Document:

EX-10(A)

Exhibit 10.A

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

1992 Stock Option Plan

(Adjusted to reflect 3-for-1 stock split effective September 14, 2007)

	1.	 	Establishment. JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. (the “Company”) hereby establishes a stock option
plan for certain officers and other key employees, as described herein, which shall be known
as the JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN (the “Plan”). It is intended that
certain of the stock options issued pursuant to the Plan may constitute incentive stock
options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Incentive Stock
Options”) and the remainder of the options issued pursuant to the Plan shall constitute
nonqualified options. Incentive Stock Options and nonqualified stock options are hereinafter
jointly referred to as “Options.” The Committee may also award stock appreciation rights
along with Options issued pursuant to the Plan and, subject to certain limitations, apart
from Options issued pursuant to the Plan.

	2.	 	Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to induce certain officers and other key employees to
remain in the employ of the Company or its subsidiaries and to encourage such employees to
secure or increase on reasonable terms their stock ownership in the Company. The Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) believes that the Plan will promote
continuity of management and increased incentive and personal interest in the welfare of the
Company by those who are responsible for shaping and carrying out the long-range plans of the
Company and securing its continued growth and financial success.

	3.	 	Effective Date of the Plan. The effective date of the Plan is the date of its adoption by
the Board of Directors, September 23, 1992, and was most recently amended effective January
1, 2009. The Plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company within twelve months of
the adoption date. Any and all Options granted prior to such adoption were granted subject
to shareholder approval.

	4.	 	Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 19, the total number of shares of the common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”),
available for awards during the term of this Plan shall not exceed 22,775,274 shares. Shares
of Common Stock to be delivered upon exercise of Options or settlement of stock appreciation
rights under the Plan shall be made available from presently authorized but unissued Common
Stock of the Company or authorized and issued shares of Common Stock reacquired and held as
treasury shares, or a combination thereof. If any Option or stock appreciation right shall
be canceled, expire or terminate without having been exercised in full, or to the extent a
stock appreciation right is settled in cash, the shares of Common Stock allocable to the
unexercised, canceled, forfeited portion of such Option or stock appreciation right, or
portion of such stock appreciation right which is settled in cash, shall again be available
for the purpose of the Plan. The surrender of any Options (and the surrender of any related
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	 	 	granted under paragraph 18) in connection with the receipt of stock
appreciation rights as
provided in paragraph 18A shall, as to such Options, have the same effect under this
paragraph 4 as the cancellation or termination of such Options without having been
exercised. If any stock appreciation rights are granted under the Plan separate and apart
from Options (including any grant in connection with the surrender of outstanding Options),
as provided in paragraph 18A, and shares of Common Stock may be issuable in connection with
such stock appreciation rights, then the grant of such stock appreciation rights shall be
deemed to have the same effect under this paragraph 4 as the grant of Options; provided,
however, if any such stock appreciation rights shall be canceled, expire or terminate
without having been exercised in full, or to the extent a stock appreciation right is
settled in cash, the shares of Common Stock allocable to the unexercised, canceled,
forfeited portion of such stock appreciation right, or portion of such stock appreciation
right which is settled in cash, shall again be available for the purpose of the Plan. If
the exercise price of any Option granted under the Plan is satisfied by tendering shares of
Common Stock to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), only the number
of shares of Common Stock issued net of the shares of Common Stock tendered shall be deemed
delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available
for delivery under the Plan. If any Participant satisfies the Company’s withholding tax
requirements upon the exercise of an Option by properly electing to have the Company
withhold shares of Common Stock, then the shares of Common Stock so withheld shall again be
available for the purpose of the Plan, except that such shares shall not be available for
the granting of Incentive Stock Options.

	5.	 	Administration. (a) The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee (the
“Committee”) consisting of not less than three members of the Board of not less than three
members of the Board of Directors appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors. No
member of the Committee shall be, nor at any time during the preceding one-year period have
been, eligible to receive stock, stock options or stock appreciation rights of the Company or
of its subsidiaries pursuant to the Plan or any other plan of the Company or its
subsidiaries, other than a plan for directors of the Company who are not officers or
employees of the Company which provides for automatic grants without exercise of discretion
by any member of the Board of Directors, or by any officer or employee of the Company.

(b) Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority to
establish such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for the proper
administration of the Plan, and in its discretion, to determine the individuals (the
“Participants”) to whom, and the time or times at which, Options and stock appreciation
rights shall be granted, the type of Options, the Option periods, limitations on Option
exercise, and the number of shares to be subject to each Option. In making such
determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by
the respective employees, their present and potential contributions to the success of the
Company or its subsidiaries, and such other factors as the Committee, in its discretion,
shall deem relevant.

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(c) Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall also have complete
authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations
relating to it, to determine the terms and provisions of the respective Option Agreements
(which need not be identical) and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable
for the administration of the Plan. The Committee’s determinations on the matters referred
to in this paragraph 5 shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties.

(d) Neither the Committee nor any member thereof shall be liable for any act, omission,
interpretation, construction or determination made in connection with the Plan in good
faith, and the members of the Committee shall be entitled to indemnification and
reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including
attorneys fees) arising therefrom to the full extent permitted by law and under any
directors and officers liability insurance that may be in effect from time to time.

(e) A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of a majority of the
members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts approved in writing by
a majority of the Committee without a meeting, shall be the acts of the Committee.

	6.	 	Eligibility. Options and stock appreciation rights may be granted to officers and other
key employees of the Company and of any of its present and future subsidiaries. The maximum
number of shares of Common Stock covered by Options which may be granted to any Participant
within any two consecutive calendar year periods shall not exceed 1.5 million shares in the
aggregate. No Option or stock appreciation right shall be granted to any person who owns,
directly or indirectly, shares of stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Company. A director of the Company or of a subsidiary
who is not also an employee of the Company or of a subsidiary will not be eligible to receive
any Option or stock appreciation right hereunder.

	7.	 	Rights of Employees. Nothing in this Plan or in any Option or stock appreciation right
shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company and any of its subsidiaries
to terminate any Participant’s or employee’s employment at any time, nor confer upon any
Participant or employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company and its
subsidiaries.

	8.	 	Option Agreements. All Options and stock appreciation rights granted under the Plan shall
be evidenced by written agreements (an “Option Agreement”) in such form or forms as the
Committee shall determine.

	9.	 	Option Price. The per share Option price for Options and for stock appreciation rights
granted under paragraph 18, and the per share grant price for stock appreciation rights
granted under paragraph 18A, as determined by the Committee, shall be an amount not less than
100% of the fair market value of the stock on the date such Options or stock

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	 	 	appreciation
rights are granted (or, if the Committee so determines, in the case of any stock appreciation
right granted under paragraph 18A upon the surrender of any
outstanding Option, on the date of grant of such Option). Fair market value means, per
share of stock on a particular date, the closing sales price on such date on the New York
Stock Exchange, or if no sales of stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding
date on which there was a sale on such market. If the shares not listed on the New York
Stock Exchange, but are traded on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter
market, the closing sales price (or if there is no closing sales price reported, the average
of the closing bid and asked prices) for the shares on the particular date, or on the last
preceding date on which there was a sale of shares on that exchange or market, will be used.
If the shares are neither listed on a national securities exchange nor traded in an
over-the-counter market, the price determined by the Committee, in its discretion, will be
used. However, in connection with an exercise of Options, to the extent the Participant
sells any shares acquired upon such exercise in a market transaction on the date of
exercise, the sale price(s) for any such shares shall be the fair market value of such shares.

	10.	 	Option Period. The term of each Option and stock appreciation right shall be as determined
by the Committee but in no event shall the term of an Option or stock appreciation right
exceed a period of ten (10) years from the date of its grant. Each Option and stock
appreciation right granted hereunder may granted at any time on or after the effective date
of the Plan, and prior to its termination, provided that no Option or stock appreciation
right may be granted later than ten years after the date this Plan is adopted. The Committee
shall determine whether any Option or stock appreciation right shall become exercisable in
cumulative or non-cumulative installments or in full at any time. An exercisable Stock
Option or stock appreciation right, or portion thereof, may be exercised in whole or in part
only with respect to whole shares of Common Stock.

	11.	 	Maximum Value of Incentive Stock Options. The aggregate fair market value (as defined in
paragraph 9) of the Common Stock for which any Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for
the first time by a Participant during any calendar year under the Plan or any other plan of
the Company or any subsidiary shall not exceed $100,000. To the extent the fair market value
of the shares of Common Stock attributable to Incentive Stock Options first exercisable in
any calendar year exceeds $100,000, the excess portion of the Incentive Stock Options shall
be treated as nonqualified options.

	12.	 	Transferability of Option or Stock Appreciation Right. No Option or stock appreciation
right granted hereunder shall be transferable other than options specifically designated by
the Compensation Committee as such and meeting the following requirements of transfer:

	 	(a)	 	by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	in the case of a nonqualified option:

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	 	(i)	 	pursuant to a “Qualified Domestic Relations Order” as defined in
Section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	to (A) his or her spouse, children or grandchildren (“Immediate
Family Members”), (B) a partnership in which the only partners are the
Participant’s Immediate Family Members, or (C) a trust or trusts established
solely for the benefit of one or more of the Participant’s Immediate Family
Members (collectively, the Permitted Transferees), provided that there may be no
consideration for any such transfer by a Participant

Following transfer (if applicable), such Options and stock appreciation rights shall
continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior
to transfer, provided that such Options and stock appreciation rights may be exercised
during the life of the Participant only by the Participant or, if applicable, by the
alternate payee designated under a Qualified Domestic Relations Order or the Participant’s
Permitted Transferees.

	13.	 	Exercise of Option; Deferral of Shares.

(a) The Committee shall prescribe the manner in which a Participant may exercise an Option
which is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan. An Option may be exercised,
subject to limitations on its exercise contained in the Option Agreement and in this Plan,
in full, at any time, or in part, from time to time, only by (A) written notice of intent to
exercise the Option with respect to a specified number of shares, and (B) by payment in full
to the Company at the time of exercise of the Option, of the option price of the shares
being purchased. Payment of the Option price may be made (i) in cash, (ii) if permitted by
the applicable Option Agreement, by tendering of shares of Common Stock equivalent in fair
market value (as defined in paragraph 9), or (iii) if permitted by the applicable Option
Agreement, partly in cash and partly in shares of Common Stock. Common Stock may be
tendered either by actual delivery of shares of Common Stock or by attestation.

(b) The Committee may provide one or more means to enable Participants and the Company to
defer delivery of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of an Option, on such
terms and conditions as the Committee may determine, including by way of example the manner
and timing of making a deferral election, the treatment of dividends paid on shares of
Common Stock during the deferral period and the permitted distribution dates or events. No
such deferral means may result in any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable hereunder other than as contemplated by paragraph 4 or paragraph 19 hereof.

	14.	 	Withholding. If permitted by the applicable Option Agreement, a Participant may be
permitted to satisfy the Company s withholding tax requirements by electing (i) to have the
Company withhold shares of Common Stock of the Company, or (ii) to deliver to the Company shares of Common Stock of the Company having a fair market value on the

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	 	 	date income is
recognized on the exercise of a nonqualified option equal to the minimum amount required to
be withheld, or such greater amount as may be requested by the
Participant. The election shall be made in writing and according to such rules and in such
form as the Committee shall determine.
	 
	 	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, the election and satisfaction of any withholding requirement
through the withholding of Common Stock or the tender of shares of Company Stock may be made
only at such times as are permitted, without incurring liabilities, by Rule 16b-3 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or such other securities laws, rules or
regulations as may be applicable.

	15.	 	[intentionally omitted]
	 
	16.	 	[intentionally omitted]

	17.	 	Termination of Employment. (a) In the event a Participant’s employment with the Company or
any of its subsidiaries shall be terminated for any reason, except early retirement or total
and permanent disability, all rights to exercise an Option or stock appreciation right shall
terminate immediately.

(b) If the Participant should die while employed by the Company or any subsidiary prior to
the expiration of the term of the Option or stock appreciation right, the Option or stock
appreciation right may be exercised by the person to whom it is transferred by will or by
the applicable laws of descent and distribution to the extent it could have been exercised
by the Participant had he lived, by giving notice as provided in paragraph 13, at any time
within twelve months after the date of death unless such Option or stock appreciation right
expires earlier under the terms of the Option Agreement.

(c) In the event of termination of employment with the Company due to early or normal
retirement, or due to total and permanent disability prior to the expiration of the term of
an Option or stock appreciation right, the Option or stock appreciation right may be
exercised by the Participant, to the extent it could have been exercised had the Participant
remained actively employed, at any time within thirty-six months (except Incentive Stock
Options which may be exercised within three months) after the date of such early or normal
retirement or total permanent disability, as the case may be, unless such Option or stock
appreciation right expires earlier under the terms of the Option Agreement. Provided,
however, that for certain participants who are officers of the corporation or who are
selected by the Compensation Committee of the Board, nonqualified options granted after July
27, 1999, may be exercised by the Participant for five years of the Option or stock
appreciation right in the event of termination of employment with the Company due to early
or normal retirement, or due to total and permanent disability, prior to the expiration of
the term of the Option or stock appreciation right. For purposes hereof, a Participant’s
employment shall be deemed to have terminated due to (a) early or normal retirement if such
Participant is then eligible to receive early or normal retirement benefits under the
provisions of any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries pension plans;

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or, in the absence of
a pension plan, provided such Participant retires with ten years of service and is at least
55 years old or retires with five years of service and is at least 65 years old
and (b) total and permanent disability if he is permanently disabled within the meaning of
Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as in effect from time to time.

For purposes of this Plan: (a) a transfer of an employee from the Company to a 50% or more
owned subsidiary, partnership, joint venture or other affiliate (whether or not
incorporated) or vice versa, or from one subsidiary, partnership, joint venture or other
affiliate to another or (b) a leave of absence duly authorized in writing by the Company,
provided the employee s right to re-employment is guaranteed either by statute or by
contract, shall not be deemed a termination of employment under the Plan. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, from and after a Change of Control, as defined in paragraph 22, Options
(other than Incentive Stock Options granted prior to May 24, 1989) and stock appreciation
rights shall continue to be exercisable for three months after a Participant’s termination
of employment.

	18.	 	Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock appreciation rights may be granted in conjunction with
all or part of any Option granted under the Plan. Stock appreciation rights may be exercised
by a Participant by surrendering the related Option or applicable portion thereof. Upon such
exercise and surrender, the Participant shall be entitled to receive the economic value of
such stock appreciation rights determined in the manner prescribed in subparagraph (b) of the
Paragraph 18 and in the form prescribed in subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph 18. Options
which have been so surrendered, in whole or in part, shall no longer be exercisable. Stock
appreciation rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with other
provisions of the Plan as shall be determined by the Committee, which shall include the
following:

(a) Stock appreciation rights shall be exercisable or transferable at such time or times and
only to the extent that the Option to which they relate is exercisable or transferable.

(b) Upon the exercise of stock appreciation rights, a Participant shall be entitled to
receive the economic value thereof, which value shall be equal to the excess of the fair
market value of one share of Common Stock of the Company on the date of exercise over the
Option price per share, multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the stock
appreciation rights shall have been exercised.

(c) The Committee shall have sole discretion either (i) to determine the form in which
payment of such economic value will be made (i.e. cash, stock, or any combination thereof)
or (ii) to consent to or disapprove the election of the Participant to receive cash in full
or partial payment of such economic value.

(d) The exercise of stock appreciation rights by a Participant pursuant to the Plan may be
made only at such times as are permitted by Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, without liabilities, or such other securities laws or rules as may be applicable.

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(e) Common Stock subject to the Option to which the stock appreciation rights relate exceeds
the exercise price of such Option.

	18A.	 	Other Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock appreciation rights may also be granted separate
from any Option granted under the Plan to any Participant who at the time of grant is not
then an officer of the Company for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (a “Section 16 Officer”). The Committee may also grant stock appreciation
rights under this paragraph 18A to any person who is not then a Section 16 Officer in
connection with the surrender of any outstanding Option granted under the Plan prior to
September 22, 1993 (and the surrender of any related stock appreciation rights granted under
paragraph 18). Such stock appreciation rights may be exercised by a Participant by written
notice of intent to exercise the stock appreciation rights delivered to the Committee, which
notice shall state the number of shares of stock in respect of which the stock appreciation
rights are being exercised. Upon such exercise, the Participant shall be entitled to receive
the economic value of such stock appreciation rights determined in the manner described in
subparagraph (b) of this paragraph 18A and in the form prescribed in subparagraph (c) of this
paragraph 18A.
	 
	 	 	Stock appreciation rights shall be subject to terms and conditions not inconsistent with
other provisions of the Plan as shall be determined by the Committee, which shall include
the following:

(a) Stock appreciation rights granted in connection with the surrender of an Option shall be
exercisable or transferable at such time or times and only to the extent that the Option to
which they related was exercisable or transferable. The Committee shall have complete
authority to determine the terms and conditions applicable to other stock appreciation
rights, including the periods applicable to such rights, limitations on exercise and the
number of shares of stock in respect to which such stock appreciation rights are
exercisable.

(b) Upon the exercise of stock appreciation rights, a Participant shall be entitled to
receive the economic value thereof, which value shall be equal to the excess of the fair
market value of one share of Common Stock of the Company on the date of exercise over the
grant price per share, multiplied by the number of shares in respect of which the stock
appreciation rights shall have been exercised. Stock appreciation rights which have been so
exercised shall no longer be exercisable in respect of such number of shares.

(c) The Committee shall have the sole discretion either (i) to determine the form in which
payment of such economic value will be made (i.e., cash, stock, or any combination thereof)
or (ii) to consent to or disapprove the election of the Participant to receive cash in full
or partial payment of such economic value.(d) The exercise of stock appreciation rights by a
Participant pursuant to the Plan may be made only at such times as are permitted by Rule
16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, without liabilities, or such other securities
laws or rules as may be applicable.(e) Stock appreciation rights shall

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be exercisable only
when the fair market value of the Common Stock to which the stock appreciation rights relate
exceeds the grant price of such stock appreciation rights.

	19.	 	Adjustment Provisions. In the event of any change in the shares of the Common Stock of the
Company by reason of a declaration of a stock dividend (other than a stock dividend declared
in lieu of an ordinary cash dividend), spin-off, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, or
split-up, combination or exchange of shares, or otherwise, the aggregate number and class of shares available under this Plan (including the per Participant limit on awards in Section
6), the number and class of shares subject to each outstanding Option and stock appreciation
right, and the option price or grant price and economic value of any stock appreciation
rights shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be final
and conclusive. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, any such adjustment to an award
that is exempt from Code Section 409A shall be made in manner that permits the award to
continue to be so exempt, and any adjustment to an award that is subject to Code Section 409A
shall be made in a manner that complies with the provisions thereof. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the case of a stock dividend (other than a stock dividend declared in lieu of
an ordinary cash dividend) or split-up (including a reverse stock split), if no action is
taken by the Committee, adjustments contemplated by this subsection that are proportionate
shall nevertheless automatically be made as of the date of such stock dividend or split-up.
	 
	20.	 	Termination and Amendment of Plan. Grant awards under the Plan terminated on September 22,
2002. The Board of Directors may at any time terminate the Plan, or amend the Plan as it
shall deem advisable including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) any
amendments deemed by the Board of Directors to be necessary or advisable to assure conformity
of the Plan and any Incentive Stock Options granted thereunder to the requirements of Section
422 of the Internal Revenue Code as now or hereafter in effect and to assure conformity with
any requirements of other state and federal laws or regulations now or hereafter in effect;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors may not, without further approval by the
shareholders of the Company, make any modifications which, by applicable law, require such
approval. No termination or amendment of the Plan may, without the consent of the
Participant to whom any Option or stock appreciation rights shall have been granted,
adversely affect the rights of such Participant under such Option or stock appreciation
rights. The Board of Directors may also, in its discretion, permit any Option or stock
appreciation right to be exercised prior to the earliest date fixed for exercise thereof
under the Option Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless determined otherwise by
the Board or Committee, any such amendment shall be made in a manner that will enable an
award intended to be exempt from Code Section 490A to continue to be so exempt, or to enable
an award intended to comply with Code Section 409A to continue to so comply.

	21.	 	Rights of a Shareholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect
to shares covered by his or her Option until the date of issuance of the stock certificate to
the participant and only after such shares are fully paid or with respect to

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	 	 	stock
appreciation rights. No adjustment will be made for dividends or other rights for which the
record date is prior to the date such stock is issued.

	22.	 	Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon Change of Control, all previously
granted Options and stock appreciation rights shall immediately become exercisable to the
full extent of the original grant. For purposes of this Plan, a “Change of Control” means
any of the following events:(i) the acquisition, other than from the Company, by any
individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time) (the “Exchange Act”) of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of
20% or more of either (A) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the
“Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (B) the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the
“Company Voting Securities”), provided, however, that any acquisition by (x) the Company of
any of its subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (y) any corporation with respect to
which, following such acquisition, more than 60% of respectively, the then outstanding shares
of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the
individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding
Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such acquisition in
substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition
of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities, as the case may be,
shall not constitute a change in control of the Company; or (ii) individuals who, as of May
24, 1989, constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any individual
becoming a director subsequent to May 24, 1989, whose election or nomination for election by
the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a
member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose
initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest
relating to the election of the Directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule
14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act); or (iii) approval by the
shareholders of the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (a “Business
Combination”), in each case, with respect to which all or substantially all of the of the
individuals and entities who were the respective beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company
Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination do
not, following such Business Combination, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than
60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors, as the case may be, of the corporations resulting from such Business Combination
in substantially the same

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	 	 	proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such Business
Combination or the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities, as the
case may be; or (iv) (A) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the company or a (B) sale
or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company other than to a
corporation with respect to which, following such sale or disposition, more than 60% of,
respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of
the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors is then owned beneficially, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of
the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such
sale or disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the
Outstanding Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities, as the case may be,
immediately prior to such sale or disposition.

	23.	 	Termination of Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, the
Committee may in its discretion, commencing at the time of a Change in Control and continuing
for a period of sixty days thereafter, cancel each outstanding Option or stock appreciation
right in exchange for a cash payment to the holder thereof in an amount equal to the number
of Options or stock appreciation rights that have not been exercised multiplied by the excess
of the fair market value per Share on the date of the Change in Control (or, if the Change in
Control is the result of a transaction or a series of transactions described in paragraphs
(i) or (ii) of the definition of Change in Control and the Option or stock appreciation right
is cancelled on the date of the Change in Control, the highest price per Share paid in such
transaction or series of transactions on the date of the Change in Control) over the exercise
price of the Option or the grant price of the stock appreciation right, as the case may be.
	 
	24.	 	Governing Law. The Plan, all awards hereunder, and all determinations made and actions
taken pursuant to the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin and
construed in accordance therewith, to the extent not otherwise governed by the laws of the
United States.
	 
	25.	 	Unfunded Plan. This Plan shall be unfunded. No person shall have any rights greater than
those of a general creditor of the Company.
	 
	26.	 	Code Section 409A. The provisions of Code Section 409A are incorporated herein by
reference to the to the extent necessary for any award that is subject to Code Section 409A
to comply therewith. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan, the Company does not
guarantee to any Participant or any other person with an interest in an award that any award
intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A shall be so exempt, nor that any award intended
to comply with Code Section 409A shall so comply, nor will the Company or any affiliate
indemnify, defend or hold harmless any individual with respect to the tax consequences of any
such failure.

11EX-10(H)

Exhibit 10.H

JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

EXECUTIVE SURVIVOR BENEFITS PLAN

ARTICLE 1.

PURPOSE AND DURATION

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

Section 1.2. Duration. The Plan was originally effective as of January 1, 1982.
The Plan was most recently amended and restated effective September 29, 2008. The provisions of
the Plan as amended and restated apply to each individual with an interest hereunder on or after
September 29, 2008. The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated pursuant to Article 9.

ARTICLE 2.

DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

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

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

     (b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

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

     (d) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

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

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

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

 

 

     (h) “Retirement” means termination of employment from the Company and its subsidiaries on or
after attainment of age 55 with at least ten years of vesting service or age 65 with at least five
years of vesting service (vesting service to be determined within the meaning of the Johnson
Controls Pension Plan or such other plan or methodology prescribed by the Committee).

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

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

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

ARTICLE 3.

ADMINISTRATION

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

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

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

Section 3.4. Procedures of the Committee. The Committee’s determinations must be
made by not less than a majority of its members present at the meeting (in person or otherwise) at
which a quorum is present, or by written majority consent, which sets forth the action, is signed
by the members of the Committee and filed with the minutes for proceedings of the Committee. A

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majority of the entire Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Service on the Committee shall constitute service as a director of the Company so that the
Committee members shall be entitled to indemnification, limitation of liability and reimbursement
of expenses with respect to their Committee services to the same extent that they are entitled
under the Company’s By-laws and Wisconsin law for their services as directors of the Company,
except to the extent such indemnification is prohibited by ERISA.

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

ARTICLE 4.

PARTICIPATION AND ELECTION OF BENEFITS

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

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

ARTICLE 5.

SURVIVOR BENEFITS

          In the event of the death of a Participant prior to his termination of employment from the
Company and its subsidiaries, a benefits shall be paid to his Beneficiary in the amount indicated
in the following table (the “Death Benefit”), depending on the age of the Participant at the date
of his death:

	 	 	 
	Age	 	Death Benefit
	Before Age 55

	 	3 times Final Annual Pay
	Age 55 or later

	 	2 times Final Annual Pay

plus an additional amount (the “Gross-Up Payment”) such that the net amount retained by the
Beneficiary(ies), after payment of any federal, state or local income tax or employment tax (but
not estate tax) with respect to the Death Benefit, and any federal, state and local income tax or
employment tax (but not estate tax) upon the payment provided for by this paragraph, shall be

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equal to the Death Benefit. For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, the Company
shall use the highest marginal rate of federal income and employment taxation in the calendar year
in which the Gross-Up Payment is to be made and state and local income taxes at the highest
marginal rate of taxation in the state and locality of the Executive’s or Beneficiary’s domicile
(as applicable) for income tax purposes on the date the Gross-Up Payment is made, net of the
maximum reduction in federal income taxes that may be obtained from the deduction of such state and
local taxes.

          The Death Benefit and the Gross-Up Payment shall be paid within ninety (90) days following the
Participant’s death. For purposes of this Plan, the Participant shall be deemed to continue in
employment during a period of Total and Permanent Disability prior to age 65.

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

ARTICLE 6.

BENEFICIARIES

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

ARTICLE 7.

NON-ALIENATION OF PAYMENTS

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

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ARTICLE 8.

RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS

Section 8.1. No Funding. No Participant or Beneficiary shall have any interest in
any fund or in any specific asset or assets of the Company (or any subsidiary) by reason of any
benefits payable under the Plan. It is intended that the Company has merely a contractual
obligation to make payments when due hereunder and it is not intended that the Company (or any
subsidiary) hold any funds in reserve or trust to secure payments hereunder.

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

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

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

ARTICLE 9.

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION

          The Committee may amend, modify or terminate this Plan at any time, provided that no such
amendment or modification shall adversely affect a Beneficiary’s right to benefits arising out of
the death of a Participant which occurs prior to such amendment or termination, unless the Company
shall have substituted therefor an equivalent amount of survivor benefits protection under some
other plan, program or individual agreement with the Participant or his Beneficiary; and further
provided that the Board must approve any amendment that (a) is required to be approved by the Board pursuant to any applicable law or the listing
requirements of the national securities exchange on which the Company’s common stock is then traded
or (b) expands the class of individuals eligible for the Plan or materially increases the amount of
benefits to be provided under the Plan.

ARTICLE 10.

TAX WITHHOLDING

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

ARTICLE 11.

OFFSET

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

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ARTICLE 12.

SUCCESSORS

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

ARTICLE 13.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 13.1. Governing Law. This Plan and the rights and obligations hereunder
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Wisconsin
(excluding any choice of law rules that may direct the application of the laws of another
jurisdiction), except to the extent preempted by ERISA.

Section 13.2. Claims Procedures.

     (a) Initial Claim. If a Participant or Beneficiary (the “claimant”) believes that he
is entitled to a right or benefit under the Plan that is not provided, the claimant or his legal
representative shall file a written claim for such benefit with the Committee. The Committee shall
review the claim within 90 days following the date of receipt of the claim; provided that the
Committee may determine that an additional 90-day extension is necessary due to circumstances
beyond the Committee’s control, in which event the Committee shall notify the claimant prior to the
end of the initial period that an extension is needed, the reason therefor and the date by which
the Committee expects to render a decision. If the claimant’s claim is denied in whole or part,
the Committee shall provide written notice to the claimant of such denial. The written notice
shall include the specific reason(s) for the denial; reference to specific Plan provisions upon
which the denial is based; a description of any additional material or information necessary for
the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of which such material or information is
necessary; and a description of the Plan’s review procedures (as set forth in subsection (b)) and
the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant’s right to
bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse determination upon review.
If the claimant does not receive a written decision within the time period(s) described above, the
claim shall be deemed denied on the last day of such period(s).

     (b) Request for Appeal. The claimant has the right to appeal the Committee’s decision
by filing a written appeal to the Committee within 60 days after claimant’s receipt of the decision
or deemed denial. The claimant will have the opportunity, upon request and free of charge, to have
reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to the
claimant’s appeal. The claimant may submit written comments, documents, records and other
information relating to his claim with the appeal. The Committee will review all comments,
documents, records and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim,
regardless of whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial claim
determination. The Committee shall make a determination on the appeal within 60 days after
receiving the claimant’s written appeal; provided that the Committee may determine that an

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additional 60-day extension is necessary due to circumstances beyond the Committee’s control, in
which event the Committee shall notify the claimant prior to the end of the initial period that an
extension is needed, the reason therefor and the date by which the Committee expects to render a
decision. If the claimant’s appeal is denied in whole or part, the Committee shall provide written
notice to the claimant of such denial. The written notice shall include the specific reason(s) for
the denial; reference to specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based; a statement that
the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to and
copies of all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim; and a
statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under section 502(a) of ERISA. If the
claimant does not receive a written decision within the time period(s) described above, the appeal
shall be deemed denied on the last day of such period(s).

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

Section 13.3. Limitation on Actions. Any action or other legal proceeding under
ERISA with respect to the Plan may be brought only after the claims and appeals procedures of
Section 13.2 are exhausted and only within the period ending on the earlier of (i) one year after
the date the claimant receives notice of a denial or deemed denial upon appeal under Section
13.2(b), or (ii) the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period under applicable
federal law. Any action or other legal proceeding not adjudicated under ERISA must be arbitrated
in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.4.

Section 13.4. Arbitration.

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

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

Office of General Counsel

Johnson Controls, Inc.

5757 North Green Bay Avenue

P.O. Box 591

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0591

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

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

     (d) Rules of Arbitration. All arbitration will be conducted by a single arbitrator
according to the Employment Dispute Arbitration Rules of the AAA. The arbitrator will have
authority to award any remedy or relief that a court of competent jurisdiction could order or grant
including, without limitation, specific performance of any obligation created under policy, the
awarding of punitive damages, the issuance of any injunction, costs and attorney’s fees to the
extent permitted by law, or the imposition of sanctions for abuse of the arbitration process. The
arbitrator’s award must be rendered in a writing that sets forth the essential findings and
conclusions on which the arbitrator’s award is based.

     (e) Representation and Costs. Each party may be represented in the arbitration by an
attorney or other representative selected by the party. The Company or subsidiary shall be
responsible for its own costs, the AAA filing fee and all other fees, costs and expenses of the
arbitrator and AAA for administering the arbitration. The claimant shall be responsible for his
attorney’s or representative’s fees, if any. However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim
which allows the prevailing party costs and/or attorneys’ fees, the arbitrator may award costs and
reasonable attorneys’ fees as provided by such statute.

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

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

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