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Exhibit 10.b    
  

 
 

ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  
    CHANGE IN CONTROL
  SEVERANCE PAY PLAN
  (2002 Restatement)    
  

 
 

Effective January 1, 2002    
  

  

 
 

ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  
    CHANGE IN CONTROL
  SEVERANCE PAY PLAN
  (2002 Restatement)    
  

	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	 
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	SECTION 1.	 	INTRODUCTION	 	1
	 	 	1.1.	 	Establishment	 	 
	 	 	1.2.	 	Definitions	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.1.	 	Base Pay	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.2.	 	Change in Control	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.3.	 	Cause	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.4.	 	Code	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.5.	 	Continuing Director	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.6.	 	Disability	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.7.	 	Effective Date	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.8.	 	Eligible Employee	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.9.	 	Employer	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.10.	 	ERISA	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.11.	 	Exchange Act	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.12.	 	Good Reason	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.13.	 	Incentive Bonus Plan	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.14.	 	Participant	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.15.	 	Plan	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.16.	 	Plan Statement	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.17.	 	Plan Year	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.18.	 	Principal Sponsor	 	 
	 	 	 	 	1.2.19.	 	Termination of Employment	 	 
	

SECTION 2.	
 	

PARTICIPATION	
 	

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	 	 	2.1.	 	Eligibility to Participate	 	 
	 	 	2.2.	 	Termination of Participation	 	 
	

SECTION 3.	
 	

SEVERANCE PAYMENT	
 	

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	 	 	3.1.	 	Eligibility for Payment	 	 
	 	 	3.2.	 	Amount of Benefits	 	 
	 	 	3.3.	 	Benefit Offset	 	 
	 	 	3.4.	 	Time and Form of Payment	 	 
	 	 	3.5.	 	Withholding Tax	 	 
	

SECTION 4.	
 	

BONUS PAYMENT	
 	

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	 	 	4.1.	 	General	 	 
	 	 	4.2.	 	Bonus Payments	 	 
	 	 	4.3.	 	Adjusted Bonus Payments	 	 
	

SECTION 5.	
 	

280G LIMITATION	
 	

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SECTION 6.	
 	

FUNDING	
 	

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SECTION 7.	
 	

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION	
 	

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SECTION 8.	
 	

CLAIMS PROCEDURE	
 	

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SECTION 9.	
 	

MISCELLANEOUS	
 	

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	 	 	9.1.	 	Type of Plan	 	 
	 	 	9.2.	 	No Assignment	 	 
	 	 	9.3.	 	Named Fiduciaries	 	 
	 	 	9.4.	 	Administrator	 	 
	 	 	9.5.	 	Service of Legal Process	 	 
	 	 	9.6.	 	Validity	 	 
	 	 	9.7.	 	Governing Law	 	 
	 	 	9.8.	 	No Employment Rights	 	 
	 	 	9.9.	 	No Guarantee	 	 
	 	 	9.10.	 	No Co-Fiduciary Responsibility	 	 

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SECTION 1
  
    INTRODUCTION    
  

        1.1.    Establishment.    ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, has previously established and
maintained a welfare benefit plan to provide severance benefits to certain Eligible Employees following a Change in Control. This severance plan was embodied in a document which was first adopted
effective September 26, 1989 and amended effective September 23, 1997 and entitled "ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Change in Control Severance Pay Plan." Effective July 1,
2001, ADC Telecommunications, Inc. amended and restated its existing plan. Effective January 1, 2002, ADC Telecommunications, Inc. has amended and restated its existing plan. In
its most recent form, this severance plan is embodied in a document entitled "ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Change in Control Severance Pay Plan (2002 Restatement)." This restatement completely
replaces all previous plan documents. 

        1.2.    Definitions.    When the following terms are used in this document with initial capital letters, they shall
have the following meanings. 

                1.2.1.    Base Pay—the regular basic cash remuneration before deductions for taxes and other items withheld,
payable to a Participant for services rendered to the Employer, but not including items such as Incentive Bonus payments, perquisites, allowances, per diem payments, bonuses, incentive compensation,
stock options, equity compensation, fringe benefits, special pay, awards or commissions. Base pay shall include regular basic cash remuneration that is contributed by an employee to a qualified
retirement plan, nonqualified deferred compensation plan or similar plan sponsored by the Employer but it shall not include earnings on those amounts. 

                1.2.2.    Change in Control—the occurrence of any of the following events: 

	(a)
	a
change in control of the Principal Sponsor of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), whether or not the Principal Sponsor is then subject to such reporting requirement;

	(b)
	the
public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, shall include, without limitation, a report filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) by the
Principal Sponsor or any "person" (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that such person has become the "beneficial owner" (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Principal Sponsor representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Principal
Sponsor's then outstanding securities, determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3, excluding, however, any securities acquired directly from the Principal Sponsor (other than an
acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the Principal Sponsor); provided, however, that for purposes of
this clause the term "person" shall not include the Principal Sponsor, any subsidiary of the Principal Sponsor or any employee benefit plan of the Principal Sponsor or of any subsidiary of the
Principal Sponsor or any entity holding shares of Common Stock organized, appointed or established for, or pursuant to the terms of, any such plan;

	(c)
	the
Continuing Directors cease to constitute a majority of the Principal Sponsor's Board of Directors;

	(d)
	consummation
of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of, the Principal Sponsor (a "Business
Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the persons who were the beneficial owners of the Principal Sponsor's outstanding
voting securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own voting securities of the corporation resulting from such 

 

Business
Combination having more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such resulting corporation and (B) at least a majority of the members of the
Board of Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the action of the Board of Directors of the Principal Sponsor approving such
Business Combination; 

	(e)
	approval
by the shareholders of the Principal Sponsor of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Principal Sponsor; or

	(f)
	the
majority of the Continuing Directors determine in their sole and absolute discretion that there has been a change in control of the Principal Sponsor. 

                1.2.3.    Cause—the willful and continued failure by a Participant to perform his or her duties or gross and
willful misconduct including, but not limited to, wrongful appropriation of funds. 

                1.2.4.    Code—the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

                1.2.5.    Continuing Director—any person who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Principal Sponsor, while
such person is a member of the Board of Directors, who is not an Acquiring Person (as defined below) or an Affiliate or Associate (as defined below) of an Acquiring Person, or a representative of an
Acquiring Person or of any such Affiliate or Associate, and who (i) was a member of the Board of Directors on the Effective Date of the Plan as first written above, or (ii) subsequently
becomes a member of the Board of Directors, if such person's initial nomination for election or initial election to the Board of Directors is recommended or approved by a majority of the Continuing
Directors. For purposes of definition, "Acquiring Person" shall mean any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) who or which, together with all Affiliates and
Associates of such person, is the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Principal Sponsor
representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Principal Sponsor's then outstanding securities, but shall not include the Principal Sponsor, any subsidiary of the Principal Sponsor or
any employee benefit plan of the Principal Sponsor or of any subsidiary of the Principal Sponsor or any entity holding shares of common stock of the Principal Sponsor organized, appointed or
established for, or pursuant to the terms of, any such plan; and "Affiliate" and "Associate" shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated
under the Exchange Act. 

                1.2.6.    Disability—the Participant's inability, due to an impairment, to perform the essential functions of the
Participant's position, with or without reasonable accommodation, provided the Participant has exhausted the Participant's entitlement to any applicable disability-related leave of absence, if the
Participant desires to take and satisfies all eligibility requirements for such leave. 

                1.2.7.    Effective Date—July 1, 2001. 

                1.2.8.    Eligible Employee—an individual who, immediately prior to a Change in Control, is classified by the
Employer as a regular employee in an ADC global job grade 15 through 21. 

        Eligible
Employee does not include an employee who is employed outside the United States (other than a U.S. regular employee whose assignment outside the United States has been
classified by the Employer as temporary, provided that any assignment outside the United States that is expected to exceed 60 months will not be considered temporary) or who is a
non-immigrant worker residing in the United States covered by any non-immigrant visa status other than an H-1B visa status. 

        The
Employer's classification of a person as a regular employee shall be conclusive. No reclassification of a person's status as a regular employee with the Employer, for any reason,
without regard to whether it is initiated by a court, governmental agency or otherwise and without regard to whether or not the Employer agrees to such reclassification, shall result in the person
being an Eligible Employee, either retroactively or prospectively. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this 

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provision, however, the Employer may declare that a reclassified person will be classified as an Eligible Employee, either retroactively or prospectively. 

                1.2.9.    Employer—ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, its wholly owned subsidiaries with
employees who meet the definition of Eligible Employee, and any successor of the Principal Sponsor. Employer shall also refer to any affiliates designated by ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 

                1.2.10.    ERISA—the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 

                1.2.11.    Exchange Act—the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

                1.2.12.    Good Reason—the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) a reduction in the Participant's
Base Pay as in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control; (ii) a material modification of the Employer's incentive compensation program (that is adverse to the Participant) as in effect
immediately prior to a Change in Control; (iii) a requirement by the Employer that the Participant be based anywhere other than within fifty miles of the Participant's work location immediately
prior to a Change in Control (with exceptions for temporary business travel); or (iv) except as otherwise required by applicable law, the failure by the Employer to provide employee benefit
programs and plans (including any stock ownership and stock purchase plans) that provide substantially similar benefits, in terms of aggregate monetary value, at substantially similar costs to the
Participant as the benefits provided in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control. Termination or reassignment of the Participant's employment for Cause, or by reason of Disability or death, are
excluded from this definition. 

                1.2.13.    Incentive Bonus Plan—Employer's Management Incentive Plan ("MIP") or Sales Management Incentive Plan
("SMIP") or any other equivalent incentive bonus plan that the Compensation Committee of the Board has determined to be an Incentive Bonus Plan for purposes of this Plan. 

                1.2.14.    Participant—an Eligible Employee of the Employer who becomes a Participant under the terms of
Section 2 of the Plan. 

                1.2.15.    Plan—the severance pay plan of the Employer established for the benefit of certain Eligible Employees in
the event of a Change in Control and described in this Plan Statement. (As used herein,
"Plan" refers to the program established by the Employer and not the document pursuant to which the Plan is maintained. That document is referred to herein as the "Plan Statement.") 

                1.2.16.    Plan Statement—effective July 1, 2001, this written document entitled "ADC
Telecommunications, Inc. Change in Control Severance Pay Plan," as the same may be amended from time to time thereafter. 

                1.2.17.    Plan Year—the twelve consecutive month period ending on any December 31. 

                1.2.18.    Principal Sponsor—ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 

                1.2.19.    Termination of Employment—actual cessation of active employment by a Participant as a result of:
(a) an involuntary termination by the Employer, with or without reasonable notice, and for any reason other than Cause; or (b) a voluntary termination by the Participant for Good Reason.
Termination of Employment shall not include termination by reason of the Participant's death or Disability. 

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SECTION 2
  
    PARTICIPATION    
  

        2.1.    Eligibility to Participate.    An individual shall become a Participant on the day such individual becomes an
Eligible Employee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, an individual who is an employee of a successor to the Principal Sponsor immediately prior to a Change in Control shall not be
eligible for benefits under the Plan. 

        2.2.    Termination of Participation.    An individual ceases to be a Participant on the earliest of: 

	(a)
	the
date the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Employee or otherwise ceases to satisfy the Plan's eligibility requirements, except where such cessation results in eligibility for a
severance payment as provided in Section 3;

	(b)
	the
date the Participant ceases to be an employee due to termination of the Participant's employment (with or without reasonable notice and whether voluntary or involuntary and
including retirement) with the Employer, except where such termination results in eligibility for a severance payment as provided in Section 3;

	(c)
	the
date the Participant ceases to be an employee due to Participant's death or Disability;

	(d)
	the
date following a Change in Control that the Participant receives all of the severance and bonus payments due, if any, under the Plan;

	(e)
	the
date the Plan is amended pursuant to the rules of Section 7 to exclude the Participant from participation; or

	(f)
	the
date the Plan is terminated pursuant to the rules of Section 7. 

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SECTION 3
  
    SEVERANCE PAYMENT    
  

        3.1.    Eligibility for Payment.    To qualify for a severance payment under this Plan, a Change in Control must occur
and a Participant must: (a) be a Participant immediately prior to the time of such Change in Control and immediately prior to the Participant's Termination of Employment; and (b) have a
Termination of Employment that occurs within 12 months following a Change in Control. 

        3.2.    Amount of Benefits.    The severance payment to a Participant under the Plan shall be based on the
Participant's global job grade in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control. The formula for
determining the Participant's severance payment shall be calculated by first adding together: (a) the Participant's annual Base Pay in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or, if
greater, the Termination of Employment; and (b) the Participant's annual target bonus under the Participant's Incentive Bonus Plans in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or, if
greater, the Termination of Employment. The sum of subparagraphs (a) and (b) shall then be divided by 52 to calculate a "weekly severance payment." The total severance benefit for a
Participant shall be a single lump sum payment equal to the Participant's "weekly severance payment" multiplied by the number of weeks designated in the following table: 

	Grade
 
	 	Number of Weeks of Severance Payments

	20-21	 	78 weeks
	18-19	 	52 weeks
	15-17	 	3 weeks for each "year of service" completed by the Participant, except in no case will the severance amount be less than 17 weeks or more than 52 weeks.

        For
the purpose of this Section 3.2, a Participant's "years of service" shall equal the number of twelve month periods the Participant has worked for the Employer. The measurement
period for such determination shall commence on the Participant's date of hire and end on the Participant's Termination of Employment. A year in which the Participant did not work the entire twelve
month period shall be counted as a fractional year consistent with the number of full calendar months of employment during that period. 

        3.3.    Benefit Offset.    The amount of any severance payment that a Participant is entitled to under
Section 3.2 shall be reduced by any cash compensation paid or payable by the Employer to the Participant associated with the Participant's termination of employment (including any pay in lieu
of notice and severance pay). 

        3.4.    Time and Form of Payment.    Payments will be made to eligible Participants in a single lump sum cash payment
as soon as administratively feasible following the Participant's Termination of Employment. If the Participant should die before actually receiving the severance payment, such payment will be made to
the personal representative of the Participant's estate. 

        3.5.    Withholding Tax.    The Employer shall deduct from the amount of any severance payment under the Plan any
amount required to be withheld by reason of any law or regulation for the payment of federal, state or local taxes. 

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SECTION 4
  
    BONUS PAYMENT    
  

        4.1.    General.    A Participant is eligible to receive a bonus payment provided for in this Section 4 only if
the Participant is eligible to receive a severance payment as provided in Section 3. This Section 4 is intended to provide for a final payment under any applicable Incentive Bonus Plans
for the bonus period in which Participant's Termination of Employment occurs. Any amounts determined pursuant to this Section 4 shall be offset by amounts otherwise paid or payable to the
Participant under the relevant Incentive Bonus Plans for the bonus period in which the Participant's Termination of Employment occurs. 

        4.2.    Bonus Payments.    Bonus payment(s), if any, shall be equal to the target bonus amount in effect for the bonus
period in which the Termination of Employment occurs multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days worked by the Participant in the bonus period prior to the Termination of
Employment, and the denominator of which is the number of days in the bonus period. The bonus payment will be made to the Participant in a single lump sum cash payment as soon as administratively
feasible following the Participant's Termination of Employment. If the Participant should die before actually receiving the payment, such payment will be made to the personal representative of the
Participant's estate. 

        4.3.    Adjusted Bonus Payments.    At the end of the bonus period, the Employer shall calculate the amount that a
Participant would receive for a bonus period in which a Termination of Employment occurs based on actual performance over the entire bonus period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days worked by the Participant in the bonus period prior to the Termination of Employment and the denominator of which is the number of days in the bonus period (the "Actual Bonus
Amount"). If the Actual Bonus Amount is greater than the amount calculated under Section 4.2 above, the Employer shall pay the difference to the Participant in a single lump sum cash payment as
soon as administratively feasible following the end of the bonus period. If the Participant should die before actually receiving the payment, such payment will be made to the personal representative
of the Participant's estate. 

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SECTION 5
  
    280G LIMITATION    
  

        The amount of any cash payment to be received by Participant pursuant to Section 3 or 4 of this Plan shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the extent
required so that no portion of any payment or benefit in the nature of compensation received or to be received by Participant (whether payable pursuant to the terms of this Plan or pursuant to any
other plan, contract, agreement or arrangement with the Employer or any other person) (such payments or benefits are referred to collectively as the "Total Payments") shall be treated as an "excess
parachute payment" within the meaning of section 280G(b)(1) of the Code but only if and to the extent that such reduction will result in a greater after-tax benefit to Participant
than the after-tax benefit to Participant of the Total Payments computed without regard to any such reduction. For purposes of determining Participant's after-tax benefit, all
state and federal taxes applicable to the Total Payments, including income tax, Participant's share of F.I.C.A. and Medicare taxes and any excise taxes payable under Section 4999 of the Code,
shall be taken into account. Only amounts payable under this Plan, and no other payments or benefits included in the Total Payments, shall be reduced pursuant to this Section 5. 

        The
determination of whether any reduction in payments is required pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan shall be made in writing by the Principal Sponsor's independent public
accountants, or such other independent accounting firm or tax advisors selected by the Principal Sponsor in its sole discretion (the "Accountants"), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding
upon Participant and the Employer for all purposes, including for purposes of Section 8 of this Plan. For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section 5, the Accountants
may make reasonable assumptions and approximations regarding applicable taxes and applicable tax rates and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections
280G and 4999 of the Code, applicable regulations and other authority. The Principal Sponsor and the Participant shall furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may
reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section. The Accountants shall provide detailed supporting calculations, in writing, to both the Principal Sponsor and the Participant of
determinations made pursuant to this Section 5. The Employer shall bear all costs the Accountants may reasonably incur in connection with any calculations contemplated by this Section. 

        In
the event of any uncertainty as to whether a reduction in payments to a Participant is required pursuant to Section 5 of this Plan, the Employer shall initially make the
payment to Participant and Participant shall be required to refund to the Employer any amounts ultimately determined not to have been payable under the terms of this Plan. 

        The
Employer and the Participant shall promptly deliver to each other copies of any written communications, and summaries of any verbal communications, with any taxing authority
regarding the
applicability of Section 280G or 4999 of the Code to any portion of the Total Payments. In the event of any controversy with the Internal Revenue Service or other taxing authority with regard
to Section 280G or 4999 of the Code to any portion of the Total Payments, the Employer shall have the right, exercisable in its sole discretion, to control the resolution of such controversy at
its own expense. Participant and the Employer shall in good faith cooperate in the resolution of such controversy. 

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SECTION 6
  
    FUNDING    
  

        The Employer may establish a trust to fund the Plan but the Employer is not under any obligation to establish a trust. A Participant will be entitled to claim
benefits from the trust to the extent the Plan is funded under a trust and a Participant shall have only such rights as set forth in the trust. To the extent benefits are not funded under a trust,
payments made pursuant to the Plan will be paid out of the general funds of the Employer. To the extent benefits are not funded under a trust, a Participant will not have any secured or preferred
interest by way of trust, escrow, lien or otherwise in any specific assets and the Participant's rights shall be solely those of an unsecured general creditor of the Employer. 

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SECTION 7
  
    AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION    
  

        The right has been reserved to the Board of Directors of the Principal Sponsor to amend the provisions of the Plan Statement and to amend or terminate the Plan at
any time prior to a Change in Control. If any of these actions are taken, affected Participants will be notified. During one year following the date of a Change in Control, the provisions of the Plan
Statement may not be amended if any amendment would adversely affect the rights, expectancies or benefits provided by the Plan (as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control) of any
Participant or other person entitled to payment under the Plan. The Plan may not be terminated during the same one-year period. Except to the extent benefits have become payable but have
not actually been paid, the Plan terminates automatically on the first anniversary of the date of a Change in Control, except to pay any remaining severance benefits to any Participant who has a
Termination of Employment on or before the Plan's termination date and except to resolve claims for benefits under the Plan arising on or before the Plan's termination date. 

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SECTION 8
  
    CLAIMS PROCEDURE    
  

        The claims procedure set forth in this section shall be the exclusive procedure for the disposition of claims for benefits arising under this Plan. 

	(a)
	Original Claim. Any Participant, former Participant, or beneficiary of such Participant or former Participant, if he or she so desires,
may file with the Principal Sponsor a written claim for benefits under this Plan. Within ninety (90) days after the filing of such a claim, the Principal Sponsor shall notify the claimant in
writing whether the claim is upheld or denied in whole or in part or shall furnish the claimant a written notice describing specific special circumstances requiring a specified amount of additional
time (but not more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the claim was filed) to reach a decision on the claim. If the claim is denied in whole or in part, the Principal Sponsor
shall state in writing:

	(i)
	the
specific reasons for the denial;

	(ii)
	the
specific references to the pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based;

	(iii)
	a
description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or
information is necessary; and

	(iv)
	an
explanation of the claims review procedure set forth in this section. 

	(b)
	Review of Denied Claim.    Within sixty (60) days after receipt of notice that the claim has been denied in whole or
in part, the claimant may file with the Principal Sponsor a written request for a review and may, in conjunction therewith, submit written issues and comments. Within sixty (60) days after the
filing of such a request for review, the Principal Sponsor shall notify the claimant in writing whether, upon review, the claim was upheld or denied in whole or in part or shall furnish the claimant a
written notice describing specific special circumstances requiring a specified amount of additional time (but not more than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date the request for review
was filed) to reach a decision on the request for review. 

(c)  General Rules. 

	(i)
	No
inquiry or question shall be deemed to be a claim or a request for a review of a denied claim unless made in accordance with the claims procedure.
The Principal Sponsor may require that any claim for benefits and any request for a review of a denied claim be filed on forms to be furnished by the claimant upon request.

	(ii)
	All
decisions on claims and on requests for a review of denied claims shall be made by the Principal Sponsor or its delegatee.

	(iii)
	The
Principal Sponsor may, in its discretion, hold one or more hearings on a claim or a request for a review of a denied claim.

	(iv)
	A
claimant may be represented by a lawyer or other representative (at the claimant's own expense), but the Principal Sponsor reserves the right to
require the claimant to furnish written authorization. A claimant's representative shall be entitled, upon request, to copies of all notices given to the claimant.

	(v)
	The
decision of the Principal Sponsor on a claim and on a request for a review of a denied claim shall be served on the claimant in writing. If a
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received
by a claimant within the time specified, the claim or request for a review of a denied claim shall be deemed to have been denied. 

	(vi)
	Prior
to filing a claim or a request for a review of a denied claim, the claimant or his or her representative shall have a reasonable opportunity to
review a copy of the Plan and all other pertinent documents in the possession of the Principal Sponsor.

	(vii)
	The
Principal Sponsor may permanently or temporarily delegate its responsibilities under this claims procedure to an individual or a committee of
individuals. 

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SECTION 9
  
    MISCELLANEOUS    
  

        9.1.    Type of Plan.    Section 3 of the Plan is a severance pay welfare benefit plan and not a pension
benefit plan. Section 4 of the Plan is a payroll practice. Any severance payment under Section 3 of the Plan will not be contingent directly or indirectly upon an employee retiring and
shall not be made beyond 24 months after the employee's Termination of Employment. Section 4 is neither a severance pay welfare benefit plan nor a pension benefit plan. 

        9.2.    No Assignment.    No Participant shall have any transmissible interest in any benefit under the Plan nor shall
any Participant have any power to anticipate, alienate, dispose of, pledge or encumber the same, nor shall the Employer recognize any assignment thereof, either in whole or in part, nor shall any
benefit be subject to attachment, garnishment, execution following judgment or other legal process. 

        9.3.    Named Fiduciaries.    The Principal Sponsor and any committee appointed hereunder to decide claims shall be
named fiduciaries for the purpose of section 402(a) of ERISA. 

        9.4.    Administrator.    The Principal Sponsor shall be the administrator for purposes of section 3(16)(A) of
ERISA. 

        9.5.    Service of Legal Process.    The corporate secretary of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is designated as
agent for service of legal process against the Plan. Also, service of legal process may be made upon ADC Telecommunications, Inc. as Plan Administrator. 

        9.6.    Validity.    The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision of the Plan which shall remain in full force and effect. 

        9.7.    Governing Law.    This Plan Statement has been executed and delivered in the State of Minnesota and has been
drawn in conformity to the laws of that State and shall, except to the extent that U.S. federal law is controlling, be construed and enforced in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of
Minnesota without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Minnesota or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of Minnesota. 

        9.8.    No Employment Rights.    Neither the terms of this Plan Statement nor the benefits hereunder nor the
continuance thereof shall be a term of the employment of any employee, and the Employer shall not be obliged to continue the Plan. The terms of this Plan Statement shall not give any employee the
right to be retained in the employment of the Employer. The Employer assumes no obligation to the participants under this Plan Statement with respect to any doctrine or principle of acquired rights or
similar concept. 

        9.9.    No Guarantee.    Neither the members of any committee appointed by the Principal Sponsor nor any of the
Employer's officers in any way secure or guarantee the payment of any benefit or amount which may become due and payable hereunder to any Participant. Neither the members of any committee nor any of
the Employer's officers shall be under any liability or responsibility (except to the extent that liability is imposed under ERISA) for failure to effect any of the objectives or purposes of the Plan
by reason of the insolvency of the Employer. 

        9.10.    No Co-Fiduciary Responsibility.    Except as is otherwise provided in ERISA, no fiduciary shall
be liable for an act or omission of another person with regard to a fiduciary responsibility that has been allocated to or delegated in this Plan Statement or pursuant to procedures set forth in this
Plan Statement. 

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ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PAY PLAN (2002 Restatement)

Effective January 1, 2002

ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PAY PLAN (2002 Restatement)

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION

SECTION 2 PARTICIPATION

SECTION 3 SEVERANCE PAYMENT

SECTION 4 BONUS PAYMENT

SECTION 5 280G LIMITATION

SECTION 6 FUNDING

SECTION 7 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

SECTION 8 CLAIMS PROCEDURE

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ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
  2001 SPECIAL STOCK OPTION PLAN    
  

Section 1. Purpose.  

        The purpose of the ADC Telecommunications, Inc. 2001 Special Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") is to aid in maintaining and developing employees capable of
assuring the future success of ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (the "Company"), to offer such employees incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the Company's business and to
afford such employees an opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. 

Section 2. Definitions.  

        As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 

        (a)
"Affiliate" shall mean (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by the Company and (ii) any entity in which the
Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee. 

        (b)
"Award" shall mean any Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan. 

        (c)
"Award Agreement" shall mean any written agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award granted under the Plan. 

        (d)
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder. 

        (e)
"Committee" shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors of the Company designated by the Board to administer the Plan, which shall consist of directors appointed from time to
time by the Board. 

        (f)
"Eligible Person" shall mean any employee providing services to the Company or any Affiliate whom the Committee determines to be eligible to receive one or more Awards under the
Plan, but shall not include (i) an officer or director of the Company or any Affiliate who is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor
rule or regulation, (ii) any "executive officer" of the Company, as defined under the Exchange Act, or (iii) any other officer or director of the Company. 

        (g)
"Fair Market Value" shall mean, with respect to any property (including, without limitation, any Shares or other securities), the fair market value of such property determined by
such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of the Plan, the Fair Market Value of Shares on a given date shall be
(i) the last sale price of the Shares as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on such date, if the Shares are then quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or (ii) the closing price of the
Shares or such date on a national securities exchange, if the shares are then being traded on a national securities exchange. 

        (h)
"Option" shall mean an option granted under the Plan that shall not be an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision. 

        (i)
"Participant" shall mean an Eligible Person designated to be granted an Award under the Plan. 

        (j)
"Person" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, association or trust. 

        (k)
"Shares" shall mean shares of Common Stock, $.20 par value, of the Company or such other securities or property as may become subject to Awards pursuant to an adjustment made under
Section 4(c) of the Plan. 

        (l)
"Stock Appreciation Right" shall mean any right granted under the Plan which entitles the holder thereof to receive the excess of the fair market value of a specified number of
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Common Stock (calculated as of the exercise date of the right or, if the Committee so determines, as of any time during a specified period before or after the exercise date) over the grant price of
the right. 

Section 3. Administration.  

        (a)    Power and Authority of the Committee.    The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the terms
of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: 

        (i)
designate Participants; 

        (ii)
determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant under the Plan; 

        (iii)
determine the number of Shares to be covered by (or the method by which payments or other rights are to be calculated in connection with) each Award; 

        (iv)
determine the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement; 

        (v)
amend the terms and conditions of any Award or Award Agreement and accelerate the exercisability of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights; 

        (vi)
determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be exercised in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited or
suspended; 

        (vii)
determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash or Shares payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the
election of the holder thereof or the Committee; 

        (viii)
interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement, including an Award Agreement, relating to the Plan; 

        (ix)
establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and 

        (x)
make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. 

Unless
otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole
discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award and any employee of the Company or any
Affiliate. 

        (b)    Delegation.    The Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company or any Affiliate or a
committee of such officers the authority, subject to such terms and limitations as the Committee shall determine, to grant Awards to Eligible Persons. 

        (c)    Power and Authority of the Board of Directors.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the Board may, at any time and from time to time, without any further action of the Committee, exercise the powers and duties of the Committee under the Plan. 

Section 4. Shares Available for Awards.  

        (a)    Shares Available.    Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c), the aggregate number of Shares
available for granting Awards under the Plan shall be 12,000,000. If any Shares covered by an Award or to which an Award relates are not purchased or are forfeited, or if an Award otherwise terminates
without delivery of any Shares or cash payments to be received thereunder, then the number 

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of Shares counted against the aggregate number of Shares available under the Plan with respect to such Award, to the extent of any such forfeiture or termination, shall not again be available for
granting Awards under the Plan. In addition, any Shares that are used by a Participant as full or partial payment to the Company of the purchase price of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option
shall not again be available for granting Awards. 

        (b)    Accounting for Awards.    For purposes of this Section 4, 

        (i)    if
an Award entitles the holder thereof to receive or purchase Shares, the number of Shares covered by such Award or to which such Award relates shall be counted on the
date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan; and 

        (ii)  if
an Award entitles the holder to receive cash payments but the amount of such payments are denominated in or based on a number of Shares, such number of Shares shall
be counted on the date of grant of such Award against the aggregate number of Shares available for granting Awards under the Plan; 

provided, however, that Awards that operate in tandem with (whether granted simultaneously with or at a different time from), or that are substituted
for, other Awards may be counted or not counted under procedures adopted by the Committee in order to avoid double counting. 

        (c)    Adjustments.    In the event that the Committee shall determine that any dividend or other distribution
(whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up,
spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company or
other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or
potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares (or
securities or other property) which thereafter may be made the subject of Awards, (ii) the number and type of Shares (or securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards and
(iii) the exercise price with respect to any Award; provided, however, that the number of Shares covered by any Award or to which such Award
relates shall always be a whole number. 

Section 5. Eligibility.  

        (a)    General.    Any Eligible Person shall be eligible to be designated a Participant. In determining which Eligible
Persons shall receive an Award and the terms of any Award, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered by the respective Eligible Persons, their present and potential
contributions to the success of the Company or such other factors as the Committee, in its discretion, shall deem relevant. 

        (b)    Rules for International Participants.    The Committee may, to the extent necessary or desirable, designate
special terms and conditions under which Awards may be granted to Eligible Persons who work or reside outside of the United States on behalf of the Company or any Affiliate. Such terms and conditions
may vary by jurisdiction but may not change the maximum number of shares on which Awards may be granted pursuant to Section 4 or the eligibility rules in the preceding paragraph. 

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Section 6. Awards.  

        (a)    Options.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Participants with the following terms and
conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine: 

        (i)    Exercise Price.    The purchase price per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the
Committee; provided, however, that such purchase price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option. 

        (ii)    Option Term.    The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but in no case shall be longer than
10 years. 

        (iii)    Time and Method of Exercise.    The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be
exercised in whole or in part and the method or methods by which, and the form or forms (including, without limitation, cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or any
combination thereof, having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price) in which, payment of the exercise price with respect thereto may be made or deemed to have
been made. 

        (b)    Stock Appreciation Rights.    The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to
Participants subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall confer on the holder thereof a right to receive upon exercise
thereof the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise (or, if the Committee shall so determine, at any time during a specified period before or after the date of
exercise) over (ii) the grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as specified by the Committee, which price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant of
the Stock Appreciation Right. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, the grant price, term, methods at exercise, dates of exercise, methods of settlement and any other
terms and
conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be as determined by the Committee. The Committee may impose such conditions or restrictions on the exercise of any Stock Appreciation Right as it may
deem appropriate. 

        (c)    General.    

        (i)    Consideration for Awards.    Awards may be granted for no cash consideration or for any cash or other
consideration as may be determined by the Committee or required by applicable law. 

        (ii)    Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together.    Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted
either alone or in addition to, in tandem with or in substitution for any other Award or any award granted under any plan of the Company or any Affiliate other than the Plan. Awards granted in
addition to or in tandem with other Awards or in addition to or in tandem with awards granted under any such other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at
a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards. 

        (iii)    Forms of Payment Under Awards.    Subject to the terms of the Plan and of any applicable Award Agreement,
payments to be made by the Company or an Affiliate upon the grant, exercise or payment of an Award may be made in Shares, cash or a combination thereof as the Committee shall determine, and may be
made in a single payment, in installments or on a deferred basis, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Such rules and procedures may include, without
limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installments or deferred payments. 

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        (iv)    Limits on Transfer of Awards.    Unless otherwise determined by the Committee: 

        (A)  no
Award and no right under any Award shall be assignable, alienable, salable or transferable by a Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution; provided, however, that a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, 

        (1)  designate
a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of the Participant and receive any property distributable with respect to any Award upon the death of the
Participant, or 

        (2)  transfer
an Option to any "family member" (as such term is used in Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933) of such Participant,  provided that (1) there is no consideration for such transfer or such
transfer is effected pursuant to a domestic relations order in settlement
of marital property rights, and (2) the Options held by such transferees continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions (including restrictions or subsequent transfers) as were
applicable to such Options immediately prior to their transfer; 

        (B)  each
Award or right under any Award shall be exercisable during the Participant's lifetime only by the Participant, by a transferee pursuant to a transfer permitted by
clause (A)(2) of this Section 6(c)(iv), or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant's or such transferee's guardian or legal representative; and 

        (C)  no
Award or right under any such Award may be pledged, alienated, attached or otherwise encumbered, and any purported pledge, alienation, attachment or encumbrance
thereof shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate. 

        (v)    Term of Awards.    The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee. 

        (vi)    Restrictions; Securities Exchange Listing.    All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to
any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations and other
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and any applicable federal or state securities laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates to
make appropriate reference to such restrictions. If the Shares are traded on a securities exchange, the Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares covered by an Award unless and until such
Shares have been admitted for trading on such securities exchange. 

Section 7. Amendment and Termination; Adjustments.  

        (a)    Amendments to the Plan.    The Board of Directors of the Company may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or
terminate the Plan at any time. 

        (b)    Amendments to Awards.    Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may waive any conditions of or
rights of the Company under any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively. Except as otherwise provided herein or in an Award Agreement, the Committee may not amend, alter, suspend,
discontinue or terminate any outstanding Award, prospectively or retroactively, if such action
would affect adversely the rights of the holder of such Award, without the consent of the Participant or holder or beneficiary thereof. 

        (c)    Correction of Defects, Omissions and Inconsistencies.    The Committee may correct any defect, supply any
omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to carry the Plan into effect. 

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Section 8. Income Tax Withholding; Tax Bonuses.  

        (a)    Withholding.    In order to comply with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the
Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal or state payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of a
Participant, are withheld or collected from such Participant. In order to assist a Participant in paying all federal and state taxes to be withheld or collected upon exercise or receipt of (or the
lapse of restrictions relating to) an Award, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional terms and conditions as it may adopt, may permit the Participant to satisfy such tax
obligation by (i) electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with
a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes or (ii) delivering to the Company Shares other than Shares issuable upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to)
such Award with a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes. The election, if any, must be made on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. 

        (b)    Tax Bonuses.    The Committee, in its discretion, shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award
under this Plan or at any time thereafter to approve bonuses to designated Participants to be paid upon their exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) Awards in order to
provide funds to pay all or a portion of federal and state taxes due as a result of such exercise or receipt (or the lapse of such restrictions). The Committee shall have full authority in its
discretion to determine the amount of any such tax bonus. 

Section 9. General Provisions.  

        (a)    No Rights to Awards.    No Eligible Person, Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any
Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Eligible Persons, Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards under the Plan. The terms and conditions of Awards
need not be the same with respect to different Participants. 

        (b)    Granting of Awards.    No Participant will have rights under an Award granted to such Participant unless and
until an Award Agreement shall have been duly executed on behalf of the Company. 

        (c)    No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements.    Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any
Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other or additional compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. 

        (d)    No Right to Employment.    The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be
retained in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate. In addition, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the
Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement. 

        (e)    Governing Law.    The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to
the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota. 

        (f)    Severability.    If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to
applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the purpose or intent of the Plan or the Award, 

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such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction or Award, and the remainder of the Plan or any such Award shall remain in full force and effect. 

        (g)    No Trust or Fund Created.    Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or
separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments for
the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Affiliate. 

        (h)    No Fractional Shares.    No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award,
and the Committee shall determine whether cash shall be paid in lieu of any fractional Shares
or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated. 

        (i)    Headings.    Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to
facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof. 

Section 10. Effective Date of The Plan.  

        The Plan shall be effective as of December 1, 2001. 

Section 11. Term of The Plan.  

        Awards shall be granted under the Plan during a period commencing December 1, 2001, the date the Plan was approved by the Directors of the Company, through
November 30, 2002, unless the Plan is earlier terminated as provided in Section 7(a). However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any
Award theretofore granted may extend beyond the ending date of the period stated above, and the authority of the Committee provided for hereunder with respect to the Plan and any Awards, and the
authority of the Board of Directors of the Company to amend the Plan, shall extend beyond the end of such period. 

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