amounts transferred  from the US Filter Plan to this Plan shall be treated as elections under this Plan. Also, any  elections made by a U.S. Member Employee to defer compensation with respect to calendar year  2004 continued to apply after the Closing Date, including any elections made with respect to the  distribution of such deferrals, even if the compensation to which the elections related was  deferred after the Closing Date.  

On December 9, 2004, there was transferred from the rabbi trust maintained under the US  Filter Plan to the rabbi trust established under this Plan an amount (in the form of insurance  policies or cash) equal to the Deferred Compensation Plan Transfer Amount, as that term is  defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement.  

Effective July 31, 2004, US Filter Corporation (now known as Siemens Water  Technologies Corporation) became a participating employer in the Plan, and employees of US Filter Corporation became eligible to participate in the Plan, in accordance with the terms and  conditions of the   Plan, if they otherwise met the eligibility requirements for participation in the  Plan.   

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APPENDIX B   
SIEMENS CORPORATION DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN   SPECIAL EMPLOYER CREDIT  

A.     Background  

Effective January 1, 2011, certain members of the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan  became eligible for a service based company contribution to the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Annex B to the Siemens Corporation  Savings Plan, As Amended and Restated as of October 1, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as the  Siemens Corporation Savings Plan). These service based contributions are referred to in the  Siemens Corporation Savings Plan as “SBCC’s.”  The total of any SBCC in any particular Plan  Year of the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan is referred to in Section (H) of Annex B of the  Siemens Corporation Savings Plan as “Total Special Contribution.”  

In accordance with the provision of Section (H) of Annex B of the Siemens Corporation  Savings Plan, before any portion of a Total Special Contribution can be made to the Siemens  Corporation Savings Plan for any particular Plan Year for any member of the Siemens  Corporation Savings Plan who is eligible for a portion of the Total Special Contribution, it is first  determined to what extent the Total Special Contribution can be made to a member of the  Siemens Corporation Savings Plan after taking into account the other amounts that are considered “Account Additions” for that member to the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan for  that particular Plan Year, and to the extent that the amount of the Total Special Contribution to  that member shall exceed the provision of Section 6.8 of the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan  regarding “Account Additions”, the amount of such excess shall not be made to such member’s  accounts in the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan for that particular Plan Year.   

In addition, the making of any Total Special Contribution to any member for any  particular Plan Year shall be expressly contingent upon a determination that the making of any  
such Total Special Contribution will meet the applicable nondiscrimination coverage and  
benefits testing requirements under Section 410(b) and Section 401(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue  Code and the applicable regulations thereunder.  

Section (H) of Annex B to the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan further sets forth the  procedure and order in which these respective tests are to be performed. The order of testing for determining if the Total Special Contributions to be made to the Siemens Corporation Savings  Plan for a particular Plan Year will meet the nondiscrimination coverage and benefits testing  requirements shall be as follows: (1) the nondiscriminatory classification test under Regulation  Section 1.410(b)-4 for the Plan component that includes the Total Special Contributions; (2) the  nondiscriminatory classification test required as part of the general nondiscrimination test under  Regulation Section 1.401(a)(4)-2(c)(3)(ii); and (3) the average benefit percentage test under  Regulation Section 1.410(b)-5. A determination with respect to the Total Special Contributions  that are otherwise to be made for a particular Plan Year after the application of Section H of  
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Annex B of the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan shall not apply to any Total Special  Contribution with respect to a different Plan Year or to any other amounts which a member shall  have in the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan.  

 For each Plan Year, the nondiscrimination tests described in Section (H) of Annex B to the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan initially will be performed based on employee headcount  and compensation data determined as of September 30 of that Plan Year. For purposes of  determining a member’s Testing Compensation (as that term is defined in Section (H) of Annex B to the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan) and Total Special Contributions for the Plan Year  
for these initial tests, any such amounts will be based upon a member’s actual salary paid for the  first nine months of a Plan Year (including any Tax-Deferred Contributions made on behalf of the employee to the Plan), plus 3/12 of the employee’s base annual salary rate in effect on  October 1 of that Plan Year, plus, to the extent a particular bonus amount would otherwise be  included in Compensation or Testing Compensation, the estimated amount of the bonus that is  expected to be paid in that particular Plan Year based upon such member’s bonus payable at  100% of the applicable target. Based on such data, before any Total Special Contributions for the  Plan Year are made on behalf of a member, the amount of such Total Special Contributions will  be eliminated or reduced for Highly Compensated Employees to the extent provided in Section  (H) of Annex B to the Siemens Savings.   

After the last day of the Plan Year, final nondiscrimination tests for the Plan Year as  described in Section (H) of Annex B of the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan will be  performed, based on the data then available and taking into account the Total Special  Contributions already made on behalf of the member for that Plan Year. The Total Special  Contributions will be subject to additional reductions to the extent provided in Section (H) of  Annex B to the Siemens Corporation Savings Plan, based on the results of the final  nondiscrimination tests, but any contributions already reduced pursuant to the preceding  paragraph will not be increased on the basis of the results of the final nondiscrimination tests.  

B.     Eligibility  

 To  the  extent  that  any  portion  of  a  Total  Special  Contribution  under  Annex  B  of  the  Siemens  Corporation  Savings  Plan  cannot  be  made  to  a  member  of  the  Siemens  Corporation  Savings Plan with respect to a particular Plan Year due to (1) the provisions of Section (H) of  Annex B or (2) the provisions of Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, the amount of such  portion shall be credited, if allowable,  to an account for such member in the Siemens Corporation  Deferred Compensation Plan, with such credit hereinafter  referred  to  as  a  “Special  Employer  Credit”,  provided  (1)  that  the  member  was  eligible  to  participate  in  the  Siemens  Corporation  Deferred Compensation Plan during the calendar year with respect to which the Total Special  Contribution is being made,  and (2) provided such individual is still employed with an Affiliate  (as that term is defined in the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan) as of the end of  February following  the particular Plan Year with respect to which  the Total Special Contribution  would have otherwise been made.  

 An individual who is eligible to receive a Special Employer Credit under the Siemens  Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan shall hereinafter be referred to in this Appendix B as an  “Eligible DCP Member.”  
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 The Special Employer Credit to an Eligible DCP Member that is based upon the  nondiscrimination tests initially performed based upon head count and compensation data as of  September 30 of the particular Plan Year Plan Year shall be credited to such Eligible DCP  Member’s account in the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan no later than March  15 following the particular Plan Year with respect to which the Special Employer Credit is made.  

The Special Employer Credit to an Eligible DCP Member that is based upon the  nondiscrimination tests finally performed after the last day of the particular Plan Year shall be  
credited to such Eligible DCP Member’s account in the Siemens Corporation Deferred  Compensation Plan no later than July 31 following the particular Plan Year with respect to which  the Special Employer Credit is made.   

In addition, the amount of a Special Employer Credit that shall be credited to an Eligible  DCP Member with respect to a particular Plan Year for which it is being made shall also include:  
(1) the amount of the Total Special Contribution under Annex B of the Siemens Corporation  Savings Plan that would have otherwise been made if the “Compensation”, as defined under the  Siemens Corporation Savings Plan, of such Eligible DCP Member, that exceeds Section  401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code for that particular Plan Year were to be taken into  account, and (2) the amount of the Total Special Contribution under Annex B of the Siemens  Corporation Savings Plan that would have otherwise been made with respect to Compensation  that is excluded because of deferrals made to the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation  Plan with respect to that particular Plan Year.  

C.     Earnings Equivalent Options for the Special Employer Credit  

Each Eligible DCP Member shall be entitled to elect any of the Earnings Equivalent  Options under the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan as the deemed investment  
option(s) for the amount of any of his or her Special Employer Credit, in accordance with the  terms and conditions of Article VII of the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.   

Initially, when the amount of any Eligible DCP Member’s Special Employer Credit is  made to the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, and until such Eligible DCP  Member shall make a specific election,  it shall be deemed invested in the  Earnings Equivalent  Option(s) that are designated by such Eligible DCP Member in his or her most recent deemed  investment election under Section 7.2 of the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan,  that is on file with the administrator of the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan,  and that is applicable to the Compensation Deposits and Matching Employer Credits made to the  Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan by such Eligible DCP Member for the  particular Plan Year with respect to which the Special Employer Credit is being made.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that there is no applicable deemed investment  
option election under Section 7.2 on file with respect to the Plan Year for which the Special  Employer Credit is being made, the amount of the Special Employer Credit shall be deemed  invested in the Money Market portfolio deemed investment option.   
   

D.     Vesting  

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An Eligible DCP Member shall be automatically 100% vested in the amount of any  Special Employer Credit made on his or her behalf to the Siemens Corporation Deferred  Compensation Plan.  

E.     In-Service Withdrawals  

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article XI of the Siemens Corporation Deferred  Compensation Plan, an Eligible DCP Member shall not be permitted to withdraw any amount of his or her Special Employer Credit or the amount of any deemed earnings on his or her Special  Employer Credit prior to the time of the benefit commencement date for such Eligible DCP  Member’s termination of employment, as provided in Section F of this Appendix B.  

F.     Distributions  

Notwithstanding any election that an Eligible DCP Member may have made with respect  other amounts credited to his or her accounts in the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, the entire amount of any Special Employer Credit, and any deemed earnings  thereon, shall only be distributed to the Eligible DCP Member or estate, if applicable, as a single  lump sum at the end of the month next  following the calendar quarter in which such Eligible  DCP Member’s termination of employment from all Affiliates (as that term is defined in the  Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan) occurs, including if the reason for the  
Eligible DCP Member’s termination of employment is due to the death of the Eligible DCP  Member.   

For purposes of Section F of this Appendix B, an Eligible DCP Member shall be deemed  to have terminated employment if, and only if, such Eligible DCP Member has experienced a  “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of  1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.  

Further, anything in this Appendix B to the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of an  Eligible DCP Member who is a “specified employee”, as described in Section 10.8 of the  Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, any payment of any Eligible DCP Member’s  Special Employer Credit, and any deemed earnings thereon, shall only be made in accordance  with the terms and conditions of said Section 10.8.   

G.     Application of Other Provisions of the Siemens Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan   

Unless otherwise specifically provided to the contrary in this Appendix B, the terms and  conditions of Article VII, VIII, XIII, XIV and XV of the Siemens Corporation Deferred  Compensation Plan shall apply to the Special Employer Credit set forth in this Appendix B.  

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