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Performance Award Grant: Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program

 Exhibit 10(z) 
 THIS DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES PART OF A PROSPECTUS COVERING SECURITIES THAT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. 
 Performance Award Grant 
 (Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program under the 2005 Stock Incentive
Plan) 
 United States Steel Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, herein called the Corporation, grants to the undersigned employee of the employing
company identified below (the “Grantee”) a Performance Award representing the right to receive a specified number of shares of the common stock of the Corporation (“Shares”) set forth below, which right, if payable, shall be paid
in Shares: 
  

			
	         Name of Grantee:
	 	PARTICIPANT NAME
		
	         Name of Employing Company on Date Hereof:
	 	(the company recognized by the Corporation as employing the Grantee on the date hereof)
		
	         Target Number of Shares Subject to Award:
	 	# SHARES
		
	         Maximum Number of Shares Subject to Award:
	 	(two times the Target Number of Shares Subject to Award)
		
	         Performance Period
	 	The period beginning with the beginning of the Measurement Period, as hereinafter defined (“MP”), related to the earnings release for the first quarter 2007 and ending on the
earlier of (i) the end of the MP related to the earnings release for the first quarter 2010 or (ii) the date of a Change of Control, as defined in the Administrative Regulations
		
	         Performance Goals
	 	(see Exhibit A, attached)
		
	         Date of This Award:
	 	GRANT DATE

 By my acceptance, I agree that the above-listed Performance Award is granted under and governed by the terms and
conditions of the Corporation’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), the Corporation’s Administrative Regulations for the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program (the “Administrative Regulations”), and the Grant
Terms and Conditions contained herein, as well as such amendments to the Plan and/or the Administrative Regulations as the Compensation & Organization Committee, or its successor committee (the “Committee”), may adopt from time to
time. 
  

									
	United States Steel Corporation	 	 	 	Accepted as of the above date: ACCEPTANCE DATE
					
	By	 	  
	 		 	By	 	 PARTICIPANT ES

		 	Authorized Officer	 		 		 	Signature of Grantee

 Terms and Conditions 
 1. The Performance Period for purposes of determining whether the Performance Goal has been met shall be the approximate three-year period determined in
accordance with the Administrative Regulations, but using the dates set forth above, unless earlier terminated upon the occurrence of a Change of Control as defined in Section 4(F)(1) of the Administrative Regulations. A “Measurement
Period” shall begin on the third business day following the public release of the Corporation’s earnings for the immediately preceding calendar quarter and shall end on the twelfth business day following such public release. The
Performance Goal for purposes of determining whether, and the extent to which, the Performance Award will vest is set forth in Exhibit A to this agreement. The Peer Group for purposes of determining whether the Performance Goal has been achieved is
set forth in Exhibit B. The Peer Group is subject to adjustment as described in the Administrative Regulations and as the Committee, in its discretion, may additionally set forth at the commencement of the Performance Period in accordance with
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Exhibits A and B are incorporated by reference herein. Subject to the Administrative Regulations and the provisions of this agreement, the Performance Award shall become payable, if vested, following
the Committee’s determination after the end of the Performance Period, as to whether and the extent to which the Performance Goal has been achieved; provided that the Committee retains negative discretion to reduce any and all Performance
Awards that would otherwise be payable as a result of performance measured against the Performance Goals. The Committee may not increase the amount payable as a result of performance measured against the Performance Goals. 
 
 2. If the Performance Award is payable, the Corporation shall cause a stock
certificate to be issued in the Grantee’s name, for no cash consideration, for the number of shares of common stock of the Corporation determined by the Committee to be payable pursuant to paragraph 1 hereof. Payment shall be made within two
and one-half months following the end of the calendar year in which the Performance Period ends. 
 3. The Grantee shall not sell, transfer,
assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any portion of the Performance Award and the right to receive Shares, and any attempt to sell, transfer, assign, pledge or encumber any portion of the Shares prior to the payment, if at all, of a
stock certificate in the name of the Grantee shall have no effect, regardless of whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise. 
 4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated herein, and in lieu of application of Section 9 of the Plan, in the case of a Change of Control (as defined in Section 4(F)(1) of the Administrative Regulations) of the
Corporation, the Performance Period shall automatically end and the Performance Award shall vest immediately at 100% of Target or, if greater, actual performance over the abbreviated Performance Period, without regard to the Participant’s
continued employment or termination thereof. 
 5. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Performance Award is forfeited if the Grantee
terminates employment with the employing company identified above or the Corporation, its subsidiaries or affiliates (each an “Employing Company”) during the Performance Period due to a Termination without Consent or Termination for Cause.
Any and all forfeitures shall be evidenced by written notice to the Grantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Grantee is a party to an individual Change in Control agreement (a “CIC Agreement”) with the Corporation providing for
benefits upon a termination for other than “Cause” or “Disability” or a termination for “Good Reason”, then the Performance Award shall not be forfeited if (i) the Grantee’s employment is terminated during a
Potential Change in Control Period either by the Employing Company for other than “Cause” or “Disability” or by the Grantee for “Good Reason”, as such terms are defined in the CIC Agreement and (ii) a 409A Change
in Control, as defined in the CIC Agreement, occurs within twenty-four months following the commencement of the Potential Change in Control Period. In such event, (i) the Performance Award will vest in accordance with paragraph 4 hereof if the
409A Change in Control occurs during the Performance Period, and shall be payable as provided in paragraph 2 hereof, or (ii) the Performance Award will vest in accordance with actual performance achieved during the Performance Period, and
without any downward discretion by the Committee, if the 409A Change in Control occurs after the end of the Performance Period, and shall be payable within two and one-half months following the end of the calendar year in which vesting occurs.

 6. The Grantee agrees to continue as an employee of an Employing Company during the Performance Period and through the date on which the
Committee certifies whether the Performance Goal relating to the Performance Period has been achieved, subject to the Employing Company’s right to terminate the Grantee’s employment at any time, performing such duties consistent with his
capabilities and receiving his present compensation or such adjusted compensation as the Employing Company shall from time to time reasonably determine. A prorated value of the Performance Award will vest based upon the number of complete months
worked by the Grantee during the Performance Period, in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment during the Performance Period by reason of Retirement, death, Disability or Termination with Consent, to be calculated and delivered
following the end of the relevant Performance Period in accordance with paragraph 2 hereof, provided that the relevant Performance Goal for the Performance Period is achieved and subject to the Committee’s negative discretion. The remaining
value of the Performance Award is forfeited immediately upon the Grantee’s termination of employment without consideration or further action being required of the Corporation or the Employing Company. 
 7. The Target and Maximum number of Shares are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 of the Plan. The Grantee shall be notified of such
adjustment and such adjustment shall be binding upon the Corporation and the Grantee. 
 8. This Grant and the issuance, vesting and delivery
of Shares are subject to, and shall be administered in accordance with, the provisions of the Plan and the Administrative Regulations, as the same may be amended by the Committee from time to time, provided that no amendment may, without the consent
of the Grantee, affect the rights of the Grantee under this Grant in a materially adverse manner. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Plan or the Administrative Regulations. In the
event of a conflict between the Plan and the Administrative Regulations, unless this Grant specifies otherwise, the Plan shall control. 
 9.
The obligations of the Corporation and the rights of the Grantee are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations including, without limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and any other applicable laws. 
 10. The Grant shall not be effective unless it is accepted by
the Grantee and notice of such acceptance is received by the Stock Plan Officer. 
 
 11. Grantee shall be advised by the Corporation as to the amount of any federal, state, local or foreign income or employment taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation on the compensation income resulting from
the Performance Award. Grantee shall pay any taxes required to be withheld directly to the Corporation in cash upon request; provided, however, that Grantee may satisfy such obligation in whole or in part by requesting the Corporation in writing to
withhold from the Shares otherwise deliverable to Grantee having a Fair Market Value, on the date the award is vested, equal to the amount of the aggregate minimum statutory withholding tax obligation to be so satisfied. Grantee understands that no
shares of stock shall be delivered to Grantee, notwithstanding the Committee’s certification that the Performance Goal has been met, unless and until Grantee shall have satisfied any obligation for withholding taxes with respect thereto as
provided herein. 
 12. Nothing herein shall be construed as giving Grantee any right to be retained in the employ of an Employing Company or
affect any right that the Employing Company may have to terminate the employment of such Grantee. 
 13. This Agreement shall be construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to the conflicts of laws thereof. 
  

 EXHIBIT A 
 Performance Goals* for Performance Period 
 (Measurement Period for the First Quarter 2007 —
Measurement Period for the First Quarter 2010) 
  

											
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Threshold
	 	 Target
	 	 Maximum

	 Performance Goal
	 	U. S. Steel TSR Performance Relative to Peer Group	 	< 25th Percentile	 	25th Percentile	 	50th Percentile	 	 75th
 Percentile or Greater

	 Payment Levels
	 	 % of Target
 Shares Vested
	 	0%	 	50%	 	100%	 	200%

  

	 	*	 	 The Performance Goal for the 2007 Performance Award grants shall be the Target percentile determined by the Committee comparing United States Steel
Corporation’s Total Shareholder Return to the Total Shareholder Returns of the Peer Group companies. The payout shall be calculated in accordance with the Administrative Regulations under the Long-Term Incentive Compensation Program under the
2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Administrative Regulations”). 

 Notes: 

	 	 •
	 	 Amounts for performance between the 25th and 50th and
50th and 75th percentiles will be interpolated. 

  

	 	•	 	 Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is calculated in accordance with the Administrative Regulations. 

  

	 	•	 	 Peer Group—See Exhibit B. 

 EXHIBIT B 
 Peer Group for the Performance Period 
 (Measurement Period for the First Quarter 2007 —
Measurement Period for the First Quarter 2010) 
 The Peer Group* for the Performance Period shall consist of the following business entities:

  

	 	1.	Caterpillar Inc 

	 	2.	E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co 

	 	3.	Johnson Controls Inc 

	 	4.	International Paper Co 

	 	5.	Alcan Inc 

	 	6.	Alcoa Inc 

	 	7.	Sunoco Inc 

	 	8.	Weyerhaeuser Co 

	 	9.	Deere & Co 

	 	10.	Honeywell International Inc. 

	 	11.	Visteon Corp 

	 	12.	Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co 

	 	13.	Lear Corp 

	 	14.	Amerada Hess Corp 

	 	15.	Whirlpool Corp 

	 	16.	Union Pacific Corp 

	 	17.	Masco Corp 

	 	18.	PACCAR Inc 

	 	19.	Nucor Corp 

	 	20.	Textron Inc 

	 	21.	Eaton Corp 

	 	22.	Navistar International Corp 

	 	23.	PPG Industries Inc 

	 	24.	Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd 

	 	25.	Parker-Hannifin Corp 

	 	26.	MeadWestvaco Corp 

	 	27.	Terex Corp 

	 	28.	Eastman Chemical Co 

	 	29.	AK Steel Holding Corp 

	 	30.	Timken Co (The) 

	*	To be adjusted in accordance with the Administrative Regulations.Agreement between United States Steel and Dan D. Sandman

 Exhibit 10(cc) 
 [Form of amendment] 
 Mr. Dan D. Sandman 
 2173 Hycroft
Drive 
 Pittsburgh, PA 15241 
 February ___, 2007 
 Dear Dan, 
 Pursuant to the terms of your letter agreement dated September
14, 2001 (“Agreement”), a copy of which is attached hereto, you were permitted to elect, prior to retirement, the form (i.e., lump sum or installment payments) and timing of the distribution of the enhanced pension benefits provided
by the Agreement. However, such elections would not now be permitted under Internal Revenue Code section 409A, which was added by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and which governs the tax treatment of nonqualified deferred compensation
arrangements. Accordingly, the purpose of this letter is to confirm our amendment to the Agreement to eliminate the ability to make such elections. 
 Separately, in order for United States Steel Corporation to administer the Agreement in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, including the six-month delay requirement that applies to distributions to key employees, the enhanced
pension benefits provided by the Agreement will be paid to you in the form of a lump sum distribution (as originally provided in the Agreement) on August 31, 2007. 
 During the six-month delay period, simple interest will accrue and be payable on the amount due using the average of the interest rates established under the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations to determine the present value of
lump sum distributions payable under the United States Steel Corporation Plan for Employee Pension Benefits (Revision of 2003) during the months included in the six-month delay period. 
 Please indicate your acknowledgement and acceptance by signing below. 
 Sincerely, 
 February ___, 2007 
 Agreed
to:                                       
                                
 Dan. D. Sandman

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